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On 3rd November 1868, his body was found in the canal at Dobroyd
Pool, Todmorden.
A bundle believed to have belonged to him, was found on the canal
bank.
His body was believed to have been in the water for a week
He was a clothier.
After the seizure which his father sustained following his meeting
with Alizon Device, Abraham took the matter up with the
law and reported the incident to the local magistrate.
This set into motion the events which ended with the Pendle Witchcraft Trials and the hanging of the 10 accused on 20th
August 1612
When he married, he was a serving soldier in the First Regiment of
Life Guards.
His eldest 3 children were born at Hyde Park Barracks, Middlesex.
His regiment was on alert for months on the lookout for the French
whom they feared would invade at any moment.
As a consequence of lying in wait on watch, half clad, his health
began to fail and he was invalided out and back home to Todmorden.
In 1799, he married Mary Newell [1778-1839].
Children:
They lived at
Abraham and Mary died within 2 weeks of each other at
Bearnshaw Tower, Todmorden
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A Walsden clogger.
In 1814, he married (1) Susan Fielden.
Children:
One of the children died in infancy.
In 182?, he married (2) Nancy Crabtree.
Children:
Around 1830, he opened a beerhouse, the Cloggers' Arms, Walsden.
His brother-in-law, Abraham Fielden, brother of his first
wife Susan, ran the Dusty Miller beerhouse next door.
He later built a new pub, also called the Cloggers' Arms on
the main road
In 1848, the pub was renamed the Cross Keys.
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He was shown as a relative of James Cockroft [1851].
He was
a twister at Town Bottom, Sowerby [1851] /
a servant with James & Ellen Cockroft at Main Street,
Sowerby [1861].
Achsah died in 1869 (aged 31)
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She was one of the children who came to the district
and worked
as a
worsted drawer
at Calvert's Mill at Wainstalls.
She lived
with Amos Bentley [1891]
Born at Sowerby Bridge [14th November 1897].
In 1911, she lived at Industrial Road with her widowed grandmother
Betsy Law.
She was employed as a grocer's assistant.
In 1921, she married Charles Cyril Bradley at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge
She died in Knowle, Bristol [3rd October 1977]
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During World War I,
he and his 2 brothers –
William Henry & Herbert
- joined the Army.
Arnold served
with the Royal Field Artillery.
A skilled mechanic, he was brought home to assist in munitions work
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Born in Greetland.
He was
a member of Elland School Board [1891] /
a woollen manufacturer (employer) [1891, 1901] /
a woollen cloth manufacturer (employer) [1911] /
Worshipful Master of the Savile [No 1231] Masonic Lodge.
In 1881, he married Katherine Stott in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
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As a boy, he was a chorister at
Elland Parish Church,
All Saints' Church, Elland,
St Stephen's Church, Copley,
and
St Paul's Church, King Cross.
He went on to sing tenor parts & act on TV & on the stage.
He appeared in the UK & in the USA.
He also played several acting rôle on UK television
Born in Todmorden.
He was
a weaver of Old Royd, Langfield [1886] /
a cotton weaver [1891, 1901, 1911] /
a cotton weaver for W. L. Sandbach at Ridgefoot Mill, Todmorden
[1921].
On 30th October 1886, he married Ada Greenwood [1864-19??] at Heptonstall Church.
Children:
The family lived at
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He married Maria [1826-1908]
Child:
George Samuel [1866-1882]
They lived at 12 Portland Road, Range Bank, Halifax.
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
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Born at Gauxholme Stones Farm [about 1780].
In 1797, she had an illegitimate son John Law
by Benjamin of Burnley.
In 1798, had an illegitimate daughter Sally Law by James
Fielden.
In 1800, she married James Fielden.
Children:
They lived at Inchfield Fold, Walsden
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In 1825, he and David Taylor broke into the house of George Haigh and stole money and other valuables
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He was
a clothier [1827] /
a woollen manufacturer [1841] /
a woollen manufacturer employing 4 females [1851].
He married (1) Elizabeth Whiteley [1799-1831].
Children:
Elizabeth died 6th January 1831 (aged 32).
He married (2) Rachel [1781-1856].
They lived at
Charles died 27th February 1855 (aged 69).
Rachel died 11th June 1856 (aged 75).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
with Sarah Elizabeth [1863-19th October 1870], the daughter
of Nancy & Thomas Walker
He was
a maltster's smelter [1861] /
a journeyman maltster [1871].
Around 1853, he married Sarah [1824-1???].
