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Spencer, ColonelRef 145-573
[17??-17??] Commanded an independent militia around 1760.

The men wore blue uniforms, lapelled and faced with buff

Spencer, MrRef 145-3378
[18??-1???] He was Chairman of Elland Local Board.

He married Unknown.

Child: Herbert

Spencer, AlexanderRef 145-1750
[1798-1874] He was coal owner / accountant / rate collector / Assistant Overseer [1845] / Registrar of Births and Deaths for Illingworth [1845, 1861, 1865].

He lived at White Hill, Illingworth

Spencer, AlfredRef 145-57
[1848-1???] Son of George Spencer.

He was an apprentice joiner [1861] / a joiner in Ovenden (boarding with Charlotte & Henry  Wilson, iron moulder at 2 Nursery Lane, Ovenden) [1871] / a joiner [1881] / a publican living at Shay Lane, Ovenden [1891].

On 13th May 1871, he married Selina Ann Rushworth.


Selina Jane was born 13th December 1845, the daughter of James Rushworth
 

They had no children.

The family lived at

  • City Terrace, City Lane, Ovenden [1881]
  • 9 Stanley Street, Shay Lane, Ovenden [1891]
  • 27 Jubilee Street, Northowram (Selina Jane was living on  own means) [1901]

Living with them [in 1881] was nephew Joseph Henry Wright [b  1871].

In 1886, Joseph Henry Wright was charged with attempting to shoot his uncle Alfred. The case is reported in the Foldout

Living with them [in 1891] was boarder Leonard Lister.

Living with Selina Jane [in 1901] was boarder George W. White.

Selina Jane was a widow [by 1901, 1911].

In 1911, she was a domestic housekeeper living at 72, Tudor Street, Manchester Road, Bradford, with William Dean [b 1850]

She died in 1917 (aged 72) 

Spencer, Alfred GortonRef 145-3
[1886-1918] Born in Burnley. His birth was registered as Alfred Gorton at Burnley [1886].

He was living with his grandparents Margaret Ann & William Spencer in Cornholme [1891, 1901].

He was educated at Cornholme Council School / a member of Mount Zion United Free Methodist Church, Cornholme.

In [Q1] 1909, he married Ada Walton Forrest [1888-1921] in Burnley.

Children:

  1. child
  2. child

They lived at

  • Beckenham, Kent
  • 71 Lennox Road, Portsmouth

During World War I, he enlisted in Hurlingham, Middlesex [1914], and served as a Private with the 2/3rd County of London Yeomanry, then transferred and served as a Private with the 20th Squadron Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry).

He served in the Dardanelles & Palestine.

He died of haemoptysis in Alexandria [28th July 1918] (aged 32).

He was buried at Gaza War Cemetery, Palestine [Grave Ref XXXII C 2].

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

His aunt Hannah Maria Rayner (née Gorton)  [1867-1933] applied for his War Medals

Spencer, AnnRef 145-2314
[1803-1???] She ran a school at Hullen Edge [around 1845].

She ran a school at Pellon [1851]

Spencer, ArthurRef 145-26
[1881-19??] Son of James Spencer, carder.

He was a tailor of Ellen Holme, Sowerby [1901].

On 11th February 1901, he married Nellie Pickles.


Nellie was the daughter of
William Pickles
 

In 1901, they were living with Nellie's parents

Spencer, Arthur EdwinRef 145-33
[1859-1925] Son of William Beanland Spencer.

Born in Halifax.

He was a wool broker's salesman [1881] / a wool salesman [1891] / a wool & yarn merchant & agent [1901] / a merchant & agent for wool yarn [1911].

In [Q1] 1885, he married Ellen Stansfield in Halifax.


Ellen was born in Sowerby
 

Children:

  1. Clara [2nd September 1885-27th October 1918] who married George Henry Greenwood
  2. Maud [b 1887]
  3. Florence [31st December 1893-23rd February 1895] who was  buried with her Spencer grandparents
  4. Ruth Stansfield (Spencer) [b 1900]
  5. Margaret Annie [b 1904]

They lived at

  • 32 Park View, Halifax [1891]
  • 3 Park Terrace, Halifax [1901, 1911]

Arthur died Q2 1925 (aged 66) 

Spencer, B.Ref 145-1884
[18??-18??] Woolsorter at Halifax.

In December 1860, he was declared insolvent

Spencer, BlakeyRef 145-170
[1718-1787] Son of John Spencer of Colne.

Baptised at St Bartholomew's Church, Colne [4th May 1719].

He was a tailor.

On 9th May 1737, he married Hannah Knight [16??-17??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Hannah was the daughter of John Knight
 

Children:

  1. Knight
  2. John [bapt 1740, died 1742]
  3. Sarah [b 1742] who married Matthew Bennington
  4. John
  5. Joseph
  6. Ann
  7. Blakey

He was a neighbour and friend of Abraham Kershaw, and he was visiting Kershaw when he first heard of John Wesley. He became an active Methodist in the district.

Around 1750, he was chased by an angry mob and almost thrown into the Ryburn at Stirk Bridge.

He was buried at South Parade Methodist Chapel, Halifax

See Gainest Cottage Sunday School

Spencer, BlakeyRef 145-18
[1753-1???] Son of Blakey Spencer.

In 1772, he married Elizabeth [Betty] Brigg [1752-1836].

Children:

  1. William [b 1774]


It is possible that Betty was the Mrs [Elizabeth] Spencer referred to in James Uriah Walker's book The history of Wesleyan Methodism in Halifax, who was a source for his history and the young woman who used to steal away from Church

unbeknown to her parents who strongly disapproved

to listen to Titus Knight preach, subsequently married one of Blakey Spencer's sons, and died at the age of 84 in 1836

 


Question: Can anyone confirm that Betty and Walker's Mrs Spencer are one and the same?

 

Spencer, BlakeyRef 145-40
[1786-18??] He was of independent means [1841].

He married Sarah [1791-18??].

Children:

  1. Ellen [b 1811] who was a milliner [1841]

They lived at St James's Road, Halifax [1841]

Spencer, CalebRef 145-625
[1766-1847] Son of David Spencer.

Both his parents died in their early 40s and within 5 days of each other. It is said that he was 12 when they died, but he was born in 1766 and they died in 1788, so this cannot be correct.

Caleb went into Ovenden Workhouse for 1 year until he was apprenticed out to a local farmer, Isaac Brear. He stayed with Brear for 8 years until he was 21.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Henry [1802-1864]
  2. Sarah
  3. child
  4. child
  5. child
  6. child
  7. child
  8. child

They lived at Small Clough [1835].

Throughout his life, he acquired land at Oxenhope, and he and his son, Henry, were landlord of the Dog & Gun at Oxenhope. Caleb started mining clay on the land next to the Dog & Gun.

His daughter, Sarah, married David Parkinson, and Caleb and David founded Parkinson & Spencer

Caleb was buried at Mount Zion, Ogden, and his epitaph describes him as

A kind father of nine children

Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden (Grave Ref: Ks52

Spencer, CalebRef 145-6300
[1829-1871] Son of David Spencer.

Born in Ovenden.

He was landlord of the Malt Shovel, Ambler Thorn [1861-1871].

In 1853, he married Rachel Stocks [1831-1917] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. David [1860-1864]

He died at the Malt Shovel [30th August 1871].

Rachel took over at the Malt Shovel [1871-1886]

Spencer, CharlesRef 145-38
[1809-1898] Born in Calais / Gosport, Hampshire.

He was a grocer [1841] / a druggist [1851] / a wholesale druggist [1861] / a retired druggist [1871].

He married Amelia Turner [1800-1865].


Amelia was born in Halifax
 

They lived at

  • New Bank, Halifax [1841]
  • Corporation Street, Halifax [1861]
  • West Bank, Halifax [1871]
  • 54 Stanley Road, Halifax [1911]

Living with them [in 1841, 1851] were nieces Eliza Ann Turner [1819-1852] (bonnet maker), & Lydia Turner [b 1836].

Living with them [in 1861] was niece Mary Ann Crawshaw [b  1834].

Amelia died 2nd September 1865 (aged 65).

In [Q4] 1869, he married Mary Ann Crawshaw in Halifax.


Mary Ann was born in Elland.

She was Charles's niece and the daughter of John Crawshaw.

She was listed as a servant for Charles [1871]

 

Charles died 28th April 1898 (aged 89).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 197] with Amelia's siblings: James Turner [1797-12th November 1868] & Eliza Ann Turner [1819-12th August 1852]

Mary Ann died 2nd March 1924.

She & her brother Joseph were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 274]

Spencer, CharlesRef 145-3332
[1867-1???] Son of John Crabtree Spencer.

