Brighouse ...

The entries for people & families with the surname Brighouse are gathered together in this SideTrack.

This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.

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Brighouse, Sergeant

Ref 557-3337

[18??-18??]
Police officer in West Vale [1869]

Brighouse, Edward

Ref 557-1081

[16??-16??]

Child: Elizabeth

Brighouse, Henry

Ref 557-639

[1606-1681]
Son of John Brighouse.

He built Bonegate Hall in 1635, as can be seen on a gateway near the bottom of Bonegate which is dated HB 1635.

In 1658, he married Susan Gill.

He was churchwarden at Elland church

Brighouse, James

Ref 557-2582

[18??-19??]
He attended the first meeting which went on to establish the Brighouse Flour & Industrial Society

Brighouse, John

Ref 557-1075

[1???-15??]
Of Hipperholme.

He married Unknown.

Child: John

Brighouse, John

Ref 557-1076

[15??-1608]
Son of John Brighouse.

He was churchwarden at Elland.

In 1573, he married Johanna Gledhill.

Children:

1. John
2. Marie
3. Grace

He was buried at Elland church

Brighouse, John

Ref 557-1077

[1580-1623]
Son of John Brighouse.

In 1606, he married Gracia, daughter of Thomas Foxcroft.

Children:

1. Henry
2. Richard
3. Robert [b 1623]

Brighouse, John

Ref 557-1078

[1607-1651]
Son of John Brighouse.

In 1640, he married Mary Brook.

Children:

1. Judith [b 1640]
2. Thomas [b 1647]

Brighouse, Joseph

Ref 557-1565

[1774-1853]
Born in Rastrick.

He was a maltster [1851].

On 8th February 1796, he married Elizabeth Dyson [1776-1844] at Elland Parish Church.

Elizabeth was born in Brighouse

 

Children:

1. Mary [b 1796]
2. Ann [b 1798]
3. Sarah [b 1803]
4. Joseph [b 1811]
5. Jane [1813-1879] who married Samuel Dargue
6. Martha [b 1815]
7. Samuel [b 1820]

Elizabeth died in Brighouse [22nd November 1844].

Joseph died in Brighouse [16th August 1853].

The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [Grave Ref: V60]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Brighouse, Richard

Ref 557-633

[1???-1650]
Originally from Bradford. He came to live in Halifax. A Royalist during the Civil War, he had to pay decimation

Brighouse, Richard

Ref 557-28

[15??-15??]
He bought Upper and Lower Norcliffe, Southowram [around 1550] and Rookes Hall, Norwood Green [1555] from the Rookes family

Brighouse, Sam

Ref 557-753

[1836-1???]
Son of Samuel Brighouse.

In 1862, he was one of the Three Greenhorns who went to Canada.

In 1864, he bought land on the Fraser River and started a cattle and milk business. Many features in and around Vancouver are named after him

Brighouse, Samuel

Ref 557-1143

[18??-1???]
He was landlord of the Spotted Cow at Lindley [1862].

He married Hannah [18??-1???].

Hannah was a member of the Morton family

 

Child: Sam

The Brighouse family

Ref 557-1879

The golden lion and black crescents of the family's arms are featured in the Brighouse Coat of Arms.

See Brighouse

Brighouse surname

Ref 557-1

The surname originates in the Brighouse district.

George Redmonds writes that Susanna del Brighouse is recorded in 1275 and Richard de Briggeshuses is recorded in 1275

Entries for people with the surname Brighouse are discussed in this SideTrack.

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