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Born in Bradford [29th February 1852].
On 25th October 1876, he married Mary Alice Emsley.
Child:
Albert [b Apr 1878]
Albert (snr) died 9th January 1878
This & associated entries use material contributed by Marsha Donaldson
Against his mother's wishes, he joined the Navy.
He was on the HMS Royal Oak, but transferred to HMS
Captain on 4th September 1870.
He was on board HMS Captain, one of the Navy's most expensive
ships, when it went down in a squall off Cape Finisterre about
2:00 am on 7th September 1870.
Only 27 of the 500 officers and crew were saved.
There was a memorial in Lightcliffe Old Church which was moved to
hang on the south wall of the nave in St Mary's Church, Bedstone,
Shropshire
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [26th January 1845]
On 14th January 1851, he married Alice Grandage in Bradford.
Children:
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The family moved from Halifax to Bradford.
Partner in Edward Ripley & Son, Bradford dyers.
He married Anne Murgatroyd.
Child: Henry William
In 1841, he and his son bought Holme House, Lightcliffe
Born in Bradford [26th November 1857].
He had 2 children (born in the UK) by Alice Porter:
Around 1888, he married Annie Arveson in the USA.
Children:
Edward died in Winnipeg [25th February 1931]
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In [Q1] 1915, he married Hilda Rastrick [1892-19??] in Halifax.
Child: Ernest [b Brighouse 1917]
The family lived at 55 Oddfellows' Buildings, Bailiff Bridge [1921].
During World War I,
he was with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, then
he served as a Private
with the 173rd Company
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
He died of wounds [23rd July 1917] (aged 26).
He was buried at Estaires Communal Cemetery & Extension, France [Grave Ref IV H 9].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Brighouse Parish Church,
on Rastrick War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland
This & associated entries use material contributed by Paul Ripley
He went into business with William Walton
In 1820, he established George Ripley & Son with a work-force of 20
men and boys.
He married Unknown.
His wife helped with the business, collecting goods for dyeing.
Child: Edward
George died in 1834,
after his death, the dyeing business was taken over by his son,
becoming Edward Ripley & Son
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [3rd November 1822]
He was
a valve fitter's labourer [1901].
He married Sarah E [1864-1???].
Children:
They lived at
46 Bonegate Road Brighouse [1901].
Living with them [in 1901] was Sarah's widowed mother Harriet
Scott [b Liversedge 1834]
Son of Edward Ripley.
Born in Bradford [23rd April 1813].
He was
a dyer [1841, 1851] /
a partner in Edward Ripley & Son, Bradford dyers /
a magistrate [1861] /
president of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce.
In 1841, he and his father bought Holme House, Lightcliffe.
In August 1864, Lord Palmerston stayed with Ripley at Holme House.
In 1870, he laid the foundation stone of Hipperholme Methodist Chapel.
He gave the clock for St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe.
He was active in the political and social life of Bradford.
He built a convalescent hospital at Rawdon.
Between 1866 and 1881, he built a model village, Ripleyville.
He was MP for Bradford [1868-1869, 1874-1880].
In 1880, he was created First Baronet Ripley of Rawdon.
On
28th December 1882,
46 people were killed when the chimney at his West Bowling Mill blew
down.
He married Susan Milligan [1817-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was Rev Edward G. Cecil.
In 1874, he moved to Rawdon and sold off his property at Lightcliffe
and elsewhere.
In 1879, the family moved to Bedstone, Shropshire.
He died 9th November 1882.
See
Punch Bowl, Bailiff Bridge,
Ripley Street and
West Yorkshire Railway Company
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Son of Sir Henry William Ripley.
Born at Holme House, Lightcliffe
He was
educated at Cheltenham for the Army /
Lieutenant in the 2nd West Yorkshire Yeoman Cavalry /
Justice of the Peace for the West Riding /
director of the BDA /
director of the North-Eastern Steel Company.
In [Q4] 1881, he married Alice Louise Pease in Beverley.
They lived at Hob Green, Markington, Yorkshire [early 1900s].
Born at Calverley Bridge [8th April 1866].
On 12th November 1887, he married Gertrude Crooks at Sheffield
Registry Office.
Children:
John Arthur died 29th July 1949
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Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [18th February 1844]
He was
a wire drawer [1891, 1901] /
a steel wire drawer [1911] /
a wire drawer with R. Hill & Company [1921].
In [Q1] 1886, he (possibly) married (1) Ada Elsworth [1866-1925] in Dewsbury.
Child: Harold [b Halifax 1893] who was an apprentice
steel wire drawer [1911]
Ada died in Middlesbrough [Q1 1925] (aged 59).
In [Q2] 1926, Sam married (2) Isabella Shutt [1865-19??]
in Darlington.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1911] was niece Elly Warner [b
Cleckheaton 1904].
In 1921, Sam was living with a boarder
Mrs Alice Robinson [b Great Yarmouth 1874].
Ada was not recorded
Born in Bradford [9th May 1859].
On 2nd March 1883, he married (1) Eleanor Emily Deacon
at Trinity Church, Gray's Inn Road, Middlesex.
They divorced in the early 1890s.
He married (2) Mary Dracon.
Children:
William died 10th September 1925
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Ripley, Albert Ref 554-477
Son of Dan Ripley.
Ripley, Alfred Ref 554-765
6th son of Sir Henry William Ripley.
Ripley, Allen Ref 554-768
Illegitimate son of Ann Ripley of Lightcliffe.
Ripley, Dan Ref 554-114
Alice was the daughter of William Grandage
Ripley, Edward Ref 554-720
Son of George Ripley.
Anne was the daughter of a cotton merchant
Ripley, Edward Ref 554-478
Son of Dan Ripley.
Ripley, Fred Ref 554-517
Son of Ada & Sam Ripley of Brighouse
- could this be Samuel Ripley?
Hilda was born in Hipperholme
There was heavy gas shelling in the Armentières, with many
wounded
Ripley, George Ref 554-736
He and his family moved from Halifax to Bradford.
Ripley, George Ref 554-769
Illegitimate son of Elizabeth Ripley of Slead Syke.
Ripley, George Ref 554-892
Born in Brighouse.
Sarah E was born in Heckmondwike
Ripley, Sir Henry William Ref 554-328
MP, Bt.
Susan was born in Crosshill and had been adopted by her uncle
Ripley, Hugh Ref 554-110
JP.
Alice Louise was the daughter of J. R. Pease JP, of
Westwood, Beverley
Ripley, John Arthur Ref 554-480
Son of Dan Ripley.
Ripley, Joseph Ref 554-770
Illegitimate son of Faith Ripley of Lightcliffe.
Ripley, Samuel Ref 554-2
Born in Cleckheaton [26th August 1865].
Ada was born in Cleckheaton
Isabella was born 13th June 1865
Ripley, William Ref 554-479
Son of Dan Ripley.
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Baptism
1856
Ripley surname Ref 554-1
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