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He was the illegitimate son of Mary Shackleton.
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [30th January 1814].
He was
a delver [1832, 1837] /
a stone delver [1841].
On 22nd March 1832, he married Mary Farrar at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at Upper Lane, Northowram [1841].
Absalom died Q1 1842.
In [Q1] 1845, Mary married James Jagger in Halifax
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Born in Todmorden.
His parents were dead by 1896, and he and his older sister were
living with Mrs Sarah Shackleton [1901, 1911].
He was
a cotton weaver [1901] /
a lining cutter (fustian) [1911] /
employed by J. & R. Redman Limited at Foster Mill, Hebden Bridge.
In 1912, he married Elsie Walton in Todmorden.
Child:
Edith M. [b 1915]
They lived at
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 90th Field Ambulance
Royal Army Medical Corps.
He died of wounds whilst bringing injured men from the fighting line to base [1st April 1917] (aged 29).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Foreste Communal Cemetery, France [Grave Ref II A 32].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge
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He was
a clerk (worsted mill) [1901] /
a cashier manager (worsted spinner) [1911] /
employed by Calvert's at Wainstalls Mill (like his son
Harold).
In [Q2] 1897, he married Lily Sands [1876-19??] in Leeds.
Children:
They lived at
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He was
an overlooker (power looms) [1851] /
an overlooker (worsted weavers) [1871] /
an overlooker damask factory (flax & cotton) [1881] /
a damask overlooker [1891].
In [Q4] 1849, he married Elizabeth Mann in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] were Elizabeth's
mother Lydia & brother Jabez.
Elizabeth died 19th March 1892 (aged 63).
Carling died 8th December 1892 (aged 67).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1313]
with Elizabeth's mother Lydia Mann [1794-1868]
In January 1970, at Leeds Assizes, 19-year-old Michael Fossitt
was found guilty of the – apparently motive-less murder – and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
Fossitt, who lived with his 16-year-old wife in Adelaide
Street, Hebden Bridge, was an apprentice motor-mechanic at Monteith
Garage, which was part-owned by Carol's uncle
He married Mary.
Children:
He was a tenant of the Savile Estate at Walshaw Dean [1572-1594].
On 5th October 1600, he bought a messuage in Alcomden from the Savile
Estate.
His will was dated 15th June 1625.
He was buried at Heptonstall Church
[5th November 1625]
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He was
a hand loom weaver /
one of a number of local Chartists who addressed the crowds at
Skircoat Moor, Halifax [April 1848] /
Secretary of the West Riding Chartists.
He died 25th August 1853 (aged 45).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3576]
next to the grave of fellow Chartist Ben Rushton who had died 2
months earlier [17th June 1853].
The epitaph on his grave was deliberately defaced.
Local mason Jon Albutt, produced and donated a replacement
stone which was installed 22nd September 2015
Born in Todmorden.
He was a member of Todmorden Cricket Club.
He played for England, and for Hampshire with Harold Dawson
He married Mary [1806-18??].
Children:
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He was
a cotton tackler [1871] /
a cotton loom tackler [1881, 1891].
In 1867, he married Elizabeth Jackson in Todmorden.
She was a cotton weaver [1871, 1881]
Children:
They lived at
Elizabeth died in 1889 (aged 44).
Edmund died in 1896 (aged 52)
After the deaths of their parents, the children were living with
widowed Mrs Sarah Shackleton – relation unknown, possibly an aunt
by marriage
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In December 1909, snow delayed the explorer getting to Halifax from
Keighley by road.
He was finally taken by sledge to the railway station and went on to
address a meeting at the Victoria Hall
He commanded the 1914-16 expedition to cross the Antarctic, when he
had to abandon his ship, the Endurance, which was crushed in the ice
of the Weddell Sea.
He died on his fourth expedition to the Antarctic [1921-22]
During World War II,
he served as a Flight Sergeant
with the 49th Squadron
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He was killed on operations [26th July 1944] (aged 22).
He was buried at Coignières Churchyard, France
[Collective Grave].
He is remembered on the family grave at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden (Grave Ref: W23),
and on Bradshaw War Memorial
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a watchmaker and jeweller [1891] /
a partner in F. & J. Shackleton.
In 1906, he married Ruth Sykes [1881-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at Belper, Derbyshire [1911]
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Born in Halifax [2nd March 1901].
