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He married Unknown.
Children:
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He died in the 100th year of his age
He was
a woollen handloom weaver [1851, 1861] /
a woollen weaver [1871, 1891].
Around 1849, he married Hannah [1820-18??].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861, 1871] was Abraham's widowed
mother Hannah Thomas [b 1779].
Living with Abraham [in 1891] were son Dan & his family
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He was
a Friendly Society agent [1871] /
an insurance agent [1881, 1891] /
a travelling draper (own account) [1901] /
a draper & furniture dealer (own account) [1911].
He married Elizabeth [1840-1907].
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 8 children of whom 2 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
Elizabeth died 28th May 1907 (aged 67).
Abraham died 14th May 1918 (aged 77).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2418]
In 1881, she was a pupil at Walterclough Hall Private School.
Ada was a governess for much of her life.
At the time that Hannah Frances Churchyard wrote her will
[1903], Ada was described as
Ada never married.
In later life, she divided her time between staying with relatives
and living in hotels in places such as Torquay
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He was publican at the Sun Inn, 34 Bolton Street, Blackpool [1901].
In 1897, he married Sarah Jane Royals in Fylde.
She had 2 illegitimate sons:
Sam
and
Willie Royals [b 1890]
Child:
Reginald Clifton [b 1898]
They lived at
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Born in Halifax.
He was
a shoe maker [1861] /
a cordwainer [1871] /
a shoe maker & cordwainer [1881] /
innkeeper at the Duke of Leeds' Arms, Halifax [1891].
In [Q3] 1853, he married (1) Mary Millington [1829-1854] in Halifax.
Mary died 31st October 1854 (aged 25).
He married (2) Esther [1838-1903].
Children:
They lived at
Aquilla died 15th September 1893 (aged 65).
Esther died 4th April 1903 (aged 65).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3156]
He was
a joiner (out of employ) [1881] /
a joiner [1882, 1891] /
landlord of the Friendly, Warley [1893, 1901, 1905, 1907] /
a member of the Hebden Bridge Gun Club /
a member of the Fear Not Friendly Society /
a cornet player with the Friendly Brass Band.
In 1882, he married Abigail Brown [1857-1???] at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at 9 Water Hill, Warley, Sowerby Bridge [1891].
He was buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
[17th August 1907].
Abigail took over at the Friendly [1907-1917]
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He was
a cotton warehouseman [1891] /
a fustian manufacturer [1901] /
a cotton manufacturer [1911].
In 1888, he married Isabella Hartley [1869-1???] in Todmorden.
She was a cotton weaver [1891]
Children:
They lived at
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He was a carpet packer [1939].
In [Q3] 1920, he married Florence Beatrice Fleming [1883-1949] in Halifax.
They lived at 44 Bank Top, Southowram [1939].
Living with them [in 1939] was Florence's father Thomas Fleming.
Florence Beatrice died 30th September 1949 (aged 65).
Arthur died 18th October 1949 (aged 71).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1721]
with John Thomas Tidswell
He was
a tram conductor [1911] /
a town hall porter [1939].
In [Q4] 1907, he married Gertrude Stalker [1883-19??] in Haslingden.
Children:
They lived at
Arthur died in Halifax [8th November 1958] (aged 75),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1021]
Born in Greetland.
He was a fish & chip potato fryer [1911].
In [Q1] 1906, he married Lucy Mellor [1877-1961] in Halifax.
She was a woollen cloth weaver [1911]
Children:
They lived at Dob Royd, Stainland [1911].
Arthur Clay died 18th April 1952 (aged 73).
Lucy died 3rd February 1961 (aged 84).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/580]
with Lucy's brother Sam Mellor
He was a railway passenger guard [1911].
In [Q3] 1901, he married Ruth Emily Barstow in Halifax.
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 1st October 1917 (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 52-54 & 162A],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
After their parents left them, he and his brother, Richard
Peter, grew up with his grandparents at the Prospect, Sowerby Bridge.
Many of his family played musical instruments.
He played for The Friendly Band and at a young age, played lead
cornet.
Family stories say that, at some point, he was poached to play for
the Brighouse & Rastrick Band.
When their grandmother died, the boys had no where to go
so Barry joined the Duke of Wellington's regiment as a boy
soldier.
He eventually went to Kneller Hall to become an Army Bandmaster.