She had a daughter: Elizabeth Greenbank [b 1846] who was a
cotton power loom weaver [1861] a cotton weaver [1871] & lived with
her mother & stepfather
Children:
They lived at Lineholme, Todmorden [1861]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a draper [1871] /
a grocer's traveller [1881] /
a director of Law & Crossley Limited [1899] /
a wholesale grocer (employer) [1911].
In 1879, he married Hannah Taylor in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Charles died at Belmont Nursing Home, Blackpool [21st March 1925] (aged 70).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £27,839.
Probate was granted to
his widow Hannah,
John Thomas Feather (spinner),
and
Frank Smalley Mitchell (accountant)
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Clara worked as Manageress at the Dale Street
branch of the Todmorden Co-operative Society.
She was walking out with John William Halstead, a butcher at
the same shop.
She wanted to get married, but Halstead didn't, and she
claimed that she was pregnant.
They arranged to meet
at the shop after closing time on Saturday, 1st August 1891.
About midnight on 3rd August 1891, she was found dead with her throat
cut on the floor of the confectionery department of the Stores.
When the police went to his home in Castle Hill to talk
to Halstead, he escaped through the back door, jumped over the
wall on to the railway track and jumped in front of a train coming
out of
Horsfall Tunnel.
His body was completely cut in two.
Clara was buried on 7th August 1891 at Cross Stone Church.
An inquest returned a verdict of wilful murder
Born 19th May 1869.
He was
a stripper & grinder of Luddendenfoot [1890] /
a bus conductor [1891].
On 10th June 1890, he married Sarah Jane Rowntree [1870-1???].
Children:
They lived at Osborne Terrace, Sowerby [1891]
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Child: William
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He was
a cotton spinner [1861] /
a mule spinner [1879].
On 8th September 1839, he married Sarah Spencer [1814-1894] at St Chad's Church, Rochdale.
Children:
They lived at
Ellis died at home [26th May 1879].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £82 1/1d.
The will was proved by son James
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Born in Todmorden.
He was
a jobber of Warley [1839] /
an overlooker in cotton mill [1841, 1851] /
a plasterer's labourer [1861] /
a cotton overlooker [1867, 1871] /
a cotton weaver [1881] /
a member of the committee of Todmorden Brass band [1868] /
a member of the Orange Order.
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [21st January 1876] announced
Tickets available from Ellis Law of Millwood
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [10th November 1882] announced
In 1839, he married Sally Helliwell at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a cotton weaver [1841] /
a cotton power weaver [1851]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861, 1871] was grandson Frederick Law [b
1859] (a gardener's boy [1871])
Sally died in 1871 (aged 55).
She was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
[13th November 1871]
Ellis died in 1885 (aged 67).
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
[8th December 1885]
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On 23rd September 1865, he was summoned by the Factory Inspector for
working children longer than the hours allowed by law.
He had run the mill a little too long at night.
He was fined £3 15/6d, including costs, in 7 cases
He inherited much property from his father.
In 1785, he married Nancy Bottomley.
Children:
They lived at Square in Walsden.
Members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden
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He was
a tailor [1911] /
a manufacturer of cotton overalls with Holgate, Law & Company Limited [1921] /
a clothier outfitter (own account) [1939].
He established Frank Law & Company.
In [Q3] 1897, he married Esther Ann Gill [1875-1946] in Todmorden.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 6 children of whom 3 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1921] was Esther's widowed
mother Ellen Gill [b Hebden Bridge 1843].
Esther Ann died 7th February 1946 (aged 73).
Frank Law died 6th November 1953 (aged 80)
The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
Born in Halifax.
He was
educated at Melbourne House, York & Halifax New School, South Parade under Henry Richard Starke-Jones /
a grocer's clerk [1901] /
employed in the family business Law & Crossley Limited /
a grocer [1911] /
employed by Latham's, corn millers in Leeds & York.
In [Q2] 1910, he married Bertha Feather in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
During World War I,
he joined the Leeds Rifles [June 1916], and was an instructor at
Clipstone.
In late 1917, he was transferred and
served as a Private,
then Lance Corporal,
with the 2nd Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died of wounds at No.47 Casualty Clearing Station [25th March 1918] (aged 36).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Rosières British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref 57].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
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Born in Eastwood.
He was
a silk dresser of St James's Parish, Halifax [1881] /
a silk dresser [1891]
In [Q3] 1881, he married Clementine Haigh at St James's Church, Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 13 Wesley Terrace, Ovenden [1891].
