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Whiteley, MrRef 43-33
[1???-1???]
Partner in
Baines, Whiteley & Rushworth.

He built the houses on Merrion Street, Southowram.

He married Unknown.

Child: Clifford

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Whiteley, MrRef 43-113
[17??-1???]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Harriet
  2. Agnes [1811-1853] who married Benjamin Lawton

Whiteley, MrRef 43-22
[17??-18??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Charles
  2. Joseph

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Whiteley, MrRef 43-10
[18??-19??]
Of Sowood, Stainland.

He married Clara [18??-1930]

Clara died in the Royal Halifax Infirmary [30th July 1930].

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £51 10/6d. Probate was granted to Robert Edward Whiteley (newsagent) and John Herbert Whiteley (foreman) 

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Whiteley, MrRef 43-30
[18??-19??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Fred
  2. Helen [1906-2000] who married Robert Whiteside

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Whiteley, Mrs A.Ref 43-137
[1???-1???]
In 1890, she established business as a draper, hosier and glover in premises beneath the concert hall at Town Hall Buildings, Brighouse

Whiteley, AbrahamRef 43-167
[1786-1857]
Born in Barkisland.

Baptised in Ripponden [15th January 1786].

He was a paper maker [1841] / a farmer [1851].

He married Sarah [1787-1858].


Sarah was born in Barkisland
 

Children:

  1. Mirinah [b 1825]
  2. Hiram [b 1826]
  3. Rachel [b 1831] who was a paper finisher [1851]
  4. Charlotte [b 1833]
  5. Hannah [b 1839]
  6. infant who was buried with parents
  7. infant who was buried with parents
  8. infant who was buried with parents
  9. infant who was buried with parents

They lived at

  • Little Bradley, Elland-cum-Greetland [1841]
  • 16 Little Bradley, Elland-cum-Greetland [1851]

Living with them [in 1851] was granddaughter Hannah [b 1839].

Abraham died 4th October 1857 (aged 71).

Sarah died 25th December 1858 (aged 71).

Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: C17]

Whiteley, AinleyRef 43-46
[1847-1909]
Son of
George Whiteley.

Born in Rishworth [Q1 1847].

He was a cotton factory worker [1861] / a cotton spinner [1871, 1873] / a master cotton spinner [1881] / a partner in J. F. & E. Whiteley & Company / a retired cotton spinner [1891].

He married 4th January 1872 Susan Asplin [1845-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Susan, of Halifax, was born in Buckden, Huntingdonshire, the daughter of Richard Asplin, bricklayer.

She was a draper [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Harry Asplin (Whiteley) [b 1873] who was a clerk [1891],  an architect [1901]
  2. Ernest [b 1874] who was a draper's assistant [1891], a  draper shopkeeper [1901]
  3. Florence / Mabel [b 1877]
  4. Beatrice [b 1879]
  5. George [b 1881]
  6. Richard [b 1883] who was an iron crane maker's apprentice  [1901], an engineer's fitter [1911]
  7. Gladys [b 1888] who was a draper's assistant [1911]

They lived at

  • 10 Denham Street, off Church Street, Hipperholme with Brighouse  [1881]
  • 3 Haigh Street, Hipperholme with Brighouse [1891]
  • 99 Halifax Road, Brighouse [1911]
In 1884, he was charged with assaulting Allen Robinson, and fined 41/- at West Riding Police Court.

Ainley died Q3 1909 (aged 62) 

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Whiteley, AlbertRef 43-104
[1912-1944]

He married Alice.

They lived at Claremount, Halifax

During World War II, he served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment.

He died 3rd November 1944 (aged 32).

He was buried at Fijnaart-en-Heiningen Protestant Cemetery, Netherlands [Grave Ref 3]

Whiteley, AllenRef 43-74
[1856-19??]
Son of
Hartley Whiteley.

Born in Elland.

He was a wool washer [1881] / a wool washer of James Street, Elland [1883] / a general labourer [1891] / a mason labourer [1901] / a labourer [1911].

He married (1) Unknown.

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1875]
  2. James

Allen was widowed by 1881 when the family were living with Allen's parents.

In 1883, he married (2) Ann Ward [1864-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Ann James Street, Elland, was born in Halifax, the daughter of Hugh Ward, labourer
 

Children:

  1. Alice Ann [b 1887] who married James Thompson
  2. Thomas A. [b 1889]
  3. Ellen [b 1891]
  4. Elizabeth [b 1894]
  5. Ernest [b 1896]
  6. Mary [b 1898]

They lived at

  • 26 Westgate, Elland [1891]
  • 32 South Lane, Elland [1896, 1901]
  • 68 South Lane, Elland [1911]

Living with them [in 1911] were daughter Alice Ann Thompson [b  1887] (drawer worsted) and her daughter Ann Thompson [b 1911]

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Whiteley, AmbroseRef 43-161
[1793-1857]
Born in Greetland.

He was a woollen weaver by hand [1851].

Around 1821, he married Susannah [1791-18??].


Susannah was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Frances [bapt 4th October 1818]
  2. Edward [bapt 4th March 1821] who was a woollen weaver by  hand [1851]
  3. Jane [bapt 2nd March 1823]
  4. Delia [bapt 6th February 1825]
  5. Lydia [bapt 3rd February 1828]
  6. Joseph [bapt 2nd May 1830]
  7. Marsland [b 1833 / bapt 4th September 1836] who was a  woollen spinner [1851]
  8. Godfrey [bapt 4th September 1836]

They lived at 47 Lindwell, Greetland [1851].

Living with them [in 1851] was granddaughter Lydia Whiteley [b  1851].

Ambrose died Q1 1857.

Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: G15]

Whiteley, ArnoldRef 43-90
[1895-1916]
Son of
Ben Whiteley.

He was a member of Bethesda United Methodist Chapel, Elland / a cotton piecer [1911, 1915] / employed by Wadsworth & Fairbank.

During World War I, he enlisted [April 1915] and served as a Private with the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was in Gallipoli, then Alexandria [February 1916-June 1916], and France.

He was killed in action [30th September 1916] (aged 20).

The Halifax Courier [4th November 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], on Elland War Memorial, on the Memorial at Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Elland, on the Memorial at Bethesda Methodist Sunday School, Elland, on the Memorial at Providence Congregational Church, Elland, on the Memorial at Saint Andrew's Church, Stainland, on the Memorial at Rosemount Iron Works, Elland, and on the family grave at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland where the date of his death is recorded as 1st October 1916

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Whiteley, Arnold BaldwinRef 43-320
[18??-19??]
Of
Clifton Woodhead. He was a cashier at Lloyds Bank, Glossop.

In 1929, he and Henry Farrar were charged with the theft of £2,718 from Whiteley's employer

Whiteley, ArthurRef 43-109
[1882-1917]
Son of
Benjamin Whiteley.

Born in Ovenden.

He was a member of Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel Sunday School / an iron moulder's apprentice [1901] / a moulder of Mill Lane, Ovenden [1903] / employed by John Berry (Halifax) Limited, New Bank [for 15 years] / caretaker at Wainstalls School [1911].

In 1903, he married Alice Waldock [1882-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Alice, of Ludhill Terrace, Ovenden, was the daughter of Thomas Waldock, plate layer
 

Children:

  1. Elaine [b 1904]
  2. Ben [b 1907]
  3. Hilda [b 1910] who (possibly) married Arthur Hemingway
  4. Winston [1914] who died in infancy
  5. Mavis [b 1916]

They lived at

  • 2 Folly Hall, Wainstalls, Halifax [1911]
  • 4-5 Folly Hall, Wainstalls, Halifax [1917]

Living with them [in 1911] was his widowed mother Hannah Whiteley [b 1846] (worsted spinner).

During World War I, he enlisted [14th July 1916] with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), then he served as a Private with the 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry.

He was killed in action by shell shrapnel [16th July 1917] (aged 36).

The Halifax Courier [28th July 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Wancourt British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref IV C 26].

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

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Whiteley, ArthurRef 43-103
[1897-1918]
Son of
James Whiteley.

Born in Elland.

He was a postman at the Elland office [1917].

During World War I, he enlisted as a Private in the 8th London Regiment (Post office Rifles) at Halifax [January 1917], then transferred to the 15th London Regiment [June 1917], then to the 2nd Battalion, K.R.R., [July 1917], or with A Company London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifle).

He was killed in action [30th March 1918].

The Halifax Courier [13th April 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Buffs Road Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref D 25].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Rosemount Iron Works, Elland

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Whiteley, Arthur Hindle CarterRef 43-108
[1899-1918]
Son of Martha [née Hindle] and
John William Carter, and stepson of Robert Whiteley.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died 31st August 1918 (aged 19).

He is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6], on Elland War Memorial, on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland, and on the grave of his Hindle grandparents at Lightcliffe Church.

More details can be found in the Arthur Hindle Carter (Aka Whiteley) article on the People of interest in Lightcliffe Churchyard website

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Whiteley, AsaRef 43-66
[1895-1916]
Son of
Matthew Whiteley.

Born 1st June 1895.

Baptised in 1896.

He was a member of Boothtown United Methodist Sunday School / a member of the Rechabites / a box boy printing trade [1911] / an employee of Smith, Barker & Willson.

During World War I, he enlisted with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, and served as a Private with the 4th Battalion South Wales Borderers.

He died in Mesopotamia [30th April 1916] (aged 20).

The Halifax Courier [10th June 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Basra Memorial, Iraq [Grave Ref 16 & 62].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.

His brother John Thornton Whiteley was training with the Staffordshire Regiment [1916]

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Whiteley, BenRef 43-78
[1869-1930]
Born in Stainland.

He was a cotton twiner [1901, 1911].

In 1894, he married Martha Walker [1870-1950] in Halifax.


Martha was born in Stainland
 

Children:

  1. Arnold
  2. Fred Draper [b 1898]
  3. Evelyn [b 1900]
  4. Ernest [b 1903]
  5. Henry Irvine [b 1905]

They lived at

  • 64 West Street, Lindley, Huddersfield [1901]
  • 27 Gordon Street, Elland [1911]
  • Well Head, Stainland

Ben died 21st April 1930 (aged 61).

Martha died 16th March 1950 (aged 80).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/528] and son Arnold is remembered on the grave

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Whiteley, BenjaminRef 43-218
[1???-1???]
A labourer from West Vale.

In August 1869, he and John Ramsden were charged with attacking and robbing John Chester

Whiteley, BenjaminRef 43-165
[1793-1833]
Of Greetland.

He married Hannah.

Children:

  1. Mary [1824-8th October 1826] who died age 1 year & 7 months

Benjamin died 11th October 1833 (aged 40).

Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: M18]


Details of Hannah's death & burial place are not yet known
 

Whiteley, BenjaminRef 43-206
[18??-1???]

He married Elizabeth.

Children:

  1. Henry [1845-1858] who was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3559]

Whiteley, BenjaminRef 43-136
[18??-18??]
Of Stainland.

He married Unknown.

Child: Mary Ann [d 1850] who married Thomas Brown from Liverpool.

He was dead by 1850

Whiteley, BenjaminRef 43-231
[18??-19??]
Established
Benjamin Whiteley & Sons Limited.

He lived at Brampton House, Elland [1905]

Whiteley, BenjaminRef 43-6
[1829-1876]
Son of
John Whiteley.

He was a cotton spinner [1864].

He died at Stones House, Soyland [12th July 1876]. Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £18,000.

The will was proved by his nephew Jonathan Ingham Learoyd and William Edwin Carter

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Whiteley, BenjaminRef 43-130
[1839-1896]
Son of Benjamin Whiteley, gardener.

Born in Northowram.

He was a delver of Ovenden [1862] / a delver [1871] / a stone delver [1881] / a stone quarryman [1891].

In 1862, he (possibly) married (1) Hannah Casson [1842-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Hannah, of Ovenden, was the daughter of Joel Casson, painter
 

Hannah was dead by 1870.

In 1870, he married (2) Hannah Knowles [1846-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Hannah, was born in Ovenden, the daughter of Sutcliffe Knowles, mechanic
 

Children:

  1. Emma Jane [b 1872] who was a worsted hand [1891], a  worsted warper [1901]
  2. Fred [b 1873] who was a wheelwright's apprentice [1891]
  3. Arthur

They lived at

  • Mixenden Lane, Ovenden [1871, 1881]
  • 10 Mixenden Lane, Ovenden [1891]
  • 32 Mill Lane, Halifax [1901]

Benjamin died in Halifax in 1896 (aged 57) 

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Whiteley, BenjaminRef 43-270
[1846-1918]
Son of
Nathan Whiteley.

Born in Soyland.

He was a cotton spinner [1868, 1871].

He never married.

He and his brother James Allen lived at Smithy Clough most of their lives.

Eliza Hammond was a domestic servant with them [1881].

In 1868, he was executor for his father

He died at Number 2 Beeston Hall.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £77 4/1d. Probate was granted to his brother Nathan and Annie Lawton (spinster) 

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Whiteley, Benjamin EricRef 43-84
[1890-1918]
Son of
Nathan Whiteley.

He was educated at Rishworth School / an assistant clerk [1911] / employed by chartered accountant E. R. C. Kerr, Commercial  Street, Halifax.

During World War I, he enlisted [November 1915] and served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 7th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He went to France [January 1917].

He was killed by a bomb whilst leading his men on patrol in No Man's Land [28th August 1918] (aged 28).

His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [7th September & 14th September 1918].

He was buried at La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St. Vaast, France [Grave Ref IV B 4].

He is remembered on Ripponden War Memorial, on the Roll of Honour at Stones Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ripponden, and on the Roll of Honour at Rishworth School

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Whiteley, Bertha AnitaRef 43-145
[18??-1???]
She wrote a collection of childhood memories [1889-1891]

Whiteley, Rev C.Ref 43-298
[18??-19??]
Minister at
Bethesda Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Elland [1920]

Whiteley, CharlesRef 43-143
[17??-18??]
Hatter in Halifax [1807]

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Whiteley, CharlesRef 43-295
[1780-1857]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [March 1780].

Like other members of the family, he became a hatter.

After his father's death, Charles continued the family business at Whiteley's Hat Shop.

On 19th May 1797, he married Sarah Aked [1778-1851] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. John Aked
  2. Robert
  3. Harriet Irvin [1800-1876]
  4. Susannah / Susan [1802-1886]
  5. Charles Frederick
  6. Elizabeth [1805-1839]
  7. Grace Sharp [1807-1868]
  8. Thomas Milne
  9. Emma [1811-1845]
  10. Joseph [1812-1834]
  11. Ann Sharp [1814-1817]
  12. Sarah [1815-1860]
  13. George
  14. Edwin [1820-1821]

His sons, Robert and George, continued the family business.

They lived at

Son George, and daughters Harriet Irvin and Susannah were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 309] in the grave next to their brother Robert

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Whiteley, CharlesRef 43-205
[1802-1876]
Born in Halifax.

He was a tailor [1851].

He married Hannah [1805-1880].


Hannah was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Ann [b 1839]

They lived at 4 Lister Lane, Halifax [1851].

Charles died 26th May 1876 (aged 74).

Hannah died 6th April 1880 (aged 75).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3588] with the children of John Taylor

Whiteley, CharlesRef 43-17
[1803-18??]
Son of
Mr Whiteley.

Born in Greetland [14th July 1803].

He was a spinner [1822] / a woollen spinner [1841] / a spinner in Greetland [1842] / a spinner in the US [1850].

On 14th July 1822, he married Mary Wade [1803-18??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary was born in Elland [6th September 1803]
 

Children:

  1. James
  2. Thomas Wade [bapt 7th November 1824]
  3. Joseph
  4. Mary Hannah [bapt 4th January 1829] who was a woollen  carder [1841]
  5. Sarah Wade [bapt 23 May 1831]
  6. Charles Wade [bapt 30th March 1834]
  7. Thomas Wade [b 11th October 1839, bapt 1st December 1839,  died (Q1) 1845]
  8. Elizabeth Jane Crowther
  9. Margaret Frances

All the children were born in Greetland and baptised at Elland Parish Church.

The family lived at Oatland Place, Elland-cum-Greetland [1841].

The family migrated to the US.

Most of the family appear in the US census of July 1850 for Connellsville, Philadelphia, including

Charles and Mary, James and his son Charles [aged 6], Joseph, Mary [aged 21], Sarah [aged 18], Charles Wade, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Joseph

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Whiteley, CharlesRef 43-268
[1844-1883]
Son of
George Whiteley.

With his parents and siblings, he emigrated to Australia in 1852.

In 1877, he married Phoebe Ann Hopper in Australia.

Children:

  1. a daughter
  2. a daughter
  3. a daughter
  4. a daughter
  5. a daughter who was born posthumously

He was a miner at the Duke Mine in Timor. He was killed in an accident at the mine on 18th December 1883

Whiteley, CharlesRef 43-3
[1852-1???]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

Born in Sowerby.

He was a cotton piecer [1871] / a cotton twiner [1901].

He married (1) Unknown.

Children:

  1. Ben [b 1873] who was a cotton piecer [1891] a cotton  twiner [1901]
  2. Arthur [b 1875] who was a cotton piecer [1891]
  3. Joe [b 1877] who was a cotton piecer [1891] a cotton  twiner [1901]
  4. Emily [b 1879] who was a cotton piecer [1891]
  5. Nora [b 1885] who was a cotton twiner [1901]

In 1891, the widowed Charles and his children were living with his parents at Rushy Holme, Soyland.

In 1897, he married (2) Hannah [1849-1???] at Elland Parish Church.


Hannah was the daughter of weaver James Broadley, and widow of Mr Horsfall
 

They lived at 111 Oldham Road, Soyland [1901].

Living with them [in 1901] were Charles's widowed mother Susan Whiteley [aged 71]

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Whiteley, Charles EdwardRef 43-4060
[1872-19??]
Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was a traveller (engineering) [1911].

In [Q4] 1895, he married Annie Sykes [1872-19??] from Brighouse.

Children:

  1. Edward [b 1898]
  2. Vera [b 1902]

The family lived at 109 Bradford Road, Brighouse [1911]

Whiteley, Charles FrederickRef 43-259
[1803-1842]
Son of
Charles Whiteley.

Like other members of the family, he became a hatter. He set up business in Bradford. After his death, his wife carried on the business for a time. His brother, George, then moved to Bradford to carry on the business.

He married Frances.

Children:

  1. son

Whiteley, Charles HenryRef 43-80
[1895-1916]
Son of
John Whiteley.

He was a member of Christ Church, Pellon / a member of the Church Lads. Brigade / employed by Willis & Bates Limited, Spring Hall Lane.

He was engaged to Miss Alder of Featherstone.


His fiancée's brother was a former Halifax footballer
 

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed in a failed attack on Schwaben Redoubt [3rd September 1916] (aged 22).

The Halifax Courier [23rd September 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, France [Grave Ref XI B 4].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Christ Church, Pellon, and on the Memorial at Pellon Baptist Church

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Whiteley, Charles WadeRef 43-21
[1834-1897]
Son of
Charles Whiteley.

Like his siblings, he migrated to the US. He settled in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He was a shoemaker [1850].

