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In 1881, after his mother had married William Richard Walforn, Albert Lewis was listed as Albert L. Walforn.
Born in Copley [16th October 1877];
baptised at St Stephen's Church, Copley [2nd January 1878].
In [Q1] 1905, he married Lucy Annie Elizabeth McCready [1885-1959] in Halifax.
Child:
Frank Albert Lewis [1908-1965]
They lived at
He enlisted in the Army Service Corps [29th December 1902],
and he was stationer ed Amesbury, Wiltshire [1908].
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 612th Mechanical Transport Company
Royal Army Service Corps.
He died in the Lord Derby War Hospital in Ripon [3rd February 1920] (aged 42).
He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Copley
[E 122].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on Copley War Memorial.
Lucy died 16th June 1959 (aged 74).
She was buried at St Stephen's Church, Copley
[D 360]
with Mr & Mrs Frank Walforn and Arthur Walforn
Edwards [b Amesbury 12th August 1910]
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Partner in B. Edwards & Sons [1905]
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Born in Warley.
He was
a groom (domestic) [1881] /
a groom of King Cross, Halifax [1885] /
a groom, domestic servant [1891] /
a domestic coachman [1901] /
a brewer's drayman [1911].
In 1885, he married (1) Martha Stevenson Holding [1862-1900] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Martha died in 1900 (aged 37).
In 1902, he married (2) Mary Emma Pickles [1870-19??] in Halifax.
Child: 3.
Louisa [b 1904]
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were Alfred's parents
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Son of Elizabeth & Albert Edwards of Bala, Ontario.
He married Audrey Alexandria.
They lived in Bala.
During World War I,
he enlisted [1941], and served with the 8th Army, then
and he served as a Corporal
with the 5th Canadian Armoured Division Signals
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals.
He was killed in action [25th April 1945] (aged 28).
He was awarded the Military Medal.
He was buried at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery
[Grave Ref: VI C 13].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He moved to Huddersfield and became a tailor.
In 1738, he married Immeon Heywood in Huddersfield.
Children:
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Born in Stainland.
He was
a labourer (living at Grey Hall Fold, Stainland-with Old Lindley with
his grandmother Mary Taylor & brother Thomas [b 1877] )
[1891] /
an engine works labourer (living at Sowerby Bridge with his mother
and stepfather William Wood) [1901].
He married Ann Jane [1869-1936].
Ann Jane died 8th February 1936 (aged 67).
Aquilla died 12th January 1945 (aged 69).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/224]
with Ruth Ann Wood [1848-19th February 1922]
Midgley man who did much work for the church and the community.
He died 30th June 1987.
Gardens in his memory stand on the site of the former Midgley Co-operative Hall.
His son, Malcolm, is a music professor at the University of
Calgary in Canada.
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Fourth and youngest son of Sir Henry Edwards.
Born in Halifax [11th July 1847].
He was
Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding /
a Major in the Second West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry.
In 1874, he married Eleanor Louisa [1853-1911].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was their nephew Roger Greville Hazlerigg.
Arthur was the last of the Edwards family to live at
Pye Nest House, Halifax.
Eleanor Louisa died 24th August 1911.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £6,386 14/2d
to her husband Arthur.
Arthur died 19th December 1924.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £39,378 15/4d
to his son Henry Arthur.
The couple are buried in the family grave at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 29-A]
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On 20th August 1767, he married (1) Mary Taylor [1???-1784].
Children:
On 30th October 1785, he married (2) Hannah Thompson.
Child: 6. unknown [b 1786]
Benjamin & Mary were buried at Halifax Parish Church
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He became a stone mason and quarry owner at Stainland and at White Rock Quarry, Sowood.
In 1799, he married (1) Sarah (Salley) Taylor [17??-1807] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
In 1809, he married (2) Ann (Nancy) Hellewell [1787-1864] in Huddersfield.
Children:
Benjamin died 20th August 1832 (aged 55).
Nancy died 3rd June 1864 (aged 77).
The couple were buried at Halifax Parish Church
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He established B. Edwards & Sons.
On 7th September 1836, he married (1) Susannah Stansfield.
On 23rd August 1840, he married (2) Rhoda Lindley [1822-1867].
