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Son of Crowther Horsfield.
Born in Halifax [31st March 1896].
He was a mill hand (blanket mill) - possibly R. T. Riley & Company
[1911].
On 7th February 1920, he married Sarah Ann Hartley [1894-1982]
at Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax.
Child: Henry
They lived at 6 Lower Highfield, Mount Tabor, Halifax.
Almon died 1st May 1975.
Sarah Ann died 20th June 1982 (aged 88).
Members of the family were buried at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was a stone mason [1901].
On 26th September 1889, he married Betty Tennant [1862-1932] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Crowther died in Todmorden [Q3 1909] (aged 52).
In [Q2] 1911, Betty married Bentley Farnell in Halifax.
They lived at Upper Shaw Booth, Mount Tabor.
Members of the family were buried at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
Born in Heptonstall.
He was
a player with St James's Cricket Club /
a player with the Savile Bowling Club /
a member of the Liberal Club /
a knife-cutter with R. Sutcliffe & Company.
During World War I,
he enlisted [November 1915] and
served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Royal Fusiliers.
He was injured when a shell caused the trench to collapse, and was
sent to England.
He died 29th September 1918 (aged 38).
He was buried at Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref XX K 12].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint James Church, Hebden Bridge
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was a worsted overlooker.
He married Sally Crowther [1822-1893].
Child:
Julia Ann [1850-1928] who married John William Horner
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
On 12th May 1904, he married Alice Nelson in Halifax.
In [Q4] 1892, he married Mary Jane Haigh [1872-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
He lived at Melbourne Street, Hebden Bridge, then Upper Shaw Booth,
Mount Tabor.
He was a blanket finisher with R. T. Riley & Company [1911].
He was engaged to Miss Ambler of Mixenden.
During World War I,
he enlisted [9th November 1915]
and served as a Driver
with the Royal Army Service Corps.
He served in France for almost 3 years.
He died of septic pneumonia at Boulogne [9th November 1918] (aged 27).
He was buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France,
the following day.
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the family grave at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel,
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham
He was
educated at Christ Church School, Pellon /
employed by Akroyd & Company at Clay Pits Mills, Halifax.
During World War II,
he enlisted [May 1942]
and served as a Sapper
with the 54th Field Company
Royal Engineers.
He died in India [27th August 1944] (aged 21).
He was buried at Digboi War Cemetery, India [Grave Ref 3 E 6].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He lived at 165 Claremount Road, Halifax [1905]
He was
a damask card stamper [1861] /
a card stamper [1871, 1891] /
a card cutter [1901].
In [Q1] 1855, he married Margaret Hemingway [1836-1918] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
James died 27th January 1904 (aged 70).
Margaret died 20th January 1918 (aged 82).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4574]
He was
a tailor [1871, 1881] /
a warehouseman [1891] /
a warehouseman (paper warehouse) [1901, 1911].
In [Q4] 1870, he married Elizabeth Jane (Lizzie) Baker [1853-1924] in Bradford.
Children:
The family lived at
Elizabeth Jane died 17th February 1924 (aged 71).
James died 31st July 1924 (aged 74).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 954]
with
Esther Annie Wood [1869-1949]
& Mary Makin [1837-1919]
Question:
Does anyone know whether/how Esther Annie Wood & Mary
Makin are related to the Horsfield family?
Born in Ovenden.
He was an overlooker of Mixenden [1897].
In [Q2] 1897, he married Mary Hollas at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
He
worked as a shunt horse lad for the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Company at Halifax Goods Yard, & died in an accident there [18th June
1913]; he was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax with his
mother and his Hollas grandparents
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a member of Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel /
educated at Battinson Road School /
a swimmer /
employed at Brearley's, Bermondsey leather works /
a member of the Home Guard.
He lived at 4 Cambridge Street, Pellon.
During World War II,
he served as a Stoker 2nd Class
with the Royal Navy
aboard shore establishment HMS Wildfire.
He died of pneumonia inthe naval hospital [23rd November 1943] (aged 18).
He was buried at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
[2 14].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
In [Q4] 1918, he married Emily Uttley in Halifax.
Child:
John [b 1919] who was born posthumously, and was a municipal transport department clerk [1961]
They lived at 69 Thomas Street South, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [11th January 1916], and served
with the Royal Garrison Artillery.