When the Civil War broke out, he volunteered to serve in the Union Army. He was a Sergeant in the 5 Regiment Ohio Cavalry, occupation Saddler in Company B.

He married Martha S. Tozzer [1837-1902].


Martha was the sister of Frank who married Charles's sister Elizabeth Jane Crowther Whiteley
 

He died in Cumminsville, Ohio [1st August 1897]

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Whiteley, CharlieRef 43-155
[1863-1914]
Of South Darley Street, Halifax.

He was an active member of the Carter's & Draymen's Association / employed at the Theatre de Luxe, Halifax.

In 1889, he married Mary Hannah Mitchell in Halifax.

Children:

  1. David
  2. Hannah
  3. Emma
  4. Harry

Charlie died 11th July 1914 (aged 51).

He was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram

Whiteley, ClementRef 43-182
[1890-1954]
Born in Halifax.

He was landlord of the Maypole Inn, Warley [1929-1946].

In 1915, he married Serena Connell [1893-1983] in Cheltenham.


Serena was born in Manchester
 

Child: Brenda Joan [b 1919]

Clement died in Halifax in 1954.

Serena died in Halifax in 1983

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Whiteley, ClementRef 43-194
[1894-1967]
Born in Halifax.

On 12th May 1917, he married Emma Townsend [1891-1979] at Elland Parish Church.

Child: Harold

They lived at Elland [1943]

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Whiteley, ClementiaRef 43-333
[1792-1876]
Daughter of
Samuel Whiteley.

Born [28th March 1792]; baptised at Ripponden [1811].

On 15th May 1814, she married (1) Richard Holstead at Elland Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Hannah Holstead Whiteley [b (just before her parents'  marriage) 18th March 1814]
  2. Ann [1815-1816]

Richard died January 1816.

On 29th June 1818, Clementia married (2) Robert Fitton at Elland Parish Church.

They had several children.

Clementia died at Causeway Head Farm, Soyland [17th December 1876] (aged 84).

Robert died in 1876 (aged 80) 

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Whiteley, CliffordRef 43-59
[18??-191?]
Of Southowram.

He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on Southowram War Memorial

Whiteley, CliffordRef 43-91
[1897-1916]
Son of
Louis Whiteley.

He was an ironmonger's errand boy [1911] / a page at the Borough Club / employed in the Nottingham Branch of the Royal Tailoring Company  Limited.

During World War I, he enlisted with the King's Royal Rifle Corps [November 1915], then he served as a Private with the 19th Battalion London Regiment.

He was reported missing and assumed to have died 15th September 1916 (aged 19).

He was buried at London Cemetery & Extension, Longueval, France [Grave Ref 1A D 8].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Pellon Baptist Church

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Whiteley, CliffordRef 43-344
[1901-19??]
Son of
Fred Whiteley.

Born in Southowram.

He was a gold & silver moulder with Wright Hardcastle at Crown Umbrella  Works [1921] / a canned goods salesman [1939] / an ARP warden [1939].

He married Nellie [1900-1968].


Nellie was born 9th July 1900
 

They lived at

  • 10 Merrion Street, Bank Top, Southowram (living with  Clifford's parents) [1939]

Nellie died 12th May 1968 (aged 69)  and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram with Clifford's parents.


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

Whiteley, CyrilRef 43-69
[1891-1916]
Son of
William Whiteley.

He was a member of Pellon Baptist Church / a cabinet machine labourer [1911].

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died of wounds [8th July 1916] (aged 25).

The Halifax Courier [15th July 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref III C 8]

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Whiteley, CyrilRef 43-98
[1896-1918]
Son of
Fred Whiteley

He was a member of Southowram Wesleyan Chapel / an office boy for worsted manufacturer [1911] / employed by Joseph Smithson Limited.

During World War I, he joined the West Riding Regiment [25th January 1916], then transferred and served as a Private with A Company 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He served in France & in Italy and was wounded twice.

He was wounded again and died of his wounds in No.9 Casualty Clearing Station, Italy [30th October 1918] (aged 22).

His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [23rd November & 30th November 1918].

He was buried at Giavera British Cemetery, Arcade, Italy [Grave Ref 6 E 8].

He is remembered on the family grave at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram, in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on Southowram War Memorial

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Whiteley, Cyril LawtonRef 43-95
[1896-1918]
Son of Gertrude & Joe Whiteley of North Field, Barkisland.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He died 27th May 1918 (aged 22).

He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial, France, and on Barkisland War Memorial

Whiteley, DanRef 43-246
[1808-1889]
A member of the
Whiteley paper-making family.

He was (possibly) landlord of the Hawk, Barkisland [1845] / paper maker and victualler [1861] / landlord of the Hawk, Barkisland [1871].

His son-in-law Joseph Whiteley took over at the Hawk [1881, 1894].

On 7th November 1831, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Sykes [1811-1879] at Elland Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Hannah [1833-1900] who married Joseph Whiteley
  2. Thomas
  3. Ann [1842-1926] who married Edward Whiteley

They lived at Slitheroe Mill [with his son-in-law Edward 1881].

Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland

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Whiteley, DavidRef 43-190
[1800-1876]

He married Mary [1802-1870].

Children:

  1. William [1839-7th June 1858] who was buried with his parents

They lived at Newhouse Hill, Barkisland [1858].

Mary died 2nd November 1870 (aged 68).

David died 4th June 1876 (aged 76).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/54]

Whiteley, DavidRef 43-170
[1827-1903]
Born in Barkisland

He was an agricultural labourer [1851] / a farmer [1886] / a retired farmer [1901].

On 7th July 1850, he married Ellen Freeman Pearson [1831-1907] at Elland Parish Church.


Ellen was born in Hipperholme
 

Children:

  1. Samuel [bapt 30th March 1851]
  2. Ann Elizabeth [bapt 30th October 1853]
  3. Mark [bapt 27th May 1855]
  4. Hannah [bapt 8th April 1860]
  5. Emma [1861-1890] who married Squire Jagger
  6. Walter [bapt 10th July 1864]
  7. Alfred [bapt 11th November 1866]
  8. twins Martha [1870-1894] who was the second wife of  Squire Jagger
  9. Mary [b 1870, bapt 28th May 1871] who was a woollen  weaver [1901], a woollen cloth weaver [1911] & was living with her  niece Emma [b 1894] (cotton yarn winder) at St Anns Place,  Stainland [1911]
  10. Ernest [bapt 19th May 1873]
  11. Lavinia [bapt 27th August 1876] who was a woollen weaver  [1901]

The children were baptised in Ripponden.

They lived at

  • 272 Coldwell Hills, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1851]
  • Holme Bottom, Barkisland [1901]

Living with them [in 1901] was granddaughter Emma Jagger [b  1894]

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Whiteley, David WilliamRef 43-195
[1846-1891]

In [Q4] 1865, he married Mary Hannah Holmes [1844-1880] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Lily [1870-18th September 1946] who married Joseph Edward Brierley
  2. Thomas [1873-29th March 1899] who was buried with his  parents

Mary Hannah died 30th August 1880 (aged 36).

David William died 16th May 1891 (aged 45).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 852] with daughter Lily & grandson Thomas Edward Brierley

Whiteley, EdgarRef 43-88
[1896-1917]
Son of
Ely Whiteley.

Born in Soyland / Ripponden.

He was a cotton twiner piecer [1911] / a twister at Victoria Mills.

During World War I, he enlisted [22nd February 1916] and served as a Lance Corporal with the 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was wounded [3rd September 1916] and returned back to France [19th April 1917].

He was killed in action [12th August 1917].

The Halifax Courier [8th September 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Brown's Copse Cemetery, France [Grave Ref IV A 54].

He is remembered on Ripponden War Memorial, on the Memorial at Saint Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden, and on the Memorial at Stones Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ripponden

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Whiteley, EdwardRef 43-230
[18??-1893]
Son of
Eli Whiteley.

He and his brother John Fenton; joined their father's business at Sowerby Bridge.

They established J. F. & E. Whiteley & Company.

When his brother [1870], Edward went into partnership with Christopher Wadsworth and moved to Britannia Mills, Brighouse

Whiteley, EdwardRef 43-306
[1840-1895]
Son of
Eli Whiteley.

Born in Barkisland.

A member of the Whiteley paper-making family.

He was a rag cutter [1861] / a paper-maker [1871, 1881].

On 13th June 1868, he married Ann Whiteley [1842-1926] at Halifax Parish Church.


Ann was the daughter of Dan Whiteley
 

Children:

  1. Clara [1869-1932]
  2. Annis [1879-1972]

They lived at Slitheroe Mill, Rishworth [1881].

Living with them [in 1881] was his father-in-law Dan Whiteley

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Whiteley, EdwardRef 43-45
[1842-1893]
Son of
George Whiteley.

He was a member of the Local Board / Chairman of the Local School Attendance Committee / a cotton yarn maker-up [1861] / a cotton spinner [1873] / a cotton spinner employing 134 hands [1881] / a cotton spinner [1891] / a partner in J. F. & E. Whiteley & Company

On 1st May 1869, he married Annie Rudkin [1845-1916] at Halifax Parish Church.


Annie was born in Whitham on the Hill, Lincolnshire
 

Children:

  1. Charles Edward [b 1871] who was a cotton spinner  assistant [1891]
  2. Wilfred Rudkin [1875-1934] a butcher assistant [1891]
  3. Herbert Taylor [b 1877]
  4. Amy Annie [1880-1914] who married Harold Sladdin
  5. Maude Harriet [b 1883]
  6. Ethel Jane [b 1887]

They lived at

  • Bridge End, Rastrick [1881]
  • Springfield, Bradford Road, Hipperholme with Brighouse [1891,  1893]

Edward died suddenly, falling ill after he returned from the Manchester Market [28th June 1893]. Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,830 17/-.

Probate was granted to his widow Annie

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Whiteley, EdwardRef 43-64
[1889-1918]
Son of
Joe Whiteley.

Born in Salterhebble.

Baptised at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [8th March 1894].

He was a member of Square Church Brotherhood / a cotton spinner [1911] / employed by Halifax Corporation.

On 11th April 1911, he married Ada Miller [1891-1953] at St James's Church, Halifax.

They lived at 19 Glen Vale, Siddal.

During World War I, he enlisted [January 1917] and served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was a stretcher-bearer.

He was killed in action by shellfire [25th August 1918] (aged 28).

The Halifax Courier [7th September 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref III K 19].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Dudwell

In [Q3] 1923, Ada married Frank Johnson in Halifax.

They lived at 32 Wilson Street, Commercial Road, Halifax

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Whiteley, EdwinRef 43-118
[1842-1???]
Born in Soyland.

He was a cotton manufacturer [1881].

Around 1870, he married Mary Ann [1835-1???].


Mary Ann was born in Sowerby Bridge.

She was the widow of Mr Wood, and had 2 children by her first marriage:

  1. Ann Eliza Wood [b 1862] who was a dress maker [1881]
  2. Charles Wood [b 1864] who was a railway parcels clerk  [1881]

both born in Lancashire

 

Children:

  1. Cooper Nathan [1870-1938]
  2. Sarah H. [b 1872]

The family lived at Lower Swift Place, Soyland [1881]

Whiteley, EliRef 43-328
[1???-18??]
He was a partner in
Shepherd, Whiteley & Blackburn.

In 1848, he began working on his own as a cotton spinner and doubler at Lower Willow Hall Mills, Sowerby Bridge.

His sons joined the business. They went on to establish J. F. & E. Whiteley & Company

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. John Fenton
  2. Edward

Whiteley, EliRef 43-123
[1804-18??]
Born in Barkisland.

He was a carter [1861].

He married Elizabeth Gee [1812-1???].


Elizabeth was born in Scammonden
 

Children:

  1. Edward
  2. Ben [b 1843] who was a rag cutter [1861]
  3. Tom [b 1845] who was a shoe maker / cordwainer [1861]
  4. Eli

They lived at

  • 3 Penny Hill, Barkisland [1861]
  • Slithers Bottom Mill, Rishworth [1871]

Eli was dead by 1871

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Whiteley, EliRef 43-323
[1827-1900]
He was Deacon, choirmaster & superintendent of the
Rishworth Particular Baptist Sunday School.

He married (1) Nancy [1825-1889] daughter of William Hopkinson.

He married (2) Sally [1834-1895]

He & his wives were buried at Rishworth Particular Baptist Chapel

Whiteley, EliRef 43-263
[1839-1924]
He was a school master [1861] / a wool merchant [1871] / a cloth merchant [1881] / a manager corn mill – (possibly) the
Sowerby Bridge United District Flour Society [1891] / a retired corn mill manager [1901].

In January 1861, he married Hannah Maria Titterington in Halifax.


Hannah Maria was the daughter of John Titterington
 

They had no children.

They lived at

  • Market Harborough, Leicestershire [1861]
  • New Road, Sowerby Bridge [1871]
  • Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge [1881]
  • Gordon Street, Sowerby Bridge [1891]
  • Strathmore, Halifax [1901]

Hannah Maria died at Strathmore [14th April 1916]. Probate records show that she left effects valued at £803 18/9d to Eli.

Eli died at Strathmore [1924]. Probate records show that Eli left effects valued at £25,837

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Whiteley, EliRef 43-262
[1847-1924]
His name is often recorded as Ely.

Son of John Whiteley.

Born 14th June 1847.

He was a Councillor [1903] / a cotton doubler at Lower Willow Hall Mills, Halifax [1905].

He established Eli Whiteley & Sons.

In 1868, he married Nanny Wadsworth [1847-1907] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Ruth [1869] who died in infancy
  2. Annie [1871-1935]
  3. Lucy [1873-1958] who married [1897] George Thomas  Crowther
  4. Egbert [1874-1879]
  5. Emma [1875-1942] who never married
  6. Laura [1876-1921]
  7. Louis
  8. Arnold [1880-1901]
  9. Percy [1882-1952] who was a cotton doubler [1924]

They lived at

  • Myrtle Villas, Sowerby Bridge [1905]
  • Hazel Grove, Willow Drive, Sowerby Bridge [1911]

Nanny died at Bank House, Sowerby Bridge [13th June 1907].

Eli died 14th April 1924.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £20,835 2/6d.

Probate was granted to Louis, Percy & Emma and George Thomas Crowther (mill manager).

Members of the family were buried at Rishworth Independent Church. There is a transcription of the epitaph [number 221] at Parrock Nook in Alan Shaw's CD Monumental Inscriptions in the Ripponden Area

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Whiteley, EliRef 43-287
[1848-1922]
Son of
Eli Whiteley.

Born in Barkisland.

A member of the Whiteley paper-making family.

He was a cotton piecer [1861] / a paper-maker [1881] / a retired paper-maker [1911].

On 17th July 1870, he married (1) Sarah Ingham [1846-1873] at St Oswald's Church, Guiseley.

Child: Annie [1871-1941] who was a cotton winder [1881]

In [Q2] 1876, he married (2) Annie Sunderland [1847-1884] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Wilson [1877-1946] who was a pupil-teacher [1881], a  paper manufacturer [1911, 1922]
  2. Watson [1879-1944] who was a paper manufacturer [1922]
  3. Minnie [1882-1951]

In 1885, he married (3) Martha Greenwood [1847-1910] in Halifax.

They lived at

Eli died at Slitheroe, Rishworth [19th August 1922].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £8,292 1/-.

Probate was granted to his sons Wilson and Watson

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Whiteley, Eli ArthurRef 43-99
[1860-1913]

He married Eliza [1855-1926].

Children:

  1. Sarah who died aged 11 months
  2. Janet [1880-1st April 1956]

Eli Arthur died 4th February 1913 (aged 53).

Eliza died 19th November 1926 (aged 71).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/206]

Whiteley, Elizabeth Jane CrowtherRef 43-19
[1842-1913]
Daughter of
Charles Whiteley.

Born 16th April 1842.

Baptised at Elland Church [5th June 1842].

Like her siblings, she migrated to the US [1850]. She acquired US citizenship in 1850.

She married Frank Tozzer in Cincinnati, Ohio.


Frank was the brother of Martha who married Elizabeth Jane's brother Charles
 

Children:

  1. Nellie F. [b 1867] who was an attendant at the Public  Library [1900]
  2. Janie L. [b 1874] who was a school teacher [1900]
  3. Philip W. [b 1876] who was an engineer (wood working)   [1900]
  4. James W. [b 1879] who was a freight clerk [1900]

She died of heart disease in Cincinnati [8th October 1913]. She was buried at Springgrove Cemetery, Cincinnati [11th October 1913]

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Whiteley, EllisRef 43-37
[18??-1???]
Of Soyland.

He married Harriet Howarth [18??-1???].

Child: Emily [1863-1927] who married Frederick Freeman

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Whiteley, EllisRef 43-277
[18??-18??]
He had a house in
Pleasant Row, Ripponden which was the first store of the new Ripponden Co-operative Society Limited.

In 1872, he married Mary Dunn in Halifax.

There is a window in Ripponden Church in their memory

Whiteley, EllisRef 43-70
[1825-1883]
Son of
George Whiteley.

Born in Soyland.

He was a cabinet maker [1861] / beerhouse keeper, joiner & farmer [1871] / a farmer of 2 acres & innkeeper at the Star, Soyland [1883] / beerhouse keeper at the Star, Soyland [1883].

On 25th June 1865, he married (1) Ann Uttley [1829-1865] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Hannah [1849-1928]
  2. Ellen [1854-1891] operative doubler (cotton) [1871]
  3. Emily [b 1857] operative reeler (cotton) [1871]
  4. George [1856-1935] piecer spinner (cotton) [1871], a  labourer mason [1881]
  5. Allen [1859-1901]
  6. Ellis [1864-1944]

On 16th November 1867, he married (2) Hannah [1825-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Hannah [née Farrar] was the widow of Mr Sutcliffe
 

They lived at Card Stock, Soyland [1861, 1871].

Ellis died 12th April 1883.

Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £50.

Probate was granted to Jerry Booth and James Anthony Bancroft (quarryman) 

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Whiteley, EllisRef 43-6370
[1841-1916]
Born in Soyland.

He was a cotton spinner [1871] / a farmer of 7¼ acres [1881] / manager of a cotton mill [1891, 1901] / a farmer [1911].

On 10th November 1863, he married Hannah Taylor [1843-1???] at Elland Parish Church.


Hannah was born in Stansfield
 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1864]
  2. Annie [b 1866] who was a reeler [1881]
  3. Emily [b 1870] who was a cotton reeler [1891]
  4. Ada [b 1873] who was a cotton reeler [1891, 1901]
  5. Willie [b 1886] who was a butcher's apprentice [1901] a  butcher [1911]

They lived at

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Whiteley, ElsieRef 43-267
[1903-1972]
She started working in the mills [1915]. She started a business at home, designing and making dresses [1929]. She opened shops in Ovenden: Athol Mount [1930], Keighley Road [1940s] The Elsie Whiteley label was known for ladies' blouses.

She finally established a business with 6 local mills, including West Grove Mill, Halifax.

Her 2 sons took over the business

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Whiteley ElyRef 43-349
[1805-1???]
Born in Barkisland.