Children:
In 1868, he married (3) Mary Ann [1830-1878].
Children:
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Born in Stainland.
He was
a woollen weaver (power) [1851] /
a woollen weaver [1861] /
a power loom overlooker [1871] /
a woollen overlooker [1881].
He married Nanny [1837-1893].
She was a woollen weaver [1861]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] were Nanny's sisters Elizabeth
Smithies [b 1802]
& Hannah Smithies [b 1826].
Living with them [in 1881] was Nanny's sister Hannah
Smithies [b 1826].
Benjamin died 20th October 1888 (aged 57).
Nanny died 30th May 1893 (aged 56).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/259]
with Shaw Brook & daughters
He was
a stone mason and gracer of Stainland /
a musician, playing the organ and composing music.
He married Grace Stott [1852-1910].
Children:
In 1882, he emigrated to Pittsburgh, USA with his nephew Eli Edwards.
He kept a diary of his voyage across the Atlantic.
His wife and children followed later.
He died of lung disease associated with working with stone
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He married Alice [1854-1880].
Children (possibly):
Alice died 18th March 1880 (aged 26).
In 1881, Benjamin & his sons were living with his widowed
mother.
Benjamin died 3rd February 1887 (aged 34).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/180]
He was
a stone mason [1901] /
a mason [1911].
In [Q1] 1903, he married Annie Rothwell [1879-1953] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Laurel Terrace, Stainland [1911].
Benson died 20th January 1937 (aged 58).
Annie died 22nd February 1953 (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/520]
He drowned in the River Waveney, Suffolk
Son of Stephen L. Jastrzębski.
Born in Halifax.
He was born Bogdan Edward Jastrzębski and changed his
surname to Edwards.
He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and went on to become
heavily involved in medical services in Halifax and Brighouse
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Second son of Henry Lees Edwards.
On 8th
November 1836, he married Catherine Waterhouse at Halifax Parish
Church.
They both died of fever after a few days illness in Strathpeffer,
Scotland: Catherine on 17th September 1842 and Charles
on 19th September 1842.
They are buried in the churchyard of Contin Parish Church.
The church is on an island; the only other building on the island is
the manse.
The epitaph on their memorial
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
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Third son of Sir Henry Edwards.
He was
a Colonel in the Second West Yorkshire Yeomanry Cavalry /
an Honorary founder member of the Halifax Art Society.
He was at
Ashday Hall, Southowram [1874, 1881],
Wicklesham,
Farringdon,
and
Lambourn Place, Berkshire.
On 10th October 1871, he married Beatrix Hippisley
at St James's Church, Piccadilly, London.
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Born in Halifax.
She married Major Samuel Waterhouse
In March 1860, she had a blanket club which loaned blankets to
the poor.
After her husband's death [1881], she continued to live with her
daughter Catherine Grace at Well Head, Halifax [1881, 1891].
She died at 6 Esplanade, Scarborough [27th January 1901].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £26,982 14/6d.
Probate was granted to
her daughter Catherine Grace
and
Charles Grove Edwards esquire
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He is a professor in Denver, Colorado
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Son of John Edwards.
Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [11th November 1677].
On 2nd November 1699, he married (1) Sara Robinson [1675-1747] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
On 25th November 1748, he married (2) Sara Aspinal [17??-1769]
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In 1844, she married Courtney Kenny Clarke.
He was the widower of Frances Esther Walker
Courtney Kenny died at Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin [2nd December 1873] (aged 70)
Delia died at Old Well Head [Easter Day 1892]
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On 20th June 1900, she married William Henry Boger from St
Willon, Fowey and The Gardens, Lambourn, Berkshire
Son of James Edwards.
In 1882, he emigrated to the USA with his uncle, Benjamin Edwards.
Like his uncle and others in the family, he was a mason.
Eli first settled in Monte Vista, Colorado, USA where he formed a
partnership with another English mason, James S. Campbell.
The partnership designed and built several buildings including
the Monte Vista Episcopal Church,
the Presbyterian Church,
and
the Blanca Hotel.
In the summer of 1887, the two went to Denver, Colorado, USA, to
assist in the stone construction of that city.
Some of their buildings in Colorado are on the US National
Historic Register.
