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Son of John Ormerod.
Born at Todmorden Edge [12th September 1804].
He was chairman of the Todmorden Gas Company.
He was a cotton spinner and landowner.
In 1842, he built – and lived in – Ridgefoot House, Todmorden next
to his Ridgefoot Mill.
On 7th July 1856, he was made a Magistrate at Todmorden.
He was a member of the Todmorden & Walsden Select Vestry [1838].
In October 1845, he married (1) Elizabeth Howorth [1820-1851]
at Haslingden, Lancashire.
Children:
Elizabeth died at Ridgefoot House, Todmorden [6th January
1851].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at under £1,000.
On 12th October 1853, he married (2) Mrs Mary Wilson
(née Greenwood) [1815-1898] of Ewood House, Todmorden, at Christ Church, Todmorden.
Children:
Abraham died at Torquay [16th February 1888], though his grave
stone gives the date 16th February 1896.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £48,170 9/5d.
Widow Mary, and daughters Jessie and Hannah all
died at The Hermitage, Caton, Halton, Lancashire.
Abraham & Mary were buried at Christ Church, Todmorden.
In his will, Abraham directed that a medical clinic should be
built as a gift to the town.
In 1938, his trustees built the Abraham Ormerod Clinic on the site
of Ridgefoot Mill, and presented the clinic to the town.
See
Ormerod Brothers & Cheetham and
Abraham Ormerod & Brothers
Linda Briggs says
He married Susan [1845-1925].
They had no children.
He died 1st May 1927.
He was buried at Christ Church, Todmorden
in the Ormerod vault there
Born in Rastrick.
From around 1913, he and his brother George ran Ormerod Brothers Limited.
In January 1901, he married Georgina Maude Mayfield Wilkinson
[1877-1959] in Skirlaugh.
Children:
The children were all born in Brighouse.
The family lived at Elm Royd, Brighouse.
Around 1920, the family moved to Scarborough.
Charles died at Appleby [29th March 1938].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £51,255 12/6d
to Georgina and son Arthur.
Georgina died in Petersfield Hampshire [30th July 1959].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £30,038 17/5d
to their three children.
Charles & his wife were buried at Appleby, near Scarborough
Born in Brighouse [27th February 1835].
He was a worsted spinner [1851], a cotton spinner and a partner in
Blackburn & Ormerod at Broadholme Mill, Brighouse,
Ormerod & Sugden at Grove Mills, Elland,
and
H. & J. Sugden
He then diversified into silk spinning and was a partner in
Ormerod Brothers & Cheetham
and
Ormerod Brothers Limited
He was
a member of Brighouse Local Board [for 20 until 1893] /
a shareholder in Brighouse & Rastrick Liberal Club /
a member of Bridge End Chapel /
a member of St Matthew's Church.
In 1860, he married Rebecca Blackburn.
Children:
Many of the children became involved in Ormerod's silk spinning
business.
They lived at
He died 29th June 1906 (aged 71).
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
She never married.
In 1911, she was living in Halifax with her brother George Frederick.
She died at Our Lady of the Vale, Bowdon, Cheshire [19th November 1941].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £16,338 5/7d
to Martins Bank Limited.
Probate was granted to
Born in Greetland [11th December 1815].
He was a carpenter [1851].
On 19th June 1836, he married Jane Beverley [1818-1866] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 14 Mount Pleasant, Elland-cum-Greetland [1851]
Jane died in Greetland [8th May 1866].
David died in West Vale [4th February 1881].
The couple were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
In 1891, she and her sister, Helen Jane, were living on
their own means in Tormoham, Devon.
Her death was registered in Newton Abbot
In 1922, he married Edith Sharp [1903-1980] in Halifax.
Children:
Frank died in Northowram Hospital [1st July 1964] (aged 62).
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £2,082
to Edith.
Edith died 12th October 1980 (aged 77).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D32]
In February 1887, he was declared bankrupt
He was a silk spinner [1911].
From around 1913, he and his brother Charles ran Ormerod Brothers Limited.
On 14th August 1896, he married Lilian Elizabeth Brown [1866-1935].