He was a stone getter [1851].

He married Ann [1808-1???].


Ann was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1829] who was a power loom weaver [1851]
  2. George
  3. Joseph [b 1836] who was a stone getter [1851]
  4. Martha [b 1838] who was a power loom weaver [1851]
  5. Ellen [b 1842] who was a short timer [1851]
  6. Mary [b 1844] who was a card setter [1851] & married  William Henry Harrison
  7. Sarah A. [b 1850]

They lived at New Street Southowram [1851]

Whiteley, ElyRef 43-297
[1808-1882]
Born in Rishworth.

He established the Hopkinson School.

He was a grocer [1851, 1861, 1871] / a schoolmaster [1851, 1861, 1871].

On 1st November 1829, he married (1) Mary Ann Greenwood [1806-1849] at Elland Parish Church.

On 26th August 1849, he married (2) Bessey / Bessy Hopkinson [1809-1873] at Halifax Parish Church.


Bessy was born in Rishworth.

She assisted in the family grocery business [1851, 1861]

 

Children:

  1. John Hopkinson
  2. George Ely [1869-1870] who died aged 18 weeks

They lived at

Ely died 5th December 1882.

Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £124 6/-.

The will was proved by his son John Hopkinson.

Members of the family were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden

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Whiteley, ElyRef 43-341
[1840-1923]
Born in Soyland.

He married (1) Unknown.

Children:

  1. Arthur [b 1885] who was a cart driver (coal merchant) [1911]

In [Q4] 1905, he married (2) Elizabeth Horsfall [1848-19??] in Halifax


Elizabeth was born in Ovenden.

She was (possibly) the widow of James Horsfall.

She was a grocer (employer) [1911]

 

They lived at 63 Hanson Lane, Halifax [1911].

Ely died in Halifax [Q1 1923] (aged 82).


His burial place is not yet known
 

Elizabeth died 16th August 1924 (aged 77)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1527] with James Horsfall

Whiteley, ElyRef 43-89
[1859-1902]
Son of John Whiteley, cotton twiner.

He was a stripper and grinder of Maude Lane, Soyland [1894] / a cotton stripper & grinder [1901].

On 24th February 1894, he married Jane Elizabeth Whiteley in Soyland.


Jane Elizabeth of Maude Lane, Soyland, was the daughter of
James Whiteley
 

Children:

  1. Edith [b 1895] who was a cotton operative [1911]
  2. Edgar
  3. Harry [b 1902]

They lived at

  • 34 Spring Street, Soyland [1901]
  • 16 Spring Street, Ripponden [1911]

Eli died in Halifax [Q4 1902] (aged 44) 

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Whiteley, EmilyRef 43-227
[1???-19??]
Of Elland.

She married Walter Widdop

Whiteley, ErnestRef 43-187
[1872-1938]
Son of
James Stott Whiteley.

He married Emily [1884-1960].

Ernest died 6th September 1938 (aged 66).

Emily died 2nd September 1960 (aged 76).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/450] with Ernest's parents

Whiteley, ErnestRef 43-27
[1874-1???]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

Born in Norland.

He was a woollen piecer [1891] / a woollen weaver [1901].

In 1907, he married Sarah Alice Heap, daughter of David Heap


Sarah Alice Heap was the daughter of David Heap
 

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Whiteley, Francis HerbertRef 43-134
[1888-1939]
Son of
Herbert Whiteley.

Born 18th February 1888.

In 1925, he married Mavis Alexandra Gwendoline Smith.


Mavis Alexandra Gwendoline came from Siddal
 

They lived at Kebroyd House, Ripponden [1930s]

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Whiteley, Frank AllisonRef 43-63
[1893-1918]
Son of Martha M Ann & Charles Herbert Whiteley of 22 Haddon Avenue, Halifax.

He was educated at Heath Grammar School.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/5th Battalion Essex Regiment.

He died of pneumonia in the Citadel Hospital, Cairo [14th November 1918] (aged 25).

He was buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt [Grave Ref Q 98].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Heath Grammar School, and on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Dudwell

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Whiteley, FredRef 43-228
[1860-1???]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

He was a market gardener [1881] / a music teacher [1891].

In 1889, he advertised


F. Whiteley's Skin Cure
for salves and ointments for human use

He lived at

  • Ogden Lane, Rastrick [1889]
  • John Street, Rastrick [1891]

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Whiteley, FredRef 43-338
[1865-1939]
Son of
William Whiteley.

He was an oiler in mill [1881].

In [Q1] 1894, he married Hannah Drake [1866-1948] in Halifax.

After his father died [20th June 1865], his mother Susannah married John Greenwood

Fred died 26th January 1939 (aged 74).

Hannah died 23rd March 1948 (aged 82).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3220] with members of the Whiteley & Greenwood families

Whiteley, FredRef 43-284
[1865-1949]
JP.

Son of George Whiteley.

Born in Southowram [7th March 1865].

He was a stone dresser [1891, 1901] / a stone merchant & quarry owner (employer) [1911] / partner in Whiteley Brothers / sick inspector for Halifax & District Rechabites Friendly Society  [1921] / insurance inspector (retired) [1939].

In 1890, he married Mary Annie Fielding [1867-1943] in Halifax.


Mary Annie was born in Southowram [1st August 1867]
 

Children:

  1. Ewart [1892-1895]
  2. Cyril
  3. Clifford

They lived at

  • 8 East View, Bank Top, Southowram [1891]
  • 5 Merrion Street, Bank Top, Southowram [1901, 1911]
  • 10 Merrion Street, Bank Top, Southowram [1921, 1939]

Mary Annie died 2nd October 1943 (aged 76).

Fred died 15th June 1949 (aged 84).

The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram

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Whiteley, FredRef 43-100
[1893-1918]
Son of Sarah Jane & Reuben Whiteley of 2 Half House Lane, Hove Edge.

During World War I, he served as a Gunner with D Battery 281st Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

He died 30th August 1918 (aged 25).

He was buried at Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France [Grave Ref VI G 2].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Brighouse Parish Church

Whiteley, FredRef 43-301
[1904-1992]
Son of
Mr Whiteley.

He was a wholesale and retail cigar and tobacco merchant of Brighouse. His shop stood at Whiteley's Corner.

In closed in 19??.

Since then, the shop has been occupied by a travel agency and a betting shop

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Whiteley, Fred AldhamRef 43-106
[1916-1945]
Son of Mary & George Aldham Whiteley of 127 Catherine Street, Elland.

He was educated at South End Board School, Elland / employed by Dyson Peel, butcher.

During World War II, he enlisted [April 1940] and served as a Private with the 5th Battalion Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment).

He died of wounds sustained at Weimar on march from Silesia to West Germany [6th March 1945] (aged 28).

He was buried at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany [Grave Ref 11 D 18].

He is remembered on Elland War Memorial

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Whiteley, Fred MarsdenRef 43-50
[1878-1936]
Born in Halifax.

In 1900, he married Annie Clegg in Halifax.


Annie was the daughter of
Thomas Clegg
 

Children:

  1. Winifred [b 1901]
  2. Norman Clegg [1909-1976]

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Whiteley, Frederic LeahRef 43-28
[1877-19??]
Son of
Frederick Whiteley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a hatter (dealer) [1911].

He lived at 10 Corn Market, Halifax [1911].

Living with him [in 1911] were his widowed mother Eliza Clare Whiteley and his siblings Robert Clare, Winifred Mary, and George Morton

Whiteley, FrederickRef 43-310
[1845-1908]
Hatter.

Son of Robert Whiteley.

He and his father went into partnership as R. Whiteley & Son. From 1880, he was sole proprietor of the business.

He was active in local affairs. In November 1889, he was a Councillor for Market Ward

In [Q2] 1876, he married Eliza Clare Morton [1846-1923] in Exeter.

Children:

  1. Frederic Leah
  2. Robert Clare [1880-1945] who was an inspector of agents  (insurance company) [1911]
  3. Charles Morton [1881] who died aged 5 months
  4. Winifred Mary [b 1884]
  5. George Morton [b 1888] who was a mechanic (cash till  making) [1911]

They lived at Clare Road, Halifax [1881].

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 307]: Charles Morton [17th May 1881]; Frederick [11th May 1908]; Eliza Clare [20th March 1923]; Robert Clare [25th May 1945]

Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-290
[1???-18??]
Cotton spinner at Rishworth/Ripponden.

When the Ripponden & District Spinning Company Limited failed, he bought their Ripponden Wood Mill

Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-316
[1???-18??]
He was an officer in the
Halifax Police [1830]

Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-292
[16??-1???]
Of Rishworth.

Heywood writes that


[his] wife riding towards Halifax behind a young man that was to marry her daughter to buy wedding clothes on Thursday Feb 9 1681/2, they lived in Rishworth, lighted to warm them and drink a cup of ale at Sarah Bates's in Sowerby, as they got on again, the horse being young started and turned suddenly, she fell of backward, broke her neck, never spake, was taken up dead, her nose crushed etc, it was a sad and sudden spectacle, Lord sanctify us
 

Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-14
[1786-18??]
He was a weaver [1838] / a worsted weaver [1841].

He married Mary [1781-18??].

Children:

  1. Frances [1813-1880?] who married Miles Fox
  2. Thomas [b 1816] who was a cotton twister [1841]

They lived at Hebble Mills, Ovenden [1841].

Living with them [in 1841], were granddaughter Elizabeth Whiteley [b 1839], and daughter Frances, her husband Miles Fox, and their daughter Jane

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-122
[1786-1866]
He was a shop keeper / a grocer.

He married Hannah Stott [1795-1864].

Children:

  1. William
  2. James
  3. Ellis

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-238
[1798-1873]
JP.

Son of John Whiteley.

He was a card manufacturer [1841-1873].

He and his brother Joseph took over the family business, John Whiteley & Sons, after their father's death.

On 26th June 1823, he married Elizabeth Sale [1796-1868] in Haslingden.

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1824]
  2. George [1825-1873]
  3. John Henry
  4. Mary Jane [1831-1889] who married Henry Eccles
  5. Susanna [1833-1898] who married Ephraim Alfred Eccles

They lived at Mayfield House, Halifax [1841-1873].

He died 2nd June 1873.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £100,000.

His will was proved by Thomas Theodore Ormerod, John Whiteley Ward, Nathan Whiteley (card maker), and John Fisher

See West Yorkshire Railway Company

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-257
[18??-18??]
Cotton warp manufacturer at
Ripponden Mill [1845]

Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-280
[18??-18??]
BA.

He ran a school in Halifax [1845].

He lived at Silver Street, Halifax

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-299
[18??-18??]
He was a director of the
Halifax Joint Stock Banking Company.

See West Yorkshire Railway Company

Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-300
[18??-18??]
Cotton spinner and doubler at
Lower Willow Hall Mills, Sowerby Bridge [1874]

Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-44
[1808-1873]
Born in Rishworth.

He was a spinner of cotton employing 40 hands [1851] / a cotton spinner [1861, 1870s] / a retired cotton spinner [1871].

On 7th September 1835, he married Harriet Whitehead [1809-1894] at Halifax Parish Church.


Harriet was born in Ovenden
 

Children:

  1. John Fenton [1837-1870] who was a cotton piecer [1851], a  cotton carder worker [1861]
  2. Sarah Ann [1840-1901] who was a cotton twist reeler  [1861] & married John Hopkinson Whiteley
  3. Edward
  4. Emma [1843-1909] who was a cotton twist reeler [1861]
  5. Ainley
  6. Mary [b 1852]

They lived at

  • Field House, Rishworth [1851]
  • Willow Cottage, Skircoat [1873]

George died 28th January 1873.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £6,000.

His will was proved by his sons

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-291
[1816-1847]
On 3rd October 1835, he married Mary, daughter of
Ellis Hollas.

Children:

  1. Grace [b 1834]
  2. Ellis [1839-1896]
  3. George [b 1842]
  4. Hartley [b 1846]

After George's death, Mary married William Hartley

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-116
[1816-1868]
Son of
John Whiteley.

He was a cotton spinner.

On 30th November 1837, he married Sarah Lawton [1815-1862] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah was the daughter of Joseph Lawton
 

Children:

  1. George [1839-1870] who was a cotton spinner [1868], a  book keeper [1861]
  2. Martha [1841-1908] who married James Lawton
  3. Lawton
  4. Benjamin [1853-1880] who was a cotton spinner [1871]

They lived at

George died at home [11th November 1868].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £8,000.

The will was proved by his widow Sarah, sons George & Lawton, and James Lawton.

Sarah was a farmer [1861, 1871]

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-250
[1818-1890]
Son of
Charles Whiteley.

Like other members of the family, he became a hatter.

He and his brother, Robert, took over the family business at Whiteley's Hat Shop in Corn Market, Halifax.

He married in Halifax and in 1852, the family emigrated to Australia.

He returned to Halifax where he remarried and where he died

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-47
[1825-1873]
Eldest son of
George Whiteley.

Born in Halifax.

He moved to live in Livsey, Blackburn.

He was a cotton spinner & manufacturer [1861].

On 13th July 1853, he married Margaret Pickup [1820-1913] at St Mary's, Blackburn.


Margaret was born in Blackburn
 

Children:

  1. Edith [b 1855]
  2. George [b 1856]
  3. Herbert James

They lived at The Woodlands, Blackburn [1861]

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-212
[1830-1???]
Son of
James Whiteley.

He was a blacksmith [1871, 1881].

He married Mary Emma Whiteley. [1835-1???].

Children:

  1. Joseph Shaw
  2. Sarah Hannah [b 1856]
  3. James Edward
  4. John William
  5. Fred
  6. Arthur [b 1871]
  7. Edith [b 1877]

They lived at 8 Winter Hill, Southowram [1871, 1881]

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-347
[1831-1???]
Son of
Ely Whiteley.

Born in Southowram.

He was a stone getter [1851] / a stone delver [1871].

In [Q2] 1859, he (possibly) married Elizabeth Thornton [1830-1???] in Halifax.


Elizabeth was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Esther [b 1859] who was a part-time worsted
  2. millhand [1871]
  3. John [b 1861] who was a part-time worsted millhand [1871]  = (possibly) John Taylor Whiteley
  4. Ellen [b 1863]
  5. Martha [b 1868]

The children were born in Southowram.

The family lived at Cain Lane, Southowram [1871]

Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-15
[1839-1???]
He was a painter [1871] / a plasterer [1881] / a painter and paper hanger [1891].

In 1865, he married Alice Lumb [1840-1???] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. James Arthur [b 1867] who was a book keeper in cotton  mill [1871, 1891]
  2. George Edwin
  3. John [b 1874] who was a carpet designer [1891]
  4. Sarah Alice [b 1878]

They lived at

  • Stubbin, Sowerby [1871]
  • West Street, Sowerby Bridge [1881]
  • 13 West Street, Sowerby Bridge [1891]

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-61
[1859-19??]
Son of Isaac Whiteley, wool washer.

Born in Northowram / Queensbury.

He was a roller coverer of Ambler Thorn, Northowram [1883] / a roller coverer (worsted mill) [1891, 1901] / a saddler [1911].

In 1883, he married Elizabeth Akroyd [1860-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Elizabeth, of Lee Mount, Ovenden, was born in Ovenden, the daughter of Henry Akroyd, twister-in
 

Children:

  1. Harry Vincent [b 1885] who was a model maker [1901]
  2. Sam [b 1886] who was a mill hand (worsted) [1901], an  engineer [1911]
  3. Verney Brinton

The family lived at

  • 9 Alexander Street, Northowram [1891]
  • 21 Dunkirk Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 20 Rose Street, Hopwood Lane, Halifax [1911]

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-11
[1862-1930]
Of Green Lane Top, Ripponden.

In 1900, he married Ruth Amelia Barrett in Halifax.

George died 17th January 1930.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £897 4/1d. Probate was granted to his widow

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Whiteley, GeorgeRef 43-55
[1894-1963]
In [Q2] 1917, he married Lavinia Hitchin in Halifax.


Lavinia was the daughter of
Albert Hitchin
 

The couple died in Coventry: George [23rd October 1963]; Lavinia [5th December 1965]

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Whiteley, George A.Ref 43-327
[18??-19??]
Millwright, mill furnisher and ironmonger at
Southgate Iron Works, Elland [1905]

Whiteley, George AlbertRef 43-321
[1891-1918]
Son of
Joe Whiteley.

Born in Sowerby.

He was a cotton finisher [1911].

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died of wounds received in action [7th September 1918] (aged 27).

He was buried at Mont Huon Military Cemetery, France.

He is remembered on Ripponden War Memorial, on the Roll of Honour at Zion Congregational Church, Ripponden, and on his parents' gravestone at Stones Methodist Church, Soyland

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Whiteley, George EdwinRef 43-16
[1869-1???]
Son of
George Whiteley.

Born in Mill Bank.

He was a painter and paper hanger [1871, 1891] / a decorator [1894, 1901].

In 1897, he played the cello when his wife performed – as Madame Parr – at the Bull's Head Smoke Club.

In [Q2] 1894, he married Annie Parr at St Paul's, King Cross, Halifax.

They lived at 61 Osborne Road, Blackpool [1901].

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Whiteley, George ShawRef 43-233
[1855-1915]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

In 1881, he and his brother Ernest were working in their father's forge at Ogden Lane, Rastrick. He subsequently established G. S. Whiteley & Company at the forge.

The business passed to Whiteley's nephew, John Riley and the Riley family who produced the Riley Link.

In 1883, he married Emma Jane Fitton in Halifax.

Child: Maria

George retired to St Anne's, Lancashire.

He died in St Anne's in 1915.

See Rastrick Bowling Green Company Limited

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Whiteley, GilbertRef 43-144
[1900-197?]
Born in Northowram.

Around 1915, he moved to Mixenden. He lived at Long Row, Clough Lane, Mixenden.

He bred rare birds and won many prizes.

He was Secretary of the Polish Bantam Club, and was made a life member that club, the Poultry Club of Great Britain and the American Poultry Association.

He wrote the book Standard of Perfection for Domestic and Wild Fowl

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Whiteley, HaroldRef 43-251
[1895-1???]
Of Elland.

In [Q2] 1916, he married Gladys Kaye in Halifax.


Gladys was the daughter of
Robert Henry Kaye
 

Child: Kenneth

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Whiteley, HaroldRef 43-193
[1919-1943]
Son of
Clement Whiteley.

Born in Elland.

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

He died 15th March 1943 (aged 23).

He was buried at Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia [Grave Ref 11 C 19]

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Whiteley, HarrietRef 43-226
[1802-1875]
Daughter of
Mr Whiteley.

Born in Rishworth.

In 1823, he married (1) John Whiteley at Elland Parish Church.


Harriet and John were (possibly) cousins
 

In 1851, she was widowed and listed as

a cotton warp maker employing 15 hands

In 1855, she married (2) Benjamin Lawton in Huddersfield

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Whiteley, HarryRef 43-149
[1870-1929]
Born in Brighouse [13th August 1870].

In [Q4] 1910, he married Ellen Middleton in Halifax.