Whilst there he played for the BBC.
He was a Royal Trumpeter and the Queen got to know him and regularly
spoke to him.
He played
at Princess Margaret's wedding,
at the opening of Coventry Cathedral,
at Sadler's Wells,
and
at the Café Royal with Louis Armstrong.
He eventually became the Director of Music for The Sultan of Brunei,
and was given the equivalent of a Knighthood
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Born 4th May 1895.
He was a director of the family fireclay business E. &
E. Pearson.
In 1931, he married Helena W Higgs-Walker
at Bromsgrove.
Child:
Priscilla M. [b 1937]
During World War I,
he served as a Lieutenant.
They lived at Burys Hill, Pedmore near Stourbridge.
He died there [7th April 1982] (aged 86).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at more than £111,000.
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He was a cotton lap tenter [1871].
He lived in Brighouse [1901].
Living with them [in 1901] was nephew Herbert Clay Thomas [b
1897], son of Charles's brother Dan Clay Thomas
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He was a engineer.
In 1897, he married Mary Jane Parker [18??-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Sowerby Bridge.
The family lived at 4 St Peter's Square, Sowerby Bridge [1901, 1911]
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He married Unknown.
Child: Charles Arthur Godfrey
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/6th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 15th May 1915 (aged 22).
He was buried at Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Turkey
[Sp Mem C 431].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Michael & All Angels' Church, Cornholme
Born November 1866.
He joined his mother's family business in Stourbridge, E. &
E. Pearson, and followed his father as Managing Director.
He served for many years in the Worcestershire Regiment and
rose to the rank of Colonel.
In 1894, he married Alice Maud Green.
Child:
Charles Arthur Geoffrey [b 1895]
Charles (senior) died at Stourbridge in 1963 (aged 97)
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He was a refreshment-house keeper in Plymouth [1900].
In [Q4] 1890, he married either Sarah Isabella Saxon or Ellen Wade
in Lambeth.
On 31st August 1900, Cornelius was shot by Arthur Smith of Halifax, and died in hospital in Plymouth [5th September
1900].
Smith was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 10
years' penal servitude
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Born in Luddenden.
During World War I,
he served as a Driver
with the 234th Field Company
Royal Engineers.
He died of enteric fever in the Corporation Hospital, Middlesbrough [21st September 1915] (aged 16).
Because the fever was infectious, he was buried at Linthorpe
Cemetery, Middlesbrough [C C 8946].
He is remembered on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial
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Born in Greetland.
He was
a cotton under carder [1871] /
a cotton carder / cotton scutcher of Greetland [1881] /
a carder of Brandy Hole, Greetland [1887] /
a cotton carder [1891, 1901, 1902, 1911].
In [Q3] 1876, he married (1) Mary Ann Smith [1855-1881] at Halifax Parish Church.
Her father was not recorded on the marriage documents
Children:
Mary Ann died in Halifax in 1881 (aged 26).
In 1887, Dan married (2) Mary Jane Kemp [1863-1898] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Mary Jane died in Halifax in 1898 (aged 35).
In 1902, Dan married (3) Ellen Tattersall [1855-19??] at Halifax Parish Church
They had no children.
They lived at
The 4 youngest sons all served in World War I:
George & Walter both enlisted [April 1916];
George was wounded;
After a short time in France, Walter was seized by a dangerous
fever and died in St Luke's Hospital [January 1917].
All 4 brothers are remembered on the Roll of Honour at Thornfield United Free Methodist Church, Greetland.
Willie was engaged in government work
Dan died in Halifax [Q3 1939] (aged 85)
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He moved to Dewsbury.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Mary Gwendolen who married Mr Berridge
He married Susannah [1784-1848].
Children:
Susannah died 26th July 1848 (aged 64),
David died 7th February 1864 (aged 83).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2784]
with
Jane Mansley [1851-1852],
Ann Mitchell [1857-1859],
grandson Edmondson Thomas
and great-grandchildren
Catherine Thomas [1869-1870]
& Edith Thomas [1872],
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Around 1806, he married Grace [1791-18??].
Children:
They lived at Nursery Lane, Ovenden [1841]
He was curate at Hull
before becoming
Vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Luddendenfoot [1953].
