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He married Unknown.
Child: (possibly) William
Born in Southowram.
Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [1618].
In 1642, she married Rev Abraham Pierson.
The family emigrated to America.
She died at New Haven, Connecticut [15th March 1722]
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In [Q1] 1838, he married Margaret Holden [1818-1???] in Halifax.
She was widowed & a laundress [1861, 1871]
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Midgley.
He was
a worsted factory worker [1851] /
a brush manufacturer [1861].
He married Catherine [1840-1916].
Children:
Abraham died 5th June 1899 (aged 60).
Catherine died 10th March 1916 (aged 76).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1402]
On 27th September 1879, he married Mary Phoebe Hollas in
Facit, Lancashire.
Children:
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Born in Oxenhope.
He was
a dyer (cotton) [1891] /
landlord of the Frieldhurst Tavern, Cornholme [1896, 1900,
1901].
In 1885, he married Harriet Ann Hampson [1866-1???] in Todmorden.
She was a cotton cop winder [1891]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was Abraham's sister Ada
Mitchell [b 1880].
Abraham died in Rochdale in 1912.
He was buried in Rochdale
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In February 1880, he went into liquidation
He died 23rd August 1908 (aged 40)
and was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery [Grave Ref: H 286 C]
He was a carpet weaver.
He lived at 3 Stoney Lane, Lightcliffe [1939]
He was
a cloth finisher's blower [1911] /
a Sunday School teacher and local preacher at Boothtown Primitive Methodist Church [1914].
During World War I,
he enlisted [January 1915]
and served as a Private
/ Signaller
with the 7th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 14th May 1917.
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 5],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Akroydon Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
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He was a doffer worsted mill [1901].
Around 1910, he went to live in Toronto.
He married Unknown.
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 19th Battalion
Canadian Infantry.
He died of shrapnel wounds [24th March 1917].
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France [Grave Ref IV G 8].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His brother John Edward also died in the War
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Born in Brighouse [2nd September 1868].
He was a cotton doubler [1894].
On 25th June 1894, he married Clara Crowther [1869-1???] in
Bradford
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Son of John Mitchell
Born in Elland.
He was
a member of the Wesleyan Church /
a warper at woollen mill [1911] /
employed by Agur Halstead & Sons at Marshall Hall Mills, Elland.
During World War I,
he enlisted [October 1914]
and served as a Corporal
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was awarded the Military Medal
[August 1917] for
He was wounded [13th April 1918].
He died of wounds [19th April 1918] (aged 22).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Étaples Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref XXIX G 12A].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Elland Boys' Brigade,
and on the Memorial at Elland Wesleyan Chapel
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Todmorden coal merchant.
On 21st August 1888, he married Harriet Uttley at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at Middle Stoodley [1901].
He died in 1938.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £221,324.
After World War I, son James joined the family business.
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Wilkinson was further convicted of stealing a piece of
kersey from tenters at Brearley Hall.
The two were the last men to be executed at the Halifax Gibbet.
There is some confusion in the records as to which of the
two Wilkinson brothers was actually executed.
From the Register Book at Halifax, it seems that – although he
confessed to stealing the cloth – Abraham was acquitted and
escaped the death penalty whilst John was executed.
It is most likely that it was Abraham who was executed
Born in Mytholmroyd.
He was a cotton spinner [1851]
He married Sarah [1835-19??].
He lived at Lower Oldfield, Luddendenfoot [1901, 1908].
He died 31st May 1908.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,105 17/1d.
Probate was granted to his brothers
James MITCHELL & Emmanuel Mitchell
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He was
a woollen piecener [1911] /
employed at Clay House Mills, Greetland.
In 1911, he was living with his sister Ada Joynes and
her family.
In 1915, he married Martha H. Ashworth in Halifax.
Child:
Arthur [b [Q3] 1917]
They lived at 18 Upper Brunswick Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914]
and served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was severely wounded on the Somme and both jaws were broken by a
shell [5th July 1916].
He took part in several operations in England.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 20th September 1917 (aged 27).
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Halifax.
The Halifax Courier
His brothers John & Frank also
served in the War
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He lived at 58 Baines Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Royal Field Artillery,
then
he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 14th Battalion
Warwickshire Regiment.
He died of wounds [28th August 1918] (aged 27).
The Halifax Courier He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
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In 1921, he married Alice Louisa Carter.
