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He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Child: Alice
He married Ann [1795-1858].
Children:
Abraham died in Halifax [Q4 1841].
In [Q4] 1844, Ann married (2) John Gledhill.
In 1851, sons Henry & George were living with
the mother & stepfather
Born in Halifax.
He was
a clogger of Franklin Street [1892] /
a clog maker [1901] /
a clogger sole maker [1911].
In 1892, he married Mary Hannah Ramsden [1864-1???] at Christ Church, Pellon.
Children:
They lived at
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He was a member of the Halifax Scientific Society.
He bequeathed £500 to Halifax Corporation for an aviary or bird
sanctuary.
In 1953, an aviary was opened in his memory at Belle Vue
Born in Illingworth Moor.
He was
a carpet weaver of Halifax [1878] /
a carpet weaver [1881] /
a carpet maker [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1878, he married Mary Gill [1855-1904] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Mary died in Halifax in 1904 (aged 49).
Living with the widowed Alfred [in 1911] were
daughter Martha Hannah & family
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Born in Halifax.
He was
a worsted spinner [1871] /
a cotton twiner (manufacturer) [1881] /
a screw maker [1891] /
a tube repairer (carpet looms) [1901] /
an electrician [1911].
In [Q3] 1888, he married Martha Jane Brearley [1861-1927] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with the widowed Martha Jane [in 1921] were
daughter Elsie, her husband & infant son.
Alfred died Q1 1919 (aged 58).
Martha Jane died Q4 1927 (aged 66).
They both died in Halifax
She married Sir Charles Robertshaw.
In her will, she left bequests to Heptonstall Parish Church and
Heptonstall Slack Baptist Church
Born in Halifax [7th December 1893].
He was
a member of Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax & Sunday School /
well-known in Halifax football and swimming circles /
employed by Asquith's /
a carpet worker [1909].
He joined the Navy [September 1909], when he was 15, and served
In April 1911, his mother paid £20, and he was discharged by
purchase
In 1915, he married Emily Malkinson
in Grimsby.
Child:
Winifred E. [b 1916]
They lived in Grimsby.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914]
and served as a Sergeant
with C Battery
246th (West Riding) Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed in action by a shell fragment to the heart [10th November 1917] (aged 24).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref I B 12].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel
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He lived at Brooklyn Place [1905]
He was
a woollen cloth finisher [1888, 1901] /
a cloth finisher [1911].
On 4th August 1888, he married Mary Hollas at Elland Parish
Church.
Children:
The children were all born in Norland.
They lived at
Arthur died 2nd September 1921 (aged 57).
Mary died 5th January 1941 (aged 74).
The couple were buried at St Luke's Church, Norland.
Son Edgar is also remebered on the gravestone
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Born in Norland [3rd February 1873].
He was
a spinner piecer cotton [1891] /
a cotton spinner [1901, 1911] /
a cotton spinner with Shepherd & Blackburn, Walton Street [1921] /
a cotton spinner (incapacitated) [1939].
In [Q4] 1898, he married Hannah Normanton [1874-1956] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Arthur died 25th August 1942 (aged 69).
Hannah died 29th November 1956 (aged 82).
The couple were buried at Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel, Norland
He was
a shoemaker [1851] /
a boot manufacturer [1871].
He married Mary Ann [1829-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2970]
Son of a cotton manufacturer from Bacup.
He was
a Liberal /
Mayor of Todmorden [1897-1898] /
a Magistrate for the West Riding and the County of York /
a partner in Maden & Hoyle /
established Caleb Hoyle Limited.
In 1896, he lost to Sugden Sutcliffe as a Councillor to represent
the Stansfield Ward.
In 1895, he became sole owner of the firm and this became the most
important cotton manufacturer in Todmorden, after the Fielden family.
He was associated with York Street Chapel, Todmorden and Sunday School.
In 1870, he married Sarah Maden Hodson.
Children:
He lived at Roomfield House, Todmorden.
His name is inscribed on one of the bells at Todmorden Parish Church.
