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Born in Illingworth.
He was a cotton warper [1871, 1881, 1891].
In [Q4] 1870, he married (1) Mary Ann Briggs [1853-1???] in Halifax.
She was a worsted weaver [1871]
Children:
In [Q4] 1894, he married (2) Nancy Ann Turner [1857-1944] in Halifax.
They lived at
Bairstow died in Halifax [Q1 1901] (aged 51).
Nancy Ann died 14th April 1944 (aged 87)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 640]
with Jonathan Pickles
He was
a worsted spinner [1861] /
a stone quarryman [1871].
In [Q3] 1867, he married Sarah Greenwood in Halifax.
Children:
In 1871, they were living at Jowler, Warley, with Sarah's
parents.
David died in Halifax [Q1 1880] (aged 33)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
His parents died and he lived with his uncle Norman Mellor at
18 Vaughan Street, Halifax.
He was
a member of Halifax ATC /
educated at Thornton Grammar School, Bradford & Halifax Tech /
employed at Halifax Gas Works.
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
with the 7th Squadron
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He was killed in a Lancaster bomber [2nd May 1944] (aged 20).
He was buried at Nointel Communal Cemetery, France
[Collective Grave].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
and on the Thornton Grammar School War Memorial
This & associated entries use material contributed by Clive Richardson
Born in Holmfield.
He was a cloth finisher [1911] employed by Wayman, Sons & Company.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
His thigh was fractured whilst serving in France.
He died of wounds at Bethnal Green [20th December 1917].
He was buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden (Grave Ref: A32).
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth
His brother Percy also died in the War
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was described as surgeon during his lifetime,
and a cattle doctor in extensive practice at his death
This & associated entries use material contributed by Paul Hitchings
He was a wool comber [1851].
Around 1829, he married Ann [1806-18??].
Children:
They lived at Solomon's Temple. Keighley [1851]
He lived at 134 Gibbet Street, Halifax.
He died 9th February 1914 (aged 68).
He was buried at St James's Church, Thornton
Born in Oxenhope [14th May 1903].
He was a dairy farmer [1939].
In [Q2] 1933, he (possibly) married Amy Cowling [1909-1987] in North Bierley.
They lived at 5 St John's Cross, Halifax [1939].
Harry died 26th April 1962 (aged 58).
Amy died in the Royal Halifax Infirmary [28th October 1987] (aged 78).
The couple were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden (Grave Ref: I7)
with Harry's parents
He was
a farmer (own account) [1911].
In 1896, he married Sarah Hannah Helliwell [1869-1940] in Keighley.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 3 children of whom 2 were still alive at that time.
The children were born in Oxenhope.
The family lived at
Hartley died 28th January 1925.
Sarah Hannah died 23rd March 1940.
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden (Grave Ref: I7)
Born in Haworth.
He was
a wool comber [1851] /
an engine driver [1871] /
an engine tenter [1881].
In [Q3] 1856, he married Dinah Ogden [1836-1866] in Keighley.
Children:
Dinah died 3rd June 1866 (aged 30).
In [Q3] 1866, he married Elizabeth Preston [1833-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Heaton died 4th August 1900 (aged 62).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4397]
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 32nd Battalion
Royal Fusiliers.
He died 4th October 1916 (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 8 C 9A & 16A],
and on Blackshawhead War Memorial
Born in Halifax [24th June 1877].
He was
a worsted spinner [1901] /
a worsted spinner (employer) [1911].
In [Q4] 1901, he married (1) Ruth Illingworth [1878-1920] in Halifax.
Children:
In [Q4] 1921, he married (2) Hilda Christine Chapman [1897-19??]
in Lambeth, London.
Child:
Joy C. [b 1923]
They lived at Dersingham, Halifax.
He died in Bournemouth [Q3 1940]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Janet Exley
Born in Warley; baptised at Luddenden [September 1803]
He was
a woolcomber /
Deputy Constable of Halifax [1838].
On 16th November 1838, he and Sergeant King were sent to Mankinholes to arrest
William Ingham who had refused to pay fines.
When the two Halifax lawmen reached Mankinholes with a horse and
cart, an alarm bell was rung, and crowds of angry men and women
hurried into the village.
