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He married Unknown.
Children:
The daughters ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 546]
with nephew John Henry Metcalfe
On 21st May 1833, he married Mary Lister Aked in Halifax
He was
a grocer's assistant (living with his mother Elizabeth [b
1860] & grandmother Elizabeth Gill [b 1822] at 12 Morpeth
Street, Halifax) [1901] /
a grocer's traveller (living with his mother Elizabeth [b
1860] at 12 Morpeth Street, Halifax) [1911] /
a confectioner's traveller with G. W. Horner of
Chester-le-Street [1921] /
a sugar confectionery traveller [1939].
In [Q3] 1912, he married Clara Smith [1886-1961] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Albert died in Halifax [Q2 1949] (aged 66).
Clara died in Halifax [Q1 1961] (aged 75)
Born in Halifax.
He was
a scholar in Pontefract [1851] /
a cabinet maker [1861] /
a furniture dealer [1871, 1881] /
a retired furniture broker [1891] /
own means [1901].
In [Q2] 1865, he married Jane Thompson [1845-1871] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Jane died 10th May 1871 (aged 26).
Alfred died 25th September 1908 (aged 70).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1304]
with grandson Milton who died 16th October 1892 (aged 5 days)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Halifax.
He was
a cart driver /
a drayman [1871, 1881] /
a drayman on railway [1911].
On 14th December 1862, Maria married Unknown [1833-1899] in Bradford.
She was the widow of Thomas Campbell Davis
They lived at
Living with the widowed Alfred [in 1901] were grandchildren
Harriet E. Harding [b 1883]
& Sarah Ann Harding [b 1887]
daughters of Charles Edward Harding.
Maria died in Halifax [Q1 1899] (aged 66).
Alfred Thomas died 28th June 1911 (aged 77)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3705]
He was
a rover & drawer's oiler [1901] /
a stoker at woollen mill [1911] /
employed as a firer for Rouse & Company.
In [Q1] 1911, he married Lilian Turner [1887-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [January 1915]
and served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He trained at Derby and Whitley Bay, and was sent to the
Dardanelles [September 1915].
He died of dysentery in hospital on Manoel Island, Malta, as he was on his way home from the Dardanelles [10th December 1915] (aged 29).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta [Grave Ref D XII 2].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
She never married.
She had a son: James [1812-1899].
They lived at Crippplegate, Halifax [1841].
Living with them [in 1841] were James's wife Emily and
children George & Alfred.
Caroline died 1st September 1856 (aged 65),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 551]
with son James
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He lived at 51 Lister Lane, Halifax [1874]
Born in Elland.
He was an assistant chemist [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax
and served as a Private
with the 3rd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was shot in the throat at Cambrai.
He died of wounds in Trent Bridge Military Hospital, Nottingham [20th February 1918] (aged 23).
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
[3 81] (23rd February 1918).
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Halifax Bowling Club,
on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School,
and on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was a supervisor for the Inland Revenue.
On 21st April 1858, he married Elizabeth Sutherland Morrison
[1831-1875] in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland
Children:
They lived at Ludlow [1871].
Edward died in Ludlow Shropshire [20th February 1876]
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £600.
The will was proved by
his brother Anthony Aked Metcalfe (chemist & druggist).
Elizabeth died in Ludlow Shropshire
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
In [Q2] 1944, he married Doris Isobel Harper [1917-1992]
in Knaresborough.
Children:
Enoch Smith died 24th April 1971 (aged 56)
Doris Isobel died 28th February 1992 (aged 75)
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NR-B34]
His death followed a fall during the late frost, in which he broke
his leg
This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom
He was landlord of the Prince of Blucher, Halifax [1834, 1851].
He married Jane [1795-18??].
In 1835, he sued the inhabitants of Agbrigg and Morley, for the
injuries and damages to his property during the window-breaking
riots at 3:00 pm on 7th January 1835.
The Blucher was broken open by the mob, furniture was thrown
into the street, windows were broken, and the taps of the spirit
casks were opened, letting all the liquor run to waste.
The Jury awarded damages of £133, against the £135 8/9d
which Metcalfe had claimed.
