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He was
a shoe maker [1881].
He married Mary [1825-1889].
They lived at 6 Regent Court, Halifax [1881].
Mary died 23rd August 1889 (aged 64).
Alfred died 8th April 1890 (aged 59).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2796]
with James Ibbetson
Question:
Does anyone know whether/how the Ibbetson & the Jones
families are related?
Born in Halifax.
He was
educated at Oatlands College, Harrogate [1901], Temple Grove School,
Haileybury College, Christ's College Cambridge /
employed by the Booth Steamship Company.
During World War I,
he served as a Captain
with the 12th Battalion
King's (Liverpool Regiment).
He died of wounds [23rd March 1918].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
She was one of the children who came to the district
to work at Calvert's Mill at Wainstalls.
She was a worsted spinner [1901].
She lived
with Alfred Turner [1901]
She died 25th August 1902 (aged 15)
She is buried at Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel Graveyard
Born in Halifax.
He was
a warehouseman of Fair View Terrace, Ovenden [1910] /
a carpet warehouseman [1911].
In 1910, he married Clarice Hoyle at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at 33 Manor Street, Halifax [1911]
He worked at
The Halifax Courier [1910-1913] /
The Staffordshire Sentinel.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Stoke, and
served as a Private
with the 136th Field Ambulance
Royal Army Medical Corps.
He was killed by falling stones in a French quarry
[17th December 1916] (aged 27).
He was buried at La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie, France [Grave Ref B 40].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was a hotel waiter [1901].
In [Q1] 1896, he married Sarah Ellen Hughes [1875-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 23 Charlotte Street, Sowerby Bridge [1901].
Living with them [in 1901] were sister-in-law Lavinia
Stancliffe née Hughes (worsted drawer), widow of
Joseph Stancliffe, and nephew William Henry Stancliffe
He was educated at Temple Grove School, Mortlake, Surrey [1901]
He lived at 27 Pellon Lane, Halifax.
During World War II,
he enlisted [1942], and
served as a Trooper
with the Royal Armoured Corps.
He was killed in north-west Europe in 1945.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
The Commonwealth War Grave Commission website has a record
He died 27th February 1945 (aged 20).
He was buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany [Grave Ref 53 E 16]
Horsfall Turner records that
He was known as The Drunken Priest because he was frequently
drunk in the pulpit.
The congregation were often left singing, whilst he ran back to his
home at Sandyfore to fetch his sermon.
The Church records for 1791 say
His wife and a son are buried in the Chapel
He trained at Idle
before becoming
Minister at Booth Congregational Church [1842-1885].
In 1851, he began week-night services at Luddendenfoot once or
twice monthly.
In 1859, Robert Whitworth & Company built Luddendenfoot Congregational Church and a dwelling house costing around
£5,500 near their factory.
He lived at 7 Rhodes Street, Halifax [where he died 6th January 1897].
He died 6th January 1897.
He was buried at Booth Independent Church
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1897
In 1935, he moved to the new district of Harrow Weald, Middlesex where
He was a member of Elland & Halifax Rugby Football clubs.
He lived at 101 Fleece Yard, Elland.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in a failed attack on Schwaben Redoubt [3rd September 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France,
on Elland War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland.
He married Sarah [1851-1877].
Sarah died 26th March 1877 (aged 26),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1640]
She lived
with Amos Bentley [1891]
He stood unsuccessfully as the Chartist candidate in the Election for MP for Halifax [July 1847].
He was later imprisoned.
He had popular support and there were collections for him by many
groups, including the Halifax Chartist Association.
He received an enthusiastic welcome when he was released in July 1850.
In the July 1852 election for MP for Halifax, he stood as the
Chartist candidate.
Although he did well in the polls, he lost to Francis Crossley
Born in Yorton Heath, Shropshire.
He was
a carter of Elland [1888] /
a carter [1891] /
a labourer (brickyard) [1901] /
a brickyard labourer [1911]
In 1888, he married Sarah Ann Bottomley [1865-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
In November 1880, Jones and Wellington Ellis were
charged with the highway robbery of William Sykes.
