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Son of William Stocks.
Born in Huddersfield.
He started work as a clerk on the railways.
In 1884, he started business as a stone merchant.
He was prominent in local affairs in Rastrick and
Brighouse, and he was the first candidate for Mayor of the
new Borough of Brighouse in 1893, but was actually deputy mayor to
Alderman William Smith for 4 years.
In March 1904, as Deputy Mayor, he drove the first tram from Hove
Edge to Brighouse.
He was
Mayor of Brighouse [1907-1909].
He lived at 27 High Street, Brighouse [1908].
On 27th June 1872, he married Grace Clegg in Huddersfield.
Children:
They lived at 2 Rose Bank, Church Street, Manningham, Bradford
[1938].
He died at Manningham [26th November 1938].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,130 0/7d.
Probate was granted to
son Norman Sinclair Stocks and Thornton Haley
(solicitor)
Arthur was
a member of King Cross Liberal Club /
a dyer's labourer [1901] /
a cotton card dresser [1911] /
employed by John Whiteley & Sons at Brunswick Mills, West Parade.
In 1906, he married Sarah Alice Gibson [1881-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 12 Vickerman Street, Parkinson Lane, Halifax [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted [24th August 1915]
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment),
then
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/5th Battalion
York & Lancaster Regiment.
He was wounded [20th May 1917] and returned to France [23rd October
1917].
He was killed by shell fire [9th January 1918] (aged 38).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Roclincourt Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref II F 14].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Elder son of Leonard Stocks.
He was educated at Heath Grammar School and Oriel College Oxford.
In 1914, he went out to Sierra Leone.
During World War II,
he served in East Africa.
He married Mary Josephine Stevenson in Sierra Leone.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £215 4/9d
to Arthur
In 1937, he was created CMG.
He served with the Colonial Services for 26 years and was Secretary
for Protectorate Affairs in Sierra Leone.
He had a home at Higher Scout, Hebden Bridge
He died [26th July 1940] on board the Merchant Vessel Accra
when it was sunk by an enemy submarine in the Atlantic Ocean.
His is recorded as a civilian death
He was educated at Heath Grammar School.
He married Mary Josephine Stevenson
of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
He died 26th July 1940 (aged 51)
- (Civilian Civilian War Dead) - when the ocean liner MV Accra
was torpedoed by German Submarine U-34 and sank west of
Ireland
with the loss of 24 of the 499 people aboard.
He is remembered on Heath Grammar School Memorial Gates
Of Temple in the City of London.
He died 22nd June 1843.
He was buried at Coley Church
There is a memorial to him and his brother Joseph Stocks in
Coley Church erected by their brother Michael Stocks.
See
Northowram Infants' School
In [Q3] 1897, he married Lavinia Cockcroft in Bradford.
Children:
Charles died in 1922.
Lavinia took over at the Duke of York [1922-1927]
He was an iron turner [1908].
On 21st April 1908, he married Edith Emily Mansley [1878-1962]
of Greetland, in Sowerby.
Children:
Clement died in Triangle [13th December 1941].
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £284
to Edith Emily
Baptised 21st August 1670.
On 14th June 1692, he married Esther Jagger at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Frank went to live in Hampshire.
By 1891, he was known as Frank Snow, using his mother's maiden
name.
He appears to have been similar in character to his father.
He joined the Army at the age of 18.
He served with the Cavalry for 5 or 6 years.
He got into trouble with his drinking
Born in Huddersfield.
He was
a cloth draper [1841] /
a stuff presser and finisher at Old Cock Yard and Horton Street,
Halifax [1845] /
a farmer of 14 acres [1851] /
a fancy stuff presser employing 2 labourers, [1851] /
a master cloth & stuff finisher [1858].
He married Hannah [1794-19??] from Skircoat.
Children:
The family lived at
In June 1849, Eli Rothwell, of Halifax, was fined £1
for an assault upon George.
The cause of death for George was dropsy
In 1865, he married Emma Burrell [1834-1916] of Blyton, in
Gainsborough
Children:
Around 1881, the family moved to Morecambe where they ran a
Café/confectionery business.
George died in Morecambe
He served in the Army and was discharged With Ignominy on
several occasions
Prepared only by H. R. Stocks
She was cruelly poisoned by her sweetheart, John Scott
Born in Hipperholme.
He was
a house painter [1911] /
a painter working for Mr Jagger.
On 26th February 1916, he married Edith Annie Collins.