Metcalfe was a witness in the 1842 Forgers trial
He married Agnes Horner Garside.
Agnes died 13th February 1841 (aged 34)
and was buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
He married Jane [1833-1916].
George Ashworth died 24th December 1915 (aged 84).
Jane died 13th January 1916 (aged 83).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 89]
with Nancy Holt [1814-22nd April 1882]
Born in Nairn, Scotland [7th January 1866].
She was
an orphan scholar at the Halifax Orphanage [1881],
an assistant mistress at the Orphanage [1891, 1901],
and
a teacher at the Orphanage [1911].
She wrote several poems for local newspapers.
On 4th November 1912, she married Donald Grant Cumming
[1863-1916] at St Peter's Church, Bayswater, London.
They lived at
Donald died 24th April 1916.
Georgina died 25th March 1954.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £3,057 4/3d.
The will was proved by
the Royal Bank of Scotland
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham
During World War I,
he served
with the Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons.
He (possibly) died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Baldwin & Walker Roll of Honour
She was the 3rd wife of John Smyth
Son of John Herbert Metcalfe.
He was
an ironmoulder's apprentice at machine tool makers [1911] /
employed by Latham's at Lilleshall Foundry, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted at the outbreak of War
and served as a Sergeant
with the Royal Field Artillery.
He was awarded the Military Medal
[1917]
His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [25th August 1917].
He survived the War.
He (possibly) died in Westmorland [Q3 1966] (aged 69)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was killed by a Provisional IRA booby-trap bomb attached to their minibus in the Market Place at Lisburn [15th June 1988].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Lee Mount
Umbrella manufacturer of Halifax.
He was at Woolshops, Halifax [1822]
He married Unknown.
Children:
In [Q1] 1860, he married Eliza Hartley in Halifax.
Children:
Born in Halifax [13th December 1812].
He was
a furniture broker [1851, 1861] /
a furniture dealer [1871].
He married (1) Emily Elizabeth [1816-1877].
Children:
Emily Elizabeth died 4th July 1877 (aged 61).
He married (2) Ann [1829-1895].
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was James's mother Caroline.
James died 28th August 1889 (aged 77).
He & Emily Elizabeth were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 551]
with James's mother Caroline
Ann died 5th March 1895 (aged 66),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 550]
with her stepson Henry Booth Metcalfe
18th century road-builder who constructed many local roads and
turnpikes
Born in Bradford.
He was
a wool comb maker [1851, 1861] /
a machine comb maker [1871] /
a master steel skewer maker [1881] /
a skewer maker [1887].
In 1851, he married Martha Schorefield [1830-1870] at Halifax Parish Church.
Her father was not recorded on the marriage record
She was a worsted drawer [1851]
Children:
They lived at
Martha died 30th December 1870 (aged 40).
John died 20th November 1886 (aged 56).
Living with them [in 1881] was nephew Harry Metcalfe [b 1863]
(steel skewer maker) [1881].
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2521]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was a blacksmith [1881, 1891, 1901].
He married Mary Metcalfe [1855-19??].
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Halifax [4th October 1889].
He was a wood turner in Wetherby Mill [1910].
He married 12th November 1910 Edith Wood [1890-1910]
at St James's Church, Wetherby.
During World War I,
he enlisted with the Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry [23rd September
1915], and was transferred to
with B Company
18th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
[1916] and served with the B.E.F. from Jun 1916.
He was invalided home [October 1916] suffering from
Trench Fever.
After a period of recovery, he rejoined his Regiment [June 1917].
He was killed in action at Arras [31st August 1917].
He was buried at La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St. Vaast, France [Grave Ref I H 14]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Born in Hull.
He was
a brass worker [1851] /
a brass finisher (lodging with John Greenwood [b 1813] at 6
Bradley's Gallery, Halifax) [1871] /
a brass finisher [1881, 1891].
He married Mary [1839-1???].