Born in Halifax.

He was a worsted mill hand [1881] / a dyer's labourer [1901].

In 1890, he (possibly) married Mary Emily Crapper [b 1868] from Halifax.

Children:

  1. Mary J.. [b 1890]
  2. Albert Victor [b 1897]

Spencer, Charles FrederickRef 145-2
[1875-1940] Born in Halifax.

He was an accountant / an Alderman / Director of the Government's National Kitchens scheme [17th  January 1918] / Mayor of Halifax [1919-1920].

On 9th February 1902, he married Florence Elizabeth Woodhead at St Jude's Church, Halifax.


Florence Elizabeth was the daughter of Rufus Woodhead
 

Children:

  1. Charles Harold [b 1904]
  2. Phyllis Mabel [1905-1968] who married Bernard Frankland Dark
  3. John Gordon [b 1909]
  4. Florence Maude [b 1913]

The children were born in Halifax.

Charles Frederick died in Chelsea [7th March 1940]

Spencer, Charles H.Ref 145-3437
[1871-19??] Born in Delph Hill, Yorkshire.

He was a farmer (employer) [1901].

He lived at

Spencer, Charles HansonRef 145-3329
[1887-1942] Son of Walter Spencer.

Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was an apprentice butcher [1901] / landlord of the Coach & Horses, Luddendenfoot / landlord of the Coach & Horses, Haley Hill, Halifax [1920, 1922,  1927] / landlord of the Shepherds' Rest, Sowerby Bridge [1927-1941].

He married Ethel.

Children:

  1. Bessie

Spencer, CliffordRef 145-20
[1902-1951]

In [Q1] 1925, he married May Naylor [1905-1995] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Harold Raymond [1926-1st November 1932]

Clifford died 20th February 1951 (aged 49) 

May died 21st January 1995 (aged 90) 

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NR-A18]

Spencer, DavidRef 145-3248
[17??-1788] Of Ovenden.

He married Susannah [1743-1788].

Child: Caleb

David and Susannah died within 5 days of each other.

Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden (Grave Ref: Ks52

Spencer, DavidRef 145-9400
[1800-1864] Born in Ovenden.

He was landlord of the Granby, Queenshead [1840-1864].

On 4th March 1826, he married Hannah Priestley [1811-1876] at Halifax Parish Church.


Hannah was born in Ovenden
 

Children:

  1. George [b 1827]
  2. Caleb
  3. Betty [1832-1910]
  4. Jonathan [1833-1905]
  5. Mary [1836-1924]
  6. Susannah [1840-1907] who was a dressmaker [1861]

The first 5 children were baptised at Illingworth Church; the youngest, Susannah, was baptised at Holy Trinity, Queensbury.

David died at the Granby [6th October 1864].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £450.

Hannah took over at the Granby [1864-1876]

She died at the Granby [23rd March 1876].

The couple were buried at Church of the Holy Trinity, Queensbury [Plot GG 26]

Spencer, DavidRef 145-46
[1804-18??] Born in Halifax.

He was a woolsorter [1841] / a wool buyer to manufacturer [1851].

Around 1829, he married Martha [1802-18??].


Martha was born in Leeds
 

Children:

  1. James
  2. Ann [b 1831]
  3. Edward
  4. William Henry [b 1840]

They lived at

  • Charlestown, Halifax [1941]
  • 30 Rhodes Street, Halifax [1851]
  • 1 Hume Street, Halifax [1871]
Martha was a widow by 1871


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

Spencer, DavidRef 145-28
[1850-1???] Born in Heptonstall.

He was a fustian cutter [1891].

Around 1878, he married Elizabeth [1854-1???].


Elizabeth was born in Hebden Bridge
 

Children:

  1. (possibly) John Edward who was a cotton  operative [1891]
  2. Wilbert [b 1879] who was a cotton operative [1891]
  3. Grace A. [b 1881]
  4. Ethel M. [b 1884]
  5. Sarah J. [b 1887]

They lived at Sandy Gate, Wadsworth [1891]

Spencer, DavidRef 145-61
[1855-1936] Son of James Spencer.

He was a woolsorter [1871] / a woolstapler of Halifax [1936].

David died 26th May 1936 (aged 81)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1533] with his parents. The Lister Lane Archives also record his burial at Plot 1531 with Kate Simpson, though he is not mentioned on the headstone

Spencer, EdgarRef 145-29
[1872-19??] Born in Halifax.

He was a Post Office telegraphist [1901] / a sorting clerk & telegraphist at Halifax Post Office [1911].

He married Edith Ann Radcliffe [1870-19??] in Halifax.


Edith Ann was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Thomas Knight
  2. Mildred [b 1900]
  3. Raymond [b 1905]

They lived at

  • 2 Cork Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 73 Savile Park Street, Halifax [1911]

Spencer, EdwardRef 145-62
[1834-1874] Son of David Spencer.

He was a clerk (stuff manufacturer) [1851] / a woolsorter [1871].

Edward Spencer died 22nd February 1874 (aged 40).

He and other members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1629]

Spencer, ElliottRef 145-3334
[1???-1???] Son of Samuel Spencer.

He married [1871] Faith Hillas [b 1842] in Bradford.

Children:

  1. Albert Edward [b 1872] who married Ellen [b 1874]  from Halifax
  2. Florence [b 1877]
  3. Elliott [b 1883] who was an apprentice brass moulder  [1901]
  4. Emma Jane [b 1886] who was a paper printer [1901]

Spencer, ErnestRef 145-25
[1893-19??] Son of James Spencer.

He was a telephone clerk for textile manufacturer [1911] / employed at Dean Clough Mills.

During World War I, he enlisted [15th November 1915] and served as a Sergeant with the Signal Subsection of the Royal Garrison Artillery.

He served on the Western Front, and was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre for


devotion to duty and good service rendered in the field
 

His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [16th February 1918].

Spencer, FredRef 145-3326
[1876-19??] Son of Walter Spencer.

He and his brother Jonathan established a mineral water business, trading as F. & J. G. Spencer.

On Jonathan's death, Fred became sole owner of the business.

He married (1) Florence Lydia Gibson [1881-1909] at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.


Florence Lydia was the daughter of engineer Wallace Gibson.

She died in childbirth [1909]

 

On 17th May 1919, he married (2) Jessie James [1885-1971] in Halifax.


Jessie came from Halesowen
 

Children:

  1. twins Walter [b 1920]
  2. Alan [b 1920]

Fred, Florence & Jessie were buried at Halifax Parish Church

Spencer, FredRef 145-1404
[1910-1978] A well-known euphonium player. He performed with many of the local brass bands, including the Salvation Army, King Cross Band, Sowerby Bridge Band, Brighouse & Rastrick Band [1936], and Black Dike Mills Band. He retired in 1963

Spencer, FrederickRef 145-2478
[18??-19??] He had worked in Staffordshire before becoming the first tramways manager for Halifax Corporation [20th January 1898]

Spencer, GeorgeRef 145-56
[1829-1???] Son of Richard Spencer.

Born at King Street, Stansfield [b 8th August 1829].

He was a mason in Illingworth [1848] / a woolcomber [1851] / a mason's labourer [1861, 1881].

On 2nd January 1848, he married Sarah Wilson [1827-1???].


Sarah, a weaver of Shay Lane, was the daughter of John Wilson, gas maker.

She was shown as Emma in some records

 

Children:

  1. Alfred
  2. Sophia [b 1859]
  3. Lily [b 22nd February 1865]
  4. Richard [b 1868]

The family lived at

  • Water Side, Northowram [1851]
  • 3 Shaw Lane, Ovenden [1861]
  • 23 Grove Street, Ovenden [1871]
  • 11 Hopkinson's Buildings, Ovenden [1881]

Spencer, GeorgeRef 145-68
[1839-1914] Son of Thomas Edward Spencer, farmer.

He was an oil maker [1878].

On 29th March 1870, he married Ann Halstead in Halifax.


Ann was born at Hollin Hey, Sowerby [2nd October 1840], the daughter of
Robert Halstead
 

Ann died 27th December 1932 & was buried at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd [Grave Ref: E/C12] the grave of the Spencer family [31st December 1932]

Spencer, GeorgeRef 145-64
[1842-1???]

In [Q2] 1871, he married Mary Ann Eliza Crowther in Halifax.


Mary Ann Eliza was the daughter of
Charles Crowther
 

Children:

  1. Edmund [1874-1877] who was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3689] with his Crowther grandparents

Spencer, Henry IllingworthRef 145-31
[1874-11959] Son of Joe Turner Spencer.

Born 3rd May 1874.