In 1910, Ellen and Harry emigrated to the USA, travelling from Liverpool on the Zeeland, landing at Boston, Massachusetts, en route to Sanford, Maine. When Ellen's mother died [1912], Ellen and Harry returning to the UK. On 30th October 1914, they returned to the US, landing in New York on the ship Franconia. Their place of residence, on landing at Ellis Island, is given as Sanford, Maine.

Harry died in Sanford [29th April 1929], and was buried at Oakdale Cemetery.

Ellen returned to Brighouse.

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Whiteley, HarryRef 43-131
[1878-1960]
Born at
Moorfield, Ripponden.

He went to live in Northumberland [1902]

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Whiteley, HarryRef 43-77
[1891-1916]
Son of
Sam Whiteley

He was a member of Siddal Wesleyan Methodist Church & School / a member of Siddal United Cricket Club / a carpet weaver [1911] / employed by J. & J. Baldwin & Partners Limited.

During World War I, he enlisted [9th February 1916] and served as a Private with the 17th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He had been in France for 3 weeks.

He was killed in action [14th July 1916] (aged 25).

The Halifax Courier [19th August 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 2A, 2C & 2D].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

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Whiteley, HartleyRef 43-73
[1832-1905]
Born in Elland.

He was a clay miner [1881, 1891] / a retired coal miner [1901].

In [Q3] 1852, he married Mary Ann Newsome [1835-19??].


Mary Ann was born in Huddersfield
 

Children:

  1. Allen
  2. Alice A. [b 1860] who was a worsted operative [1881]
  3. George [b 1863] who was a worsted operative [1881]
  4. Sarah Jane [1867-1935] who was a worsted operative  [1881], a dressmaker [1891] & married John William Milner
  5. Arthur [b 1869] who was a worsted operative [1881, 1891]
  6. Lily [b 1871] who was a worsted operative [1881, 1891]
  7. Robert [b 1874] who was a woollen operative [1891], a  dyer's labourer [1901]
  8. Ruth E. [b 1877] who was a worsted operative [1891], a  woollen weaver [1901]

They lived at

  • Woodland Cottages, Elland cum Greetland [1881]
  • 10 Park Road, Elland [1891]

Living with them [in 1881] were widowed son Allen and his 2 children: Mary [b 1875] & James [b 1878].

Living with them [in 1891] were grandchildren Mary A. Whiteley [b 1875] (worsted worker) [1891] & John H. Whiteley [b 1880].

Living with them [in 1891] was grandson John H. Whiteley [b  1880] (boiler maker).

Hartley died Q2 1905 (aged 73) 

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Whiteley, HenryRef 43-248
[1858-1935]
Born in Sheffield.

Established H. Whiteley & Company Limited.

He owned the land from Slitheroe Bridge to Rochdale Road.

From 1916, he rented a part of Stones School in order to establish a garden on the land at the top of Stead Lane. The children at the School were encouraged to grow vegetables and flowers.

He provided a children's playground between Stones School and the Butcher's Arms.

He married Anne [1861-19??].


Anne was born in Soyland
 

They lived at Middle Goat House, Rishworth [1901].

In his will, he left a field near Slitheroe Bridge to Rishworth UDC and Soyland UDC for a Henry Whiteley's Park and £200 to Rishworth UDC for Henry Whiteley's Fund for Aged People's Treat. He also left money to various Baptist and Congregational churches in Rishworth and Ripponden

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Whiteley, HerbertRef 43-133
[1866-1899]
Son of
Thomas Whiteley.

Born in Huddersfield.

He was a warehouse boy [1881] / a cotton spinner.

In 1887, he married Geraldine Louisa Eastwood [1868-1897].


Geraldine Louisa was the eldest daughter of Charles William Eastwood,
 

Child: Francis Herbert

They lived at

Geraldine died 1st September 1897 (aged 29).

Herbert died 17th February 1899

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Whiteley, HerbertRef 43-54
[1874-1943]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

Born in Barkisland

He was a cotton twiner [1891] / landlord of the Hawk, Barkisland [1898-1902] / a labourer in iron foundry [1911].

On 6th October 1898, he married Virtue Sykes at St Augustine's Church, Pellon.


Virtue was the daughter of George Frederick Sykes
 

Children:

  1. Harold Vincent [b 1900]
  2. Clara [b 1903]
  3. Jack [b 1909]

They lived at 35 Brackenbed Lane, Wheatley [1911].

Herbert died Q4 1943 (aged 69).

Virtue died Q4 1954 (aged 80) 

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Whiteley, HerbertRef 43-189
[1881-19??]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

He was a half-timer / cotton piecer [1891] / a blacksmith [1911].

He married (1) Unknown.

He was widowed by 1911.

In January 1918, he married (2) Bertha Seaton in Halifax.

They lived at 7 Quarry Hill, Soyland [1918]

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Whiteley, Herbert JamesRef 43-48
[1857-1936]
Son of
George Whiteley.

Born in Livsey, Blackburn.

He was a Conservative politician / MP for Ashton-under-Lyne [1895] / High Sheriff of Worcestershire [1913] / MP for Droitwich [1916] / 1st Baronet of Grimley [1918].

In 1895, he married Florence Kate Huntington.


Florence Kate was the daughter of William Balle Huntington of Darwen, Lancashire
 

Children:

  1. son
  2. son

In March 1918, he added his wife's name to his own becoming Herbert James Huntington-Whiteley.

On 30th April 1927, he proved the will of Mary, widow of his uncle Rev John Henry Whiteley, 71 years after her death.

He died at his Worcestershire home [January 1936]

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Whiteley, HezekiahRef 43-245
[1825-1861]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born in Northowram.

Baptised at Methodist New Connexion, Ambler Thorn [1825].

He was a bookkeeper [1851] / a stone merchant employing 7 quarrymen at Hove Edge Quarry [1861].

In 1851, he married Ellen Priestley [1830-1???] in Halifax.


Ellen was the daughter of coal pit banksman Joseph Priestley
 

Children:

  1. Sarah Jane [b 1852] who was a worsted twister [1871]
  2. Irvin Jones [b 1854] who was a stone mason [1871]
  3. Wilton James

They lived at Catherine Slack, Northowram [1861].

In 1871, the widowed Ellen and her children were living with her parents Martha [1800-18??] and Joseph Priestley [1799-18??] at 2 New Buildings, Northowram

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Whiteley, HileyRef 43-4
[1849-1897]
Son of labourer John Whiteley.

Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was a blacksmith [1872] / a stoker at mill [1881] / a labourer in iron foundry [1891] / a dyer [1896].

In [Q1] 1872, he married Mary Helliwell [1852-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary, of Erringden, was the daughter of labourer Abraham Helliwell
 

Children:

  1. Eunice [b 1874] who was a servant for the Crowther  family in Sowerby Bridge [1891]
  2. Zilpha [b 1876] who was a worsted box tenter [1891]
  3. Ephraim [b 1877] who was a woollen piecer [1891]
  4. Christiana [b 1879]
  5. Aaron [b 1881]
  6. Hiley
  7. Paulina [b 1889] who was a worsted doffer [1901]
  8. Ethel May [b 1893]

They lived at

  • Wilson's Buildings, Wakefield Road, Sowerby Bridge [1881]
  • 17 Terrace Street, Sowerby Bridge [1891]
  • Willow Street, Sowerby Bridge [1896]
  • 1 Summerland Terrace, Wakefield Road, Sowerby Bridge [1901]

In 1896, daughter Christiana drowned herself in the canal at Hollings Mill. She had earlier told a co-worker at Wharf Mill, that she was going to drown herself because her parents had been remonstrating her on account of her behaviour

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Whiteley, HileyRef 43-128
[1884-1957]
Son of
Hiley Whiteley.

Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was a paint mixer oil cloth works [1901] / employed in the goods yard at Sowerby Bridge Railway Station.

In [Q4] 1911, he married Jane Harrison [1886-1931] in Rotherham.

Children:

  1. Jessie [b 1912]
  2. George [b 1914]

They lived at

  • 12 Union Street, Sowerby Bridge
  • Woodhouse Terrace, Copley

He served in the Navy [7th January 1904 to 9th January 1909].

During World War I, he served as a Stoker with the Royal Navy.

His Navy record shows that he served on the battleship HMS Goliath [17th August 1914 to 13th May 1915], and on HMS Europa [14th May 1915 until 3rd May 1916].

On 13th May 1915, HMS Goliath was torpedoed by the Turkish Navy, and sank in the Dardanelles with the loss of 570 of her crew of 700.

Leading Telegraphist George Ambler perished on the Goliath

Hiley's friend and colleague Thomas Barron, also a stoker in the Navy, died in the War.

Hiley was discharged in 1919.

Jane died in Halifax [Q1 1931] (aged 45).

Hiley died in Blackpool in 1957.

The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby

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Whiteley, HiramRef 43-135
[1826-1???]
Labourer of West Vale.

On 15th January 1870, he stole a duck, the property of tailor John Cockroft of West Vale. He was apprehended with the duck in his possession. He was known to be an old offender and was committed for trial.

He was acquitted

Whiteley, HolroydRef 43-13
[18??-19??]
Of 106 Park View, Rastrick Common.

He was a labourer [1930].

In 1908, he married Rachel Turner in Halifax.

Rachel died 13th March 1930.

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £462 10/11d. Probate was granted to her husband Holroyd

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Whiteley, HoltRef 43-32
[1858-1900]
Son of
James Holt Whiteley.

He was a book keeper.

On 18th August 1881, he married Sarah Jane Collins at St Peter's Church, Huddersfield.

Children:

  1. Holt who died 21st August 1881 (aged 10 hours)   
  2. Louisa [b 1883]
  3. James H. [b 1885]
  4. Fred [b 1889]

Holt died 15th April 1900 (aged 43).

He & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1245] with his sister Lily Ellen Whiteley [1869-1884] and an unidentified Martha Wright [1838-1894]

Whiteley, IsaacRef 43-57
[1871-1947]
Son of
Samuel Whiteley.

Born in Elland.

He was a cotton piecer [1891] / a cotton piecer of Westgate, Elland [1894] / a general labourer [1901] / maltster's labourer [1911].

In [Q1] 1894, he married Frances Walker at Elland Parish Church.


Frances, of Paradise Yard, Elland, was born in West Vale, the daughter of William Walker.

She was a woollen mill hand [1901]

 

Children:

  1. John Edward
  2. Elizabeth Ellen [b 1902]

They lived at

  • 1 Paradise Yard, Elland [with Frances's widowed mother  Rebecca 1901]
  • 39 Paradise Yard, Victoria Road, Elland [1916]
  • 39 Victoria Road, Elland [1911]

The couple were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

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Whiteley, IshmaelRef 43-180
[1833-1902]
Born in Elland [5th October 1833].

He was a weaver [1871] / a woollen weaver [1901].

In [Q4] 1857, he married Hannah Chadwick [1834-1889] in Halifax.


Hannah was born in Stainland [3rd April 1834]
 

Children:

  1. Maria [b 1858] who was a weaver [1871]
  2. Martha [1860-22nd April 1866]
  3. John who died 27th August 1862 (aged 2 years) 
  4. Mary [b 1867]
  5. Ben [b 1869]
  6. Elizabeth [b 1871] who was a domestic nurse [1901]
  7. Miriam [1873-26th April 1913] who was a cotton card room  hand [1901]
  8. Fred who died 20th June 1876 (aged 6 months) 

They lived at

  • Holywell Green, Stainland [1871]
  • Beech Street, Stainland [1901]

Hannah died 23rd May 1889 (aged 55).

Ishmael died 30th March 1902 (aged 69).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/81]

Whiteley, IvoRef 43-83
[1887-1918]
Son of
Richard Whiteley.

Born 18th March 1887.

In [Q4] 1910, he married Annie Smith [1886-1959] in Halifax.

Child: Wilfred [1911-1971]

They lived at 11 Lane Head, Ripponden [1918].

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died a prisoner of war at Laon [6th August 1918] (aged 31).

He was buried at Sissonne British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref J 9]

He is remembered on the family grave at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones, and on Ripponden War Memorial

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Whiteley, IvorRef 43-31
[19??-1???]
In [Q3] 1949, he married
Anne Fox in Halifax

Whiteley, JabezRef 43-151
[1835-1885]
Of Mill Bank.

Son of John Whiteley.

Born 13th November 1835.

He married Ann [1846-1914].


Ann was born 9th February 1846
 

Jabez died 22nd August 1885.

Ann died 27th October 1914.

Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard, including Jabez & Ann with granddaughter Barbara Alice Whiteley [died 22nd October 1911] (15 months), granddaughter Dorothy Beatrice Whiteley [29th January 1903- 17th November 1918] and Sarah Whiteley [1875-1940]

Whiteley, JackRef 43-94
[1919-1942]
Son of Louisa Ann & Walter Whiteley of Halifax.

During World War II, he served as a Private with the 3rd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment.

He died 1st September 1942 (aged 23).

He was buried at El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt [Grave Ref XII H 17]

Whiteley, Jack LloydRef 43-96
[1922-1943]
Son of Edith May & Selwyn Whiteley of Halifax.

During World War II, he served as a Private with the 16th Battalion Durham Light Infantry.

He died 17th September 1943 (aged 21).

He is remembered on the Cassino Memorial, Italy [Grave Ref 10], and on Ripponden War Memorial

Whiteley, JamesRef 43-266
[17??-1???]
Of Erringden. He was suspected of being a
coiner

Whiteley, JamesRef 43-142
[17??-17??]
Hatter in Halifax [1778]

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Whiteley, JamesRef 43-331
[17??-18??]
He was a gardener [1841].

He married Mary Holt at St Peter's, Huddersfield [3rd March 1822].


Mary was the daughter of
John Holt
 

Child: James

They lived at Elland [1841]

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Whiteley, JamesRef 43-332
[1790-1849]
He was a stocking maker [1841].

He married Mary [1792-1866].


Mary was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. John [b 1821] who was a compositor [1841]
  2. Sarah [1820-1900] who was a stay maker [1851] & never  married
  3. Alice [b 1828]
  4. Ruth [1834-1871] who was a bonnet maker [1851] & never  married

The family lived at

  • 11 Barum Top, Halifax [1841]
  • 12 Barum Top, Halifax [1851]

James died 20th September 1849 (aged 59).

Mary died 13th July 1866 (aged 74).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2769] with an unidentified infant John Whiteley Mitchell who died 29th March 1851 (aged 3 days) 

Whiteley, JamesRef 43-34
[18??-1???]
He was a member of the
Ovenden Local Board [1873].

In 1873, he was one of those who received anonymous death threats from Jonathan Priestley.

Whiteley, JamesRef 43-314
[18??-18??]
He was apprenticed to Joseph Whiteley, a collier at
Blackley, who subjected him to abuse, ill-treatment, cruelty, starvation and neglect which almost led to the boy's death.

In 1843, he brought a case against his master.

Joseph was fined £10 and the Board of Guardians found James another position.

Joseph and James were not related

Whiteley, JamesRef 43-38
[18??-1906]
Around 1866, he acquired the business which became
James Whiteley Limited

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Whiteley, JamesRef 43-211
[1801-18??]
He was a blacksmith [1841, 1851].

He married Sarah [1803-18??].

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1823]
  2. Joseph [b 1826]
  3. George
  4. Emma [b 1833]
  5. Ellen [1835-1883] who married [1864] Hezekiah Hillam
  6. Sarah Ann [b 1840]
  7. Barbara Jane [b 1843] who was living with sister  Savina & her husband [1891] & married [28th May 1892] widower  John Cockroft [b 1834] (farmer of Box Trees, Ovenden), son of   Shadrach Cockroft (weaver) 
  8. Savina [1846-1909] who married [1885] Hezekiah Hillam

They lived at

Living with the widowed James [in 1871] were his 4 daughters and James H. Greenwood [b 1860]

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Whiteley, JamesRef 43-176
[1801-1873]
Born in Stainland.

He was a blacksmith [1841, 1851] / an agricultural labourer [1861].

He married Sarah [1803-1871].


Sarah was born in Stainland.

She was a seamstress [1861, 1871]

 

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1823] who was a milliner & dressmaker [1851], a  milliner [1861], married Mr Greenwood had a son: James  Henry [b 1859], and was widowed by 1861; a milliner & dressmaker  [1871]
  2. John who died 26th June 1825 (aged 6 months) 
  3. Joseph [b 1826]
  4. Elizabeth who died 22nd February 1830 (aged 1 year & 9  months) 
  5. George [b 1831] who was a blacksmith [1851]
  6. Emma [b 1833] who was a dressmaker [1851]
  7. Ellen [b 1835] who was a dressmaker [1851]
  8. Mary who died 8th March 1838 (aged 10 months) 
  9. Martha who died 1st May 1839 (aged 15 days) 
  10. Sarah Ann [1841-24th June 1889] who was a seamstress  [1861]
  11. Barbara Jane [b 1843] who was a woollen weaver [1861], a  carpet weaver [1871]
  12. Savina [b 1845] who was a woollen weaver [1861], a carpet  weaver [1871]

They lived at

Sarah died 3rd February 1871 (aged 68).

James died 21st April 1873 (aged 72).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S1/18]

Whiteley, JamesRef 43-208
[1814-1881]
Born in Southowram.

He was a cotton warp dresser [1851] / an overlooker at carpet works [1861] / a warp dresser & beamer [1871].

He married Elizabeth [1819-1874].


Elizabeth was born in Sowerby
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Anne [b 1840] who was a part-timer worsted  spinner [1851], a carpet setter [1861]
  2. Lucy [b 1842] who was a carpet setter [1861]
  3. Emma [b 1848]
  4. Henry Whitworth [b 1851] who was a carpet printer [1871],  a box fitter at carpet works [1861]
  5. Samuel [b 1861] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  6. Eliza [b 1864]

They lived at

  • 29 Scott's Row, Foundry Street, Halifax [1851]
  • 6 North Street, Halifax [1861]
  • 8 North Street, Halifax [1871]

Elizabeth died 7th December 1874 (aged 55).

James died 18th January 1881 (aged 66).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4334]

Whiteley, JamesRef 43-23
[1822-1???]
Son of
Charles Whiteley.

Born in Greetland.

Baptised at Elland Parish Church [6th October 1822].

He was a weaver [1841] / a spinner in the US [1850].

He married Unknown.

Child: Charles [b 1844]

He and his brother Joseph emigrated to the US and arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana on 12th August 1847.

Like others in the family, he and son Charles appear in the US census of July 1850 for Connellsville, Philadelphia

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Whiteley, JamesRef 43-247
[1823-1884]
Son of
George Whiteley.

He was a carter [1860, 1861] / a farmer of 6 acres [1881] / a farmer & shopkeeper [1884].

On 3rd September 1860, he married Mary Proctor at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary was the daughter of James Proctor
 

Children:

  1. George [1862-1930] who was a mill hand (cotton) [1881], a  farmer [1884]
  2. Mary [b 1864] who was a mill hand (cotton) [1881]
  3. Harriet [b 1865]
  4. Hannah [b 1866] who was a mill hand (cotton) [1881]

They lived at

Living with them [in 1881] was widowed mother-in-law Leah Procter [aged 78].