He was buried at the Wesleyan Chapel, Mankinholes.
His sons, Philip and Joshua, took over the
business, and established Caleb Hoyle [1923] Limited
Son of Robert Hoyle.
He was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School and Trinity College
Cambridge [1789].
He was appointed
Librarian at Trinity College [1803],
Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim
[1812],
and
Vicar of 2 churches at Overton-cum-Fyfield in Wiltshire [1815-1848].
He wrote several volumes of blank verse, some of which was sneered at
by Lord Byron.
His work included
He never married.
He died in Overton [13th November 1848]
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Born 14th June 1857.
He was
a worsted spinner & manufacturer at Halifax [1891] /
partner in W. & R. Hoyle.
In 1882, he married Mary Ellen Fletcher [1859-1943] in Rochdale.
Children:
They lived at
Charles Edward died 9th March 1932 (aged 75).
Mary Ellen died 11th January 1943 (aged 84).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 773]
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Son of Tom Gregory Hoyle.
Born 28th November 1895.
He was assisting in his father's business [1911].
During World War I,
he joined the 1st/4th Battalion [September 1914],
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 5th Battalion
West Riding Regiment.
He was wounded on the Somme [3rd September 1916].
He was awarded the Military Cross
while attached to the 5th Battalion at Marcoing Switch [28th
September 1918]
His photograph appears with reports of his award in the Halifax Courier [16th November & 23rd November 1918].
He survived the War.
He became
chairman of the Halifax Branch of the United Commercial Travellers' Association /
a director & sales representative of the Glynn Company,
Halifax, manufacturing chemists /
a traveller in baker's sundries [1939] /
a Freemason & Past Master of the Facula [No 4825] Masonic Lodge /
a member of the Loyal Georgean Society /
a member of the Albany Club, Halifax /
a member of the West End Golf Club.
He and his unmarried sister Dorothy Hoyle, lived at 48 The Boulevard, Savile Park Road, Halifax [1939, 1943].
Charles died in Halifax [26th November 1943].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £14,738.
The beneficiary was his sister Dorothy Hoyle.
Dorothy died in Halifax [Q1 1965] (aged 70)
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Born in Clifton.
He was
a hurrier at coal pit [1861] /
a platelayer [1901].
In 1870, he married Mary Ann Fearnley [1847-1925] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at Ripley Street, Hipperholme [1901].
Members of the family were buried at Lightcliffe Old Church Graveyard
with Charles Henry's parents
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Born in Greetland.
On 11th March 1920, he married Ada Bottomley [1875-1948] in Halifax.
They had no children.
Charles William died in Greetland [27th February 1943]
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During World War II,
he served
with the Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the Lincolnshire Regiment.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Norland.
Baptised at St George's Church, Sowerby [4th November 1895].
He was a woollen piecer [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [29th September 1916] (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B],
on Norland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Sowerby,
and on his parents' grave at St Luke's Church, Norland
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Edward Johnson Walker
that he was
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Frances [1912-1988].
Edward Leslie died 19th May 1971 (aged 63).
Frances died 16th April 1988 (aged 76).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NR-C34]
He was
a labourer [1871] /
a farmer of 9 acres [1881].
Around 1850, he married Mary [1829-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was grandson Hallowell Hoyle [b
1877]
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He was
a carpet loom tuner [1871] /
a carpet loom tuner (spinning machine maker) [1881] /
a carpet weaver [1891, 1901].
Around 1860, he married Sarah [1841-19??].
Her date of birth varies between 1841 and 1848
Children:
They lived at
He was
a blacksmith at a silk mill in the Sowerby/Triangle area [1901] /
landlord of the Queen's Head, Illingworth [1911] /
landlord of the King's Arms, Sowerby
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Died at the age of 112.
See
Longevity
Son of Jn'o.
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [16th September 1713]
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Question:
There have been a great many people called Elkanah Hoyle, and
there may be some confusion and duplication between those mentioned
here.
Please email me if you can clarify / identify any of these people
He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
[20th March 1746]
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Witnesses: William Ramsden, Abraham Beaumont
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Eldest son of John Hoyle.