They had no children.
They lived at 42 Richardson Street, Halifax.
Arthur died 24th December 1950 (aged 55).
Alice Louisa died 10th February 1966 (aged 69).
They were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden (Grave Ref: E 13)
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He was
a stoker (brickworks) [1911] /
a retort maker with Joseph Morton Limited at Siddal [1921] /
a retort maker [1939].
On 4th June 1904, he married Mary Hannah Sharp [1880-1940] in Halifax
at All Saints' Church, Salterhebble.
They lived at 10 Cinderhills Lane, Siddal [1911, 1921].
Mary Hannah died 30th September 1940 (aged 60).
Arthur died 16th January 1957 (aged 79).
The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
Son of Hubert Norman Mitchell who was killed in World War I.
He was
a member of St Jude's Church, Savile Park & Choir /
educated at Holy Trinity School, Heath Grammar School &
Crossley & Porter School /
employed by Armitage & Norton, accountants /
employed by the Halifax Building Society at the Halifax HQ and at
the King Cross Branch.
During World War II,
he enlisted [1938]
with the Royal Artillery,
was commissioned [1939], then transferred
and served as a Flying Officer
/ PO
with the 218th Squadron
Royal Air Force.
He took part in 20 bombing raids.
He was killed in action over Germany [15th August 1941] (aged 26).
He was buried at Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany [Grave Ref 26 G 1].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Jude's Church, Savile Park,
on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Building Society
In 1977, he became MP for Grimsby
Born in Todmorden.
He was a picker maker [1851].
He married Sarah [1831-1897].
There are no records of any children.
Barker died at Byrom Street, Todmorden [1st April 1892] (aged 67).
Sarah died 7th April 1897 (aged 66).
The couple were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel
In [Q1] 1880, he married Emma Holt [18??-1???] in Halifax.
Child: James William
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Born in Midgley [25th January 1823];
baptised at Midgley [26th January 1823].
He was a spindle maker [1851, 1861, 1870].
He married Mary Ann [1822-1879].
Children:
The family lived at
Barrett died 28th July 1871 (aged 48).
Mary Ann died 15th July 1879 (aged 57).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3367]
with
Sarah Jane Mitchell (widow) [1848-1910],
and Mercy Booth
On 23rd April 1887, he was charged with (1) selling drink during
prohibited hours and (2) refusing to admit the police on the 12th
April 1887.
The police had gone to the pub at midnight, but it wasn't until
4:15 am that the door was opened to them.
He was ordered to pay £1 13/6d on each count
Born in Rishworth / Ripponden [3rd October 1853].
He was
a cotton piecer [1871] /
a cotton twister [1881] /
a woollen weaver [1891, 1901, 1911].
He lived with his sister Sarah Hannah [1891,
1901, 1911]
He died 7th January 1923.
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: A4]
with his brother-in-law Ernest Howe
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He was an iron foundry man [1861].
He married Grace [1803-1864].
Child:
Helliwell [b 1838] who was a cotton bleacher [1861]
They lived at Lower Wade Street, Halifax [1861].
Living with them [in 1861] was grandson James Greenwood [b
1845] (cotton bleacher).
Charles died 31st July 1862 (aged 60).
Grace died 12th January 1864 (aged 61).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3963]
with William Priestley & Sydney Noble
He was
an excavator (stone) [1881].
Around 1855, he married Caroline [1826-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Cold Edge Bottom, Warley [1881]
He was
a general labourer [1893] /
a plasterer's labourer [1901] /
a general labourer [1911].
In [Q2] 1893, he married Margaret Galvin [1860-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The 8 youngest children were born in Halifax.
They lived at
During World War I,
he volunteered [November 1914], and served in Malta
with the 8th Battalion
West Riding Regiment.
Sons John & Owen Patrick died in World War I
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During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Royal Army Service Corps.
He died 21st January 1920
and was buried at Brighouse Cemetery
[C U 384]
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Son of John William Mitchell.
Born at Wall Nook, Greetland.
He was
educated at Mount Pellon Elementary School & Halifax Modern School /
an office clerk & steam road-roller driver for his father's firm, J. W. Mitchell Limited.
During World War I,
he joined the Territorial Army [June 1912]
and served as a Bombardier
with 5th West Riding Battery
Royal Field Artillery.
He went to France [April 1915].
He was awarded the Military Medal & Bar.