Both men were found Not Guilty
Born in Mytholmroyd.
He was
a member of Pellon Church Lads' Brigade /
a part time news boy [1911] /
employed in the winding department of Hollinrake & Clegg.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1916], and
served as a Private
with C Company
2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported missing and assumed to have died at Bullecourt [3rd May 1917] (aged 19).
His photograph appears with a report of his death in the Halifax Courier [26th May 1917].
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Christ Church, Pellon,
and on the Memorial at Saint James's United Methodist Free Church, Luddenden
He lived at 2 Milton Place, Halifax [1936]
He lived at 19 Albion Street, Elland.
He worked for Dempster's in Elland.
During World War I,
he enlisted [1st May 1915], and
served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was discharged [16th February 1918] as no longer physically
fit with a pension of 27/6d per week.
He died in St Luke's Military Hospital, Halifax
[31st October 1918].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial
She was one of the children who came to the district
and worked
as a
worsted spinner
at Calvert's Mill at Wainstalls.
She lived
with James Whittaker [1881]
He was
a server at All Saints' Church, Elland /
a cotton spinner [1911] /
a member of Elland Gym Club /
employed by Wright Hamer & Sons at Clay House Mills, Greetland /
employed by John Crabtree & Sons at Salterhebble Mill.
During World War I,
he enlisted [1st November 1915], and
served as a Private
with the 7th/8th Battalion
King's Own Scottish Borderers.
He was killed by an enemy shell whilst moving along a communication
trench
[15th September 1916] (aged 19).
His photograph appears with a report of his death in the Halifax Courier [30th September 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 4A & 4D],
on Elland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland,
and on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Elland
On 24th November 1917, he was charged at the Halifax West Riding
Court, with a breach of lighting regulations at the Post Office.
At 6 pm on the 13th November 1917, he had failed to draw a blind on
the third storey, allowing a bright light to show from a window.
When PC Wilson called the incident to Jones's
attention, he apologised and explained that he had forgotten all
about it.
At the Court, Jones presented his military record in the Great
War before he was discharged from the Army.
The Chairman complimented Jones, and the summons was dismissed on
payment of costs
A Welshman.
He was educated at Hackney.
He was
a Socinian minister at Plymouth /
a Unitarian critic and scholar /
a teacher and minister at Halifax [1798-1804] /
Minister at Northgate End Chapel [1800-1803].
He wrote a Latin Grammar and a Greek-English Lexicon.
He left Halifax and had an academy in London until his death
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died of influenza at North Camp, Ripon
[10th March 1919] (aged 24).
He was buried at Elland Cemetery
[U A 1544].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland
Son of Mary [1807-18??] & Alfred Jones,
gentleman.
Born John Edward Jones in Bristol.
He was a Halifax attorney between 1877 and 1907.
He was
articled to Edmund Minson Wavell,
partner in Rice-Jones & Smiths,
and
a member of Southport Town Council [1907]
On 3rd September 1884, he married Elizabeth Binks [1861-19??]
at St Stephen's Church, Kirkstall.
Children:
The family lived at
He died at Southport and was buried there
He was a Baptist minister and served at
Shore General Baptist Church, Todmorden [7th October 1888, 1891] /
Hackney, London [1901] /
Gloucester [1911].
In 1888, he married Sarah Emily Taylor [1862-19??]
in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 5 children of whom 3 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
He was a schoolmaster [1891].
He married Annie, daughter of Richard Cockcroft.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with the widowed Annie [in 1911], were her 2 youngest
children and daughter Vera Grace Bardsley and family
He lived at New Road, Brighouse [1845]
He was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Born in Luddendenfoot [9th August 1876].
He was
a road pavior [1901] /
a pavior UDC [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died of wounds [3rd May 1917].
He was buried at Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref I E 7].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge
A Baptist preacher.
He was popular in Norland where he was known as the Bishop of
Norland.
Recorded in June 1896, when
he preached at a celebration of the founding of Bethel Baptist Chapel, Norland
In 1851 she was living at 12 Bath Parade, Halifax which
appears to be a lodging house, rather than the Bath Street Tavern at that time.
