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Balme, MrRef 470-3296
[1???-18??]
He was in partnership with
Cornelius Redman, Reuben Calvert and Mr Parker in Stead Street, Halifax.

He was (possibly) a partner in Balme Brothers & Earnshaw

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Balme, AbramRef 470-1555
[1829-1878]
Born in Southowram.

He was a stuff finisher [1871].

He married Sarah [1828-1876].


Sarah was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Mary Hannah [1857-1934] who was a worsted spinner [1871]  & married Joseph Hesselden
  2. Lily [b 1861] who was a part-timer worsted spinner [1871]

The family lived at 1 Villiers Street, Halifax [1871].

Living with them [in 1871] were John Crook & his son George.

Sarah died 4th June 1876 (aged 48).

Abram died 6th December 1878 (aged 49).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1822] with grandson Herbert Hesselden [1888-1889]

Balme, AlbertRef 470-1954
[1878-1934]
Son of
John Balme.

Born in Halifax.

He was a piecer of cotton [1891] / a welded boiler maker of Dombey Street, Halifax [1901] / a boiler maker [1911].

In 1891, he and his sister Clara Balme [b 1870] were living with their sister Elizabeth Ann and her husband Simpson Bates.

In 1901, he and his brother William Balme [b 1875] were living with their sister Elizabeth Ann and her husband Simpson Bates.

On 17th November 1901, he married Ada Hellewell [1878-1959] at Halifax Parish Church.


Ada was born in Halifax, the daughter of Samuel Smith Hellewell
 

Children:

  1. George Herbert [1903-1905]
  2. Willie [1905-1906]
  3. Nelson [1909-1914]
  4. Reginald [1911-1914]

The family lived at 35A Claremount Road, Halifax [1911].

The children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1053].

The children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1052].

Albert died in Halifax [Q1 1934] (aged 56).

An Ada Balme died in Halifax [Q1 1959] (aged 82) 

Balme, AlfredRef 470-1961
[1842-1???]
Son of
John Balme.

Born in Mixenden.

He was a mechanic maker of card machines [1861] / a machine maker employing 30 men & boys [1871] / (possibly) a partner in Parker & Balme.

In [Q1] 1862, he married Rebecca Robertshaw [1841-1???] in Halifax.


Rebecca was born in Southowram, (possibly) the daughter of John Robertshaw
 

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1865]
  2. Martha who died 10th November 1869 (aged 2 years & 3  months) & was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1021]
  3. Emma [b 1871]

They lived at 15 Lord Street, Halifax [1871]

Balme, GeorgeRef 470-371
[1819-1875]
Born in Halifax.

He was a pig dealer [1871] / a pork butcher [1875].

He lived at 5 Lister's Fold, Halifax [1871].

He died 17th January 1875 (aged 56)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3907]

Balme, George LeakeRef 470-3121
[1831-1???]
Of Halifax.

He was a carpet packer [1871] / a carpet packer (manuf) [1881].

He married Mary [1834-1???].

Children:

  1. Thomas Henry [b 1855]
  2. Selena [b 1858]
  3. Sarah [b 1861]
  4. Riley
  5. Herbert [b 1866]
  6. Arthur [b 1869]
  7. Fred [b 1871]

They lived at

  • Back of Crossley Terrace, Halifax [1871]
  • 16 Clement Street, Halifax [1881]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Balme, H.Ref 470-659
[18??-19??]
Recorded in 1922, when he was a hosier at Prospect Street, Halifax

Balme, HarryRef 470-1096
[1889-1916]
Son of
James William Balme.

He was a dyer's labourer [1911] / a cloth finisher of Boothtown, Halifax [1914] / employed at West End Dye Works, Halifax.

In 1914, he married Ida Hinchliffe [1892-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Ida, of 22 Lake View, Woodside, Halifax, was the daughter of Arthur Hinchliffe, card cloth maker
 

He served with the Territorials.

During World War I, he joined [20th November 1914] and served as a Private with the 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He was reported missing and assumed to have died 20th July 1916.

The Halifax Courier [16th September 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 21], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Balme, HenryRef 470-4
[1817-1893]
Born in Ovenden [11th April 1817].

He was a tool maker [1871] / a retired mechanic [1881, 1891].

