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Son of Annie Isabella Turnbull & John Grant Birch.
He was
educated at Rugby & Wye College Kent /
appointed to the Sudan Government.
He lived at Holly Bank, Rastrick.
During World War I,
he enlisted [1914], and
he served as a Lieutenant
with the 4th Battalion
Brighouse Chums
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment),
then transferred to the
Machine Gun Corps
for the Somme.
He died 17th January 1917 (aged 24).
He was awarded the Military Cross
the following day.
He was buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France [Grave Ref II A 12].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial
Born in Dewsbury.
He married Elizabeth [18??-1???].
Child: John Evan
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax
and served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action in France / Flanders [6th April 1915].
He was buried at Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref D 7]
[Sp Mem].
Son John Evan died in World War II
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He married (1) Elizabeth [1822-1853].
Children:
Elizabeth died 2nd January 1853 (aged 31).
In [Q2] 1854, he married (2) either Elizabeth Morris or Elizabeth Walton [1826-1857] in Halifax.
Child: 4.
Joseph who died aged 4 months
Elizabeth died 2nd February 1857 (aged 31).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax.
with William Birch.
A George Birch died in Halifax [Q1 1906] (aged 78)
He was
a mechanic fitter [1861] /
a carpet printing machine maker employing 7 men [1871] /
a machine maker [1881].
In [Q3] 1858, he married Ellen Barraclough [1823-1885] in Halifax.
Child:
Lewis Henry [1860-1861] who was buried with his parents
The family lived at
Ellen died 26th February 1885 (aged 62).
George died 11th March 1906 (aged 78).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2154]
He served at Stratford and at Lindley
before becoming
Curate and Lecturer at Halifax [1937-1940],
Chaplain of the Waterhouse Charity [1938-1940],
vicar of Gomersal [1940-1949],
Vicar of Rastrick [1949-1960],
and
Vicar of Coley [1960-1971].
He had 4 sons.
The eldest, John, died tragically in Scotland when he was 18.
He was Head boy at Rastrick Grammar School at the time.
The family grave is in the churchyard, near the east window of St Matthew's, Rastrick
This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom & Sylvia Osbourne
Born in Dewsbury.
On 20th April 1935, he married Ethel Goldsborough [1909-1986] at St Thomas's Church, Claremount.
They lived at 24 John Street, Range Bank, Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the Pioneer Corps.
He died in Halifax General Hospital [30th September 1946] (aged 37).
He is remembered with a CWGC headstone at Stoney Royd Cemetery.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £422 12/9d.
Probate was granted to his widow Ethel
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was the first vicar of Brighouse [March 1843-October
1862].
It was at this time when the church separated from Rastrick and
became an independent chapelry and parish within the parish of
Halifax.
Since the church was built in 1831, there had been a Curate in charge.
He set up several philanthropic causes:
In 1857, when the Parish Church was competing with Methodists, he
established a chapel of ease which was unsuccessful and
subsequently became St Paul's Methodist Chapel.
He married Fanny Lea [1810-1868].
Child:
Lydia Lea [b 1838] who married Rev Richard Abbey Tindall
He left to go to West Teignmouth, Devon
See
Judge William Barber and
Rev John Phillips
He married Unknown.
Child: Leonard J.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch
Son of Leonard F. Birch.
He worked as a technician with Harnett & Company,
Around 1948, he and his father established Birch's photographers.
In the 1950s, he was Chief Photographer for the British speedway
magazine The Speedway Star.
Lenny continued in the business when they moved to London
about 1951, with a studio in Albemarle Street, Piccadilly.
He moved to New Zealand in the early 1960s
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch
Question:
Is this the same as
Martha A. Birch [1884-1???]?
Born in Liverpool.
She was one of the children who came to the district
and worked
as a
worsted winder
at Calvert's Mill at Wainstalls.
She lived
with Amos Bentley [1901]
Question:
Is this the same as
Martha A. Birch [1881-1???]?
Born in Liverpool.
She was one of the children who came to the district
and worked
as a
worsted spinner
at Calvert's Mill at Wainstalls.
She lived
with Amos Bentley [1901]
He was
educated at Moorside School, Ovenden /
a radio salesman for Wild's of Bradford.
In [Q2] 1936, he married Ida L. Metcalfe in Bradford.
Child:
Patricia [b 1937]
They lived in Bradford.
During World War I,
he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 5 Bridge Company
Royal Army Service Corps.
He was killed in a traffic accident [12th January 1943] (aged 30).
He is remembered on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt [Grave Ref 73],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He married Sarah.
Child: (possibly) Emma Jane [1816-1843] who was buried
at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4409]
They lived at Northowram
He was
a wit,
a bareback rider,
the village blacksmith,
jailer,
potman,
village dentist,
and
a leading light in the local maypole dancing
At Warley Congregational Church, he was
sexton,
gravedigger,
deacon,
and
clerk
He married (1) Hephzibah [1803-1843].
Children:
They lived at Old Hall Farm, Warley [tenant 1809]
Hephzibah died 29th June 1843 (aged 40).
In [Q3] 1850, he married (2) Elizabeth Saville in Halifax.
William died 19th June 1869 (aged 64).
Elizabeth died 22nd February 1895 (aged 89).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax.
with George Birch
This & associated entries use material contributed by June Illingworth & Sally Taylor
Birch, Mr Ref 519-1195
He ran Birch Tree House School, Halifax
Birch, Eric Wykeham Ref 519-846
MC.
Birch, Evan Ref 519-811
Son of Bridget & Daniel Birch of Dewsbury.
Birch, George Ref 519-3021
Of Halifax.
In January 1866, he filed a patent for
improvements in printing yarns
Birch, George Ref 519-1322
Details of George's death / burial place are not yet known.
Birch, George Ref 519-1591
Born in Southowram [5th February 1828].
Ellen was born in Southowram
Birch, Rev Hugh Ref 519-422
MA.
Birch, John Evan Ref 519-163
Son of Evan Birch, who died in World War I.
Birch, Rev Joseph Ref 519-1001
MA.
Fanny was a Quaker and wore a silk poke bonnet and other
Quaker clothes throughout her life
Birch, Leonard F. Ref 519-3195
Around 1948, he and his son Leonard J. established Birch's photographers.
Birch, Leonard J. Ref 519-3196
Aka Lennie.
Birch, Martha A. Ref 519-1421
Birch, Martha A. Ref 519-1447
Birch, Percival Clifford Ref 519-992
Son of Agnes & Edward Craven Birch of 42 Grosvenor
Terrace, Halifax.
Birch, Roger Ref 519-1176
Birch, William Ref 519-371
He was (possibly) an engraver.
This entry was compiled from the burial record in the Lister Lane
Archives.
Please
email me
if you can add further details
Birch, William Ref 519-3115
Of Warley.
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