The entry for Rachel records
There seems to be some confusion in the newspaper reports
between Jones and William Brear
During World War II,
he served as an Apprentice
with the Merchant Navy.
aboard the cargo ship MV Seaforth.
He died 18th February 1941 (aged 17)
when his ship was torpedoed by German Submarine U-103 and
sank in the Atlantic with the loss of all people on board.
He is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial, London [Grave Ref 94],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on Heath Grammar School Memorial Gates,
and on the Memorial at Saint Jude's Church, Savile Park
He was educated at Crossley & Porter School.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with 3 West Lancashire Field Ambulance
Royal Army Medical Corps.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 27th May 1918 (aged 25).
He is remembered on the Loos Memorial, France [Grave Ref 136],
and on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax
He was a mason's labourer [1881].
In [Q3] 1869, he married Harriet Priestley [1836-1???] in Halifax.
Was she Miss Priestley or a widowed Mrs
Priestley?
She had a son: John Henry Priestley
Children:
They lived at
Back Well Gate, Elland with Greetland [1881]
Born in Liverpool / Garstang, Lancashire.
He was
a forge man of 37 England Street, Leeds [1880] /
a labourer in ironworks [1881] /
a maltster [1891] /
a mill engine driver [1901] /
a plasterer's engine tenter [1911].
In 1880, he married Ellen Mary Johnstone [1859-1???]
at St Andrew's Church, Leeds.
She was a French polisher [1891]
Children:
The family lived at
In December 1868, he was arrested at Brighouse on suspicion of
burglary at the farm of Mr Houghton, near Wigan, and for the
murder of Houghton's daughter.
A reward of £100 had been offered for the apprehension of the
murderer
In [Q3] 1869, he married Martha Ann Hanson in Halifax.
Thomas died 18th ?? 1927 (aged 80 years).
Martha Ann died 21st February 1934 (aged 82).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3556]
with Martha Ann's parents
He was a card setter of Shaw Street, Stainland [1899].
He married (1) Unknown.
In [Q1] 1899, he married (2) Emmeline Aspinall in Halifax.
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of the Sunday School at Waterloo Hall, Halifax /
a tinter at dyeworks [1911] /
employed by Halifax Corporation Tramways.
In [Q3] 1916, he married Grace Ellen Waterman in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax, and
served as a Guardsman
with the 2nd Battalion
Grenadier Guards.
He was wounded & gassed, returning to France in March 1918.
He was killed in action [27th August 1918] (aged 25).
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [28th September & 5th October 1918].
He was buried at Mory Abbey Military Cemetery, Mory, France [Grave Ref V C 21].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
On 6th February 1904, he married Mary Batty [1879-1930] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 30 Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 6th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 2nd December 1920 (aged 48).
He & Mary were buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery [Grave Ref: F C 304].
In 1924, Mary married (2) John Thomas Spencer [1869-1946] in Halifax.
He was
active in local and international social issues and promoted the
Nursing Association /
Chairman of the Hebden Bridge School Board /
organiser of the local Free Church Council.
He lived at Hope House, Hebden Bridge [1905]
He died 31st January 1901 (aged 59)
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D7]
He was
a teacher at public elementary school [1881] /
a Baptist minister in Bradford [1891] /
pastor at Hebden Bridge Baptist Church [1896, 1901] /
a Baptist minister [1911].
In [Q4] 1871, he married Eliza Ellen Brunton [1853-19??] in Bradford.
They had no children.
They lived at
Born in Northampton.
He was
a blacksmith of Delph Hill, Midgley [1893] /
a shoeing & general smith [1901, 1911].
In 1893, he married Ellen Feather [1864-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a worsted spinner [1911]
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1911] was Ellen's sister Susy
Feather [b 1853] (worsted spinner)
He was
a sackmender [1881] /
a labourer [1882] /
a labourer for road setters [1901].
