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Bentley, MrRef 68-122
[15??-1???]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Martha who married James Stansfeld
  2. Richard

Bentley, MrRef 68-3
[16??-17??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Daniel
  2. Timothy

Bentley, MrRef 68-52
[18??-18??]

He married Elizabeth [1822-1901].


Elizabeth was born in Northowram.

She was widowed & landlady/beer seller at the Brown Horse, Coley [1881]

 

24/4/190 died at 11 Mill Lane, Boothtown.

She was buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount [9 30]

Bentley, AbrahamRef 68-65
[1871-1917]
Of 5 East Street, Rastrick.

He was a delver at Southage's Quarry, Rastrick.

On 11th May 1917, he fell a distance of 126 ft down a shaft at the Quarry.

The Inquest heard that although fit to work, Abraham had not been well and had been quieter than usual. There was a tendency to insanity in the family. A witness saw him disappear down the shaft in an upright position.

A verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was returned

Bentley, AlfredRef 68-20
[1878-1917]
Son of
John Bentley.

Born in Stansfield [10th November 1878].

He was a member of St Paul's Church, Cross Stone & Sunday School / a cut looker at cotton mill [1901] / a cotton warehouseman [1911] / a warehouseman [1912] / employed at Derdale Mill, Todmorden / employed by Charles Crabtree Limited at Ferney Lee Mill,  Todmorden.

On 24th July 1912, he married Lauretta Lumb at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone.


Lauretta was born in Todmorden, the daughter of Joe Lumb of the Rope & Anchor, Todmorden
 

They had no children.

Lauretta & Alfred were licensees of the Rope & Anchor, Todmorden [1912].

They lived at 35 Eagle Street, Todmorden.

During World War I, he was called-up under the Derby Scheme he served as a Private with the 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed in action [25th April 1917].

The Todmorden & District News [11th May 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6], and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Bentley, AmosRef 68-77
[1834-1???]
Born in Halifax.

He was orphan manager [1891] / living on own means [1901].

He married Betty.


Betty was born in Huddersfield.

She was matron to the orphans [1891]

 

They lived at

Living with them [in 1891] were boarders:

Living with them [in 1901] were boarders:

2 women with the name Martha A. Birch are recorded in 1901, one aged 20 years and the other aged 17 years

Bentley, AnthonyRef 68-84
[15??-16??]
Of Mixenden Green. Paid £10
composition in 1630

Bentley, AnthonyRef 68-68
[1817-1887]
Son of
Naylor Bentley.

Born in Warley.

He was a carpet weaver [1871, 1881].

He married Mary [1817-1900].


Mary was born in Greetland
 

Children:

  1. Hephzibah [1835-1857]
  2. Moses [1840-1848]
  3. Matilda [b 1847] who was a worsted drawer [1871], a  carpet weaver [1881]
  4. Emma who died 5th April 1851 (aged 1 year & 7 months) 
  5. Hannah [b 1852] who was a double worsted winder [1871]
  6. James [b 1854] who was a carpet weaver [1871]
  7. Savina who died 29th July 1857 (aged 15 months) 
  8. Robinson [b 1861] who was a cotton twiner [1871], a  carpet designer [1881]
  9. (possibly) Clara who died 29th May 1863 (aged 3 days) 

They lived at

  • 12 Taylor Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 32 Clement Street, Halifax [1881]

The children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3677] with Hannah & John Robinson.

Anthony died 24th May 1887 (aged 70).

Mary died 7th August 1900 (aged 83).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 105] with his brother-in-law Whitehead Smith

Bentley, ArchieRef 68-18
[1899-1974]
Son of
Robinson Bentley.

Born in Halifax [22nd Jun 1899].

He was a commercial clerk [1923].

In 1923, he married Nellie Irene Carter [1901-19??] in Halifax.


Nellie Irene was born in Halifax
 

Archie died in Blackpool

Bentley, ArnoldRef 68-149
[1897-1968]
Son of
Lummas Bentley.

Born at Wesley Terrace, Halifax [9th December 1897].

He was a pupil at Lee Mount Board School / an errand boy at wire mill [1911] / a wire drawer at James Royston, Son & Company [1921] / a wire drawer (patent steel & iron) [1939] / retired from wire drawing due to ill health [1950s] / a shopkeeper when the couple opened a shop on the corner of Lilac  Street & Lee Mount Road selling sweets & groceries [1956] / they couple fully retired [about 1960] / an air raid warden [1939].

In [Q3] 1924, he married Effie Kershaw [1898-1969].


Effie was born 6th June 1898, the daughter of John Edwin Kershaw.

She was a pupil at Lee Mount Board School

 

Child: David [b Halifax 23rd June 1930; d Erewash, Derbyshire Q3/2006] who was educated at Crossley & Porter School.

They lived at

  • 16 Woodville Street, Lee Mount [1926, 1939, 1949]
  • Lilac Street, Lee Mount [1956]
  • 2 Tennyson Street, Lee Mount [1968, 1969]

Arnold died at home [Q3 1968].

Effie died at home [3rd April 1969]

Bentley, ArthurRef 68-107
[1???-15??]
Of
High Bentley Hall, Shelf [1537].

In 1537, he was a trustee of William Thorpe's charity

Bentley, ArthurRef 68-28
[1897-1918]
Son of
William Henry Bentley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of Park Congregational Church, Halifax / a worsted spinner doffer [1911] / employed by Farrar's, pattern makers, Gaol Lane, Halifax  [1915].

During World War I, he enlisted [15th November 1915] and served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was drafted to France [January 1917].

He was wounded, and had to have his leg amputated. He died at No.22 Stationary Hospital, France [18th October 1918] (aged 21).

His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [26th October & 2nd November 1918].

He was buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France [Grave Ref V F 29].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church

His brothers Edmund & George also died in the War.

Their cousin Edgar Boardall also died in the War

Bentley, Arthur MauriceRef 68-104
[18??-19??]
Partner in
Turner's Pioneer Quarry

Bentley, BenjaminRef 68-143
[1792-1874]
He was an engine tenter.

He married Sarah Ann [1816-1889].

Children:

  1. Abram [1844-1868]
  2. William who died 13th April 1853 (aged 1 year & 6 months) 
  3. Robert [1857-1890]

Benjamin died 9th February 1874 (aged 82).

Sarah Ann died 5th January 1889 (aged 73).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3661] with an unidentified Robert Turner [1830-1859]

Bentley, BertramRef 68-31
[1885-1916]
Aka Bertie.

Son of Wright Bentley.

Born in Warley.

He lived at Warley Town.

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He sailed from Southampton aboard SS Matheran [13th April 1915].

He was injured in a German gas attack [19th December 1915] and was hospitalised until 3rd January 1916, when he returned to his unit in Le Havre.

He was Court Marshalled [23rd August 1916] at Arquèves on a charge of

Stealing goods the property of his comrades, in that he at Thiepval Wood on the 22nd day of July 1916 took ten packets of cigarettes from a ration bag

He was found guilty and his penalty was three months loss of pay.

He died of wounds [18th September 1916].

He was buried at Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. [Grave Ref I F 2].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.

His brother Fred also died in the War. Two other brothers were serving in France, and another was in training

Bentley, BrianRef 68-81
[1???-1???]
Of Heptonstall.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Susan who married Gilbert Dean

Bentley, BrianRef 68-115
[15??-1???]
A clothier of Heptonstall.

In 1584, Adam Sutcliffe sold Mayroyd House, Hebden Bridge to Bentley and William Cockcroft

Bentley, BrianRef 68-128
[1614-1678]
Poet of Halifax.

Heywood records


(whom they call the Halifax Poet, because he was a great versifier)  taught school in his latter days in the Back Lane, was well-descended, had a great estate but had spent it, being very fat, fell suddenly ill on Lord's Day morning, and they askt him if he would have a cap; he swore he never wore a cap unless it was a barley cap, but he, without any sense and remorse, presently after breathed his last
 

He was buried 2nd June 1678 (age 64) 

Bentley, CharlesRef 68-74
[1848-1909]

In [Q2] 1870, he married Mercy Ann Sharpe Akroyd [1849-1921] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Florence [1874-1927] who married  Fred Greenwood
  2. Sarah Ann [1876-1902]
  3. Edith Ellen [1880-1947]

Charles died 5th December 1909 (aged 61).

Mercy Ann Sharpe died 14th July 1921 (aged 72).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1401]

Bentley, Charles WilliamRef 68-51
[1869-19??]
Born in Mytholmroyd [25th January 1869].

He was a herbalist (wholesale & retail) (employer) [1901] / a botanic beer brewer & herbalist at Pellon Lane / Hanson Lane, Halifax [1905] / an insurance agent [1910] / a retired manufacturer of Glauber's salt & Sal soda [1939].

In 1894, he married Eunice Alice Cumpsty [1870-19??] in Halifax.


