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Rushworth, MrRef 195-1732
[17??-1???]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. William
  2. Mary who married Robert Holroyd

Rushworth, Abraham CrowtherRef 195-5
[1847-1895]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a joiner & carpenter.

In 1869, he married Ellen Nicholl [1844-1903] in Halifax.


Ellen was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Annetta [b 1870]
  2. Minnie [b 1872] who married Henry Birkbeck
  3. Florence / Florrie [b 1874]
  4. Tom
  5. Carrie [b 1879]
  6. Clara [b 1881]
  7. Herbert [b 1885]
  8. Willie [b 1887]

Rushworth, AllanRef 195-16
[1899-1918]
Son of
William Rushworth.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of Union Croft Chapel, Ambler Thorn / a part-timer / doffer at worsted spinners [1911] / employed by William North & Sons, dyers at Girlington [1917].

During World War I, he enlisted [March 1917] and served as a Private in the Lewis gun team with C Company 1st/6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment.

He was killed when a shell wounded him in the back, and he died on the way to the Casualty Clearing Station [24th August 1918] (aged 19).

His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [21st September & 28th September 1918].

He was buried at Fouquières Churchyard Extension, France [Grave Ref IV D 12]

Rushworth, AmosRef 195-30
[1816-1885]
Born in Northowram.

He was an overlooker [1841] / a power loom overlooker (worsted) [1851] / a coal merchant [1871, 1881].

He married Ann [1819-1878].


Ann was born in Northowram.

She was a worsted weaver [1841] / a weaver of worsted goods [1851]

 

They lived at

  • Haley Hill, Halifax [1841]
  • 21 Lister Lane, Halifax [1851]
  • 56 Lister Lane, Halifax [1871]
  • 92 Lister Lane, Halifax [1881]

Living with them [in 1871, 1881] was nephew Fred Dyson [b  1862] (cabinet maker 1881).

Living with them [in 1881] was niece Esther Dyson [b 1853] (heald knitter).

Ann died 31st March 1878 (aged 59).

Amos died 3rd July 1885 (aged 69).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 774]

Rushworth, ArthurRef 195-21
[1877-1950]

In [Q3] 1901, he married (1) Catherine Sheard [1877-1917] in Halifax.

Catherine died 5th April 1917 (aged 40).

In [Q4] 1917, he married (2) Sarah Jane Walton [1877-1954] in Halifax.

Arthur died 24th September 1950 (aged 73).

Sarah Jane died 9th August 1954 (aged 77).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D36]

Rushworth, ArthurRef 195-396
[1880-1916]
Son of
Thomas Rushworth.

Of Southowram.

He was a woolwasher [1901] / a mason's labourer [1911].

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 12th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He died 17th August 1916 (aged 36).

The Halifax Courier [9th September 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 2A, 2C & 2D], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Saint Michael & All Angels' Church, Southowram Bank, on Southowram War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Saint Anne's Church, Southowram

Rushworth, ArthurRef 195-493
[1882-1906]
Son of
John Lister Rushworth.

Born in Halifax.

He was a joiner [1901, 1906].

He died in the North Bridge Tram Accident of 1906

Rushworth, BenjaminRef 195-35
[1827-1899]

He married Sarah Smith [1827-1893].


Sarah was the daughter of
James Smith
 

Sarah died 23rd October 1893 (aged 66).

Benjamin died 19th January 1899 (aged 72).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3116] with Sarah's parents

Rushworth, BillyRef 195-917
[1???-19??]
Owner of
Rushworth & Company.

When the company was bought by Morgan's of Lye, he and his wife moved to Weston-super-Mare

Rushworth, CharlesRef 195-7220
[1815-1874]
Son of
William Rushworth.

Baptised at St Peter's Church, Sowerby [26th February 1815].

He was a tailor & draper [1851] / (possibly) a partner in Rushworth & Briggs.

On 6th December 1835, he married Susie Hanson [1814-1888] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Nerinah [1840-1926] who married James Nicholl  [1838-1906]
  2. Martha [1842-1909] who married Thomas James Nelson  [1823-1906]
  3. Frederick
  4. Charles

They lived at

  • Hall, Sowerby [1851]
  • Sowerby Street, Sowerby Bridge [1871]

Rushworth, CharlesRef 195-7140
[1848-1920]
Son of
Charles Rushworth.

In [Q1] 1874, he married Amelia Fox.


Amelia was the daughter of William Fox
 

Children:

  1. Charles William
  2. Edith
  3. Nellie

Rushworth, CharlesRef 195-7
[1872-19??]
Born in Queensbury.

He was a stone quarry man [1901] / a stone quarry man delver [1911].

He married Eliza Jane [1871-19??].


Eliza Jane was born in Wolsingham, Durham
 

Children:

  1. Martha Jane [b 1893] who was a woollen weaver [1911]
  2. Jonas William
  3. Lily [b 1896] who was a worsted spinner [1911]
  4. Mary [b 1898] who was a worsted spinner [1911]
  5. Florrie [1901-1902]
  6. Clara [b 1904]
  7. Amy [b 1907]
  8. Arnold [b 1908]
  9. Hilda Kathleen [b 1911]

They lived at

  • 3 Beggarington Square East, Queensbury, Halifax [1901]
  • 1 Ada Street, Queensbury near Bradford [1911]
  • 8 Albert Edward Street, Queensbury [1916]

Living with them [in 1901, 1911], was visitor Sarah A. Maddison [b 1867] (born Wolsingham, Durham; blind) 

Rushworth, Charles WilliamRef 195-939
[1874-1945]
Son of
Charles Rushworth.

