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| Lightowler, Albert | Ref 290-527 |
He was a road surveyor [1891].
In [Q2] 1883, he married Elizabeth Jane Crowther [1853-1???] in Halifax.
Elizabeth Jane was born in Shelf
Child: Joe Willie [b 1885]
They lived at Cross Lane, Shelf [1891].
Living with them [in 1891] were mother Ellen Lightowler [b 1843] and brother-in-law Charles Crowther [b 1848]
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| Lightowler, Arthur Lawrence | Ref 290-430 |
Son of Miriam and Henry Charles Lightowler.
He worked with the family business, Lightowler & Company. He diversified into the manufacture of hassocks.
He was an insurance agent [1958].
In [Q3] 1923, he married Edith Mary Illingworth [1???-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
Edith Mary was Mayoress to his mother Miriam
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| Lightowler, Edward | Ref 290-2 |
Born in Northowram.
He was a stone mason [1871, 1881] / a mason [1891].
On 23rd April 1871, he married Mary Paley [1850-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Mary, of Northowram, was born in Skipton.Her father is not recorded on the marriage record
Children:
They lived at
Edward died in 1896 (aged 48)
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| Lightowler, George Henry | Ref 290-92 |
He was a chapel sexton [1901] / a chapel caretaker [1911] / caretaker & sexton at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland (for 25 years).
In [Q4] 1878, he married Emma Maria Lambert [1858-1931] in Halifax.
Emma Maria came from Wortley, Leeds
Children:
They lived at Providence Hill, Stainland [1901, 1911].
George Henry died 16th August 1911 (aged 54).
Emma Maria died 3rd January 1935 (aged 77).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/431] with daughter-in-law Emma, widow of son Sam
| Lightowler, Henry Charles | Ref 290-428 |
Born 5th September 1871.
Around 1896, he went into the family business with his older brother, Arthur,
In 1896, he married Miriam Butler.
Children:
They lived at Martindale, Swires Road, Halifax [1936, 1950s].
He was Conservative Councillor for Halifax East Ward [1912-1918].
Shortly before his death, he was appointed Assistant Director of National Kitchens.
He died suddenly at his home Martindale, Swires Road, Halifax [11th February 1918]
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| Lightowler, J. | Ref 290-1500 |
| Lightowler, James | Ref 290-848 |
Born in Northowram.
He moved from Crow Point, to Cold Harbour, Pule Hill, then to New Bank, Halifax, where he started a dyeing and scouring business.
In 1828, he married Jane Denby.
Children:
He died on 12th December 1865 [aged 70].
James & Jane were buried at Ambler Thorn United Methodist Chapel
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| Lightowler, James | Ref 290-1233 |
In October 1849, he was declared insolvent
| Lightowler, James | Ref 290-246 |
He was a boot maker [1839] / a cordwainer & shoemaker [1871].
On 10th February 1839, he married (1) Charlotte Atkinson in Halifax.
5 weeks after their marriage, Charlotte died [4th March 1839] of a rupture of a blood vessel in the head at the Punch Bowl, Boothtown.
At the Inquest, a verdict of
Died by the visitation of God
was returned.
On 30th August 1840, he married (2) Harriet Atkinson in Halifax.
Harriet was the daughter of Isaac Atkinson and sister of his first wife
Children:
The children were born Northowram
The family lived at Crow Point, Northowram [1871]
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| Lightowler, James | Ref 290-4 |
He was a railway porter [1861] / a butcher [1871, 1881].
He married Bridget [1823-1875].
Bridget was born in Galway, Ireland
Child: James [b 1849] who was a butcher [1871].
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] were lodgers: Catherine [b 1805] & Richard Braham [b 1791] (both spectacle hawkers born in Ireland)
Bridget died 1st October 1875 (aged 52), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1360]
| Lightowler, John | Ref 290-1185 |
On 23rd November 1812, he married B 1791 at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
John died after 1819
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| Lightowler, John | Ref 290-8440 |
| Lightowler, John | Ref 290-1188 |
He married Hannah Whitehead [1816-18??].
Child: Joseph
| Lightowler, John | Ref 290-841 |
He and his brothers, Joseph and Thomas, established the Lightowler Brothers company with a dye works at Hebble Bridge.
They also had carpet manufacturing and dyeing businesses in Wheatley, Cross Hills and later at Eastfield Works, Claremount and Bath Parade. He was still a dyer and finisher in 1897.
He married Elizabeth Smith.
Child: Joseph
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| Lightowler, John Henry | Ref 290-1190 |
He married Mary Jane Woodall [1860-1952] from Selby.
Children:
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| Lightowler, Joseph | Ref 290-1186 |
On 27th June 1814, he married Hannah Cockroft [1793-1864] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
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| Lightowler, Joseph | Ref 290-1219 |
He started working as a stone quarryman.
In 1871, he was at the family home at Blaithroyd Lane where he carried on the family business, running a grocer's shop and beerhouse at the premises which became the New Road Inn.
On 10th August 1856, he married (1) Mary Haigh [1835-1860] in Halifax
Mary born in Halifax
Mary died 3rd July 1860.
On 19th June 1861, he married (2) Emma Hamer [1834-18??].
Emma was born in Barkisland [19th September 1834], the daughter of William Hamer
Children:
Joseph died 16th November 1878.
Emma died in Southowram [21st February 1917].
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R 11].
See Lightowler Buildings, Southowram Bank
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| Lightowler, Joseph | Ref 290-423 |
They also had carpet manufacturing and dyeing businesses in Wheatley, Cross Hills and later at Eastfield Works, Claremount and Bath Parade. He took over business at the Bath Parade works. Despite a bankruptcy, he was able to establish linoleum and carpet manufacturer Lightowler & Company Limited. He occupied Waterside Dye Works, Halifax [1874-1882].