James died 10th March 1884.

Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £294 10/-.

The will was proved by his widow Mary and children George & Mary

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Whiteley, JamesRef 43-147
[1840-1???]
Born in Soyland.

He was a mason's labourer [1891].

In 1837, he married Elizabeth.


Elizabeth was born in Soyland
 

Children:

  1. Tom [b 1863] who was a cotton spinner [1891]
  2. Jane Elizabeth [b 1867] who was a card room hand [1891] &  married Ely Whiteley
  3. Mary H. [b 1869] who was a card room hand [1891]
  4. George [b 1873] who was a cotton spinner piecer [1891]
  5. Caroline [b 1875] who was a cotton twiner piecer [1891]
  6. Ellen [b 1878]
  7. John E. [b 1882]

The children were born in Soyland.

The family lived at Stoops Buildings, Ripponden, Soyland [1891]

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Whiteley, JamesRef 43-164
[1855-19??]
Son of John Whiteley, banksman.

Born in Elland.

He was a carter of Elland [1877] / a carrier [1881] / a general carrier [1891] / a carrier [1892, 1901] / a general carrier [1911].

He married (1) Mary Hallos [1855-1891] at Halifax Parish Church


Mary, of Elland, was the daughter of George Hallos, farmer
 

Children:

  1. Mary Hannah [b 1880] who was a cotton reeler [1901]
  2. Alice [b 1889] who was a worsted spinner [1901], a  worsted twister [1911]

Mary died in Halifax [Q2 1891].

In 1892, he married (2) Sarah Silverwood [1866-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah, of Eastgate, Elland, was born in Thornhill, Dewsbury, the daughter of John Silverwood, gardener
 

Children:

  1. Sarah Ann [b 1893] who was an assistant milliner [1911]
  2. Florence [b 1896] who was a cotton reeler [1911]
  3. Arthur

They lived at

  • Park Road, Elland [1881]
  • 19 Bank Bottom, Elland [1891, 1892]
  • 37 Park Road, Elland [1901, 1911]
  • 6 Plains Lane, Elland [1918]

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Whiteley, JamesRef 43-75
[1878-1916]
Son of
Allen Whiteley.

Born in Leeds.

He was a cotton spinner [1891] / a postman at Lofthouse [19??].

In 1896, he joined the 19th Foot Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment).

He was described as

height 5 ft 4½ inches; weight 117lbs; fresh complexion; grey eyes; brown hair; scar on the bridge of his nose; pierced heart tattooed on right forearm; cross and 3 dots tattooed on left forearm

He was in India from November 1897 to January 1904, then transferred to the reserves. He was promoted to Corporal in July 1899; reverted to Private in September 1900 for misconduct.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. child
  2. child
  3. child
  4. child

During World War I, he served as a Sergeant with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died 17th July 1916 (aged 38).

The Halifax Courier [12th August 1916] reported his death with a photograph

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Whiteley, James AlbertRef 43-62
[1884-1918]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

Born in Rishworth [21st July 1884].

He was a cotton finisher [1911] / employed by the Anglo-American Oil Company.

He lived with his sister at Bruce Street, Dundee [1912].

During World War I, he enlisted in Dundee [3rd April 1915] and served as a Driver with the 8th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery.

He served in Mesopotamia & in Egypt.

He died of dysentery in Gaza, Palestine [2nd November 1918].

The Halifax Courier [23rd November 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Gaza War Cemetery, Palestine [Grave Ref XXVII G 3].

He is remembered on Ripponden War Memorial, and on the Roll of Honour at Zion Congregational Church, Ripponden

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Whiteley, James AllenRef 43-8
[1844-1912]
Son of
Nathan Whiteley.

He was a cotton spinner [1871].

He never married.

He and his brother Benjamin lived at Smithy Clough most of their lives

Eliza Hammond was a domestic servant with them [1881]

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Whiteley, James EdwardRef 43-209
[1859-19??]
Son of
George Whiteley.

He was a blacksmith living at Winter Hill, Southowram with his brother  Joseph Shaw Whiteley [1881] / a blacksmith [1891, 1901, 1904, 1911].

He was a passive resister, refusing to pay a contribution to the education part of the poor rate because, as a nonconformist, he objected to supporting schools whose standards were inferior to those provided by the nonconformist churches. Non-payment resulted in seizure of his goods & possesions to the value of the rate and the costs.

In [Q2] 1884, he married Eliza Barstow [1864-1???] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Norman [b 1886] who was a blacksmith's errand boy [1901],  a blacksmith in stone quarry [1911]
  2. Gladys [b 1888]
  3. Linda [b 1890]

They lived at

  • Providence Buildings, Southowram [1891]
  • Towngate (probably South View) Southowram [1901]
  • 9 South View, Southowram [1911]

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Whiteley, James HoltRef 43-311
[1824-1878]
Son of
James Whiteley.

Born in Huddersfield; baptised at Halifax Parish Church [7th March 1824].

He was a woolstapler [1861] / landlord of the Woolpack, Halifax (having succeeded his uncle  John Holt) [1864] / a Halifax Councillor [1864-1865].

On 19th February 1852, he married (1) his cousin Louisa Haigh at Halifax Parish Church.


Louisa was the daughter of Luke Haigh
 

Child: Holt

Louisa died in Halifax [Q3 1863].


Her burial place is not yet known.
 

He married (2) 21st November 1867. at Halifax Parish Church.


Martha was the daughter of John Bairstow
 

Child: 2. Lily Ellen [1869-1884] who was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1245] with her brother Holt

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Whiteley, James StottRef 43-186
[1846-1915]

He married Elizabeth [1848-1923].

Child: Ernest Whiteley

James died 30th January 1915 (aged 69).

Elizabeth died 20th April 1923 (aged 75).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/450]

Whiteley, James WilliamRef 43-36
[1890-1937]
In 1919, he married Hilda Sykes in Halifax.


Hilda was the daughter of
Aquilla Sykes
 

Child: Wilfred Sykes (Whiteley) [1920-1949]

Hilda died in Lancaster in 1991.

James died 28th February 1933 (aged 42)  and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram with Hilda's greataunts Selina & Elizabeth Sykes

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Whiteley, JeremiahRef 43-319
[1???-17??]
Halifax tobacconist.

He married Unknown.

Child: Thomas

Whiteley, JoeRef 43-296
[1859-1902]
Born in Mill Bank.

A member of the Whiteley family of Rishworth.

He was landlord of the Junction, Ripponden [1901, 1902].

In 1885, he married Sarah Ann Swift [1862-1925] in Halifax.


Sarah Ann came from Elsecar, Barnsley
 

Children:

  1. Schofield
  2. Gertrude Alice [b 1887]
  3. John Albert
  4. Harriet Hilda [1889-1976] who married James Dudgeon
  5. George Albert
  6. Lengie [1898-1978] who married Irvin Briggs
  7. Forrester [b 1900]
  8. Joe Harry [b 1901]

Joe died in 1902.

Sarah Ann took over at the Junction and was there until her death [1902-1925].

Sarah Ann died in 1925.

Members of the family were buried at Stones Methodist Church, Soyland

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Whiteley, JoeRef 43-175
[1862-1???]
Son of Richard Whiteley, cotton spinner.

Born in Brighouse.

He was a cotton spinner of Salterhebble [1889] / a cotton spinner [1891] / a general labourer [1901] / a highway labourer [1911].

In [Q1] 1889, he married Mary Emma Taylor [1866-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary Emma, of Siddal, was the daughter of James Taylor, lock keeper
 

Children:

  1. Edward
  2. Lilian [b 1892] who was a cotton twiner piecer [1911]
  3. Albert [b 1894] who was a domestic gardener [1911]
  4. James [b 1896] who was a plumber's apprentice [1911]
  5. Doris [b 1898] who was a cotton twiner piecer [1911]
  6. George Clement [b 1901]
  7. Joe [b 1906]

They lived at

  • 20 Bottoms, Southowram [1891]
  • 20 Bottoms, Siddal [1901]
  • 19 Bottoms, Siddal, Halifax [1911]

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Whiteley, JoeRef 43-5000
[1864-1930]
Of Moor Cottage, Soyland.

In 1891, he married Mary Elizabeth Smith in Halifax.

Joe died 29th April 1930.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £819 6/-. Probate was granted to his widow

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Whiteley, JoeRef 43-29
[19??-1???]

On 26th October 1939, he married Doreen Little.


Doreen was the daughter of
William Little
 

Children:

  1. David John
  2. Josephine

Whiteley, Joe HarryRef 43-185
[1901-1956]
Born in Halifax [4th March 1901].

He was landlord of the Star, Ripponden [1925-1928] / landlord of the Commercial, Ripponden [1936-1956].

In 1922, he married Leah Wright Bean [1902-1994] in Rochdale.


Leah was born in Sculcoates [11th January 1902]
 

He died in the Royal Halifax Infirmary [16th June 1956].

Leah took over at the Commercial [1956-1957].

She died in Halifax [24th September 1994]

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-174
[1696-1745]
Born 24th February 1696.

He married Mary Wood [1699-1750].


Mary was born in Kendal
 

Child: Joseph

John died 6th December 1745.

Mary died 23rd February 1750

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-201
[17??-18??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Betty who died 21st January 1788 (aged 13 months) 
  2. Isaac who died 8th October 1790 (aged 21 months & 15 days) 
  3. John who died 2nd July 1791 (aged 2 months & 17 days) 
  4. Thomas who died 19th March 1795 (aged 18 months) 
  5. John [1796-23rd April 1803]
  6. Nathan who died 29 Jun 18?? (aged 18 years) 

Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-261
[17??-18??]
Miller of Sowerby.

On 24th May 1779, he married Tabitha Illingworth at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. John
  2. Tabitha

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-172
[1755-1???]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

Born 20th April 1755.

On 24th August 1775, he married Hannah Riley [1760-1???].

Child: Susy [27th October 1782-1848] who married Isaac Riley

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-318
[1759-1833]
Founded
John Whiteley & Sons.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Susanna
  2. Joseph
  3. George
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £20,000

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-313
[1766-1846]
Of
New House, Parrack Nook.

In November 1816, he, Isaac Norcliffe and Jonathan Bottomley, who had all been members of Sowerby Independent Chapel, decided to establish a chapel at Parrack Nook. Their efforts resulted in the construction of Parrack Nook Chapel.

He was a deacon at the chapel for the rest of his life

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-200
[1770-1822]

Children:

  1. William [1800-1st December 1803] who died aged 3 years & 3 months.

He married Mary [1774-1849].

He married (2) George Hirst.

John died 13th October 1822 (aged 52).

Mary died 18th January 1849 (aged 75).

Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax with Sarah [1848-9th December 1849] daughter of Mary & Anthony Tiffany of Halifax who died aged 14 months

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-203
[1780-1863]
Born in Soyland.

He was a manufacturer of fustian [1851] / a cotton manufacturer [1861].

He established John Whiteley & Sons, dyers, cotton spinners & manufacturers.

He married Elizabeth (Betty) [1780-1844].

Children:

  1. Thomas [1803-1845]
  2. John
  3. Sarah [b 1807]
  4. Mary Ann [1808-1877] who married Benjamin Harral  of Leeds, (tailor & draper) 
  5. William [1810-1847]
  6. Nancy [1812-1889]

Thomas and John were born in Salford, Manchester; the others were born in Stansfield.

They lived at Calderside, Stansfield.

Betty died in 1844.

John died at Calderside [8th June 1863].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £4,000.

The will was proved by daughter Nancy, son-in-law Benjamin Harral, and Edward King of Todmorden (shoe maker & dealer) 

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-126
[1782-1823]
He was a
clock maker at Making Place, Soyland.

He married Elizabeth [1776-1848].

Child: Thomas

Members of the family were buried at Stones Methodist Church, Soyland

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-222
[1788-1858]
Aka John Almighty, Boniface John.

Son of John Whiteley.

Born at Longbottom, Luddendenfoot [25th March 1788].

He was Constable at Sowerby and landlord of the Star Inn, Sowerby.

His portrait at the Star Inn is said to be the source of supernatural happenings.

He is discussed in the books In & About Our Old Homes and Our Home & Country.

See John Whiteley Firth

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-324
[1788-1858]
Of Soyland.

A member of The Whiteley family of Rishworth.

He was described as

one of the most successful spinners of his time in the [Ryburn] valley

He established Whiteley & Son and owned several mills in the area including

He married Elizabeth (Betty) Fairbank [1790-1872].

Children:

  1. William [1806-1831]
  2. John [1808-1891] who was an overlooker [1841]
  3. Nathan
  4. Peter
  5. George
  6. Joseph
  7. Hannah [1821-1908] who married James Learoyd
  8. Thomas Henry [1827-1828]
  9. Benjamin

They lived at

John died at Stones House, Ripponden [5th February 1858, aged 70].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £18,000.

His will was proved by his executors: Roger Peel of Moorfields, Soyland (gentleman), James Hirst of Marsden, and son Peter

Elizabeth died 16th March 1872 [aged 82].

Members of the family were buried at Rishworth Particular Baptist Chapel

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-168
[1789-1834]
Of Halifax.

He died 18th December 1834 (aged 45).

Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: L7]

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-202
[1790-1844]
A merchant of Huddersfield.

He married Susey [1795-1844].

Children:

  1. Mary Anne who died in 1872

Susey died 28th February 1844 (aged 49).

John died 17th April 1844 (aged 54).

Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-242
[1790-1853]
Established
John Whiteley & Company.

He married Unknown.

Child: Thomas

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-153
[1799-1860]
Of Mill Bank.

Born in Sowerby.

He was a shopkeeper [1851] / a farmer of 5 acres [1851].

He married Sarah [1804-18??].

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1829]
  2. John Lord [b 1831]
  3. Samuel [b 1834] who married Elizabeth and had a  daughter Sarah Hannah [1859-14th June 1878]
  4. Jabez
  5. Watson
  6. Eliza [1841-29th January 1908]
  7. George [b 1843] who married Hannah and had a son  John Granville who died 2nd April 1890 (aged 8 months) 
  8. Alfred [1845-28th December 1872]

They lived at Saw Hill, Sowerby.

John died 26th May 1860 (aged 61).

Sarah died 31st January 1876 (aged 72).

Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-198
[18??-1???]
Of Stainland.

He married Mary.

Children:

  1. William Henry [1849-27th January 1862]  
  2. John [1849-7th August 1863]

The children () were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-336
[18??-1???]

In [Q4] 1902, he married Rachel in Halifax.


Rachel was the daughter of widow of
George Thomas
 

Rachel died 22nd July 1936 (aged 89)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1407] with her parents & her first husband George Thomas

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-325
[1800-1850]
Born in Rishworth.

He was a cotton spinner in Elland.

On 25th May 1823, he married Harriet Whiteley at Elland Parish Church.


Harriet and John were (possibly) cousins
 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1824]
  2. Martha [b 1826]
  3. Robert
  4. Thomas
  5. John
  6. Joseph

Sons John & Joseph were born in Huddersfield, the other children were born in Rishworth.

Thomas became a cotton spinner in Elland, and his brothers became cotton spinners in Huddersfield.

They lived at Huddersfield [1851].

Thomas died in Huddersfield before 1851 and Harriet remarried.

Harriet died 10th June 1875 & was buried at the Rehoboth Chapel, Lockwood, Huddersfield

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-281
[18??-19??]
Picture framer, gilder and mount cutter.

By 1919, the business was Edward Mortimer Limited

He was at 21 Square Road, Halifax [1893] and 17 Lister Lane, Halifax [1908].

He married Elizabeth Crossley.

Child: Thomas Washington

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-329
[18??-19??]
A warehouseman.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. a daughter
  2. a daughter

He lived at Thorpe Cottage, Triangle [1891].

The family moved in 1893 when John and his brother Thomas, a teacher working in Kenilworth, bought the Birkdale Steam Laundry in Southport

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-220
[1801-1???]
Born in Northowram.

He was a stone delver [1841, 1851, 1861].

He married Ann [1814-1???] from Sowerby, who was a worsted power loom weaver [1851, 1861].

Children:

  1. Hezekiah
  2. Rose [b 1839] who was an alpaca weaver [1861]
  3. James [b 1841] who was a factory spinner [1851], a stone  delver [1861]
  4. son Naphtali [b 1843] who was a stone delver [1861]
  5. son Arphaxad [b 1843] who was a machine cleaner (worsted)   [1861]
  6. daughter Artemesia [b 1847] who was a worsted spinner  [1861]
  7. Mary [b 1853] who was a worsted spinner [1861]
  8. Isaac [b 1856]

They lived at

  • Ambler Thorn, Northowram [1841]
  • Lower Row, Northowram [1851]
  • Shibden Head, Northowram [1861]

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-330
[1804-1853]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born in Salford, Manchester.

He was a cotton spinner at the family business – John Whiteley & SonsCalderside Mill, Hebden Bridge [1824, 1860s] / a cotton manufacturer & dyer [1851].

On 17th January 1828, he married Mary Sutcliffe [1809-1874] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary was born in Wadsworth
 

Children:

  1. Alfred [1830-1832]
  2. Elizabeth [1832-1923]
  3. Edward [1834-1857] who was buried with his parents
  4. Mary Ann [1836-1882]
  5. Eleanor [1838-1905]
  6. Thomas [b 1840]
  7. Sarah Ann [b 1843]
  8. Alice Maria [1844-1855] who was buried with her parents
  9. John William [1850-1925]

They lived at Rattonstall Wood, Hebden Bridge [1851].

John died in 1853.

Mary died in 1874.

The couple were buried at Hebden Bridge Parish Church

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-127
[1809-1863]
Born in Soyland.

He was a master machine maker employing 8 men [1851] / a master machine maker employing 4 men [1861].

He married Hannah Whiteley [1811-1890].


Hannah was born in Sowerby Bridge
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1834]
  2. Susannah [b 1837]
  3. Mary Ann [b 1843]
  4. Sarah [b 1845]
  5. Emily H. [b 1854]

They lived at Morpeth Street, Halifax [1851, 1863, 1890].

John died 21st July 1863.

Hannah died 10th November 1890.

They were buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount [I 5]

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-217
[1817-1891]
Born in Kendal, Westmorland.

He was a stone mason [1851].

In [Q4] 1844, he married (1) Christiana Pearson [1818-1870] in Halifax.


Christiana was born in Elland
 

Christiana died 25th December 1870 (aged 52).

He married (2) Martha Ann [1827-1905].

John died 17th January 1891 (aged 74).

Martha Ann died 26th June 1905 (aged 78).

He and his wives were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1651]

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-192
[1819-1891]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

He married Mary [1820-1883].

Mary died 24th January 1883 (aged 63).

John died 13th September 1891 (aged 72).

The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/13] with John's mother Grace

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-272
[1820-1858]
He was a cotton weaver [1851].

On 18th April 1847, he married Harriet Wolfenden [1823-1892] at Elland Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Eli
  2. Lewis
  3. Hannah [1854-1856]

They lived at Dyson Lane, Soyland [1851].