He was an engineer [1908] / a mechanical engineer. and (probably) established Rushworth & Company.

On 28th March 1900, he married Eleanor Helliwell at West End Congregational Church, Sowerby Bridge.

Children:

  1. John William [1901-1970]
  2. Charles Donald [1906-1958]

Rushworth, CharleyRef 195-2
[1871-1927]
Son of Rachel & Thomas Rushworth.

Born in Lightcliffe; baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [31st March 1872].

He was a stone delver [1911] / landlord of the Jubilee Hotel, New Street [1927].

On 25th September 1905, he married Emma Collingwood [1877-19??] at St Anne's Church, Southowram.


Emma was born in Southowram
 

They had no children.

They lived at 2 Providence Building's, Southowram [1911]

Charley died at the Jubilee Hotel [13th June 1927].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £175 6/6d to Emma

Rushworth, ClementRef 195-6
[1907-1943]
Son of
Richard Rushworth.

Born in Halifax.

He was employed by Hartley & Sugden Limited.

In [Q1] 1935, he married May Elliott in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Gwendoline [b 1935]
  2. Margaret [b 1938]

They lived in Halifax

During World War II, he served as a Craftman with the XIII Corps Troops Workshops Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers.

He died 16th November 1943 (aged 36).

He was buried at Cassino War Cemetery, Italy [Grave Ref VIII K 18].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Rushworth, DavidRef 195-40
[1812-1864]
Born in Rastrick.

He was a mechanic for card maker [1861].

He married Martha [1816-1878].


Martha was the daughter of Walton
 

Children:

  1. Fanny [1839-1907] who married (1) Richard Simpson & (2) Luke Holmes
  2. Raphael [b 1845] who was an apprentice cabinet maker  [1861]

The family lived at 7 Albion Square, Halifax [1861].

Living with them [in 1861, 1871] were daughter Fanny & her son John Henry Simpson.

David died 27th June 1864 (aged 52).

Martha died 14th December 1878 (aged 62).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3403]

Rushworth, Edgar LouisRef 195-14
[1881-1901]
Son of
Walter Rushworth.

He lived at 16 Westfield Place, Halifax.

During the South African Wars, he served as a Lance Corporal with the 2nd Battalion Scottish Rifles.

He died of enteric fever at Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa [5th January 1901].

He is remembered on the Halifax Parish Church South African War Memorial, and on West View Park War Memorial

Rushworth, ErnestRef 195-429
[1854-19??]
Son of John Rushworth, joiner.

Born in Ovenden.

He was a carpet weaver of Ovenden [1872] / a carpet weaver [1881] / a velvet carpet weaver [1891] / a carpet weaver [1901].

In 1872, he married Hannah Kershaw at Halifax Parish Church.


Hannah, of Northowram, was the daughter of
Amos Kershaw
 

Children:

  1. Emma E. [b 1875] who was a worsted twister [1891]
  2. Richard [b 1877] who was an oiler in cotton factory [1891]
  3. George [b 1879] who was a drysalter's assistant [1891], a  carpet weaver [1901]
  4. John [b 1881] who was a news boy [1891]
  5. Sarah Ann [b 1883] who married Lewis Wroot
  6. Ralph

The family lived at

  • 5 Hodgson's Terrace, Northowram [1881]
  • 131 Boothtown Road, Akroydon [1891]
  • 3 Hodgson's Terrace, Boothtown Road, Halifax

Living with them [in 1901] was grandson Harry Rushworth [b  1901]

Rushworth, F. W.Ref 195-1596
[18??-1???]
He was master at
St John's Day School, Warley [around 1875]. A report commented that he had
to teach all 7 standards on one day of each week and 5 standards on the other days, in addition to supervising the Infant class

Rushworth, FredRef 195-37
[18??-1???]
He was churchwarden at
St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd [1880]

Rushworth, FredRef 195-8880
[1875-1944]
Son of
Frederick Rushworth.

He retired in 1925.

On 12th June 1902, he married Gertrude Richardson.


Gertrude was born in Halifax [17th February 1880] and died 3rd September 1947
 

Children:

  1. John Eric Richardson
  2. Geoffrey Charles Kay

Rushworth, FrederickRef 195-4010
[1845-1911]
Son of
Charles Rushworth.

He was a partner in Greenwood & Rushworth.

In [Q4] 1872, he married (1) Isabel Kay [1840-1897] in Halifax.


Isabel was born in Burton-in-Lonsdale [13th April 1840]
 

Child: Fred

Isabel died 20th March 1897 (aged 57).

She was buried at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd

In 1898, he married (2) Adelaide Nicholl [1868-1945] in Ormskirk, Lancashire.


Adelaide was born in Sowerby
 

They lived at

  • 48 Alma Street, Pellon Lane [1881]
  • 6 Pine Street, Portland Place, halifax [1891]
  • 44 Prescott Street, Halifax [1901]

Frederick died at Lytham St Annes [September 1911].

Adelaide died in Leeds in 1945 (aged 78) 

Rushworth, Frederick WilliamRef 195-36
[18??-1???]

In [Q3] 1889, he married Margaret Grant in Halifax.


Margaret was the daughter of
Peter Francis Grant.

