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Born in Siddal;
baptised at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [3rd January 1891].
He was
a member of St Mark's Church, Siddal /
a wool warehouseman [1911] /
employed by Laycock's woolsorters in Bradford.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was killed in action [4th May 1918]
just after returning to his unit having recovered from earlier wounds.
He is remembered on the Loos Memorial, France [Grave Ref 20-22],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Dudwell,
and on the Roll of Honour at Saint Mark's Church, Siddal
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
She married Lieutenant-Colonel Joshua Hamer.
She died 30th August 1793 (aged 32).
The epitaph on the memorial for Catherine and other members of the family
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
He was a cotton spinner [1901].
He married Elizabeth [1853-19??].
Children:
They lived at Bank Terrace, Mill Bank, Sowerby [1901]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
In [Q2] 1872, he married Blanche Rawson
in Woolwich.
Children:
She died 6th February 1781 [aged 17].
The epitaph on the memorial for her and other members of the family
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
Son of Thomas Royds.
He had no children
He was a merchant in Bucklesbury, and became one of the wealthiest
men in the City of London.
On the death of his father, he inherited a large capital and business
in the East India shipping line.
In 17??, he married Margaret Whyte.
Children:
He died suddenly in 1796
He became a very wealthy a cloth merchant.
He owned several properties locally, including Law Hill,
Upper Marsh, and Bank Top in Southowram, and other
property in Leeds and in London.
In 17??, he married Jane.
Children:
He died at Wanstead, Essex
See
Thomas Royds
Son of Robert Royd.
In 1589, he married Agnes Ireland.
In 17??, he married Mary [?].
Children:
When John died, he left most of his estate to his wife on the
condition that she remain a widow.
In 1726, Mary added Beestonhirst Mill to the estate.
In 1781, he married his cousin, Naomi Royds.
His wife brought him a fortune of some £30,000.
On 23rd June 1801, he was knighted.
In 1801, he was appointed
a Judge of the Supreme Court of Bengal.
They did not have any children.
Naomi remained in York.
John was interested in botany, and he was a benefactor to the science.
In November 1769, he attended the enquiry which had been
called by the Marquis of Rockingham to discuss the problem
of the coiners and the murder of William Deighton.
He died in 1817 whilst working in India.
He is probably buried in India
Born at Beeston Hall, Soyland.
He became a prosperous wool and cloth merchant and banker.
He did business as a merchant with South America.
He was also involved in transport, finance, and insurance.
He had a warehouse in Bucklesbury, London.
In 1740, he married Mary Stead.
Children:
The family lived at Savile Green
In 1766, he built Royds' House in George Street, Halifax, and he
and some members of the family are represented in the Cortese
plasterwork there.
The house was both his home and his business premises.
In November 1769, he attended the enquiry which had been
called by the Marquis of Rockingham to discuss the problem
of the coiners and the murder of William Deighton.
In 1776, he bought the Great House, Cheapside.
Around 1805, after John's death, the family left Halifax and moved to
Bath.
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church.
The epitaph on the family memorial
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
On his death, he left the equivalent of £2·76 million in
addition to his property.
See
Beestonhirst Hall,
Sod House Green and
Royds family
She died 3rd January 1796 [aged 40].
The epitaph on the memorial for her and other members of the family
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
She married her cousin Sir John Royds.
Whilst John served in India,
she lived at
their home in Bootham, York.
She was buried at York Minster
He was a road foreman [1901, 1911].
He married Harriet [1862-1???].
Children:
They lived at
He was a cloth merchant.
He went to live at Lower Beestonhirst after his father's death.
He never married.
He was one of the subscribers to the Leeds Infirmary [1782 and 1792].
See
Hanging Lee Mill, Ripponden and
Luke Marsden
Son of Thomas Royds.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Son of John Royds.
In 17??, he married Anne Stead.
Children:
He was buried at St Stephen's Walbrook, London
He lived at Easthorpe Park near Castle Howard, and at Elvington, York.