He followed his father's business as a cotton manufacturer at
Hollings Mill.
He owned much property in the district, including
On 13th February 1685, he married Sarah Whitely [1662-1719].
Children:
He bought Small Lees, Soyland from his brother-in-law.
He formed a partnership with Joshua Bates / Joshua Bates and they extended Small Lees Mill, Ripponden.
He established Hoyle's Gift.
Elkanah died 17th November 1718.
Sarah died 10th December 1719.
The couple were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.
See
Benjamin Holroyd /
New York House, Ripponden /
Ripponden Parish Church Bells /
St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
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Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Born in Elland;
baptised 14th November 1694.
He was Churchwarden at Ripponden.
In 1724, he and churchwarden Samuel Hill acquired land at Blackshaw
Clough and Crosswells, Soyland to provide an income for the Church.
He married Mary Allenson.
Children:
They lived at Upper Swift Place, Soyland.
He died 18th March 1746
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He married Elizabeth Rose.
Children:
He owned a house at 36 Bow Street, Covent Garden, London.
His will [16th April 1799] named his wife, Thomas Lister of Salterhebble, and John Loos[?] as executors, and
specified a legacy to his wife
The will also records that he and his wife kept a public house.
Question:
Does anyone know which hostelry this may have been?
He was buried in Halifax Parish Church
[28th April 1799]
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Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
He was a schoolmaster.
In 1796, he bought Small Lees Mill, Ripponden.
Cotton spinner at Hollings Mill, Ripponden [around 1800].
Around 1801, he and Joshua Bates / Joshua Bates established a partnership and
rebuilt Small Lees Mill using money which they borrowed from
Swaine Brothers & Company
He married Unknown.
Child: Elkanah
Witnesses: John Wimpenny, John Brook
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On 30th July 1792, he married Elisabeth Rose Martin of
Northowram, at Halifax Parish Church
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On 18th July 1793, he married Martha Wood at Halifax Parish Church.
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He was surveyor for Brighouse hamlet.
He owned North Cut Mill, Brighouse.
He married Martha Hargreaves [1735-1805].
Martha died in 1805 (aged 70).
Children:
The children were baptised at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick.
The family's initials were on a cottage at the Brighouse end of the
old Calder Bridge, with the date 1756.
The family lived in the old house at Daisy Croft, Brighouse.
Elkanah died in 1802 (aged 76).
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
[22nd June 1802]
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Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
He married Grace [1714-1793].
Children:
He died at Upper Swift Place.
Members of the family were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
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He was
a gentleman working in agriculture [1769] /
a maltster, cultivating barley for industrial purposes [1769].
On 20th September 1759, he married (1) Mary Watson in Keighley.
Children:
Mary died 5th September 1785.
There is a memorial to her in Coley Church.
He married (2) Mary Crabtree [1732-1797] in Leeds.
They lived at Ovenden House [1736].
In 1765, there was a dispute between him and his brother
Thomas over their father's will.
Elkanah took control of his father's business and property.
In 1768, he was declared bankrupt and sold Ovenden House and
property at Upper Marsh, Southowram.
In 1776, he was acquitted of all debts to his father-in-law with an
inheritance
from the will of Rowland Watson.
The family then moved to Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse.
Elkanah died 11th May 1794.
He was mentioned in the will of Rowland Watson.
There is a memorial to him in Coley Church
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Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [25th December 1763].
It is said that he was murdered on Fixby Ridge on 24th October 1789
(aged 25).
Question:
Does anyone know anything about his demise?
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
[27th October 1789]
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Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Born at Ovenden House.
He was educated at Pembroke College Cambridge [1786].
He was Headmaster of Stockport Free Grammar School [1792].
He was Perpetual Incumbent at Poynton and Norbury Parish Church,
Stockport [1794].
He married Martha Wood.
Child: Frances Jane [1797-1864] who married
[1825] Rev Charles Barton, Rector of Saxby, Lincolnshire.
They lived at
The family went to live in Stockport.