She was
a char woman [1891]
The family lived at
John died 11th January 1893 (aged 57),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 546]
with
his aunts Mary Metcalfe [1812-1890]
& Christiana Metcalfe [1805-1897]
and his sister Christiana Metcalfe [1841-1932]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a card finisher [?] of Free School Lane, Skircoat [1892] /
a scavenger [1901] /
a scavenger for Halifax Corporation [1911].
In 1892, he married Mary Knowles [1869-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Son of Tom Metcalfe.
Born in Halifax [30th June 1888].
He was
a member of St Mary's Church, Halifax /
educated at Holy Trinity School /
a butcher's steel skewers & hooks manufacturer (worker) [1911] /
partner in L. Metcalfe & Company [1911] /
until the business was declared bankrupt [1913] /
a telegraphist assistant [1939].
On 15th December 1917, he married Gladys Charnock [1890-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914]
and served as a Corporal
/ wireless instructor
with the Suffolk Regiment.
He was transferred to the Royal Engineers [December 1916].
He was awarded the Military Medal
[1917].
His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [3rd November 1917].
During World War II,
he served as a Lieutenant
with the 23rd West Riding (Halifax) Battalion
Home Guard.
He died 21st December 1941 (aged 53).
He is remembered with a CWGC headstone at St Paul's Church, King Cross
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
In [Q3] 1912, he married Mary Cowling [1869-1922]
in Pateley Bridge.
Children:
Mary died 28th April 1922 (aged 53).
Robert died at Cromwell Bottom Farm, Southowram [29th July 1939] (aged 58).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-E47]
Born in Halifax;
baptised at Halifax [6th October 1840].
He was a wool sorter [1871].
In [Q3] 1863, he married Elizabeth Clayton [1845-1???].
Children:
They lived at 34 Lower Hope Street, Halifax [1871].
Robert died 29th March 1881 (aged 40)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 153]
with his siblings
On 29th October 1801, he married Ursula Dibb [1775-1835] in Halifax.
Children:
Ursula died 10th April 1835 (aged 60).
Thomas died 25th September 1835 (aged 63).
The couple & other members of the family (‡) were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax [Grave Ref: 4]
Born in Selby.
He was a tobacconist [1841].
Around 1831, he married Elizabeth [1806-18??].
She was widowed and shown as Elizabeth Matheson [1851]
Children:
They lived at
A Thomas Metcalfe died in Halifax [Q2 1843]
He married Hannah Roper [1810-1884].
Children:
Priscilla is also recorded as Ursula & Ursulla.
Thomas died 30th January 1873 (aged 67).
Hannah died 6th April 1884 (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2410]
He was a curate at Morley-with-Churwell, Leeds
before becoming
Vicar of Mytholmroyd [1906, 1921]
In [Q4] 1886, he married Margaret Ann Harcourt [1855-19??]
in West Derby, Lancashire.
Child:
Arthur William [b 1888] who was an engineering student at Liverpool University [1911]
The 1911 census shows that they had had 5 children of whom 3 were still alive at that time.
The family lived at The Vicarage, Mytholmroyd [1911]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Wayne Ogden
He was
a wine & spirit trader's manager [1901] /
licensed victualler at the Rose & Crown, Halifax [1905, 1911,
1916].
In [Q2] 1894, he married Caroline Cotton [1870-1934] in Huddersfield.
Children:
They lived at
Thomas Frederick died 13th July 1916.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,732 17/-.
Probate was granted to his widow Caroline
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
Born in Halifax.
He was
a steel skewer maker [1881] /
a skewer maker of Russell Street, Halifax [1887] /
a steel skewer manufacturer (employer) [1891, 1901] /
a butcher's steel skewers & hooks manufacturer (employer).
In 1913, he was declared bankrupt.
In 1887, he married Ellen Ann Crabtree [1864-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Tom died in Halifax in 1925 (aged 62)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a brewer's cooper [1881] /
a cooper [1901].
In [Q1] 1865, he married Charlotte Idonia Blay [1842-1???] in Bradford.
Children:
They lived at
Charlotte Idonia was widowed and a grocer by 1911.