Eli died in Denver, Colorado
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Baptised 23rd May 1764 in Sowerby Bridge.
She married Law Atkinson
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She was buried at Crofton, near Wakefield
She lived at Spring Mill, Wainstalls.
She died 12th April 1887 (aged 17).
She is buried at Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel Graveyard
Baptised 3rd May 1819.
She married William Huntriss.
She was buried 14th July 1887
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In 1879, she married William Richard Walforn.
In 1881, her son was listed as Albert L. Walforn
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Born in Brandsby / Scarborough [2nd March 1877].
He was educated at Harrow & the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
He never married.
He lived at Warberry Court, Torquay.
He was a Captain
with the 1st Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He served with the
Tirah Expedition
on the Indian frontier [1897-1898].
At the outbreak of World War I, he joined the Expeditionary Force.
He served as a Captain
with the 1st Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He was killed in action [20th September 1914] (aged 37)
whilst leading his company near Troyon, at the
First Battle of the Aisne.
He is remembered on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, France
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Born in Skircoat Green.
In 1883, he, his mother and his sister Louise
followed Benjamin to America.
He was a photographer with his own photographic business.
He lived in Huntingdon, PA.
He died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
He was an ancestor of Mary Louise Louden, the microbiologist who
discovered that life could exist in boiling water
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Born in Stainland.
He was
a stone merchant (employer) [1901] /
partner in B. Edwards & Sons [1905].
On 4th April 1888, he married Annie Raper [1864-1935] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Child:
Donald [1889-1976] who was a railway clerk [1911]
They lived at
Fred died 11th March 1907.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £80.
Probate was granted to his widow Annie.
Annie died in St Luke's Hospital, Halifax [17th March 1935].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £203 7/3d.
Probate was granted to
Ernest Raper (stationmaster)
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Son of Major Arthur Hancock Edwards.
Born at Ashgrove, Elland [2nd October 1876]. Also of Geoffrey Otho
Charles EDWARDS 2nd Lieut 3rd Battalion Duke of Wellingtons West
Riding Regiment born 2 Oct 1876 killed in action 7 July 1916 "The
Trumpet Shall Sound And The Dead Shall Be Raised " ! Cor C 15 v
He was
educated at Eton & New College Oxford /
captain of Oppidans at Eton /
a double rowing blue /
a director of Edwards & Rawson Limited.
During World War I,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 3rd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action on the Somme [7th July 1916].
The Halifax Courier
He is remembered on the family grave at All Saints' Church, Dudwell,
on the Thiepval Memorial, France,
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge
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Halifax attorney.
He was at 10 Lord Street, Halifax [1829, 1834].
In February 1839, he was elected a Trustee of Boocock's Charity.
On 28th December 1822, he married Eliza Smith from London.
They lived at Lightcliffe [where he died 13th February 1861]
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He was
an agricultural labourer [1861] /
a cart driver [1871] /
a carter (coal to factory) [1881] /
a carter [1891] /
a carter (on farm) [1901] /
a state pensioner (general labourer) [1911].
In [Q4] 1857, he married Harriet Payne [1839-1914]
in Newport Pagnell.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was visitor Thomas Payne [b
Deddington, Oxfordshire 1851] (general labourer).
Living with them [in 1891, 1901] was granddaughter Harriet [b
1890].
Living with them [in 1911] was granddaughter Harriet Edwards
[b 1890] (machinist)
Members of the family were buried at St Stephen's Church, Copley
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Born in Loughton, Buckinghamshire.
He was
a part-time worsted bobbin setter [1881] /
a railway labourer [1891] /
a railway platelayer [1901, 1911].
In [Q3] 1891, he married Mary Ann Illingworth [1863-1925] in Halifax.
Children:
Mary Ann died 7th August 1925 (aged 62).
In [Q3] 1926, he married Susannah Illingworth [1868-1939] in Halifax.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1911] was sister-in-law Susannah
Illingworth.
George died 10th November 1933 (aged 64).
Susannah died 2nd November 1939 (aged 71)
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/510]
He was
a horseman for brewery [1911] /
a driver for William Bromwich & Son Limited, coal merchant.
He lived at 24 Nichol Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [9th May 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He is 52_17.
He went to France [30th August 1916].