Eunice was born in Bradford [12th February 1870]
 

They had no children.

They lived at

  • 12 Cross Hills, Halifax [1901]
  • Newark, New Jersey [1910]
  • 3 Olive Grove, Blackpool, Lancashire [1939]

Living with them [in 1901] were sister-in-law Mrs Mary J Taylor [b 1872] (servant)  & brother-in-law Frank Cumpsty [b 1887] (herbalist's packer).

In 1908, Charles William travelled to the US. Eunice followed him in 1909.

In 1910, they were living in Newark, New Jersey.

They returned to England and were living in Blackpool [1939]

Bentley, ChristopherRef 68-80
[15??-1???]
Of
Cock Hill, Mixenden. Much of his land and property in Mixenden passed to his grandson, Christopher

Bentley, ChristopherRef 68-85
[16??-16??]
Grandson of
Christopher Bentley.

He inherited much land and property in Mixenden.

In 1630, he paid composition of £10.

In his will, he left money to pay £20 to each of his 3 granddaughters on their reaching the age of 21. This was to be paid on the steps of Thornton Chapel, Bradford

Bentley, DanielRef 68-130
[16??-1660]
Son of
Richard Bentley.

He was Curate at Sowerby Bridge [1655-1660]

Bentley, Rev DanielRef 68-111
[1694-1748]
Son of
Mr Bentley.

Vicar at Illingworth [1717-1748].

On 28th October 1718, he married Elizabeth Wadsworth.


Elizabeth was the daughter of John Wadsworth
 

Children:

  1. Betty [1722-1792]
  2. Hannah [1720-1813]

There is a memorial to some members of the family in the Holdsworth Chapel at Halifax Parish Church.

The epitaph on the memorial is recorded in the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions

Bentley, EdmundRef 68-47
[1886-1918]
Son of
William Henry Bentley.

Born in Halifax [20th February 1886].

He was a machine tool maker [1901], and served his apprenticeship with Mr Holmes, an engineer in Halifax.

He went to Boston, Massachusetts, USA, aboard the SS Cymric, arriving on 20th May 1906.

He later went back to Halifax and returned to the USA with Henry P. Taylor, a tool maker from Halifax, aboard the SS Celtic, arriving in New York City on 23rd June 1907.

He worked as a general superintendent with the Pitt Engineering Company in Chicago.

In 1910, he was listed as Benjamine Bentley, a machinist in a bicycle works, living as a boarder in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA, with Jacob Kern and his family.

On 3rd December 1910, he married Ruth Adele Kern [c 1892-after 1940] in Buffalo, New York, USA.


Ruth Adele was the daughter of Jacob Kern
 

Children:

  1. Jenora Ruth [b Buffalo, New York 13 July 1912]
  2. John Edmund [b Park Ridge, Cook, Illinois 24 April 1914]

He became a USA citizen [30th November 1914] when living at 316 Lake Avenue, Park Ridge, Cook, Illinois.

During World War I, although aged 32 years, and above the draft age, he enlisted and served as a 3rd Engineer with the US Navy aboard the cargo ship SS Florence H..

He was killed [17th April 1918] on his first voyage, when his ship suffered an onboard explosion and sank off the French coast with the loss of 41 of her crew of 75.

The ship was laden with black smokeless powder, and had anchored for the night in a French Harbour. At 11:15 pm, the first explosion took place, and the ship quickly caught fire. As the vessel sank, the boilers exploded

Bentley & 2 colleagues were trapped in their room by the flames. One man jumped to safety, but, although he was an expert swimmer, Bentley stayed behind to quieten the third man who had panicked by the situation. They were both killed.

The Halifax Courier [29th June 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church.

His brothers George & Arthur also died in the War.

Their cousin Edgar Boardall also died in the War.

On 1st January 1921, Ruth married Lawrence Klingenschmidt in Buffalo, NY


Lawrence was a farmer
 

Bentley, EdwardRef 68-29
[1865-1???]
Son of Joseph Bentley, fettler.

Born in Warley

He was a finisher of Waterhill, Warley [1890] / a velvet finisher [1891] / a corn splitter (flour miller) [1901] / a corn miller [1911].

In 1890, he married Mary Hannah [1860-1???] at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.


Mary Hannah, of Burnley Road, Sowerby Bridge, was born in Woonsocket, Rhode island, USA, the daughter of James Shaw, mechanic, and widow of Mr Bentley
 

Children:

  1. Hubert
  2. Lilian [1891] who died in infancy

They lived at

  • 7 Friendly, Warley [1891]
  • 72 Causeway Head, Linden Place, Halifax [1901]
  • 72 Linden Place, Sowerby Bridge [1911]

Bentley, Edward L.Ref 68-45
[18??-19??]
He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden

Bentley, EdwinRef 68-73
[1829-1879]
Son of
George Bentley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a stone mason [1851] / a retort setter [1871] / a gas engineer [1874].

In [Q4] 1854, he married Mary Jane Bolton [1834-1896] in Halifax.


Mary Jane was born in Pellon
 

Children:

  1. Eliza [b 1856]
  2. Emma Jane [b 1858] who married Walter Greenwood
  3. George Bolton [1859-1860]
  4. Clara [1860-1874]
  5. Tom [b 1863]
  6. Louisa [b 1865]
  7. Elizabeth [b 1866]
  8. Nelly [b 1869]
  9. Sarah B. [b 1871]

The family lived at 11 Lord Street, Halifax [1871].

Edwin died 5th July 1879 (aged 48).

Mary Jane died 20th August 1896 (aged 62).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3715] with son-in-law Walter Greenwood & Charles Winnard

Bentley, EliRef 68-120
[1631-1675]
MA.

Son of Richard Bentley.

Born at Bentley Hollins, Sowerby.

He was a Puritan. He gave services at the home of his brother, Timothy.

He was a Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge. He was friend of Oliver Heywood and preached at the funeral of Heywood's mother.

He served as Vicar of Halifax after Dr Richard Marsh fled for his life in 1642.

In 1652, he came to assist Robert Booth, a vicar at Halifax Parish Church, and he succeeded Booth on his death in 1657.

Watson writes that Marsh returned to the Parish Church directly after the Restoration, on Sunday morning, September 16th, 1660, and took possession of the church. As Bentley commenced the service, Marsh,

in surplice and red tippet, with the Prayer Book under his arm

marched up the aisle, removed Bentley from the desk, and conducted the service in the ancient manner. Because of the Five Mile Act, Bentley was ejected in 1666 and went to live at Bingley.

He was buried in the Holdsworth Chapel at Halifax Parish Church.

In 1679, his widow married the Rev Edmund Hough

Bentley, Ernest HaighRef 68-22
[1865-19??]
Son of
Thomas Bentley.

He was a builder of Parkinson Lane, Halifax [1890].

In [Q3] 1890, he married Martha Bentley Murgatroyd in Halifax.


Martha, of Lewis Street, Halifax, was the daughter of John Murgatroyd
 

Children:

  1. John [b 1893]

They lived at 45 Gibraltar Road, Halifax [1901].

Living with them [in 1901], were Martha's mother Grace and sister Mary

Bentley, FrancisRef 68-61
[16??-1708]
Halifax printer, publisher, and bookseller

Bentley, Francis PerrietRef 68-127
[17??-18??]
Card maker at Southowram. Recorded in July 1812, when he was charged with bigamy. He was subsequently acquitted

Bentley, FredRef 68-125
[1???-19??]
Ironmonger at Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1930].

His horse and cart was a familiar sight as it made its weekly excursion around Sowerby Bridge, festooned with all manner of hardware and household equipment

Bentley, FredRef 68-95
[18??-1???]
Organist at Halifax Parish Church [1882-1883]

Bentley, FredRef 68-30
[1889-1917]
Son of
Wright Bentley.

Born in Warley.

He worked for Mackintosh's.

On 3rd July 1915, he married Alice Bannister [1890-1968] at Christ Church, Pellon.


Alice was born in Bradford
 

They had no children.

They lived at 31 Wheatley Road, Halifax.

During World War I, he served as a Gunner with the 35th Battery 22nd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery.

He was wounded in both legs, and died of his wounds in No.17 Casualty Clearing Station 24 hours later [4th October 1917].

He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref XX D 6A].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at John Mackintosh & Sons Limited, on the Memorial at Warley Clough Primitive Methodist Chapel, and on the Memorial at Warley Congregational Church.

The Halifax Courier [20th October 1917] reported his death with a photograph

His brother Bertram also died in the War. Two other brothers were serving in France, and another was in training.

In 1921, Alice married James Edward Robinson [1897-1969].

They lived at 7 Kirby Court, Nursery Lane, Ovenden

Bentley, FredRef 68-94
[19??-19??]
He was Chairman of the governors of
Rishworth School / General Manager of the Halifax Building Society [1949-1956].