He was mentioned in the will of Rowland Watson.
He died in Stockport
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Born 10th May 1775.
Cotton manufacturer of Hollings and Upper Swift Place, Soyland.
He built Hollings Mill, Ripponden [1788].
On 25th January 1798, he married Mary Ogden [1776-1811] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Emma died in childbirth in 1811.
Elkanah died 20th February 1830
Probate records show that Elkanah left an estate valued at £450
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Baptised at Rastrick [25th December 1790].
He was a millwright [1813, 1829].
He established Elkanah Hoyle & Sons of Waterside.
He bought Hanson Mill, Halifax.
On 25th December 1812, he married Sarah Roberts at Halifax Parish Church.
She already had a child: Isabella Roberts [1810-1881]
Children:
Sarah married Sidney Pratt [1812-1865]
Elkanah died in 1843
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Son of Thomas Hoyle.
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick [17th January 1796].
He was
confined as a debtor in York Castle [1841] /
innkeeper at the Rose & Crown, Longwood [1851].
On 6th September 1818 (or 16th August 1824), he married Martha
Hamer at Elland Parish Church.
Elkanah was buried at Longwood [30th April 1862]
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Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Baptised at Ripponden [30th August 1686].
He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
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He married Ann [1796-1880].
Children:
Ely died 26th December 1864 (aged 68).
Ann died 30th January 1880 (aged 84).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: B15]
Born in Clifton.
He was
a carpet weaver [1871] /
a plate layer [1881, 1884] /
a railway platelayer [1891] /
a platelayer [1901] /
a railway platelayer (L.Y.R.) [1911].
In 1884, he married Mary Elizabeth Lawson [1858-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
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Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [25th May 1879]
Son of John Hoyle.
On 7th March 1900, he married Alice Blay from Luddendenfoot,
at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
He died in Rochdale [1957]
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He lived at Greenside, Clayton, Bradford.
During World War I,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 2nd Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died of wounds [20th April 1918] (aged 21).
He was buried at St. Sever Cemetery, France [Grave Ref B 6 18].
His brother James William also died in the War
Baptised 8th May 1766.
On 26th December 1791, he married Mary Pearson at Elland Parish Church.
Child: Elkanah
George was buried at Rastrick Church
[30th March 1841]
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Son of Eli Hoyle.
Baptised at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden [12th February 1774/5].
On 5th November 1795, he married Susannah Hamer [1771-1834] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
Susannah died 13th December 1834 (aged 63).
George died 16th December 1853 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: B15]
He was a slater, plasterer & farmer of 18 acres.
He married Elizabeth Habergham.
Children:
They lived at Lower Deerplay, Triangle.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
George [9th June 1900];
Elizabeth [10th February 1914]
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Born in Greetland.
He was
a woollen spinner of Greetland [1879] /
a woollen spinner [1881, 1891, 1901] /
a woollen fettler [1911].
In 1879, he married Sarah Hannah Hamer [1854-1907] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Sarah Hannah died 3rd April 1907.
George died 1st July 1925.
The couple were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
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Son of George Hoyle.
Born in Sowerby.
He and his brother, John, [may have] attended
Rishworth Charity School, like their older brothers.
He studied medicine at Edinburgh University.
He was a surgeon at Brighouse [1877] when he gave evidence into the
murder of Elizabeth Kershaw.
He was GP, physician & surgeon at Elland [1881, 1895].
His son-in-law Dr Macvie took over his
practice at Burleigh House, Elland.
In 1876, he married Sarah Jane Nuttall [1851-1942] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
George died 14th December 1923 (aged 71).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £7,103 11/-.
Probate was granted to
his widow Sarah Jane,
Roderick John Mackay (physician),
and
Walter Percy Milton (spinner).
Sarah Jane died 15th May 1942 (aged 91).
The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
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On
27th November 1918,
there was a fire at Union Mills, Holmfield, in which two
women died and many were seriously injured
In 1919, George received the Edward Medal, and
in 1925, he received the Carnegie award, both for gallantry
at the fire
He died 21st March 1905 (aged 49).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 573]
He was in business in Preston before becoming a Minister.