He was
assistant manager quarry & concrete business [1939] /
head of Pinnarcrete Limited, Southowram [1947].
In 1938, he was fined £1 & his licence was endorsed for
exceeding the speed limit (30 m.p.h) at County Bridge, Mytholmroyd.
In [Q3] 1923, he married (1) Emily Edwards [1903-1931] in Halifax.
Child: Hilda [b 1924] who was a drapery shop assistant
[1939] & married Kenneth Bottomley at St Paul's Methodist Chapel, Elland [8th February 1947].
Emily died in the Royal Halifax Infirmary [29th April 1931] (aged 28)
and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram.
In [Q2] 1932, he married (2) Annie Fisher [1911-1936] in Halifax.
Annie died in Halifax [Q2 1936] (aged 25).
In [Q2] 1937, he married (3) Eva Horsfall [1903-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at
Gladney died 18th June 1983 (aged 82)
and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
with his first wife, Emily.
Eva died in Halifax in 1987
Son of Arthur Shackleton.
Born at Saltaire.
He was
educated at Halifax Secondary School [until 1912] /
employed by Calvert's at Wainstalls Mill, like his father.
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
then Sergeant, then Second Lieutenant [November 1916], and Lieutenant
[April 1917]
with the 9th Battalion
Tank Corps.
He went to France [April 1915].
In 1916, Lieutenant H. Shackleton of the Machine Gun
Corps, was awarded the Military Medal.
He won 3 stripes, and was mentioned in dispatches and recommended for
a commission.
He was killed at Monchy-le-Preux when his tank was hit by a shell
[26th August 1918] (aged 21).
His photograph appears with a report of his story in the Halifax Courier [7th September 1918].
He was buried at Windmill British Cemetery, Monchy-Le-Preux, France [Grave Ref II B 11].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School
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He was a postman of 30 Duke Street, Luddenden [1935].
He married (1) Unknown.
In 1935, he married (1) Hilda, daughter of Walter Saltonstall
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He was a butcher of Luddenden [1896].
On 28th April 1896, he married Clara Murgatroyd.
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He was a life assurance agent [1911].
In [Q3] 1897, he married (1) Sarah Ellen Mitchell [1878-1930] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Sarah Ellen died 8th September 1930 (aged 52).
In [Q2] 1931, Hubert (possibly) married (2) Sarah E. Smith in Halifax.
Hubert died 8th December 1939 (aged 84).
Members of the family were buried at Providence United Methodist Church, Midgley
Born in Denholme.
He was a coal miner.
On 27th May 1844, he married Mary Tidswell [1825-1911] at St Peter's Church, Bradford (Bradford Cathedral).
Children:
They lived at
Isaac died at Ambler Thorn in 1875
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On 23rd May 1827, after selling one his cows at Kebcote Fair [or
Colne Fair], he was attacked by 3 men who said they wanted to buy a
cow.
The men then demanded he hand over the money he got for the cow.
As they fled with the money, one of the gang heard Shackleton call
his nephew John, saying that he recognised one of the gang and
they returned to the house and shot him with his own gun.
5 men were arrested for the murder, but were later discharged.
Although no one was ever accused of the crime, local police kept a
watch on a local man who was reported to be suddenly affluent.
Mysteriously, over a period of 10 weeks, the suspected man's flesh
began to rot.
He eventually died and was buried in an unmarked grave at Heptonstall
He married Charlotte [17??-1844].
Children:
The children were baptised at Heptonstall Church.
They lived at
Charlotte died in 1844.
James died 1st April 1852 (aged 71)
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He married Ann.
James died 3rd April 1885.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,115 1/6d.
Probate was granted to Maud Shackleton (spinster).
Ann died 14th January 1893.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,780 14/3d.
Probate was granted to Maud Shackleton (spinster)
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Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a manufacturer of Wood End, Wadsworth [1865] /
a merchant [1871] /
a cotton fustian merchant [1881] /
partner in James Shackleton & Sons.
In 1883, James retired from the firm, and the partnership was
dissolved.
In 1865, he married Ann Sutcliffe [1842-1???] at Heptonstall Church.
Children:
The family lived at
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was niece Sarinia Sutcliffe [b
1874].
James died 3rd April 1885 (aged 43)
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,326.
