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Born in Todmorden.
He was
a silk spinner [1911] /
a market man in the family business – John Cheetham & Son –
attending the Bradford market twice week.
He never married.
He lived at Longroyde, Rastrick.
He died suddenly [28th December 1913] (aged 55)
& was buried at Rastrick Church
Born in Barkisland;
baptised at Ripponden [27th August 1843].
He was
a stone mason [1871] /
a monumental mason [1891, 1901] /
a monumental mason & jobbing mason [1911].
He worked on many of the graves in Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard, and his name can be seen there.
In [Q2] 1865, he married Hannah Ackroyd [1847-1925] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
George died 18th January 1913 (aged 69).
Hannah died 28th January 1925 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard
He married Unknown.
Child: John
He was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He married Sarah.
Children:
James died 28th May 1873 (aged 69)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3473]
He was
a fustian cutter [1841] /
a fustian manufacturer [1851].
He established James Cheetham & Sons.
He married Betty Bentley [1809-1871].
Children:
They lived at
After his death, his widow carried on the business as Betty Cheetham & Son fustian manufacturers [1861]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham
He was
a warehouse boy (fustian) [1861] /
a fustian warehouseboy [1881] /
a fustian manufacturer at Hebden Bridge [1874] /
a fustian manufacturer [1881] /
retired fustian manufacturer [1891, 1901].
He married Millicent Rebecca [1845-1911].
Child:
Frances Mary [1881-1951]
They lived at
He died at 17 Cheapside, Bradford [6th November 1903].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £7,408 8/9d.
Probate was granted to his widow Millicent Rebecca and Alfred Stringfellow (gent)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
Born in Rastrick.
He was
a silk spinner (employer) [1901, 1911] /
a silk spinning manufacturer [1916].
In [Q1] 1887, he married Hannah Thornton [1866-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 7 children of whom 6 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
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Aka Jackie.
Son of James Cheetham.
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Born in Halifax.
He was
a silk spinner /
a member of Brighouse Council [1932-1942] /
Mayor of Brighouse [1936-1938] /
alderman [1942-1945].
He married Unknown.
Children:
He (possibly) owned the Cheetham Estate, Rastrick.
John died 31st October 1964.
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown & Chris Helme
He was a wheelwright [1849].
On 9th April 1849, he married Ann Briggs [1825-1856] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
Both children were born in Fixby.
Ann died 16th March 1856 (aged 31).
John died in Rastrick [11th February 1876].
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Born in Halifax.
He worked as a silk spinner for the Fielden's at Todmorden where his
father was manager of the silk department.
At the age of 18, he left Fielden's and became manager for Monk & Burrows in Brighouse.
He was a partner in Richard Kershaw & Company
He took over the business [1870] and this evolved into John Cheetham & Son.
He was a partner in Ormerod Brothers & Cheetham.
In [Q3] 1855, he married Sarah Law [1835-1???] in Todmorden.
Children:
They lived at
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Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a farmer of 15 acres [1861] /
a cotton fustian merchant employing 90 hands [1881].
In 1857, he married Elizabeth White [1836-1889] in Wakefield.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was brother-in-law Thomas White
[aged 21] (farm worker).
Living with them [in 1881] was niece Sarah E. White [aged 6]
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Born in Mill Bank
He was a monumental mason [1901, 1911].
In 1903, he married Martha [1876-1940] in Halifax.
They had no children.
They lived at 69 Woods View, Triangle [1911].
Martha died in 1940.
John erected a bench in her memory at Mill Bank.
John died in 1943.
The couple were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard
Born in Rastrick [26th July 1868].
Partner in John Cheetham & Son.
He married Clara [1869-1942].
Children:
The family lived at Oaklands, Brighouse.
John Albert died 21st December 1924.
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He married Grace [1777-1855].
Jonathan died 4th May 1847 (aged 72).
Grace died 24th July 1855 (aged 78).
The couple were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
Born in Hipperholme.
He was
a shoe & boot maker [1851] /
a boot top maker employing 2 men & 3 women [1871] /
a clicker (boot trade) [1881] /
a boot upper maker clicker [1891].
He married Elizabeth [1835-1916].
She was a sewing machine worker [1871]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] were Joseph's father Timothy
& widowed sister Martha A. Farrar [b 1835].
Living with them [in 1891] was nephew Walter P. Howgate [b
1875] (brush maker).
Joseph died 7th August 1895 (aged 62).
Elizabeth died 3rd February 1916 (aged 81).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1250]
with Joseph Sternwhite
Of Bradford.
He was
a part-timer worsted spinner [1851] /
an overlooker.
Joseph died 21st April 1880 (aged 40)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1561]
with Hannah Moses [1826-1871] (spinster),
Edward Longbottom [1860-1881] (overlooker)
& Mary Backhouse [1841-1910] (widow)
Born in Mill Bank.
In 1895, he married Lily Boocock Mansley [1870-1945] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard
He was a League player with the Halifax Working Men's Club
League, and gave lectures on his travels through Canada, British
Columbia, California, and round South America.
During World War I,
he enlisted [21st March 1916]
and served as a Rifleman
with the 1st/6th Battalion
King's (Liverpool Regiment).