In 1786, he married Mary Langley [17??-1811].
They had no children.
The couple were buried at York Minster
Around 1710, he returned from Rochdale – whither his grandfather had
moved in 1606 – and bought Goodgreave and other property of the
Royds family, including La Plaine.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He and his brother Richard moved to Bath.
He died at Bath [June 1809] (aged 47).
Both he and his brother Richard died unmarried, and
were both buried in Bath Abbey
He was beerhouse keeper at the Commercial, Skircoat Green
[1904, 1926].
In [Q4] 1890, he married Martha Jane Greenwood [1872-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
Martha Jane took over at the Commercial [1926].
Royds, Ann Ref 381-210
Daughter of John Royds.
She did not marry.
She died in York
Royds, Arthur Ref 381-400
Son of Peter Royds.
Royds, Catharine Ref 381-224
Daughter of John Royds.
Royds, Charles Ref 381-778
Born in Sowerby.
Elizabeth was born in Cornwall
Royds, Ernest Edmund Molyneux Ref 381-506
Of Greenhill, Rochdale and Danshill Park, Sussex.
Blanche was the daughter of Christopher Rawson
Royds, Harriet Ref 381-221
Youngest daughter of John Royds.
Royds, James Ref 381-174
Of Cockcroft, Rishworth.
A cloth manufacturer, making white kersey.
Royds, Jeremiah Ref 381-202
Second son of John Royds.
Royds, Jeremiah Ref 381-192
Second son of John Royds.
Royds, John Ref 381-169
An early member of the Royds family.
Around 1606, he left the family property at Brownhill, Soyland, and
moved to Rochdale.
Royds, John Ref 381-757
Of Stoney Royd, Halifax.
Agnes was the daughter and heiress of Hugh Ireland
Royds, John Ref 381-172
Son of Thomas Royds
He was one of the wealthiest clothiers and merchants in Halifax.
In 1728, he purchased Lower Beestonhirst, Hanging Lee, and Forge House.
Royds, Sir John Ref 381-377
Eldest son of John Royds.
Royds, John Ref 381-87
Third son of John Royds.
Royds, Mary Ref 381-220
Daughter of John Royds.
Royds, Naomi Ref 381-199
Daughter of Robert Royds.
Royds, Peter Ref 381-693
Born in Halifax.
Harriet was born in Denford, Northamptonshire
Royds, Richard Ref 381-191
Eldest son of John Royds.
Royds, Richard Ref 381-203
Son of John Royds.
He and his brother Thomas moved to Bath.
They both died unmarried, and were both buried in Bath Abbey.
In 1789, he was a subscriber to the new Halifax Theatre
Royds, Robert Ref 381-177
Of Cockcroft, Rishworth.
Royds, Robert Ref 381-194
Of Bucklersbury, London.
Royds, Robert Ref 381-198
Son of Robert Royds.
Mary was the daughter of Boynton Langley of Wykeham
Abbey near Scarborough
Royds, Thomas Ref 381-171
Grandson of John Royds.
Royds, Thomas Ref 381-204
Son of John Royds.
Royds, William Ref 381-711
Born in Halifax.
Martha Jane was born in Halifax
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In the 15th century, their estate there was known as
Bychestonehirst.
The house was extended in the late 16th/early 17th century and was
known as Beestonhirst Hall, aka Thrum Hall.
About 1606, John Royds sold the Soyland property and moved to
Rochdale.
His grandson, Thomas, returned to Soyland about 1710 and
bought Goodgreave.
Many of the family were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.
See
John Prescott
The Royds family Ref 381-976
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Alan del Rodes is recorded at Sowerby in 1274,
John del Rode is recorded at Soyland in the 1330s and
Ralph Royds is recorded at Hipperholme in 1524.
The name may originate at The Royde, Soyland and subsequently
evolved into the forms Roydes, Rhodes and the more
common Royd.
There are
25
entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Royds,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Marriage
1810
Royds surname Ref 381-1
Unattached BMDs for Royds
Page Ref: MMR239
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