Probate was granted to his widow Ann.
Ann died 14th January 1893.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,762.
Administration was granted to daughter Maud
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Born in Northowram.
He was a timekeeper on the Lancashire & Yorkshire railway
between Hipperholme & Halifax.
In 1876, he married Emma Jane Cawthera [1850-1915].
Children:
They lived at
James died at home [28th September 1900]
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During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Army Service Corps.
He died at St Luke's War Hospital, Halifax [7th April 1917] (aged 48).
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was
a clerk [1901] /
a hotel waiter [1911] /
a builder's labourer for J. Firth, contractor, Stansfield
Road, Todmorden [1921].
On 7th July 1894, he married Sarah Jane Greenwood [1871-19??].
She had a son Irving Greenwood [b 1880]; father unknown
The Todmorden & District News [13th July 1894] reported the wedding
Children:
Living with them [in 1901, 1911] was Sarah Jane's
son Irving (cotton weaver 1911).
They lived at
James died in Todmorden [Q3 1927]
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Born in Hebden Bridge,
He was
a boarder at Chorlton High school, Withington, Chorlton, Lancashire
[1891] /
a clerk in fustian trade [1901] /
a cotton general merchant fustian [1911] /
a well known Hebden Bridge manufacturer /
a sportsman /
a member of the Caldene Hockey Club /
the last of the family to have business at Machpelah.
Living with him at Southfields, Mytholmroyd [in 1901] were his sisters
Martha A Shackleton [b 1867],
Jessie Shackleton [b 1875],
and
Edith E Shackleton [b 1879].
In [Q2] 1907, he married Jessie Emma Andrews
in West Derby.
Child:
(possibly) James
In 1911, he was staying with William Sutcliffe and family
at Stocks Hall, Mytholmroyd
James & Jessie lived at 6 Oaklands Road, Bedford [1917].
During World War I,
he served as a Lieutenant
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [16th April 1917] (aged 37).
He was buried at H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St.Mein, France [Grave Ref IV H 7].
He is remembered on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd,
in the book Royd Regeneration,
on the Memorial at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Heptonstall,
and on the Memorial at Saint Michael's Church Institute, Mytholmroyd
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He appears as Joah on the baptism record at Halifax Parish
Church [19th April 1835] and on the 1841 census, but he is recorded
as Joe thereafter.
He and his brother John Farrar Shackleton and their uncle Samuel Green were in partnership with Rufus Cook, trading as
Samuel Green & Company [until 1867].
He and his brother John Farrar Shackleton were in partnership with
their uncle Samuel Green, trading as Shackletons & Green
[until 1870].
In [Q3] 1859, he married Elizabeth Wooler in Halifax.
He died at 5 Salt Street, Manningham [5th February 1893].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £183 3/9d.
Probate was granted to his widow Elizabeth
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Born in Cornholme.
He was
a cotton weaver [1911] /
employed in the warehouse at Charles Crabtree Limited, Ferney Lee
Mill.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Todmorden
and served as a Gunner
with C Company
165th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He died of wounds [1st May 1917] (aged 25).
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [18th May 1917] reported his death
He had been on active service in France for ten months, following six
months' training.
He was a proficient signaller.
His mother, living at 9 Boardman Street, Harley Bank, Todmorden, had
previously received a letter from Corporal H. Rathbone:
The following week's Edition [25th May 1917] published his photograph.
He was buried at Ste. Catherine British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref C 22].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at York Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
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He married Unknown.
Children:
He was
Parish Clerk at St Mary's Church, Todmorden /
Sexton at St Mary's Church, Todmorden /
a handloom weaver /
a newspaper agent /
a town crier.
In 1776, he married (1) Susan, daughter of John Fielden.
Children:
In 1799, he married (2) Betty Jackson [1765-1825].
Children:
He started married life in Walsden then moved to Todmorden, where
they lived in a cottage at Todmorden Hall.
He enjoyed hunting on the moors.
He often spent too much time at the Royal George so much so
that his long-suffering wife used to haul him out and carry him home.
On Saturdays, he went to Wakefield, and later to Halifax, to collect
a supply of newspapers which he distributed to the townsfolk that
evening at a cost of about 10d.
He did this in all weathers; sometimes without a hat, clogs or
stockings.