See Rishworth School Baths

Bentley, Frederick WilliamRef 68-144
[1864-1900]
Son of
William Bentley.

He was a mason's apprentice [1881].

In [Q4] 1884, he married Ada Ann Marsden in Halifax.

Frederick William died 1st February 1900 (aged 36).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1558]

Bentley, GabrielRef 68-92
[1???-16??]
Built
Middle Harper Royd, Norland around 1637

Bentley, GeorgeRef 68-96
[15??-16??]
Of the Old Hall – or
Moot Hall, Halifax. He was a chapman.

He married Unknown.

Child: Jeremy

Bentley, GeorgeRef 68-12
[18??-18??]
Of Brighouse.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Mary [1844-1925] who married Joseph Horsfall Turner

Bentley, GeorgeRef 68-82
[1803-1890]
Of Erringden.

He was a farmer [1851] / a farmer of 24 acres [1861].

On 3rd October 1824, he married Sally Sutcliffe [1803-1868] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. William [b 1825] who was a labourer [1841]
  2. Grace [b 1827]
  3. Thomas [b 1829] who was a woolcomber [1851], a cotton  carder [1890] and lived at West End Terrace, Mytholmroyd [1890]
  4. Sarah [b 1831] who was a cotton twiner [1851] & married  Thomas Edwin Hinchliffe
  5. Mary [b 1833] who was a cotton reeler [1851], a cotton  factory operator [1861]
  6. Betty [b 1835] who was a cotton throstle piecer [1851], a  cotton factory operator [1861]
  7. Hannah
  8. George [1839-1841]
  9. Samuel [b 1841] who was a cotton factory operator [1861],  a cotton twiner [1890] and lived at Anvil Street, Brighouse [1890]
  10. Ellen [b 1843] who was a cotton factory operator [1861]
  11. Priscilla [b 1846] who was a cotton factory operator  [1861]
  12. David [1848] who died in infancy
  13. Caroline [b 1850] who was a cotton factory operator [1861]

They lived at

  • Cragg Hall [1841, 1851, 1861]
  • Cuddy Wood, Erringden

He died at Cuddy Wood, Erringden [7th March 1890].

Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £708.

His will was proved his sons Thomas and Samuel.

Members of the family were buried at St John's Church, Cragg Vale

Bentley, GeorgeRef 68-79
[1804-1849]
Son of Sarah & Mr Bentley.

He was a mason.

He married Elizabeth [1804-1871].


Elizabeth was born in Halifax.

She was a shop keeper grocer [1851] / a grocer [1861]

 

Children:

  1. Edwin
  2. George Henry [1842-1871] who was a cabinet maker [1861]  
  3. Elizabeth [1843-1857]
  4. Sarah Ann [1847-1882] who never married

The family lived at

  • 16 Gibbet Lane, Halifax [1851]
  • 18 Gibbet Street, Halifax [1861]

George died 11th September 1849 (aged 45).

Elizabeth died 28th October 1871 (aged 67).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2998]

Bentley, GeorgeRef 68-41
[1847-1922]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton weaver [1869].

On 3rd July 1869, he married (1) Sarah Ann Helliwell [1850-1895] at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone.


Sarah Ann was born in Stansfield
 

  1. Sarah [b 1870]
  2. Amanda [b 1871]
  3. Marshall [b 1877]
  4. James William [b 1879]
  5. Sam
  6. Frank [b 1891]

The children were born in Todmorden.

Sarah Ann died in 1895.

On 9th November 1901, he married (2) Mary Ann Cockroft [1853-1927] in Halifax.


Mary Ann was born in Todmorden
 

Bentley, GeorgeRef 68-26
[1888-1916]
Son of
William Henry Bentley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of Park Congregational Church & Sunday School / a factory hand (worsted) [1901].

He emigrated to Canada [1907].

During World War I, he served as a Private / Corporal with the 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry.

He was killed by shellfire [24th June 1916].

The Halifax Courier [7th July 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium [Grave Ref VI F 9].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church.

His brothers Edmund & Arthur also died in the War.

Their cousin Edgar Boardall also died in the War

Bentley, GeorgeRef 68-15
[1911-19??]
Son of
Walter Bentley.

During World War I, at the age of 3, he collected money in the streets of Halifax for the war effort.

He was popularly known as Little Khaki George, on account of the small military uniform which he wore.

By 22nd August 1914, he had raised £1 3/- and by April 1915, he had raised £85 11/6d. He finally raised a total of over £100.

Bentley, GeorgeRef 68-35
[1917-1941]
Son of Hanson Bentley of Thornton.

During World War II, he served as a Driver with the Royal Army Service Corps.

He died 26th November 1941 (aged 24).

He is remembered on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt [Grave Ref 74], and on Bradshaw War Memorial

Bentley, HannahRef 68-124
[1837-1900]
Daughter of
George Bentley.

Born in Erringden.

She was a cotton factory operator [1861].

She had a son, George, whose father is not recorded.

Family stories tell that

She was landlady of the Shepherds' Rest, Sowerby Bridge [1895-1897]

In 1867, she married (1) John A. Taylor. His stepson, George, took the surname Taylor.

Hannah married (2) Nathan Culpan, landlord of the Shepherds' Rest, Sowerby Bridge.

Bentley, HaroldRef 68-103
[1???-19??]
He and his sisters, Ethel and Annie, established
Bentley's Bakery at Briggate, Brighouse in the 1920s

Bentley, HenryRef 68-86
[1803-18??]
Son of
Timothy Bentley.

On his father's death, he took over the family business at Eshaldwell Brewery, Woodlesford

Bentley, HenryRef 68-5
[1828-1???]
Of Northowram.

Son of William Bentley, wire drawer.

Baptised in Halifax [10th February 1828].

He was a cordwainer [1851, 1855, 1871] / a boot & shoe maker [1861] / a shoemaker [1881] / a bootmaker [1891].

In December 1855, he married Ann Kershaw [1837-1886]


Ann was born in Lightcliffe, the daughter of
Christopher Joshua Kershaw
 

Children:

  1. Sarah Ann [b Q1/1857; d. Q4/1890] who was a worsted  factory worker [1871, 1881]
  2. Fred [b Q3/1862; bapt Lightcliffe 21st May 1863]
  3. Lummas
  4. Herbert [b Q2/1866] who was a worsted factory worker  [1881]
  5. Mary [b Q2/1868] who was a worsted factory worker [1881]
  6. Joseph [b 1870; bapt Lightcliffe 5th March 1871] who was  a worsted factory worker [1881], a carpet worker [1891, 1901] &  married [1895] Rosa Holland
  7. James [b Q1/1872] who was a wire drawer 1891
  8. Martha Emma [b Q2/1874] who was a worsted winder [1891],  woollen weaver [1901]
  9. Henry [b 1876] who was a wire drawer [1891, 1901] &  married [Halifax Q2/1896] Grace Ellen Hargreaves

They lived at

  • 5 Bank Street, Northowram [1861]
  • 20 Bank Street, Northowram [1871, 1881, 1891]

Ann died in Northowram [Q2 1886]

Bentley, HerbertRef 68-21
[1905-1942]
Son of Martha Ann & Alfred Bentley of Todmorden.

He married Nellie.

They lived at Todmorden.

During World War II, he served as a Corporal with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

He died 11th October 1942 (aged 37).

He was buried at the Middleton Holy Trinity Old Cemetery [1 10].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Bentley, Herbert LeslieRef 68-34
[1883-19??]
of Edgerton.

Son of Thomas Cowan Bentley.

He was an insurance broker [1914].

On 28th August 1914, he married Doris Aspinall.


Doris was the daughter of
Harry Aspinall
 

Bentley, HezekiahRef 68-112
[1813-1879]
Son of
Joseph Bentley

He was a weaver.

He married Mary Pearson.

Children:

  1. Susannah [1850-1903] who married Henry Mortimer

Bentley, HezekiahRef 68-43
[1873-1949]
Born in Halifax.

He was a shunter / a stone mason / a broker.

In 1896, he married Margaret Nevens [1877-19??] in Halifax.


Margaret was born in Holmfirth
 

Children:

  1. William [1893-1950]
  2. John
  3. Josephine [1900-1976]
  4. Theresa [1902-1979]

The children were born in Halifax.

They lived at 20 Winding Road, Halifax [1918].

On 10th January 1890, Hezekiah was sentenced to one month's imprisonment (in Wakefield) for stealing 5½ lbs of tobacco.

On 19th June 1903, Margaret was sentenced to one month's imprisonment (in Wakefield) for habitually being drunk in charge of a child.

After Margaret's imprisonment, she didn't return to the family. She was working as a housekeeper in Brighouse [1911]

Bentley, HubertRef 68-27
[1886-1917]
Son of
Edward Bentley.

Born in Warley.

He was a cotton twiner [1901] / a cotton operative [1911] / employed by W. & R. K. Lee Limited at Sowerby Bridge.