He married Susannah [1823-1877].


Susannah was born in Ovenden [23rd December 1822].

She was a milliner & bonnet maker [1871]

 

Children:

  1. Emma [12th January 1841-18th February 1903] who was a  weaver [1881], a worsted winder [1871]
  2. Bessey [b 1845] who was a worsted winder [1871]
  3. Albinah [8th January 1849-8th September 1885]
  4. Sidney [b 1852] who was a cabinet maker [1871]
  5. Margaret H. [b 1856] who was a worsted factory worker  [1871]
  6. Zillah [17th August 1859-30th January 1863]
  7. Annie [1867-5th December 1939] who was a school teacher  [1891] & married John Duckworth

They lived at

  • Illingworth Moor, Ovenden [1863, 1871]
  • 40 Illingworth Moor, Ovenden [1881]
  • Moor Bottom, Ovenden [1891]

Susannah died 30th July 1877 (aged 54).

Henry died 7th January 1893 (aged 75) 

Members of the family were buried at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel

Balme, HerbertRef 470-1837
[18??-19??]
Partner in
Hanson & Balme

Balme, JamesRef 470-2446
[1810-1857]
Born in Southowram.

He was a cloth dresser [1841] / a finisher of fancy goods [1851].

He & John Pritchard established Balme & Pritchard [1854]

He married Sarah [1809-1880].

Children:

  1. John William
  2. Elizabeth [b 1839] who married John David Littlefield
  3. Mary Ann [1841-1906]
  4. Sam
  5. Frances [b 1849]

They lived at

  • King Cross, Skircoat, Halifax [1841]
  • 24 Upper Brunswick Street, Halifax [1851, 1861]
  • a house in the yard at West Croft Works, Halifax

James died 24th March 1857 (aged 47).

Sarah died 9th March 1880 (aged 71).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2143]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Balme, JamesRef 470-511
[1833-1874]
He was a cart driver.

In [Q1] 1869, he married Elizabeth in Halifax.


Elizabeth (née Burrows) was the widow of
Henry Broadbent
 

Children:

  1. Thomas Henry [1869-1870]
  2. Walter George [1871-1872]
  3. Edwin Burrows [1872-1873]

James Baume died 8th June 1874 (aged 41)  and was buried with other members of the family () at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2153] and with Henry Broadbent.


Details of Elizabeth's death / burial place are not yet known
 

Balme, James WilliamRef 470-1083
[1862-1???]
Son of James Balme, labourer.

Born in Halifax.

He was a tin plate worker of Nelson Street, Halifax [1885] / a general labourer [1891] / a moulder labourer [1901] / a baker [1911].

In 1885, he married Mary Brown [1864-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary, of Booth Town, Northowram, was born in Luddendenfoot, the daughter of Robert Brown, cotton spinner
 

Children:

  1. Edgar [b 1887] who was a warehouse boy [1901]
  2. Harry
  3. Walter [died in infancy 1891]
  4. Evelyn [b 1896] who was a doffer silk [1911]
  5. Norman [b 1899] who was a setter worsted [1911]

They lived at

  • 62 Stott's Place, Southowram [1891]
  • 146 Boothtown Road, Halifax [1901]
  • 119 Boothtown Road, Halifax [1911]

Living with them [in 1901] were 3 boarders.

Living with them [in 1911] were 2 boarders

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Balme, JohnRef 470-3
[1796-1???]
He was a worsted weaver [1841].

Around 1821, he married Mary [1796-18??].

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 1821] who was a worsted weaver [1841]
  2. Henry [b 1826] who was a worsted weaver [1841]
  3. George [b 1826] who was a worsted weaver [1841]

They lived at Scotland, Midgley [1841]

Balme, JohnRef 470-1962
[1806-18??]
Born in Ovenden.

He was an overlooker [1841] / an overlooker in wool factory [1861] / a beershop keeper [1861].

He married Martha [1807-18??].