The 2 constables were attacked by a mob of 2000 people.
A violent scene ensued: the horse and cart were overturned, with the
constable on the top.
The cart was then smashed and burnt.
The two men, after seeking refuge in the Overseer's house, were
compelled by the mob to come out and swear never to engage in such a
business again.
They were released and raced along the road to Stoodley, pursued by
an infuriated crowd who repeatedly assaulted them, until at last they
found shelter near Eastwood.
This was the start of the Mankinholes Riots.
Feather was responsible for the arrests of many Chartist
supporters in Halifax [1842].
On
16th August 1842
he may have been one of the men attacked in a disturbance of
Chartists at Salterhebble Hill.
In May 1837, he married Mary Clegg [1805-1856] at Halifax Parish Church.
Child:
Mary Jane Cooke (Feather) who died 3rd July 1861 (aged 10 months) ‡
They lived at the Police Office in Upper Kirkgate.
James died 10th January 1844 (aged 40).
Mary died 23rd January 1856 (aged 51).
The couple & other members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 176]
with Richard Hanson
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Glover & Stuart Wilkinson
James died 25th March 1903 (aged 63)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
He married Sarah [1841-1915].
They lived at
The 1911 census shows that they had had 4 children of whom 1 was still alive at that time.
Living with them [in 1891] was son Joseph Pickles [b
1864] (farm servant).
James died 17th March 1903 (aged 63).
Sarah died 7th September 1915 (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D21]
He was
a cotton fustian cutter [1881] /
a beer house keeper at the Black Horse, Hebden Bridge [1891,
1901].
He married Ann [1845-1???] from North Wales.
Ann was
a char woman [1881] /
landlady of the Black Horse, Hebden Bridge [1905]
Child:
Westrop [b 1870]
They lived at Hollins Place, Wadsworth, Hebden Bridge [1881]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
In [Q4] 1866, he married Susan Thomas [1846-1912] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Bethesda Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bank Top
Born in Hebden Bridge [27th June 1895].
He was a creeler in a cotton factory [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Acting Corporal
with the 7th Battalion
Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
He died of wounds [4th March 1917].
He was buried at Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref M 21]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was a gravestone cutter [1851].
Around 1842, he married Sarah [1820-1???].
Children:
They lived at Illingworth Row, Halifax [1851]
In 1840, he married Hannah.
Children:
They lived at
John died in 1856.
In 1857, Hannah married (2) Henry Smithies
This & associated entries use material contributed by Janet DiMaria, Janet Exley & Jeffrey Knowles
Born in Stansfield;
baptised in Haworth [September 1823].
He grew up in the Stansfield and Erringden area.
He started working in the woollen mills, but in his mid-twenties he
began working on the railways and moved to Bradford.
In 1851, he married (1) Sarah Sutcliffe [1827-1856].
Children:
In [Q3] 1857, he married (2) Sarah Craven [1818-1892] in
Dewsbury.
In 1865, the family emigrated to Queensland, Australia aboard
the Queen of the Colonies.
In Queensland, he worked for the railways, and remained with the
railways for the rest of his life.
Both the children married and had families in Queensland.
William and his family moved to Sydney, New South Wales [late
1870s], and John and Sarah followed soon after.
Daughter, Sarah, and her family remained in Queensland.
After Sarah's death, John married (3) Unknown.
John died in Sydney
This & associated entries use material contributed by Fran Fifield
Born in Warley.
He was
an overlooker of Warley [1877] /
a worsted spinner [1881, 1891, 1901] /
partner in Feather Brothers.
In [Q2] 1877, he married Ellen Pollard [1857-1935] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
23/5/19091 died in Southport (aged 54).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £6,178.
Probate was granted to his widow Ellen
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Janet DiMaria & Janet Exley
On 22nd February 1885, he married Hannah Barker Smith
[1863-1898] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 178 Hebble Lane, Halifax [1911].
Sons Percy & Ernest died in World War I
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Born in Northowram.
He was
a member of Illingworth Church Cricket Club /
a chair frame maker [1911] /
a cabinet maker employed by Siddal & Sons.