He was seriously wounded in the abdomen [29th June 1917].
He was discharged [10th April 1918] with a pension of 27/6d for 4
weeks and thereafter 13/9d.
He died 28th February 1919.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £410.
Administration was granted to his widow Emily.
He is remembered on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial,
and on the Roll of Honour at Booth Congregational Roll of Honour.
Emily died at Pye Nest [8th March 1961]
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £2,952 14/3d
to son John
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell
He qualified in February 1908
Born in Ovenden.
He was
a delver of Ovenden [1874] /
a stone delver [1881] /
a stone quarryman [1891, 1901].
In 1874, he married Zillah Wilson [1850-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a farmer [1841] /
a farmer of 15 acres [1851] /
a wool comber [1851].
He married Mary [1796-18??].
Children:
They lived at Durham, Warley [1841, 1851]
He married Eliza Cawthorn.
Children:
After the death of their mother, Alice and Clara lived
with sister Mary Jane and her husband Alfred Crabtree for
several years
This & associated entries use material contributed by Janet DiMaria
He married Elizabeth [1826-1869].
Elizabeth died 20th March 1869 (aged 43),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1508]
with William's brother Oliver Horsfield [1838-1865] who
died in Ottawa, Canada.
He married Susey [1822-1???].
Children:
They lived at Bolton Brow [1871]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was a professor of music [1891].
He married Mary [1854-1???].
Child:
George [b 1877] who was an apprentice to the music business [1891]
They lived at 32 Hampden Place, Halifax [1891]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso
On 2nd April 1921, he married Lottie Brear in Luddenden
There is no record of any children.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Booth Congregational Roll of Honour,
having served in World War I.
The couple were buried at St Mary's Church, Luddenden:
Willoughby [26th September 1957];
Lottie [24th January 1974]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Horsfield, Almon Ref 466-205
Also recorded as Almond.
Horsfield, Crowther Ref 466-219
Born in Halifax.
Betty was born in Kettlewell, Craven
Horsfield, Frank Duerden Ref 466-1397
Son of Mary Elizabeth & Thomas Horsfield of 96
Bridge Lanes, Hebden Bridge.
Horsfield, George Ref 466-482
Of Warley.
Horsfield, George Ref 466-853
Son of William Horsfield.
Alice was the daughter of George William Nelson
Horsfield, Hartley Ref 466-3
Mary Jane was the daughter of Samuel Haigh
Horsfield, Henry Ref 466-109
Son of Crowther Horsfield
Horsfield, Henry Ref 466-1274
Son of Almon Horsfield.
Horsfield, James Ref 466-2548
Partner in Hunt & Horsfield.
Horsfield, James Ref 466-1204
Of Southowram.
Horsfield, James Ref 466-2
Born in Midgley / Luddenden.
Elizabeth Jane was born in Middlesbrough
Horsfield, John Ref 466-596
Son of Mitchell Horsfield.
Mary, of All Soul's Road, Halifax, was the daughter of
William Hollas
Horsfield, John James Ref 466-1366
Son of Rose & Leonard Horsfield of Pellon.
Horsfield, John Ogden Ref 466-1226
Born in Midgley.
Emily was born in Midgley, the daughter of James Uttley
Horsfield, Mrs Louisa Adelaide Ref 466-1609
Of Barnsley.
She wrote a collection of 65 poems entitled The Cottage Lyre.
She died in Halifax
Horsfield, Luke Ref 466-1512
Halifax solicitor with Longbotham, Horsfield & Fielding [1934].
Horsfield, Mitchell Ref 466-1394
Son of George Horsfield, farmer.
Zillah / Elizabeth was born in Ovenden, the daughter
of Joseph Wilson, delver
Horsfield, William Ref 466-1567
Born in Halifax.
Mary was a weaver [1841]
Horsfield, William Ref 466-4051
Of Knottingley, Wakefield.
Horsfield, William Ref 466-701
Of Halifax.
Details of William's death / burial place are not yet known
Horsfield, William Ref 466-9800
He was a carrier [1871].
Horsfield, William Ref 466-7120
Born in Queensbury.
Horsfield, Willoughby Ref 466-71
Born in Luddenden.
Lottie was the daughter of John Brear
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