He was a stockbroker's clerk [1891] / Borough insurance clerk [1911] / an Assistant Borough Treasurer in London.

In June 1909, he married Gertrude Sara Love at St Jude's Church, Halifax.

They had no children.

They lived at

  • St Ann's Road, Halifax [1911]
  • Upper Norwood

Gertrude died in 1958 (aged 77).

Henry died 9th November 1959 (aged 85) 

Spencer, Captain HerbertRef 145-881
[1877-1937] Son of Mr Spencer.

He was a promoter of Exley Zoo.

He and his sister, Viola, ascended from the Zoo in an airship.

On 12th August 1909, he gave a demonstration at the Zoo in which he was to go up to 5,000 ft in a small airship and then parachute back to earth. He landed across the valley at North Dean Woods.

The Bradford Weekly Telegraph [Friday, 5th August 1910] published an account of a Balloon Trip from Halifax.


Captain Spencer, the well-known balloonist, who is at present giving exhibitions of parachute descents at Halifax Zoological gardens, made a balloon journey on Tuesday with Mr Hugh Barclay, acting organist of Halifax Parish Church.

The balloon passed over Bradford and Leeds reaching a height of nearly 5,000 feet, eventually landing at Sawley near Ripon, the journey of 35 miles having occupied just an hour and three-quarters

 

For a time, he and his assistant, Lt Frank Gooden, gave sightseeing trips over the district, flying at a height of 1,000 ft.

In 1910, he invited aviator Claude Grahame-White to Halifax.

In 1931, he gave a collection of (stuffed?) wild birds to the new Elland Museum.

He lived at Park Road, Elland

Spencer, Herbert JamesRef 145-22
[1884-1954] DCM.

Son of Moses Spencer.

Born in Copley [17th May 1884].

In 1901, he was Private Herbert James Spencer, Army Service Corps, in barracks in Aldershot; he was shown as aged 18, but was actually about 16 years old.

In 1909, he married Elizabeth Fitzgerald [1883-19??] at Kimberley.


Elizabeth was born on 1st March 1883
 

In 1911, he was Sergeant Herbert Spencer, Army Service Corps, at Brookhill Quarters, Brookhill Road, Woolwich.

When World War I broke out, he was on duty in China, and subsequently went to Gallipoli and Egypt.

In 1916, he was Staff Quartermaster Sergeant S/17645, Army Service Corps and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for


consistent good work on the Gallipoli Peninsula from May to September 1915, when the depots and bakeries were repeatedly under shell fire
 

They lived at 3 Trafalgar Row, Halifax [1939].

He died in Halifax [Q2 1954] (aged 69) 

Spencer, HughRef 145-70
[1823-1???] Born in Burnley, Lancashire.

He was a stone delver [1851] / a coal miner [1861] / a gardener [1871].

Around 1850, he married Rebecca [1828-1???].


Rebecca was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. Walter who established Walter Spencer & Sons
  2. Elizabeth A. [b 1852] who was a cotton worker [1871]
  3. Dinah [b 13th December 1854; bapt 9th July 1867; d Q2  1930] who was a worsted worker [1871] & married John Crossley
  4. William L. [b 1857] who was a woollen worker [1871]
  5. Hugh [b 1860] who was a part-time woollen worker [1871]
  6. Isaac [b 1863] who was a joiner with Walter Spencer &  Sons [1861]
  7. Johnson [b 1867]
  8. Daniel [b 1870] who was a sawyer with Walter Spencer &  Sons [1861]

They lived at

  • Lower Lock House, Halifax [1851]
  • Altofts Manor, Wakefield [1861]
  • Canker Dyke, Elland [1871]

Spencer, IsabellaRef 145-43
[1866-1???] Born in Liverpool.

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]

Spencer, IsaiahRef 145-48
[1831-1884] Son of John Spencer.

He married Emily [1844-1892].

Isaiah died 31st August 1884 (aged 53).

Emily died 1st November 1892 (aged 48).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3686] with brother-in-law John Charnock

Spencer, Rev J.Ref 145-1688
[17??-18??] Minister at Shore General Baptist Church, Todmorden [1819]

Spencer, JabezRef 145-2305
[18??-19??] Partner in Richardson & Spencer.

He lived at 23 Woodside Place, Boothtown [1905]

Spencer, JamesRef 145-39
[1781-1831]

He married (1) Hannah [1780-1802].

Children:

  1. James who died 14th March 1802 (aged 9 months) 

Hannah died 31st March 1802 (aged 22).

He married (2) Martha [1781-1840].

Children:

  1. Mary Hannah [1825-30th October 1858] who married James Wild

James died 27th December 1831 (aged 50).

Martha died 16th May 1840 (aged 59).

Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax [Grave Ref: 121]

Spencer, JamesRef 145-42
[1828-1886] Son of David Spencer.

Born 27th August 1828.

He was a woolsorter [1841, 1851] / a wool buyer [1871].

In [Q3] 1854, he married Mary Pickard [1824-1893] in Halifax.


Mary was born 14th November 1824
 

Children:

  1. Sam Pickard [1847-1870]
  2. David
  3. Alice [b 1859]
  4. Harry [1861-1864]
  5. Walter Pickard [1865-1886]

They lived at 2 Milton Street, Halifax [1871].

James died 17th August 1886 (aged 58).

Mary died 8th November 1893 (aged 69).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1531].

The children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1629] with other members of the family

Spencer, JamesRef 145-3476
[1837-1905] Born in Wadsworth.

He was a beerseller [1861] / a beerseller at the Abbey, Luddenden [1871] / a shoemaker [1871] / a waggoner [1881, 1891] / a carter [1892] / a cart driver [1901].

He married Sarah Hargreaves [1839-1899].

Children:

  1. Fred [b 2nd January 1860] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  2. Sam [b 1860] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  3. Harry [b 3rd November 1862] who was a worsted spinner  [1871]
  4. Walter / Walton
  5. William / Willie
  6. Mary Hannah [b 1869]
  7. Sarah [b 1871]
  8. James Henry [b 1873]
  9. Ann [b 1875]
  10. Mary [b 1878]
  11. Arthur [b 1880]

The family lived at

  • Luddendenfoot, Warley [1861]
  • the Abbey, Luddenden [1871]
  • Ellenholme, Sowerby [1881, 1891]
  • 3 Ellen Holme, Luddenden Foot [1901]

Living with them [in 1881] was mother-in-law Mary Hargreaves [aged 64] (formerly servant).

James died in 1905 (aged 68) 

Spencer, JamesRef 145-24
[1856-1908] Son of Joshua Spencer, delver.

Born in Halifax.

He was an overlooker of Northowram [1874] / a worsted overlooker [1881] / a worsted drawing overlooker [1891] / a worsted overlooker [1901].

In 1874, he married Elizabeth Beaumont [1854-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Elizabeth was born in Stainland, the daughter of Humphrey Beaumont, delver
 

Children:

  1. John W. [b 1875] who was a worsted spinner [1891], a  brickyard labourer [1901]
  2. Albert [b 1877]
  3. Edgar [b 1880] who was a worsted overlooker [1901]
  4. Alice [b 1886] who was a worsted spinner [1901], an  Axminster carpet weaver [1911]
  5. Ernest

The family lived at

  • 35 John Street, Northowram [1881, 1891]
  • 8 Bankfield View, Halifax [1901]
  • 11 Fairfield Terrace, Halifax [1911]

James died in 1907 (aged 52), or in 1909 (aged 54) 

Spencer, James EdwardRef 145-2863
[1869-1929] Born in Copley.

He was landlord of the William the 4th, Sowerby Bridge [1897-1929].

On 6th December 1898, he married Susan Greenwood at Halifax Parish Church


Susan was the daughter of William Greenwood
 

They had no children.

He died at the William the 4th [8th January 1929].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,299 18/5d. Probate was granted to Amy Louisa Spink and Henry Greenwood pattern maker

Spencer, JesseRef 145-11
[1892-1917] Son of William Spencer.

Born in Wadsworth [15th October 1892].

On 16th November 1912, he married Margaret Ann Ayrton [1891-1937] at Burnley Register Office.

Children:

  1. Ruby Gwendolin [1913-2003] who married [1937] Vincent Hartley [1911-1987]

They lived at 188 Southfield Street, Nelson.

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the 1st Battalion Border Regiment.

He was killed in action [20th November 1917].

He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France [Grave Ref 7]

Spencer, Joe TurnerRef 145-1156
[1849-1905] Son of Richard Spencer.

Born in Halifax [20th September 1849].