He married Unknown.
They lived at Bairstow's Buildings, Ovenden.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the South Staffordshire Regiment
[November 1916], then
and he served as a Private
with the 15th Battalion
Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment.
He was killed in action (lost as an HQ runner) [28th March 1918].
He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial, France [Grave Ref 52-54],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth
His brother Ernest also died in the War
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Born in Halifax.
Senior partner in Feather Brothers Limited.
In [Q1] 1874, he married (1) Sarah Town [1852-1882] in Halifax.
Children:
Sarah died 2nd March 1882,
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 754].
In [Q4] 1883, Peter married (2) Hannah Turner [1849-1923] in Halifax.
They lived at 4 Eversley Mount, Halifax [1901].
Peter died at home [11th August 1901].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £14,305 2/1d.
Probate was granted to
son Jackson Herbert, Henry Smithies and Alfred
Hoyle (worsted spinner).
This & associated entries use material contributed by Malcolm Corbett, Janet DiMaria & Janet Exley
In 1783, either he or his son Pharaoh was paid 10/6d
for doctoring the Workhouse at Warley.
He married Sarah [1725-1799].
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Paul Hitchings
Son of Pharaoh Feather.
Born in Oxenhope;
baptised at Haworth [26th August 1759].
He was a farmer and a veterinary surgeon who also treated men and
women.
He served in the 1st West Yorkshire Militia [1780-1882].
In 1783, either he or his father was paid 10/6d for doctoring the
Workhouse at Warley.
In 1778, he married Mary Foster in Bradford.
Children:
He died 17th March 1824 (aged 64)
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Born in Haworth.
On 25th December 1804, he married Susannah Wilson [1784-1849] at St Michael & All Angels' Church, Haworth.
Children:
Susannah died in Ovenden [16th April 1849].
Pharaoh died in Ovenden [25th April 1855].
The couple were buried at Illingworth Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell & Paul Hitchings
Nuclear physicist.
Son of Samson Feather.
Born (in the schoolhouse) at Pecket Well [16th November 1904].
He was educated at
Bridlington Grammar School,
Trinity College Cambridge,
and
John Hopkins University, Baltimore.
In 1932, he married Kathleen Grace Burke.
She was a schoolteacher
Children:
He died at the Christie Hospital, Manchester [14th August 1978]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Malcolm Corbett
He was
a member of Stannary Congregational Church /
educated at Holy Trinity School & Heath Grammar School /
a worsted spinner [1901, 1911] /
a director of Feather Brothers.
During World War I,
he enlisted [November 1915]
and served as a Rifleman
with the 21st Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died of wounds received in France [16th September 1916].
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France [Grave Ref II C 32].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Dudwell,
on the Memorial at Heath Grammar School,
on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Boys' School, Halifax,
on the Feather family grave at Luddenden Cemetery,
He is remembered on the Memorial at Stannary Congregational Church, Halifax
An honour plaque was erected at Stannary Congregational Church on
16th September 1916, the same day Richard died.
His name was added at a later date
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Janet DiMaria
In 1813, he married (1) Susan Holdsworth [1792-1832] at
Heptonstall.
Children:
In 1841, he married (2) Grace Barker [1799-1874].
They lived at
Susan, Robert & Grace were buried at Heptonstall Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by Fran Fifield
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the King's (Liverpool Regiment).
He died 18th April 1918 (aged 23).
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on Rastrick War Memorial
In [Q3] 1902, he married Lucy Clayton in North Bierley.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Malcolm Corbett
Born in Ovenden.
He was landlord at the Commercial, Illingworth [1861, 1872].
In January 1859, he was declared insolvent.
On 28th August 1840, he married Charlotte Smith [1816-1896] in Halifax.
Children:
Thomas died at the Commercial [7th August 1872].
He & other members of the family were buried at Illingworth Church
with his parents.
After his death, Charlotte took over at the Commercial.
She was still there [1881].
She was living at the Halifax Union Workhouse [1891]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell
He was a fustian piecer & cutter [1890].
On the 31st May 1913, Westrop was convicted of assault and was
imprisoned in HMP Wakefield for 18 months.