John died in 1858.

Living with the widowed Harriet (a cotton factory worker) [in 1861] was her widowed mother Sally Wolfenden [b 1784]

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-232
[1832-1887]
Born in Barkisland [31st August 1832].

He was a butcher [1870-1884] / landlord of the White Hart, Soyland [1870-1884] / landlord of the White Swan Hotel, Ripponden [1884-1887].

On 1st January 1856, he married Elizabeth Whiteley [1835-1895] at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones.

Children:

  1. Taylor
  2. Adelaide [1872-1937]

John died at the White Swan [31st October 1887].

After his death, son Taylor took over at the White Swan [1887-1892].

Elizabeth died 15th December 1895.

Members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-274
[1834-1900]
Illegitimate son of
Susannah Sutcliffe, father unknown.

Born in Stansfield.

He was a dyer and finisher / a fustian dyer employing 40 men [1871].

He established John Whiteley Limited at Cragg Vale.

On 7th September 1855, he married Elizabeth Sutcliffe [1836-1897] at Halifax Parish Church.


John and Elizabeth were both the children of Susannah Sutcliffe
 

Children:

  1. Mary Susannah [1856-1902] who married Thomas Cheetham
  2. George Thomas [1858-1893]
  3. Sarah Ann who never married
  4. John Randle [1870-1915]

They lived at Wood Villa, Hebden Bridge [1900].

John died 9th February 1900.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £7,023 6/10d.

Administration was granted to his daughters Mary Susannah & Sarah Ann

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-119
[1835-1890]
Son of
John Whiteley.

He was a cotton spinner [1888].

In [Q3] 1863, he married Mary Mallalieu in Halifax.


Mary was the daughter of Benjamin Mallalieu
 

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-105
[1838-1892]
Born in Wadsworth.

He was landlord of the Old Crispin, Halifax (having taken over from his father-in-law Samuel Whitehead) [1867, 1871].

He married Emma Whitehead [1841-1906].


Emma was the daughter of Samuel Whitehead
 

Children:

  1. Harry [1866-1867]
  2. Anna [b 1868]
  3. Tom [1870-1871]

The family lived at

  • the Old Crispin, Halifax [1867, 1871]
  • Rose Grove, Hipperholme [1892]

John died 8th March 1892 (aged 54).

Emma died 28th September 1906 (aged 65).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1076].

Son Harry is also mentioned on the Whitehead family grave at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2113]

Whiteley, JohnRef 43-51
[1848-1909]
Born in Soyland

He was a cotton twister [1871].

On 29th May 1871, he married Isabella Hollas in Halifax.


Isabella was the daughter of
Thomas Hollas
 

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 1872]
  2. Sarah Hannah [b 1873]
  3. Mellor
  4. Mary Emma [1881-1979] who married James Edward Longbottom
  5. Elizabeth Ellen [1885-1969] who married James Richard Dyson

Isabella died in Soyland in 1889.

John died in Linthwaite in 1909.

Members of the family were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden: Isabella [9th May 1889]; John [27th May 1909]

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-71
[1850-190?]
Son of Ward Whiteley, delver.

Born in Southowram.

He was a mason of Southowram [1872] / a stone shipper (quarrier) [1881] / a stone shipper [1891] / a flag facer [1898] / a stone shipper [1901].

On 7th July 1872, he married Emma Grummett [1853-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Emma was born in Southowram, the daughter of
Benjamin Grummett
 

Children:

  1. James [b 1873] who was a stationary engine tenter [1891]
  2. Walter [b 1875] who was a flag facer [1891]
  3. Sarah Jane [b 1877] who was a cotton twiner piecer [1891]  & married Harry Pickles
  4. Ben [b 1879] who was a stone delver in quarry [1901]
  5. Ada [b 1881] who was a worsted spinner [1901]
  6. Ward [b 1882] who was a stone quarry delver [1901]
  7. Hannah [b 1885] who was a worsted spinner [1901] &  married Harry Sutcliffe
  8. Harry [b 1887] who was a stone quarry apprentice [1901]
  9. Herbert [b 1890] who was a brass finisher's labourer  [1911]
  10. Milton / Oscar Milton

They lived at

  • Delph Hill, Southowram [1881]
  • Brookfoot Lane, Southowram [1891]
  • Park Gate East, Southowram [1901]

There are 2 possible deaths in Halifax for John Whiteley in 1905 (aged 54), or in 1909 (aged 60) 

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-158
[1851-1923]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

On 4th May 1878, he married Patience Tiffany [1856-1935].

The couple were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland [Grave Ref: 616]

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-26
[1854-1???]
Son of James Whiteley, warper.

Born in Warley.

He was a warper [1875] / a woollen warper [1881] / a retired woollen warper [1891].

In 1875, he married Julia Dyson at Halifax Parish Church.


Julia was born in Norland, the daughter of
Richard Dyson
 

Children:

  1. Marina [b 1878] who was a worsted spinner [1891], a  fustian tailoress [1901] & married Herbert Wray
  2. Martha Ann [b 1881] who was a worsted spinner half-timer  [1891]
  3. Eleanor [b 1887]

They lived at

  • 20 Albert Road, Warley, Sowerby Bridge [1881]
  • 52 Albert Road, Warley, Sowerby Bridge [1891]
  • 32 Albert Road, Sowerby Bridge [1901]

He died 11th March 1893.

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £354. Probate was granted to Thomas Whiteley (woollen warper), Samuel Hartley (steam laundry proprietor) and John Normanton (grocer) 

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-81
[1872-19??]
Son of Robert Whiteley, carpet weaver.

Born in Halifax.

He was a weaver of Baker Street, Halifax [1893] / a wood planer [1901].

In 1893, he married Emily Beatrice Henderson Warren [1868-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Emily Beatrice, of Pellon Lane, was born in Bristol, the daughter of Charles Henry Warren, cooper
 

Children:

  1. Charles Henry
  2. Ethel [b 1896]

They lived at 18 Spring Hall Yard, Halifax [1901, 1911]

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-49
[1874-19??]
Born in Soyland.

In 1899, he married Hannah Hollas in Halifax.


Hannah was the daughter of
James Hollas
 

Child: John Lindall [1909-1974]

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Whiteley, JohnRef 43-184
[1900-1964]

He married Annie [1896-1963].

Annie died 20th October 1963 (aged 67).

John died 26th January 1964 (aged 64).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/594] with Samuel Whiteley

Whiteley, John AkedRef 43-79
[1798-1873]
Son of
Charles Whiteley.

Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was a hatter [1841] / a partner in the Halifax Commercial Banking Company [1853]

He owned property called Buttress & Trafalgar in Halifax, and appears on the Halifax Electoral Roll [1840-1873].

On 18th August 1822, he married (1) Ann Frost [1804-1842] at Halifax Parish Church.

They had no children.

In 1847, he married (2) Myra Field Newton [1820-1871] in Wellington, Somerset. They had no children.

They lived at

  • Victoria Street, Sheffield [1840-1863]
  • Wiveliscombe, Devon [1863-1864]
  • 12 St James Street, Exeter [1865-1873]
  • Minehead, Somerset [1873]

John died in Gloucestershire [4th September 1873].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £20,000.

The will was proved by Mrs Matilda Drew of Mile End, London (widow), Frederick Walter Newton of Minehead (gentleman), and Frederick Whiteley of Halifax (hatter) 

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Whiteley, John AlbertRef 43-181
[1887-1955]
Son of
Joe Whiteley.

Born in Mill Bank [4th August 1887]

He was a chauffeur [1916] / landlord of the Star Inn, Greetland [1955].

On 10th August 1916, he married Ethel Britton [1893-1964] at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.


Ethel was born in Fulford, East Yorkshire [20th December 1893]
 

Children:

  1. John Ernest [1917-1983]
  2. George Albert [1920-1986]
  3. Stanley [1924-1944] who was a Sergeant with the bomber  volunteer reserve with 138 Squadron [World War II] & died in St Neots

John Albert died in the Royal Halifax Infirmary [28th April 1955].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £729 10/1d to Ethel.

Ethel died at Hoults Lane, Greetland [11th August 1964].

The couple were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland

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Whiteley, John EdwardRef 43-56
[1895-1916]
Son of
Isaac Whiteley.

Born in Elland.

He was a bottle washer at confectionery works [1911] / employed at Joseph Dobson & Sons Limited.

During World War I, he enlisted [January 1916] and served as a Private with the 10th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He went to France [May 1916].

He was killed in action [10th July 1916].

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], on Elland War Memorial, and on his parent's grave in All Souls' Church, Halifax

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Whiteley, John FentonRef 43-225
[1837-1870]
Son of
Eli Whiteley.

He and his brother Edward joined their father's business at Sowerby Bridge.

They established J. F. & E. Whiteley & Company.

He died Q1 1870 (aged 32) 

Whiteley, John GledhillRef 43-179
[1849-1926]
Son of
Robert Whiteley.

He was a dyer [1871, 1881] / a grocer & draper [1891] / a store keeper (grocery) [1901] / a Co-Op store keeper (grocers) [1911].

In [Q4] 1870, he married Hannah Hollingworth [1850-1922] in Halifax.


Hannah was born in Holmfirth
 

Children:

  1. child who died young [before 1911]
  2. child who died young [before 1911]
  3. Edith A. [b 1873] who was a grocer & draper assistant  [1891]
  4. Sarah Elizabeth [1874-16th November 1950] who was a mill  hand [1891], a camlet weaver [1901], a worsted weaver [1911] & was  buried with her parents
  5. Benjamin A. [b 1876] who was a worsted weaver [1891], a  railway clerk [1901]
  6. Ethel M. [b 1880] who was a serge weaver [1901]
  7. Emily J. [b 1882] who was a serge weaver [1901]
  8. Lois [b 1884] who was a pupil-teacher [1901], a head  teacher [1911]
  9. Charles Robert F. [b 1888] who was a worsted overlooker  [1911]

They lived at

  • Thorn Street, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1881]
  • Stainland Road, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1891]
  • New Road, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1901, 1911]

The 1911 census shows that they had had 9 children of whom 7 were still alive at that time.

Hannah died 20th November 1922 (aged 72).

John Gledhill died 2nd January 1926 (aged 77).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/170/1/2] with John's parents

Whiteley, Rev John HenryRef 43-43
[1827-1901]
MA.

Son of George Whiteley.

Born in Halifax [12th August 1827].

He was educated at Rugby School & Trinity College Cambridge [1847] / curate of Johnston, Pembrokeshire [1851-1853] / curate of Kington, Herefordshire [1854-1855] / rector of Pedmore, Worcestershire [1855-1879].

On 1st January 1852, he married (1) Mary Craven [1831-1856] at St Paul's Church, King Cross.


Mary came from Halifax, and died at Clapton Lodge, Halifax [13th April 1856]
 

Mary died at Clapton Lodge, Halifax [13th April 1856].

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,175.

Administration was granted to her nephew Sir Herbert James Huntingdon Whiteley and George Carwardine Francis (solicitor).

On 30th April 1927, her nephew Sir Herbert James Huntingdon Whiteley proved Mary's will, 71 years after her death

On 6th October 1857, John Henry married (2) Jane Amphlett [1828-1859] at Pedmore, Worcestershire.

On 21st November 1860, he married (3) Eliza Firmstone [1829-1862] at Belbroughton, Worcestershire.

On 24th October 1865, he married (4) Ellen Warwick [1835-1903] at St Mathias, Richmond, Surrey.

He died in Chepstow [31st October 1901] Probate records show that he left effects valued at £212,132 12/1d [Resworn £216,147 1/4d].

Probate was granted to Herbert James Whiteley (esquire), Rev Watkin Davies (clerk), Charles William Loftus Digby (bank manager), and George Carwardine Francis (solicitor) 

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Whiteley, John HopkinsonRef 43-120
[1850-1915]
Son of
Ely Whiteley.

Born in Rishworth.

He was a grocer's assistant [1871] / a grocer [1882].

On 9th February 1869, he married Sarah Ann Whiteley at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah Ann was the daughter of George Whiteley.

She assisted in the family grocery business [1871]

 

Children:

  1. George Ely [1869-1870]
  2. John Fenton [1871-1940]
  3. Elizabeth Harriet [1872-1946]
  4. Emma Edna [1875-1942]
  5. Mary Ann [1876-1942]
  6. Clara Regina [1878-1955]

Sarah Ann was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden

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Whiteley, John ListerRef 43-244
[1859-1933]
Son of
Thomas Whiteley.

Born in Huddersfield.

He was a book keeper's clerk [1881] / a cotton spinner [1888].

He owned a cotton mill in Elland – (possibly) Smithfield Mill, Elland.

He sold the mill to Joseph Kagan.


Question: Does anyone know which of Kagan's mills this was? Was it indeed Smithfield Mill, Elland?

 

In 1884, he married Emily, daughter of Thomas Wolstenholme

Child: Harold

They lived at 4 Charles / Charlotte Street, Elland [1888].

John died in Elland

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Whiteley, John TaylorRef 43-346
[1860-1947]
(Possibly) son of
George Whiteley.

Born in Southowram [10th October 1860].

He was a worsted maker-up [1891, 1901] / a worsted maker-up in warehouse [1911] / a worsted maker-up in worsted mill John Holdsworth & Company Limited [1921] / a worsted warehouseman (retired) [1939].

In [Q3] 1896, he married Jane Briggs [1861-1948] in Halifax.


Jane was born in Barnsley [15th January 1861]
 

Children:

  1. child who died in infancy
  2. Mary [b 28th April 1900] who was a cotton twister &  doubler winder [1921]

They lived at

  • 27 Stoney Royd Terrace, Southowram [1891, 1901]
  • 3 Longbottom Terrace, Halifax [1911]
  • 11 Cleveland Avenue, Siddal [1921, 1939]

John died 20th March 1947 (aged 86).

Jane died 21st March 1948 (aged 86).

The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram with his aunt Mary Harrison

Whiteley, John ThomasRef 43-111
[1885-1918]
Son of Samuel Whiteley, cotton twiner.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of Wheatley Wesleyan Methodist Church & Sunday School / a cotton twiner, of Ramsden Street, Ovenden [1906] / employed by Priestley Brothers (Blankets) Limited / an insurance agent [1911] / employed at Hanson's Mill, Haley Hill, Halifax.

On 15th December 1906, he married Ada Thompson [1884-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Ada, of Claremont Road, Northowram, was the daughter of Joseph Edward Thompson, drayman
 

Children:

  1. child who died young [before 1911]
  2. Arthur [b 1909]

They lived at 125 Old Lee Bank, Halifax [1911, 1918].

During World War I, he enlisted [September 1914] and served as a Lance Corporal with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He saw considerable service in France.

He died of wounds in a Casualty Clearing Station in France [15th April 1918] (aged 33).

The Halifax Courier [27th April 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref IX F 10].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Hanson's Mill, Halifax, and on the Roll of Honour at Wheatley Wesleyan Methodist School

Living with them [in 1911] was sister-in-law Ann Whiteley [b  1894] (worsted reducing frame tenter) 

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Whiteley, John WilliamRef 43-286
[1852-1936]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

He was a member of the Committee of the Sowerby Bridge Evening Continuation Schools [1896] / a Liberal County Councillor in the West Riding [1896] / a yarn agent at Ripponden [1911] / partner in Joseph Whiteley & Sons.

In 1885, he acquired the property Middle Stones, Rishworth.

He was declared bankrupt and Stones House was seized by the bank.

In 1897, he married (1) Elizabeth Annie Shearer [1862-1898] in Rochdale.


Elizabeth Annie was born in Bradford
 

Child: Margaret [b 1898]

Elizabeth Annie died at Stones House.

He married (2) Margaret Hollowell in Birkenhead.

They lived at Stones House, Ripponden [1901].

Living with them [in 1901] was sister-in-law Roberta Shearer [b 1873].

By 1911 he had moved to Manchester and was living at 3 Park Gate Avenue, Withington, Manchester.

Living with them [in 1911] were sister-in-law Roberta Shearer [b 1873] and brother-in-law William Shearer [b 1874] (insurance agent) 

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Whiteley, John WilliamRef 43-58
[1857-1937]
He was a foreman millwright [1897].

He married Mary Greenwood


Mary was the daughter of
William Greenwood
 

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Whiteley, John WilliamRef 43-236
[1863-19??]
Son of
George Whiteley.

He was a partner in Whiteley Brothers.

He lived at Providence Buildings, Towngate, Southowram [1905]

Whiteley, John WillieRef 43-41
[1898-1966]
Born in Halifax.

In 1931, he married Elsie Flather in Halifax


Elsie was the daughter of
George Edward Flather
 

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Whiteley, JonasRef 43-146
[18??-18??]
Machine maker, dealer and chapman at Halifax.

In January 1840, he was declared bankrupt

Whiteley, JosephRef 43-214
[16??-17??]
Of
Roundynge, Rishworth.

He & his brother John Whiteley were mentioned in connection with Little Even, Barkisland [1696]. Also mentioned were two closes called Stagghill and Littleynge which were part of their lands

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-315
[17??-17??]
Hatter in Halifax [1780].

In 1777, he married Susannah, daughter of Thomas Milne

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-173
[1713-1803]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born 16th August 1713.

He married Betty Dean [1719-1800].


Betty Dean was born May 1719
 

Child: John

Betty died 27th February 1800.

Joseph died 13th January 1803

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-293
[1754-1817]
Son of
Robert Whiteley.

Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [April 1754].

He was an early member of the Whiteley family of Halifax / a hatter [1777].

In 1777, he married Susanna Milne [1756-1???] in Halifax.


Susanna came from Warley
 

Children:

  1. Robert [bapt November 1778]
  2. Charles
  3. (possibly) Elisabeth [bapt February 1785]
  4. (possibly) Joseph [bapt July 1800]

Joseph died in 1817 (aged 62).

He was buried at Halifax Parish Church [9th January 1817]

After his death, the business was carried on by his son Charles

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-52
[1765-18??]
He was a weaver [1841].

He married Mary [17??-1???].

Child: Hannah [b 1811] who married Elisha W. Stott

Living with them [in 1851] was grandson George; Hannah died [1853]; Elisha had gone to the USA [1842]

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-229
[1793-1859]
Son of
John Whiteley.

He and his brother George took over the family business, John Whiteley & Sons, after their father's death.

He was a member of Halifax Town Council [1850-1851].

On 2nd June 1819, he married Sarah Ward [1797-1860] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. John Ward [b 1820]
  2. Mary Ward [1822-1887] who married  John Whitworth
  3. Eliza [1824-1905] who married [1848] Robert Henry  Tolson of Dalton
  4. Anne [1827-1920] who never married and died at Westbury  House, Ilkley
  5. Ellen [1828-1883]
  6. Sarah [1832-1896]

They lived at Kirby Leas, Halifax [1845, 1859].

Joseph died 5th March 1859 (aged 66).

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £140,000.

The will was proved by John Whitworth of Horton Street, Halifax (worsted spinner), Robert Henry Tolson of Dalton (fancy manufacturer), Joseph Senior Tolson of Dalton (fancy manufacturer), James Thistleton Haigh of Halifax (woolstapler), and John Whitley of Harrison Road, Halifax (card maker).