Children:
They lived at
In 1918, he bought the Stratford Park Estate in Stroud,
Gloucestershire.
Around 1920, after he and Charles sold the business, he
sold Ash Grove and moved to Stroud.
Both George & Lilian died in Stroud.
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
[D C 544].
See
The Old Halls & Manor Houses of Yorkshire
She never married.
She died at The Hermitage, Caton, Lancashire [21st July 1932].
She was buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £20,292 10/6d
[Resworn £20,871 2/10d].
Probate was granted to
Rev William Ingham,
Henry Mitchell Ingham (no occupation),
Rev George Rathbone Addison Hartley,
and
William Harry Hartley (retired county court registrar)
Born 13th December 1806;
baptised 14th June 1807.
He was
a Brighouse silk and cotton mill-owner /
head of Ormerod Brothers /
a wine & spirit merchant [1851] /
a wine merchant [1861] /
a wine merchant & brewer employing 8 men [1881] /
a member of Bridge End Congregational Church, Rastrick
With his brother, Thomas Theodore Ormerod, he carried on their
father's wine and spirit business as H. & T. T. Ormerod.
He was
a member of the Rastrick Local Board /
a member of Brighouse & Rastrick Liberal Club /
President of the Liberal Association
In 1882, he ran a carriage race with Richard Kershaw
On 10th March 1828, he married Mary Hoyle [1805-1875] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
In 1901, daughters Susan and Mary, both
living-on-own-means, were at Huddersfield Road, Brighouse.
Mary died 21st September 1875 (aged 70).
Hanson died 11th September 1890 (aged 83).
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery.
The children (‡) were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
with their uncle John Hoyle Ormerod.
See
The Old Halls & Manor Houses of Yorkshire
He was
a dyer [1861] /
a master silk spinner [1881] /
a silk spinner [1891] /
a partner in Ormerod Brothers Limited /
vice-president of the Brighouse Town Hall Company Limited [1877].
In 1871, he married Catharine Spence [1845-1???]
in Beverley.
Children:
The family lived at Boothroyd, Rastrick [1881, 1891].
He died at Boothroyd.
He was buried at Rastrick Cemetery.
Members of the family are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1893
He was greatly interested in local and family history and spent much
time compiling extracts of the entries of births, marriages & deaths
of Elland Parish Church.
A copy of his work was held at Lincoln's Inn Library
Born in Halifax.
Harry died in Huddersfield [21st February 1936].
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
In 1910, he married Bertha Northrop 1886-19?? in Halifax.
Children:
She wrote poems and articles on musical topics for newspapers and
magazines.
She went to live in Torquay.
In 1891, she and her sister, Edith, were living on their
own means in Tormoham, Devon.
Her death was registered in Newton Abbot
He was
a farmer, living & working with his family at Stannally Farm, Todmorden [1891, 1911, 1915]
a platelayer on the railway [1901]
On Monday 5th April 1915, he went to Burnley Fair and bought a young
horse.
He led the horse home, and when he was about 2 miles from his farm, a
motor car passed.
The horse became very restive and plunged wildly, one of his hooves
striking Ormerod's head, smashing his skull.
A passer-by picked him up and Dr Elliot was called.
Ormerod was taken home by the Todmorden Corporation ambulance.
He died noon the next day
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 22nd April 1920 (aged 22).
He was buried at Shore General Baptist Church, Todmorden.
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
She never married.
She died at The Hermitage, Caton, Lancashire.
She was buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden
[6th August 1931].
Many clergymen, past and present, attended the ceremony.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £29,466 10/3d,
with bequests for several institutions, including
Todmorden Parish Church,
and
the Abraham Ormerod Convalescent Home, St Annes-on-Sea, for a
bed for the exclusive use of children living near Todmorden.
Probate was granted to
Rev William Ingham,
William Harry Hartley (county court registrar),
and
Rev George Rathbone Addison Hartley
(Possibly) born in Rossendale.
He and his brother, Richard, settled in Brighouse
around 1800 and established a local branch of the Ormerod family.
He was
a wine & spirit merchant [1823, 1841] /
a retired wine merchant [1851].