They lived at 43 East Street, Lightcliffe [1917].
During World War I,
he enlisted [14th February 1916] (aged 27)
and served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He was mobilised [21st June 1916], and sent to France [14th October
1916].
He made a will leaving everything to his wife Edith Annie
[28th October 1916].
He was killed in action [9th April 1917] (aged 28).
The Halifax Courier
A pension of 13/9d a week was awarded to Edith Annie (no
children) [from the 12th November 1917].
In 1919, his remains were exhumed and reburied at the Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines [IV A 28].
He is remembered on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial.
His brother Thomas Henry also died in the War
Son of Sam Stocks.
Born 29th April 1890.
Baptised at St Augustine's Church, Pellon [6th December 1896].
He was
educated at Halifax Secondary School, the Pharmaceutical Society's
College London, & the British Optical Institute London /
a pharmacist /
an optician.
He established Stocks' Chemists.
In [Q1] 1918, he married Lily Cockroft in Halifax
He died in Halifax [Q4 1858] (aged 68)
Born 15th August 1834.
He was a shoe & boot maker [1859].
In 1859, he married Priscilla Cockroft [1835-1918] at St Peter's Church, Sowerby.
Children:
Henry died at Triangle [25th March 1894].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £283 0/5d
Priscilla died 14th January 1918.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
He was a leather currier [1881, 1891].
He married Mary Ann [1852-1916].
Children:
They lived at
Henry died in 1893 (aged 41).
During World War I, son Charles Willie served
with the West Yorkshire Regiment,
and sons Harold & Thomas Henry served
and died in the conflict.
Mary Ann died Q1 1916 (aged 64)
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [23rd April 1873]
On 1st August 1888, he married Alice Whitaker [1861-1936] in
Elland
Children:
He died in Halifax General Hospital [9th May 1944].
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £2,300 3/10d
to Wallace Mackenzie (solicitor)
He married (1) Eliza Schofield? [1836-1861].
Children:
He married Unknown
Child: 3.
Albert Rayner [1865-1871]
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
In 1841, he was listed as an assistant surgeon to Dr Abraham Jubb and living with him at Lord Street, Halifax.
On 10th November 1849, she married Alexander Speck in Leeds,
and later became Baroness Martha Speck von Sternburg, living
in some considerable splendour in a large Schloss at Lützschena,
near Leipzig.
She died there
In 1858, whilst working in Halifax, he suffered a stroke and could no
longer carry on with his professional duties or even perhaps look
after himself properly.
His sister Martha came over from Leipzig and took James
back to live wth her family in the Schloss in Leipzig.
He died in Leipzig after another stroke on [October 19th 1864] (aged
51).
He is buried in the Sternburg mausoleum in the grounds of the Schloss.
Son of William Stocks.
He was a grocer [1845, 1872].
In 1845, he married Amelia Priestley [1816-1901] in Halifax.
Children:
In 1872, James was executor for his brother
John, and possibly for Bethel Bartholomew Naylor.
James died at 12 Haley Hill [30th December 1873].
Amelia died 9th October 1901.
Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
Around 1858, he married Susannah [1832-1???].
Children:
The family lived in Halifax [1871]
He was a shoemaker [1893].
In 1893, he married Sarah Hannah Letties Lumb [1869-1934] from
Sowerby, in Halifax.
Shortly after getting married, the couple moved to Leicester for a
period, all their three children born there.
Children:
Recorded on 31st October 1872, when
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £1,500.
He was a gentleman of Pearson Street, Charlestown, Halifax [1872]
An early member of the Stocks family of Northowram.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Son of John Stocks.
On 4th April 1670, he married Ann Walton at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
He was
involved in local affairs /
Overseer of the Highways [with John Sugden 1779].
He married Sarah Rowlings.
Children:
On 4th March 1832, he married Mary Berry [1805-1864] at St Peter's Church, Sowerby.
Children:
The couple died at Triangle:
John [13th February 1856];
Mary [30th January 1864].
They both were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
Born in Halifax.
He was a cloth finisher [1861].
On 29/7/182, he married Ann Elizabeth Walker [1838-1894] from
Huddersfield, at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1879, Annie married Henry McArtney.
She died of acute bronchitis [1894]
John & Martha Hannah were buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross
In [Q4] 1901, he married Florrie Naylor in Bradford.
They lived at 7 Shelf Moor, Shelf.