Sundays, after the service, he stood in the churchyard giving notice
in a loud voice as to where a beast would be killed and the price per
pound so people could go for fresh meat.
He was frequently late for burials – not good as he was the sexton.
He & his wives were buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden
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He was
one of the first trustees at Lanebottom Chapel [1818] /
Parish Clerk at St Mary's Church, Todmorden [1820] /
Assistant Overseer of the Poor for Todmorden & Walsden [1838].
In 1808, he married Sally Fielden [1787-1824].
Children:
Sally died after giving birth, and was buried the same day
that her son Robert Eli was baptised.
In 1825, he married Mary Crossley [1799-18??].
Children:
In 1820, when he replaced his father as Parish Clerk at St Mary's Church, Todmorden, he moved from Lanebottom, Walsden to Royd Bottom,
Todmorden.
He died at Dobroyd.
See
Todmorden & Walsden Select Vestry
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He married Jane [1846-1???].
Children:
John died before 1883.
In [Q3] 1883, Jane married John Ball [1846-1???], stone quarryman, in Halifax.
They lived at 128 Booth Town Road, Northowram [1891] with the
children from Jane's first marriage
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He was
a farmer of 8 acres [1861] /
a weaver.
On 1st January 1831, he married Mary Ann Thomas [1812-18??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
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Born in Oxenhope.
He was
a spinner (wool) [1851] /
a woolsorter [1871].
He married Susey.
Children:
They lived at Pinall Top, Midgley [1871].
The children (‡) were buried at Booth Independent Church
He was cloth finisher of Sowerby [1870, 1871].
In 1870, he married Fanny Maria.
They lived at Banks, Wadsworth [1871]
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He became a businessman in Bradford, and owned a stuff factory there
[1911].
On 13th March 1915, he gave a lecture at Booth Congregational Church entitled MY TRAVELS ROUND & OVER THE WORLD
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During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 3rd September 1916 (aged 33).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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Born at T' Cat i' th' Well, Luddenden Dean.
He was
secretary of the Sunday School at Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel /
an assistant colour matcher in worsted mill [1911] /
a worsted colour mixer [1915] /
employed by Calvert's.
During World War I,
he enlisted [25th August 1915], and was originally
with the 29th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers,
then
he served as a Private
/ Signaller
with the 7th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He went to France [24th November 1917].
He was killed in action [24th March 1918].
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 4 & 5],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel
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Born in Southowram [22nd May 1837];
baptised at Halifax Parish Church [2nd July 1837].
Question:
Does anyone know if he and his business are connected to the Farrar family of Southowram – probably through his mother?
He was living and working with his aunt and uncle, Ann and
Samuel Green, in Northowram [1851].
He moved to Thornton.
He established a quarrying business in Bradford: John
F. Shackleton & Son Limited [1860].
He and his brother Joe Dixon Shackleton and their uncle Samuel Green were in partnership with Rufus Cook, trading as
Samuel Green & Company [until 1867].
He and his brother Joe Dixon Shackleton were in partnership with
their uncle Samuel Green, trading as Shackletons & Green
[until 1870].
He went to live in Goole and moved the business there.
In 1860, he married (1) Sarah Leggott [1836-1877] in Goole.
Children:
On 25th March 1879, he married (2) Sarah Nicholson [1837-1923]
at the Free Methodist Church, Goole.
In 1881, he was renting a house at 27 Marshfield Road, Goole (now
number 70).
He later bought Scotgate House, Marshfield Road, from Mrs
Emma Scott (could Mr Scott have been the builder?).
Shackleton faced the red-brick house in stone.
At 10:30 am on 10th November 1888, he was boarding the
schooner Courier in the Barge Dock at Goole, when he slipped
and fell into the hold.
He was knocked unconscious and taken home to Scotgate House
where he died from internal injuries about 5:00 pm.
A notice of his death in The York Herald described him as
Members of the family were buried at Goole
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He was
a clerk in worsted factory [1871] /
a worsted manufacturer's clerk [1881].
In [Q2] 1865, he married Harriet in Halifax.
She had 2 children by her first marriage:
Children:
They lived at
Harriet died in Halifax in 1878 (aged 47)
Living with them [in 1871] were Harriet's children by her
first marriage.
Harriet died in Halifax in 1878 (aged 47).