His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [10th November 1917].
He was demobbed [April 1919].
He survived the War.
In [Q2] 1920, he married Ivy G. Downes in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
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Born in Todmorden.
He was
a weaver of Lob Mill [1884] /
a cotton weaver [1891].
On 13th December 1884, he married Sarah Elizabeth Greenwood.
Children:
They lived at
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On 25th July 1925, she married (1) Edward Walmsley [1905-1930]
at Coley Church.
Children:
In 1939, she married (2) Sam Blackburn Wilkinson [1897-1942] in Halifax.
Child: 4. Ann who married George Watson.
Clara's husband died at 26 Hope Street, Stone Chair, Shelf
[29th November 1942].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £274 8/10d.
She married (3) Jimmy Kendall, becoming his second wife
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Born in Brighouse [28th April 1866].
He was a commission weaver [1892].
On 7th June 1892, he married (1) Mary Hannah Steele
[1866-1901] in Bradford Cathedral.
Mary Hannah died in Bradford in 1901.
After her death, Crossley married Frances Whitworth
[1876-1???] in Bradford [Q3 1905].
Crossley died at Triangle in 1938
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He took her and her children in when Hemingway ejected them from the
family home at Mountain
See
Timothy Starkey
He married Unknown.
Child:
Sarah who married John Ramsden
Born in Southowram.
Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [14th November 1619].
He was a schoolmaster.
He emigrated to America with his family [1635].
In 1650, he married Sarah Wheeler [1628-1669]
at Southbury, Stratford.
Children:
Sarah died in 1669 (aged 41).
David died at Stratford, Fairfield, USA [3rd March 1686]
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He married Hannah [1771-1850]
Child:
Lydia who died in infancy
David died 4th November 1837 (aged 68).
Hannah died 13th June 1850 (aged 79).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: C7]
with George Canning Mitchell
He married Betsy [1831-1866].
Betsy died 31st October 1866 (aged 35),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 964]
He was a saddler.
On 23rd October 1834, he married Mary Whitaker [1817-1865] at Heptonstall Church.
Children:
The family lived at York Street, Todmorden.
David died in Todmorden [2nd December 1848]
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone.
In 1856, Mary gave birth to Thomas Heyworth Mitchell;
father unknown.
Mary died 18th May 1865
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He was a machine maker.
In 1870, he married Emma Atkinson in Halifax.
They lived at Old House, Sowerby.
The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
David [27th September 1902];
Emma [30th December 1916]
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He was a stone dresser [1881, 1891].
He (possibly) married Mary Ann Hardy [1844-1905].
Children:
They lived at Common Lane, Southowram [1881, 1891].
David died 14th January 1894 (aged 55).
Mary Ann died 22nd June 1905 (aged 61).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-L11]
Born in Ovenden.
He was a worsted manufacturer employing 14 hands [1881].
On 11th April 1863, he married Sarah Ellen at Halifax Parish Church.
Child:
Margaret Ellen [b 1865]
They lived at 3 Three Trees, Ovenden [1881].
Sarah Ellen was buried at Illingworth Church
[15th August 1882]
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He married Mary [1847-19??] from Illingworth.
The Halifax Evening Courier [6th August 1892] reported
David died in 1905
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1905.
After his death, Mary took over the Griffin [1911].
Living with the widowed Mary [in 1911] was
granddaughter Mary Ellen Preston [aged 23] (draper's assistant)
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She married Captain Harry Christopher Shaw Rawson whilst he was
serving in Australia
Born in Elland;
baptised at Elland [1st October 1876].
He was
a grave digger (for the burial board) [1911] /
Registrar (for the Elland-cum-Greetland Joint Burial Board) [1921].
On 28th June 1903, he married Emily Broomhead [1872-1939] at Elland Parish Church.
Child: Harry
The family lived at
Emily died 27th January 1939 (aged 67).
Dyson died in Calder District [7th July 1957] (aged 81)
Members of the family were buried at Elland Cemetery
He married Martha [18??-19??].
Child: Jack
The family (possibly) lived at 16 Saltburn Street, Halifax
He was
a cartwright [1891] /
a blacksmith [1896] /
a wheelwright's smith [1901] /
a wheel smith [1911] /
employed by Henry Wadsworth & Son at Highroad Well.
In [Q1] 1896, he married Edith Annie Pinder at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
He joined the Army and was a Territorial.