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with the 2nd/6th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 17th February 1917 (aged 37).
He was buried at Serre Road Cemetery No.1, France [Grave Ref V B 28].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Michael's & All Angels' Church, Shelf
On 1st December 1728, he married Sarah Brook at Halifax Parish
Church.
Children:
He married Elizabeth [1799-1887].
Children:
Joseph died 5th February 1852 (aged 63).
Elizabeth died 30th October 1887 (aged 88).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2253]
with Sarah Mallinson [1800-1882], widow of Joah Mallinson
In 1835, he was on the List of Electors
for the Northowram Township of the Halifax Polling District
in the election for the MP for the West Riding.
He lived at
He died at Coley [25th October 1850] (aged 56).
There is a memorial to him and his brother Bentley Stocks in
Coley Church erected by their brother Michael Stocks.
See
Northowram Infants' School
Youngest son of Michael Stocks and founder of
Joseph Stocks & Company.
He was promoted from Lieutenant to Captain of the 4th Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteers [10th May 1861].
He was involved in coal-mining in the Shibden valley.
In 1880, he had a stone quarries at Shaw Lane and Shibden Head.
He died at St George's, Hanover Square, London [3rd August 1875].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at under £500
to his brother Michael.
See
Northowram Infants' School
See
West Yorkshire Railway Company
Son of Henry Lord Stocks.
He was Secretary and cashier at the Hebden Bridge Fustian Society.
On 17th September 1885, he married Mary Smith [1862-1922].
Children:
He died in Chorlton, Lancashire [13th October 1924]
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £11,184
In 1905, she married Colonel W. G. Charlesworth [1880-1961] of
Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough.
Children:
2 sons and 2 daughters
Son of William Stocks.
Born at Gaubert Hall, Lightcliffe.
He was educated at Bradford.
A well-known animal painter and line-engraver, he exhibited at Royal
Academy in 1832.
He produced plates for several annuals and for Finden's Royal
Gallery of British Art.
One of his most popular works was entitled
In 1839, he married Ellen Fryer.
Children:
In 1853, he became an associate engraver at the Royal Academy, and a
member of the academy in 1871.
He lived at
Till Carr.
He died in London and was buried in Highgate Cemetery, London.
His children erected a tablet in his memory at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe
Son of Joseph Stocks.
On 2nd May 1756, he married Mary Robinson at Halifax Parish Church.
Child: Sarah [bapt 26th October 1760] who
married Richard Oates [bapt 28th December 1756]
Son of John Stocks.
Around 1800, he rebuilt Upper Shibden Hall, and renamed it
Catherine House because it was near Catherine Slack.
He also owned Upper Limed House, Shibden [1826].
In 1791, he married Jane Bentley in Halifax.
Children:
He was a brewer with premises at Broad Street & Shibden Head.
On 26th January 1804, he and his men tore up the toll-gates at North Bridge.
He was Overseer of the Poor [1800].
He was a magistrate.
In 1809, he was appointed
Justice in Quorum, which allowed him
to officiate alone, without other magistrates being on the bench.
For a time, he was the only magistrate for Halifax.
His liberal attitude to Chartists and Luddites led to the
appointment of Dr Coulthurst as a magistrate.
He died at Catherine House [22nd November 1836].
He was buried at Coley Church.
His family placed is a memorial to him in Coley Church.
Members of the family were buried at Ambler Thorn United Methodist Chapel
See
Ambler Thorn United Methodist Chapel,
Cold Arbour Coal Pit, Boothtown,
Rev Dr Henry William Coulthurst and
Heywood's Chapel, Northowram
Son of Michael Stocks of Upper Shibden Hall
See
Francis Edwin Macaulay,
Northowram Infants' School,
John Rhodes Ralph,
John Ridehalgh and
Coley Church
He was a linen draper [1871].
Around 1848, he married Elizabeth [1817-1???].
Children:
They lived at 30 Milton Place, Halifax [1871]
Son of Michael Stocks.
Born at Elmwood, Halifax.
He was educated at Trinity College Cambridge.
In 1847, he joined Her Majesty's 1st Regiment Royal Dragoon
Guards.
He was a Major in the Guards, and served in the Crimean War.
He took part in the Battle of Inkerman and was present at
the Battle of Balaclava.
He also took part in the attack on the Redan and on Sebastopol.
He was awarded the Crimean medal [with 3 clasps], the Turkish Medals,
and the Fourth Class of the Order of the Medjidie.