He died 11th May 1972
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He was
a shop assistant (furnishing department) [1911] /
an assistant at Messrs Simpson's shop, Silver Street, Halifax /
a member of Luddendenfoot Congregational Church & School.
During World War I,
he was one of the first to enlist
and served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was sent to France where he was in charge of a bomb preparation
shed some miles from the front.
He was killed by the accidental explosion of a bomb
[4:00 pm 12th November 1915] (aged 21).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref VII A B].
He is remembered on Luddendenfoot War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Hebden Bridge United District Secondary School
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His son took over the position in the company.
He and Akroyd took over the business and changed the name to
Stanley Machine Tool Company
He was a clogger [1871].
In [Q2] 1861, he married Emma Nichols [1845-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Sowood Green, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1871]
Born in Halifax;
baptised in Sowerby Bridge [8th April 1838].
He was
a factory boy (worsted and woollen) [1851] /
a woolsorter [1861, 1871].
In [Q2] 1861, he married Ann Taylor [1844-1???] in Halifax.
She was a sewer of carpets [1871]
Children:
They lived at 30 John Street, Halifax [1871]
Edmondson Thomas died 18th March 1875 (aged 37)
He & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2784]
with his Thomas grandparents
In 1927, he founded The Bachelor Club in Hebden Bridge.
He established the Moorlands Bakery, Hebden Bridge
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In [Q2] 1907, he married Maria Thomas Akroyd in Halifax.
Children:
Maria died 16th December 1934 (aged 54).
Edward died 9th January 1943 (aged 59).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/552]
He was Minister at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack
[1903-1936].
He married Unknown.
Children:
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Born in Stainland.
He was a house painter [1911].
In [Q1] 1895, he married Sarah Elizabeth Sutcliffe [1871-1926] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Drury Lane, Stainland [1911].
Edward Henry died 25th December 1916 (aged 46).
Sarah Elizabeth died 12th December 1926 (aged 55).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
with uncle Joseph Sykes
He was
a silk weaver [1881] /
a carpet weaver [1891] /
a retired carpet weaver [1901, 1911].
In [Q1] 1881, he married Mary Ingham [1839-1928] in Halifax.
They had no children.
They lived at 9 Cavendish Terrace, Halifax [1881, 1891, 1901, 1911].
Eli died 23rd April 1927 (aged 89).
Mary died 25th October 1928 (aged 89).
The couple were buried at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge [Grave Ref: F855]
Born in Warley [15th March 1824].
He was
a Nonconformist / Congregationalist /
a Liberal /
a worsted weaver [1841] /
working for his father /
a manager (stuff manufactory) [1851] /
employed by Robert Whitaker & Company /
a stuff warehouseman [1861, 1871, 1881] /
employed by Milligan, Forbes & Company in Bradford [1856-1886]
/
a retired stuff warehouseman [1886, 1891] /
a director of the Third Equitable Benefit Building Society in
Bradford /
a director of the Yorkshire Investment & American Mortgage
Company, Limited /
a member of College Chapel, Greenfield Chapel & Salem Chapel in
Bradford.
In 1848, he married Mary Calvert [1820-1896] in Halifax.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was Elias's brother John
Thomas [b 1826] (tailor employing 2 men).
A Mary Thomas died in Bradford in 1896 (aged 76).
Elias died at 32 Kelso Road, Leeds, after a long illness [24th January 1899] (aged 74)
He was buried at Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,373.
Probate was granted to
Richard Sutcliffe Thomas (cashier)
and
Frank Thomas (yarn merchant)
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In 1904, he painted a picture of the church, and this was presented
to the church in 1962 for a Dan Taylor rally to mark the
bicentenary.
In 1???, he took over the family business.
In 1???, he married Bertha.
The business closed in 19??
On the death of William Herbert Webster [1946], Lilian
and Ernest Thomas took over and ran the Turk's Head, Sowerby Bridge until 1961
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Recorded in 1843, when he was
appointed to the General Council for the National Charter
Association
He was known as a Heptonstall poet & journalist
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Son of Dan Clay Thomas.
He was an assistant woollen worker [1911].
During World War I,
he & his brother Herbert enlisted [1st November 1915], and
they served together served as Privates
with the Royal Army Medical Corps.
They went to France [August 1916].
Their brothers George & Walter both enlisted [April
1916];
George was wounded;
Walter died in St Luke's Hospital [January 1917].