He was a Freemason / chairman of the Morecambe Pier Company / a Halifax Councillor [mid-1890s] / an Alderman [1892-1901] / a master linen-draper (taking over his father's drapery business in  Northgate, Halifax) [1881] / a stocks & shares broker [1891] / an insurance agent / Proprietor & Editor of the Halifax Comet from his offices in  Waterhouse Street, Halifax

In [Q3] 1873, he married Mary Eliza Illingworth in Halifax.


Mary Eliza was born in Halifax, the daughter of Thomas Illingworth Hephzibah [b Grimsby 1818] &
 

Children:

  1. Henry
  2. Winifred Mary [4th December 1889-1957] who married [1921]  William Dunn, a dairy farmer in Berkshire

They lived at 10 Milton Place, Halifax [1881, 1891, 1901].

Living with them [in 1881] was mother-in-law Hepzibah Illingworth.

Joe committed suicide [13th March 1905].

On the following day, The Leeds & Yorkshire Mercury reported


He was discovered in the bathroom with his throat cut.

His son told how Joe had become depressed after having sustained considerable financial losses.

At the Inquest, a verdict of suicide was returned, though there was no evidence to show the state of his mind

 

He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1905

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £189 19/10d.

Probate was granted to his widow Mary Eliza.

Mary Eliza died 7th February 1919.

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1244] with Joe's parents.

See Henry Backhouse

Spencer, JohnRef 145-7002
[16??-17??] Of Waterside, Colne, Lancashire.

On 2nd November 1716, he married Anne Smith [16??-17??] at St Bartholomew's Church, Colne.

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [1717] who died in infancy
  2. Blakey
  3. Christopher [1721] who died in infancy
  4. Maria [1722] who died in infancy
  5. Laurence [d 1725]
  6. Ellena [bapt 1726]
  7. Eliz [bapt 1729]

The children were born in Colne.

The family moved to Skircoat Green after 1729

Spencer, JohnRef 145-1009
[17??-1???] Coiner of Lee Bank. He was imprisoned at Bradford

Spencer, JohnRef 145-3007
[17??-18??] Reed maker at Woolshops, Halifax [1822]

Spencer, JohnRef 145-845
[1744-1811] Son of Blakey Spencer.

Baptised 23rd December 1744.

He was a stonemason in Halifax.

A Methodist, he gave classes at Bank Top, Sowerby Bridge. He and Thomas Calverley Riley were involved in establishing Gainest Cottage Sunday School.

On 27th September 1767, he married Mary Cragg at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. John
  2. son
  3. son
  4. son
  5. daughter
  6. daughter

He died on 2nd July 1811, five days after his wife.

See Gainest Cottage, Halifax

Spencer, JohnRef 145-1564
[1773-1813] Son of John Spencer.

He was a stonemason.

In 1794, he married Mary Broadbent at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Thomas
  2. son
  3. son
  4. son
  5. son
  6. son
  7. daughter
  8. daughter

John, Mary and several of their children were buried at South Parade Wesleyan Chapel

Spencer, JohnRef 145-63
[1803-1867] Born in Wadsworth.

He was a stuff weaver [1841] / a worsted warp beamer [1861] / a warp dresser.

Around 1827, he married Elizabeth [1805-1883].


Elizabeth was born in Wadsworth
 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1827] who married John Charnock, was  widowed [by 1881], a worsted weaver [1881]
  2. William [b 1829]
  3. Isaiah
  4. John [b 1833]
  5. James [b 1837] who was a worsted power loom weaver [1861]
  6. Joseph [b 1840] who was a worsted overlooker [1861]
  7. Benjamin [b 1842] who was a worsted power loom weaver  [1861]
  8. Thomas
  9. John G. [b 1850] who was a worsted spinner [1861]
  10. Frederick [b 1852] who was a worsted spinner [1861], a  worsted overlooker [1871]

They lived at

  • Ewood Hall, Halifax [1841]
  • 23 Hebble Mill, Halifax [1861]
  • 3 Chaffer's Court, Crossley Terrace [1871, 1881]

Living with them [in 1861, 1871, 1881] was widowed daughter Mary.

John died 2nd June 1867 (aged 64).

Elizabeth died 18th August 1883 (aged 78).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2486]

Spencer, JohnRef 145-35
[1811-18??] Born in Heptonstall.

He was a fustian cutter [1851].

Around 1836, he married Elizabeth [1806-18??].


Elizabeth was born in Erringden
 

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 1836] who was a fustian cutter [1851]
  2. Jane [b 1839] who was a part-timer / cotton doffer [1851]
  3. Robert [b 1846]
  4. Young [b 1849]
  5. Lord

They lived at Bridge Lanes, Heptonstall [1851]

Spencer, JohnRef 145-52
[1815-1882] Born in Northowram.

He was a foreman mechanic (worsted mill) [1861] / a foreman mechanic [1871].

Around 1836, he married Ann [1816-1???].


Ann was born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire
 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1836] who was working in worsted mill [1861], a  picker in worsted mill [1871]
  2. Elizabeth [b 1840] who was a worsted twister [1861], a  winder in worsted mill [1871]
  3. Thomas [b 1841] who was a mechanic worsted mill [1861]
  4. Joseph [1842-1850]
  5. Maria [b 1848] who was a worsted spinner [1861], a  twister in worsted mill [1871]
  6. Daniel / David [b 1851] who was an engineer fitter  [1871]
  7. Moses [b 1854] who was a scourer in worsted mill [1871]
  8. Samuel who died 28th October 1853, (aged 6 weeks) 
  9. Ellen [b 1856]
  10. Harry [1860-1872] who was a part-timer worsted mill hand  [1871]

They lived at

  • 1 Spring Garden, Skircoat [1861]
  • 5 & 8 Spring Gardens, Skircoat [1871]

Ann died 3rd June 1871 (aged 55).

John died 25th March 1882 (aged 67).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2992]

Spencer, JohnRef 145-59
[1818-1???] Born in Halifax.


Question: Is this person related to Squire Spencer [1791-18??]?

 

He was a woollen manufacturer & merchant employing 5 men & 6 women [1851] / a woollen manufacturer & merchant employing 12 men & 8 women [1861] / a woollen manufacturer & merchant employing 28 persons weaving etc  [1871].

Around 1843, he married Mary Ann [1817-1871].


Mary Ann was born in Bradford
 

Children:

  1. Frances / Fanny [b 1843] who married [Halifax Q2  1865] Joseph Gordon
  2. Mary [1845-1890] who was buried with her mother
  3. Charles [b 1856]
  4. Catherine [b 1858]
  5. Agnes [b 1861]

They lived at

  • 2 Bull Close, Savile Road, Halifax [1851, 1861]
  • Thorn Tree, Halifax [1871]

Living with them [in 1871] was granddaughter Mary Agnes Gordon [b 1866]

Mary Ann died 12th July 1871 (aged 54)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1248] with Thomas James Peacock and George R. Clough [1845-1873].


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

Spencer, JohnRef 145-3472
[1825-1???] Born in Burnley, brother of William Beanland Spencer.

He was a printer and stationer employing 2 men [1851].

On 19th September 1849, he married Mary Ann Fawthrop at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary Ann was the daughter of Timothy Fawthrop.

She was a dressmaker [1881]

 

Child: John Edwin


It is thought that John Edwin may have been the child of Eliza, daughter of Timothy Fawthrop, and that he was adopted by his aunt Mary Ann when she married John Spencer
 

They lived at

  • Ormerod Street, Burnley [1851]
  • 39 South Harley Street, Halifax [1871]

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 84]

Spencer, JohnRef 145-13
[1891-1918] Son of Mary Ada & George Spencer of 29 Mount Tabor, Halifax.

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

He died of wounds [25th April 1918] (aged 27).

He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 82-85 & 162A], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

Spencer, John CrabtreeRef 145-3331
[1830-1???] Son of Samuel Spencer.

Born in Ambrey.

He was a dyer [1851, 1881].

He married Isabella [1834-1???] from Heywood, Lancashire.

Children:

  1. Mary Jane [b 1853]
  2. Robert [b 1855] who was a dyer [1881]
  3. Alice [b 1856]
  4. Hannah [b 1853] who was a cotton rover [1881]
  5. Robert
  6. Nancy [b 1865] who was a cotton drawer [1881]
  7. Charles

The family lived at

  • Garden Street, Northowram [1871]
  • 1 Lilly Court, Northowram [1881]

Spencer, John EdwardRef 145-27
[187?-19??] (Possibly) son of David Spencer.

In 1913, he married Clara Rawsthorn


Clara was the daughter of John Rawsthorn
 

Children:

  1. Ethuriel [b Hebden Bridge 15th September 1916]

They lived at 5 Nutclough, Hebden Bridge.

John Edward served in World War I.