He and his family were active with Bridge End Chapel [from
1815].
On 13th October 1803, he married (1) Susan Hoyle [1777-1815] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
He married (2) Rebecca Hoyle.
Children:
They lived at
His sons carried on the wine and spirit merchant business
On 5th March 1801, he married Hannah Ingham [1781-1857]
at St Chad's, Rochdale.
Children:
John died at Todmorden Edge [20th February 1826].
Hannah died at Stones Wood House [27th November 1857].
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Todmorden:
John [25th February 1826];
daughter Mary [1875];
& son William [1890]
Around 1875, he sold his horse buses to the Todmorden & District Carriage Company
He was
a farmer [1891, 1901, 1911].
He married Sarah [1848-1???].
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 8 children of whom 7 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
Sarah died between 1901 & 1911
Born in Todmorden.
He was a manufacturer [1877].
On 12th September 1877, he married (1) Marian Augusta Salusbury Conway at Christ Church, Todmorden
The couple divorced in November 1879, and a man named Edwards
was cited as co-respondent.
In [Q2] 1880, he married (2) Mariana Hinchliffe in Haslingden.
Mariana died at 15 Oxford Road, Birkdale, Southport [14th January 1892].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £2,553 8/7d
to her husband John.
In [Q2] 1894, John married (3) Margaret Thornton
in Conway.
He died at 15 Oxford Road, Birkdale, Southport, shortly after the
marriage.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £44,863 18/2d.
Probate was granted to his widow Margaret
and Richard Walton Kenyon (machinist)
Born in Rastrick [19th October 1804].
He was a wine & spirits merchant in Manchester [1841].
He never married.
He lived at 63 King Street, Manchester [1841].
He died in Manchester [22nd April 1850].
He was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [Grave Ref: S50-51].
Children of his brother Hanson Ormerod, are buried with him:
She was injured – badly lacerated hands and back – in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907, but was treated at home
In his will of 7th July 1591, he endowed Cross Stone Chapel with
10/- per annum – out of income from the farm – which was to be paid
to the Curate from preaching a sermon every Whit Sunday
He married Elizabeth [1791-1855].
Children:
Peter died 6th December 1854 (aged 68).
Elizabeth died 21st April 1855 (aged 64).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: L1]
with grandson John Ormerod
Born at Todmorden Edge.
He was
a cotton manufacturer at Gorpley Mill, Todmorden /
partner in Abraham Ormerod & Brothers /
a cotton spinner employing 216 males, 221 females, 21 boys, 29 girls
[1851] /
a member of the Todmorden Local Board [1861] /
a commission agent [1872] /
a cotton spinner & manufacturer employing 750 hands [1881].
Through the charity set up by Rev Richard Clegg, he and his
brother, William, sponsored the education of John Travis.
On 27th March 1851, he married Mary Dawson [1831-1895] at Christ Church, Todmorden.
Children:
They lived at
He never married.
An Obituary Notice said
About 1906, he went with his brother Spence accompanying the
cricketers sent under the auspices of the MCC to Australia and
practically went through the tour with them.
Unmarried, he played rugby with Rastrick Grammar School Old Boys and
the Old Rastrickians, and on occasions appeared in the Brighouse Rangers 2nd team.
A lover of cricket he was often seen with the Rastrick eleven
He was buried at Rastrick Cemetery
Born in Rastrick [26th November 1898].
During World War I,
he joined the Royal Navy and served as a Midshipman on HMS St
Vincent.
He died at Scapa Flow [9th February 1918] (aged 19).
He was buried at Brighouse Cemetery
with his parents [D C 544].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Brighouse Parish Church
He and his brother, John, settled in Brighouse around 1800
and established a local branch of the Ormerod family.
He was buried at Rastrick Church
[14th February 1813]
He was
a solicitor's clerk [1841] /
a solicitor's managing clerk [1851]
In 1796, he married Isabella Sutcliffe at Heptonstall.
Children:
The family were middlemen around 1750.
He married Unknown.
Children:
The sons settled in Brighouse around 1800 and established the local
branch of the Ormerod family
He was educated at Rastrick Grammar School and Fulneck Grammar
School.