Willie was engaged in government work.
He was awarded the Military Medal
[1918]
All 4 brothers are remembered on the Roll of Honour at Thornfield United Free Methodist Church, Greetland.
Fred survived the War.
He died in Halifax [Q1 1966] (aged 71).
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Born in Rawtenstall [29th August 1868].
In 1903, he was one of the first people to be granted a car registration and a motor drivers' licence
On 3rd May 1890, he married Mary Rothwell [1870-1951] from
Ainsworth, in Ainsworth.
Children:
They lived at Lewis Street, Halifax [1903].
He died in Halifax [19th March 1918]
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In 1980, his was the last family to live at All Souls' Vicarage
which had then succumbed to damp and dry rot.
They moved to Elm View.
In 1982, he moved to a group of parishes in Dorset
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On 25th March 1856, Thomas
was charged with stealing and retrieving 24 lbs of lead belonging
to Henry Blackburn.
He was committed for trial
Born in Midgley.
He was
a worsted weaver [1841] /
a beer seller at 37 Gaol Lane, Halifax [1861].
He married Sarah [1823-1906].
She was publican at the Shamrock, Halifax [1871,... 1906]
Children:
George died between 1861 & 1871
She died in 1906.
Son Tom took over at the Shamrock [1906, 1907]
He married Ann [1847-1929].
Children:
Ann died 19th February 1929 (aged 82).
George died 22nd February 1936 (aged 91)
Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard
He was
a plasterer [1871] /
a whitewasher & plasterer [1881] /
a plasterer [1891, 1899].
In [Q1] 1870, he married Rachel Gledhill in Halifax.
She was a carpet printer [1871]
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was nephew Thomas W. Gledhill [b
1864] (printer in carpets).
George died 18th July 1899 (aged 51),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1407]
with Rachel's parents.
In [Q4] 1902, Rachel married (2) John Whiteley in Halifax.
Rachel died 22nd July 1936 (aged 89).
She was buried with her parents & her first husband
He married Emily Ann.
They lived at Mile End, London.
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman
with B Company
1st Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died in Halifax [1st June 1918].
He is remembered with a CWGC headstone at Stoney Royd Cemetery.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint John the Evangelist, Warley
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Born in Hebden Bridge [16th November 1897].
He was a cotton weaver [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [3rd May 1917] (aged 19).
He was buried at Bailleul Road East Cemetery, Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France [Grave Ref II A 16].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint James Church, Hebden Bridge,
and on the Memorial at Saint John's Mission Church, Hebden Bridge
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He was a farmer [1891].
He married Grace [1830-1???].
Children:
They lived at 1 Greenhirst Hey, Stansfield [1891].
Living with them [in 1891] was grandson William Thomas Judson
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He married Eliza.
They lived at 3 Breck Mill Yard, Hebden Bridge.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 16th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died 15th December 1917 (aged 34).
He was buried at Buffs Road Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref C 55]
He was
a member of Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax, Sunday School &
Boys' Brigade /
employed in the telegraph department of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company at Sowerby Bridge Station.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914]
and served as a Private
/ Signaller
with the 11th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died of wounds [1st August 1916] (aged 21).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref VII E 4].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel
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He lived at 11 Gathorne Street, Brighouse.
During World War I,
he enlisted in the Artists' Rifles [May 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed whilst serving as a runner at Lambartzyde [5th August 1917] (aged 20).
He was buried at Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref I BA 8].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial
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He was
a member of Heptonstall Wesleyan Sunday School /
a weaver for R. Thomas & Company at Hangingroyd, Hebden
Bridge.
On 6th December 1913, he married Eliza Tatham [1882-1925] at Hebden Bridge parish church.
They lived at 3 Breck Mill Yard, Hebden Bridge.
During World War I,
he enlisted [June 1916]
with the Durham Light Infantry,
then
he served as a Private
with the 16th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was killed in action by shellfire [15th December 1917] (aged 34).
He was buried at Buffs Road Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref C 55],
He is remembered at Crimsworth Wesleyan Methodist Chapel,
on the Memorial at Octagonal Methodist Chapel, Heptonstall,
and on the Memorial at Midgehole Working Men's Club
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He was a lithographer [1911].
On 24th October 1885, he married Christiana Sutherland [1865-1931]
at St Thomas's Church, Huddersfield.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 10 children of whom 8 were still alive at that time.
