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He was at 12 North Parade, Halifax [1936]
He was a cabinet maker.
In 1887, he married Mary Ann Irving [1862-1930] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Boothtown.
They lived at
Born in Cleckheaton.
He was brass finisher [1897, 1901].
In 1897, he married Mary Elizabeth Walker at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was widowed father-in-law John William
Walker
He sustained cuts to his scalp and fingers in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907, and was detained at Halifax Infirmary
He was
educated at Parkinson Lane School & Trinity School /
studying with the Rev Canon R. F. Pechey with a view to
becoming a missionary in South America.
During World War I,
and he served as a Private
/ Stretcher Bearer
with the 2nd/5th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He was killed in action [14th May 1918] (aged 19).
He was buried at Houchin British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref I C 6].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
He was educated at St John's College Cambridge
before becoming
Deacon of Todmorden [1890],
Curate at Todmorden [1892],
and
Assistant priest at Todmorden [1897].
His name is inscribed on one of the bells at Todmorden Parish Church
Born in Halifax.
He was an assistant grocer.
During World War I,
he served as a Trooper
with the British South African Police.
He died 10th October 1917 (aged 27).
He was buried at Bulawayo (Athlone) Cemetery, Zimbabwe [Grave Ref R 96]
Born in Dawgreen, Dewsbury.
He was
a writing clerk solicitor's office [1851] /
a solicitor's bill clerk [1861].
He married Ann [1835-1???].
Children:
The family lived at 4 Mount Pleasant, Halifax [1861]
He married Sarah [1873-1902].
Children:
They lived at Denham Street, Brighouse [1901].
Mary was buried [1902] with her
father-in-law in the unconsecrated section of
Brighouse Cemetery.
Benjamin was buried with them [1903]
Born in Halifax.
He was a wine merchant's manager [1911]
On 27th September 1898, he married Edith Bates [1878-1927] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at 10 St Bevan's Road, Halifax [1911].
Members of the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell:
Edith [29th January 1927];
Charles Frederick [25th March 1929]
He was
a member of St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe & Choir /
employed by Royston's.
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
with 466 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He was lost over Germany [18th March 1944] (aged 20), in the same
aircraft as his brother-in-law Gordon Edgar Doggett &
Harold Gordon Price.
He was buried at Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany [Grave Ref 7 H 12].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was
a solicitor's clerk [1911].
During World War I,
and he served as a Second Lieutenant
with the 13th Battalion
C Company
Royal Tank Corps.
He was killed in action at Mitle Kruisee Kemmel, Belgium [25th April 1918] (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 159-160],
on the Memorial at Saint Andrew's Church, Stainland,
and on the family grave at Bethel Methodist New Connexion Graveyard, Outlane
In December 1857, he was declared bankrupt.
During the bankruptcy hearing, he was suspected of concealing assets
in order to defraud his creditors, and he confessed that £940
in gold and banknotes was hidden up the chimney of a house in
Bradford.
The gold was concealed in a money belt together with an address in
the USA.
The court decided that Roberts intended to abscond to America.
He had also sent many goods to fictitious names at houses in
Manchester and elsewhere.
The discoveries yielded payments of 20/- in the pound to his creditors
He was
a watchmaker [1901] /
a watchmaker & jeweller [1911] /
in business on Commercial Street, Halifax.
In 1892, he married Martha Ann Pilling [1869-19??] in Haslingden.
Children:
They lived at
Born in Brighouse.
Between 1891 and 1899, he left Brighouse to work in wire drawing in
Musselburgh, Scotland.
In 1899, he married Joan/Joanna Pow in Musselburgh.
Children:
Around 1905, the family returned to Brighouse where the 3 youngest
children were born
He was a doctor in Brighouse.
He gave evidence at the inquest following the death of Samuel Watkinson [1939].
He lived at Houghton House, Brighouse [1911]
In [Q2] 1880, he married Annie Eliza Walton in Halifax.