Sarah died 3rd May 1860 (aged 63).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 189]

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-191
[1793-1867]
Of Stainland.

He married Grace [1793-1868].

Children:

  1. John who died 10th September 1817 (aged 2 days) who was  buried with his father
  2. John
  3. Emma [1830-26th August 1841] who was buried with her  father

Joseph died 18th April 1867 (aged 74).

He was buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland

Grace died 1st August 1868 (aged 75).

She was buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland with son John & his wife

See Lister Lane Plot 267

Whiteley, JosephRef 43-7900
[1808-18??]
Son of
Mr Whiteley.

He was a labourer [1850].

Like his brother Charles and Charles's family, he emigrated to the US, and appears in the US census of July 1850 for Connellsville, Philadelphia

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-157
[1809-1881]
Son of Betty & Thomas Whiteley, farmer.

Born in Barkisland.

He was a paper maker [1849].

On 14th February 1849, he married Sarah Whiteley [1819-1893] in Halifax.


Sarah was born in Barkisland, the daughter of Martha & Robert Whiteley, paper maker

She had a son Thomas Whiteley; father unknown

 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [1849-1910] who married Stansfield Taylor
  2. John
  3. Martha [b 1853]
  4. Joseph
  5. Robert

They lived at Barkisland Hall, Barkisland [1881, 1891].

Joseph died at Barkisland Hall [3rd July 1881].

He left £328 6/5d to his son John & his son-in-law Stansfield Taylor.

Living with the widowed Sarah [in 1891] were son Robert & his wife Sally.

Sarah died at Barkisland Hall [27th August 1893].

Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-177
[1814-1878]
Born in Dean End / Stainland.

He was a butcher [1851, 1871].

He married Mary Ann [1808-1881].


Mary Ann was born in Stainland
 

Children:

  1. Eliza [b 1838] who was a worsted spinner [1851]
  2. Sarah [b 1840] who was a nurse [1851]
  3. Maria [b 1842] who was a worsted doffer [1851]
  4. Samuel [1844-21st February 1891] who was a butcher [1871]
  5. Thomas [b 1846]
  6. John [b 1848]
  7. Mary Ann [1850-13th October 1868]

They lived at

  • Lower New Yard, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1841, 1851]
  • High Street, Stainland [1868, 1871]

Living with them [in 1871] was grandson Ely Arthur [b 1858].

Joseph died 4th November 1878 (aged 64).

Mary Ann died 9th March 1881 (aged 73).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/15]

Whiteley, JosephRef 43-219
[1819-1892]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born in Rishworth.

He was a cotton spinner [1841] / at Swift Place Mill [1851] / a master cotton spinner [1861] / senior partner in Joseph Whiteley & Sons.

In 1885, he sold the land on which Stones Wesleyan Day School was built.

On 25th June 1840, he married Margaret Falcon at Halifax Parish Church.


Margaret was the daughter of John Falcon
 

Children:

  1. Thomas Falcon
  2. Mary Hannah [1845-1845]
  3. Margaret Ellen [1847-1923]
  4. Joseph Henry [1849-1850]
  5. John William
  6. Frederick George [1856-1858]

They lived at

Joseph died at home [11th January 1892].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £17,846 11/5d.

Probate was granted to son John William and John Hoyle Stead (auctioneer) 

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-216
[1823-1891]
Son of
William Whiteley.

He married Mary Ann [1824-1871].

Mary Ann died 13th December 1871 (aged 47).

Joseph died 9th April 1891 (aged 68).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1530] with Joseph's parents

Whiteley, JosephRef 43-40
[1823-1898]
Born in Rishworth.

He was a joiner [1868].

On 10th August 1868, he married Sarah Hollas in Halifax.


Sarah was the daughter of
Oliver Hollas
 

They had no children

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-326
[1826-1882]
Born in Southowram [March 1826].

He established a forge at Ogden Lane, Rastrick.

The business became G. S. Whiteley & Company

In August 1847, he married Sarah Marsden at Elland Parish Church.


Sarah was the daughter of Leah & Richard Marsden of Rastrick
 

Children:

  1. Mary Elizabeth [b 1847]
  2. Ann [b 1849]
  3. Leah [b 1851]
  4. Emma Jane [b 1853]
  5. George Shaw
  6. Samuel Marsden
  7. Fred
  8. Ellen [b 1862] who married Henry Riley
  9. Annie [b 1864]
  10. Ernest [b 1866]

Joseph died at Rastrick [July 1882]

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-221
[1829-1898]
Son of Samuel Whiteley, twiner.

Born in Soyland.

He was a twiner of Soyland [1850] / a silk twister [1861] / a cotton twiner [1871] / a cotton twister [1881] / a retired cotton twiner [1891, 1898].

In 1850, he married Susey [1830-1???] of Sowerby, daughter of Thomas Waddington, at Halifax Parish Church.

Susan was a worsted reeler [1851, 1861] / a cotton reeler [1871, 1881]

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1850] who was a cotton reeler [1871]
  2. Charles

In 1851, they were living with Susan's family at Stansfield Mill, Sowerby.

They lived at

  • 3 Stansfield Mill, Sowerby [1861]
  • Commercial Terrace, Soyland [1871]
  • 18 Commercial Terrace, Soyland [1881]
  • Rushy Holme, Ripponden [1891, 1898]

Living with them [in 1861] was Susan's widowed mother Betty Waddington [aged 62] (house servant).

Living with them [in 1891] were widowed son Charles and children.

Joseph was killed at Sowerby Bridge railway station [19th January 1898]. He left home at 3:37 pm to travel to Halifax. His body was found by railway worker James Hartley around 10:30 pm, and had been cut in half by a train. Reports in The Sowerby Bridge Chronicle suggested that

Joseph had reached Halifax (the return half of his ticket to Ripponden was found on his body), and was returning, and that he had got down from the train when it halted at Milner Royd Junction with the intention of walking down the line and catching the 8:40 pm train for Ripponden. A goods train would have passed him at 8:41 pm, just as the Ripponden train had restarted, and he may have been struck by either train

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £422

He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1898

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-204
[1831-1907]
Born in Skircoat.

He was a painter [1871, 1881] / a house painter [1891] / a retired house painter [1901].

He married Mary [1830-1895].


Mary was born in Warley
 

Children:

  1. Washington who died in infancy
  2. Herbert who died in infancy
  3. Ruth Edmondson who died in infancy
  4. Hannah [1852-1899] who was a milliner [1871], a shop  assistant [1881]
  5. Martha [1854-1921] who was a dress maker [1871], a shop  assistant [1881], a painter's shop assistant [1891]
  6. John William [b 1855] who was a painter [1871], a sign  printer [1881]
  7. Emma [b 1861] who was a domestic servant [1881]
  8. Ernest [b 1865] who was a painter [1881]
  9. George Edward [b 1868] who was a house painter [1891,  1901]

The family lived at

  • 21 Crown Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 1 Orange Street, Halifax [1881]
  • 23 Trinity Road, Halifax [1891]
  • 23 Harrison Road, Halifax [1901]

Mary died 29th January 1895 (aged 65).

Joseph died 23rd June 1907 (aged 76).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3541]

Whiteley, JosephRef 43-256
[1836-1896]
He succeeded his father-in-law
Dan Whiteley, and became a beer house keeper at Steel Lane [1871] / landlord of the Hawk, Barkisland [1881, 1891, 1896].

On 20th February 1860, he married Hannah Whiteley at Elland Parish Church.


Hannah was the daughter of Dan Whiteley.

She already had a child when she married Joseph:

Elizabeth [1858-1932] who was a cotton piecer [1881], a cotton reeler [1891], & was buried with her grandfather Dan Whiteley (she is not mentioned on the headstone) 

 

Children:

  1. Robert [1861-1940]
  2. Eliza [1863-1942] who was a cotton winder [1881], a  woollen weaver [1891]
  3. Martha [1860-1860]
  4. William [1864-1864]
  5. Joseph [1864-1864]
  6. Joseph [1866-1908] who was a cotton  piecer [1881], a cotton twiner piecer [1891]
  7. Benjamin [b 1868] who was a cotton piecer [1881]
  8. William [1872-1949] who was a cotton spinner [1891]
  9. Herbert

Joseph died 29th August 1896.

He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1896.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £401 8/4d.

Administration was granted to his widow Hannah. Hannah took over at the Hawk [1896-1898].

Hannah died in 1900.

They & other members of the family () were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland [Grave Ref: 682]. After Hannah's death, son Herbert took over at the Hawk [1898-1902]

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-294
[1839-1908]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born in Huddersfield.

He was a cotton spinner [1888] / a partner in Whiteley Brothers.

He also had business interests in Smithfield Mills, Elland [1892] and Joshua Whiteley & Company Limited

In 1865, he married Emma Louisa Johnson [1844-1880].


Emma Louisa was the daughter of Joseph Wrigley Johnson of Huddersfield
 

Children:

  1. William James [1866-1875]
  2. Mary Louisa [1868-1943] who married [Huddersfield 1894]  Jesse Clegg [1870-1936]
  3. Edith Amy [1870-1904] who married Rev Henry Howard May
  4. Constance Ethel [1872-1940] who married [Huddersfield  1901] John Arthur Stork [1869-1931]
  5. Beatrice Annie Dora [1874-1968] who married [Huddersfield  1900] Christopher Ernest Bygott [1872-1936]
  6. Harriet Mildred [1876-1967] who married [Huddersfield  1898] Herbert Mallinson [1873-1953]
  7. Emma Louisa [1877-1947] who married [Huddersfield  Q2/1904] John Edward Mallinson [1879-1948]

He was buried at Edgerton Cemetery

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-309
[1847-1???]
Son of William Whiteley, mechanic.

He was a mechanic of Norland [1869] / a mechanic [1871] / a teacher of music [1881] / a mechanic in dye works [1891] / a teacher of music, theory, organ and piano / organist of Tuel Lane Chapel, music teacher and organ and  piano dealer at Allan Mount, Sowerby Bridge [1899] / organist of Tuel Lane Chapel, music teacher and organ and piano  dealer, 67 Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1899] / a dealer in organs, pianofortes and sewing machines at 67 Wharf  Street, Sowerby Bridge / organist at Tuel Lane United Methodist Free Chapel [1900] / a musical instrument dealer [1901] / a sewing machine mechanic [1911].

In 1907, after 31 years in the post, he resigned as organist at Tuel Lane Chapel, and was presented with an inscribed, gold mounted walking stick.

He had also been harmoniumist at the Sunday School for over 20 years, and the teachers and officers of the School presented him with a writing desk and a Bible, inscribed

Presented to Mr. J. Whiteley, by the teachers and officers of the U. M. F. C. Sunday School, Sowerby Bridge, on his resigning the post of harmoniumist, after twenty years' faithful service. April 24th 1907.

In 1869, he married Dinah Broadbent [1850-1???] at Elland Parish Church.


Dinah was the daughter of Thomas Broadbent, weaver
 

Children:

  1. Albert Edward [b 1870]
  2. Henrietta [b 1871] who was a woollen weaver [1891]
  3. Adelaide [1872-1887]
  4. Ernest
  5. Leonard [b 1876] who was a draughtsman apprentice [1891]
  6. Ethel [b 1878] who was a cotton reeler [1891, 1901] and  married [1904] Herbert Greenwood
  7. Newton [1880-1881]
  8. child who died in infancy
  9. child who died in infancy
  10. child who died in infancy

They lived at

  • Spark House Lane, Norland [1871]
  • Bethel Terrace, Norland [1881]
  • 1 Allan Mount, Norland [1891]
  • 67 Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1901]
  • 34 Myrtle Terrace, Sowerby Bridge [1911]

Living with them [in 1911] were daughter Ethel and her husband Herbert Greenwood [1876-19??] (secretary to machinery broker) 

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-343
[1847-1923]

He married Delilah [1850-1933].

Children:

  1. Adelaide [1872-14/10/1887]
  2. Milton who died in infancy
  3. Newton Joseph who died in infancy
  4. Thomas William who died in infancy

Joseph died 7th December 1923 (aged 76).

Delilah died 6th February 1933 (aged 83).

The couple & the children () were buried at Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel, Norland

Whiteley, JosephRef 43-188
[1851-1???]
Son of Thomas Whiteley, joiner.

Born in Rishworth.

He was a joiner of Rishworth [1874] / a carpenter [1881] / a joiner [1888, 1891, 1901].

In 1874, he married (1) Hannah Wolfenden [1853-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Hannah, of Rishworth, was the daughter of Stott Wolfenden, twiner
 

Children:

  1. Floretta [b 1875] who was a cotton piecer [1891], a  cotton winder [1901]
  2. Edward [b 1878] who was a cotton piecer [1891], a  blacksmith [1901]
  3. Herbert
  4. James Albert a cotton finisher [1911]
  5. James A. [b 1884] who was a cotton packer [1901]
  6. Ann [b 1886]

Hannah died in Halifax in 1887 (aged 35).

In 1888, Joseph married (2) Ann Shaw [1849-1893] at Halifax Parish Church.


Ann, of Rishworth, was born in Barkisland, the daughter of George Shaw, delver.

She had a daughter: Edith E. Shaw [b 1882]; father unknown.

Edith E. was a cotton card room hand [1901]

 

Child: 9. George Ewart [b 1889] who was a cotton cop pointer [1901] / a cotton twiner piecer [1911]

Ann died in 1893 (aged 45).

In 1899, he married (3) Betsy Stocks [1855-19??] in Halifax.


Betsy was born in Bolton, Lancashire
 

They had no children.

They lived at

  • Booth Wood, Rishworth, Halifax [1881]
  • Lower Godley, Rishworth, Halifax [1891]
  • 85 Rochdale Road, Soyland [1901]
  • 28 Waterloo Street, Sowerby Bridge (Betsy) [1911]
  • 167 Dick Lane Top / 167 Rochdale Road, Ripponden, Soyland (the  children) [1911]

In 1911, Joseph was a patient at Halifax Union Poor Law Hospital, Salterhebble, Halifax

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-197
[1851-1903]

He married Letitia [1848-1921].

Children:

  1. Nancy Jane [1883-28th July 1957] who never married

Joseph died 28th June 1903 (aged 52).

Letitia died 7th October 1921 (aged 73).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/370]

Whiteley, JosephRef 43-159
[1855-1916]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

He was a cotton twiner [1881].

On 13th August 1881, he married Emma Hampshire [1856-1906] in Halifax.

The couple were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-42
[1869-1???]
Born in Rishworth.

He was a cotton spinner.

He married (1) Unknown.

He married (2) Mary Ann Elizabeth Hollas in Ripponden


Mary Ann Elizabeth was the daughter of
William Hollas
 

They (probably) had no children

Mary Ann Elizabeth died in Flaxton [5th December 1952]

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Whiteley, JosephRef 43-196
[1880-1944]

He married Elizabeth.

Children:

  1. Beatrice [1910-28th October 1936]

Joseph died 26th January 1944 (aged 64).

Beatrice & Joseph were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/558]


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

Whiteley, Joseph MellorRef 43-12
[1856-1930]
Of Bank View, Barkisland.

In 1918, he married Elizabeth Ann Oldroyd in Halifax.

He died on 7th June 1930.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £315 12/7d. Probate was granted to his widow

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Whiteley, Joseph ShawRef 43-307
[1854-19??]
Son of
George Whiteley.

He was a partner in Whiteley Brothers [1905]

In [Q3] 1879, he married Caroline Elizabeth Dennison in Halifax.


Caroline Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Dennison
 

Caroline Elizabeth died 25th August 1880 (aged 25).

She was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-P23] with her mother.

In 1881, Joseph was living at Winter Hill, Southowram with his brother James Edward Whiteley

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Whiteley, Joseph WadeRef 43-18
[1826-1909]
Son of
Charles Whiteley.

Born 28th April 1826.

Baptised at Elland Church [4th June 1826].

The middle name Wade does not appear in early records for Joseph, although many of his siblings do have the name.

He was a piecer [1841] / a woolsorter [1850].

He and his brother James emigrated to the US and arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana on 12th August 1847.

In 1857, he moved to business in Bonaparte, Iowa.

He worked as a superintendent of the wool sorting rooms with Meek Brothers at Meek's Mills.

In 1870, he established J. W. Whiteley & Sons, a grocery store business in Bonaparte. This became one of the largest and most successful businesses in south-eastern Iowa.

In 1880, the restaurant established by son Philip Sheridan Whiteley moved to merge with the grocery store. In July 1886, the building was completely destroyed by fire. The property was not insured. A new building was constructed in November 1886.

He founded the Whiteley Opera House in Bonaparte [1886]. It was rebuilt [1895] after the original building was destroyed by fire. The present building seats 600.

He was a member of the Freemasons and other orders.

On 25th April 1852, he married (1) American Sarah Ann Giles in Connellsville, Philadelphia.

Children:

  1. Thomas Charles
  2. George Andrew [18??-1905]
  3. Philip Sheridan
  4. Joseph Giles of Guthrie, Oklahoma
  5. Gertrude who died in infancy
  6. Mary who married Mr I. W. Allender and lived in  Guthrie, Oklahoma
  7. Ella S. who married Mr Mitcheller /  Mitchler of Pueblo, CO

Sarah Ann died 20th February 1872.

On 18th August 1878, he married (2) Hattie. A. Johnson [18??-1888] in Bonaparte, Iowa.

They lived at

  • Belmont County, Ohio [1852]
  • Pennsylvania [1853]
  • Mount Pleasant, Iowa [1856]
  • Bonaparte, Iowa [1857]

Joseph was paralysed by a stroke and was unable to eat or speak until he died a week later in Bonaparte [9th January 1909].

He was buried in Bonaparte Cemetery.

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Whiteley, JoshuaRef 43-213
[16??-17??]
Yeoman.

Recorded at Little Even, Barkisland [1696]

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Whiteley, JoshuaRef 43-305
[1818-1???]
Born in Elland.

He was a paper maker & beerhouse seller at an unidentified beerhouse / a waste dealer & beerhouse keeper at an unidentified beerhouse at 3  Hoyland's Passage, Chapeltown, Halifax [1851].


Question: Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?

 

In [Q4] 1838, he married Elizabeth Mann [1821-1???] in Halifax.


Elizabeth was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1841]
  2. William [b 1843]
  3. Sarah [b 1848]
  4. Charlotte [b 1850]

In 1853, he was declared insolvent and in May 1865, he was declared bankrupt

Whiteley, Kenneth ListerRef 43-258
[1920-1???]
Son of
Harold Whiteley

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Whiteley, LawtonRef 43-114
[1848-1880]
Son of
George Whiteley.

He was a cotton spinner [1868, 1871] / a partner in Lawton Brothers.

On 24th May 1871, he married Eliza Lawton at Halifax Parish Church.


Eliza was the daughter of Benjamin Lawton
 

Children:

  1. Louis Lawton [1872-1924]
  2. George Oscar [b 1873]
  3. Lilian Eugenie [1879-1929]

They lived at Dyson Field House, Soyland [1868].