She was a linen ironer & presser [1901]

 

Children:

  1. Lily [b 1891]

In 1901, Margaret & Lily were living at 2 Back Lord Street, halifax with Margaret's parents

Rushworth, Geoffrey Charles KayRef 195-9940
[1915-1990]
Son of
Fred Rushworth.

On 3rd April 1940, he married Gladys Leach [1919-1994].


Gladys died in Harrogate [11th October 1994]
 

Children:

  1. Rodney
  2. Peter Kay

Rushworth, GeorgeRef 195-4100
[18??-18??]
He was a wire drawer [1866].

He married Unknown.

Child: John Lister

Rushworth, GeorgeRef 195-2290
[1812-1???]
Born in Sowerby.

He was Manager at the Sowerby Bridge Industrial Society [1871].

He married Mary [1817-1???] from Wadsworth.

Child: John

They lived at Hollins Terrace, Sowerby Bridge [1871].

Living with them [in 1871] were son John and family.

See Thomas Gill

Rushworth, GeorgeRef 195-4570
[1816-1883]
Of Boothtown Road, Halifax.

He married Ann [1824-1878].

Ann died 3rd December 1878 (aged 54).

George died 27th June 1883 (aged 67).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3322] with John Rushworth's wife & son

Rushworth, George WalterRef 195-15
[1845-1???]
Also recorded as Walter Rushworth.

Born in Sowerby.

He was an art teacher [1891] / a designer of woven fabrics [1881].

He married Sarah Ann Culpan [1842-1???].


Sarah Ann was born in Sowerby.

She was a draper [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Ellen [b 1868]
  2. Frank Walter [b 1870] who was an assistant school master  [1891]
  3. George Vernon Culpan [b 1873] who was a draper's  apprentice [1891]
  4. James Thomas [b 1875]
  5. Ernest Gilbert [b 1880]
  6. Edgar Louis

The family lived at

  • Sowerby Green [1881]
  • 27 Albany Square, Warley, Halifax [1891]
  • 16 Westfield Place, Halifax [1905]

Rushworth, HenryRef 195-63
[18??-19??]
Councillor for Halifax Central ward [1894]

Rushworth, HenryRef 195-24
[1844-1916]
Born in Ovenden.

He was an iron moulder [1865] / landlord of the Star Hotel, Halifax [1881-1902].

On 18th November 1865, he married Hannah Scott [1842-1911] in Halifax.


Hannah was born in Wheatley
 

Children:

  1. James [1866-1892] who was a mechanic [1890] & married [1890] Esther Cunliffe

Hannah died in Halifax in 1911.

Henry died in Halifax in 1916.

The couple were buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross

Rushworth, HerbertRef 195-276
[1891-1916]
Born in Burnley.

He worked for Crabtree & Farrar, Todmorden.

He lived at Jobling Street, Portsmouth, Todmorden.

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the 9th Battalion Devonshire Regiment.

He was killed in action on the first day of the Somme [1st July 1916].

He was buried at Devonshire Cemetery, Mametz, France [Grave Ref B 6].

He is remembered on Todmorden War Memorial, and on Cornholme War Memorial

Rushworth, IsaiahRef 195-12
[1836-1863]
Son of
John Rushworth.

Born 9th July 1836.

Baptised at Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church, Halifax [7th August 1836].

He was an errand boy [1851].

On the 17th June 1859, Isaiah sailed from Liverpool, aboard the Everet, and arrived at New York on the 24th June 1859.

He died 21st December 1863 (aged 28).

He is remembered on the family grave at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3322] where the epitaph records that Isaiah died


in November 1863, after two and half years' service in the Federal Army America
 

At that time, he would not have had to wait the usual 5 years to become a US citizen if he volunteered to join the Army.

A gravestone with the inscription:


39
ISAAC RUSHWORTH
CO. A
3 PA. CAV.

in the Culpeper National Cemetery in Culpeper, Virginia USA records the death of Isaac Rushworth, a private in the US Army, in the American Civil War.

He may have died, a casualty in the Battle of Brandy Station [9th June 1863], the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War, and the first fight of the Gettysburg Campaign

Rushworth, J.Ref 195-3150
[1???-19??]
Cabinet maker at Seedlings Mount Street, Halifax [1936].


Question: Does anyone know whether he was connected to J. Rushworth & Sons?

 

Rushworth, JamesRef 195-39
[1821-1???]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a twister in Ovenden / a cotton twister (factory) [1851] / a cotton twister [1861] / a carter.

He married Sarah [1821-1???].


Sarah was born in Ovenden
 

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1842] who was a worsted spinner (factory)   [1851], a worsted weaver (power) [1861] & married George Wright
  2. Selina Ann [1845-1917] who was a worsted spinner [1861] &  married Alfred Spencer
  3. Henry [b 1849] who was a worsted spinner [1861]
  4. Jane [b 1851] who was a worsted spinner [1861]
  5. Betty [b 1852] who was a worsted spinner [1861]
  6. Mary [b 1854]
  7. Ellen [b 1856]
  8. George [b 1859]
  9. John [b 1861]
  10. Benjamin [b 1863]
  11. George [b 1865]

The family lived at

  • Ovenden [1851]
  • Denfield, Ovenden [1861]
  • Denfield Road, Ovenden [1871]

Rushworth, Rev James HaydnRef 195-264
[19??-197?]
From Elland.

He was Vicar of Harley Wood [1957] and Vicar of Holy Trinity Church [1958-1970s].