He was awarded the King's Long Service Medal.
During World War I,
he served as a Staff Sergeant
with D Battery
2nd (West Riding) Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He died of wounds in the Casualty Clearing Station [14th October 1916] (aged 43).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France [Grave Ref II H 13].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Hilda's Church, Halifax,
on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax,
and on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Boys' School, Halifax
Edgar & son Norman Edgar are remembered on the Pinder
family grave at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
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He was
a cloth weaver [1841] /
a tyer-in for a worsted weaver [1851].
He married Ruth [1804-1870].
Children:
The family lived at
Edmond died 24th August 1855 (aged 61).
Ruth died 19th January 1870 (aged 66).
3369 was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Location unknown]
with an unidentified
Annie Butler who died 28th January 1870 (aged 3 years)
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Born in Lydgate, Todmorden.
He was
a cotton warehouseman living at 692 Burnley Road, Cornholme with his
mother and step-family [1911] /
a clothlooker at Newell Brothers, Canteen Shed.
In 1911, he married Betsy Ann Fawthrop [1892-19??] at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone.
Child: Gladys [b 1912]
The family lived at 11 Bar Street, Shade [1918, 1919, 1921].
Living with Betsy Ann (a cotton card room frame tenter for
S. & A. Barker at Adam Royd Mills, Todmorden), [in 1921]
were
her widowed mother Hannah Fawthrop [b 1862]
and brother Fred Fawthrop [b 1897].
During World War I,
he enlisted at Halifax [June 1916], and
served as a Lance Corporal
with the 9th Battalion
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 27th May 1918.
One source records
The Todmorden & District News [26th July 1918] reported
He was sent to France just over twelve months ago
The Todmorden & District News [20th June 1919] published a report with a photograph
He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial, France,
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance.
His brother James William Mitchell also died in the War.
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She married Joseph Fourness
He married Nancy [1765-1809].
Child: Luke [1804-7th August 1819]
who was buried with his parents
The family lived at Southowram.
Nancy died 1st September 1809 (aged 44).
Eli died 10th August 1849 (aged 83).
The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
He was
a power loom weaver [1851] /
a cotton warp winder [1871] /
a cotton beamer [1881].
In [Q1] 1850, he married Sarah Ann Crowther [1830-1883] in Todmorden.
Children:
They lived at
Sarah Ann died 7th December 1883 (aged 53).
Eli died 9th March 1889 (aged 67).
The couple & the children (‡) were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel
He was a boot cordwainer [1866].
In 1866, he married Lucy Smith [1841-1920] in Halifax.
Children:
Eli died at 43 Godley Road [7th July 1916].
Lucy died in Halifax [2nd July 1920].
Members of the family were buried at Coley Church
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He was a night fireman [1879].
On 19th June 1879, he married Hannah Whittaker [1855-1938]
at the Union Street Chapel, Rochdale.
Children:
They lived at the Hollins, Hebden Bridge [1911]
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He was a blanket finisher (woollen) [1911].
In 1903, he married Sarah in Halifax.
The couple and Sarah's 2 sons lived at 7 Higgin Chamber,
Luddendenfoot, Sowerby [1911]
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He was
a journeyman blacksmith of Southowram /
a tenant farmer.
In 1848, he married Lydia Whitehead.
Child:
Grace
They lived at
Elijah died January 1887.
He was buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
After his death, Lydia continued to farm
On 13th May 1896, Lydia married (3) Samuel Wood
She died less than 2 months after marrying Samuel
She was buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
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She married Dr Richard Farrar
He married Hannah.
Children:
GREET.METH was buried at He Children ‡ [Grave Ref: H2]
The burial place(s) of Ely (snr) & Hannah are not known
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a railway clerk [1871] /
a cotton doubler at Prospect Mills, Sowerby Bridge /
partner in Mitchell Brothers /
partner in Brighouse Doubling Company Limited /
a director of Shepherd & Blackburn /
president of the Yorkshire Cotton Master Spinners & Doublers
Association /
chairman of Sowerby Bridge Urban Council /
a director of the Sowerby Bridge Town Hall Company.
In 1889, he married Emma Barker [1858-1901] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Scott Bank, Sowerby Bridge [1905, 1911].
Emmanuel died 15th August 1939.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £24,508 3/8d.
