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Moses, Aaron

Ref 482-1

[1843-1884]
Son of William Moses.

Born in Midgley

He was a tailor [1861, 1871, 1881].

In [Q4] 1863, he married Alice Baldwin [1842-1919] in Halifax.

Alice was born in Midgley, (possibly) the daughter of Richard Baldwin

 

Children:

1. William [b 1864] who was a worsted factory hand [1881], a  wool sorter [1891]
2. Helena [b 1867] who was a worsted factory hand [1881], a  worsted winder [1891]
3. Emma Jane [b 1869] who was a worsted factory hand [1881],  a dress and mantle maker [1891]
4. Ada [b 1873] who was a worsted twister [1891], a worsted  coatings worker [1901]
5. Albert

The family lived at

• Dean House, Midgley [1871]
• Booth Terrace, Midgley [188]
• Brook Terrace, Midgley [1891]
• 4 Summergate Place, Halifax [1901]

Aaron died Q3 1884 (aged 41).

Alice died in Halifax [Q1 1919] (aged 76) 

Moses, Albert

Ref 482-2

[1879-1922]
Son of Aaron Moses.

He was a worsted twister [1891] / a draper's shop assistant [1901] / a wholesale draper (employer) [1911, 1921] / at 22 Westgate, Halifax [1921].

In [Q3] 1903, he married Mary Ann Wade [1877-19??] in Halifax.

Children:

1. child who died before 1911
2. Eric [b 1908]
3. Margaret [b 1910]

They lived at

• 3 Stafford Parade, Halifax [1911]
• 242 Huddersfield Road, Halifax [1921]

Albert died Q4 1922 (aged 44) 

Moses, Arthur

Ref 482-1407

[1864-19??]
Born in Hebden Bridge.

He was an electrician wireman [1911] / an electrical engineer (employer) [1921].

In 1885, he married Hannah Elizabeth [1866-19??].

Hannah Elizabeth was born in York

 

Children:

1. Annie [b 1885] who was a shop assistant confectionery  [1911]
2. Julia [b 1886] who was a sewing machinist fustian [1911],  a machinist cotton clothing (with Astin Brothers) [1921]
3. Ruth [b 1889] who was a sewing machinist fustian [1911]
4. Edward Fletcher [b 1891] who was an apprentice  draughtsman [1911], an engineer's draughtsman (with John Pickles & Son) [1921]
5. Caroline [b 1897] who was a sewing machinist fustian  [1911], a machinist cotton clothing (with Astin Brothers)   [1921]
6. Frank Sedgewick [b 1900] who was an engineer's fitter  (with Ormerod Brothers) [1921]

The family lived at

• 19 Sackville Street, Hebden Bridge [1911]
• 14 Rose Grove, Hebden Bridge [1921]

Moses, Arthur

Ref 482-1281

[1872-19??]
Born in Luddenden.

He was a wholesale grocer, traveller and clerk [1921] / employed by William Moses & Sons [1921].

He married Ada [1885-19??]

Ada was born in South Kelsey, Lincolnshire

 

Children:

1. John [b 1912]

They lived at 22 Lake View, Halifax [1921]

Moses, Arthur William

Ref 482-1181

[1874-19??]
Born in Luddenden.

He was an apprentice fitter [1891] / a wholesale grocer (employer) [1911] / partner in William Moses & Sons [1918].

In [Q1] 1898, he married Charity Buckle [1873-19??] in Halifax.

Charity was born in Dunnington

 

Children:

1. Olga [b 1902]
2. June [b 1906]
3. Averil [b 1909]

They lived at 7 Hopkinson Street, Ovenden [1911]

Moses, Calvert William

Ref 482-1423

[1862-1933]
Son of Henry Moses.

Born in Luddendenfoot [Q2 1862].

He was a pupil teacher [1881] / a woollen warehouseman [1891] / a manager at woollen merchant [1901] / a clerk with Luddendenfoot UDC [1911] / a Poor Law Union Clerk employed by Longbotham & Sons.

In [Q4] 1919, he married Elizabeth Harwood [1878-1969] in Halifax.