Clara died in 1950 (aged 70) 

Spencer, John EdwinRef 145-1713
[1854-1897] Born in Burnley.

It is thought that his mother may have been Eliza, daughter of Timothy Fawthrop, and that he was adopted by his aunt Mary Ann when she married John Spencer.

In 1861, he listed as Fawthrop, born Burnley, and is living with Eliza and her mother Sarah, widow of Timothy Fawthrop.

In 1871, he is listed as Spencer and is living with Mary Ann and her mother Sarah.

He was a bookseller's assistant [1881]. He worked with F. King for 18 years before setting up his own business as bookseller, bookbinder, printer, die-sinker, stationer and librarian at 9 Commercial Street, Halifax.

He specialised in foreign periodicals and publications.

His French section was established under the guidance of M. Poiré, an authority on French literature.

He introduced a novel exchange where used books could be exchanged for a small cost

He lived at 8 Pine Street, Halifax [with his mother 1881] and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 84]. On the gravestone, he is listed as

JOHN EDWIN SPEKE, SON OF ... JOHN AND MARY ANN SPENCER

Spencer, John WilliamRef 145-47
[1854-1928]

He married Harriet Pulman [1859-1907].


Harriet was the daughter of
Joseph Pulman
 

Harriet died 4th March 1907 (aged 48).

John died 9th May 1928 (aged 74).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1655] with Harriet's parents

Spencer, Jonathan GreenhalghRef 145-3325
[1875-1943] Son of Walter Spencer.

He was an aerated water manufacturer.

He and his brother Fred established a mineral water business, trading as F. & J. G. Spencer.

On Jonathan's death, Fred became sole owner of the business.

On 5th October 1905, he married Mary Tew [1880-19??] at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.


Mary was the daughter of cotton spinner Joseph Tew.

Mary had a son, Willie (father unknown) 

 

Children:

  1. William Greenhalgh [1906-19??]

Jonathan died in Calder district [Q3 1943] (aged 68) 

Spencer, JosephRef 145-1562
[1748-1???] Son of Blakey Spencer.

Baptised 10th April 1748.

He married Betty [1751-1836].

Betty died 26th January 1836 (aged 84) 

Spencer, JosephRef 145-1973
[18??-18??] Joiner at Halifax.

In September 1857, he was declared bankrupt

Spencer, Joseph BlakeyRef 145-3216
[1809-1888] Born in Halifax.

He was a joiner [1841] / a joiner & cabinet maker [1851] / a joiner employing 2 men [1861] / a joiner & cabinet maker [1871] / a cabinet maker [1881].

He was at 7 Old Market Halifax [1837, 1842], Lister Lane [1837], and 5 King Street, Halifax [1842].

In 1816, he married Ellen.


Ellen was born near Pendleton, Lancashire
 

They lived at

  • 11 Shakespeare Street, Halifax [1841]
  • 5 Upper Brunswick Street, Halifax [1851]
  • 2 Lower Brunswick Street, Halifax [1861]
  • 1 Brunswick Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 5 Helm Street, Skircoat, Halifax [1881]

Spencer, KennethRef 145-10
[1913-1941] Son of Elsie M. Spencer.

He married D.

They lived in Todmorden.

During World War II, he served as an Able Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the corvette HMS Fleur de Lys.

He died 14th October 1941 (aged 28)  when his ship was torpedoed by German Submarine U-206, and sank west of Gibraltar, with the loss of 70 of her crew of 75.

He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 49 3]

Spencer, KennethRef 145-7
[1920-1944] Son of Ethel & James Spencer of Halifax.

During World War II, he served as a Warrant Officer with the 7th Squadron Royal Air Force.

He died 5th May 1944 (aged 24).

He was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax [b 183]

Spencer, KnightRef 145-844
[1738-1803] Eldest son of Blakey Spencer.

Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [April 1738].

He was a cloth-dresser.

On 20th March 1757, he married (1) Ann Cragg at Halifax Parish Church.


Ann was the daughter of Thomas Cragg
 

Children:

  1. Knight [1757-1837] who died at Acre Lane, Brixton, Surrey
  2. Nancy [bapt 1759]
  3. James [1761-1763]
  4. Mary [bapt 1762]
  5. Elizabeth [bapt 1765]
  6. John [bapt 1767]
  7. Joseph Blakey [1769-1822] who died at Blackheath, Kent
  8. Sarah Hannah [bapt 1772]
  9. Eleanor (or Ellen) [1774-1804]
  10. Harriet [bapt 1777]

On 9th June 1785, he married (2) Hannah Norcliffe [1750-1833].

Children:

  1. William [bapt 1786]
  2. Ann [bapt 1789]
  3. Elizabeth [1790-1859] who married John Matthewman
  4. Thomas [1791-1791]
  5. Edward Green [bapt 1792]
  6. John [1793-1793]
  7. William [bapt 1796]
  8. Frederic Charles [bapt 1797]
  9. James [bapt 1804]

They lived at Copley Hall.

He died 25th September 1803

Spencer, Lord Ref 145-34
[1840-1???] Son of John Spencer.

Born in Todmorden [Q4 1840].

In [Q1] 1861, he married Hannah Marshall in Todmorden.

They were lodgers with Thomas Greenwood at New Road Bottom, Heptonstall [1861]

Spencer, LutherRef 145-3693
[18??-1???] He and Mr Dyson were Superintendents of the Northgate End Branch School at Trafalgar [1896]

Spencer, MichaelRef 145-41
[1825-18??] Born in Skircoat.

He was a stone delver [1861] / a stone merchant [1871] / a stone merchant employing 24 men & 2 boys [1881].

In [Q2] 1851, he married Hannah Buckley in Halifax.


Hannah was born in Skircoat
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth A. [b 1852] who was a worsted spinner [1861], a  setter at mill [1871]
  2. Harriet [b 1853] who was a worsted spinner [1861], a  worsted weaver [1871]
  3. Sophia [b 1856] who was a setter at mill [1871], a carpet  setter [1881]
  4. James [b 1857] who was a stone dresser [1881], a stone  mason [1891, 1901]
  5. George [b 1859] who was a book binder [1881]
  6. Hannah [b 1862] who was a carpet setter [1881]
  7. William [b 1864] who was a coal dealer & clerk [1881], a  coal merchant (employer) [1901], a widower [1901]
  8. Mary [b 1866] who was a book stitcher [1881]
  9. Walter
  10. Charles Henry [b 1871] who was a bookbinder's apprentice  [1891]
  11. Louise / Louisa [b 1873] who was a book stitcher  [1891]

They lived at

  • Delph Hill, Skircoat [1861, 1871, 1881]
  • Delph Hill, Skircoat (the children shown   above) [1891]
  • 8 Apsley Terrace, Halifax [1901]

Living with them [in 1891] was granddaughter Hannah Mary Crowther [b 1877].

Living with them [in 1901] was grandson Harry Spencer [b 1889].

Michael died between 1881 & 1891

Spencer, MosesRef 145-23
[1854-1920] Son of John Spencer, mechanic.

Born in Copley.

He was an overlooker of Skircoat [1873] / a worsted spinning overlooker [1881] / a worsted overlooker [1891] / a farmer [1901] / a worsted overlooker [1911].

In 1873, he married Elizabeth Hannah Mitchell [1855-1938] at Halifax Parish Church.


Elizabeth Hannah, of Skircoat, was the daughter of John Mitchell, joiner
 

Children:

  1. Horatio [b 1874] who was an iron moulder's apprentice  [1891], an iron moulder [1901]
  2. John Benson [1878-1885]
  3. Martha Helena [b 1881] who was a worsted twister [1901]
  4. Herbert James
  5. Mary Elizabeth [b 1889] who was a half-time worsted  spinner [1901], a worsted drawer [1911]
  6. Eva Maud [b 1891] who was a worsted drawer [1911]
  7. Harry [b 1898] who was a worsted dover? [1911]

The children were born in Copley.

They lived at

  • 140 St Stephen's Street, Copley [1881]
  • St Stephen's Street, Copley [1891]
  • 146 Stephen Street, Copley [1901]
  • 2 Sun Buildings, Wainstalls, Halifax [1911]

Living with them [in 1911] was granddaughter Gladys May Fletcher [b 1909].

Moses died at home [8th August 1920] (aged 66).

Elizabeth Hannah died at 116 Haugh Shaw Road, Halifax [1st March 1938] (aged 83).

He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell

Spencer, NorcliffeRef 145-45
[1871-19??] Son of Norcliffe Blakey Spencer.

He was a chartered accountant [1901].