He was wounded in the chest [25th April 1917].
He died of his wounds at No.41 Casualty Clearing Station [27th April 1917] (aged 23).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France [Grave Ref II M 12].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross
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He was
a grocer [1903] /
landlord of the Waggon & Horses, Holywell Green [1928-1949].
On 15th August 1903, he married Clara Eleanor Hinchliffe [1883-1956] in Wakefield.
They had no children.
Harold died in Holywell Green in 1955.
Clara died in Holywell Green in 1956
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She never married.
She died in Oxford.
She was buried at Holy Trinity Church
In [Q4] 1874, he married Mary Rothwell in Halifax.
Children:
By 1901, Mary was married to Joseph Hellowell
He was
a brass finisher [1939] /
an auxiliary fireman [1939] /
a Vice-President of Brighouse & Rastrick Band /
an Alderman /
Mayor of Brighouse [1956-1958].
After his 2-year term of office, it was decided that future mayors
would only serve for one year.
In [Q3] 1928, he married Eliza Lee in Halifax.
Child:
Jeffrey [b 21st December 1929]
Eliza was a member of Brighouse Borough Council [1958]
The family lived at 11 Highfield Avenue, Brighouse [1939]
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See
West Yorkshire Railway Company
Born in Halifax.
Solicitor.
He married Unknown.
Children:
They lived at 46 Canonbury Park South, Middlesex [1884].
Henry died 4th July 1884.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £7,366 15/-.
His will was proved by his children
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Third son of Henry Lees Edwards.
Born at Pye Nest.
He became a wealthy landowner – probably the largest landowner in the
district – and a local magistrate.
See:
Buzzer & Whistle Nuisance [1873] /
Canal Mills, Sowerby Bridge /
Freemasons' Hall /
Halifax Church Institute /
Sowerby Bridge Waterworks /
Underbank, Sowerby Bridge
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Born in Halifax.
He was a student of civil engineering [1901].
He left Pye Nest House to live at Lambourn Place, Berkshire.
He took with him much of the family jewellery and silver which had
thitherto been stored in the strong room at Canal Mills, Sowerby Bridge.
Pye Nest House fell into disrepair after he left.
In August 1911, The Times announced that a marriage had been
arranged with Maria Gladys Lee-Warner of London.
In October 1911, there was an announcement that the marriage would
not take place.
He never married.
He died Berkshire
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He married (1) Margarita Ethlyn [18??-1932].
In 1935, he married (2) Daphne Marjorie Hilda Birt.
Children:
Oldest son of Sir Henry Edwards.
He was educated at Harrow.
He lived at
Pyenest House.
He was a Lieutenant in the Second West Yorkshire Yeoman Cavalry.
He was appointed County Magistrate [1869].
In June 1872, he married (1) Agnes Harcourt Clark.
The marriage was dissolved in 1886.
On 29th September 1887, he married (2) Laura Selina Clark at
Iver Parish Church, Buckinghamshire.
Children:
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He was a partner in John Edwards & Sons.
He was a director of the Halifax & Huddersfield Union Bank.
On 10th May 1804, he married Lea Priestley.
Children:
He was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax
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Curate at Illingworth [1913-1919].
He wrote a series of articles in the Illingworth Parish
Magazine about Illingworth Church.
He left to become Vicar of Langcliffe-with-Stainforth
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He lived at 49 Emscote Grove, Halifax [1905]
He avoided execution and died at the Halifax Workhouse.
The Halifax Historical Almanack [1810] writes that he was ...
He was a very expert and active member of the gang; and was deep in
the mysteries of clipping, cutting, coining and britting light
gold
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He was a famous book-collector, book-seller and book-binder.
In 1784, he opened a large bookshop Edwards & Sons in Pall
Mall, London.
In 1785, he was granted a patent for the production of
transparent vellum.
The patent refers to both the painting of the material and to the
method of making the vellum transparent, but it is unclear whether
the patent was granted for rendering the vellum transparent, or for
the paintings themselves, or both
An image was painted on the edges of the pages and could be best seen
when the book was closed
He was known for out-bidding the King for the illuminated Bedford
Missal.
He followed Napoleon's army into Italy, buying from them books
and manuscripts which they had looted from palaces and monasteries.