Martha was born in Ovenden
 

Children:

  1. Ellen [b 1826]
  2. David [b 1827]
  3. Sarah [b 1829]
  4. Hannah [b 1830]
  5. Jonas [b 1831]
  6. Elizabeth [b 1836] who married Abraham Earnshaw
  7. Joseph [b 1837]
  8. Priscilla [b 1839]
  9. Alfred
  10. John [b 1846] who was a piecer in cotton mill [1861]
  11. Harriet [b 1844] who was a servant [1861]
  12. Martha Ann [b 1850] who was a worsted weaver

The family lived at

  • Cragg, Ovenden [1841]
  • 11 Hoyland's Passage, Halifax [1861]
  • 4 Salisbury Place, Northowram (the widowed Martha &  daughter Martha Ann living with daughter Elizabeth  Earnshaw & family) [1871]

Living with them [in 1861] were 9 lodgers.

John died between 1861 & 1871

Balme, JohnRef 470-1955
[1833-1884]
Born in Halifax.

He was a stone mason [1871, 1881].

In [Q3] 1852, he married Hannah Farrar [1836-1877] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. George [b 1854] who was a carpet weaver [1871]
  2. James [b 1855] who was a stone mason [1871]
  3. Fred [b 1858] who was a creeler (carpet weaving) [1871],  a boiler maker [1881], a boiler maker's labourer [1911]  
  4. Elizabeth Ann [1863-1938] who married Simpson Bates
  5. Walter [b 1865]
  6. Clara H. [b 1870] who was a worsted spinner [1881], a  worsted twister [1891]
  7. Edgar [b 1871]
  8. William [b 1875] who was a boiler maker's labourer  [1901], a blacksmith's striker [1911]
  9. Albert

The family lived at

  • 27 Soho Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 8 Womersley Street, Halifax [1881]

Hannah died in Halifax [Q4 1877] (aged 42).

The children were living with sister Elizabeth Ann and her husband [1891, 1901, 1911].

John died in Halifax [Q3 1884] (aged 51) 

Balme, John WilliamRef 470-2445
[1836-1909]
Son of
James Balme.

Born in Southowram.

He was a finisher of fancy goods [1851] / a stuff finisher [1861] / a master stuff finisher & partner in Balme & Pritchard Limited  [1871] / a master finisher of fancy stuff goods employing 42 men, 12 boys & 2  girls [1881] / a stuff goods finisher [1901]

On 25th October 1859, he married Mary Ann Horner at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary Ann was born in Halifax, daughter of James Horner
 

The family lived at

  • 15 Gerrard Street, Halifax [1861]
  • Bedford Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 61 Lister Lane, Halifax [1881]
  • 37 Rhodes Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 37 Hyde Park Road, Halifax [1909]

Living with them [in 1881] was niece Mary Littlefield.

Living with them [in 1901] was John William's widowed sister Elizabeth Littlefield.

John William died at Crystal Road, Blackpool [9th February 1909].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £7,955 10/3d.

Probate was granted to Sam Balme (dyer), nephew Arthur Littlefield (cashier), James Horton (ironmonger), and William Dyson (manufacturer).

Beneficiaries of his will were Sam Balme (dyer), Arthur Littlefield (cashier), James Horton (ironmonger)  and William Dyson (manufacturer) 

Mary Ann died 6th January 1895.

The couple were buried at St Stephen's Church, Copley: Mary Ann [12th January 1895]; John William [February 1909].

Their grave is next to that of brother-in-law Rev Charles Halmshaw

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham

Balme, JosephRef 470-1145
[1786-1861]
Of Halifax.

He married Mary [1786-1866].

Children:

  1. William [1812-1859]
  2. Joseph [1821-1858]

Joseph died 15th July 1861 (aged 75).

Mary died 7th November 1866 (aged 80).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2144]

Balme, JosephRef 470-2
[1827-1???]
He was a miner [1850].

In [Q3] 1850, he married Betty Garforth in Halifax.


Betty was the daughter of
John Garforth
 


Details of Joseph's death / burial place are not yet known
 

In [Q3] 1881, Betty married (2) Samuel Wilkinson in Halifax

Balme, Joseph SutcliffeRef 470-1008
[1850-1935]
Son of William Butterworth, hawker.


Joseph changed the spelling of the surname from Balm [1891] to Balme [1901]
 

Born in Illingworth.

He was a hawker of Illingworth [1873] / a fish monger [1881] / a fest [?] dealer [1891] / a greengrocery salesman [1901] / a green grocer [1911].

On 17th November 1873, he married Annie (Nancy) Oxley Drabes [1850-1928] at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth.