Living with them [in 1881] was stepson Fred Layfield
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He married Mary Jane.
They lived at Cally Hall Farm, Blackshaw, Hebden Bridge.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 21st September 1918 (aged 32).
He is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6],
and on Blackshawhead War Memorial
He married Mally.
Children:
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He was
a joiner [1891] /
landlord of the Grey Horse, Holmfield [1901] /
landlord of the Golden Fleece, Bradshaw [1904, 1910].
In [Q4] 1865, he married Sarah Greenwood [1845-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Soil Hill, Ovenden [1891].
Sarah took over at the Golden Fleece [1910, 1911].
Son Sam took over at the Golden Fleece [1911, 1919]
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Question:
Is this the same as
Joshua Shackleton [1801-18??]?
He had a butchering business at Midgley [1850s].
Butcher's Fold is named for him
He married Unknown.
Children:
They lived at Midgley [1851]
He took over from his father-in-law Joseph Alderson and was
landlord of the T' Cat i' th' Well, Luddenden Dean [1905-1930].
On 13th January 1883, he married Grace Alderson in Halifax.
Children:
May & Hannah were born in Midgley, Richard
& John were born at T' Cat i' th' Well.
Joshua died at T' Cat i' th' Well [19th April 1930].
After his death, Grace took over at T' Cat i' th' Well
[1930-1939].
She died at 76 Clough Lane, Mixenden [10th April 1945]
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Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a watchmaker and jeweller [1891] /
a partner in F. & J. Shackleton.
On 6th September 1905, he married Mary Elizabeth Gledhill in
Halifax.
Child:
Dorothy Mary [b 1910]
They lived at 47 Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1911].
Living with them [in 1911] was Mary Elizabeth's
mother Sarah
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He was
a stone hewer [1901] /
a foreman at Marshall's stone quarry [1887, 1911] /
Marshall's first commercial traveller.
Before World War II, he ran a stone haulage business in Southowram.
In [Q3] 1900, he married Lilly Holroyde [1880-1955].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1901] were Lincoln's
mother Ellen Lockwood [b Elland 1847]
& stepfather William Lockwood [b Whitley 1851] (stone miner).
Lilly died 30th July 1955.
Probate records show that she left an estate valued at £3,379 0/6d
to her sons Gladney & Eddie
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She married Edmund Garside.
She was schoolmistress at a Dame School at Upper Edge [1851, 1861].
In 1871, she was living with son-in-law Samuel Green.
She died at Goole [15th January 1877] and is buried with her grandson
John Farrar Shackleton and his family in Goole Cemetery
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He was
a clockmaker in Sowerby Bridge /
a master watch maker [1871].
He established business in 1868.
In 1902, he was in business Under the Clock, Wharf Street.
Shackleton's Clock hung outside the shop
The business subsequently became F. & J. Shackleton when his sons,
Frank and Julian, took over.
In July 1869, he married (1) Mary Wood [1847-1891]
in Ormskirk / Southport.
Children:
Mary died (possibly of perinatal complications) [31st May 1891] (aged 42).
In November 1892, he married (2) Julia Gerrard [1845-1930] in Leeds.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was sister-in-law Elizabeth A Wood
[b 1840] (dress & mantle maker).
Percival died in Halifax [2nd June 1923] (aged 78).
Julia died 11th December 1930 (aged 85).
Members of the family were buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
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Born in Northowram.
He was a manager (worsted mill) [1891]
In [Q3] 1858, he married either Mary Duff or Mary Molineaux [1831-1902] in Halifax.
Child:
Amelia Helena [1861-1946] who married Michael Davoren
Members of the family were buried at Church of the Holy Trinity, Queensbury:
Percy [1st June 1897];
Mary [7th December 1902]
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Born in Todmorden.
Linguist and scholar.
He studied French at Oriel College Oxford, and became an authority on
the 18th century French philosopher Montesquieu.
He was Fellow and then Dean of Brasenose College Oxford [1946-1966]
and was college librarian there [1948-1966].
He was director of the Bodleian Library [1966-1979].
He was Marshall Foch Professor of French Literature at Brasenose
[1979-1986]
In 1986, he was appointed
CBE.