He lived at Harrow on the Hill.
He died 2nd January 1816 (aged 58).
He left instructions for his coffin to be made from the shelves of
his library.
There is a memorial to him in Harrow Church
where he is described as:
He was an ancestor of Sir Oswald Mosley, the English politician and
Fascist
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He was a shoemaker [1841, 1851].
In [Q3] 1839, he married Elizabeth Brazier [1823-1879] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Elizabeth died 2nd April 1879 (aged 56).
James died 6th June 1891 (aged 69).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2656]
In 1851, he married Sarah Ann Lindley [1831-1899] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at The Cross, Stainland.
Sarah Ann died 31st May 1889.
James died 15th April 1906 (aged 80).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/33]
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Son of Thomas Edwards
He married Hannah Aspinall [1835-1913].
Children:
They lived at Crossfield, Stainland [1888, 1913].
James died 9th February 1890 (aged 55).
Hannah died 5th August 1913 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
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Born in Halifax.
In 1901, his mother was dead and he was living with
his Holding grandparents at Peterborough.
He was
a telegraphic messenger at Halifax Post Office /
an apprentice at King Cross Electric Laundry [1911] /
a reservist.
During World War I,
he was called-up [August 1914]
and served as a Lance Corporal
with the 1st Battalion
with the Scots Guards.
He was wounded twice.
He died of shrapnel wounds to the head [13th March 1917] (aged 21).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France [Grave Ref IV C 11]
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
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He was
a stone mason [1881] /
a mason contractor (employer) [1901] /
a stone mason [1911].
Around 1878, he married Phoebe [1857-19??].
Children:
They lived at
James Reuben died 21st February 1915 (aged 58).
He was buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/143]
Born in Highfield by Huddersfield.
On 6th December 1818, he married (1) Hannah Helliwell [1800-1833].
Children:
Hannah died 5th September 1833 (aged 33).
On 21st April 1834, he married (2) Alice Shaw [1805-1838] in Halifax.
Children:
Alice died 6th August 1838 (aged 33).
On 27th November 1843, he married (3) Martha Haywood [1800-1871] at Elland Parish Church.
Martha died 5th April 1871 (aged 71).
Job died 27th March 1877 (aged 80).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S1/58]
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He was a tailor, like his father.
He married Mary.
They had no children.
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He was a tailor, like his father.
In 1773, he married Hannah Scarr.
Children:
- some of whom continued the family business.
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In 1664, he married (1) Anna.
Children:
In 1679, he married (2) Mary Atkinson [1651-1???].
Children:
William Edwards and John Edwards are descended from the
children of his second marriage.
See
Thomas Edwards
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Child: John
Son of David Edwards.
Between 1730 and 1735, he bought Northowram Hall from William Wood.
He was a first cousin of William Edwards of Edwards of Halifax, booksellers.
He married Mrs Mary Hargreaves [1712-1749] from Craven. [13th
October 1743]
Children:
Mary died at Northowram Hall [9th November 1749].
John died in Lisbon [9th December 1793] and was buried in the
British cemetery there.
The epitaph on the family memorial
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions.
See
Eli Dyson and
Northowram Hall bath house
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He was a hand weaver at Halifax and Stainland.
On 6th May 1759, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Sutcliffe at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
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Originally from Birmingham.
Son of John Edwards.
Born 6th February 1737.
A friend of Joshua Hudson.
He was a merchant.
He came to work for the Lees family at Lower Willow Hall Mills, Halifax.
He set up a cotton-spinning business as John Edwards and
worked from Pye Nest, House.
On 15th July 1762, he married Elizabeth Lees.
Children:
In November 1769, he attended the enquiry which had been
called by the Marquis of Rockingham to discuss the problem
of the coiners and the murder of William Deighton.
In 1771, he built Pyenest House on land which he bought from
Japhet Lister.
He was one of the subscribers to the Leeds Infirmary [1782 and 1792].
Around 1812, his 2 sons joined him to establish John Edwards & Sons.
Elizabeth died suddenly [19th August 1803].
John died 14th July 1823.
See
Edwards & Lees and
William Wilberforce
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He also lived in Lisbon.
He never married.
It is said that
He died in Lisbon [16th March 1819].