In 1915, he married Ada Wilkinson at Warley Clough Primitive Methodist Chapel.

They lived at 8 Bairstow Lane, Cote Hill, Halifax [1917].

During World War I, he enlisted [October 1915] and served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died of wounds [18th April 1917] (aged 31).

He was buried at Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref I C 11].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the W. & R. K. Lee Limited Roll of Honour

Bentley, IsaacRef 68-37
[1804-1???]
Illegitimate son of Sarah Bentley.

Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [20th November 1804]

Bentley, IsabelRef 68-93
[1???-1???]
Wife of
Richard Bentley.

After Richard's death, she married Edward Sawley

Bentley, IsaiahRef 68-119
[1802-1869]
Son of
Joseph Bentley.

Born in Scholes [19th March 1802].

He was a weaver.

On 4th March 1821, he married Susannah Sellers [1802-1875] at St Peter's Church, Birstall.


Susannah was born 5th July 1802, the daughter of Faith (née Wright) & Richard Sellers
 

Children:

  1. Faith [29th May 1821-1877]
  2. Maria [18th October 1822-28th April 1884]
  3. Sarah Ann [b 3rd April 1824]
  4. George [19th January 1826-3rd August 1828]
  5. Abraham [30th November 1827-30th August 1894]
  6. Martin [22nd April 1838-16th December 1877]

In 1827, he, his brother Joseph and James Scholes were members of a gang of poachers charged with the murder of Uriah Womersley. He and divers others were found guilty of Wilful Murder and were transported to New South Wales for 7 years. He was one of 158 convicts who left England on the Eliza [25th June 1828] and arrived on 18th November 1828.

It is said that when they had served their sentences, money was raised in Cleckheaton to pay their (otherwise prohibitive) fare to return to England. He and Joseph returned to England in 1833/1834.

Isaiah died in Scholes [25th October 1869].

Susannah died August 1875

Bentley, J. W.Ref 68-131
[18??-19??]
President of
Todmorden Co-operative Society [1909]

Bentley, JamesRef 68-136
[1724-1776]
He was a shoemaker at Gomersall. He was a member of the Moravian church at
Fulneck [1747].

He married Unknown.

Child: Joseph

He was buried at Lower Wyke Moravian Chapel

Bentley, JamesRef 68-58
[18??-18??]
Licensee of a pub at Stansfield.

In August 1859, a request to renew his licence was turned down because he had, on one occasion, refused to help the police in quelling a disturbance at his house, and in consequence, the officers were severely assaulted


Question: Does anyone know of which pub he was licensee?

 

Bentley, JamesRef 68-89
[18??-18??]
Partner in
Bentley & Shepherd.

He lived at South Edge, Hipperholme

Bentley, JamesRef 68-72
[1821-1872]
Born in Southowram.

He was a cabinet maker [1851, 1861] / a cabinet maker (employing 3 men & 3 boys) [1871].

In [Q2] 1842, he married Louisa Dean [1818-1896] in Halifax.


Louisa was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Louisa [1843-28th January 1908] who was worsted reeler  [1861], a lasting weaver [1871], a worsted weaver [1881], a worsted  weaver (coatings) [1891] & was buried with her parents
  2. Jeneth [b 1845]
  3. Benjamin [b 1847] who was a cabinet maker [1861]
  4. Samuel [b 1850] who was an errand boy [1861], a cabinet  maker [1871]
  5. Mary [b 1853] who was a woollen mill operative [1871], a  wool comber [1881]
  6. Ann [b 1855] who was a lasting weaver [1871], a worsted  weaver [1881], a worsted weaver (coatings) [1891]

They lived at

  • 8 Upper Crib Lane, Halifax [1851]
  • Davy's Yard Joiner's Shop 14 Foundry Street, Halifax [1861]
  • 10 Cross Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 54 Green Lane, Halifax [1881]

James died 14th March 1872 (aged 51).

Louisa died 10th February 1896 (aged 78).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1269]

Bentley, JamesRef 68-8
[1825-1883]
Of Southowram Bank.

He married Emma [1831-1903].

Children:

  1. Maria [1855-1911]

Members of the family were buried at Bethesda Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bank Top

Bentley, JamesRef 68-152
[1875-1951]
Son of
Joseph Bentley.

Born in Causeywood, Todmorden [23rd January 1875].

He was an apprentice to painting [1891] / a carter [1901, 1911] / a carter horseman with George Scott, contractor, Roomfield  Lane, Todmorden [1921] / an unemployed highways repairs watchman [1939].

In [Q3] 1913, he married Mary Jane Pearson [1871-1934] in Todmorden.


Mary Jane was born in Todmorden.

She was a cotton card room operative with Caleb Hoyle Limited [1921]

 

They lived at

  • 1 Canal Street, Todmorden (James living with his sister  Sarah Ann, charwoman) [1911]
  • 35 Lower George Street, Todmorden [1921]
  • 35 Lower George Street, Todmorden (James living alone)   [1939]

Mary Jane Pearson died 20th June 1934 (aged 63).

James died 10th November 1951 (aged 76).

The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church

Bentley, JeremiahRef 68-141
[1797-1875]
Son of
Joseph Bentley.

Born in Scholes [5th June 1797].

He was a handloom weaver / a weaver [1861]

He married Fanny Royston [1797-1877].


Fanny came from Huddersfield
 

Children:

  1. Ann [b 1838] who married Joshua Pinder

They lived at

  • Malt Kiln House, Scholes [1861]

Jeremiah died 19th December 1875.

Fanny died Q2 1877.

The couple are buried at [??]. Their epitaph reads

They suffered long but murmured not
We watched them day by day
Grow less and less with aching heart
Until they passed away

Bentley, JeremyRef 68-106
[16??-1664]
Of
Elland Hall.

He was the first MP for Halifax, elected to Oliver Cromwell's parliament on 12th July 1654

Bentley, JeremyRef 68-123
[16??-17??]
Son of
Jeremy Bentley.

He married Elizabeth Grime.


Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry Grime
 

They lived at Mulcture Hall, Halifax.

He lost his fortune and became butler to a Mr Holt in Castleton, Derbyshire

Bentley, JobRef 68-99
[1822-1862]
Of Halifax.

Son of Joseph Bentley.

He was a clerk [1841] / (possibly) Registrar of births and deaths for Halifax [1850] / a Registrar [1860] / an accountant [1861].

In 1853, he married Emma Birtwhistle [1829-1866] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Ada [1852-1863]
  2. Fred [1854-1888]
  3. Jo [1855-1860]
  4. Annie [1857-1861] who died aged 3 years & 2 months
  5. Clara [1861-1903] who married Fred Dixon
  6. Emma

They lived at

Son Jo was returning from school on the 24th May 1860 when he was

instantly killed by a fall of planks carelessly piled in Delph Street

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3821]

Bentley, JoeRef 68-48
[1???-191?]

During World War I, he served as a Private with the Training Reserve.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial

Bentley, JoeRef 68-16
[1920-1945]
Son of Mabel Alice & Harold Bentley of Elland.

During World War II, he served as a Lance Bombardier with the 80th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery.

He died 24th June 1945.

He was buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery, Kong Hong [Grave Ref VII D 31].

He is remembered on Elland War Memorial, on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland, and on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Elland

Bentley, JohnRef 68-101
[15??-15??]
Built and lived at
Whitehall, Heptonstall.

He married Alice.

Children:

  1. Thomas
  2. John
  3. Elizabeth
  4. Margaret
  5. Martha

Bentley, JohnRef 68-110
[15??-16??]
He established
Bentley's Gift

Bentley, JohnRef 68-134
[15??-1613]
Mason and architect whom – with
John AkroydSir Henry Savile took to Oxford to work on buildings at Merton College and elsewhere in the city.

See John Akroyd

Bentley, JohnRef 68-116
[15??-164?]
Yeoman.

Son of Richard Bentley. Owned Staups House, Shibden.

In 1612, he married Phebe.

Children:

  1. Martha who married Robert Bairstow
  2. Esther who married Joshua Crowther
  3. Marie who married Thomas Stone
  4. Susannah who married Jeremy Holgate

The girls inherited their father's land and property

Bentley, JohnRef 68-60
[17??-17??]
In 1761, he published a book entitled Halifax and its Gibbet Law

Bentley, JohnRef 68-55
[17??-1798]
Hatter in Halifax [?]

Bentley, JohnRef 68-88
[1715-1762]
Son of
William Bentley.

Halifax lawyer. In 1733, he was articled to John Baldwin for 5 years, and they were in partnership from 1738 to 1746. He was in partnership with William Farrer from 1753 to 1756. In 1751, he bought a part of the Stone Trough Estate from William Gibson. In 1755, he rebuilt Number 6 Ward's End, Halifax – later known as Holly House. In 1760, he was in financial trouble and sold the house to Joseph Bramley.