He died in Ravello, Italy and was buried in Naples
He was a bus driver in Sowerby Bridge [1920s]
In [Q2] 1929, he married Edith A. Gledhill in Halifax
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He was
a member of the Unitarian Church, Todmorden /
a weaver at Albion Mill, Todmorden.
He lived at 22 Bride Street, Harley Bank.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax at the age of 16, but returned to civilian
life until he was 18, and then
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
Devonshire Regiment.
He was killed in action [14th April 1918].
He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 3],
on Todmorden War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Vale Baptist Church, Todmorden,
and on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church
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He was
an enameller foreman & science teacher [1891] /
high pressure pipe fitter & heating engineer 1901 /
a stationary engine driver [1911].
On 21st October 1882, he married Mary Ann Hirst [1854-19??]
at Cross Lanes United Methodist Free Church, Hebden Bridge.
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [27th October 1882] reported the wedding
Children:
The family lived at
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He married Eveline [1890-1968].
Child: Ernest
They lived at Bradshaw.
Son Ernest died in World War II.
Sam died 23rd February 1935 (aged 61).
Eveline died 2nd November 1968 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden (Grave Ref: W23)
She was a member of the Yorkshire Forged Banknote Gang, and in May
1828, was charged with
She admitted King's evidence and was acquitted
She was widowed by 1901, and lived at
Living with her [in 1901, 1911] were Edith [b 1885]
and Albert [b 1888], the children of Edmund Shackleton
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Wadsworth.
He was baptised at Heptonstall Church [19th July 1811].
He was
a manufacturer of Wadsworth [1840, 1841] /
a fustian manufacturer [1851, 1861] /
partner in James Shackleton & Sons.
In February 1876, the partnership was dissolved.
Thomas continued the business.
In 1840, he married Mary Gill [1816-1886] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Mary died in 1886 (aged 70).
Thomas died 28th January 1889 (aged 77).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £5,511.
The will was proved by son William
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 27th August 1917 (aged 19).
He was buried at Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref III C 19].
He is remembered on Todmorden War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church,
and on the Memorial at Oddfellows' Hall, Todmorden
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He died December 1805, aged 61.
There is a memorial tablet for him in Heptonstall Church
erected by
He lived at Hollins, Hebden Bridge [1861]
In May 1869, he was fined £5 plus costs for permitting pitch
and toss to be played on the grounds on Whit Monday.
Inspector Ireland and PC Hustler had visited the
grounds in plain clothes, and saw betting going on and money freely
changing hands amongst the 200 to 300 who had paid 3d each to enter
the grounds.
Again in May 1869, he was fined £2 8/6d for playing pitch and
toss near the grounds on the previous Monday
Born in Clayton.
In 1867, he married Sarah Holdsworth.
Child:
Ann [1870-1936] who married James Town [1872-1922]
William died 14th October 1879.
Members of the family were buried at Union Croft Chapel, Ambler Thorn
This & associated entries use material contributed by Janice Holdsworth & Lee Holroyd
In 1857, he (possibly) married Mary Ann Ramsden [1834-1910] in
Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
Baptised at Heptonstall [May 1746].
In 1767, he married (1) Susan Uttley.
Child:
Sarah [b 1769; bapt 7th August 1769; bur Heptonstall 28th April 1830; d 22nd April 1830] who married Edmund Wadsworth
Susan died in 1797.
In June 1797, he married (2) Sally Hay
This & associated entries use material contributed by Janet ShannonShackleton, Absalom Ref 183-2905
Of Southowram.
Mary, of Southowram, was the daughter of John Farrar
Shackleton, Albert Ref 183-479
He took over as schoolmaster at Jeremiah Stead's School when
William Parker left in 1873
Shackleton, Albert Ref 183-9
Son of Edmund Shackleton.
Shackleton, Arthur Ref 183-11
Born in Saltaire.
Lily was born in Leeds
Shackleton, C. W. Ref 183-2470
Borough Accountant for Brighouse.
In 1901, he was succeeded by James W. Wrigley
Shackleton, Carling Ref 183-32
Born in Northowram / Queensbury [13th November 1825].
Elizabeth was born in Northowram / Queensbury [20th November
1828], the daughter Robert Mann
Shackleton, Carol Ref 183-591
The 10-year-old failed to return home from Castle Hill School,
Todmorden.