Living with them [in 1901, 1911] were their Whitaker
grandchildren:
William Whitaker [b 1884] who was a wool packer [1901],
Joseph Whitaker [b 1885] who was a woollen spinner [1901], a
wool warehouse man [1911],
James Whitaker [b 1890] who was a worsted overlooker in yarn
room [1911],
and
Harriet Whitaker [b 1892]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Lancaster, Lancashire.
He was
a cotton spinner [1881] /
a mule spinner [1883] /
a labourer [1891] /
a cotton spinner [1901].
On 13th July 1878, he married Jane Houseman [1854-1???]
at Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire.
She was a cotton rover [1881] / a weaver [1891]
Children:
They lived at
Jane died in Burnley in 1892 (aged 36)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was a blacksmith/golf course groundsman [1884].
On 13th April 1884, he married Rose Ann Ward [1860-1947]
at St Peter's Church, Leeds.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Son of William Metcalfe.
Born in Burnley;
baptised at St Peter's Church, Burnley [11th February 1883].
The family moved to Todmorden.
He was
a cotton spinner [1901] /
a labourer at bobbin works (lodging at 19 Fiddlers Place, Lydgate,
Todmorden) [1911] /
employed by Wilson's Bobbin Mill, Cornholme.
He had Lupus Vulgaris on neck and right wrist as a child.
This recurred later, due to the stress of active service.
He served in World War I:
He enlisted [September 1914] with the Lancashire Fusiliers
He was sent to Egypt [August 1915] and fought in the Dardanelles
where he caught dysentery.
He returned to England [September 1915] and was treated at Toxteth
Park Hospital, Liverpool
He was discharged as medically-unfit [June 1916] because of his
pre-existing condition – Lupus Vulgaris – which flared up
whilst he was on active service
He enlisted in June 1917 at Lancaster, and served as a Private
with the 4th/5th Battalion
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
He was sent to France on the 6th October 1917
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 26th October 1917.
The Todmorden & District News [14th December 1917]
published his photo and reported
He was called up in 1916 and sent to France on 6th October this year
The Todmorden & District News [23rd August 1918] reported
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 102-104],
on Todmorden War Memorial,
and on Cornholme War Memorial
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham
He was a linen draper [1851].
He married Mary Lister [1810-1871].
Children:
They lived at 23 Waterhouse Street, Halifax [1851].
Mary died 28th June 1871.
William died in Newton Abbot, Devonshire [18th June 1879] (aged 71),
and was buried there.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 153]
Metcalfe, Mr Ref 324-18
Metcalfe, Aked Ref 324-9020
Partner in Bell & Metcalfe.
Metcalfe, Albert Ref 324-21
Born in Halifax [21st April 1883].
Clara was the daughter of Walker Smith
Metcalfe, Alfred Ref 324-14
Son of James Metcalfe.
Jane was born in Halifax
Metcalfe, Alfred Thomas Ref 324-22
Son of Thomas Metcalfe.
Maria (née Stead) was born in Gildersome.
Metcalfe, Bentley Ref 324-285
Son of John Metcalfe.
Metcalfe, Caroline Ref 324-12
Of Halifax.
Metcalfe, Christiane Ref 324-1138
Of Christopher Metcalfe & Son.
Metcalfe, Cyril Ref 324-810
Son of Thomas Frederick Metcalfe.
Metcalfe, D. Ref 324-1488
Shoemaker at Woolshops, Halifax [1809]
Metcalfe, Edmund Ref 324-1466
Clockmaker and engine maker at Old Cock Yard, Halifax [1837]
Metcalfe, Edward Ref 324-878
Born in Keighley.
Elizabeth was born in Tongue
Metcalfe, Enoch Smith Ref 324-6
Of Cromwell Bottom Farm, Brighouse.
Metcalfe, George Ref 324-778
He was a partner in Metcalfe & Nichol.
Metcalfe, George Ref 324-71
Born in Halifax.
Jane was born in Northowram
Metcalfe, George Ref 324-453
He was a draper [1841].
Agnes was the daughter of Benjamin Garside
Metcalfe, George Ashworth Ref 324-7
Metcalfe, Georgina Gordon Ref 324-842
Daughter of Edward Metcalfe.