His will refers to the estate as Northowram Hall and the property
was then owned by William Moore.
On 6th October 1810,
Alexander Turner
and
James King
borrowed £7,000 for 1 year from
Edwards.
The loan was secured as a mortgage against land and property owned by
the pair; much of this was at Blackshawhead.
By 1824, the loan had not been paid back, and
Thomas Fournis Dyson, Edwards's beneficiary, was pressing for payment.
When Turner's daughter Mary, wife of
Rev James Armytage Rhodes, inherited the estate, she insisted that her husband pay the debt
on her behalf.
Rev Rhodes paid back the loan in full – plus interest – out of
his own pocket, on the condition that all documentation relating to
the matter be destroyed.
His will of 1813 left legacies to his
nephews Thomas Fournis Dyson and John Dyson,
and
nieces, Nanny and Maria Dyson – should they remain
unmarried.
The epitaph on his memorial
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions.
See
Harriet Dyson
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Like his father and brother, he was a tailor.
He remained in Huddersfield.
He married Unknown.
Child: Joel
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He married
Elizabeth (Betty) Vause [1758-1832].
Children:
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He was a partner with his brother James at their bookshop
in London.
During the French Revolution, he went to France to buy books.
It is said, that he was executed as an aristocrat on the guillotine
there
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Son of John Edwards.
He was a mason of Stainland.
On 8th June 1783, he married Mary (Barrand) Baron [1757-1841] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
John died 10th August 1837 (aged 76).
Mary died 18th October 1841 (aged 85).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
On 18th October 1802, he married Sarah Ramsden [1778-1856].
Child:
Mary [1803-1837] who married Richard Hill
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Son of John Edwards.
He was a mason of Stainland.
On 28th July 1811, he married (1) Mary (Malley) Draper [1793-1847]
Children:
Malley died 4th May 1847 (aged 54).
Around 1850, he married (2) Rebecca [1792-18??].
Sarah married John Norcliffe
John died 13th May 1851 (aged 63).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
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He married Malley / Mary [1793-1847].
Children:
They lived at Sowood Green, Stainland [1815, 1841].
Living with them [in 1841] was John's mother [?] Mary
Edwards [b 1757].
Malley died 4th May 1847 (aged 54).
John died 13th May 1851 (aged 63).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S1/21]
Halifax attorney.
He was articled to his father.
He married (1) Unknown.
Children:
He married (2) Sarah Elizabeth Appleyard from Warley.
Children:
They lived at
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Curate at Todmorden [1846-1864].
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He was a stone mason [1861].
He married Sarah.
Children:
They lived at 25 King Cross Road, Halifax [1861].
John died 24th May 1871 (aged 50).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/36]
He was
a stone mason & grocer [1861, 1871].
Around 1845, he married Mary [1822-1???].
Children:
They lived at
John died between 1871 & 1881.
Living with the widowed Mary [in 1881] was widowed
son Benjamin & (possibly) his 2 sons: Ernest [b 1875]
& Harold S. [b 1878]
He married Lavinia [1841-1897].
Children:
They lived at 71 Haugh Shaw Road, Halifax [1871].
John died 22nd November 1884 (aged 46).
Lavinia died 24th July 1897 (aged 56).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/102]
Educated at Emmanuel College Cambridge.
He was Usher at Heath Grammar School [1861]
Edwards, Albert Lewis Ref 52-10
Illegitimate son of Ellen Edwards.
Lucy was born in Woolwich [12th May 1885]
Edwards, Alfred Ref 52-57
Son of Benjamin Edwards.
Edwards, Alfred Ref 52-15
Son of Thomas Edwards.
Martha, of Hollings Lane, Warley, was born in Whittlesea,
Cambridgeshire, the daughter of James Holding, labourer.
Edwards, Alfred Rawnsley Ref 52-18
MM.
He had family living in Hipperholme & in Illingworth
Edwards, Allan Ref 52-89
Son of Richard Edwards.
Edwards, Aquilla Ref 52-34
Son of Thomas Edwards.
Edwards, Arnold Ref 52-53
Born 4th March 1906.
Edwards, Major Arthur Hancock Ref 52-71
MA, JP.