Clementine died in 1889 (aged 32).
Fred died in 1892 (aged 32).
At the outbreak of World War I, the 3 sons joined the Army
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In November 1899, he was declared bankrupt
He was
an engine tenter of Haugh Shaw Road, Halifax [1908] /
a stationary stoker at dyeworks [1911].
In [Q2] 1908, he married Edna Hitchen at Halifax Parish Church.
She had 2 illegitimate sons: Irwin Hitchen & Sam
Hitchen [b 1901]
Children:
They lived at 13 Grove Terrace, Southowram [1911].
Living with them [in 1911] were Edna's 2 sons: Irwin
& Sam
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During World War II,
he served as a Second Radio Officer
with the Merchant Navy
aboard the cargo ship SS Glenlea (Newcastle upon Tyne).
He died 7th November 1942 (aged 19)
when his ship was torpedoed by German Submarine U-566, and
sank north of the Azores
with the loss of 44 of her crew of 49.
He is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial, London [Grave Ref 52],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Born in Halifax.
He was
a grocer [1871, 1891] /
a wholesale grocer [1896] /
a director of Law & Crossley Limited [1899] /
a wholesale grocer [1901].
He married Elizabeth Ann Drake [1854-19??].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was niece Gertrude Drake [b 1884]
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Staffordshire Regiment.
He died of wounds [31st May 1918] (aged 19).
He was buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France [Grave Ref VII A C 17].
He is remembered on the family grave at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
He was
a cloth miller [1881, 1891] /
a woollen cloth miller [1901] /
a cloth miller [1911] /
a cloth miller with William Edleston Limited [1921].
He married Eliza [1854-1931].
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 5 children of whom 3 were still alive at that time.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1921] were grandson Arnold Wood [b 1919].
Jabez died Q1 1924 (aged 72).
Eliza died Q4 1931 (aged 77)
Around 1804, he was declared bankrupt
Of Gauxholme.
He had an illegitimate son – John – by Sally Bottomley
Son of Samuel Law.
He was a clogger.
He married Mally Shackleton [1790-1876].
Children:
He settled first at Law Hey Farm, Walsden where his parents lived
then moved to Square in Walsden.
He made plans to start a new life in Canada but was unable to get the
correct paper-work as he was a skilled man – who were banned from
emigrating at the time.
A labourer friend, by the name of James Leonard, applied for
the papers in his name, and James left Walsden early in 1819
and entered America as James Leonard, labourer.
Mally had 2 small children and was pregnant with her third
child when he left.
James sent for her in 1820 and she went, travelling alone with
the children to join her husband in Niagara.
Their 6 youngest children were born in Canada.
He died at Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
The family are buried in St Margaret's-in-the-Pines, Scarborough,
Ontario
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In December 1857, he was declared bankrupt
In January 1859, he was declared insolvent
Child:
Elsie Joanna [1892-1956] who married Benny Pickles
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He was a cardmaker [1833].
On 30th September 1833, he married Mary Ann Netherwood in Birstall.
Children:
James died in Brighouse [10th October 1863].
Mary died in Rastrick [12th April 1892].
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [Grave Ref: Y60].
The children (‡) were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
in another grave
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Born in Greetland [14th November 1821].
He was
a woollen manufacturer [1861, 1881] /
a woollen manufacturer (employer) [1901].
On 5th November 1848, he married Jane Firth [1822-1895] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was grandson Herbert Speak.
Living with them [in 1901] were granddaughters Florence
Gertrude & Margaret Speak, and great grandson James
Newton [b 1898];
Charlotte Jagger was working for the family as a general
help.
Jane died 20th March 1895 (aged 73).
James died 24th August 1901 (aged 79).
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
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A shoemaker at Walsden.
In 1840, he married Elizabeth Butterworth [1822-1849] in
Todmorden.
Children:
In 1850, he was walking back from the Whitworth Wakes.
As he was crossing the moors between there and Todmorden, he fell
down a 12 ft precipice.
He was seriously injured and died a few days later.
On 18th September 1850, an inquest before J. F. Dearden at the
Waggon & Horses, Walsden returned a verdict that he
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Born in Walsden.
Landlord of the British Queen, Todmorden [1891, 1897].
He left in 1898.
In 1871, he married Mary Earnshaw.
On 25th October 1897, he married Mrs Mary Elizabeth Feather of
the Royal Oak Hotel, Bacup
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He was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891].
He married Elizabeth [1854-1899].