He served at several places:
Milnthorpe [1826],
Stalybridge [1841],
and
Ancoats,
before becoming
Minister of Heywood's Chapel [1849-1861].
During his ministry, the congregation rose from 37 to 100, and the
organ gallery was built at the Chapel.
He married Alice [1788-1862].
Children:
In 1859, he suffered paralysis, although he continued his Ministry.
In 1861, he suffered heart disease and then dropsy which resulted in
his death.
He died at Northowram [27th October 1861].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £300.
The will was proved by son John.
There is a monument to Rev Hoyle in the chapel
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In 1887,
he, N. Whiteley, and F. W. Thomson
filed a patent for
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She married (2) John Livesay.
She died 13th March 1729.
She was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
He and his brother, John Theodore, went to Québec to
trade as merchants
Son of Ernest Hoyle.
Born in Brighouse [16th September 1889].
He was
educated at Rastrick Grammar School /
a student in arts at Leeds University [1911] /
a teacher-training student at Manchester University /
English teacher at the County School, Aldershot [1913].
He never married.
In July 1915, he resigned his post at the County School, Aldershot to
join the O.T.C. at Bristol University.
He
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 11th (Reserve) Battalion
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
He went to France [16th April 1916].
He was killed at Bazentin-le-Petit as he went over the parapet for a
bayonet charge at midnight [22nd-23rd July 1916].
He was buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, France. [Grave Ref VI F 29]
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He was
connected with Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge /
a labourer (oil cloth works) [1911] /
employed by W. & R. K. Lee Limited.
During World War I,
he enlisted [March 1916]
and served as a Rifleman
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 9th September 1916 (aged 25).
He was buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, France. [Grave Ref XV F 22].
He is remembered on the W. & R. K. Lee Limited Roll of Honour,
and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
After an announcement in the Halifax Courier [dated 2nd
September 1916], saying that Rifleman Harry Hoyle had been
killed on the 17th August 1916, Harry wrote home.
Harry was then killed a week later [9th September 1916] (aged
25).
It had been Hubert who had been killed on the 17th August 1916.
When the mistake was sorted, it was discovered that each family had
been receiving the Army pay for the soldier of the other family
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He married Martha Bairstow
He was vicar of Gisburne, Lancashire
Son of John Hoyle.
Born 15th November 1563.
On 14th September 1590, he married Effan Lumb.
Henry died 31st May 1599
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Born in Skircoat.
He was
a card maker [1841, 1861, 1871, 1881] /
a retired card maker [1891].
He married Sarah [1829-1916].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891] was Henry's
sister Ann Hoyle [b 1838] (wire dresser 1861; house maid 1871;
rubber picker 1881).
Henry died 25th June 1892 (aged 65).
Sarah died 18th August 1916 (aged 87).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3386]
with Henry's mother Ann [1795-3rd March 1858]
He died during World War I.
He is remembered on Firth's War Memorial,
and on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial
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Born in Huddersfield.
He was
a member of the Sunday School at Ovenden Wesleyan Church /
a worsted doffer [1911] /
employed by Smith, Bulmer & Company Limited at Holmfield Mills, Ovenden.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was one of a number of men, including the officer, who were killed
when a shell fell into the platoon in France
[13th October 1918] (aged 21).
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [14th December & 21st December 1918].
He was buried at Wellington Cemetery, Rieux-en-Cambresis, France [Grave Ref IV F 11]
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He had a sweetheart Miss L. Bates of 10 Burton Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 5th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [5th November 1918] (aged 21).
He was buried at Orsinval Communal Cemetery, France.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Rastrick.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
Devonshire Regiment.
He died 30th September 1918.
He was buried at Flesquières Hill British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref V A 14]
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Born in Greetland.
He was a dyer's labourer [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman.
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He was killed instantaneously under shellfire [17th August 1916] (aged 22).
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 13A & 13B],
and on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland
After an announcement in the Halifax Courier [dated 2nd
September 1916], saying that Rifleman Harry Hoyle had been
killed on the 17th August 1916, Harry wrote home.