On 18th August 1867, he married Martha Ellen Jackson [1850-1831]
in Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Children:
They lived at
Jones, Mr Ref 257-157 Jones, Rev A. E. Ref 257-38 Jones, Alfred Ref 257-22
Mary was born in Halifax
Jones, Alfred Theodore Rice Ref 257-313 
Jones, Alice Jubilee Ref 257-1000
Jones, Arold Ref 257-11
Clarice, of Melville Place, Halifax, was the daughter of Tom Hoyle
Jones, Arthur Ref 257-4
Jones, Ashton Ref 257-94
well & dead in a few hours
Jones, Benjamin Grant Ref 257-10
Sarah was born in Darton, Yorkshire, the daughter of Joseph
Hughes, engineer
Jones, Benjamin Rowland Rice Ref 257-312
Jones, D. Ref 257-5
Douglas Jones who served as a Trooper with the 3rd/4th County
of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
Royal Armoured Corps.
Jones, Rev Daniel Ref 257-151
considering his social hilarity and drinking propensities, it is
surprising that he remained [so long]
He returned to Wales, and it is hoped, declined the Ministry: for he
was a disgrace to it.
He might preach virtue: but he practised vice
Jones, Rev David Ref 257-119
Jones, David Ref 257-346 Jones, E. Ref 257-141 Jones, Rev E. A. Ref 257-134
he is to endeavour to raise enough money to build a new church
Jones, Edward Ref 257-356
Jones, Edwin Ref 257-20
Jones, Elizabeth A. Ref 257-1001 Jones, Ernest Ref 257-68 
Jones, Francis Ref 257-253
Sarah Ann, of Elland, was born in Lindley Moor, the daughter
of Jonathan Bottomley, labourer
Jones, Rev Francis Innes Ref 257-178 Jones, George Ref 257-21 
Jones, George William Ref 257-291
Jones, Rev Geraint V. Ref 257-2900 Jones, Rev Harford Ref 257-173 Jones, Harold Ref 257-357
Jones, Harriet Ref 257-19 Jones, Harry Ref 257-254
Jones, Henry Ref 257-7
Jones, Rev J. Ref 257-293 Jones, Rev J. Frederick Ref 257-148
Jones, James Ref 257-12 Jones, Dr John Ref 257-17 Jones, John Ref 257-105
Jones, John Edward Rice Ref 257-93
Elizabeth, of Kirkstall, was the daughter of Benjamin
Binks, gentleman
He was shown as John Edward Jones on the marriage record [1884]
Jones, Rev John Haslam Ref 257-288
Sarah Emily was born in Sabden, Lancashire
Jones, John Robert Ref 257-375
Jones, Dr John Roberts Ref 257-222
Jones, Joseph Ref 257-358
Jones, Llewellyn Ref 257-8
Jones, Philip E. Ref 257-376 Jones, Rachel Ref 257-339
Invalid. Worked in Firth's Mill & when it fell [she was] buried in
the ruins for 5 hours
Jones, Richard Ref 257-9
Jones, Richard George Kenneth Ref 257-350
Jones, Richard Henry Titterington Ref 257-2
Jones, Robert Ref 257-15
Harriet was born in Greetland.
Jones, Samuel Evan Ref 257-16
Ellen Mary, of 37 England Street, Leeds, was born in London,
the daughter of John Johnstone, porter.
Jones, Thomas Ref 257-255 Jones, Thomas Ref 257-18
Martha Ann was the daughter of Richard Hanson
Jones, Thomas Ref 257-241
Emmeline, of Holywell Green, was the daughter of Joseph Aspinall
Jones, Thomas Ref 257-6
The banns for the marriage of Thomas Jones of St Pauls' Parish
and Grace Ellen Waterman (of this parish), were read three
times in June 1916 at Sowerby Bridge with Norland
Jones, Thomas Edward Ref 257-122
Jones, Walter Adam Ref 257-158 Jones, Rev William Ref 257-115 Jones, William Ref 257-14 Jones, Rev William Ref 257-366
Eliza Ellen was born in Bradford
Jones, William Ref 257-3
Ellen, of Bethel Terrace, Midgley, was born in Luddenden, the
daughter of Benjamin Feather, wool comber.
Jones, William Cornelius Ref 257-J101
Jones, William Samuel Ref 257-13
Martha Ellen was born in Seacombe, Cheshire
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