He never married.

He lived at 21 Balmoral Place, Halifax.

He died from a heart attack [1970s].

See Memories of Holy Trinity Schools

Rushworth, Joe EdwardRef 195-1149
[18??-19??]
Partner in
Rushworth & Company.

He lived at 1 Seed Hill Grove, Mill Lane, Mixenden [1905]

Rushworth, JohnRef 195-41
[1614-1692]
Heywood records


John Rushworth, of Coley Chapel, dyed on Saturday July 2, immediately after I had prayd with him
 

He was buried at Coley Church [4th July 1692]

Rushworth, JohnRef 195-1147
[18??-19??]
Partner in
Rushworth & Company.

He lived at 1 Seed Hill Grove, Mill Lane, Mixenden [1905]

Rushworth, JohnRef 195-7480
[1802-1852]
He was a farmer at Mount Pellon [1841, 1851].

On 26th March 1826, he married Sarah Mitchell [1801-1875] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. George [b 1826]
  2. Jane [born 11th April 1832 baptised 5th September 1832]
  3. Ellen Eliza [born 13th September 1833 baptised 18th  October 1833]
  4. Isaiah

The children's births were registered at the Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel, Cabbage Lane, Halifax.

They lived at

  • Mount Pellon, Halifax [1841]
  • 19 Mount Pellon, Halifax [1851]

John died in 1852.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £600.

Sarah died 29th July 1875 (aged 74), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3322] with George Rushworth and his wife. Son Isaiah is remembered on the headstone

Rushworth, JohnRef 195-31
[1820-1854]
Born in Thornton.

He was a weaver [1841, 1851].

In [Q4] 1839, he married Ellen Wilson [1819-1875] in Halifax.


Ellen was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Mary Ann [1842-1880]

They lived at New Town, Northowram [1841, 1851].

Living with them [in 1841] were Hannah Rushworth [b 1801] & Joseph Rushworth [b 1826] (weaver) 

John died 1st July 1854 (aged 34).

Ellen died 14th June 1875 (aged 56).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4183] with David Wilson

Rushworth, JohnRef 195-11
[1826-1895]
Born in Midgley.

He was a railway guard [1861, 1871, 1881] / an orphan manager at Folly Hall, Wainstalls [1891].

On 27th November 1853, he married Jane Atkinson [1836-1916] at the church of St Giles & St Mary, Pontefract.


Jane was born in Methley.

She was matron at Calvert Orphans' Home [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Mary Elizabeth [b 1855]
  2. John Edward [b 1858]
  3. George [1861-1883]
  4. Ann [1868-1956]

They lived at

  • 4 Baptist Street, Wortley, [1861]
  • 25 Smith Street, Halifax, [1871]
  • 4 School Street, Halifax, [1881]
  • Folly Hall, Wainstalls [1891]

Living with them [in 1891] were boarders:

Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax: George [4th December 1883]; John [23rd October 1895]; Jane [12th December 1916]

Rushworth, JohnRef 195-7130
[1837-1???]
Son of
George Rushworth.

He was a master pattern maker employing 1 man & 2 boys [1871].

He married Annie [1837-1???] from Womersley, Yorkshire.

Children:

  1. Bertha [b 1865]
  2. Mary A. [b 1867]
  3. George [b 1869]
  4. Amy [b 1870]

In 1871, they were living at Hollins Terrace, Sowerby Bridge with John's parents

Rushworth, John Eric RichardsonRef 195-8820
[1908-1991]
Son of
Fred Rushworth.

In [Q4] 1938, he married (1) Kathleen Cookson [1913-1997].

The couple divorced in 1949.


Kathleen married Francis W. Foster
 

In [Q1] 1950, he married (2) Betty Weir Cairns [1921-2005] in Calder District.


Betty was born in Barnoldswick [12th July 1921]
 

Child: John Roderick [b 23rd July 1950].

Betty died 5th January 2005

Rushworth, John ListerRef 195-3100
[1845-1???]
Son of
George Rushworth.

Born in Hipperholme.

He was a brazier of Hipperholme [1866] / a coppersmith [1871] / a coppersmith (foreman) [1881] / a coppersmith [1891, 1901, 1911].

In 1866, he married (1) Sarah Ann Ellis [1845-1909] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah Ann, of Northowram, was born in Ovenden, the daughter of Joseph Ellis, a delver
 

Children:

  1. George [b 1867] who was a silk machinery oiler [1881]
  2. Robert J. [b 1868] who was a worsted doffer [1881], an  iron worker [1891]
  3. Charlie [b 1871] who was a tailor [1891]
  4. Emma [b 1873] who was a woollen spinner [1891]
  5. Delia [b 1875] who was a woollen spinner [1891], a  machine minder [1901]
  6. Ethel [b 1878] who was a woollen spinner [1891]
  7. Ada [b 1880] who was a bookkeeper [1901]
  8. Arthur

Sarah Ann died in 1909.

In [Q3] 1910, John married (2) Emily Brown [1855-19??] in Halifax.

They lived at

  • Northowram Village [1871]
  • 51 Beacon Hill Road, Northowram [1881]
  • Old Godley Lane, Northowram [1891]
  • 3 Old Godley Lane, Halifax [1901]
  • 7 Richardson Street, Halifax [1911]

Living with them [in 1911] was boarder Charles Dean Bullough [aged 19] (shop assistant) 

Rushworth, JonasRef 195-10
[16??-16??]
Of
Denholm Gate

Heywood records


Jonas Rushworth's wife, of Denholm Gate, was at Halifax on Saturday 25th January 1678.