Elizabeth was born 20th December 1878

 

They lived at

• Oak View, Luddendenfoot [1911]
• 96 Pear Street, Halifax [1921]
• 9 Rockcliffe Mount, Sowerby Bridge [1939]

Living with him [in 1911] was servant Alice Wilson [b 1872].

Calvert died Q4 1933 (aged 71).

Elizabeth died Q4 1969.

They both died in Halifax

Moses, E.

Ref 482-1132

[19??-19??]
He and his wife ran an operatic group at Stainland Mechanics' Institute in the early 1990s

Moses, Hartley

Ref 482-3

[1854-1928]
Son of Thomas Moses.

Born in Midgley.

He was a woollen feeder [1871] / a woollen loom tuner [1881] / a cloth fuller [1891] / a caretaker at Lee Mount Board School [1901] / a school caretaker [1911].

In [Q2] 1876, he married Ellen [1850-1910] in Halifax.

Ellen was born in Warley.

She was the widow of Mr Woodhead and had children by her first marriage:

• Mary Woodhead [b 1849]
• William Woodhead [b 1858] who was a woollen cloth fettler [1881]

Ellen was a blanket weaver [1891]

 

Children:

1. Thomas [b 1877] who was a hosiery department assistant  [1891]
2. Henry E. [b 1878] who was a collector & assistant  overseer [1911]

They lived at

• Lawson Street, Ovenden [1881]
• 14 Ramsden Street, Ovenden [1891]
• 98 Lee Mount Road, Halifax [1901, 1911]

Living with them [in 1881] Ellen's 2 children from her first marriage.

Ellen died Q2 1910 (aged 60).

Hartley died Q3 1928 (aged 74).

They both died in Halifax

Moses, Henry

Ref 482-1184

[17??-18??]
He was a weaver [1856].

He married Mary.

Children:

1. Thomas [born at Bog Eggs, Old Town 1817]
2. William [born at Pecket Well 1820]
3. John [born at Longwell 1827]
4. Richard

They lived at Wadsworth

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Moses, Henry

Ref 482-1853

[1837-1908]
Born in Wadsworth.

Son of William Moses.

He was a factory operative [1851] / a tailor employing 2 boys [1861] / a tailor [1871, 1881, 1891] / a newsagent [1891] / a newsagent and stationer (employer) [1901].

In [Q3] 1861, he married Mary Calvert in Halifax.

Mary was the daughter of William Calvert

 

Children:

1. Calvert William
2. Hannah Jane [1864-1871]

The family lived at

• Denham, Warley [1861]
• 62 Hanson Lane, Halifax [1871]
• Chapel House, Warley [1881]
• Milner Place, Luddendenfoot [1891]
• 3 Milner Place, Luddendenfoot [1901]

He died in Halifax [Q2 1908] (aged 71).

Members of the family were buried at Booth Independent Church with Mary's parents

Moses, J.

Ref 482-1278

[18??-1???]
Hebden Bridge mason and sculptor.

He produced the commemorative plaque for Boy Bridge, Luddendenfoot [1882]

Question: Is he the same person as John Moses [1854-1928]?

 

Moses, Joe Brinton

Ref 482-214

[1879-1867]
Born 31st May 1879.

He was a compositor/printer [1911] / a stationer/salesman [1939].

In 1901, he married Phoebe Hannah Fielding.

Phoebe Hannah was the daughter of Lewis Fielding

 

Children:

1. Elsie [b 12th July 1901] who was on domestic duties [1939]
2. Ronald Brinton (Moses) [b 14th June 1903] who was a  sub-postmaster [1939]
3. Helena [b 1905]
4. Margaret Gwendoline [b 1909]

They lived at

• 4 Mentone Grove, Leeds [1911]
• Knowle Avenue, Blackpool [1939]

Phoebe Hannah died in Blackpool in 1937 (aged 57).

Joe died in Claro, Yorkshire in 1967 (aged 87) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Moses, John

Ref 482-834

[17??-1835]
On 13th June 1835, The Leeds Mercury reported

Whilst the Rev William Wilson, Wesleyan Minister of Todmorden was preaching on Sunday morning last, in the Wesleyan chapel Rodwell End, and enforcing on his congregation the necessity of offering to God a living and not dying sacrifice, John Moses, an aged man, became convulsed in the congregation and immediately expired

 

Moses, John

Ref 482-221

[1825-18??]
Born in Wadsworth.