Harry was then killed a week later [9th September 1916] (aged
25).
It had been Hubert who had been killed on the 17th August 1916.
When the mistake was sorted, it was discovered that each family had
been receiving the Army pay for the soldier of the other family
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During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Royal Fusiliers.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He married Unknown.
Child: Miriam
Hoyle, Mr Ref 44-203
Hoyle, Abraham Ref 44-165
Of Hebden Bridge.
Hoyle, Abraham Ref 44-96
He was
a cloth dresser [1841].
Hoyle, Albert Ref 44-72
Son of James Hoyle, sanitary inspector.
Mary Hannah, of Queens Road, was born in Halifax, the daughter
of John Ramsden, plasterer
Hoyle, Alfred Ref 44-169
Halifax naturalist and ornithologist.
Hoyle, Alfred Ref 44-90
Son of John Hoyle, labourer.
Mary was born in Halifax, the daughter of Albert Augustus
Gill, gilder
Hoyle, Alfred Ref 44-207
Son of Eli Hoyle.
Martha Jane was born in Halifax
Hoyle, Alice Ref 44-176
Only child of Abraham Hoyle.
Hoyle, Archie Ref 44-62
Son of Tom Hoyle.
Hoyle, Arthur Ref 44-43
Bookbinder and account book maker at 15 Weymouth Street, Halifax
Hoyle, Arthur Ref 44-27
Born in Norland
Mary was born in Norland, the daughter of Samuel Hollas
Hoyle, Arthur Ref 44-218
Son of Mark Hoyle.
Hannah was born in Norland [18th February 1874]
Hoyle, Benjamin Ref 44-211
Born in Northowram.
Mary Ann was born in Northowram
Benjamin & Mary Ann's burial places are not yet known
Hoyle, Caleb Ref 44-194
JP.
Hoyle, Rev Charles Ref 44-113
MA.
Hoyle, Charles Edward Ref 44-159
Son of Richard Hoyle.
Mary Ellen, from Smith Bridge, Lancashire, was born 20th June
1859
Hoyle, Charles Gregory Ref 44-100
MC.
for distinguished conduct and bravery in the taking of Cambrai
Hoyle, Charles Henry Ref 44-23
Son of Timothy Hoyle.
Mary Ann was born in Hipperholme, the daughter of John
Fearnley, joiner
Hoyle, Charles William Ref 44-25
Son of Sam Hoyle.
Hoyle, Derek J. Ref 44-39
Of Todmorden.
Hoyle, Donald Ref 44-63
Hoyle, Edgar Ref 44-40
Son of Arthur Hoyle.
Hoyle, Edmond Ref 44-186
Author of the authoritative Games which published the rules
for whist and other games.
a Halifax man
Hoyle, Edward Ref 44-189
Of Hoyle House, Lightcliffe.
He gave money for the building of Eastfield Chapel.
Hoyle, Edward Leslie Ref 44-94
Hoyle, Eli Ref 44-217
Born in Soyland.
Mary was born in Sowerby
Hoyle, Eli Ref 44-220
Born in Norland.
Sarah was born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
Hoyle, Eli Ref 44-180
Son of John Hoyle.
Hoyle, Elias Ref 44-86
Of Sowerby.
Hoyle, Elkana Ref 44-82
Of Soyland.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-7
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-33
Of Soyland.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-32
Recorded on 16th August 1824, when
he married Mary Crosley at Elland Parish Church.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-111
Descended from the Hoyle family of Lightcliffe.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-210
Or Elkana, Elkanae.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-26
Of Warley.
provided that she does not marry or embezzle the money
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-38
Farmer of Hipperholme.
He was buried in Halifax Parish Church
[16th May 1794]
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-120
Of Swift Place, Soyland.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-205
Schoolmaster.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-30
Recorded on 26th February 1809, when
he married Grace Barret at Elland Parish Church.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-34
Yeoman of Northowram.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-35
Clerk of Stockport.