In 1902, Annie Morris of Southowram, sued him for breach of promise

The Stamford Mercury [1902] reported


Miss Annie Morris (26) of Southowram was awarded £250 for breach of promise of marriage by Mr Norcliffe Spencer, a chartered accountant of London and formerly living at The Mount, Brighouse.

Obtaining a situation in India, the defendant went out there and wrote a number of letters to the plaintiff. One of them, written on board ship, said


I have not been sea-sick once, but I am love-sick every day – you know who for
 

One of his letters from India consisted of fourteen pages.

On returning home, the defendant cooled down and married another lady

 

Spencer, Norcliffe BlakeyRef 145-44
[1842-1???] Born in Stainland.

He was an accountant [1881] / a chartered accountant [1901] / a retired chartered accountant [1911].

Around 1865, he married Ann [1838-1???].


Ann was born in Almondbury
 

Children:

  1. Edith [b 1865] who was a pupil teacher [1881]
  2. Annie [b 1868] who was a candidate teacher [1881]
  3. Norcliffe
  4. Kate [b 1872]
  5. Bertha [b 1874] who was a school teacher [1901]

The 1911 census shows that they had had 7 children of whom 5 were still alive at that time.

They lived at

  • 15 Skircoat Moor Road, Halifax [1881]
  • 1 Norfolk Place, Halifax [1901]
  • The Grange, Wilberfoss, York [1911]

Spencer, RawdonRef 145-67
[1826-1882] Also recorded as Rawden, Roden.

Son of William Spencer.

Born in King Cross, Halifax.

He was a butcher [1851, 1871] / a butcher's assistant [1881].

In [Q4] 1864, he married Martha Simpson [1828-1???] in Halifax.


Martha was born in Halifax
 

They lived at

  • 31 Grove Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 2 Briar's Court, Halifax [1881]

Rawden died 26th April 1882 (aged 56)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2414] with his mother

Spencer, RichardRef 145-55
[1806-1868] He was a weaver [1841] / a carpet weaver [1851] / a power loom weaver [1861].

He married Hannah [1806-18??].

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 11th May 1826]
  2. George
  3. Mary [b 24th December 1833]
  4. James [b 23rd June 1835]
  5. Elizabeth [b 1841]

They lived at

  • King Street, Stansfield [1826, 1829]
  • Foster Mill Lane, Wadsworth [1833, 1835, 1841]
  • Brick Field, Ovenden [1851, 1861]

Richard (possibly) died in 1868 (aged 68) 

Spencer, RichardRef 145-30
[1816-1888] Born 18th August 1816.

He was a linen-draper.

He established a prosperous drapery business in Northgate, Halifax.

He married Harriet Turner [1819-1885].


Harriet was born 24th August 1819
 

Child: Joe Turner

Harriet died 14th January 1885.

Richard died 29th July 1888.

His son Joe took over the drapery business.

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1244]

Spencer, RobertRef 145-3330
[1855-1???] Son of John Crabtree Spencer.

He was landlord of the Perseverance Inn, Dewsbury [1901].

He married Mary A. [b 1856]

Spencer, SamuelRef 145-3324
[1803-1879] Born in Ambrey.

He was a journeyman weaver [1841] / a dyer [1851].

On 25th November 1838, he married Nancy [1809-18??] at Kirkheaton.


Nancy, née Beaumont, was the widow of Mr Crabtree
 

Children:

  1. John Crabtree
  2. Mary [b 1812]
  3. Joseph Crabtree [b 1834]
  4. Thomas
  5. Elliott
  6. Emma [b 1845]
  7. Walter
  8. William H. [b 1849]
  9. Eliza Ellen [b 1854] who married Jonas Cawdry [b   1852]

Samuel died in Halifax

Spencer, SamuelRef 145-50
[1806-1872] Born in Halifax.

He was a cabinet maker employing 2 men & 1 boy [1861] / a cabinet maker [1871].

He married Elizabeth [1805-1866].


Elizabeth was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. William
  2. Mary Jane [1829-1844]
  3. Benjamin [1837-1851]

The family lived at

  • 3 Old Market, Halifax [1861]
  • 5 Old Market, Halifax [1871]

Living with them [in 1861, 1871] were son William & family.

Elizabeth died 1st August 1866 (aged 61).

Samuel died 1st September 1872 (aged 66).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2835]

Spencer, SamuelRef 145-54
[1825-1882] Born in Ovenden.

He was a factory worker [1851].

In [Q3] 1845, he married Ellen Matilda Ashworth [1826-1869] in Halifax.


Ellen was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. William [b 1846]
  2. Frederick [b 1849]
  3. Albert [1850-1854]
  4. Lewis [1853-1854]

The family lived at Lower Bowling Dyke, Halifax [1851].

Living with them [in 1851] was Jane Ashworth [b 1832] (factory worker).

Ellen Matilda died 6th February 1869 (aged 43).

Samuel died 27th March 1882 (aged 57).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3350] though Samuel does not appear on the headstone

Spencer, SarahRef 145-513
[1798-1878] Daughter of Caleb Spencer.

She married David Parkinson.

She died 18 days after her husband

Spencer, SquireRef 145-3057
[1791-18??] A cloth draper in Halifax.


Question: Is this person related to John Spencer [1818-1???]?

 

He married Mary [1796-18??].

Children:

  1. John [b 1821]
  2. Jane [b 1821]
  3. Sarah [b 1826]
  4. Squire [b 1829]

They lived at Bull Close, Halifax [1841]

Spencer, Rev Dr StephenRef 145-2900
[19??-] He was educated at Oxford and Edinburgh Theological College, and worked in London and Zimbabwe before becoming vicar of Caton-with-Littledale in the Blackburn diocese.

He became Priest-in-charge of St Martin's, Brighouse and St John's, Clifton [2010].

In 2003, he became a tutor with the Northern Ordination Course and has been responsible for Methodist Foundation Training. He is currently [2009] coordinator of the Yorkshire Regional Training Partnership and will remain part-time tutor and lecturer on the Yorkshire Ministry Course, Mirfield.

He married Sally, a Methodist preacher. Children: 3

Spencer, ThomasRef 145-175
[1727-1783] Of New House, Mytholmroyd.

Brother-in-law of David Hartley.

He had been a soldier and was an out-pensioner of the Royal Chelsea Hospital.

He was one of the Cragg Vale Coiners who – on the instigation of Isaac Hartley – approached Matthew Normington and Robert Thomas in October 1769 to murder William Deighton.

After the acquittal of the two for the murder, Spencer gave fresh evidence which led to their execution for highway robbery.

On Saturday, 7th June 1783, he and Mark Saltonstall- along with a great number of riotous persons – were involved in the Halifax Corn Riots and were accused of high treason, breaking the peace, breaking into a bread shop, ransacking corn warehouses, ambushing carriers of grain and selling this cheaply.

The pair were arrested, tried and imprisoned at York Castle.

In August 1783, they was taken in 2 post chaises, brought to Halifax, and hanged in chains on Beacon Hill at midday on 11th August 1783.

When Spencer was hanged, the rope broke after he had been hanging for about a minute, and he showed signs of returning to life, but he was immediately hanged at the second attempt.

The Leeds Intelligencer [Saturday 16th August 1783] reported the events.

Theirs were the last public hangings in Halifax. Crowds of mourners followed their coffins back to Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge. Spencer's body was taken to Hall Gate, Mytholmroyd where it was put on public display. They were both buried at Heptonstall Church on 19th August 1783

See Corn Riots

Spencer, ThomasRef 145-1565
[1795-1849] Son of John Spencer.

He was a stone mason. He lived Woodhouse Scar, Skircoat and quarried stone on the scar, near Wakefield Gate.

He married Ann Washington.

Children:

  1. son
  2. son
  3. son
  4. son
  5. son
  6. daughter
  7. daughter
  8. daughter
  9. daughter
  10. daughter

Spencer, ThomasRef 145-3231
[1796-18??] Born in Ovenden.

He was a dealer in men's ready-made clothes at 9 Woolshops, Halifax [1851].

He married Sarah [1796-18??].

Children:

  1. Emma [b 1833]
  2. Sarah [b 1834]
  3. Fredrick [b 1836]

They lived at Woolshops, over the shop [1851]

Spencer, ThomasRef 145-53
[1821-1???] In July 1843, Spencer pleaded guilty to a charge of having

burglariously and feloniously

entered the dwellinghouse of John Abbott with the intent to steal.

He was convicted of the burglary and sentenced to 10 years' transportation.

He left Deptford [29th November 1843] aboard the Marion and arrived Van Diemen's Land [3rd April 1844]

Spencer, ThomasRef 145-3333
[1839-1???] Son of Samuel Spencer.

He married Lydia [b 1846] from Cleckheaton.