Eleanor Louisa was born 25th March 1853,
the daughter of Colonel Joseph Walker Pease [1820-1882] of
Hesslewood, Yorkshire, a former MP for Hull
Edwards, Benjamin Ref 52-137
Son of William Edwards.
Edwards, Benjamin Ref 52-94
Son of John Edwards.
Edwards, Benjamin Ref 52-78
Son of Benjamin Edwards.
Mary Ann came from Thornton
Edwards, Benjamin Ref 52-25
Son of Joseph Edwards.
Nanny (Nancy) was born in Stainland.
Edwards, Benjamin Ref 52-112
Son of Thomas Edwards.
Grace came from Stainland
Edwards, Benjamin Ref 52-36
Son of John Edwards.
Edwards, Benson Ref 52-29
Son of James Reuben Edwards.
Annie was born in Stainland
Edwards, Bertram Cecil Priestley Ref 52-21
Son of ??.
Edwards, Dr Bogdan Edward Jastrzębski Ref 52-98
MBE.
Edwards, Charles Ref 52-63
Of Pye Nest and Darcey Hey.
Edwards, Charles Grove Ref 52-68
MA, JP.
Beatrix was the daughter of Henry Hippisley
Edwards, Charlotte Lydia Ref 52-127
Daughter of Henry Lees Edwards.
Edwards, Sir Christopher John Churchill Ref 52-96 Edwards, David Ref 52-64
Halifax merchant.
Edwards, David Ref 52-117
He was Constable of Northowram [1739]
Edwards, Delia Priestley Ref 52-136
Eldest daughter of Henry Lees Edwards.
Courtney Kenny came from Whitechurch, County Dublin, and lived
at Haugh End [1844]
Edwards, Eleanor Churchill Ref 52-88
Eldest daughter of Major Arthur Hancock Edwards.
Edwards, Eli Aspinall Ref 52-121
Stone mason of Stainland.
Edwards, Elisabeth Ref 52-56
Daughter of John Edwards.
Some sources gives her dates as: 16th March 1767 – 13th March 1836
Edwards, Eliza Lees Ref 52-35
Daughter of Henry Lees Edwards.
Edwards, Elizabeth Ref 52-13
She was one of the children who came to the district
and worked
as a
worsted spinner
at Calvert's Mill at Wainstalls.
Edwards, Ellen Ref 52-7
Daughter of John Edwards
Edwards, Ellen Ref 52-2
She had an illegitimate son Albert Lewis Edwards.
Edwards, Elutharious Ref 52-20
On 8th August 1719, he took out a marriage licence with Ann
Pickles in Halifax.
Both lived in Halifax
Edwards, Eric Lea Priestley Ref 52-61
Oldest son of Lea Priestley Edwards.
Edwards, Frank Ref 52-62
Son of Benjamin Edwards.
Edwards, Fred Ref 52-9
Son of Benjamin Edwards.
Annie was born in Hauxwell, Yorkshire
Edwards, Geoffrey Otho Charles Ref 52-50
BA.
in his sermon on Self-sacrifice, referred in eulogistic terms
to Second-Lieutenant Edwards, Captain Ernest Edward Sykes and Lieutenant Noel Hadwen, all
of whom had recently died
Edwards, George Ref 52-129
Son of John Edwards.
Edwards, George Ref 52-8
Born in Loughton, Buckinghamshire.
Harriet came from Deddington, Oxfordshire
Edwards, George Ref 52-33
Son of George Edwards.
Mary Ann was born in West Vale [21st November 1863], the
daughter of William Illingworth
Susannah was born in West Vale, the daughter of William Illingworth, and the sister of his first wife Mary Ann
Edwards, Harold Ref 52-17
Son of Richard Edwards.
Edwards, Harold Smith Ref 52-31
Born in Greetland.
Clara was born in Wakefield
Edwards, Harriet Mary Ref 52-42
Of Old Well Head.
Daughter of Henry Lees Edwards.
Edwards, Harry Ref 52-27
Mary was the daughter of Thomas Rothwell
Edwards, Harry Ref 52-84
Born in Halifax [18th February 1903].
Eliza was born 23rd February 1900
Edwards, Henry Ref 52-47
He lived at Craven Lodge, Halifax [1844].