After an all-night search involving volunteers, Calder Valley
Mountain Rescue, and 200 police, her body was later found in Ingham
Clough, near her home.
She had been strangled with the belt of her raincoat.
The police found a footprint near the body, and suspected that he was
a local man known to Carol.
Shackleton, Christopher Ref 183-327
Of Wadsworth.
Shackleton, Christopher Ref 183-2947
Aka Kit.
Shackleton, Derek Ref 183-541
County cricketer.
Shackleton, Edmund Ref 183-2
Mary was the daughter of Henry Helliwell
Shackleton, Edmund Ref 183-845
Born in Stansfield.
Elizabeth was born in Walsden, the daughter of Thomas Jackson.
Shackleton, Sir Ernest Ref 183-751
Irish Antarctic explorer.
He was a member of Scott's Antarctic expedition [1901-04].
In 1907-09, he led an expedition that located the magnetic South
Pole, and climbed Mount Erebus.
Shackleton, Ernest Ref 183-8
Son of Sam Shackleton.
Shackleton, Frank Ref 183-3167
Son of Percival Shackleton.
Ruth came from Rishworth
Shackleton, Gladney Ref 183-35
Son of Lincoln Shackleton.
Emily was the daughter of Lewis John Edwards
Eva was born 20th August 1903
Shackleton, Harold Sands Ref 183-7
MM.
Shackleton, Harry Ref 183-2040
Son of machine tool moulder Albert Shackleton.
Shackleton, Herbert Ref 183-12
Son of John Shackleton, butcher.
Clara, of Luddenden, was the daughter of Enoch Murgatroyd
Shackleton, Hubert Ref 183-26
Born in Midgley.
Sarah Ellen was born in Midgley
Shackleton, Isaac Ref 183-29
Son of Hannah Nancy (née Robinson) [1789-1852] & James Shackleton [1780-1833].
Shackleton, James Ref 183-1076
He lived all his life at Good Greave Farm, Hardcastle Crags.
Shackleton, James Ref 183-16
He was a fustian manufacturer [1822].
He established a business known as James Shackleton, and this
became James Shackleton & Sons [between 1822 & 1842].
Shackleton, James Ref 183-7400
Gentleman of Slater Ing, Slack.
Shackleton, James Ref 183-1362
He lived at
Holroyd House, Priestley Green around 1900
Shackleton, James Ref 183-15
Son of Thomas Shackleton.
Ann, of Stones Hey Gate, Heptonstall, was the daughter
of George Sutcliffe, gentleman
Shackleton, James Ref 183-28
Son of Isaac Shackleton.
Shackleton, James Ref 183-20
He lived at 46 St Peter's Street, Boothtown.
Shackleton, James Arthur Ref 183-33
Born in Padiham, Lancashire.
Sarah Jane was born in Todmorden.
Mr James Arthur Shackleton of Bobbin Street, Vale,
married Miss Sarah Jane Greenwood of Plane Street, Lydgate, at
Wellington Road Chapel on the 7th of July
Shackleton, James Sutcliffe Ref 183-740
Son of James Shackleton.
Shackleton, Joah Dixon Ref 183-3173
Son of Absalom Shackleton.
Shackleton, Joe Hirst Ref 183-604
Son of Sam Shackleton.
Signaller Joe Shackleton, RFA, died on the 2nd of May, aged 25.
Joe has been wounded.
He was on duty at the front when the shelling commenced, and an
officer and a sergeant got hit.
The officer got up, and called for help, and Joe walked out and went
to the help of them.
When he was giving aid, another shell came and wounded Joe.
He had a fractured arm and a wound in the neck, and he was taken away
to hospital at once
Shackleton, John Ref 183-1543
Of Widdop.
Shackleton, Rev John Ref 183-1644
Of Hebden Bridge.
In 1817, he published verse forms of translations of The Poems of
Ossian
Shackleton, John Ref 183-8970
Born in Walsden.
Shackleton, John Ref 183-6530
Son of John Shackleton.
Shackleton, John Ref 183-17
He was a stone dresser.
Jane was born in Northowram
Shackleton, John Ref 183-21
Born in Wadsworth.
Mary was born in Warley
Shackleton, John Ref 183-24
Son of Joshua Shackleton.
Susey was born in Midgley
Shackleton, John Ref 183-19
Son of James Shackleton, farmer.