Children:
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2173]
with their great grandmother Mary Roberts;
only Mary appears on the headstone
He was
a brewer [1911] /
a mineral water manufacturer (worker) [1891].
In [Q3] 1886, he married Elizabeth Ainley in Huddersfield.
Children:
They lived at Maplin Lea, Outlane [1911]
Elizabeth died in 1915.
Fred died 13th January 1927 (aged 64).
Elizabeth, Fred & Horace were buried at Bethel Methodist New Connexion Graveyard, Outlane
Son Cyril died in World War I,
and is remembered on the grave
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 27th September 1915 (aged 24).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 20],
on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on Rastrick War Memorial
He joined the Army in 1849.
He served 4 years 10 months in Malta and 5 years 1 month in Gibraltar.
He was a Sergeant in the 2nd Battalion of the 15th Regiment of
Infantry when he retired from the army in November 1870.
He was
a lodger at the Bowling Green Inn, Halifax [1871] /
a Chelsea Pensioner & beerseller at the Blue Bell Inn, Halifax [1881] /
beerhouse keeper at the Blue Bell Inn, Halifax [1891, 1893].
In March 1893, he was declared insolvent
He married (1) Unknown.
He was a widower by 1871.
In 1875, he married (2) Helen [1839-1914] in Halifax.
She was the widow of Frederick Marshall and had 4 children
by her previous marriage
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was lodger Joshua Baxendale
(Chelsea Pensioner).
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon [Grave Ref: 2 HH 39]
He married Mary [1798-1863].
She was a card maker [1851]
Children:
The family lived at 8 Lister Street, Halifax [1851].
Mary died 2nd October 1863 (aged 65),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2173]
with her great grandchildren:
children of Fred Roberts
He was
a small wire drawer [1891] /
a partner in Roberts & Hirst Limited /
a bobbin manufacturer (employer) [1901] /
a textile bobbin manufacturer (employer) [1911].
In 1885, he married Ellen Armitage in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Born in Sunderland, County Durham [17th January 1874].
In January 1904, he married Winifred Milbanke Hudson [1884-1965]
in Durham.
He appears on the electoral rolls at Beechwood, Sowerby [1906-1912].
They lived at
During World War I,
he served as a Lieutenant Colonel
with the 14th Battalion
Gloucestershire Regiment.
He was mentioned in Despatches.
He died at Neuve Chapelle in France [8th June 1916] (aged 42).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Pont-de-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France [Grave Ref I B 12].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets,
on the Memorial at Saint Peter's Church, Sowerby,
on the Memorial at Saint Peter's Church, Sowerby,
and on a brass plaque in Sowerby Church commemorating him and
the men who fell with him at Neuve Chapelle.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £6,826 11/5d.
Probate was granted to
Maurice Lennox Roberts (gunner in the Royal Artillery)
and
Kennett Champain Bayley (solicitor)
He qualified in September 1929
He qualified in November 1930
He was
innkeeper at the West Ward Tavern, Halifax [1881] /
landlord of the West Hill, Halifax [1881, 1887].
He married Emma [1840-1???].
He was
Pastor at West Vale Baptist Church [1878-1883] /
a bootmaker [1891] /
a bootmaker (own account) [1901, 1911].
In 1874, he married Eliza [1851-1???].
Children:
They lived at
He was carrier.
He claimed that he had never drunk more than half-a-pint of liquor at
one time.
He died at the age of 114 (less 1 month) [10th November 1721].
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church.
See
Longevity
He was
a cotton winder [1871] /
a winder-on.
He married Hannah [1809-18??].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] were daughter Mary Ann & her husband
Born in Halifax.
He was
a joiner [1861] /
a master carpenter & joiner [1881].
Around 1871, he married Elizabeth [1847-1???].
Children:
They lived at
4 Upper Bell Hall [1881]
He took over from his mother as landlord of the Junction Hotel, Halifax
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [14th March 1813]
Born at Stanningley.
His name was sometimes written Dr John Varley-Roberts.
He was at St Bartholomew's Church, Armley
before becoming
choirmaster and Organist at Halifax Parish Church [1868-1882].