She was a cotton weaver [1881]
Children:
They lived at
Elizabeth died 22nd March 1899 (aged 45).
James died 21st May 1918 (aged 64).
The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
Born in Mytholmroyd [11th January 1885];
baptised at Mytholmroyd Wesleyan Chapel [18th August 1889].
He was
a presser (cotton) [1901] /
a carter (coal) [1911] /
a member of the fire brigade.
During World War I,
he enlisted [21st May 1915]
and served as a Private
with the Royal Army Medical Corps.
He was medically discharged with phthisis [Para 392 III
C. C. King's Regulation] from the RAMC [3rd November 1915] with a
pension of 27/6d per week for 12 months.
He received the Silver War Badge (1914-1920) [17th March 1917].
He died 5th February 1918 (aged 33).
He is remembered on a memorial in
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mytholmroyd and
Scout Road Wesleyan Chapel, Mytholmroyd,
and in the book Royd Regeneration
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Born in Todmorden.
He married Unknown.
Child: Sarah [b Brown House 1778] who married Wilson Nicholson
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Born in Sowerby.
He was
a corn miller of Luddenden Foot [1894] /
a teamer /
a stone waggoner [1901].
In 1894, he married Hannah Lande Boffy [1874-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
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On 18th March 1612, as he was travelling near Colne, he
refused to give pins to a Lancashire woman, Alizon Device.
He had a stroke immediately afterwards.
His son, Abraham, took the matter up with the law
and Alizon and others were charged with witchcraft.
This was the start of the Pendle Witchcraft Trials which
ended with the hanging of the 10 accused on 20th August 1612
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Born Hazelgreave Farm, Todmorden.
In 1747, he married (1) Rosamund Eastwood [1718-1775].
About 1757, John left his family and Todmorden after being
apprehended for a crime at Scaitcliffe, Todmorden.
He returned to Todmorden about 14 years later, seeing his
son Robert for the first time.
Rosamund (Rosey) claimed poor relief, receiving
13/- per week.
Children:
In 1783, he married (2) Susan Barrett.
After marrying his second wife they moved to Edge End between Oldham
and Preston in a cottage worth about £4 a year.
After the death of his second wife he began to hawk coffee etc.
He died in Liverpool [about 1802]
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Engineer who worked on many bridges in Lancashire.
He married (1) Betty.
Children:
He married (2) Betty Marshall.
Children:
He married (3) Ann Walker.
Child: 9. Susan
He was buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden
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Born at Gauxholme Stones Farm [about 1782].
In 1810, he was sentenced to 1 month in jail for larceny
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He was
a woollen manufacturer [1841] /
a woollen manufacturer employing 37 males, 17 females [1851] /
a promoter of the Halifax, Huddersfield & Keighley Railway [1863] /
a woollen cloth manufacturer employing 60 men, 47 women, & 9 boys
[1871].
He established John Law & Sons at Brigg Royd Mill, West Vale.
On 23rd May 1811, he married Rachel Holroyd [1787-1856] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Rachel died 19th November 1856 (aged 69).
John died 24th August 1874.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £5,000.
[Resworn under £7,000].
The will was proved by
sons Joseph & James,
William Law of Dovecote Villas, Wood Green, Middlesex (cloth
manufacturer),
and
Samuel Law of Greetland (cloth manufacturer).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: D6]
See
Thomas Law
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Born in Walsden.
He was
a labourer /
a carter /
a cotton weaver [1841] /
a handloom weaver (cotton) [1851] /
a retired cotton hand loom weaver [1861] /
an annuitant [1871].
In 1816, he married Betty Jackson [1801-1880].
Children:
They lived at North Hollingworth [1841, 1851]
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden
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In 1822, he married Mally Fielden.
Mally had an illegitimate daughter Susan by James Dawson.
Children:
He died in 1833 at Scout Top after a long and lingering illness
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He was a whitesmith and blacksmith by trade.
He married 3 times, and had 8 children of whom only 2 survived.
He married (1) Mally Fielden [1802-1826].
Child:
Susan
After the death of her mother, Susan was brought up by her
maternal grandparents.
In 1826, 4 months after his wife Susan died, John
married (2) Sally Haigh [1800-1830].
Children:
Sally died in childbirth with son Christopher.
In 1830, 2 months after his wife Sally died, John
married (3) Sally Fielden [1800-1839].
Children:
He inherited 4 cottages on Square in Walsden built by his great
grandfather William Ingham.
He lived in number 36, which at the time was the end cottage with
gardens and stables to the side..
He died at Square.
