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He was a motor works clerk [1939].
He married Hilda Zelina [1912-1963].
They lived at 4 Avondale Place, Halifax [1939].
Hilda Zelina died 19th February 1963 (aged 50)
Arthur Austen died 29th August 1965 (aged 61)
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NR-B33]
He was
a carpet weaver (power) [1851] /
a carpet weaver [1861] /
a beer seller at 20 Winding Road, Halifax – (possibly) the Hen & Chickens, Halifax [1871].
He married Elizabeth [1801-1879].
Children:
They lived at
Betty died 28th December 1879 (aged 78).
Barrett died three days later [31st December 1879] (aged 72).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 438]
He married Hannah [1800-1864].
Children:
Hannah died 14th August 1864 (aged 64).
Charles died 26th August 1875 (aged 75).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3626]
Born at his father's school in Brighouse.
He was a currier [1841].
He began teaching, like his father, and was an assistant teacher at
the school [1851]
He succeeded John Noble as Brighouse postmaster.
The Post Office at the time was in rooms at Mary Bedford's Charity School.
In 1866, he was appointed
Brighouse rate collector, and he was succeeded by Emmanuel Dale.
He died November 1901.
He was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [Grave Ref: A76]
with his father
She married Earl Lund
Born in Brighouse.
He was
an apprentice joiner [1851] /
a joiner & carpenter [1861] /
a joiner, builder & architect [1871] /
an architect / builder employing 9 men & 2 boys with an office at 5
Elland Road, Brighouse [1881].
He married Mary [1832-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Edwin died in Brighouse [Q1 1893] (aged 61)
In [Q1] 1897, he married Annie Clara M. Richards [18??-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 16 Prescott Street, Halifax [1917]
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 6th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment.
He died as a POW at Gustrow, Germany [12th August 1918] (aged 20).
He was buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery, France
[German Mem. 15].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden
He came to Brighouse to take up the post of Headmaster of Mary Bedford's Charity School.
He was the last master of the school.
He wrote a history of the school.
On 5th October 1809, he married Sarah Redfern [1786-1832] in Dewsbury.
Children:
They lived at Town School, Brighouse [1841].
Sarah died in Brighouse [23rd May 1832].
She was buried at All Saints' Church, Dewsbury.
Isaac died in 1871.
He was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [Grave Ref: A76]
with son David.
Heaton Street, Brighouse was named for him
In 1894, the business was acquired by the Brighouse Soap Company Limited.
He lived at
He was
a member of Brunswick Football Club /
an apprentice wire drawer [1911] /
employed by J. & A. Binns Limited.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914], and
served as a Lance Corporal
with the 10th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to France [December 1915].
He was killed at Le Sars by a sniper [4th October 1916] (aged 19).
His photograph appears with a report of his death in the Halifax Courier [21st October 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Brighouse.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with B Company
23rd Battalion
Royal Fusiliers.
He died 14th November 1916 (aged 27).
He was buried at Serre Road Cemetery No.2, France [Grave Ref I G 34].
He is remembered on Rastrick War Memorial
He married Unknown.
Children:
He managed the bookselling business of John Binns.
He later bought the business from the Binns family
Born in Haworth.
He was
a general dealer [1881] /
a woollen merchant [1891] /
a commercial traveller [1892].
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at
He was a widower by 1891
Living with them [in 1891] was grandson (possibly Ellen's
son) George Heaton [b 1888]
He was
a chemical labourer [1881] /
a mason's labourer [1891] /
a boiler stoker (woollen mill) [1901] /
a firer-up stoker [1911]
He married Clara [1854-1895].
Children:
They lived at
He lived at Gooder Lane, Brighouse [with his parents 1894].
He died from an overdose of prussic acid.
He had been depressed, on account of ill-health, for some time
Born in Elland.
He was a woollen manufacturer [1887, 1901].
In 1888, he married Sarah Ann Fielding.
Children:
They lived at Owlet Hall, Elland [1901, 1905]
The will of William Greenwood [1790] passed property known as
Robertshaw to Michael Heaton.
He died 18th August 1807 (aged 56).
He was buried at Heptonstall Church
In January 1882, he married Harriet, daughter of Thomas Alderson.
Children:
The family lived at Backhold Royd, Siddal [1891]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a wood sawyer of Undercliffe [1887] /
a sawyer at timber yard [1891] /
a sawyer (wood) [1901, 1911].
In 1887, he married Minnie Madeline King [1871-19??] at Bradford Cathedral.
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a printer compositor [1861, 1871] /
a letterpress printer [1881] /
a printer compositor [1891] /
a retired compositor (letterpress) [1901].
In [Q3] 1852, he married Susannah Maria Robertshaw [1831-1898] in Halifax.
Children:
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3453]
with their Robertshaw grandparents.
The family lived at
Susannah Maria died Q3 1898 (aged 67).
Thomas died Q4 1910 (aged 81).
They both died in Halifax.
Born in Bradford [10th September 1832].