In 1876, he wrote the music for a cantata by Rev Thomas Cox.
In 1882, he succeeded his brother, Sir Walter Parratt, as
organist at Magdalen College Oxford.
He held the post for 36 years.
He wrote an Appendix and Supplement to Cheetham's Psalmody.
He lived at King Cross Street, Halifax [1874].
He married a daughter of Jeremy Hauworth
Between 1876 and 1880, the family moved to Brighouse.
Around 1890, he opened a business as a staple and rivet manufacturer
at Victoria Wire Works, Brighouse.
He was a wire manufacturer there [1895].
On 20th February 1869, he married Emma Jane Mack [1847-1909]
at Birstall.
Children:
They lived at
He was buried in the unconsecrated section of Brighouse Cemetery,
and other members of his family were subsequently buried with him
He was a cloth fuller [1823].
On 21st December 1823, he married Emma Whiteley [1802-1872] in Hartshead.
Children:
Emma died in Brighouse [29th October 1872].
She & other members of the family (‡) were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [Grave Ref: X40].
Joshua died in Brighouse [15th January 1882].
At this time, available space at St Martin's Church, Brighouse Graveyard was full, and he was buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He was
a stone delver [1851] /
a stone dresser [1861, 1871].
He married Louisa [1814-1891].
Children:
The family lived at
Joshua died 18th May 1883 (aged 74).
Louisa died 25th July 1891 (aged 77).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3892]
with a James Pollard [1817-1889]
He was a railway clerk of Clifton Bridge, Brighouse.
He died at the age of 22.
He was buried in the unconsecrated section of Brighouse Cemetery,
with his father and other members of his family
He was
educated at Halifax Secondary School [until 1912] /
a member of Trinity Road baptist Church /
working in his father's jewellery business.
During World War I,
he enlisted in the first week of September 1914
and served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was sent the front in April 1915.
He died from gas poisoning at Ypres [19th December 1915] (aged 19).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Talana Farm Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref IV H 1].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Halifax Bowling Club,
on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School,
on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Dudwell,
and on the Memorial at Trinity Road Baptist Church, Halifax
Illegitimate daughter of Sarah of Stansfield, daughter of
Richard Roberts.
Baptised at St James & St John, Hebden Bridge [May 1850], father not
recorded.
Sister of Naomi.
The sisters lived together at 33 Milner Royd, Sowerby [1861]
In 1861, Naomi was a head cotton weaver, and Peggy was
a worsted drawer.
She continued to live with her sister after Naomi married
John Greenwood [1866]
She lived with them [1871, 1881, 1891].
She was a woollen weaver [1871, 1881, 1891].
Naomi died in 1907.
In 1911, a Margaret Roberts [aged 70] (formerly a weaver in a
woollen mill) was listed as an inmate of the Halifax Union Poor Law Hospital at Salterhebble
She died 3rd January 1852 (aged 80),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 85].
A Thomas Brumwell is mentioned as grave owner on her burial
record
She was one of the children who came to the district
and worked
as a
worsted spinner
at Calvert's Mill at Wainstalls.
She lived
with James Whittaker [1881]
Baptised at St James & St John, Hebden Bridge [May 1850], father not
recorded.
Sister of Peggy.
The sisters lived together at 33 Milner Royd, Sowerby [1861]
In 1861, Naomi was a head cotton weaver, and Peggy was
a worsted drawer.
In 1866, Naomi married John Greenwood
Child: John
He was
a wool comber [1841] /
a coal dealer [1851].
On 24th September 1815, he married Margaret Howorth in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Under Bank Hall, Stansfield, Lower Third,
Todmorden [1841, 1851].
Living with them [in 1841] were daughter Hannah, her husband
Thomas Sunderland, and daughter Susannah.
Living with them [in 1851] were granddaughters Naomi
and Peggy.
Richard was found dead in bed (without marks of violence,
supposed natural causes) [19th September 1861] (aged 70)
In 1788, Joseph King was executed for uttering a forged note with
intent to defraud Roberts
He was a wire drawer [1861, 1881].