Martha came from Northowram
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-28
Of Brighouse Mill.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-132
Of Soyland.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-201
Son of Luke Hoyle.
Mary was the daughter of Rowland Watson
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-81
Of Brighouse.
Hoyle, Rev Elkanah Ref 44-134
LLB.
Martha was the daughter of Robert Wood
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-199
Son of John Hoyle.
Mary from Small Lees, Soyland, was the daughter of Ely Ogden
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-37
Son of George Hoyle.
Sarah Roberts (alias Robinson) came from Brighouse.
Hoyle, Elkanah Ref 44-31
Of Rastrick.
Witnesses: William Ramsden, Robert Hoyle
Hoyle, Ely Ref 44-128
Owned Small Lees, Soyland until 1740
Hoyle, Ely Ref 44-138
Of Hollings.
Hoyle, Ely Ref 44-92
Son of George Hoyle
Hoyle, Ernest Ref 44-20
Son of Timothy Hoyle.
Mary Elizabeth, of Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, was born in
Watnall, Nottinghamshire, the daughter of William Lawson,
tanner
Hoyle, Ernest William Ref 44-89
Illegitimate son of Harriet Hoyle of Hipperholme.
Hoyle, Fred Farrar Ref 44-150
Joiner of Sowerby Bridge.
Hoyle, Frederick Harold Ref 44-70
Son of William Henry Hoyle.
Hoyle, George Ref 44-29
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Hoyle, George Ref 44-115
He lived at
Daisy Croft House, Brighouse
Hoyle, George Ref 44-91
Of Greetland.
Hoyle, George Ref 44-172
Born 20th September 1824.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Moses Habergham
Hoyle, George Ref 44-47
Son of Eli Hoyle, waste dealer.
Sarah Hannah was born in Stainland, the daughter of Richard
Hamer, wool washer
Hoyle, Dr George Ref 44-135
MD, MBE.
Sarah Jane came from Rochdale
Hoyle, George Ref 44-136
Of Boothtown.
Hoyle, George Henry Ref 44-106
Of Halifax.
Hoyle, Rev Giles Ref 44-184
Born in Manchester.
Hoyle, H. Ref 44-4
Of Halifax.
improvements in apparatus to be employed in the covering of cylinders
with card fillets
Hoyle, Mrs Hannah Ref 44-158
She married (1) John Hoyle.
Hoyle, Hanson Ref 44-174
Son of John Hoyle.
Hoyle, Harold Ref 44-22
BA.
Hoyle, Harry Ref 44-83
Of Ripponden.
He was known as a painter of natural history subjects
Hoyle, Harry Ref 44-44
Son of William Hoyle.
There was a mix up between 2 men called H. Hoyle – Harry
and Hubert Hoyle – who were both in the
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Hoyle, Henry Ref 44-182
Of Halifax.
Martha was the daughter of John Bairstow
Hoyle, Rev Henry Ref 44-10
Of Lightcliffe.
Hoyle, Henry Ref 44-214
Also recorded as Hole.
Hoyle, Henry Ref 44-95
Son of Abraham Hoyle
Sarah was born in Northampton
Hoyle, Herbert Ref 44-42
He worked for Firth's Carpets in Bailiff Bridge.
Hoyle, Herbert Ref 44-103
Son of Joseph Hoyle.
Hoyle, Herbert Ref 44-65
He lived at 8 Bank Place, Ovenden.
Hoyle, Herbert Ref 44-57
Son of Jonas Hoyle.
Hoyle, Hubert Ref 44-46
Son of George Hoyle.
There was a mix up between 2 men called H. Hoyle – Hubert
and Harry Hoyle – who were both in the
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Hoyle, Inspector Arthur Ref 44-149
Recorded in May 1912, when
he was transferred from Wakefield to Vale Street Police Station, Todmorden
Hoyle, Jack Ref 44-68
Hoyle, James Ref 44-155
Of Wadsworth.
He established James Hoyle Limited and built Acre Mill, Old Town.
He is recorded at Prospect Mill, Hebden Bridge [1861].