He left 2 cottages at Square to each of his two surviving children,
Samuel and Susan
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On 4th April 1844, he married Elizabeth Keighley at Halifax Parish Church
In 1866, he laid the foundation stone of the United Methodist Free Church, Skircoat
Born in Walsden.
He was a mechanic by trade, and worked for his father's company
Robert Law & Company at Ramsden Wood Mill before taking over the
running of the business in 1843 after the death of his father, in
partnership with Eli Hudson as Law & Hudson.
In August 1845, he was declared bankrupt.
In 1848, he was recorded as an innkeeper, and then moved to Stockport
where he was a confectioner.
He married Grace Stansfield.
Children:
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He married Hannah [1806-1877].
They lived at Nab, Stainland [1877].
John died 22nd April 1877 (aged 73).
Hannah died 5th December 1877 (aged 71).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/147]
He was a stone mason [1851].
He married Hannah [1806-1???].
Children:
They lived at 5 Boulderclough [1851]
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Son of John Law.
John died 15th June 1851 (aged 36).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: D6]
After the death of his mother in 1822, John and his cousin
Susan Law were brought up in Walsden by Mary &
Samuel Fielden, his maternal grandparents.
He was a sawyer by trade.
He never married.
The Leeds Mercury of Thursday 3rd August 1865 reported
Yesterday, an inquest before T. F. Dearden was held at the Black Swan
Inn, Todmorden, touching the death of JOHN LAW of Dalton Street,
Todmorden.
LAW was employed by Mr Bairstow, corn miller, Hebden Bridge.
While he was at his work the previous week, he had occasion to place
a ladder against a building to reach a hay loft.
The ladder, which was about 7 yards long, was too short for the
purpose, and was placed on a stone.
The steam tenter assisted in placing the ladder, and then went away
to his work, and did not know how far LAW has ascended the ladder
when he fell.
Shortly after, the steam tenter found the deceased laying on the
ground face downwards.
His thigh was broken, his breast much crushed, and he also sustained
other injuries, which caused his death on Sunday morning last.
Verdict – Accidental Death
He actually died at Square in Walsden – probably in the care of one
of his many relatives who lived there
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He was a cotton weaver [1841].
He was a convert to Methodism, and was baptised as an adult at
Bridge Street Methodist Chapel, Todmorden on the same day his
son James was baptised in 1844.
In 1841, he married Hannah Fielden.
Children:
He was a confectioner [around 1851].
He and his family lived in Everton, Liverpool, for a while around
1851.
There were several other Walsden people – all confectioners – sharing
the accommodation.
Question:
Does anyone know whether they had anything to do with Everton Toffee?
By 1871, he had given up being a confectioner and was a cotton
operative, then a chemist's assistant.
They lived at Lanebottom in Walsden.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden
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He was
employed by Wood Brothers /
a time & store keeper iron works [1881] /
an engineer's timekeeper [1891] /
a member of the committee of the Sowerby Bridge Industrial Society /
a trustee and treasurer at Tuel Lane Chapel.
In 1871, he married Sarah Murgatroyd Howarth [1845-1???] born
in Luddenden, in Halifax.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] & 1901 was widowed mother-in-law Mary
Howarth [aged 68] (retired laundress).
John died from
on 14th November 1897.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £310
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Born at Bottoms in Walsden.
In 1851, he was living in Everton (Liverpool) with his parents and
working with his father as a confectioner.
In 1861, he was a cotton weaver living with his parents in
Lanebottom, Walsden.
John and his siblings had been brought up as Methodists.
John was ordained as a Methodist Minister at Richmond
Methodist College.
He became a missionary and chose to go to New Zealand for his first
appointment.
In 1868, he sailed to Auckland, New Zealand on the Siam
His future wife Hannah Heyworth [1841-1931] was living at home
with her parents in Walsden.
In 1872, she sailed to Auckland on the City of Auckland.
They married one week after she arrived.
Children:
He died at Mount Albert, New Zealand
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Born in Stansfield.
He was
a cotton weaver [1861] /
a railway guard on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway /
a railway guard in York [1901].
He lived at
He had a housekeeper Mrs Emily Frances Barling, and
they lived at 12 Grove View, York [1901].
Emily Frances died 26th April 1912.
After her death, John moved back to Todmorden.
He died in Todmorden [25th November 1912].
An obituary recorded
Evidence suggests that the lady was Emily Frances Barling, who
later became his housekeeper.
No evidence has been found to confirm their marriage.