Probate was granted to
Albert Mitchell (company director),
Emma (wife of Francis Henry Rhodes),
and
James William Greenwood (company director).
He left money for
Royal Halifax Infirmary,
West End Congregational Church, Sowerby Bridge,
and
Halifax Tradesmen's Benevolent Institute
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He was
educated at Todmorden Secondary School /
a chemist's assistant in Mytholmroyd.
He lived at
During World War II,
he trained in Canada
and served as a Sergeant
with the Operational Training Unit for Bomber Command,
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He was killed when his Whiteley Bomber crashed into the Moray Firth off Nairn, Scotland. [28th April 1943]
He was buried at a Commonwealth War Grave at Christ Church, Todmorden
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance.
Born in Halifax.
He was
a labourer of Park Square, Northowram [1895] /
a brickmaker [1901] /
a brickyard labourer [1911]
In 1895, he married Susannah Balmforth [1876-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
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He was a cotton twister [1906].
On 20th April 1906, he married Selina Brear in Luddenden.
Child:
Alice Ada [1911-1999] who never married
The couple died in Mytholmroyd:
Ernest [2nd October 1950];
Selina [7th June 1964]
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He was
an agricultural labourer [1871] /
a mason labourer [1891].
In [Q4] 1867, he married Ann Lavinia Barter [1847-1929]
in Dorchester.
Children:
They lived at
Esau died 7th May 1900 (aged 56)
Ann Lavinia died 1st July 1929 (aged 82).
The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
with son Henry & family
Born in Elland;
baptised at Elland Parish Church [16th January 1889].
He was
a labourer [1911] /
employed by F. Riley, rag sorter at Briggate, Elland.
He lived at 29 Catherine Street, Elland.
During World War I,
he enlisted [May 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was killed in action by a sniper [9th November 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 10B, 11B & 12B],
on Elland War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland
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He was a cotton weaver.
In 1894, he married Cicely Ince [1875-1???] in Todmorden.
Children:
They lived at 3 Sun Wood Cottages, Walsden [1911]
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On 4th December 1912, he married Clara Halstead in Todmorden.
A Frank Mitchell died in Halifax [Q1 1919] (aged 35).
Clara married (2) 4th February 1925 John Watson Garbutt in Halifax
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In 1911, he was living with his sister Ada Joynes and
her family.
He was
a well-known boxer and won several trophies /
a member of Trinity Road Baptist Church, Halifax /
employed by B. Hallewell & Company [1913] /
a soldier at Eardley Park Camp, Hampshire [1915].
In [Q3] 1915, he married Hilda Ann Castle [1895-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
They lived at 5 Park Nook, Exley [1916].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He sustained wounds to the face, right arm and right leg by a shell
[7th August 1916], and died the following day.
He was buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbé, France [Grave Ref III A 15].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His brothers John & Arthur
also served in the War.
In [Q4] 1918, Hilda Ann married Albert E. Probets in Halifax.
They lived at 8 Road End, Greetland
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Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a junior clerk (fustian clothing) [1911] /
employed by the Hebden Bridge Fustian Manufacturing Co-operative Society /
Secretary of the Foster Lane Wesleyan Church school.
During World War I,
he joined the
Royal Fusiliers
as a private [aged 18], and went to France [14th November 1915].
After six months in the trenches, he went to Trinity College
Cambridge, and got a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 50th Battalion
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
He was killed in action [12th May 1917] (aged 20).
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 10],
and on Wadsworth War Memorial
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In June 1873, wishing to seek work, he ran away from the Workhouse.
He was apprehended and charged with absconding and taking his clothes
with him.
He was sentenced to 1 months' hard labour
Child: Rowland
They lived at Back Brook Street, Langfield
He was
a cotton scutcher tenter [1891] /
a general labourer [1901] /
a labourer at picker works [1911].
On 31st December 1887, he married Mary Jane Furminger [1865-19??] at Todmorden Register Office
The Todmorden & District News [6th January 1888] reported the wedding
Child: William
The 1911 census shows that they had had 2 children of whom 1 was still alive at that time.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was lodger Elizia Furminger [b
Fratson, Cheshire 1889].
Living with them [in 1901] was lodger Charlie Furminger [b
Rutland 1859] (general labourer).
Living with them [in 1911] was Mary's widowed
mother Sophire Walden [b Oakham 1839].