He was a farmer / school master [1861] / a surveyor for Local Board [1871].

Around 1849, he married Caroline [1829-1886].

Caroline was born in Wadsworth

 

Children:

1. Mary [b 1849] who was a power loom cotton weaver [1861]
2. James [b 1851] who was a cotton throstle doffer [1861], a  mason [1871]
3. John
4. Elizabeth Ann [b 1855] who was a machinist of boys'  cotton suits [1871]
5. Edwin [b 1857] who was a mason's apprentice [1871]
6. Emily [b 1860]
7. Arthur [b 1864]

They lived at

• 12 Gall Stones, Wadsworth [1861]
• Top o' th' Hill, Wadsworth [1871]

A Caroline Moses died in Fylde District [Q4 1886] (aged 56) 

Moses, John

Ref 482-219

[1854-1928]
Son of John Moses.

Born in Wadsworth.

He was a mason [1871] / a monumental mason [1881, 1891] / a monumental sculptor [1901].

Question: Is he the same person as J. Moses [18??-1???]?

 

In [Q3] 1873, he married (1) Jane Eliza Crabtree [1854-1884] in Todmorden.

Jane Eliza was born in Erringden.

She was a dress maker [1881]

 

Children:

1. Willie / William Stuart [1872-1878] ‡
2. Mary A. / Annie Mary [b 1876] who was fustian  tailoress [1891], a school teacher [1901]
3. Herbert Thompson [b 1877] who was fustian cutter [1891],  a monumental mason [1901]
4. Joe Brinton [b 1880]
5. Florence Gertrude [b 1881] who was a fustian tailoress  [1901]
6. Edith Helen [1883] who died in infancy ‡

Jane Eliza died 23rd January 1884 (aged 30).

In [Q3] 1885, he married (2) Amelia Rayner [1857-1???] in Leek, Staffordshire.

Amelia was born in Henbury, Cheshire

 

Children:

1. John Rayner (Moses) [1887] who died in infancy ‡
2. Amelia Rayner (Moses) [1888] who died in infancy ‡
3. Miriam Rayner (Moses) [1890-1905] ‡

They lived at

• Fearney Field, Wadsworth [1881]
• Market Street, Heptonstall [1891]
• 14 Machpelah, Hebden Bridge [1901]

John died in Blackpool [18th August 1928] (aged 74).

Members of the family were buried at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge including the children (‡) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Chris Barnett

Moses, Leonard

Ref 482-57

[1866-19??]
Born in Midgley.

He was a carpet weaver [1911]

In [Q1] 1885, he married Ellen Siddall [1864-19??] in Halifax.

Ellen was born in Sowerby

 

Child: Emily [1886-19??] who married Tom Pinder

They lived at 13 South Darley Street, Halifax [1911]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Moses, Leonard

Ref 482-4

[1882-1951]
Born in Halifax [17th October 1882].

He was a woollen warper & beamer with Ratcliffe, Brothers, & Company  [1921] / a woollen warper [1939].

In [Q1] 1910, he married Edith Mitchell [1879-1956] in Halifax.

Edith was born in Luddendenfoot [8th March 1879]

 

There are no records of any children.

They lived at

• 12 Luddenden Lane, Luddenden [1921]
• 8 Devon Street, Halifax [1939]

Leonard died Q3 1951 (aged 68).

Edith died Q1 1956 (aged 76).

They both died in Halifax

Moses, Richard

Ref 482-1185

[1831-1868]
Of Longwell, Wadsworth.

Son of Henry Moses.

Baptised [1831]

He was a weaver of Midgley [1856] / a worsted factory worker [1861] / an overlooker of Midgley [1865].

In 1856, he married (1) Tabitha Shaw [1833-1864].

Tabitha, of Midgley, was the daughter of John Shaw

 

Children:

1. Mary Ann [b 1857]
2. John Henry [b 1859]
3. Ellen [b 1860]

Tabitha died in 1864.