The children were born in Maidstone, Kent.
The family lived at
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Born 19th July 1899.
He was
a newsboy [1911] /
a costings clerk with the Standard Wire Company, Sowerby Bridge
[1921] /
a chief clerk with the Standard Wire Company, Sowerby Bridge [1921].
On 25th July 1923, he married Nellie Coates [1899-1985] in Halifax.
They had no children.
They lived at 12 Claremont Villas, Beech Road, Sowerby Bridge (living
with Nellie's widowed father) [1939].
They both died in Lancaster
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He married Unknown.
Child:
Sarah [1823-1906] who married John Arthur Ingham
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He married Unknown.
Children:
Child: Herbert Henry
Members of the family were buried at Hebden Bridge Parish Church
He was
a corn miller [1871] /
a corn dealer and cotton spinner at Mayroyd Mill [1872] /
a farmer [1891] /
living on own means [1901].
He lived at
He was recorded as
in the probate record for his brother Champion Murgatroyd
[1901].
In his will, he left £1,500 for the vicar and churchwardens
at Heptonstall Parish Church and for maintenance of the church and
churchyard.
He was buried at Heptonstall Church
with other members of the family.
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He was
a schoolmaster [1891] /
a coal merchant & carting agent [1901, 1911].
In 1890, he married Elizabeth Ann Counsell [1866-1???]
in Preston.
Children:
They lived at
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He was a foreman stuff dyer's greaser with Balme & Pritchard Limited [1921].
In [Q2] 1914, he married Mabel Hirst in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 71 Savile Park Street, Halifax [1921]
Born in Elsecar.
He lived in Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 2nd March 1916 (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 20],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Eldest son of Rev Henry Thomas.
He was Physician and surgeon in Hebden Bridge [1895].
He married Mary Hannah Ruth [1888-1939].
The couple were buried at Hebden Bridge Parish Church
He lived at
Hollins House, Hebden Bridge [1905]
Son of Robert Thomas.
He was
a member of Mytholmroyd Church Lads' Brigade /
employed in the office of Thomas Sutcliffe & Son at wholesale
clothiers, Regent Works, Hebden Bridge.
During World War I,
he served
with the 16th Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He was awarded the Military Medal
He was wounded in the same action.
He survived the War.
A Horace W. Thomas died in Calder District [Q1 1966] (aged 70)
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He died 6th August 1888
He married Mary [1778-1853].
Children:
Mary died 14th June 1853 (aged 75).
James died 18th February 1854 (aged 79).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
He married Frances [1812-1879].
Children:
They lived at
Frances died at Heath Villas [31st December 1879] (aged 67).
James died at Heath Villas [6th August 1888] (aged 76)
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
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He was a cattleman [1874].
On 4th April 1874, he married Betty Pickles [1852-1913] in Halifax.
Children:
The sons were born in Wadsworth
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He was
an assurance agent [1901] /
Sacristan & sexton at St Stephen's Church, Copley
[1902-1928].
In 1890, he married Ada Sarah Wear [1865-1941] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was James's brother Fred
Thomas [b 1869] (cigar maker).
James died 24th March 1928.
Ada Sarah died 18th May 1941.
Daughter Winifred died 6th August 1972.
Members of the family were buried at St Stephen's Church, Copley
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In [Q4] 1939, he married Lilian Audrey Hall in Calder District.
They lived at Norton Tower, Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Leading Aircraftman
with the No. 4 (Continental) Ferry Pilot Pool
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died 18th June 1940 (aged 26).
He was buried at Charroux Communal Cemetery, France [Grave Ref 3]
[1 of 3 graves in the Cemetery].
He is remembered on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd,
and in the book Royd Regeneration
Thomas, Mr Ref 86-1198
Thomas, Mr Ref 86-184
Owned Hebden Hey, Hardcastle Crags
Thomas, Mr Ref 86-880
In 1868, he and Lloyd Hargreaves established business as pattern
makers at Gaol Lane, Halifax
Thomas, Abraham Ref 86-897
He attended Heath Grammar School [1735].
Great-uncle of John Thomas.
Thomas, Abraham Ref 86-68
Born in Greetland.
Hannah was born in Norland / Greetland
Thomas, Abraham Ref 86-101
Born in Halifax.