Edwards, Henry Ref 52-138
Son of John Edwards.
Edwards, Sir Henry Ref 52-114
JP, CB, Bart.
Edwards, Henry Arthur Rolleston Ref 52-43
Younger son of Major Arthur Hancock Edwards.
Edwards, Henry Charles Sorrell Priestley Ref 52-80
4th Baronet.
Second son of Henry Coster Lea Edwards.
Margarita Ethlyn was the daughter of John Brindaham King
Kalri of Panama
Edwards, Henry Coster Lea Ref 52-123
JP, Bart.
Agnes Harcourt was the daughter of Edward Rawson Clark
Laura Selina was the second daughter of John Capes
Clark of Bridgefoot House, Iver, Buckinghamshire
Edwards, Henry Lees Ref 52-48
Son of John Edwards.
Lea was the daughter of Joseph Priestley
Edwards, Rev Herbert Ref 52-104
L, Th.
Edwards, J. M. Ref 52-125
Headmaster at Hipperholme Grammar School from 1960
Edwards, J. R. Ref 52-44
Partner in Edwards & Warren.
Edwards, James Ref 52-90
Coiner.
... the last of the notorious gang of coiners who resided in the
upper portion of this parish in 1767, 1768 and 1769.
He would have been hanged at March Assizes in 1770, along with David Hartley, alias King David, and James Oldfield had he been
tried.
Edwards, James Ref 52-86
Eldest son of William Edwards.
one of the most eminent Collectors and Booksellers in Europe
Edwards, James Ref 52-139
Born in Halifax.
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Edwards, James Ref 52-59
Son of Benjamin Edwards.
Sarah Ann was born 10th June 1831
Edwards, James Ref 52-66
Stone mason of Stainland.
Edwards, James Arthur Ref 52-14
Son of Alfred Edwards.
Edwards, James Reuben Ref 52-30
Born in Stainland.
Phoebe was born in Stainland
Edwards, Job Ref 52-79
Son of John Edwards.
Edwards, Joel Ref 52-103
Son of Allan Edwards.
Edwards, Joel Ref 52-65
Son of John Edwards.
Edwards, John Ref 52-72
He was a yeoman cordwainer of Halifax.
Edwards, John Ref 52-4
He married Mary Thompson [17??-1???].
Edwards, John Ref 52-134
He was Constable of Northowram [1744]
Edwards, John Ref 52-5
Plasterer.
He was at
Horton Street, Halifax [1822],
Back Horton Street [1829],
and
Horton Street [1837]
Edwards, John Ref 52-100
A wealthy Portuguese Merchant.
Edwards, John Ref 52-92
Son of William Edwards.
Edwards, John Ref 52-95
JP.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel Lees
Edwards, John Ref 52-111
Eldest son of John Edwards from whom he inherited
Whithill, later Northowram Hall.
... on the shortest day of the year, he would have all the children
in the immediate neighbourhood arrange themselves in order and march
through the grounds, and afterwards assemble in front of the Hall.
He would stand over the front entrance and throw the pennies down
singly, and was delighted to see the youngsters scramble for them:
and as each one succeeded in getting a coin, he or she was ordered to
stand aside, and so on until all had been served
Edwards, John Ref 52-76
Son of Allan Edwards.
Edwards, John Ref 52-99
Halifax attorney.
Edwards, John Ref 52-102
Son of William Edwards.
Edwards, John Ref 52-120
Aka Joseph.
Mary came from Sowood
Edwards, John Ref 52-69
Son of Benjamin Edwards.
Edwards, John Ref 52-119
Of Sowood Green in Stainland,
Rebecca, from Elland, had a daughter: Sarah [1813-1889]
from a previous marriage.
Edwards, John Ref 52-24
He was a stone mason [1841].
Edwards, John Ref 52-115
Son of John Edwards.
Edwards, Rev John Ref 52-118
Son of Thomas Edwards.
Edwards, John Ref 52-22
Born in Stainland.
Sarah was born in Stainland
Edwards, John Ref 52-37
Born in Stainland.
Mary was born in Stainland
Edwards, John Ref 52-32
He was a master mason employing 70 men & 1 boy [1871].
Edwards, John Cox Ref 52-128
BA.