Children:

  1. Ann E. [b 1867]
  2. Joseph [b 1869]
  3. Sarah E. [b 1871]
  4. William Henry [b 1871]
  5. Martha [b 1875]
  6. Samuel [b 1877]
  7. Walter [b 1879]

Spencer, ThomasRef 145-69
[1848-1920] Son of John Spencer.

Born in Wheatley.

He was a factory labourer [1861] / a woolsorter [1871] / a cloth and mantilla maker [1881] / a printer's cutter [1891, 1901] / a letter press printer [1911].

Around 1883, he married Susannah Carter [1851-1926] in Halifax.


Susannah was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Joe Carter [b 1885] who was a lapper and gold cutter  [1901], a lapper (jewellery  manufactory) [1911]
  2. Dora [b 1892] who was a hat pin maker (jewellery  manufactory) [1911]

They lived at

  • 38 Plum Street, Halifax [1891]
  • 55 Bath Place, Halifax [1901]
  • 153 Warley Road, Halifax [1911]

Living with them [in 1891] were Susannah's mother Martha Carter [b 1825] (living on own means)  & sister Rachel Carter [b 1865] (coatings weaver).

Living with them [in 1901] was Susannah's sister Rachel Carter [b 1865] (coatings weaver).

Thomas died 12th January 1920 (aged 72).

Susannah died 27th March 1926 (aged 75).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2486] with Thomas's parents

Spencer, Thomas HenryRef 145-6
[1869-19??] Born in Halifax.

He was a beerhouse keeper at the Star Hotel, Halifax [1905, 1911].

In [Q3] 1894, he married Annis Sutcliffe [1873-19??] in Halifax.


Annie was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. child who died young [before 1911]
  2. Edwin [b 1904]

Spencer, Thomas KnightRef 145-19
[1898-1918] Son of Edgar Spencer.

He was a member of King Cross Wesleyan Sunday School / educated at Haugh Shaw Council School & Halifax Secondary School  [until 1914] / employed at the Brighouse Branch of the West Yorkshire Bank Limited.

He lived with his parents at 73 Savile Park Street, Halifax.

During World War I, he enlisted with the Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment [1917], and later responded to a call for young men to offer themselves for commissions in the RAF, and after passing the examinations, he served as a Second Lieutenant with the 2nd Aircraft Engine Depot Royal Air Force.

He left for France [3rd August 1918], and was taken ill with appendicitis 2 days later.

He died of peritonitis, following an operation for appendicitis in Wimereux Hospital, Boulogne [24th August 1918] (aged 20).

The Halifax Courier [31st August 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France [Grave Ref II E 2].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School

Spencer, TitusRef 145-991
[1???-1???] Of Quickstavers

Uncle of George Smithers

Spencer, TomRef 145-4
[1880-1918] Son of James Spencer of Gutter Royd, Todmorden.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a member of Mankinholes Wesleyan Sunday School / a member of Todmorden [?] Conservative Club / a butcher at Bridge End Co-operative Store, Todmorden [1902].

In 1902, he married Sarah Dawson [1882-1949] in Todmorden.


Sarah was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. Harry [b 1903]
  2. Arnold [1906-1977]

The children were born in Todmorden.

They lived at

  • 20 Richmond Street, Todmorden [1911]
  • 72 Longfield Road, Todmorden
  • 4 Crossley Street, Todmorden

During World War I, he enlisted [November 1916] and served as a Private with the 7th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment.

He was killed in Russia (or Mesopotamia) [14th September 1918] (aged 38).

He is remembered on the Tehran Memorial, Iran [Grave Ref 4 2], on Todmorden War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Mankinholes Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

Spencer, WalterRef 145-1855
[18??-19??] Partner in Spencer Brothers.

He lived at Plainfield, Nelson Street, Sowerby Bridge [1905]

Spencer, WalterRef 145-3323
[1847-1922] Son of Samuel Spencer.

He was a dyer's labourer [1881] / an aerated water manufacturer / a mineral water manufacturer [1901].

He established Walter Spencer & Sons in the 1860s.

By 1874, Walter had sold the business to the Halifax Aerated Water Company, and – Walter having made a sworn statement that he would not make any mineral or brewed products within 50 miles of the centre of Halifax – his sons Jonathan and Fred started business as F. & J. G. Spencer.

On 11th October 1874, he married Fanny Hanson at Halifax Parish Church.


Fanny was the daughter of Charles Young Hanson from Dukinfield
 

Children:

  1. Jonathan Greenhalgh
  2. Fred
  3. Betsy [1879-1916] who married [26th June 1916] Jim  Hitchen [b 1876]
  4. Samuel [b 1882] who married Ada Livermore
  5. William Henry
  6. Charles Hanson
  7. Elliott aka Putty [b 1889] who married Ada  Brown and had a son, Geoffrey
  8. Mary Ann [b 1892] who became a schoolteacher & married  Arnold Sharp and had a son Paul Spencer Sharp
  9. Herbert [b 1899] who married Lena Stretcher and  had a daughter Marie
  10. Lily [1898-1900]

They lived at

One of his bottles bears the name


WALTER SPENCER
WILLOW HALL PARK
SOWERBY BRIDGE


Question: Does anyone know anything about Willow Hall Park?

 

Walter, Fanny & daughter Betsy were buried at Halifax Parish Church

Spencer, WalterRef 145-1827
[1850-19??] Son of Hugh Spencer

Born in Elland.

He was a joiner [1861, 1881] / a wood grid maker (employer) [1891, 1901] / a wood grid manufacturer at Grid Works, Elland Road [1905, 1911].

He established Walter Spencer & Sons

He married Emma [1855-1???].


Emma was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. Mary J. [b 1879] who died before 1911
  2. Samuel E. [b 1881] who was a grid maker [1901, 1911]
  3. Herbert [b 1884] who was a grid maker [1901, 1911]
  4. James A. [b 1887]
  5. Gladys Mabel [b 1890]
  6. Walter Reginald [b 1894]

They lived at

  • Ainley Road, Elland with Greetland [1881]
  • 58 Park Road, Elland with Greetland [1891]
  • 78 Park Road, Elland [1901]
  • 80 Park Road, Elland [1911]

Spencer, Walter BloomerRef 145-14
[1898-1975] Born in Halifax [9th September 1898].

He was landlord of the Prince of Wales, Salterhebble [1931-1932] / the Prince of Wales Feathers, Halifax [1932-1938]

He died in Halifax [Q4 1975]

Spencer, Walter BuckleyRef 145-3079
[1868-19??] Son of Michael Spencer.

Born in Halifax.

He was a bookbinder (employer) [1891, 1901] / a manufacturing stationer of Apsley Terrace, King Cross [1902] / a wholesale stationer (employer) [1911] / a wholesale stationer, machine ruler, luggage-label manufacturer, and  manufacturer of boxes at Back Lord Street, Halifax [1912].

In 1902, he married Alice Ann Hollins [1868-19??] at All Saints' Church, Dudwell.


Alice Ann, of 3 Westbourne Terrace, Salterhebble, was born in Halifax, the daughter of George Hollins, butcher
 

They lived at 11 The Wells, Burnley Road, Halifax [1911]

Spencer, WaltonRef 145-37
[1865-1915] Son of James Spencer.

Born 27th January 1865.

He was an overlooker [1901, 1911].

In 1895, he married Elizabeth Ann Naylor.

They lived at

  • Mount Pleasant, Sowerby [1901]
  • 8 Higgin Chamber, Luddendenfoot, [1911]

Living with them [in 1911] was niece Mina Rawnsley [b 1907].

Walton died in 1915 (aged 50) 

Spencer, WesleyRef 145-5
[1833-1881] Head of Blue Coat School & Almshouses [1881].

In [Q3] 1857, he married Sarah Dickenson Keighley [1820-1904] in Boston, Lincolnshire.

Sarah was Matron of the Blue Coat School [1881].

Wesley died in Halifax [Q4 1881] (aged 48).

Sarah died in Bridlington [Q2 1904] (aged 84) 

Spencer, WilfordRef 145-17
[1882-1915] Born in Dewsbury.

During World War I, he served as a Corporal with the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade.

He died 30th April 1915.

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 46-48 & 50], on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial, on the Memorial at Saint Aidan's Mission, Bailiff Bridge, and on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-15
[1791-18??] He served with the 2nd Battalion 84th Foot York & Lancaster Regiment in the Peninsular War

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-49
[1791-18??] He was a mason [1841].

He married Alice [1795-1867].


Alice was born in Leek, Staffordshire
 

Children:

  1. Rawdon
  2. Hannah [b 1836] who was a spinner in a worsted mill [1851]

They lived at Burnley Road, Skircoat [1841, 1851].