Came home, went to bed, found herself cold, asked husband to come to bed, put herself into his bosom, instantly breathed her last

 

Rushworth, JonasRef 195-1695
[1738-1807]
Landlord of the
Mile's Cross, Ovenden for many years until his death. He died 4th October 1807 [aged 69]

Rushworth, JonasRef 195-28
[1840-1925]
Born in Ovenden.

He was an iron moulder [1871] / a grocer [1881] / a retired grocer [1901, 1911].

In [Q3] 1862, he married (1) Sarah Wilcock [1835-1901] in Halifax.


Sarah was born in Midgley
 

Children:

  1. John Henry [1862-1864]
  2. Mary Elizabeth who died 28th February 1867 (aged 14 days) 

Sarah died 29th January 1901 (aged 66).

In [Q4] 1901, he married (2) Priscilla Battye [1861-1937] in Halifax.


Priscilla was born in Brighouse.

She was housekeeper for Jonas in 1901

 

They lived at

  • 21 Hope Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 18 Chatham Street, Halifax [1881]
  • 16 Avondale Place, Halifax [1911]

Jonas died 1st June 1925 (aged 85).

Priscilla died 24th January 1937 (aged 76).


FreeBMD record her death as Priscilla Gray; did she remarry after Jonas's death?
 

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4666]

Rushworth, JonasRef 195-34
[1842-1???]
Born in Oxenhope.

He was orphanage manager at Kell Butts, Wainstalls [1891].

He married Elizabeth [1838-1???].


Elizabeth was born in Huddersfield.

She was matron at the orphanage [1891]

 

Living with them [in 1891] were boarders:

Rushworth, Jonas FosterRef 195-19
[1832-1914]
Son of Mary & Jared Rushworth.

Born 7th May 1832.

Baptised at Zion Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Ovenden [19th March 1836].

In [Q1] 1859, he married either Hannah Bates or Eliza Cockroft in Keighley.

Children:

  1. Edgar F.
  2. Mary who married Jonas Brooksbank
  3. daughter

Jonas Foster died 6th November 1914 (aged 82).

He was buried at Union Croft Chapel, Ambler Thorn

Rushworth, Jonas WilliamRef 195-1148
[18??-19??]
Partner in
Rushworth & Company.

He lived at 1 Seed Hill Grove, Mill Lane, Mixenden [1905]

Rushworth, Jonas WilliamRef 195-8
[1895-1916]
Son of
Charles Rushworth

He was a member of school & choir at Union Croft Chapel, Ambler Thorn / a worsted doffer [1911].

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was reported missing and assumed to have died 3rd September 1916.

The Halifax Courier [23rd December 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Rushworth, JonathanRef 195-32
[1803-1880]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a weaver [1826] / a farmer [1841].

On 5th August 1826, he married Mary Drake [1808-1873] in Halifax.


Mary was born in Mixenden
 

Children:

  1. John [b 1827]
  2. William
  3. Elizabeth [b 1831]
  4. Anthony [1848-1893]

They lived at Mixenden Lane [1841, 1873, 1880].

Mary died 3rd January 1873.

Jonathan died 6th February 1880.

They both died at home.

The couple were buried at Illingworth Church

Rushworth, JonathanRef 195-R436
[1808-1???]
Or Benjamin.

Aka Daunt Rushworth.

One of the gang who attacked Thomas Cockcroft and Robert Crossley in 1839. Rushworth had grabbed the horse which was pulling the trap.

At the trial on 5th March 1840, he was transported to Van Diemen's Land for 15 years.

He left England on the Duncan [10th December 1840]

Rushworth, JosephRef 195-26
[1793-1861]
Born in Halifax.

He was a tailor [1861].

He never married.

He lived at 11 Health Street, Halifax (living in lodgings with Mrs Judith Wadsworth) [1861]

He died 2nd August 1861 (aged 68)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4130] with William Blackburn & children

Joseph Rushworth,$who died 2nd August 1861,$aged 68 years.     Mary Hannah Whiteley,$who died 3rd August 1861,$aged 11 weeks.     Fanny Alice Blackburn,$who died 8th March 1872,$aged 16 years.     Kate Emily Blackburn,$who died 5th May 1874,$aged 14 years.     William Blackburn,$who died 18th January 1875,$aged 49 years.     Harry Atkinson Blackburn,$who died 22nd December 1879,$aged 22 years.    

Joseph Rushworth died 2nd August 1861 (aged 68).

11 weeks died 3rd August 1861.

Fanny Alice Blackburn died 8th March 1872 (aged 16).

Kate Emily Blackburn died 5th May 1874 (aged 14).

William Blackburn died 18th January 1875 (aged 49).

Harry Atkinson Blackburn died 22nd December 1879 (aged 22) 

Rushworth, JosephRef 195-1191
[18??-18??]
Stamp distributor at Commercial Buildings, Brighouse [1861].

Partner in Joseph & Alfred Rushworth

Rushworth, JosephRef 195-1657
[1808-1878]
Born in Huddersfield.

He was a stone mason [1841] / a mason [1851] / a beerseller at the Who could a' thowt it, Southowram [1871].

He married Jane [1812-1889].