On 25th October 1890, he married Emma Marshall [1871-1954] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Hebden Bridge.
The family lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Feather, Bairstow Henry Ref 339-5
Son of John Feather.
Mary Ann was born in Leeds.
Nancy Ann was born in Warley
Feather, David Ref 339-4
Son of John Feather.
Sarah was the daughter of William Greenwood
Feather, Edgar Ref 339-234
Son of Annie (née Mellor) & Rhudall Feather.
Feather, Ernest Ref 339-538
Son of Joseph Feather.
Feather, George Ref 339-380
Son of Pharaoh Feather.
Feather, George Ref 339-10
Born in Haworth.
Ann was born in Haworth
Feather, George Ref 339-2
Dentist.
Feather, Harry Ref 339-8
Son of Hartley Feather.
Feather, Hartley Ref 339-1177
Born in Oxenhope [23rd April 1866].
Sarah Hannah was born in Oxenhope [14th February 1869]
Feather, Heaton Ref 339-9
Son of George Feather.
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Feather, Herbert Spencer Ref 339-819
Son of Alice & Edmund Feather of Smithy, Blackshaw,
Hebden Bridge.
Feather, Jackson Herbert Ref 339-138
Son of Peter Ratcliffe Feather.
Ruth was born in Halifax, the daughter of Amelia
& Thomas Illingworth
Hilda Christine was born 22nd January 1897
Feather, James Ref 339-1090
He was
a mineral water manufacturer at Stack Hills, Todmorden [1875],
partner in James, James & T. Feather and J. Feather & Son,
and
a member of Todmorden Urban District Council [1895]
Feather, James Ref 339-7
Son of Betty & John Feather.
Mary came from Northowram
Feather, James Ref 339-2060
On 26th April 1884, South Holme Farm, Southowram – of 4¾
acres – was for sale by auction for James.
Feather, James Ref 339-3
He was
a farmer [1891] /
a retired farmer [1901].
Sarah was born in Oxenhope
Feather, James Ref 339-1318
Born in Hebden Bridge.
Feather, James Ref 339-6710
Of Southowram.
Feather, James Henry Ref 339-657
Son of Westrop Feather.
Feather, John Ref 339-367
Coiner of Roughhead, Denholme.
He absconded
Feather, John Ref 339-6
Born in Ovenden.
Sarah was born in Ovenden
Feather, John Ref 339-120
He was a farmer/woolcomber [1851].
Hannah was the daughter of Peter Jackson
Feather, John Ref 339-722
Son of Robert Feather.
Sarah was the daughter of William Sutcliffe
Sarah was the daughter of Ann Craven, father not
recorded
Feather, John Ref 339-121
Son of John Feather.
Ellen, of Midgley, was born in Booth, the daughter
of Thomas Pollard, carter
John's father was not recorded on the marriage record
Feather, Joseph Ref 339-553
He was
a dyer's labourer [1885] /
a fish fryer (own account) [1911].
Hannah was born in Northowram
Feather, Percy Ref 339-533
Son of Joseph Feather.
Feather, Peter Ratcliffe Ref 339-3620
Son of John Feather.
Sarah was born 12th April 1852
Peter's burial place is not yet known
Feather, Pharaoh Ref 339-324
Son of Pharaoh Feather [d 1751].
Feather, Pharaoh Ref 339-322
Of Edge End, Warley.
Feather, Pharaoh Ref 339-139
Son of Pharaoh Feather
Susannah was born in Haworth
Feather, Professor Norman Ref 339-108
FRS.
Kathleen Grace was daughter of Andrew Francis Burke,
schoolteacher.
Feather, Richard Edwin Ref 339-122
Son of John Feather.
Feather, Robert Ref 339-721
He was a wool comber.
Feather, Sam Ref 339-525
Feather, Samson Ref 339-143
He was
teacher at Pecket Well [1904] /
headmaster at Spalding Moor, East Riding.
Lucy was a teacher at the same school as her husband
Feather, Thomas Ref 339-941
Son of Pharaoh Feather.
Charlotte came from Ovenden
Feather, Westrop Ref 339-658
Born in Hebden Bridge.
Emma was born in Halifax
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