On 22nd January 1856, a banquet was given at Halifax in his honour
for his gallantry in the Crimea.
St Mary's Church, Lister Lane was built by the family as a
thanks-offering for his safe return.
He retired in 1861.
In 1863, he married Jane Mary MacEchran [1842-1925] from
Argyllshire.
Children:
The family lived at
He was Deputy Lieutenant for Caithness and for Norfolk, and High
Sheriff for Norfolk [1888].
He died at Latheronwheel.
He & his wife were buried at Halifax Parish Church
See
Stainland Mechanics' Institute
Of Upper Shibden Hall and Wood Hall, Norfolk.
Only son of Major Michael Stocks.
In 1888, he married Charlotte Amelia Ellison [18??-1930].
Children:
Charlotte died 13th June 1930.
She was buried at Hilgay, Norfolk
where there is a window in a church there in her memory.
Michael died at Wood Hall [26th March 1957]
Elder son of Michael Stocks and grandson of Major Michael Stocks.
He was educated at Eton & Sandhurst.
During World War I,
he served as a Lieutenant
with the 2nd Battalion
Grenadier Guards.
He fought at Mons, Landrecies, Marne & Aisne.
He was killed in action at the 1st Battle of Ypres, 14 days before
his 22nd birthday
[10th November 1914].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Halifax,
and on the Memorial at Saint John the Baptist, Coley
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on Coley War Memorial
Son of John Stocks.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was
a mason's labourer [1851].
He married Sarah [1804-1867].
Children:
They lived at
Richard died 9th June 1862 (aged 62).
Sarah died 23rd November 1867 (aged 63).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3979]
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
On 9th January 1869, he was charged with
Sergeant Hey proved the case and produced the cards.
PC Dean corroborated the evidence.
Superintendent Ormsby said that Stocks at times
stationed a man at his door with a bell to warn those inside of the
appearance of the police.
Stocks was fined 40/-
He lived on the Isle of Man.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Lancaster, and
served as a Sapper
with the 12th Field Company
Royal Engineers.
He was killed in action in France / Flanders [23rd November 1917].
He was buried at Ribecourt British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref I C 2].
Baptised 17th November 1678.
He died in Cambridgeshire [before 1725]
Born in Queensbury.
He was
a gents' outfitter & tailor in Halifax /
a tailor [1891] /
a master tailor [1901].
He established Sam Stocks & Sons Limited.
He married Sarah Jane.
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Gordon Highlanders.
He died 25th September 1916.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on Coley War Memorial
Born in Hipperholme [Q1 1891].
He was a brickmaker's labourer [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th/10th Battalion
Gordon Highlanders.
He died 18th September 1916.
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 15B & 15C].
His brother Harold also died in the War
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Susan [1761-1831].
Children:
Susan died 15th June 1831 (aged 70).
William died 13th June 1835 (aged 77).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
He lived at Gaubert Hall, Hipperholme.
He married (1) Unknown.
He married (2) Mary (Mally) Lumb [1777-1864].
Children:
On 2nd September 1848, he was fined 10/- plus 11/6d expenses
after Mr King, the sergeant of the watch, found his house open
after 11:00 pm on the previous Friday night
He married (1) Eliza Croft [1804-1838].
Children:
Eliza died in Huddersfield [Q2 1838].
In [Q4] 1838, he married (2) Sarah Hargreaves [1806-1840] in Huddersfield.
Children:
Sarah died (possibly of perinatal complications) [Q3 1840].
In [Q3] 1843, he married (3) Alice Oldfield [1814-1867] in Huddersfield.
Children:
He married Elizabeth Holroyd.
Children:
William died 26th July 1848 (aged 28).
Elizabeth died 5th April 1869 (aged 46).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4446]
He never married.
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/23rd Battalion
London Regiment.
He died fighting in Palestine [28th March 1918] (aged 24).
He was buried in Israel.
He is remembered on the Jerusalem Memorial [Grave Ref 47-53],
on the Memorial at Saint John's Mission Church, Hebden Bridge,
on the Memorial at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Heptonstall,
and on the Memorial at Rishworth School
Stocks, Mrs Ref 159-883 Stocks, Alexander Oldfield Ref 159-564
Stocks, Amos Ref 159-3667
To be sold by tender, the whole of the stock-in-trade and fixtures
belonging to this estate ... an old-established trade
Stocks, Arthur Ref 159-397 Stocks, Arthur Ref 159-20
Elizabeth was a charwoman, and living with Arthur at 10
Haigh's Court, Halifax [1901]
Stocks, Arthur Hudson Ref 159-1267
Mary Josephine came to England [22nd May 1926].