Living with them [in 1921] was grandson George Frederick
Mitchell [b 1911]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He enlisted in the Prince Albert Guards, as soon as he was old enough.
He was at Fulford Barracks, York [1891].
He spent most of his time in South Africa, and was there throughout
the Boer War.
He fought under General Botha near Otavi, in German south-west
Africa.
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant Major
with the 5th Mounted Brigade (Brand's Horse).
He was killed in action at Otavi [1st July 1915] (aged 44).
He was buried at Otavifontein Cemetery, Namibia.
He is remembered on the family grave at Lightcliffe Old Church Graveyard
He was a joiner of 10 Industrial Place, Sowerby Bridge [1907].
In 1907, he married Annie Crabtree at Christ Church, Sowerby
Bridge
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
During World War I,
he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 17th Division
Cyclist Company
Army Cyclist Corps.
He died 29th October 1915.
He was buried at Divisional Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref I 7].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland,
on the Memorial at Saint Thomas's Church, Greetland,
on the Memorial at Saint John the Evangelist, West Vale,
and on the Memorial at Greetland Liberal Club
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
Born in Rochdale.
He was
a weaver of Stansfield [1875] /
a cotton weaver [1881] /
a cotton scutcher tenter [1891].
On 27th September 1875, he married Caroline Holdsworth [1856-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a cotton slubber [1881]
Children:
The children were born in Todmorden.
The family lived at
Frederick died in Todmorden [Q1 1896] (aged 39)
In [Q4] 1897, Caroline married (2) Moses Marshall [1865-1???] in Todmorden
In 1911, Caroline and children Edwin & Ada
Elizabeth were living at 92 Burnley Road, Cornholme with their
mother & stepfamily
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
The Sowerby Bridge Town Hall Company passed to Geoffrey
Emmanuel on his death.
In 1951, he married Barbara Mary King.
Child:
Jennifer Andrea [b 1952]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jenny Gill
Mitchell, Mr Ref 53-109
He was
landlord of the Travellers' Rest, Sowerby [about 50
years, including the 1820s].
Mitchell, A. Ref 53-1259
He stood unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate in the Election for MP for Halifax [1935]
Mitchell, Abigail Ref 53-1106
Eldest daughter of Matthew Mitchell.
Mitchell, Abraham Ref 53-1439
Chapman of Copley.
He married Agnes.
His will was recorded on 21st May 1653
and Agnes was executor
Mitchell, Abraham Ref 53-229
Margaret was born in Southowram.
Mitchell, Abraham Ref 53-807
In 1859, he established Abraham Mitchell & Company
Mitchell, Abraham Ref 53-199
Son of John Mitchell.
Mitchell, Abraham Ref 53-28
Born in Walsden.
Mary Phoebe was the daughter of Michael Hollas
Mitchell, Abraham Ref 53-175
Son of Jesse Mitchell.
Harriet was born in Manchester.
Mitchell, Abram Ref 53-438
Machine maker at Brighouse.
Mitchell, Adam Ref 53-118
Landlord of the Cross Keys, Siddal [1908].
Mitchell, Ainsworth Ref 53-231
Born 31st August 1866.
Mitchell, Albert Lewis Ref 53-86
Son of Robert Mitchell.
Mitchell, Albert Victor Ref 53-133
Son of Walter Mitchell.
Mitchell, Albert Willie Ref 53-32
Son of William Mitchell.
Clara was born in Leeds
Mitchell, Alexander Robert Ref 53-110
MM.
gallantry & courageous conduct, and distinguished service on the
battlefield
Mitchell, Amos Ref 53-413
Born in Eastwood.
Harriett was the daughter of Joseph Uttley
Mitchell, Anthony Ref 53-87
He and
John Wilkinson
and Abraham Wilkinson
were found guilty of stealing and attempting to sell 2 horses
from John Cusforth of Sandal, near Wakefield, on 17th April
1650, and a further charge of stealing 16 yards of russet-coloured
kersey – valued at 1/- per yard – from the tenters of Samuel Colbeck of Lower Shaw Booth, Warley on 19th April 1650.
The total value of the goods was £5 8s.
Mitchell, Anthony Crossley Ref 53-149
Son of William Mitchell.
Mitchell, Arthur Ref 53-78
Son of John Mitchell.
Mitchell, Arthur Ref 53-134
Son of Phineas Mitchell.