In 17??, he married a lady called Love.

See Richard Wood

Bentley, JohnRef 68-140
[18??-18??]
Partner in
Bentley Brothers, Bailiffe Bridge.

In 1853, Hannah Parker charged him with being the father of one of her 6 illegitimate children. He was ordered to pay 2/6d per week plus £4 11/- costs. The chairman of the court said that, should Hannah ever come into court again for any similar action, he would commit her to prison as a vagabond and a prostitute

Bentley, JohnRef 68-46
[18??-19??]
He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden

Bentley, JohnRef 68-90
[18??-19??]
Established Todmorden printing company
Bentley & Sons

Bentley, JohnRef 68-57
[1807-1886]
Born in Sowerby.

He was a wool comber [1851].

He married Betty [1813-1878].


Betty was born in Soyland.

She was a wool comber [1851]

 

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1836] who was a wool comber [1851]
  2. Sarah [1838-1860] who was a wool comber [1851] & was  buried with her parents
  3. George [b 1840] who was a wool comber [1851]
  4. Judith [b 1843]
  5. Mary [b 1845]

They lived at Crabfield, Soyland [1851].

Betty died 6th December 1878 (aged 65).

John died 4th January 1886 (aged 79).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3757]

Bentley, JohnRef 68-153
[1838-1???]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a machine fitter [1901].

He married Matilda [1837-19??].


Matilda was born in Hebden Bridge
 

Children:

  1. Willie [b 1868] who was a cotton weaver [1901]
  2. Frank [b 1875] who was a cotton weaver [1901, 1911]
  3. Martha [b 1882] who was a dressmaker [1901] & married  John William Horsfall

They lived at 6 Bride Street, Todmorden [1901, 1911].

John was a widower by 1911.

Living with him [in 1911] were daughter Martha, her husband & son

Bentley, JohnRef 68-38
[1839-1911]
Born in Stansfield.

He was a millwright of Stansfield [1864] / an iron turner [1871] / a mechanic [1881] / a millwright [1891] / a machine turner (iron) [1901] / a retired mechanic [1911].

In 1864, he married Ellen Barker [1843-1915] at Halifax Parish Church.


John's father is not recorded on the marriage documents
 


Ellen, of Langfield, was born in Todmorden, the daughter of Abraham Barker, weaver.

She was a cotton weaver [1871]

 

Children:

  1. Sarah [b 1866] who was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891]
  2. Samuel / Sam [b 1867] who was a cotton weaver  [1881]
  3. William [b 1869] who was an iron moulder [1891]
  4. Hannah [b 1874] who was a cotton weaver [1891]
  5. John [b 1877] who was a millwright apprentice [1891]
  6. Alfred
  7. Mary Alice [b 1882]
  8. Betsy [b 1885] who was a cotton weaver [1901, 1911]

The family lived at

  • Durn, Stansfield [1871]
  • 6 Durn, Stansfield [1881]
  • 2 Higher Cross Stone, Stansfield [1891]
  • 5 Fielden Terrace, Todmorden [1901, 1911]

Living with them [in 1911] was granddaughter Ethel Mitchell [b  1901]

Bentley, JohnRef 68-42
[1897-1918]
Son of
Hezekiah Bentley.

Born in Halifax [2nd November 1897].

He was a member of Square Chapel, Halifax / a member of Pineberry Football Club / employed by Automatic Standard Screw Company Limited / a turret operator [1918].

On 14th May 1918, he married Emily Briggs [1899-19??] at St Mark's Parish Church, Siddal.


Emily was born in Halifax
 

They lived at 4 Gibb's Terrace, Siddal.

During World War I, he enlisted [8th May 1918] and served as a Private with the 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He went to France [6th September 1918].

He was killed in action [12th October 1918].

His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [30th November & 7th December 1918].

He was buried at Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, France [Grave Ref I E 16].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial

Bentley, John ErnestRef 68-36
[1900-1915]
Son of Beatrice Hewitt & Ben Bentley of 76 Barber's Buildings, Thornhill Road, Brighouse.

During World War I, he served as a Boy 2nd Class with the Royal Navy aboard HMS Powerful.

He died 10th November 1915 (aged 15).

He was buried at Plymouth (Ford Park) Cemetery, Devon [Grave Ref S 3 11].

He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial, and on Rastrick War Memorial

Bentley, Jos.Ref 68-54
[17??-17??]
Hatter in Halifax [1770-1786]

Bentley, Jos'aRef 68-23
[17??-18??]
Hatter in Halifax [1801]

Bentley, JosephRef 68-118
[1???-18??]
A Halifax woolcomber.

He married Hannah.

Child: Job

They lived at High Street, King Cross, Halifax [1841]

Bentley, JosephRef 68-145
[1???-18??]

He married Deborah [1801-1878].


Deborah was born in Bradford
 

Deborah was a widow by 1871.

The family lived at 13 Sutcliffe's Buildings, Halifax (Deborah was living alone)  [1871].

Deborah died 7th June 1878 (aged 77), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1558]

Bentley, JosephRef 68-6730
[17??-18??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. daughter
  2. daughter
  3. daughter
  4. daughter [1804-1829] who married dyer Joseph  Hopton of Leeds

The family lived at Aked's Road, Halifax [1829]

Bentley, JosephRef 68-91
[17??-18??]
Cotton and wool
card maker at Lightcliffe [1809]

Bentley, JosephRef 68-129
[1760-1823]
Of
Scholes.

Son of James Bentley.

Born in Gomersall.

On 3rd November 1783, he married Betty Woodcock [1765-1???].

Children:

  1. Joseph
  2. Jeremiah
  3. Isaiah

He was buried at Lower Wyke Moravian Chapel

Bentley, JosephRef 68-117
[1786-1866]
Son of
Joseph Bentley.

A weaver from Cleckheaton.

On 8th April 1808, he married Betty Sellers.

Children:

  1. child
  2. child
  3. child
  4. child
  5. Hezekiah

In 1827, he, his brother Isaiah and James Scholes were members of a gang of poachers charged with the murder of Uriah Womersley. He and divers others were found guilty of Wilful Murder and were transported to New South Wales for 7 years. He was one of 158 convicts who left England on the Eliza [25th June 1828] and arrived on 18th November 1828.

It is said that when they had served their sentences, money was raised in Cleckheaton to pay their (otherwise prohibitive) fare to return to England. He and Isaiah returned to England in 1833/1834.

Joseph died at Scholes in 1866

Bentley, JosephRef 68-83
[18??-1???]
Stone quarrier at Bentley's Quarry, Hipperholme

Bentley, JosephRef 68-126
[18??-1866]
A coal miner at Shelf.

On 1st December 1866, at West Riding Court, Halifax, he was charged with stealing a blue terrier dog belonging to Edward Rushton of Hipperholme. He was fined £8 plus 11/6d costs, or 2 months' imprisonment with hard labour. He chose imprisonment

Bentley, JosephRef 68-40
[18??-19??]
Born in Halifax.

He was a building contractor [1888].

In 1888, he married Lydia Annie Holmes in Halifax.


Lydia Annie was born in Leeds
 

Children:

  1. Joseph Haigh
  2. Thomas Leonard [b 1892]
  3. Cyril [b 1894]
  4. Elsie [b 1896]
  5. Lucy Grace [1899-1957]

The children were born in Halifax.

In 1902, Joseph left his wife & family, to live with another woman in Detroit, USA

Bentley, JosephRef 68-9
[1810-1862]
Late of Leeds.

He was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse. His gravestone is [2013] leaning against the north wall of the Church

Bentley, JosephRef 68-151
[1834-1906]
Born in Langfield.

He was a overlooker in cotton mill [1861] / a carder [1871] / a cotton carder [1881, 1891] / an earthenware hawker [1901].

In [Q4] 1859, he married Mary Ann Haworth [1833-1890] in Todmorden.


Mary Ann was born in Langfield
 

Children:

  1. Sarah Ann [1861-20th February 1929] who was a throstle  spinner [1871], a cotton card room hand [1881, 1891, 1901], a  charwoman [1911]
  2. William [b 1863] who was a cotton mule spinner [1881]
  3. Ada [1865-25th June 1908] who was a cotton doffer [1881]  
  4. Alfred [b 1868] who was a cotton doffer [1881], a cotton  winder-on [1891], a cotton weaver [1901]
  5. Samuel [1871-29th May 1891] who was a cotton doffer  [1881], a cotton weaver [1891]
  6. James

They lived at

  • Croft Gate, Langfield [1861, 1871]
  • 12 Mount Pleasant, Langfield [1881]
  • 2 Oldroyd, Todmorden [1891, 1901]
  • 1 Canal Street, Todmorden (Sarah Ann, head of the  household, and James living together) [1911]

Mary Ann died 31st December 1890 (aged 57).

Joseph died 24th October 1906 (aged 72).