Around 1846, he married Elizabeth [1824-1???].
Children:
They lived at
He was a grocer.
He married Grace Dewhirst [1822-1880].
Child: Ann [1854-1934] who married Joshua Sykes.
Grace died 28th September 1880.
Samuel died 3rd June 1888.
Grace & Samuel were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
are buried All Souls;
He lived at Wyke, Gomersall and Brighouse.
He wrote
a tragedy entitled Stansfield [1863]
and
a novel entitled The Yorkshire Cousins [1896] under the
pseudonym Stephen Wyke
He died 4th July 1779 (aged 29)
& was buried at Eastwood Congregational Church
In [Q4] 1853, he married Jane Foster in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
7 Winn Street, Halifax (the widowed Jane living with
daughter Clarissa & husband) [1911].
Thomas died 3rd February 1886 (aged 56).
He & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2118].
Jane died in Halifax [5th August 1911]
& was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
with the children (★)
He died in Sowerby Bridge, after a long & painful illness [25th November 1890] (aged 42)
Born in Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Gunner
with the 70th Field Regiment
Royal Artillery.
He died in Halifax [24th February 1944] (aged 26).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[H 106]
In [Q3] 1874, he married Lucy Ann Holmes [1852-1875] in Halifax.
Children:
Lucy Ann died (possibly of perinatal complications) [23rd October 1875] (aged 23),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1349].
He married Jane [1830-1864].
Children:
Jane died 20th December 1864 (aged 34),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 488].
He left to serve at Upper Holloway, London and then at Salisbury
During World War I,
and he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died at Arras [9th October 1917].
He was buried at Favreuil British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref II A 17].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was
innkeeper at the Duke of York, Halifax [1850. 1861] /
innkeeper & butcher employing 1 man [1861].
Around 1847, he married Grace [1820-1???].
Children:
They lived at 19/20 Russell Street, Halifax [1861]
He was
a slaker (cotton factory) [1871] /
a tanner [1881, 1891].
In [Q3] 1865, he married Martha Fielden [1842-1911] in Todmorden.
She was a cotton weaver [1871, 1881]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was sister-in-law Ann Fielden [b
1840] (cotton weaver).
William died 20th June 1898.
Martha died 4th December 1911.
The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
He was an accountant & sharebroker [1891].
Around 1878, he married Laura Mann [1855-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
3 Park Terrace, Halifax (with Laura's family) [1891]
Born in Gloucestershire.
He was
a carter of Cheetham Street, Halifax [1910] /
a carter [1911].
In [Q2] 1910, he married Mary Alice Berry at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at 10a Thorn Tree Street, Halifax [1911]
In [Q2] 1914, he married Margaret Mullen in Halifax.
They lived at 6 Squire's Court, Range Bank, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 12th Battalion
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
He died 26th March 1918 (aged 27).
He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial, France [Grave Ref 90-93],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was an outfitter [1908].
On 20th October 1908, he married Caroline Mary Dean in Formby.
William died in Liverpool [3rd February 1943].
Caroline Mary died in Crosby in 1972
Roberts, Albert Ref 173-4660 
Roberts, Albert Ref 173-10
Mary Ann was born in Brighouse
Roberts, Albert Ref 173-1729
Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of John William Walker
Roberts, Andy Ref 173-280 Roberts, Arthur Ref 173-43 Roberts, Arthur Edward Ref 173-3 
Roberts, Rev Arthur S. Ref 173-278 Roberts, Arthur Stanley Ref 173-6
Roberts, Austin Ref 173-33
Ann was born in Halifax
Roberts, Rev Basil Coleby Ref 173-698 Roberts, Benjamin Ref 173-1386
Roberts, Charles Frederick Ref 173-5
Edith was born in Halifax
Roberts, Rev Christopher Ref 173-16 Roberts, Rev Clarence David Ref 173-669 Roberts, Cyril Ref 173-7
Roberts, Cyril Ainley Ref 173-18
Roberts, David Ref 173-262 Roberts, Dennis Ref 173-499 Roberts, E. Ref 173-1327 Roberts, Edwin Ref 173-343
Martha Ann was born in Bacup
Roberts, Frank Ref 173-1389
Roberts, Dr Frank Allan Ref 173-1306 Roberts, Fred Ref 173-34
Roberts, Fred Ref 173-17
Elizabeth was born in Stainland, the daughter of Fred Roberts
Roberts, Fred Ref 173-8
Roberts, Frederick John Ref 173-1682
Helen was born in Blair Athol, Scotland.