Mitchell, Arthur Ref 53-212
Alice Louisa was the daughter of William Ernest Carter
Mitchell, Arthur Holroyd Ref 53-256
Born in Halifax [15th April 1877].
Mary Hannah was born in Halifax [3rd January 1880], the
daughter of Abraham Sharp
Mitchell, Arthur Page Ref 53-91
BSC.
Mitchell, Dr Austin Vernon Ref 53-397 
Mitchell, Barker Ref 53-246
Son of John Mitchell.
Mitchell, Barrett Ref 53-36
He was a farmer in Sowerby.
Mitchell, Barrett Ref 53-222
Son of Mary Mitchell.
Mary Ann was born in Flakenham, Suffolk
Mitchell, Beaumont Ref 53-1793
Landlord of the Bay Horse, Stainland [1887].
Mitchell, Benjamin Ref 53-160
Son of Joseph Mitchell.
Mitchell, C. Ref 53-24
Recorded on 18th March 1916, when
an advertisement in the Halifax Courier announced
THE OIL & LAMP BUSINESS of C. MITCHELL has been
TRANSFERRED to 17 COW GREEN
Mitchell, Charles Ref 53-96
Born in Warley.
Mitchell, Charles Ref 53-203
Born in Warley.
Caroline was born in Warley
Mitchell, Charles Ref 53-61
Born in Ireland.
Margaret was born in Halifax
Mitchell, Charles Ref 53-81
Mitchell, Charles Albert Ref 53-77
MM.
Mitchell, Charles Henry Ref 53-181
No father was shown in his marriage record.
Sarah Elizabeth, born in Hebden Bridge, was the daughter of
Hartley Greenwood
Mitchell, Clara Ref 53-3
Mitchell, Crossley Ref 53-34
Son of William Mitchell.
Mary Hannah was born in Allerton
Frances was born in Sowerby
Mitchell, Daniel Ref 53-618
Of Horley Green.
His daughter married Daniel Hemingway.
Mitchell, Daniel Ref 53-810
Of Ovenden.
Mitchell, Daniel Ref 53-1200
Of New House, Ovenden.
Mitchell, David Ref 53-1839
Son of Matthew Mitchell.
Sarah was the daughter of Thomas Wheeler
Mitchell, David Ref 53-157
Of Brow Bridge, Elland-cum-Greetland.
Mitchell, David Ref 53-196
Mitchell, David Ref 53-207
(Possibly) born in Southowram.
Mary was the daughter of
daughter of Betty (née Hudson) & Edmund Whitaker,
a weaver of Knowlwood, Todmorden
Mitchell, David Ref 53-1660
Born in Halifax.
Emma was the daughter of John Atkinson,
Mitchell, David Ref 53-170
Born in Southowram.
Mary Ann was born in Southowram
Mitchell, David Ref 53-22
Son of John Mitchell.
Sarah Ellen was the widow of Wilson Hartley
Mitchell, David Ref 53-1726
Landlord of the Griffin, Halifax [1905].
An action was brought by Jonathan Sheard, brewer of
Wheatley, against David Mitchell, landlord of the Griffin
Hotel, to recover £2, money which had been lodged with him
as stake holder in connection with a pigeon shooting match
Mitchell, Dorothy Ref 53-431
Daughter of James S. Mitchell of Sydney, Australia.
Mitchell, Dyson Balmforth Ref 53-169
Son of Matthew Mitchell.
Emily was born in Elland, the daughter of Bairstow Broomhead
Mitchell, Edgar Ref 53-138
Mitchell, Edgar Ref 53-84
Son of Henry Mitchell.
Edith Annie, of Hermon Grove, Halifax, was the daughter of
Thomas Pinder
Mitchell, Edmond Ref 53-223
Born in Halifax.
Ruth was born in Halifax
Mitchell, Edward Priestley Ref 53-178
Landlord of the Rock Tavern, Elland [1918-1922]
Mitchell, Edwin Ref 53-53
Son of Frederick Mitchell.
Betsy Ann, a card room hand of 7 Nutfield Street, Todmorden,
was the daughter of James Henry Fawthrop
Lance Corporal Edwin Mitchell, 30245, 9 Loyal North
Lancashire Regiment, presumed to have died on or since the 27th
of May 1918
Private Edwin Mitchell, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment,
posted missing on the 27th of May.