The couple & the children () were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church

Bentley, JosephRef 68-2
[1869-1???]
Illegitimate son of Hannah Bentley, weaver of Lightcliffe.

Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [16th May 1869]

Bentley, Joseph EdwinRef 68-98
[18??-1926]
Founder of
J. E. Bentley & Company.

He married Eleanor [1858-1949].

Child: Phyllis

They lived at Heath Villas, Halifax.

He died of a stroke which his daughter blamed on the General Strike of 1926

Bentley, Joseph HaighRef 68-39
[1899-1918]
Known as John or Joe.

Son of Joseph Bentley.

Born in Halifax [8th August 1899].

He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, Halifax, Sunday School &  Boys' Brigade / employed by his brother, an overall maker at King Cross.

He lived at 25 Raglan Street, Halifax.

During World War I, he enlisted [September 1917] and served as a Private / Lewis gunner with the 15th/17th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He was killed in action with 2 comrades in the forest of Nieppe, [19th July 1918].

His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [3rd August & 10th August 1918].

He was buried at Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref II D 12].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Bentley, JoshuaRef 68-6
[1???-18??]
Halifax hat manufacturer & dealer.

He was at 6 Crown Street, Halifax [1829]

Bentley, JoshuaRef 68-13
[1827-1871]
Born in Rastrick.

He was a general labourer [1861] / landlord of the Lower George, Rastrick [1871].

On 3rd November 1850, he married Sarah Smith.


Sarah was the illegitimate daughter of Hannah, wife of Joseph Walker
 

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1858]

They lived at

  • Church Street, Rastrick [1861]
  • Raw Hill, Rastrick [1871]
  • Top o' th' Hill [1881]

Sarah's half-brothers lived with the family at various times: William Walker [1861, 1871, 1881], Joseph [1861, 1871, 1881], James [1861, 1871, 1881], John [1861, 1871], and Frederick [1861, 1871, 1881]

Newspaper reports of his death [on 9th March 1871] record


Joshua had been in Elland on business.

On his way home that night, he stopped for a drink at the Sun Inn, Rastrick [where he drank 3 pennyworths of whisky] before leaving at 11:30 pm [quite sober].

At 12:30 am, PC Leslie found Joshua lying insensible on his back in the gutter, about 400 yards from The Sun Inn, having been thrown from his cart when it passed over a stone. Dr Henry Pritchett attended and found Joshua in a state of collapse, from a fracture of the spin at the base of the neck.

Joshua died the next day.

The Jury at the Inquest at the Lower George, Rastrick, returned a verdict of Accidental Death

 

In 1871, the widowed Sarah was innkeeper at the Lower George, Rastrick

Bentley, LaurenceRef 68-114
[14??-15??]
Son of
William Bentley.

In 1496, after his father's death, he paid a fine of 20d for pieces of waste land in Shelf, called Longestubbynge, Jakstubynge and Little Pighill

Bentley, LummasRef 68-148
[1864-1926]
Son of
Henry Bentley.

Born in Lightcliffe; baptised at Lightcliffe [17th July 1864].

He was a wire drawer [1881] / a small wire drawer [1891] / a foreman wire drawer [1911, 1921] / employed by James Royston, Son and Company [1921].

In [Q4] 1887, he married Clara Ann Woodhead [1865-1950] in Halifax.


Clara Ann was born 25th June 1865, the daughter of Benjamin Woodhead
 

Children:

  1. Hilda May [b 7th August 1890; d 24th  September 1946] who was a worsted coating  weaver [1911, 1916] and married Ernest Smith
  2. Florence [1892-1894]
  3. Nellie Rosetta [1896] who died in infancy
  4. Arnold
  5. Dorothy [b 21st January 1902; d 4th July  1968] who was a book keeper at Trinity Garage [1921] & married Donald Geoffrey Cockroft
  6. child

Hilda, Arnold and Dorothy attended Lee Mount Board School.

The family lived at

  • Wesley Terrace, Shroggs Road [1891, 1901, 1911]
  • 16 Clevedon Place, Ovenden [1918, 1921, 1926]
  • 16 Clevedon Place, Ovenden (Clara and Hilda)   [until 1946]

Lummas died at 16 Clevedon Place [18th September 1926].

Clara died at her daughter's home: Royd Mount, Hebden Bridge [6th May 1950]

The couple were buried at St George's Church, Lee Mount [Grave Ref: 340] with the children (

Bentley, MargaretRef 68-132
[1???-19??]
Local writer and member of the
Halifax Authors' Circle. She was born in the village of Clayton and attended Thornton Grammar School. She wrote many stories and articles in a variety of magazines and newspapers, and was the author of at least ten novels. Her first novel, Dolly Don't Cry, won the Netta Muskett Award in 1967. She broadcast over 40 talks on the national network of the BBC, most of them for religious broadcasts and one for Woman's Hour.

Margaret Bentley & Phyllis Bentley were not related

Bentley, MichaelRef 68-108
[15??-16??]
Owner of
Dam Head, Shibden.

He married Unknown.

Child: Esther / Ester / Hester [1???-1629] who married Edmund Brearcliffe

Bentley, NaylorRef 68-11
[1766-1830]

On 4th November 1790, he married Susannah (Susy) Eastwood [1773-1837] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. John [b 1792]
  2. Hannah [b 1795]
  3. Samuel [1798-1862]
  4. Naylor
  5. James [b 1808]
  6. Nancy [1810-1880] who married (1) Whitehead Smith and  (2) John Menzies
  7. William [b 1812]
  8. Anthony Bentley

The couple were buried at St Mary's Church, Luddenden: Naylor [3rd August 1830]; Susannah [6th April 1837]

Bentley, NaylorRef 68-138
[1800-1876]
Son of
Naylor Bentley

He may be related to James Naylor.

He lived at Spring Gardens, Warley, where he (possibly) established the beerhouse which became the White Horse, Luddendenfoot.

He was beerhouse owner at the White Horse [1840, 1842]

On 3rd November 1828, he married Hepzibah Birch [1806-1878] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [1829-1912]
  2. Susannah / Susan [1831-1913]
  3. William Birch [1832-1882]
  4. Sarah [b 1835]
  5. John 1837 [1837-1874]
  6. Harriet [b 1839]
  7. Hannah [b 1844]
  8. Nancy [1847-1901]
  9. James [b 1852]

The family moved to Lancashire [mid 1840s]; children Nancy & James were born in Manchester.

Naylor & Hepzibah died in Chorlton

Bentley, PercyRef 68-33
[18??-191?]
He was employed by
Baldwin & Walker Limited.

During World War I, he served with the 3rd Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

He (possibly) died in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Baldwin & Walker Roll of Honour

Bentley, Dr Phyllis EleanorRef 68-133
[1894-1977]
OBE.

Halifax-born writer who wrote many books and novels against a West Riding background

Bentley, Rev R. A.Ref 68-53
[18??-19??]
He was assistant curate at Broomfield, Sheffield before becoming Curate of
St Barnabas's Mission Church, Halifax [September 1915]

Bentley, RichardRef 68-87
[1???-1???]
Of
Staups House, Shibden.

He married Isabel.

Child: John

Bentley, RichardRef 68-97
[1???-1650]
Of
Sowerby Dean and Bentley Hollins, Sowerby.

Son of Mr Bentley.

He married Sarah [d 1670].

Children:

  1. Timothy
  2. Eli
  3. Daniel

Heywood writes of Richard


a solid good Christian, kept his integrity, dyed of a palsy in Halifax about 1650
 

and of Sarah


yet living, but ancient, and not able to travel about [now dead AD 1670]
 

Bentley, RichardRef 68-137
[1662-1742]
Scholar and critic. Associated with Heptonstall. One of the greatest classical scholars of all time

Bentley, RobertRef 68-70
[14??-14??]
Curate at
Heptonstall [1465-1479]

Bentley, RobertRef 68-59
[15??-15??]
In 1546 and 1548, when the Royal Commissioners of Henry VIII visited the
chantries, he and Richard Mitchell were priests at The Virgin Mary Chantry at Heptonstall Chapel. He was described as being
but indifferently learned

Bentley, Sir RobertRef 68-71
[15??-15??]
Chaplain at
Heptonstall [1548]

Bentley, RobertRef 68-63
[18??-19??]
Joiner and carpenter at Castle Hill, Rastrick.

In February 1886, he was declared bankrupt

Bentley, RobinsonRef 68-17
[1860-1929]
Born in Halifax.

He was a carpet designer [1884].

In 1884, he married Hannah Riley in Halifax.


Hannah was the daughter of
William Riley
 

Children:

  1. Emily [1885-1955] who married Herbert Edward Moore
  2. Annis [1886-1974] who was a carpet designer, never  married and died in Blackpool & Fylde
  3. Ritchie Norah [1887-1962] who married Arnold Riley Sutcliffe
  4. Minnie [1891-1984] who married Norman Melville Parker Thompson
  5. Archie

The children were born in Halifax.