She died in the Acland nursing home, Oxford.
Stocks, Arthur Hudson Ref 159-21
Stocks, Benjamin Ref 159-936 Stocks, Bentley Ref 159-1106
Stocks, Charles Ref 159-2
Stocks, Clement Ref 159-10
Stocks, Daniel Ref 159-1461
Esther came from Shelf
Stocks, Daniel Ref 159-108 Stocks, Frank Ref 159-3304
Stocks, George Ref 159-2846
Stocks, George Ref 159-6
Stocks, George Ref 159-S3303
Stocks, H. R. Ref 159-3082
FARR'S NERVINE
the Safest Remedy for
TIC and NEURALGIA
per 1/3 bottle
Stocks, Hannah Ref 159-1190 Stocks, Harold Ref 159-14
Stocks, Harry Ref 159-2375
Stocks, Harry Rushton Ref 159-24 Stocks, Henry Lord Ref 159-5
Priscilla was born 23rd November 1834
Stocks, Henry Ref 159-13
Mary Ann was born in Market Weighton
Stocks, Henry Ref 159-11 Stocks, Herbert Ref 159-8
Stocks, James Ref 159-3686
Stocks, James Ref 159-2352 Stocks, Dr James Ref 159-12
His sister, Martha Stocks [1823-1878] was born in Holmfirth.
Their father, James Stocks was also a surgeon.
He died in Holmfirth [18th April 1832], and was buried in the old
cemetery in Holmfirth
Stocks, James Ref 159-8200
Amelia was born in Halifax
Stocks, James Ref 159-25
Susannah was born in Warley
Stocks, James Henry Ref 159-9
Stocks, John Ref 159-8610
Stocks, John Ref 159-1455
Stocks, John Ref 159-1462
Stocks, John Ref 159-1458
Stocks, John Ref 159-4
Mary was born in Soyland
Stocks, John Ref 159-3302
Stocks, John Percy Ref 159-19
Stocks, Joseph Ref 159-1460
Sarah was the daughter of John Brook
Stocks, Joseph Ref 159-29
Stocks, Joseph Ref 159-1457
Stocks, Joseph Halliley Ref 159-663
Stocks, Joshua Ref 159-215 Stocks, Judy Ref 159-3 Stocks, Leonard Ref 159-1268
Stocks, Lucy Estelle Ref 159-71 Stocks, Lumb Ref 159-283
The Meeting of Wellington and Blucher after the Battle of Waterloo
Stocks, Michael Ref 159-1456 Stocks, Michael Ref 159-1459 Stocks, Michael Ref 159-153
Stocks, Michael Ref 159-S209
Stocks, Michael Ref 159-16
Elizabeth was born in Ovenden
Stocks, Michael Ref 159-664
Stocks, Michael Ref 159-1299
Stocks, Michael George Ref 159-511
Stocks, N. Ref 159-17
Stocks, Reuben Ref 159-1464
Stocks, Richard Ref 159-2353
Stocks, Richard Ref 159-27
Sarah was born in Stanningley
Stocks, Richard Ref 159-3542
suffering gambling at cards for money in his house on the night of
the 4th January 1869
Stocks, Robinson Ref 159-22
Stocks, Roger Ref 159-1463
Stocks, Sam Ref 159-23
Stocks, Thomas Ref 159-18
Stocks, Thomas Henry Ref 159-15
Stocks, Timothy Ref 159-944 Stocks, William Ref 159-8600
Stocks, William Ref 159-26
Stocks, William Ref 159-1358
Mary was the daughter of John Lumb
Stocks, William Ref 159-3212 Stocks, William Ref 159-194
Stocks, William Ref 159-28
Elizabeth was the daughter of Mr Holroyd
Stocks, William Henry Ref 159-7
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John Stocks of Shelf was an early member of the family.
The family owned several properties in and around Shibden, including
Hagstocks,
Lee House and
Scout Hall.
See
Joseph Clarke,
Cold Arbour Coal Pit, Boothtown,
St George's Mission Church, Ovenden,
Shibden Head and
Stock's Arms, Northowram
The Stocks family Ref 159-1904 
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for people with the surname Stocks,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
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