He was a keen cricketer and played for Rastrick Cricket Club
As a young man, he moved to Birmingham
He was a wine & spirit merchant [1891].
He married Helen B. [1870-19??] from Scotland.
Children:
The family lived at Elm Royd, Brighouse [1891].
His death was registered in Totnes, Devon
He was
a cotton & silk spinner [1871] /
a merchant & cotton spinner employing 53 men & boys and 82 women &
girls [1881].
He wrote poems for newspapers and magazines.
He (possibly) held many offices including
Chairman of the committee which organised the Golden Wedding concert
for Mrs Susan Sunderland [1888],
a director of Brear & Brown's Brewery [1895],
a director of the Calder & Hebble Canal Company [1895],
and
a governor of Mary Law's School [1895]
Question:
Can anyone confirm that he did, in fact, hold these various offices?
Or have I confused him with another Ormerod?
In 1869, he married Margaret McKenzie Bell [1849-1885] from
Liverpool, in Liverpool.
Children:
They lived at
See
United Methodist Free Church, Clifton
Born in Brighouse [23rd February 1809], and baptised 14th May 1809.
He was
a wine merchant [1851, 1861, 1863] /
a wine merchant/brewer/landowner [1871, 1873] /
a Brighouse cotton and silk mill-owner.
The family had several mills
Alexandra mill and
Owler Ings mill
He was a Liberal and a Nonconformist, and was Superintendent of
Bridge End Congregational Church for 40 years.
With his brother, Hanson Ormerod, he carried on their father's wine
and spirit business as H. & T. T. Ormerod.
He protested against the Vicar Rate.
He supported the Crossley Orphanage and the Halifax Tradesmen's Benevolent Institute.
He was active in establishing a local Penny Savings Bank.
He subscribed £300 to the formation of the Brighouse Town Hall Company [1866].
He held many offices including
President of Brighouse Mechanics' Institute [1853]
He married Martha Britain Blackburne [1814-1891] from
Liverpool.
Children:
They lived at
See
Partners in Halifax Commercial Banking Company and
George Whiteley
Born in Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with the 4th R.M. Battalion
Royal Marine Artillery
aboard
HMS Marlborough.
He died 23rd April 1918 (aged 20).
He was buried at St James's Cemetery, Dover [P W 15A].
He is remembered on Shore War Memorial
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [4th November 1918].
He was buried at Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois, France [Grave Ref I C 13]
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance,
and on Shore War Memorial
Partner in Abraham Ormerod & Brothers.
He never married.
He was buried at Christ Church, Todmorden
Elder son of Peter Ormerod.
He was
a Liberal /
Aldermen of the Borough of Todmorden [1899] /
President of Walsden Liberal Club [1888] /
President of Todmorden Liberal Club [1888] /
a JP for the Todmorden Union [1896] /
Todmorden's first Freeman /
Mayor of Todmorden [1899-1902].
On 19th April 1883, he married Sarah Ann, daughter of James Clay, at Luddenden Wesleyan Chapel.
The family lived at
In 1911, William was living at Kershaw House with his
widowed mother-in-law Mary Ann Clay.
The couple were buried at Luddenden Cemetery
See
Gorpley Reservoir, Todmorden,
Ormerod, William,
William Algernon Simpson-Hinchliffe and
Todmorden Free Public Library
He was a hay & straw merchant [1885].
On 3rd August 1885, he married Ann Nettleton [1866-1947] at St Paul's Church, King Cross.
Children:
William Henry died at Storthes Hall [22nd August 1915] (aged 56).
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
He was brought home and buried All Saint's Church, Salterhebble.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £731 5/2d.
Probate was granted to his widow Ann
Ann died 8th February 1947 (aged 81).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D32]
Members of the family are buried/remembered at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-S2]
Born in Halifax [5th November 1885].
He was a railway goods clerk [1915].
On 23rd September 1915, he married Gertrude Roberts [1885-1978] in Halifax.
They had no children.
They lived at 23 Hanson Lane, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was a POW.
He died at St Foranyikans War Hospital, Leuze, Belgium
[5th August 1918].