In 1859, he married Elizabeth Platts.
Children:
By 1901, Joseph had retired and the business had passed to his sons
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| Lightowler, Joseph | Ref 290-587 |
They also had carpet manufacturing and dyeing businesses in Wheatley, Cross Hills and later at Eastfield Works, Claremount and Bath Parade. He took over business at the Bath Parade works. Despite a bankruptcy, he was able to establish linoleum and carpet manufacturer Lightowler & Company Limited. He occupied Waterside Dye Works, Halifax [1874-1882].
In 1859, he married Elizabeth Platts.
Children:
By 1901, Joseph had retired and the business had passed to his sons
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| Lightowler, Joseph | Ref 290-1189 |
In 1859, he married (1) Sarah Ann Dyson [1831-1878].
Children:
He married (2) Unknown.
In 1879, he married (3) Mary [1846-1???]
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| Lightowler, Joseph | Ref 290-843 |
He married Ada Urquhart from Lancashire.
The family moved to Pawtukett, Rhode Island
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| Lightowler, Mrs Miriam | Ref 290-53 |
Youngest daughter of James Butler.
She was educated at Trinity House Grammar School, Halifax and Cliff House, Harrogate.
On 16th January 1924, she was Halifax's first lady Councillor when she was returned unopposed for Halifax South Ward – see Jennie Latham.
She was a member of the Halifax Board of Guardians [1913], Halifax's first woman JP [1920], Alderman, first lady Chairman of the Board of Guardians [1930], the last Chairman of the Halifax Board of Guardians, a member of the Watch Committee, Chairman of the Public Assistance Committee, a Conservative, Chairman of the Halifax Women's Conservative Association, and the first Lady Mayor of Halifax [1934-1935].
In 1929, a clock was installed in the pediment of the main building at St John's Hospital and named Miriam in her honour.
In 1896, she married Henry Charles Lightowler.
Her daughter-in-law, Edith Mary, was her Mayoress.
On 9th November 1935, she was elected Alderman.
In 1936, Halifax Fire Brigade named their new 100-ft turntable ladder Miriam in her honour.
She received the OBE in 1938
She lived at Martindale, Halifax [1958].
She died at St John's Hospital [19th June 1958].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £3,360 8/11d. Probate was granted to son Arthur Laurence Lightowler.
See Lightowler Road, Halifax, Miriam clock and Miriam fire engine
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| Lightowler, Nancy | Ref 290-1334 |
A possible scenario, yet to be confirmed is that
In 1844, after Michael's death, she married (2) Henry Greenwood in Halifax.
In June 1855, The Leeds Mercury announced the death
On Thursday [31st May 1855] at Halifax, aged 66, Mrs Greenwood, relict of Mr Henry Greenwood maltster of Sowerby Bridge, and mother to Mr W. Midgley, bookseller of Halifax
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| Lightowler, Samuel Lambert | Ref 290-3 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a cloth finisher [1911].
In [Q3] 1913, he married Emma Booth [1888-1947] in Halifax.
Emma died 8th May 1947 (aged 59).
She was buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland with Sam's parents.
In [Q2] 1955, Sam (possibly) married Ethel Priestley in Bradford.
Samuel died in Bradford [Q1 1966] (aged 75)
| Lightowler, Thomas | Ref 290-842 |
They also had carpet manufacturing and dyeing businesses in Wheatley, Cross Hills and later at Eastfield Works, Claremount and Bath Parade. He seems to have quit the business in 1879.
He married Mary Ann Nichol.
Children:
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| Lightowler, Titus | Ref 290-847 |
He married Ann Baistow [1758-1834].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Ambler Thorn United Methodist Chapel
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| Lightowler, Titus | Ref 290-1187 |
He was a card maker [1823] / a shop-keeper at Halfpenny Can, Southowram [1845].
On 14th September 1823, he married Ruth Holroyd [1796-1866] in Halifax.
Children:
In 1851, he and Ruth lived at Blaithroyd Lane and had a grocer's shop at the premises which became the New Road Inn
In 1861, after Titus's death, Ruth carried on the business alone.
Ruth died 15th April 1866 (aged 70) and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram. with other members of the family.
After her death, their son, Joseph carried on the business.
See Lightowler Buildings, Southowram Bank
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| Lightowler, William | Ref 290-1220 |
In 1845, he married Ellen Naylor [n 1825] from Southowram.
Children:
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| Lightowler, Willie | Ref 290-758 |
He was a butcher [1901] / a butcher in Savile Park, Halifax / a butcher (retailer, employer) at Bell Hall [1911] / a member of the Halifax Butchers' Association / a member of the Halifax Butchers' Sick & Benevolent Club.
In 1908, he married Lucy Ineson in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
During World War I, he enlisted [May 1917] and served as a Private with the Durham Light Infantry, and was transferred to the Labour Corps Area Employment Company.
He went to France [September 1917].
He died of dysentery in No.6 Stationary Hospital, France [16th March 1918] (aged 37).
He was buried at St. Hilaire Cemetery, France [Grave Ref IV A 17].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Halifax Butchers' Association
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| Families |
| The Lightowler family | Ref 290-888 |
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| Surname |
| Lightowler surname | Ref 290-1 |
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The name probably originated in Lancashire in an area called Lightalders (or a Lightowler farm) at the Littleborough end of Blackstone Edge.
Forms of the surname include
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