Fanny Maria was the daughter of James Beaver
Shackleton, John Ref 183-22
Son of John Shackleton.
Shackleton, John Ref 183-636
Son of Betty & William Shackleton
of 19 Melbourne Street, Walsden.
Shackleton, John Ref 183-5
Son of Joshua Shackleton.
Shackleton, John Farrar Ref 183-3631
Son of Absalom Shackleton.
one of the most prominent men in [Goole] in connection with
Nonconformity, a leading temperance advocate, with a most earnest
interest in the success of philharmonic and mutual improvement
societies
Shackleton, John Henry Ref 183-31
Born in Halifax.
Harriet was the widow of Richard Layfield.
Shackleton, John Thomas Ref 183-10
Son of Mary & Thomas Shackleton of Lamb
Cottages, Hebden Bridge.
Shackleton, Jonas Ref 183-3
Of Weather House, Wadsworth.
Shackleton, Jonas Ref 183-27
Born in Thornton.
Sarah was born in Ovenden
Shackleton, Joshua Ref 183-166
Shackleton, Joshua Ref 183-25
He was a butcher [1851].
He may be the same person as
Joshua Shackleton [18??-1???]
Shackleton, Joshua Ref 183-4
Born in Keighley.
Grace was born in Warley, the daughter of Joseph Alderson
Shackleton, Julian Ref 183-3166
Son of Percival Shackleton.
Mary Elizabeth was the only daughter of William Gledhill
Shackleton, Lincoln Ref 183-919
Born in Elland.
Lily was born in Rastrick, the daughter of Thomas Holroyde
Shackleton, Mary Ref 183-7570
She had an illegitimate son Absalom.
Shackleton, Percival Ref 183-3165
Born in Keighley [25th January 1845].
Mary came from Haworth
Julia came from Salisbury
Shackleton, Percy Bysshe Shelley Ref 183-18
Son of Christopher Shackleton.
Mary was born in Glasgow
Shackleton, Robert Ref 183-538
CBE.
Shackleton, Roger William Ref 183-6
Son of Percival Shackleton.
Shackleton, Ronald Ref 183-655
Born in Cornholme.
Shackleton, Sam Ref 183-34
Born in Stansfield.
Mr Sam Shackleton of Vale Manse, Todmorden, married Miss
Mary Ann Hirst of Crescent Street, Stansfield
Mary Ann was born in Knottingley
Shackleton, Sam Ref 183-23
Shackleton, Sarah Ref 183-30
Aka Sally.
feloniously uttering & disposing of forged bank / promissory notes, etc.
Shackleton, Mrs Sarah Ref 183-14
Born in Walsden.
Her husband has not been identified, nor her relationship with the
Shackletons mentioned here
Shackleton, Thomas Ref 183-13
Son of James Shackleton.
Mary, of Heptonstall, was the daughter of Jonathan
Gill, cotton spinner
Shackleton, Thomas William Ref 183-638
Son of Betsy & James Shackleton
of 5 Bank Street, Todmorden.
Shackleton, William Ref 183-1410
He was
Master of the English School, Sowerby [1768]
and,
for 36 years, Master of Heptonstall Grammar School [1769].
his grateful scholars
Shackleton, Rev William Ref 183-2723
Of Hebden Bridge.
Shackleton, William Ref 183-2825
Beerseller and keeper at New Belle Vue Sporting Grounds, Halifax,
Shackleton, William Ref 183-1260
Of Hebden Bridge.
His wife, Susan [d 1938], left money to churches in Hebden
Bridge and Heptonstall
Shackleton, William Ref 183-1789
He owned the Lord Holme Restaurant at Hardcastle Crags [1905]
Shackleton, William Ref 183-916
Son of Jonas Shackleton [b 1801].
Sarah was the daughter of John Holdsworth, and widow
of Thomas Rawnsley
Shackleton, William Ref 183-3049
Of Vale Manse, Cornholme
Shackleton, William Thornton Ref 183-8910
Of Elland.
Shackleton, Zachariah Ref 183-1542
4th son of John Shackleton.
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The name originated in Shackleton
There are
71
entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Shackleton,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Marriages
1808,
1863,
1869,
1899,
1900,
1927
Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 4652
Shackleton surname Ref 183-1
Unattached BMDs for Shackleton
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