Annie Oxley was born in Pontefract, the daughter of Oxley Drabes, farmer.

She was a servant in Ovenden [1873]

 

Children:

  1. Ellen Selena [b 1875] who was a weaver [1891]
  2. George Drabbs (Drabes?) [b 1878] who was a mill  hand [1891], a labourer boiler shop [1901], an iron fitter [1911]
  3. Elsie May [b 1881] who was a mill hand [1891], a worsted  beam warper [1901]
  4. Joseph Sutcliffe

They lived at

  • Sunderland Street, Tickhill, Doncaster [1881]
  • 19 Ovenden Road Terrace, Ovenden [1891]
  • 17 Back Raglan Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 39 Ploughcroft Lane, Boothtown [1911]
  • 40 Douglas Street, Crown Road, Boothtown [1917]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Glynn Helliwell

Balme, Joseph SutcliffeRef 470-1011
[1882-1917]
Son of
Joseph Sutcliffe Balme.

Born in Halifax [30th November 1882].

He was a member of Illingworth Church & Sunday School / a member of Boothtown Conservative Club / a slubbing reeler [1901] / a corporation tram conductor [1911].

During World War I, he enlisted [March 1916] and served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed by a shell at Bullecourt [20th May 1917] (aged 33).

The Halifax Courier [2nd June 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St.Mein, France [Grave Ref VI C 8].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Copley Roll of Honour, and on the Memorial at Boothtown Conservative Club

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Glynn Helliwell

Balme, RileyRef 470-2232
[1864-19??]
Son of
George Leake Balme.

He was a cotton spinner [1881] / a French polisher & undertaker (employer) [1901] / a partner in Priestley & Balme / a French polisher (furniture industry) (employer) (partner with  upholsterer) [1911].

In 1885, he married Annie Crabtree [1864-19??] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Ethel [b 1887]
  2. Clement [b 1890]
  3. Lillian [b 1892]
  4. Hilda [b 1900]
  5. Clifford [b 1903]

They lived at

  • 12 Peel Street, Halifax [1891, 1901]
  • 19 Peel Street, Commercial Road, Halifax [1905, 1911]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Balme, SamRef 470-2239
[1846-1924]
Son of
James Balme.

He was a domestic pattern designer [1861] / a damask designer [1871] / a stuff finisher [1881] / a dress stuff finisher manager [1891] / a stuff finishers' manager [1901] / a partner in Balme & Pritchard Limited [1905] / a dyer & finisher (employer) [1911].

In [Q1] 1870, he married Olivia Greenwood [1845-1927] in Bradford.

Children:

  1. Lois [b 1871] who married [1896] Mr Shepherd
  2. Sarah [b 1873]
  3. James [b 1875]
  4. John William [b 1877]
  5. twins Bradley [1879-1880] who died aged 5 months
  6. Florence [1879-1880] who died aged 5 months
  7. Mabel [b 1883] who married [1910] Mr Townend
  8. Sam [b 1888]

In 1871, Sam, Olivia and daughter Lois were staying with James Greenwood, Olivia's father, at Otley Road, Bradford.

They lived at

  • 7 Clarence St, Halifax [1881]
  • 21 Hampden Place, Halifax [1891]
  • 49 Hope Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 62 West Hill, Gibbet Street, Halifax [1905]
  • Rydal Road, Heysham, Lancashire [1911]

Twins Bradley & Florence who both died aged 5 months, were buried with their Balme grandparents at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2143].

Sam died in Lancaster [Q4 1924] (aged 78).

Olivia died in Lancaster [Q1 1927] (aged 82) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Balme, SquireRef 470-674
[17??-1862]
He was one of the Trustees appointed under the
Halifax Improvement Act [1823] / a member of Halifax Town Council [1848-1852].

He died 1st September 1862

Balme, TomRef 470-137
[1819-18??]
Born in Halifax.

He was a tobacco pipe manufacturer [1851].

He married Isabella [1821-18??].


Isabella was born in Halifax.

She was a milliner & dress make [1851]

 

They lived at 18 Winding Road, Halifax

Surname

Balme surnameRef 470-1
There are 25 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Balme, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Balme

Marriages 1878, 1939

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 1021, Plot 3907

 



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