Alice died 1st June 1867 (aged 72)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2414]

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-8
[1795-1857]

He married Mary [1787-1857].

Child: William

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2139]

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-65
[1797-18??] Born in Ovenden.

He was a woollen warehouseman [1851].

Around 1828, he married Mary [1788-18??].


Mary was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Susan [b 1828] who was a wire dresser [1851]
  2. Emma [b 1830] who married Charles Hemingway

They lived at 12 Parkinson Lane, Halifax [1851]

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-2862
[18??-19??] Coal merchant at 245 King Cross, Halifax [1892, 1936]

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-9
[1822-1884] Son of William Spencer.

In [Q3] 1855, he married Hannah Baines [1809-1858] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. William Baines [b 1858] who died aged 2 months

The dates suggest that Hannah died in childbirth, and her infant son shortly afterwards.

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2139]

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-66
[1828-1882] Born in Northowram.

He was a hosier [1871, 1881].

In [Q2] 1853, he married Mary Ann Stephenson [1829-1886] in Halifax.


She was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Emma [b 1853] who was a worsted twister [1871]
  2. Charles [b 1857] who was a milk boy [1871]
  3. George [1855-1856]
  4. Elizabeth Ann [1858-1882] who was a carpet weaver [1881],  married [Halifax Q1 1882] Ellis Hepworth & was buried  with her parents
  5. John Stephenson [b 1862] who was a hosier [1881]
  6. Mary Hannah [b 1867]
  7. Clara [1860-1864]
  8. Joseph [1867]

The family lived at

  • 47 Pellon Lane, Halifax [1871]
  • 7 Mount Street, Halifax [1881]

William died 21st November 1882 (aged 54).

Mary Ann Spencer died 3rd June 1886 (aged 57).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3477]

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-60
[1829-1???] Born in Wadsworth.

He was a carpet warehouseman [1871] / a packer (carpet) [1881].

He married Mary [1835-1901].


Mary was born in Erringden
 

Children:

  1. John [b 1854] who was a carpet creeler [1871]
  2. Harry [b 1857] who was a worsted waste sorter [1871], a  wool washer worsted [1881]
  3. Ellis [b 1859] who was a worsted spinner [1871], a weaver  carpet [1881]
  4. Mary Jane [b 1861] who was a worsted spinner [1871], a  winder carpet [1881]
  5. Emily Hebblethwaite [b 1862] who was a worsted bobbin  carrier [daughter-in-law 1871], a card stamper (worsted) [step  daughter 1881]
  6. Thomas Edward [1869-1870]
  7. Martha Ellen [1871-1886]
  8. Clara [b 1874]
  9. William Henry [b 1878]
  10. Mary Hannah [1880-1921]

The family lived at

  • 3 Crossley Terrace, Halifax [1871]
  • 3 Lewis Street, Halifax (Working Men's Institute Public Hall)   [1881]

Mary died 9th April 1901 (aged 66).

She & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3211]

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-51
[1829-1901] Son of Samuel Spencer.

Born in Thornton.

He was a cabinet maker [1861, 1871, 1881].

In [Q3] 1857, he (possibly) married Ann Hollas [1831-1897] in Halifax.


Ann was born in Northowram.

She was a dressmaker [1861]

 

Children:

  1. Frederick Charles [b 1860]
  2. Lowell [b 1861] who was a cabinet maker [1881]
  3. James Charnock [1863]
  4. Alice [1864]
  5. Ben Lodge [1866-1911] who was a compositor [1881]
  6. Ada [b 1869]
  7. Sam [1870]

The family lived at

  • 3 Old Market, Halifax (living with William's parents)   [1861]
  • 5 Old Market, Halifax (living with William's widowed  father) [1871]
  • 5 Old Market, Halifax [1881]

Ann died 19th December 1897 (aged 66).

William died 16th May 1901 (aged 72).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2835] with William's parents

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-3423
[1840-1905] Born in Wadsworth.

He was a warehouse man [1860] / landlord of the New Dolphin, Ambler Thorn [1905].

On 23rd June 1860, he married Mary Greenwood [1838-1908] in Halifax.


Mary was born in Wadsworth
 

Children:

  1. Alice [b 1868]
  2. Amy [1872-1946] who married James Clough Newell

The children were born in Bradford.

William died at the New Dolphin [13th December 1905].

He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1905. James Clough Newell took over at the at the New Dolphin [1905-1916].

Mary died at the New Dolphin [26th September 1908].

The couple were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

Spencer, WilliamRef 145-12
[1847-1894] Born in Wadsworth.

On 2nd May 1879, he married Hannah Greenwood [1853-1937] in Haslingden.


Hannah was born in Wadsworth
 

Children:

  1. Paul [1879-1882]
  2. Gilbert [b 1882]
  3. Lily [b 1885]
  4. Mary [b 1887]
  5. Joe [b 1888]
  6. Lottie [b 1890]
  7. Jesse

The children were born in Wadsworth

Spencer, William BeanlandRef 145-32
[1822-1885] Born in Burnley, brother of John Spencer.

He was a wool waste dealer [1861] / a commercial clerk (dyers) [1871] / a wool merchant's cashier [1881].

He married Emma [1824-1892].


Emma was born in Mytholmroyd.

She was a dress maker [1871]

 

Children:

  1. Henry B. [b 1849] who was an errand boy [1861]
  2. Susan E. [b 1854] who was a linen draper's shopwoman  [1881]
  3. Arthur Edwin

They lived at

  • 3 High Street, Halifax [1861]
  • 12 Wilson Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 7 Wellington Place, Halifax [1881]

William died 21st August 1885 (aged 63).

Emma died 27th January 1892 (aged 68).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 84]

Spencer, William HenryRef 145-16
[1840-1???] Born in Huddersfield.

He was landlord of the Brown Cow, Halifax [1874] / landlord of the Western, Halifax [1881] / landlord of the Druids' Arms, Halifax [1891]

Spencer, William HenryRef 145-1331
[1852-1922] Born in Halifax.

He was a worsted spinner [1891, 1901]. He established W. H. Spencer & Sons.

He was a member of Halifax Town Council.

Around 1885, he married Mary [1851-1???].


Mary was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Muriel [b 1884]
  2. Norman [b 1886]
  3. Ethel [b 1887]
  4. Rowland [b 1888]
  5. Florence [b 1892]

They lived at

  • Primrose Cottage, Prospect Place, Ovenden [1891]
  • Rose Cottage, 76 Lee Mount Road [1901, 1905]

He retired to Blackpool.

He died Q1 1922 (aged 70).

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £16,205

Spencer, William HenryRef 145-3335
[1884-19??] Son of Walter Spencer.

He was a steam engine maker turner [1901] / an Army regular.

He died in America

Spencer, William HerbertRef 145-21
[18??-191?]

During World War I, he served as a Guardsman with the Grenadier Guards.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Spencer, William LutherRef 145-58
[1853-1900] Born in Ovenden [Q1 1853].

He was a woollen manufacturer (blankets, kerseys, serges) [1891].

In [Q3] 1876, he married Sarah Isabella Ratcliffe [1853-1???] in Halifax.


Sarah Isabella was born in Warley [Q3 1853]
 

Children:

  1. Florence Gertrude who died 24th March 1880 (aged 4  months) & was buried with her father
  2. Squire Laurence [b 1882]
  3. Wallace [b 1885]
  4. Clara Isabel [b 1887]

The family lived at Ewood Court, Midgley [1891].

William Luther died 27th August 1900 (aged 48)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 376]

Spencer, WillieRef 145-36
[1866-1950] Son of James Spencer.

Born 10th September 1866.

He was a sizer of Ellen Holme, Sowerby [1892] / a warp sizer [1901] / unemployed – late publican [1911].

On 16th April 1892, he married Sarah Crossley [1864-1???].


Sarah, of Sowerby Green, was the daughter of Joseph Crossley, woolsorter.

She was a sewer [1901]

 

The family lived at

  • 6 Ellen Holme, Luddendenfoot [1901]
  • 11 New Barton, Sowerby [1911]

Willie (possibly) died in 1950 (aged 83) 

Spencer, ZachariahRef 145-2444
[17??-17??] He lived near the Ring O' Bells, Halifax.

He married Unknown.

Child: Sally Simpson

Surname

Spencer surnameRef 145-1

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are 124 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Spencer, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Spencer

Marriages 1808, 1860, 1872, 1880, 1891, 1896, 1898, 1907, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1933, 1940, 1941; Deaths 1899, 1900, 1907

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 1034, Plot 1666, Plot 2486, Plot 4177

 



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