In [Q1] 1865, he married (2) Ellen in Halifax.

Ellen, of Midgley, was the daughter of William Marsden, and widow of Mr Bedforth

 

Child: 4. Emily [b 1866]

They lived at Carr Well, Midgley [1861].

Living with them [in 1861], was father-in-law John Shaw

Richard died in 1868 (aged 37) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Moses, Thomas

Ref 482-1416

[1818-18??]
Born in Wadsworth.

He was a power loom overlooker [1861] / a loom tackler [1871].

He married Mary [1821-18??].

Mary was born in wadsworth

 

Children:

1. Sarah [b 1844] who was a power loom weaver [1861]
2. Greenwood [b 1846] who was an apprentice to mechanic  [1861]
3. William
4. Josiah [b 1850] who was a worsted spinner [1861], a  woollen slubber [1871]
5. Crossley [b 1852] who was a worsted spinner [1861], a  woollen warper [1871]
6. Hartley
7. Susey Ann / Mary Ann [b 1856] who was a worsted  spinner [1871]
8. Martha Jane [b 1858] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
9. Elizabeth Ann [b 1861] who was a part-timer [1871]
10. Emiline [b 1863]
11. Leonard [b 1866]

The family lived at

• Luddenden [1861]
• Box House, Midgley [1871]

Living with them [in 1871] was nephew John Henry Moses [b  1859] (part-timer worsted spinner) 

Moses, Thomas

Ref 482-1408

[1872-19??]
Son of William Moses.

Born in Luddenden / Warley.

He was a grocer's assistant [1891] / a wholesale grocer's traveller (employer) [1901] / a commercial traveller wholesale grocer (employer) [1911] / a partner in William Moses & Sons [1918] / a wholesale grocer (employer) at 22 Hall Street, Halifax [1921].

In [Q1] 1899, he married Annie Rothery [1871-19??] in Halifax.

Annie was born in Halifax

 

Children:

1. Charles William [b 1902] who was a clerk with William Moses & Sons [1921]

They lived at

• 59 Woodside Crescent, Halifax [1901]
• 16 Kenyon Lane, Highroadwell [1911]
• 3 Hampden Place, Halifax [1921]

Moses, William

Ref 482-1418

[1810-1878]
Born in Halifax.

He was a power loom overlooker [1851, 1861] / an overlooker [1871].

He married Grace [1808-1874].

Grace was born in Halifax

 

Children:

1. Susy [b 1832] who was a power loom weaver [1851]
2. Thomas [b 1835] who was a power loom weaver [1851]
3. Henry
4. James [b 1840] who was a part-timer and factory operative  [1851], a woolsorter [1861]
5. Aaron
6. Mary [b 1846] who was a worsted spinner [1861]

The family lived at

• Oates Royd, Midgley [1851]
• 2 Providence Place, Midgley [1861]
• Providence Place, Midgley [1871]

Grace died Q4 1874 (aged 66).

William died Q4 1878 (aged 68) 

Moses, William

Ref 482-1410

[1848-1???]
Born in Midgley.

He was a woollen manager (cloth manufacturer) [1881] / a grocer [1891] / a wholesale grocer (employer) [1901] / founder of William Moses & Sons.

In [Q4] 1868, he married Rachel Sykes [1850-1???] in Halifax.

Rachel was born in Warley

 

Children:

1. David [b 1870] who was a pattern maker [1891]
2. Thomas
3. Arthur William

They lived at

• 16 Corporation Street, Halifax [1901]
• 64 Violet Street, Halifax [1891]
• 60 Grove House, Ovenden [1881]

Moses, William

Ref 482-1413

[1850-1???]
Born in Midgley.

He was a grocer [1891].

Around 1870, he married Rachel [1850-1???].

Rachel was born in Warley

 

Children:

1. David [b 1870] who was a pattern maker [1891]
2. Thomas [b 1872] who was a grocer's assistant [1891]
3. Arthur [b 1874] who was a fitter apprentice [1891]

They lived at Violet Street, Halifax [1891]

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