Law was a guard on the express from York to Liverpool for many
years, and after his marriage he remained in the service of the
railway company for about twelve months.
He retired from the service of the company about four years ago, much
to the regret of his fellow-workers, amongst whom he was extremely
popular.
Following his retirement, he toured the country in a caravan, on one
occasion travelling by that means to Lincoln, where he owned
considerable property.
Six months ago he fixed up his residence with a sister at Lydgate,
Todmorden.
Shortly after his arrival there he seems to have tired of his
caravan, for he disposed of it, the sale taking place two days prior
to his sudden death.
It was his intention also to part with his two seated motor car and
purchase an up to-date car, such a vehicle having attracted his
attention and aroused his desire to be the possessor
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £8,114 7/10d.
Probate was granted to
his brother Thomas Law (plumber) of White Hart Fold,
Todmorden, and his nephew Fred Law (mechanic) of 18 Newall
Street, Littleborough.
He left
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was
an electrical engineer [1901, 1911] /
an insurance agent.
He was active in local affairs, being
a Labour Councillor,
an Alderman for Ovenden [1922],
and
Mayor of Halifax [1928-1929]
He married Annie [1871-19??] from Oldham.
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom & ROOTSCHAT
In [Q2] 1940, he married Susan Robinson in Todmorden.
They lived in Todmorden.
During World War II,
he served as a Gunner
with the 85th Anti-Tank Regiment
Royal Artillery.
He died 21st July 1943 (aged 25).
He was buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand [Grave Ref 8 D 30].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
He married (1) Unknown.
On 19th August 1882, he married (2) Ann Lumb in Halifax.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
In November 1890, they conveyed the business to David Scott.
In 1851, he married Sarah Ismay
This & associated entries use material contributed by Antony Shepherd & Stella Spencer
Born in Greetland.
He was
a manufacturer [1851] /
a woollen manufacturer [1861, 1871] /
a woollen manufacturer (employing 100 hands) [1881] /
a woollen manufacturer [1891].
In 1856, he married Hannah Smithies [1822-1898] in Halifax.
They lived at
Hannah died at Willow Royd, West Vale [9th August 1898]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso, Derrick Habergham, Glynn Helliwell & Stella Spencer
In 1802, he married Betty Holt.
Children:
They lived at Duke Street, Stansfield [1841, 1851].
Living with them [in 1851] was lodger Betty Pickles [b 1839].
A Levi Law died in Todmorden in 1858
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
He was an engine tenter [1871].
On 9th June 1844, he married Sarah Sutcliffe [1824-1905] at St Thomas à Becket, Heptonstall.
She had a son before she married: Alfred Sutcliffe [b 1841];
baptised 1846 as Alfred Law Sutcliffe
Children:
They lived at Dapper House, Ovenden [1871, 1879].
Mark died at home [8th May 1879].
Sarah died in Halifax [18th January 1905].
The couple & other members of the family (‡) were buried at Illingworth Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was
a well-known member of the Millwood Association Football Club /
a member of Oldroyd Sunday School.
During World War I,
he enlisted at Todmorden [February 1916] and
served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He was killed in action [25th September 1916] (aged 25).
The Todmorden & District News [3rd November 1916] reported his death with a photograph
He was wounded in the fighting at Delville Wood in July, and returned
to the trenches in August
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 2C],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
She was buried at Elland Parish Church.
In her will of 1701, she created the Mary Law Charity and Mary Law Charity School
Born in Stansfield.
He was
a cotton mill warehouse clerk [1861] /
a book keeper (cotton mill) [1871] /
a warehouseman in cotton mill [1881].
In [Q2] 1858, he married Hannah Holt [1835-1919] in Todmorden.
She was a dress maker [1861], a milliner [1881]
Children:
They lived at
Nathan died in Todmorden [Q4 1886] (aged 51).
In 1901, 1911, Hannah was living with daughter Sarah &
her husband.
Hannah died in Halifax [Q4 1919] (aged 84)
He was
a woolcomber [1851] /
a labourer of Sowerby [1863] /
a labourer [1871].
He married 26th December 1863 Mary Naylor [1840-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was mother-in-law Ann Naylor [b
1808]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
Born at Lower Oldfield, Luddendenfoot [1st September 1895];
baptised at St Mary's Church, Luddenden. [5th November 1895].
He was
educated at Luddendenfoot National School /
a machine oiler [1911].
When World War I broke out, he volunteered for Imperial Service, he
enlisted [March 1941]
and served as a Private.