Hannah died in Blackpool [27th April 1933]

Bentley, SamRef 68-19
[1888-1918]
Son of
George Bentley.

Born in Todmorden [24th August 1888].

He was a weaver [1910].

On 18th June 1910, he married Maud Alice Davis [1889-1917] in Luddenden Foot.


Maud Alice was born in Luddenden Foot
 

They had no children.

Maud Alice died in 1917 (aged 28).

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the 6th/7th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers.

He died of wounds in the 55th General Hospital, Boulogne [27th April 1918] (aged 30).

He was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France [Grave Ref IX A 56].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Bentley, Sam BriggsRef 68-69
[1863-19??]
Born in Yorkshire.

He was landlord of the Travellers' Rest, Mount Tabor [1904, 1906] / a butcher (own account) [1911].

In [Q4] 1899, he married Jane Wood [1862-19??] in Halifax.


Jane was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Bettina [b 1894] who was a working in toffee works [1911]
  2. Squire [b 1902]
The 1911 census shows that they had had 4 children of whom 2 were still alive at that time.

They lived at 114 Pellon Lane, Halifax [1911].

Living with them [in 1911] was widowed aunt Emma Wood [b 1846]

Bentley, SamuelRef 68-102
[1???-16??]
Of
Well Head.

He was one of the electorate of 59 people when Jeremy Bentley was elected first MP for Halifax in 1654$1

Bentley, SamuelRef 68-24
[1830-1???]
Born in Halifax.

He was a mechanic [1881].

He married Hannah.


Hannah was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. William Henry [b 1855] who was a carpet weaver  [1881]
  2. E. Jane [b 1857] who was a worsted weaver [1881]
  3. A. Ann [b 1859]
  4. John Edward [b 1864] who was a cabinet maker [1881], a  shop assistant furnishing [1891]
  5. George [b 1869] who was an errand boy [1881], a pork  butcher [1891]
  6. Annie [b 1874] who married Fred Boardall

They lived at 34 Savile Park Street, Skircoat, Halifax [1881]

Bentley, Samuel SmithiesRef 68-44
[1866-1939]
Born in Halifax.

He was a bank cashier [1921].

On 1st January 1925, he married Jessie Smithies at Halifax Parish Church.


Jessie was the daughter of
Richard Smithies
 

Bentley, SidneyRef 68-56
[18??-18??]
Lodging house keeper at Smithy Street, Halifax [1850]

Bentley, SidneyRef 68-75
[1830-1881]
Son of
William Bentley.

Born in Halifax; baptised 21st September 1830.

He was a wire drawer [1851, 1871].

In [Q2] 1854, he married (1) Hannah Bentley [1836-1870] in Halifax.

Hannah died 2nd July 1870 (aged 34).

He married (2) Mary [1830-1896].

They lived at 12 Milton Terrace, Halifax [1871].

Sidney died 20th January 1881 (aged 50).

Mary died 4th February 1896 (aged 66).

He and his wives were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1453] with Mary's sister Ann Nicholl [1816-1898]

Bentley, ThomasRef 68-1340
[1???-1877]
A member of Halifax Town Council [1848-1849].

He died 6th August 1877

Bentley, ThomasRef 68-105
[16??-16??]
Constable of Southowram [1675]

In 1675, he procured an indictment against Thomas Wakefield and others, for not attending Halifax Parish Church and not receiving the Sacrament

Bentley, ThomasRef 68-67
[1840-1912]
Born in Ovenden / Illingworth.

He was a builder [1871] / a building contractor [1881] / a retired builder & contractor [1911].

In [Q4] 1863, he married Martha Haigh [1846-1924] in Halifax.


Martha was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Charles Henry [b 1864]
  2. Ernest Haigh
  3. Joseph [b 1869]
  4. Frank [b 1871] who was a joiner [1891]
  5. Thomas W. [b 1872] who was a plumber [1891]

They lived at

  • 59 Queens Road, Halifax [1871]
  • 14 Victoria Terrace, Halifax [1881]
  • Stone Leigh, 40 Parkinson Lane, Halifax [1891, 1911, 1912]

Thomas died 6th January 1912 (aged 71).

Martha died 17th December 1924 (aged 78).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-B27A]

Bentley, ThomasRef 68-49
[1880-1918]
He was employed by H. Bromich, coal merchant.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. son
  2. son
  3. son
  4. son

They lived at 2 Lower Haugh Shaw Road, Halifax.

During World War I, he served as a Bombardier with B Battery 168th Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

He was killed by shellfire [3rd October 1918] (aged 38).

The Halifax Courier [26th October 1918] reported his death.

He was buried at Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref III K 12].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Bentley, Thomas deRef 68-109
[13??-1???]
An early member of
the Benteley family of Shelf.

He was recorded in 1379, when he was one of 10 people in Shelf who paid Poll Tax

Bentley, TimothyRef 68-4
[16??-17??]
Son of
Mr Bentley.

There is a memorial to him and other members of the family in the Holdsworth Chapel at Halifax Parish Church.

The epitaph on the memorial is recorded in the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions

Bentley, TimothyRef 68-113
[17??-17??]
He was
Constable of Northowram [1742]

Bentley, TimothyRef 68-139
[1768-1830]
Of Warley.

On 23rd June 1793, he married (1) Ann Bate [17??-1797] of Skircoat.

Children:

  1. Ann [1794-1838] who married William Shaw
  2. Jane [b 1795]
  3. Mary [b 1797]

On 21st August 1798, he married (2) Betty Green [1780-1863].

Children:

  1. Robert [b 1800]
  2. Green [b 1801]
  3. Henry
  4. Eliza [b 1805]
  5. Harriot [b 1807]
  6. Ellenora [b 1809]
  7. Caroline [b 1812]
  8. Joseph [b 1819]
  9. Emma [b 1822]
  10. George [b 1823]

They lived at The Causeway, Halifax.

In 1795, he left Halifax and built a brewery by the Horse Bank Spring, Meltham Road, Lockwood, where he invented the Yorkshire system of brewing beer. This evolved into Bentley & Shaw.

He also founded a brewery at Woodlesford, near Leeds which became Bentley's Yorkshire Breweries Limited, and another at Rotherham.

He died suddenly whilst on jury service [31st March 1830]

Bentley, W.Ref 68-64
[18??-19??]
Quarry owner at Halifax.

In February 1893, he was declared bankrupt

Bentley, WallaceRef 68-7
[1864-1935]
M.I.Mech.E.

Consulting Mechanical Engineer from Halifax.

From 1892, he wrote several books on engineering and related topics:

  • A Reference Book for the Use of Engineers, Draughtsmen, and  Mechanics, and a Text Book for Machine Construction and Drawing  Classes [1900]
  • Machine Shop Companion
  • Questions in Machine Construction: 14 Questions in Applied  Mechanics
  • Rules and Definitions
  • Practical Workshop Mechanics

These were published by the Bentley Publishing Company.

In [Q3] 1888, he married Martha Haigh in Halifax

Bentley, WalterRef 68-14
[18??-19??]
He was proprietor of
Bentley's Commercial Hotel, Halifax.

He married Ellen.

Child: George@WW popularly known as Little Khaki George

Bentley, Walter HenryRef 68-50
[18??-19??]
His initials WHB and the date 1898 can be seen on the building (now [2016] the motoretta motor cycle shop) at
Hipperholme crossroads


Question: Does anyone know anything about the man or his building?

 

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-121
[14??-1???]
Father of
Laurence Bentley

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-135
[16??-1734]
Aka Bently.

Halifax bookseller and apparitor.

He was a clerk of Halifax Parish Church.

He married Unknown.

Child: John

He published several books about Halifax, including Samuel Midgley's History of Halifax and Halifax & its Gibbet Law placed in its True Light.

He claimed to have written the books after Midgley's death, and published them in the 18th century with his own additions and a dedication to the Duke of Leeds.

The Northowram Register records


William Bentley Apparitor & Clark at Halifax Church being Arrested and imprison'd in London.

Died there May 1734

 

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-100
[17??-17??]
Constable of Shelf [1744]

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-10
[17??-18??]
Cloth manufacturer at
Law Hill House, Southowram [1799].

In 1799, the Overseers allotted 7 poor apprentices to him

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-142
[1796-18??]
He was an ostler [1841].

He married Christiana [1794-1873].


Christiana was born in Grassington.

She was a widowed laundress [1851, 1861]

 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1822] who was a worsted weaver [1861] &  married William Dennis
  2. Thomas [b 1823] who was a wood turner's apprentice [1841]
  3. Mary Ann [1828-1890] who married Thomas Shawley Jeakins & was buried with her mother
  4. John [b 1832]
  5. Isabella [b 1834] who was a paramatta weaver [1851]
  6. Rebecca [b 1839]

The family lived at

  • Upper Brunswick Street, Halifax [1841]
  • 17 Upper Brunswick Street, Halifax [1851]
  • 6 Denton Square, Halifax [1861]

Living with them [in 1851] was daughter Elizabeth & her family.