Donald, a bank agent, was a widower, the son of Sweton
Cumming, farmer
Metcalfe, H. H. Ref 324-1164
He was employed by Baldwin & Walker Limited.
Metcalfe, Henrietta Catherine Ref 324-559
Daughter of Anne (née Marwood) & William Metcalfe,
of North Allerton.
Metcalfe, Horace Clifford Ref 324-1833
MM.
for bringing in wounded under heavy fighting
Metcalfe, Ian Ref 324-1458
He was a Corporal
with the 1st Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment,
and was about to become Recruiting Sergeant for the
Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment),
at Middlesborough.
Metcalfe, James Ref 324-19
Aka Metcalf.
Metcalfe, James Ref 324-51
Engraver at Old Market, Halifax [1816]
Metcalfe, James Ref 324-20
He was a wool comb maker in Halifax [1860s].
Eliza was the daughter of John Hartley
Metcalfe, James Ref 324-11
Son of Caroline Metcalfe; father unknown.
Emily was born in Edinburgh
Metcalfe, John Ref 324-62
Aka Metcalf.
Metcalfe, John Ref 324-3
Son of John Metcalfe, wool comb maker.
Martha was born in Southowram.
Metcalfe, John Ref 324-284
Born in Oakenshaw.
Mary was born in Wyke
Metcalfe, John Claude Ref 324-1502
Son of William Metcalfe.
Edith was born in Wetherby; she died 3 months after the
marriage
Metcalfe, John Henry Ref 324-16
Son of Thomas Metcalfe.
Mary was born in Knaresborough.
Metcalfe, John Herbert Ref 324-1834
Son of John Metcalfe, surgeon
Mary, of New Pellon, Ovenden, was born in Halifax, the
daughter of James Knowles, whitesmith
Metcalfe, Leslie Ref 324-1219
MM.
Gladys was born in Halifax [11th June 1890]
Metcalfe, PC Ref 324-1789
Brighouse constable [1891]
Metcalfe, Percy Ref 324-399
Silk-manufacturer.
Last owner of Kirby Leas, Halifax in the 1920s
Metcalfe, Robert Ref 324-5
Metcalfe, Robert Aked Ref 324-9
Son of William Aked Metcalfe.
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Metcalfe, Thomas Ref 324-10
Of Halifax.
Metcalfe, Thomas Ref 324-17
Son of Mr Metcalfe.
Elizabeth was born in Selby.
Metcalfe, Thomas Ref 324-15
Hannah was the daughter of Matthew Roper
Metcalfe, Rev Thomas Ref 324-13
Born in Lancaster.
Margaret Ann was born in Longforgan, Forfarshire, Scotland
Metcalfe, Thomas Frederick Ref 324-154
Born in Elland
Caroline came from Lindley
Metcalfe, Tom Ref 324-2
Son of John Metcalfe.
Ellen Ann, of Russell Street, Halifax, was born in Halifax,
the daughter of John Crabtree, hatter
Metcalfe, W. A. Ref 324-1737
Recorded in 1840, when
he had a silk shawl and fur establishment at 10 Waterhouse Street, Halifax
Metcalfe, William Ref 324-6010
Curate at Cross Stone [1782]
Metcalfe, William Ref 324-4
Born in Dent, Yorkshire (now Cumbria).
Charlotte Idonia was born in Clifford Campville, Staffordshire.
Metcalfe, William Ref 324-23
Son of Thomas Metcalfe.
Jane was born in Preston, Lancashire, the daughter
of Edward Houseman.
Metcalfe, William Ref 324-169
Born in Hunslet.
Rose Ann was born in Leeds
They lived at 2 Gladstone View, Southowram [1891]
Metcalfe, William Ref 324-615
He is recorded as William Smith Metcalfe [1881 Census].
Private Willie Metcalfe reported missing on the 26th October,
aged 34.
Fought in the Dardanelles.
Private William Metcalfe, L.N.L., presumed dead after having been
missing since the 26th October 1917, aged 36
Metcalfe, William Aked Ref 324-8
Born in Halifax.
Mary was born in Halifax [9th February 1810]
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