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Thomas, Ada Ref 86-1263
Daughter of John Thomas.
Ada Thomas of Vienna, Austria spinster
Thomas, Albert Edward Ref 86-27
Born in Walsall, Staffordshire.
Sarah Jane was born in Halifax, the daughter of Michael Royals.
Thomas, Aquilla Ref 86-70
(Possibly) son of David Thomas
Esther was born in Hipperholme
Thomas, Arthur Ref 86-6
Son of William Thomas.
Abigail was born in Southowram, the daughter of John Brown
Thomas, Arthur Ref 86-10
Born in Wadsworth.
Isabella was born in Erringden
Thomas, Arthur Ref 86-93
Born 17th October 1878.
Florence was born in Halifax [23rd December 1883], the
daughter of Thomas Fleming
Thomas, Arthur Ref 86-107
Born in Halifax [4th February 1883].
Gertrude was born in Scarborough [30th March 1883], the
daughter of Edwin Stalker
Details of Gertrude's death / burial place are not yet known
Thomas, Arthur Clay Ref 86-66
Son of Thomas Clay Thomas.
Lucy was the daughter of Benjamin Mellor.
Thomas, Arthur Edwin Ref 86-94
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
Ruth Emily was born in Elland, the daughter of Samuel Barstow
Thomas, Arthur Reginald Ref 86-18
Son of Sarah & William Thomas of 1 New Shop, Castle
Street, Todmorden.
Thomas, Barry Marjoribanks Ref 86-1229
Son of Richard William Thomas.
Thomas, Catherine Ref 86-1058
Daughter of William Thomas
Thomas, Charles Arthur Godfrey Ref 86-82
Son of Charles W. Thomas.
Thomas, Charles Clay Ref 86-80
Son of Abraham Thomas.
Thomas, Charles Edward Ref 86-51
Born in Halifax.
Mary Jane was born in Tamworth
Thomas, Charles W. Ref 86-17
Son of Sarah Jane Thomas of 6 Cornholme Terrace, Cornholme.
Thomas, Charles William Ref 86-78
Son of John William Thomas.
Thomas, Cornelius Charles Ref 86-98
Born in East Stonehouse, Devon.
Thomas, Cyril Wormald Ref 86-46
Son of John Henry Thomas.
Thomas, Dan Clay Ref 86-79
Son of Abraham Thomas.
Mary Ann was born in Greetland.
Mary Jane, of West Vale, Greetland, was born in South Wales,
the daughter of George Kemp, labourer
Ellen, of Mount, Greetland, was the daughter of Thomas
Tattersall, gardener
Fred & Herbert enlisted [1st November 1915], and they
served together;
Fred was awarded was awarded the Military Medal.
Thomas, Rev Daniel Ref 86-436
He was at Pudsey
before becoming
Curate at Sowerby Bridge [1892].
Thomas, David Ref 86-102
Frances [1811-1852] who married Stephen Mansley
Thomas, David Ref 86-72
He was a worsted weaver [1841].
Thomas, David Ref 86-1350
Player with Halifax RLFC [1908].
He won caps for Wales while at Halifax
Thomas, Rev David Edgar Ref 86-222
Born in Rotherham [23rd May 1907].
Thomas, Dyson Ref 86-13
Son of Herbert Thomas.
Thomas, Rev E. Walter Ref 86-1162
From Tonypandy, Wales.
He became Minister at Patmos Congregational School, Todmorden [1913]
Thomas, Edgar Ref 86-328
He joined the board of J. & J. Mallinson and became Managing
Director.
Thomas, Edmond Ref 86-65
Born in Stainland.
Emma was born in Stainland
Thomas, Edmondson Ref 86-113
Son of John Thomas.
Ann was born in Montgomery.
Thomas, Edward Ref 86-592
Son of Rev Edward George Thomas.
Thomas, Edward Clay Ref 86-83
Maria was the daughter of Thomas Akroyd
Thomas, Rev Edward George Ref 86-447
Born in North Wales.
Thomas, Edward Henry Ref 86-64
Son of Edmond Thomas.
Sarah was born in Stainland
Thomas, Eli Ref 86-87
Born in Halifax.
Mary was born in Halifax
Thomas, Elias Ref 86-8
Son of John Thomas.