Private Edwin Mitchell, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment,
posted missing on the 27th of May [1918] after a battle on the
Cambrai front, now presumed to have died
Mitchell, Effam Ref 53-429
Widow [or daughter] of John Mitchell.
Mitchell, Eleanor Ref 53-1393
She ran a school in Halifax [1822]
Mitchell, Eli Ref 53-5
Woollen spinner at Hand Carr Mill, Luddendenfoot [1795]
Mitchell, Eli Ref 53-249
Mitchell, Eli Ref 53-248
Born in Todmorden.
Sarah Ann was born in Todmorden
Mitchell, Eli Ref 53-153
Born in Wheatley.
Lucy was born in Shelf
Mitchell, Eli Ref 53-104
Born in Midgley.
Hannah was born in Rochdale
Mitchell, Eli Ref 53-130
Born in Sowerby.
Sarah was the daughter of James Nicholl, and the
widow of John Helliwell
Mitchell, Elijah Ref 53-1750
Born in Mytholmroyd.
Mitchell, Elizabeth Ref 53-503
Sister of Phoebe Mitchell, and cousin of John Mitchell.
Mitchell, Ely Ref 53-164
Of Greetland.
Mitchell, Emmanuel Ref 53-662
Son of William Mitchell.
Mitchell, Eric Ref 53-1493
Son of Whitaker Mitchell.
Mitchell, Ernest Ref 53-79
Son of Nathan Mitchell.
Susannah was born in Shelf, the daughter of Christopher
Balmforth, dyer's labourer
Mitchell, Ernest Ref 53-25
Born in Midgley.
Selina was the daughter of John Brear
Mitchell, Esau Ref 53-238
Born in Pulham, Dorset.
Ann was born in Wootton, Dorset
Mitchell, Mrs Esther Ref 53-518
Widow of Catherine Slack.
Her burial records say she was
aged (it's said) 100 or more
Mitchell, F. S. Ref 53-1121
He was
honorary secretary of the Halifax Ear, Eye & Throat Hospital [1905],
and
secretary of the Halifax Sunday Lecture Society [1905]
Mitchell, Foster Ref 53-27
Son of Richard Mitchell.
Mitchell, Frank Ref 53-83
Born in Walsden.
Cicely was born in Deane
Mitchell, Frank Ref 53-235
Clara was the daughter of Stephen Halstead
Mitchell, Frank Ref 53-75
Son of John Mitchell.
Hilda Ann, of Savile Park, Halifax, was the daughter
of John William Castle, labourer
Mitchell, Frank Ref 53-106
Son of Joseph Cockcroft Mitchell.
Mitchell, Fred Ref 53-1314
A half-wit living at Halifax Workhouse.
He was a well-known sight in Halifax carrying an advertising board,
running errands and generally
making his presence known by humming tunes with his mouth, in
imitation of a musical instrument
Mitchell, Fred Ref 53-43
In [Q2] 1896, he married Amelia Rowland [18??-1???] in
Todmorden.
Mitchell, Fred Ref 53-260
Born in Heald, Bacup, Lancashire.
Mary was born in Doncaster
Mr Fred Mitchell of Pexwood married Miss Mary Jane
Furmunger (sic) of Water Street, Todmorden
Mitchell, Fred Ref 53-17
Son of Rhoda (née Crowther) & Henry Mitchell
of Warrington's Buildings, Hipperholme, then of Spring Field Terrace,
Hipperholme.
Mitchell, Fred Ref 53-58
Son of John Henry Mitchell, engineer.
Annie, of 30 Greenup's Terrace, Sowerby Bridge, was the
daughter of John Thomas Crabtree
Mitchell, Fred Ref 53-85
Born in Greetland.
Mitchell, Frederick Ref 53-254
Son of William Mitchell, weaver.
Caroline, of Stansfield, was born in Mytholmroyd, the daughter
of James Holdsworth, carder.
Mitchell, Geoffrey Emmanuel Ref 53-168
Son of James Albert Mitchell.
Barbara Mary was a member the King family of Willow Hall &
Lower Bairstow
Mitchell, George Ref 53-206
Recorded in 1854, when
he, Thomas Walker & George Gledhill were accused of
attacking James Hinchcliffe who had refused to give a stick
of the celery which he had exhibited at the Hipperholme Flower Show
Mitchell, George Ref 53-936
He and James Mitchell were cotton spinners at Higgin Mill, Luddendenfoot [1822]