Jane came from York
 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1831]
  2. Elizabeth [b 1835] who was a worsted spinner [1851]
  3. John [b 1840] who was a worsted spinner [1851]
  4. Thomas
  5. Mark
  6. Joseph [1852-2nd March 1903] who was a stone delver  [1871, 1891], a stone quarryman [1881]
  7. Mary Elizabeth [17th August 1853-6th September 1922] who  was a worsted mill hand [1871], a silk twiner [1881] & married (1)   William Whitaker & (2) Joe Hirst
  8. Sarah Jane [1857-1935] who married Robert Wood

They lived at

  • Paddock Foot, Huddersfield [1841]
  • Bank Bottom, Southowram [1851]
  • Clough Top, Southowram [1878]

Living with them [in 1851] were visitors John Smides [aged 29] (mason) and William Moore [aged 35] (stone cutter).

John died 21st December 1878.

After his death, Jane took over at the Who could a' thowt it [1881].

She died 11th November 1889.

The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [b 10] with grandson Willie, son of Mark & Sarah Ellen, who died [19th April 1891] (aged 19) 

Rushworth, JosephRef 195-27
[1833-1???]
Born in Emley / Wakefield.

He was a cotton dyer [1871] / a cotton warp dyer [1881].

In [Q3] 1858, he married (1) Susannah (Susan) Uttley Goldthorp [1830-1873] in Halifax.


Susan was born in Halifax
 

Susan died 3rd April 1873 (aged 43).

In [Q3] 1873, he married (2) Isabella Hinchcliffe [1839-1905] in Halifax.


Isabella was born in Huddersfield
 

Isabella died 20th January 1905 (aged 66).

His wives were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2609] with 2 children of John Swift.

They lived at

  • 9 Wood's Court, Halifax [1871]
  • 63 Raglan Street, Halifax [1881]

Rushworth, JosephRef 195-17
[1857-19??]
Born in Horbury.

He was (possibly) innkeeper at the Shoulder of Mutton, Southowram  [1900] / a cabinet maker [1901] / innkeeper at the Shoulder of Mutton, Southowram [1911].

In [Q4] 1894, he married Bertha Thorpe [1869-19??] in Wakefield.


Bertha was born in Woolley
 

They had no children.

They lived at 21 Thomas Street, Brighouse [1901]

Rushworth, JosephRef 195-22
[1867-1913]
Born in Southowram.

He was a quarryman & grocer [1891] / a stone quarryman [1901].

In [Q4] 1889, he married Sarah Ann Haigh [1861-1903] in Halifax.


Sarah Ann was born in Southowram.

She was an assistant grocer [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Margaret [b 1894]

The family lived at

  • Common Lane, Southowram [1891]
  • 16 Bank Top, Southowram [1901]

Sarah Ann died 3rd February 1903 (aged 41).

Joseph died 4th March 1913 (aged 46).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-F4]

Rushworth, MarkRef 195-20
[1849-1901]
Son of
Joseph Rushworth.

Born in Southowram.

He was a stone delver [1871, 1891].

In [Q1] 1871, he married Sarah Ellen Baines [1847-1905].


Sarah was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Willie [b 1872] who was a farm servant [1891]
  2. Baines [b 1875] who was a stone delver [1891]
  3. Arthur [b 1877] who was a worsted spinner [1891]
  4. Sarah Jane [b 1881] who married Alexander Valentine Pizzey

They lived at Half Penny Can, Southowram [1871, 1891].

Mark died 14th February 1901 (aged 52).

Sarah Ellen died 25th June 1905 (aged 58).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D16]

Rushworth, MilesRef 195-25
[1722-1794]
Of Halifax.

He married Hannah [1725-1791].

Children:

  1. Catherine [1762-25th January 1834] who married James Butler

Hannah died 28th November 1791 (aged 66).

Miles died 17th January 1794 (aged 72).

Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax [Grave Ref: 89]

Rushworth, RalphRef 195-430
[1886-1916]
Son of
Ernest Rushworth.

He was an assistant drawing overlooker (worsted) [1901] / a worsted spinning overlooker [1911] / an overlooker of St Peter's Street, Northowram [1912] / an overlooker with Thomas Hoyle & Sons Limited at Ellen Royd Mills.

In 1911, he was living with his sister Sarah Ann and her husband Lewis Wroot.

In [Q2] 1912, he married Martha Hannah Buckley [1890-19??] in Halifax.


Martha Hannah, of 51 Battinson Road, Halifax, was the daughter of Sam Buckley, wire drawer
 

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1912]
  2. Lavinia [b 1914]

During World War I, he enlisted [1st January 1915] and served as a Private with the 8th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment.

He was seriously wounded in the right leg when a shell burst whilst he was on duty in a communication trench.

He died of wounds [22nd May 1916] (aged 28).

The Halifax Courier [3rd June 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref 1 A 29].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Rushworth, RatcliffeRef 195-1192
[18??-18??]
Recorded in 1861, when he was
postmaster, linen draper and fustian manufacturer as Ratcliffe Rushworth & Son

Rushworth, RichardRef 195-13
[1877-1928]
Born in Halifax.

He was a woollen washer [1901] / a carpet weaver [1911].

In [Q3] 1896, he married Caroline (Carrie) Bott [1878-19??] in Halifax.


Caroline was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire
 

Children:

  1. Trevor [1903-1963]
  2. Ivy [b 1905]
  3. Clement
  4. George [b 1910]

They lived at 3 Haydn Street, Halifax [1901, 1911]

Rushworth, SamuelRef 195-38
[1794-1858]
Born in Halifax.