Thomas, Elizabeth Ref 86-1054
Daughter of William Thomas
Thomas, Ellen Ann Ref 86-1056
Daughter of William Thomas
Thomas, Elton Ref 86-277
Son of Richard Thomas.
He attended Birchcliffe Baptist Church in Hebden Bridge.
Thomas, Ernest Ref 86-9
In 1937, he married Lilian Webster in Halifax.
Lilian was the daughter of William Herbert Webster
Thomas, Esau Ref 86-99
He was a chartist in Ovenden.
Thomas, Evan Ref 86-334
Son of Rev Edward George Thomas.
Thomas, Fred Clay Ref 86-81
MM.
for collecting wounded soldiers under shell fire
Thomas, Fred Whittaker Ref 86-522
Son of Ellen & James Thomas,
a cotton mill manager in Rawtenstall.
Thomas, Rev Geoffrey Ref 86-156
Vicar of All Souls' Church, Halifax [1974].
Thomas, George Ref 86-1221
He kept a beerhouse and marine store in Gaol Lane, Halifax.
a stout, well-dressed man
Thomas, George Ref 86-73
(Possibly) son of Samuel Thomas.
Sarah was born in Midgley.
Thomas, George Ref 86-58
Thomas, George Ref 86-108
Born in Halifax.
Rachel was the daughter of John Gledhill.
Thomas, George W. Ref 86-864
Seamen's outfit manufacturer at Savile Mill, Halifax [1874]
Thomas, George William Ref 86-55
Born in Stepney, London.
Thomas, George Willie Ref 86-40
Son of Marrs Thomas.
Thomas, Gill Ref 86-115
Born in Stansfield.
Grace was born in Stansfield
Thomas, Rev Gwynne Ref 86-452
Minister at Pellon Lane Baptist Church [1918]
Thomas, H. Ref 86-50
Son of Sarah & William Thomas of Heptonstall.
Thomas, Harold Ref 86-26
His family lived at 19 Chatham Street, Halifax.
Thomas, Harold Ref 86-35
He was a silk dresser with Wood Brothers & Sons Limited at
Thornhill Briggs Mills.
Thomas, Harry Ref 86-36
Son of Sarah & William Thomas
Of Heptonstall.
Thomas, Harry Alexander Ref 86-69
Born in Greenwich, Kent.
Christiana was born in Huddersfield
Thomas, Harry Vincent Wear Ref 86-23
Son of James Thomas.
Nellie was born in Halifax [8th February 1899], the daughter
of Edward Coates [b 1st June 1861]
Thomas, Dr Henry Ref 86-14
Surgeon of Hebden Bridge.
Thomas, Henry Ref 86-2
Of Halifax.
Thomas, Rev Henry Ref 86-4
He married Ruth [1825-1899].
Thomas, Henry Murgatroyd Ref 86-111
Son of Champion Murgatroyd.
Henry Murgatroyd Thomas (gentleman)
Thomas, Herbert Ref 86-12
Born in Midgley / Luddenden.
Elizabeth was born in Ribchester, Lancashire
Thomas, Herbert Ref 86-114
Born in Halifax.
Mabel was the daughter of David Hirst
Thomas, Herbert Ref 86-34
Son of Herbert Thomas of 23 Copley Street, Haley Hill, Halifax.
Thomas, Dr Herbert Henry Ref 86-5
LRCP, MRCS.
Thomas, Horace Whitham Ref 86-56
MM.
for devotion to duty, as he fought his gun with great skill, and
continued to render valuable assistance throughout a very trying
period in the trenches
Thomas, J. Ref 86-1424
Grocer of Sowerby Bridge
Thomas, Rev J. E. Houghton Ref 86-42
He served at Kendal
before becoming
Baptist minister at Eastwood Congregational Church [1908]
Thomas, James Ref 86-9515
A member of Halifax Town Council [1867-1880].
Thomas, James Ref 86-88
Thomas, James Ref 86-77
He was
Frances was born 2nd December 1812
Thomas, James Ref 86-38
Born in Midgley.
Betty was born in Midgley
Thomas, James Ref 86-1261
Born in Hebden Bridge [25th October 1857].
Ada was born in Southowram [25th September 1865]
Thomas, James Gilbert Broadbent Ref 86-19
Son of Emma (née Broadbent) & Frederick Ogden Thomas.