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed by a sniper [10th May 1915] (aged 19).
He was buried at Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France [Grave Ref C 31].
He is remembered on Luddendenfoot War Memorial,
on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd,
and in the book Royd Regeneration
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Law, Abraham Ref 80-29
Of Knowl, Todmorden.
Law, Abraham Ref 80-1673
Son of John Law.
Law, Abraham Ref 80-7
Son of Robert Law.
Law, Abraham Ref 80-176
Son of Samuel Law.
Susan was the daughter of Samuel Fielden
Law, Achsah Ref 80-55
Son of William Law.
Law, Alice A. Ref 80-1000
Born in Ireland.
Law, Annie Ref 80-59
Daughter of Sam Law
Law, Arnold Ref 80-34
Son of Fred Law.
Law, Arthur William Ref 80-1629
Son of James Law.
Katherine from Greetland, was the daughter of Eli Smith Stott
Law, Barrie Ref 80-39
Law, Ben Ref 80-27
Son of Mark Law, weaver.
Ada, of Mill Wood, Stansfield, was born in Eastwood, the
daughter of Joseph Greenwood, weaver
Law, Benjamin Ref 80-37
Law, Betty Ref 80-7560
Daughter of Samuel Law.
Law, Charles Ref 80-63
Of Southowram.
Law, Charles Ref 80-49
Born in Greetland.
Rachel was born in Greetland, (possibly) the widow of Mr
Whiteley, and had 2 children:
Law, Charles Ref 80-72
Born in Stansfield.
Sarah was born in Todmorden.
Law, Charles Edward Ref 80-43
Son of Samuel Law.
Hannah was born in Halifax
Law, Mrs Charlotte Ref 80-1155
In 1861, she ran a school at Sowerby Bridge
Law, Clara Ref 80-246
Daughter of William Law.
Law, Daniel Ref 80-23
Son of Paul Law.
Sarah Jane, of Luddendenfoot, was born in Richmond, the
daughter of John Rowntree, farmer
Law, Elijah Ref 80-9
He married Betty.
Law, Ellis Ref 80-52
Born in Stansfield.
Sarah was born in Stansfield
Law, Ellis Ref 80-65
Son of William Law, stonecutter.
A Tea Party by the No.88 Lodge of Loyal Orangemen to be held on
January 22nd.
A Tea Party by the No.88 Lodge of Loyal Orangemen to be held on
January 22nd. Tickets available from Ellis Law of Millwood.
Brother Ellis Law, the oldest Orangeman in the district, then
gave a favourite song at the meeting of the Loyal Orangemen of the
Todmorden District to celebrate the birthday of William, Prince of
Orange
Sally, a weaver of Warley, was the daughter of Samuel Helliwell.
Law, Ely Ref 80-1644
Manufacturer at West Vale.
Law, Enoch Ref 80-2
Son of John Law.
Nancy was the daughter of Benjamin Bottomley
Law, Frank Ref 80-69
Born in Walsden [4th June 1873].
Esther Ann was born in Walsden [22nd December 1875], the
daughter of Benjamin Gill
Law, Frank Taylor Ref 80-38
Son of Charles Edward Law.
Bertha was born in Halifax
Law, Fred Ref 80-33
Son of Thomas Law, silk dresser.
Clementine, of Halifax, was the daughter of George Haigh
Law, G. W. Ref 80-1063
Cabinet maker at Mytholmroyd.
Law, George Henry Ref 80-26
Born in Greetland.
Edna was the daughter of Amos Hitchen.
Law, George Taylor Ref 80-21
Son of Sarah Ann & Harry Law of Cornholme.
Law, Harry James Ref 80-44
Son of Samuel Law.
Elizabeth Ann was born in Halifax, the daughter of Herbert Drake
Law, Herbert Ref 80-35
Son of Frank Law.
Law, Jabez Ref 80-67
Born in Sowerby / Mytholmroyd.
Eliza was born in Hebden Bridge
Their burial places are not yet known
Law, James Ref 80-975
Cotton carder at Mayroyd Mill, Hebden Bridge [1794]
Law, James Ref 80-776
Aka Smoker.
Law, James Ref 80-6920
Known as Jim o' old Sam's.
Mally was the daughter of John Shackleton
In Loving memory of James Law
Who died January 3rd. 1866 aged 74 years and 9 months.
Also of Mary, wife of James Law,
Who died March 24th 1876 aged 86 years and 3 months.
Natives of Lancashire, England.
Emigrated to Canada 1819.