He was buried at Leuze Communal Cemetery, Leuze-En-Hainaut, Hainaut [Grave Ref II C 3].
He is remembered on the family grave at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D32],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Halifax
In 1921, Gertrude married Alfred Binns [1885-1971] in Halifax
Born in Todmorden.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax and
served as a Private
with the 5th Battalion
York & Lancaster Regiment.
He died of wounds in Norfolk War Hospital [30th September 1916].
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
[Old Part EE 12] (6th October 1916).
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Ormerod, Abraham Ref 196-156
Ormerod, Abraham Ref 196-92
I am fairly certain he was the other Abraham's nephew,
son of his brother, Peter.
Ormerod, Charles Ref 196-484
Georgina Maude, of Brighouse, was born in Wawne, daughter of a
vicar
Ormerod, Charles Jones Ref 196-78
Rebecca was the daughter of Thomas Blackburn
Ormerod, Clara Elizabeth Ref 196-44
Ormerod, David Ref 196-4
Jane was born in Halifax
Ormerod, Edith Ref 196-457
Ormerod, Frank Ref 196-8
Ormerod, George Ref 196-447 Ormerod, George Frederick Ref 196-485
Lilian Elizabeth came from Newtown and Ashby-de-la-Zouche
Ormerod, Hannah Ref 196-7780 Ormerod, Hanson Ref 196-137
Mary was the daughter of James Hoyle
Ormerod, Hanson Ref 196-486
Ormerod, Hanson Ref 196-2
Ormerod, Harry Ref 196-9
Ormerod, Helen Jane Ref 196-275
Ormerod, Henry Ref 196-12 Ormerod, Herbert Ref 196-109 
Ormerod, Jessie Ref 196-111 Ormerod, John Ref 196-417 Ormerod, John Ref 196-160
Susan was the daughter of Mr Hoyle
Ormerod, John Ref 196-467
On the marriage record, Hannah's address is given as Making Place, Halifax
Ormerod, John Ref 196-238 Ormerod, John Ref 196-13
Sarah was born in Todmorden
Ormerod, John Howorth Ref 196-59
Marian Augusta was the daughter of Rev William Augustus Conway
Mariana was the daughter of George Hinchliffe
Ormerod, John Hoyle Ref 196-11
Ormerod, Laurence Ref 196-10
Ormerod, Mrs Martha Ref 196-229 Ormerod, Peter Ref 196-412 Ormerod, Peter Ref 196-3
Ormerod, Peter Ref 196-213
Mary was the daughter of William Dawson of Hangingshaw Farm, Todmorden
Ormerod, Reginald Ref 196-529
About 1904, Reginald Ormerod went on a round-the-world trip
with his cousin the late John Ormerod.
Ormerod, Reginald Hanson Ref 196-42
Ormerod, Richard Ref 196-157
Ormerod, Richard Ref 196-528
Ormerod, Robert Ref 196-572
Ormerod, Samuel Ref 196-569
Ormerod, Simon Ref 196-209 Ormerod, Spence Ref 196-222 Ormerod, Sutcliffe Ref 196-573
Ormerod, Theodore Ref 196-456
Ormerod, Thomas Ref 196-232
Ormerod, Thomas Theodore Ref 196-138
Ormerod, Vincent Ref 196-7
Ormerod, Walter Ref 196-152
Ormerod, William Ref 196-3860 Ormerod, William Ref 196-468
Ormerod, William Ref 196-233
Ormerod, William Henry Ref 196-6
Ann was born in Halifax
Ormerod, William Norman Ref 196-5
Gertrude was born in Liverpool
Ormerod, Willie Ref 196-153
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The family was involved in the silk and woollen industry in the town,
and were at
Alexandra Mills,
Prince of Wales Mills,
and
Owler Ings Mills, Brighouse
See
Ormerod Brothers & Cheetham,
Ormerod Brothers Limited and
Thomas Ormerod & Company
They were also involved in the wine and spirit business – see
H. & T. T. Ormerod
The Ormerod family of Brighouse Ref 196-570
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for people with the surname Ormerod,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
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