He served in the Channel Islands, and went to France in August 1917.
He died 30th November 1917 (aged 35).
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the family grave at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard,
on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France [Grave Ref 4],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Peter's Church, Sowerby,
on the Memorial at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Chapel,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Cottonstones
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He was a preacher at Ripponden.
He wrote an account of his own life in which he described
His autobiography was edited by George Thomas Cheetham and
published in 1830
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Born in Sowerby.
He was
a labourer [1861] /
a dresser (iron) [1871].
On 6th April 1851, he married Mary Ann Habergham.
Children:
They lived at
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He was
a fustian warehouseman [1881] /
a fustian manufacturer & wholesale clothier [1891] /
a fustian merchant & maker of fustian clothing (wholesale) [1901] /
a fustian manufacturer & wholesale clothier [1911] /
partner in James Cheetham & Sons /
a well-known Freemason.
On 11th May 1881, he married Mary Susannah Whiteley.
They had no children.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was cousin Sarah E. White [aged 26]
(hospital nurse).
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £16,552 8/5d
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He was
a weaver [1841] /
a stuff weaver [1851].
Around 1834, he married Mary [1794-18??].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1841, 1851] was visitor Lavinia Jenkinson
[b 1839]
He was
a painter [1881] /
a cart driver [1891] /
a railway drayman [1901] /
a carter (railway company) [1911].
In 1877, he married Emma Braithwaite in Halifax.
In 1911, Emma was listed as a Home ruler
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
The family lived at
In 1901, Walter was a patient at the Royal Halifax Infirmary.
Emma died in Halifax [26th March 1913] (aged 55).
Walter died 23rd September 1926 (aged 72).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2511]
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Child: Thomas
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He married Sarah [1739-1812].
Children:
Sarah died 3rd December 1812 (aged 73).
William died 21st November 1819 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
He was a wire drawer [1841, 1851].
He married Sarah [1820-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
Son of Walter Cheetham.
Born in Halifax [17th January 1894].
He was
living and working at Wood Nook Farm, Fartown, Huddersfield [1911] /
a driver (timber trade) employed by J. Chambers & Son, Pellon
Lane.
In June 1916, he married Rose Ethel Priestley in North Bierley.
They lived at 7 Garden Field, Wyke.
During World War I,
he enlisted [March 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He was killed in action on his 23rd birthday, and after 6 weeks at the Front [17th January 1917].
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Cambrin Churchyard Extension, France [Grave Ref T 19.]
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Trinity Road Baptist Church, Halifax
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Cheetham, Frank Arthur Ref 354-647
Eldest son of John Cheetham.
Cheetham, George Ref 354-794
Son of Elizabeth & George Cheetham.
Hannah was born in Mill Bank
Cheetham, George Thomas Ref 354-2510
He edited the autobiography of Thomas Cheetham
Cheetham, James Ref 354-1686
He was manager of the silk department at Fielden's in Todmorden
[1841].
Cheetham, James Ref 354-9370
Of Rastrick.
Cheetham, James Ref 354-7
Cheetham, James Ref 354-2501
Born in Barkisland.
Betty was born in Langfield
Cheetham, James Ref 354-2016
Son of James Cheetham.
Cheetham, James Ref 354-1687
Son of John Cheetham.
Hannah was born in Brighouse
Cheetham, John Ref 354-1864
He served
with the 2nd Battalion
84th Foot
York & Lancaster Regiment
in the Peninsular War
Cheetham, John Ref 354-2
JP.
Cheetham, John Ref 354-121
Born in Rastrick [2nd May 1824].
Ann was the daughter of George Briggs
Cheetham, John Ref 354-1685
Son of James Cheetham.
Sarah was born in Todmorden
Cheetham, John Ref 354-2500
Son of James Cheetham.
Elizabeth came from Brierley
Cheetham, John Ref 354-804
Son of George Cheetham.
Martha was born in Sowerby
Cheetham, John Albert Ref 354-135
Son of John Cheetham.
Cheetham, Jonathan Ref 354-4
Cheetham, Joseph Ref 354-5
Son of Timothy Cheetham.
Elizabeth was born in Hipperholme.
Cheetham, Joseph Ref 354-8
Son of William Cheetham.
Cheetham, Joseph Ref 354-832
Son of George Cheetham.
Lily was born in Greetland
Cheetham, Taylor Ref 354-908
Son of George Cheetham.
Cheetham, Thomas Ref 354-1188
Son of William Cheetham.
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Cheetham, Thomas Ref 354-489
Son of William Cheetham, weaver.
Mary Ann was the daughter of Manasseh Habergham
Cheetham, Thomas Ref 354-990
Son of John Cheetham.
Mary Susannah was the daughter of John Whiteley
Cheetham, Timothy Ref 354-6
Born in Northowram.
Mary was born in Honley
Cheetham, Walter Ref 354-2154
Born in Halifax.
Emma was born in Halifax, the daughter of Robert Braithwaite
Cheetham, William Ref 354-2511
He married Mary.
Cheetham, William Ref 354-3
Cheetham, William Ref 354-9
Born in Bowling, Bradford.
Sarah was born in Ireland
Cheetham, William Ref 354-2155
Or Willie.
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