Roberts, Rev G. Lloyd Ref 173-673 Roberts, George Ref 173-27
Mary was born in Dewsbury.
Roberts, George Henry Ref 173-315
Ellen was born in Dalton, Huddersfield
Roberts, Gerard Chipchase Ref 173-1
Winifred was born in Sunderland, County Durham, daughter
of Ralph Milbanke Hudson, shipowner
Roberts, H. W. Ref 173-824 Roberts, J. D. Ref 173-825 Roberts, James Ref 173-614 Roberts, Rev James Ref 173-1507 Roberts, James Ref 173-893 Roberts, James Pearson Ref 173-31
Emma was born in Leicestershire
Roberts, Rev James Thomas Ref 173-1140
Roberts, John Ref 173-246
Roberts, John Ref 173-35
Hannah was born in Stansfield
Roberts, John Ref 173-13
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Roberts, John Ref 173-1447
Roberts, John Charles Ref 173-1388
Roberts, John Crowthey Ref 173-19 Roberts, Dr John Varley Ref 173-R429 Roberts, John W. Ref 173-1500 Roberts, Jonas Ref 173-766 Roberts, Joseph Ref 173-1438 Roberts, Joseph Dixon Ref 173-889
Roberts, Joshua Ref 173-22
Emma was born in Clifton
Roberts, Joshua Ref 173-28
Louisa was born in Wolverhammpton
Roberts, Josiah Dixon Ref 173-1382
Roberts, Kenneth Ref 173-1678 Roberts, Kim Ref 173-709
Roberts, Leonard Ernest Ref 173-345
Roberts, Margaret Ref 173-40
Roberts, Mary Ref 173-32
Roberts, Mary Ref 173-25 Roberts, Naomi Ref 173-39
Roberts, Richard Ref 173-1471
Roberts, Richard Ref 173-37
Roberts, Richard Ref 173-1357 Roberts, Robert Ref 173-2
Roberts, Samuel Ref 173-741 Roberts, Samuel Ref 173-14
Elizabeth was born in Northowram
Roberts, Samuel Ref 173-193
Grace was born in Midgley
Roberts, Samuel Drake Ref 173-860 Roberts, Rev Thomas Ref 173-856 Roberts, Thomas Ref 173-26
Roberts, Thomas Ref 173-12
Roberts, Thomas Ref 173-11
Roberts, W. Ref 173-21 Roberts, William Ref 173-24
Lucy Ann was the daughter of John Holmes
Details of William's death / burial place are not yet known
Roberts, Rev William Ref 173-29
Details of William's death / burial place are not yet known
Roberts, Rev William Ref 173-851 Roberts, William Ref 173-15
Roberts, William Ref 173-30
Grace was born in Wadsworth
Roberts, William Ref 173-36
Martha was born in Walsden [23rd November 1842].
Roberts, William Ref 173-23
Laura was born in Halifax, the daughter of Sam Batty Mann
Roberts, William Ref 173-20
Mary Alice, of Chatham Street, Halifax, was the daughter of
Alfred Berry
Roberts, William Ref 173-9
Roberts, William Edge Ref 173-215
Caroline Mary was the daughter of Luke Henry Goodyear
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Baptism
1856;
Marriages
1812,
1881,
1907,
1916,
1937;
Death
1907
Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 2435
Roberts surname Ref 173-4
Unattached BMDs for Roberts
Page Ref: MMR346
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