Living with them [in 1861] was lodger Samuel Binns [b 1833] (stone mason).

Christiana died 15th May 1873 (aged 79)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3815] with daughter Elizabeth

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-147
[1797-1863]
Born in Northowram.

He was a wire drawer [1820, 1841, 1851, 1863].

On 13th November 1820, he married (1) Ann Hirst [1795-1843] in Halifax.


Ann was baptised in Halifax [13th September 1795], the daughter of James Hirst
 

Ann died Q2 1843.

On 18th November 1843, he married (2) Jane Armitage [1823-1887] in Halifax.


Jane was born in Huddersfield
 

Children:

  1. James [b 1825]
  2. George [b 1826] who was a carrier [1851]
  3. Henry [b 1828] who was a cordwainer [1851]
  4. Sidney
  5. William
  6. Mary Ann [1850-1867] who was buried with her father
  7. Maria [b Q4/1852] who married James Mylchrest
They lived at

  • Charlestown, Halifax [1841]
  • Cockroft's Cottages, Range Bank [1851]
  • 38 Park Street, Halifax [1861]

William died in Halifax [21st February 1863] (aged 66).

In [Q4] 1863, Jane married Alfred Gill.

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4079] with grandson Alfred Mylchrest and Alfred Gill

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-78
[1797-1864]
He was a corn dealer [1861].

He married Hannah [1798-1869].

Children:

  1. Ann [1836-1850]
  2. Alice [1837-1849]

They lived at Grocer's Shop, 10 Park Street, Halifax [1861].

William died 30th May 1864 (aged 67).

Hannah died 7th March 1869 (aged 71).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2913] with granddaughter Elizabeth Walker [1846-1870]

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-66
[1797-1877]
Son of Mary & James Bentley.

Born in Southowram; baptised at South Parade Methodist Chapel, Halifax [5th February 1797].

He was a cloth dresser [1851, 1861] / a retired cloth finisher [1871].

He married Mary Wood [1798-1879].


Mary was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Sarah [b 1829] who was a factory girl [1851]
  2. Mary [1831-15th May 1865] who was a worsted weaver [1861]
  3. Jennet [1833-25th October 1854] who was a factory girl  [1851]
  4. Ruth [b 1837] who was a factory girl [1851], a worsted  twister [1861], a dressmaker [1871]
  5. Joseph [b 1841] who was a stone delver [1861]
  6. William [b 1844] who was a farm servant [1861]
  7. Sarah [b 1853] who was a worsted reeler [1871]

They lived at

  • Lower Marsh, Southowram [1851]
  • 2 Upper Marsh, Southowram [1861]
  • Little Marsh, Southowram [1871]

Living with them [in 1871] were grandson William Bentley [b  1865] and sister-in-law Susey Wood [b 1813].

William died 11th May 1877 (aged 80).

Mary died 29th January 1879 (aged 81) 

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-M14]

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-146
[1827-1889]
Born in Halifax.

He was a cart driver [1871].

He married Ann [1825-1896].


Ann was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Sarah who married James Yates

The family lived at 24 Park Street, Halifax [1871].

Living with them [in 1871] were daughter Sarah & her husband James Yates

William died 7th January 1889 (aged 62).

Ann died 14th May 1896 (aged 71).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1525] with their Yates grandchildren

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-62
[1834-1892]
Son of
William Bentley.

He was a mill hand [1851] / a mechanic [1892].

He married Unknown.

In February 1891, the couple obtained a separation order after he was convicted of aggravated assault on his wife.

In April 1892, Mrs Bentley and one of her sons was living with her son-in-law William Wormald (mechanic) at Beech Hill Terrace, Halifax. Mr Bentley was living at 117 Gibbet Street, Halifax.

On 2nd April 1892, Bentley went to Wormald's asking

Where is my wife?

Wormald told him to go away, and Bentley attacked him with a large pocket-knife, wounding him on the face, ribs, left shoulder and left arm. Mrs Wormald, who had gone to her husband's aid, was also injured in the left arm. A neighbour intervened, pulling Bentley away, and Bentley ran off towards Birks Wood. Mrs Bentley, hearing her husband's voice ran into a back room for safety.

On Sunday 3rd April 1892, a coat was found at the edge of Shibden Lake, with a note pinned to it

William Bentley, Gibbet Street

Police dragged the lake and Bentley's body was found at dusk on the following Monday

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-76
[1837-1906]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a mason [1871] / a building contractor [1881].

He married (1) Ann [1833-1872].

Children:

  1. Frederick William
  2. Ruth Ann [b 1866] who married John William Leek
  3. Herbert [1867-1886]

Ann died 7th September 1872 (aged 39).

He married (2) Emily [1835-1920].


Emily was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Martha [1874-1879]

They lived at

  • 73 Queens Road, Halifax [1871]
  • 2 Craven Terrace, Halifax [1881]

William died 24th July 1906 (aged 69).

Emily died 21st November 1920 (aged 85).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1558] with Deborah, relict of Joseph Bentley


Question: Does anyone know whether/how Deborah & Joseph Bentley are related to this William Bentley?

 

Bentley, WilliamRef 68-150
[1877-1968]
Of Lumbutts.

He was a roving frame tenter [1911].

In [Q4] 1915, he married Ruth Wilkinson [1887-1977] in Todmorden.


Ruth was the daughter of
Henry Wilkinson
 

They lived at 20 Lumbutts, Todmorden (living with Ruth's parents) [1911].

William died 22nd January 1968 (aged 91).

Ruth died 29th April 1977 (aged 90).

The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church with Ruth's parents

Bentley, William HenryRef 68-25
[1855-19??]
Son of
Samuel Bentley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a carpet weaver [1881] / a Brussels carpet weaver [1891, 1901, 1911].

In [Q3] 1881, he married Susan Brown [1857-19??] in Halifax.


Susan was born in Gwenap, Cornwall
 

Children:

  1. Sarah Hannah [b 1883] who was a machine minder (cotton)   [1901], a cotton spinner fine rover [1911]
  2. Winifred [b 1884] who was a machine minder (cotton)   [1901], a cotton spinner fine rover [1911]
  3. Norah [1885-1897]
  4. Edmund / Edward
  5. George
  6. Lillie [b 1891] who was a cotton spinner fine rover [1911]
  7. Douglas [b 1893] who was a mechanic apprentice turner  [1911] & served as an engineer in the Merchant Navy [World War I];  his ship was torpedoed
  8. Arthur

They lived at

  • 72 St Augustine's Terrace, Halifax [1891]
  • 30 St Augustine's Terrace, Halifax [1901, 1911, 1918]

Living with them [in 1891] were his brothers John Edward [b  1864] & George [b 1869].

Sons Edmund, George & Arthur died in World War I.

Son Douglas served as an engineer in the Merchant Navy [World War I]. His ship was torpedoed and he lost all his belongings.

Their cousin Edgar Boardall also died in the War

Bentley, WrightRef 68-32
[1860-1936]
Born in Warley.

He was a woollen twister [1881].

In 1881, he married Susannah Radcliffe [1862-1940] in Halifax.


Susannah was born in Warley
 

Children:

  1. Florence Eva [1881-1949] who married [1907] Charles  Watson [1880-1932]
  2. William Allen [1884-1939] who married Jane Eliza  Crummett [1881-1965]
  3. Bertram
  4. Harry [1886] who died in infancy
  5. Arthur [b 1887]
  6. Fred
  7. Sarah [1893-1981] who married [1935] Charles Riley  Wilson [1894-1964]
  8. Nellie [1894-1980] who married [1915] Wallace  McLean [1892-1953]
  9. Walter [1898-1965] who married [1920] Florence  Barrett [1897-1951]
  10. Edward [1899-1971]
  11. Harold [1900-1901]
  12. Mary [b 1903]

The children were born in Warley.

Sons Bertram & Fred died in World War I

Families

The Bentley family of Halifax & SkircoatRef 68-1936

The Bentley family of HeptonstallRef 68-472
They lived at Whitehall, Heptonstall.

John Bentley was there [1578].

The family left in 1722 and moved to Oulton

The Bentley family of ShelfRef 68-1913
Or Benteley.

Recorded in 1296 and Thomas de Bentley is recorded in 1379

See High Bentley Hall, Shelf

Surname

Bentley surnameRef 68-1
Another form of the surname is Benteley.

The name de Bentley is recorded in 1219.

Originated in the Bentley area.

There are 154 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Bentley, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Bentley

Marriages 1805, 1811, 1835, 1867, 1879, 1888, 1899, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1928, 1935, 1937; Deaths 1899, 1903

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 2455, Plot 3815

 



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