Law, James Ref 80-374
Boot and shoe maker at Halifax.
Law, James Ref 80-394
Journeyman dyer at Halifax.
Law, James Ref 80-1681
In [Q4] 1891, he married Ada Judson in Todmorden.
Ada was the daughter of John Judson
Law, James Ref 80-60
Born in Clifton.
Mary was born in Wakefield, the daughter of David Netherwood
Law, James Ref 80-1634
Son of John Law.
Jane came from Greetland
Law, James Ref 80-1338
Son of Samuel Law.
died from injuries received by the fall, being at the time in liquor
Law, James Ref 80-1391
Son of Grace (née Bottomley) & John Law.
Grace was the
daughter of Susan (née Scholfield) & Jeremiah Bottomley,
and granddaughter of Jeremiah Bottomley.
Law, James Ref 80-68
Born in Todmorden.
Elizabeth was born in Hebden Bridge.
Law, James Herbert Ref 80-22
Son of Samson Law.
Law, Jeremiah Ref 80-48
Son of Isabella & Samuel Law.
Law, Joe Ref 80-13
Son of Paul Law, labourer.
Hannah, of Francis Street, Halifax, was born in Featherstone,
the daughter of William Boffy, coal miner
Law, John Ref 80-599
A Halifax pedlar.
Law, John Ref 80-470
Coiner of Erringden
Law, John Ref 80-880
Minister at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge [1779-1783]
Law, John Ref 80-973
Cotton spinner at Law Mill / Frieldhurst Mill, Cornholme
[1837]
Law, John Ref 80-5640
Son of William Law.
Law, Rev John Ref 80-627
Curate at Cross Stone [1750-1769]
Law, John Ref 80-207
Son of Robert Law.
Law, John Ref 80-5500
Son of Samuel Law.
Law, John Ref 80-1627
Born in Warley [14th November 1788].
Rachel came from Greetland
Law, John Ref 80-3
Son of Enoch Law.
Betty was born in Walsden
Law, John Ref 80-4
Son of Betty Law by Benjamin of Burnley.
Law, John Ref 80-8500
Son of Samuel Law.
Mally was the
daughter of Mary & Samuel Fielden
Sally was the
daughter of Mary & Reuben Haigh
Sally was the daughter of Enoch Fielden
Law, John Ref 80-1642
Woollen manufacturer at Elland.
Law, John Ref 80-818
Of Greetland.
Law, John Ref 80-432
Son of Robert Law.
Law, John Ref 80-57
Law, John Ref 80-16
Born in Sowerby.
Hannah was born in Sowerby
Law, John Ref 80-41
Of Greetland.
Law, John Ref 80-1116
Son of Abraham Law.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT TODMORDEN YESTERDAY
Law, John Ref 80-9280
Son of John Law.
Hannah was the daughter of Joshua Fielden
Law, John Ref 80-1706
Born in Sowerby.
a painful internal disorder
Law, Rev John Ref 80-602
Son of John Law.
Law, John Ref 80-11
Son of Ellis Law.
It is stated that he married a Yorkshire lady of good social
position, but the identity of that lady is unknown to Law's
relations, the name being kept a profound secret.
The lady died some years ago.
Law, John Ref 80-234
Born in Stainland.
Law, John Ref 80-20
Son of Martha & Samuel Law of Todmorden.
Law, Jonathan Ref 80-15
Born in Warley.
Ann was the widow of Levi Lumb
Law, Joseph Ref 80-1550
In 1886, he was in partnership with Job Morton, making paper
at Booth Wood Mill, Rishworth.
They had acquired the business of Clarke & Luke.
Law, Joseph Ref 80-1633
Son of John Law.
Hannah was born in Stainland
Law, Levi Ref 80-36
Law, Mark Ref 80-471
Coiner of Turvin
Law, Mark Ref 80-62
Born in Wadsworth [24th June 1819].
Sarah was born in Wadsworth [13th August 1824].
Law, Mark Ref 80-19
Son of Ben Law.
Private Mark Law, East Yorkshires, killed on the 25th of
September, aged 25.
Law, Mary Ref 80-342
Of Elland.
She was great-granddaughter of John Hanson.
Law, Nathan Ref 80-51
Son of Susan [1799-18??] & William Law [1801-18??].
Hannah was born in Walsden / Rochdale.
Law, Paul Ref 80-54
Son of William Law.
Mary, of Sowerby, was the daughter of Ann & Joseph
Naylor, delver
Law, Paul Ref 80-12
Son of Joe Law.