He was
a woollen manufacturer in Elland employing 10 men, 29 women, 10 boys
& 2 girls [1881] /
a highly-respected woollen manufacturer in Elland employing a large
number of hands [1888].
He established Thomas Heaton.
On 14th April 1865, he married Eliza Ann Ellam [1843-1913] in Huddersfield.
Children:
The children were baptised at Elland Parish Church.
They lived at
Around 1884, Dr George Hoyle diagnosed that Thomas had poor
circulation and might die suddenly.
On 31st December 1887, he died very suddenly in a cab which was
taking him to Halifax to see his solicitor in Hopwood Lane, Halifax.
As they went up Salterhebble Hill, the cabman walked alongside the
cab, talking to Thomas.
He seemed in good health, but he was dead when the cabman opened the
door at their destination.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £25,713 0/11d.
Probate was granted to
son John Thomas and John Wood of Elland (bank manager).
In his will [2nd July 1887], he left
After his death, the business – Thomas Heaton – was carried on
his sons John Thomas, Robert Ellam, and William
Henry
Eliza Ann died 14th July 1913 (aged 69).
Members of the family were buried at Elland Cemetery
Son of John Heaton.
He was
a doffer (worsted mill) [1901] /
a goods shunter [1911] /
employed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914], and
served as a Bombardier
with C Battery
70th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
In September 1915, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Loos.
He was awarded the Military Medal.
He was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 3
occasions.
A series of letters was sent to his parents:
the first (dated 12th August 1916) said that he had been wounded in
the legs, one being very serious;
the second (dated 15th August 1916) said that his right leg had to be
amputated;
the third (dated 17th August 1916) said that he had died.
His photograph appears with a report of his story in the Halifax Courier [26th August 1916].
He was buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbé, France [Grave Ref III D 33].
He is remembered on Luddendenfoot War Memorial
In November 1855, Edward and Henry Akroyd and the
workpeople at the mill, erected a marble tablet in his memory at
St Stephen's Church, Copley
Poet born in a cottage near Luddenden churchyard.
He went to dame school and Sunday school, and was largely
self-taught.
He learned to read by studying the head-stones in Luddenden
churchyard.
He was
a handloom carpet weaver /
keeper at People's Park [1857-1867].
He became a well-known poet and wrote about the flora and fauna of
the district.
He wrote poetry with titles such as
Wild Flowers
Flowers of Calder Dale,
Leaves from the forest dell,
The old soldier,
The wandering lover, and other poems [1858].
Some of his work was published by Roberts Leyland.
His autobiography gives details of the flora and fauna of the
district.
He was an acquaintance of Branwell Brontë.
He married (1) Elizabeth [1805-1864].
Children:
He married (2) Mary [who died aged 65].
He & his wives were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
Heaton, Andrew Ref 333-2886
Heaton, Arthur Austen Ref 333-2
Hilda was born 14th August 1912
Heaton, Barrett Ref 333-3
Elizabeth (Betty) was born in Warley / Luddenden
Heaton, Charles Ref 333-5
Heaton, David Ref 333-209
Heaton, Edith Ref 333-2994
Heaton, Edwin Ref 333-4
Mary was born in Rastrick
Heaton, Frank Roper Ref 333-1384 Heaton, George Frederick Ref 333-1383 
Heaton, Grace Ref 333-2966 Heaton, Harry Ref 333-1506
Heaton, Isaac Ref 333-206
Sarah was born in Dewsbury
Heaton, J. A. Ref 333-1685
Heaton, James Ref 333-1053
Heaton, Jo J. Ref 333-1059
Heaton, John Ref 333-148 Heaton, John Ref 333-1830 Heaton, John Ref 333-510 Heaton, John Ref 333-905
Heaton, John Ref 333-358
Clara was born in Norwich
Heaton, John Ref 333-8440 Heaton, John Thomas Ref 333-1741
Sarah Ann was the daughter of Richard Fielding
Heaton, Michael Ref 333-1796 Heaton, Michael Ref 333-953
Heaton, Michael Ref 333-9100
Heaton, Nan Ref 333-2747
Heaton, PC Ref 333-3543 Heaton, Robert Ref 333-3975
Heaton, Sam Ref 333-1262
Minnie, a worsted winder of Horton, was born in Dewsbury, the
daughter of George King, hair dresser
Heaton, Samuel Ref 333-1974
Heaton, Thomas Ref 333-6
Susannah Maria was the daughter of Henry Robertshaw
Their burial places are not yet known
Heaton, Thomas Preston Ref 333-702
Eliza Ann, of Lindley, was born in Huddersfield, the daughter
of Amos Ellam, millwright
an annuity of £100 to his widow Eliza Ann; £1,000
to son John Thomas; £5,000 each to his daughters Ada
Florence & Henrietta, and the rest to his 3 sons John
Thomas, Frank Smith, Robert Ellam & George
Smith
Heaton, Walter Ref 333-377 
Heaton, William Ref 333-3535 Heaton, William Ref 333-269
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