He was a yarn spinner [1851].

He married Mary [1808-1876].


Mary was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Harriet [b 1829] who was a worsted twister [1851]
  2. John [b 1831] who was a mechanic's shop turner in wood  [1851]
  3. Samuel [b 1833] who was a woolsorter [1851]
  4. Mary Ann [b 1835] who was a worsted spinner [1851]
  5. Elizabeth [b 1837] who was a worsted spinner [1851] &  married John Firth
  6. George [b 1839] who was a stuff piece marker [1851]
  7. Martha Ann [b 1844]
  8. William [b 1846]

They lived at 18 Cripplegate Halifax [1851].

Samuel died 23rd August 1858 (aged 64).

Mary died 29th February 1876 (aged 68).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3591] with granddaughter Rose Firth

Rushworth, SamuelRef 195-9
[18??-18??]

In [Q1] 1867, he married Judith [1849-1904] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Eliza [b 1868]
  2. Richard Hepworth [b 1873]
  3. Agnes [b 1875]

On 18th December 1886, Judith married Joseph Aspinall

Rushworth, StephenRef 195-46
[17??-18??]

He married Unknown.

The family lived at Castle Hill, Rastrick [1820].

In 1820, he was digging in his garden at Castle Hill, Rastrick when he discovered a ceramic urn containing bones. This may have been associated with the earthworks Castle Hill, Rastrick

Rushworth, ThomasRef 195-1298
[1???-18??]
On 22nd December 1838, he was travelling from Halifax to his home at Elland Edge. As he was nearing Elland Bridge, he was attacked by 2 men,
James Brooke and Charles Collingwood

Rushworth, ThomasRef 195-33
[17??-18??]

He married Elizabeth [1800-1869].

Children:

  1. Phoebe [1822-1875] who married Edward Taylor

Elizabeth was widowed by 1841.


Details of Thomas's death / burial place are not yet known.
 

In 1841, Elizabeth & Phoebe were living with Thomas Rawson and family at St James's Road, Halifax.

In [Q3] 1844, Elizabeth married (2) James Brocklehurst in Halifax.

Elizabeth died 29th June 1869 (aged 69), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1623]

Rushworth, ThomasRef 195-1611
[1846-1891]
Son of
Joseph Rushworth.

Born in Marsden.

He was a delver [1869] / a stone delver [1871, 1881] / a stone delver and beerhouse keeper at Clough Head, Southowram –  possibly the Who could a' thowt it, Southowram [1891] / an engine tenter stone quarry [1901] / a quarry engine tenter [1911].

In [Q3] 1869, he married Rachel Sharp [1850-1???].


Rachel was born in Lightcliffe, the daughter of gardener George Sharp of Hipperholme
 

Children:

  1. Charley [b 1871] who was a stationary engine tenter  [1891] and a delver stone quarry [1901]
  2. Edith [b 1873]
  3. Annie [b 1874]
  4. Herbert [b 1876] who was a stone mason [1901]
  5. John William [b 1879] who was a stone mason [1901]
  6. Arthur Arthur [b 1880] who was a  stepson mason's labourer [1911]
  7. Sam [b 1882] who was a delver stone quarry [1901]

The family lived at

  • 4 Langley House, Hipperholme cum Brighouse [1871]
  • 10 Lane End, Hipperholme with Brighouse [1881]
  • Clough Head, Southowram [1891]
  • Marsh Delves, Southowram [1901]
  • 12 Marsh Delves, Southowram [1911]

Thomas died in 1891 (aged 75).

He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1891

In 1891, Rachel was publican at the Who could a' thowt it, Southowram.

Living with them [in 1891] was nephew Mark Rushworth [b 1865] (stone delver).


In July 1894, a child – George Rushworth – was born. In 1907, he was baptised at Halifax Parish Church. His parents were recorded as Thomas Rushworth (deceased), quarryman of Marsh Delves, and Rachel.

Thomas had been dead for 3 years, and couldn't be the father.

George was an apprentice beltmaker [1911]

 

In 1898, Rachel married James Emmett

Rushworth, Thomas PaineRef 195-18
[1832-1???]
Born in Almondbury, Huddersfield.

He was a joiner.

He married Emma Naylor [1842-1???].


Emma was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. Rachel [1872-1955] who married James Middleton
  2. Charles S. [b 1876] who was a railway goods porter [1901]

In 1901, Thomas, Emma & Charles were living with daughter Rachel & her family in Birds Royd Lane, Brighouse

Rushworth, TomRef 195-3
[1876-1917]
Son of
Abraham Crowther Rushworth.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of St Edward's Mission Church, Boothtown / a dyer's labourer [1911] / employed at Brookfoot Dyeworks / a boiler maker with Fleming's of Boothtown.

In 1911, he was living at 3 West View, Boothtown with:

  • sister Clara Rushworth [b 1881] who was a cotton warper
  • sister Minnie Birkbeck
  • brother-in-law Henry Birkbeck

In 1916, he married Mary Alice Southwell in Halifax.

They lived at

  • 90 St Peter's Street, Boothtown [1917]
  • 15 Lee Bank, Halifax

During World War I, he enlisted [27th March 1916] and served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He went to the Front [9th January 1917].

He was killed in action by shellfire in Seneschal farm sector, River Lys [7th May 1917] (aged 41).

He was buried at Ecoust Military Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mien, France [Grave Ref II A 17]

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Rushworth, WilfredRef 195-4
[1894-1917]

In [Q4] 1916, he married Edith Ann Binns in Halifax.

They lived at 3 Coronation Terrace, Bailiff Bridge

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 12th/13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He died 30th October 1917 (aged 23).

He was buried at Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Belgium [Grave Ref XXIII C 1]

Rushworth, WilliamRef 195-890
[17??-18??]
Of
Crawstone Hall, Greetland.

Son of Mr Rushworth.

Around 1782/3, he married Grace, daughter of Jeremiah Holroyde.

Children:

  1. daughter
  2. child who was stillborn

Grace was buried at Coley Church [7th July 1790].

After his wife's death and the collapse of his business, William emigrated to Canada with his daughter

Rushworth, WilliamRef 195-29
[1791-1871]
Born in Halifax.

He was a warehouseman (worsted) [1851].

He married Jane Stancliffe [1793-1868].


Jane was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Maria [1821-1858] who married Dan Asquith
  2. Martha [b 1828] who was a spinner (worsted) [1851]
  3. William [b 1830] who was a warehouseman (worsted) [1851]
  4. Lucy [b 1831]

They lived at Bailey Hall Bank, Halifax [1851].

Jane died 4th October 1868 (aged 75).

William died 25th March 1871 (aged 80).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2125]

Rushworth, WilliamRef 195-7410
[1793-18??]
Born at
Sowerby Hall.

He was a tea dealer [1841] / a grocer [1851].

He married Sarah (Sally) Horsfall [1795-18??].


Sarah came from from Sowerby
 

Children:

  1. Charles
  2. William [b 1817]
  3. Mary [b 1819]
  4. Sally [b 1820]

Rushworth, WilliamRef 195-7200
[18??-1???]
Of Halifax.

He married Sarah.

Children:

  1. Walter [1850] who died aged 2 weeks
  2. Fanny [1854-1857]

The children were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse with Elizabeth Womersley [1794-1875]

Rushworth, WilliamRef 195-940
[18??-19??]
Of
Rushworth & Company.

He lived at 5 Orion Place, Sowerby Bridge [1905]

Rushworth, WilliamRef 195-1723
[1828-18??]
He was a labourer [1871].

He married Sarah Womersley.


Sarah was the daughter of
Mr Womersley
 

Children:

  1. William Henry
  2. Elizabeth Ann [b 1860]

They lived at 9 Mount Street, Halifax [1871].

Living with them [in 1871] were mother-in-law Elizabeth Womersley and 3 lodgers

Rushworth, WilliamRef 195-1634
[1828-1916]
Son of
Jonathan Rushworth.

Born in Mixenden / Ovenden [27th November 1828].

He was a woolsorter [1855].

On 14th November 1855, he married Mary Heap [1832-1920] in Halifax.


Mary was born in Ovenden
 

Children:

  1. Emily [b 1856]
  2. Julia Ann [b 1860]
  3. Clara [b 1862]
  4. Albert [b 1866]
  5. Alice [1867-1934] who never married & was buried with her  parents

They lived at Slead Hall, Brighouse [1901]

William died in Harrogate [31st April 1916].

Mary died in Harrogate [18th December 1920].

The couple were buried at Illingworth Church

Rushworth, WilliamRef 195-23
[1870-19??]
Son of William Rushworth, carter.

Born in Halifax.

He was a delver of Commercial Street, Queensbury [1894] / a stone quarryman [1901] / a stone quarry delver [1911].

In 1894, he married Sarah Robertshaw [1871-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah, of Bradshaw, Ovenden, was born in Halifax, the daughter of John Robertshaw, farmer
 

Children:

  1. Harold [b 1895] who was a taker-off at worsted spinners  [1911]
  2. Nelson [b 1897] who was a doffer at worsted spinners  [1911]
  3. Allan
  4. Alice Ann [b 1901]
  5. Raymond [b 1911]

The family lived at

  • 18 Ford Hill, Queensbury, Halifax [1901]
  • 100 West End, Queensbury [1911]
  • 96 West End, Queensbury [1918]

Rushworth, William HenryRef 195-78
[1848-1891]
Son of
William Rushworth.

Born in Brighouse.

He was a butcher [1871, 1876] / a butcher and landlord of the Bowling Green, Halifax [1891].

In 1876, he married (1) Martha Hannah Taylor at Halifax Parish Church.


Martha Hannah was the daughter of Godfrey Taylor
 

Children:

  1. Beatrice [b 1880]

Martha Hannah died in Halifax [Q2 1888] (aged 32).

In [Q1] 1890, he married (2) Emily Charlotte in Halifax.


Emily Charlotte was the widow of William Hunt
 

They lived at 7 Woolshops, Halifax [with Martha Hannah's parents 1881].

Living with them [in 1891] were stepdaughter Jane Hunt and visitor Ann Howarth [aged 58] (widow).

In 1893, after William Henry's death, Emily Charlotte married Frank Robinson in Bradford

William Henry died in the Bowling Green [21st July 1891].

He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell with Emily Charlotte & her husbands

Surname

Rushworth surnameRef 195-1
A variant of the surname Rishworth.

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout The name is recorded in 1275

There are 83 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Rushworth, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Rushworth

Marriages 1805, 1856, 1872, 1895, 1896, 1900, 1915, 1942; Deaths 1835, 1861, 1866, 1900, 1907

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 3403, Plot 4719

 



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