The family emigrated to Texas [1879].

Lawton died in San Antonio, Texas in 1880.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £800.

The will was proved by his widow Eliza in Droylsden, Lancashire.

After his death, Eliza and the children returned to England.

They stayed a couple of years then they all returned to the USA and settled in San Diego, where Eliza was a rancher.

Eliza, Louis Lawton & Lilian Eugenie all died in San Diego.

In the 1930 census, George Oscar was living in San Diego

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Whiteley, LearoydRef 43-115
[18??-19??]
Chairman of the
Lumb Mill Spinning Company Limited [1902]

Whiteley, LeonardRef 43-85
[1891-1917]
Son of
Robert Whiteley.

Born in Greetland.

He was a member of St Thomas's Church, Greetland / a member of the building committee for St Thomas's Sunday School, Greetland / a grocer's assistant [1911] / head assistant in the West Vale Branch of the Sowerby Bridge Industrial Society.

He lived with his widowed mother at Brook Row, Upper Greetland.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He was reported missing [3rd May 1917].

His death was later confirmed [25th April 1917] (aged 26).

The Halifax Courier [6th April 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 2 & 3], and on the Memorial at Saint Thomas's Church, Greetland

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Whiteley, LewisRef 43-283
[1852-1929]
Son of
John Whiteley.

He established Lewis Whiteley & Sons Limited.

He married Mary [1853-1915].

Children:

  1. Ruth Ann [b 1873]
  2. John [1875-1950] who married [1897] Clara Farrar  [1875-1941] in Halifax
  3. Alberta [b 1882] who married [1909] Eli  Butterworth in Halifax
  4. Herbert [1886-1951] who married [1913] Catherine  Burns [1890-1962] in Halifax
  5. Edgar [b 1890] who married Edith

They lived at Prospect Terrace, Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot [1911]

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Whiteley, LewisRef 43-93
[1895-1915]
Son of Sarah Jane & Reuben Whiteley of 2 Half House Lane, Hove Edge.

During World War I, he served as a Corporal with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died 31st July 1915 (aged 20).

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 20]

Whiteley, Lewis BrookRef 43-86
[1892-1917]
Son of
Robert Whiteley.

He was a member of Sowood Wesleyan Methodist Church, bass singer in the  Choir, and wrote many hymns for the Choir / a popular local bandsman / a solo cornet player with Outlane Prize Band [1904] / a player with Lindley Prize Band [for 3 seasons] / a cloth finisher woollen [1911] / a professional player with Scapegoat Hill Prize Band,  Huddersfield / a member of Rochdale Police Force and soloist with their  Band [1911] / an attendant at West Riding Asylum, Wakefield / a cello & cornet player with the Asylum Band.

During World War I, he enlisted in the 149 Wakefield Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1st November 1915], and soon became the Battery Trumpeter, training trumpeters from other batteries. He went out to France as Acting Bombardier with the 321st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery.

He was severely wounded [28th May 1917].

He died of wounds the following day in hospital in France [29th May 1917] (aged 25).

The Halifax Courier [23rd June 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref XII B 41].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Andrew's Church, Stainland

Whiteley, LouisRef 43-171
[1862-1941]
Born in Halifax.

He was a blacksmith / crane maker (employer) [1901].

On 23rd October 1884, he married Sarah Jane Elston [1866-1946] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah Jane was born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire
 

Children:

  1. Percy [1886-1933] who was a blacksmith [1901], a  professional singer [1911]
  2. Ethel [1888-1962] who was a dressmaker [1911] & never  married; she was a friend of John Thomas Garner
  3. Harold [1893-1966] who was a tillot printer [1911]
  4. Clifford
  5. Gladys [1900-1995]
  6. Eric [1904-1991]

They lived at

  • 40 Chestnut Street. Halifax [1901]
  • 24 Grove House, Upper Washer Lane, Halifax [1911, 1941]

Louis died 2nd December 1941.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £378 6/7d.

Administration was granted to his widow Sarah Jane.

He & other members of the family were buried at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel

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Whiteley, LouisRef 43-260
[1878-19??]
Son of
Eli Whiteley.

He was a cotton doubler [1924].

On 3rd September 1903, he married Annie Ainsworth in Dewsbury.


Annie came from Dewsbury
 

Children:

  1. Elsie [b 1904]
  2. Gertrude [b 1908]
  3. Kathleen [b 1910]

They lived at 7 South View, Sowerby Bridge [1911]

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Whiteley, Margaret FrancesRef 43-20
[1845-1925]
Daughter of
Charles Whiteley.

Born 21st September 1845.

Baptised at Elland Church [2nd November 1845].

Like her siblings, she migrated to the US [1850].

She settled in Bonaparte, Iowa, where she married James T. Humphryes.


James was engaged in the boot and shoe business in Bonaparte for many years
 

Child: a daughter who became Mrs Harper Van Zant.

She survived her husband, and died in Farmington at the home of her daughter [9th February 1925].

An obituary recorded

For 11 years, Mrs Humphryes, a well-known resident of Bonaparte, had been totally blind, but had borne her misfortune with much fortitude

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Whiteley, MatthewRef 43-65
[1875-19??]
Son of George Whiteley, carter.

Born in Halifax.

He was a carter of Range Bank, Northowram, [1895] / a cart driver [1896, 1901, 1911].

In [Q1] 1895, he married Emma Barton [1872-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


On the marriage records no father was given for Emma of Boothtown
 

Children:

  1. Asa
  2. John Thornton [b 1897] who was a doffer [1911], in  training with the Staffordshire Regiment [1916]
  3. George [b 1898] who was a doffer [1911]
  4. Harriet [b 1903]
  5. Ernest [b 1907]

They lived at

  • Brown Street, Claremont [1896]
  • 3 Booth Bank, Halifax [1901]
  • 113 Bunny's Buildings, New Bank, Halifax [1911]
  • 12 Shibden Fold, Stump Cross [1916]

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Whiteley, MauriceRef 43-107
[1909-1942]
Son of Phyllis & W. H. Whiteley of Elland.

During World War II, he served as a Stoker 2nd Class with the Royal Navy.

aboard aircraft carrier HMS Hermes.

He died 9th April 1942 (aged 33)  when his ship was sunk in the Indian Ocean, east of Ceylon, with the loss of 307 crew.

He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 69 1], and on Elland War Memorial

Whiteley, MellorRef 43-53
[1877-1948]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born in Soyland.

On 11th August 1906, he married Agnes Lottie Howarth [1879-1960] at St George's, Ovenden


Agnes Lottie was born in Halifax
 

The couple died in Huddersfield

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Whiteley, MichaelRef 43-282
[1???-1???]
Or Whitley.

He was the second husband of Sibyl née Drake.

Children:

  1. Joseph
  2. Mary who married Thomas Priestley

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Whiteley, MilesRef 43-101
[1795-18??]
He served with the 2nd Battalion 84th Foot York & Lancaster Regiment in the
Peninsular War

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Whiteley, N.Ref 43-35
[18??-19??]
Of Halifax.

In 1887, he, F. W. Thomson, and H. Hoyle filed a patent for

improvements in apparatus to be employed in the covering of cylinders with card fillets

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Whiteley, NathanRef 43-254
[1809-1868]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born in Rishworth.

He was a master cotton spinner [1861].

On 21st July 1832, he married Hannah Wolstenholme in Halifax.


Hannah was the daughter of Dean Wolstenholme
 

Children:

  1. Thomas [1833-1922]
  2. William [1834-1911]
  3. John [1836-1903]
  4. Edwin [1842-1858]
  5. James Allen
  6. Benjamin
  7. Nathan

They lived at

Eliza Hammond was a domestic servant with the family.

See Jonathan Ingham Learoyd

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Whiteley, NathanRef 43-9
[1853-1928]
Son of
Nathan Whiteley.

He was a cotton manufacturer [1881] / a cotton spinner [1891, 1901] / a commission & insurance agent [1911].

In [Q4] 1878, he married Ruth Ann Webster Shaw [1827-1908] in Halifax.


Ruth Ann was the daughter of Charles Webster Shaw
 

Children:

  1. Theresa Gertrude [1879-1928]
  2. Beatrice Hannah F. [1881-1882]
  3. Charles Reginald [1883-1957] who was an assistant teacher  [1911], a schoolmaster [1930]
  4. Frederick Walter [1884-1944]
  5. Joseph Cyril [1888-1891]
  6. Lilian Eugenie [1888-1966] who was an assistant teacher  [1911] & married Reginald Arthur Comfort
  7. Benjamin Eric
  8. Elsie Maria [b 1891] who was an assistant teacher [1911]

They lived at

Ruth Ann died 27th February 1930.

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £13,054 18/1d. Probate was granted to son Charles Reginald and son-in-law Reginald Arthur Comfort

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Whiteley, Oscar MiltonRef 43-60
[1893-1917]
Known as Milton.

Son of John Whiteley.

Baptised at St Anne's Church, Southowram [1st October 1893].

He was a brick works labourer living with his brother-in-law Harry Pickles [1911] / employed at Sharratt's Brickworks / a teamer of Park Road Terrace, Elland [1916].

In [Q2] 1916, he married Kate Altass [1894-19??] at Halifax Parish Church


Kate of Langdale Street, Elland, was the daughter of William Altass, seaman
 

Child: John [b 1916]

They lived at 6 Casson Place, Elland.

During World War I, he served as a Lance Corporal with the 323rd Quarrying Company Royal Engineers.

He died due to a serious accident in No.30 General Hospital [31st October 1917].

He was buried at Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France [Grave Ref II A 7].

He is remembered on Southowram War Memorial, on Elland War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Saint Anne's Church, Southowram.

The Halifax Courier [17th November 1917] reported his death with a photograph

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Whiteley, PeterRef 43-279
[1755-1825]
Son of John Whiteley.

He lived at Peter Gate, Rishworth

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Whiteley, PeterRef 43-7
[1815-1884]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born in Rishworth.

He was an overlooker cotton mill [1841] / a book keeper & farmer of 20 acres [1851] / a cotton spinner of Swift Place, Soyland [1858] / a master cotton spinner [1861] / a cotton spinner [1871] / a cotton spinner employing 100 hands [1881].

On 5th October 1837, he married (1) Isabella Grimshaw [1816-1870] at Halifax Parish Church.


Isabella was born in Leeds
 

Children:

  1. John [b 1841] who was a warehouseman [1861]
  2. Peter [1843-1902] who was a warehouseman [1861]
  3. Jane Elizabeth [1844-1928] who married William Henry Dodgson Horsfall
  4. Martha Hannah [1848-1848]
  5. William [1850-1875]
  6. Fanny Isabella [1855-1926]

In 1872, he married (2) Sarah Kershaw [1826-1903] in Rochdale.

They lived at Swift Place, Soyland [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881].

See Roger Peel

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Whiteley, Philip SheridanRef 43-25
[1864-1942]
Son of
Joseph Wade Whiteley.

Born in Bonaparte, Iowa [3rd October 1864].

In 1880, he established a restaurant in Bonaparte, and later moved to merge with the grocery store established by his father. In July 1886, the building was completely destroyed by fire. The property was not insured.

On 24th July 1901, he married Gertrude Josephine Mills [18??-1941].

They had no children.

Gertrude Josephine died on 26th March 1941.

Philip Sheridan died on 26th December 1942.

The couple were buried in Bonaparte Cemetery

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Whiteley, Rev R. L.Ref 43-249
[19??-19??]
Vicar of
Illingworth [1966]

Whiteley, RichardRef 43-207
[18??-1???]
He was a butcher / cattle dealer in Manchester.

He married Mary.

Children:

  1. Frederick [1864-1869]
  2. Annie [1866-1872]
  3. Kate [1868-1869]
  4. Louisa [1870-1891]
  5. Fred [1879-1880]

The children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1826]


Richard & Mary's burial places are not yet known
 

Whiteley, RichardRef 43-303
[18??-18??]
Pianoforte maker at 57
King Cross Street, Halifax [1874]

Whiteley, RichardRef 43-112
[1813-1860]
Born in Soyland.

He was a stone mason / an innkeeper of an unidentified beerhouse at Nodale, Soyland with 5  acres = (possibly) Odessa House, Soyland = [1851].

On 20th August 1837, he married Mary Ann Whiteley [1819-1891] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary Ann was born in Soyland
 

Children:

  1. Susey [1838-1909]
  2. Samuel
  3. Mary Ellen [1843-1868] who was a cotton factory worker  [1861]
  4. Elizabeth [1846-1865] who was a cotton factory worker  [1861]
  5. Sarah Ann [1848-1881] who was a cotton factory worker  [1861] & married George Bancroft
  6. Hannah [1849-1868] who was a cotton factory worker [1861]
  7. Isabella [1857-1919]
  8. Ruth [1853-1873]
  9. Richard [1856-1892]
  10. William Henry [1859-1918]

They lived at Noah Dale, Soyland [1851, 1861]; Odessa House, Soyland [1881]

Richard died 10th June 1860.

After his death, Mary Ann took over the beer house at Noadale.

She was a beerhouse keeper at Nodale, Soyland [1861] / a beer seller at Odessa House, Soyland [1871, 1881] / the landlady & owner at Odessa House when she died [1891].

Mary Ann died 8th January 1891.

Probate records show that she left a personal estate valued at £322 6/-.

The will was proved by son Samuel and John Mallalieu.

Members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones

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Whiteley, RichardRef 43-82
[1856-1892]
Born 25th December 1856.

He married Hannah Sutcliffe [1857-1929].

Children:

  1. William Henry [1883-1887]
  2. Ernest [1885-1887]
  3. Ivo
  4. Wilfred [1891] who died aged 4 months

They lived at Great House, Soyland [1892].

Richard died 12th June 1892.

In 1897, Hannah married (2) John Sutcliffe.

Hannah died 25th May 1929 (aged 72).

Members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones

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Whiteley, Richard HoldenRef 43-243
[1858-19??]
Born in Sheffield.

He was a market gardener [1901].

He married Agnes Chapman [1867-19??] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Jim [b 1889]
  2. John [b 1891]

They lived at Slead Hall Lodge, Brighouse [1901]

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Whiteley, RobertRef 43-199
[17??-1???]
He was a hatter [1753].

In March 1753, he married Phebe Whiteley at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Joseph
  2. Elizabeth [bapt January 1756]
  3. Robert
  4. Phebe [bapt October 1759]

The children were baptised at Halifax Parish Church

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Whiteley, RobertRef 43-235
[1757-1806]
Son of
Robert Whiteley.

Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [October 1757].

Hatter in Halifax.

On Thursday, 29th May 1806, he was fishing in the Calder near Brighouse when he fell in and drowned

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Whiteley, RobertRef 43-285
[1798-1880]
Hatter.

Son of Charles Whiteley.

He and his brother George, took over the family business at Whiteley's Hat Shop in Corn Market, Halifax.

He took his son, Frederick, into partnership as R. Whiteley & Son.

They were at 12 Corn Market [1842] and 10 Corn Market [1887]

He married Elizabeth [1811-1888] from Mankinholes.

Children:

  1. Frederick
  2. Emma Jane [1847-1916] who married Joseph Collinson
  3. Frances [1852-1902] who married John William Collinson

They lived at

Robert died 4th February 1880 [aged 81].

Elizabeth died 10th November 1888 [aged 77].

Robert & Elizabeth were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 308] in the grave next to his brother George: Robert [9th February 1880]; Elizabeth [14th November 1888]

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Whiteley, RobertRef 43-178
[1825-1887]
Born in Stainland.

He was labourer in stone quarry [1861] / a stone delver [1871] / a stone dresser [1881].

In [Q4] 1847, he married (1) Mary Ann Sykes [1824-1878] in Halifax.


Mary Ann was born in Stainland
 

Children:

  1. John Gledhill
  2. Rebecca Ann [b 1851] who was a serge weaver [1871]
  3. Benjamin [b 1852] who was a stone mason [1871]
  4. Albert [b 1861] who was a stone dresser [1881]

Mary Ann died 19th October 1878 (aged 54).

In [Q2] 1879, Robert married (2) Charlotte Foster [1829-1???] in Halifax.

They lived at

  • 315 Town, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1861]
  • Beech Street, Stainland [1871, 1881]

Living with them [in 1871] was niece Martha R. Sykes [b 1870]

Robert died 2nd June 1887 (aged 62).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/170/1/2]

Whiteley, RobertRef 43-317
[1828-19??]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born in Rishworth.

Partner in Whiteley Brothers

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Whiteley, RobertRef 43-124
[1851-1908]
Son of Isaac Whiteley, delver.

Born in Stainland.

He was a blacksmith [1881, 1888, 1891, 1901].

He married (1) Unknown.

Child: Lucy [b 1879] who was a woollen operative [1891]

Robert was a widower by 1881.

Living with the widowed Robert [in 1881] was nephew Isaac Batley [b 1873]

In 1888, he married (2) Clara Brook [1859-1???] at St Peter's Church, Huddersfield.


Clara, of King Street, was born in Huddersfield, the daughter of George Henry Brook, rope maker
 

Children:

  1. Robert Edward [b 1889] who was a woollen weaver [1911]
  2. John Herbert [b 1891] who was a woollen yarn spinner  [1911]
  3. Lewis Brook
  4. Joseph Arthur [b 1896] who was a woollen warp twister  [1911]

They lived at

  • Sowood, Stainland [1881, 1891, 1901, 1911]
  • East View, Sowood, Stainland [1917]

Robert died in Halifax in 1908 (aged 57) 

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Whiteley, RobertRef 43-92
[1855-1925]
Son of
Thomas Whiteley.

Born in Huddersfield.

He was a brass dresser [1876] / a cotton spinner [1888] / a cotton manufacturer [1908] / a cotton spinner (employer) [1911].

In [Q4] 1876, he married (1) Emily Aspinall [1857-1905] in Halifax.


Emily was born in Rastrick, the daughter of Johnson Aspinall
 

Child: Blanche Eveline [1880-1956] who never married

Emily died in 1905.

On 15th June 1908, he married (2) Martha [1876-1958] at St John's Wesleyan Chapel, Prescott Street, Halifax.


Martha was born in Hipperholme, the daughter of Joshua Hindle, and widow of John William Carter
 

They lived at

  • Smithfield Terrace, Elland [1888]
  • 8 Smithfield Terrace, Elland [1901, 1911]
  • Highfield House, Newcombe Street, Elland [1917, 1925]

Robert died 3rd September 1925.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £13,870 17/10d.

Probate was granted to his widow Martha and his daughter Blanche Eveline

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Whiteley, RobertRef 43-160
[1858-1906]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

Born in Barkisland.

He was a cotton twiner of Barkisland Hall [1890] / a cotton factory hand [1891] / a cotton twister [1901].

On 18th August 1890, he married Sally Normanton [1860-1930] at Christ Church, Barkisland.


Sally, of Sandyfoot Clough, was born in Barkisland, the daughter of John Normanton, farmer.

She was a woollen weaver [1911]

 

Child: Leonard

They lived at

  • 1 Barkisland Hall, Barkisland [with Robert's widowed  mother 1891]
  • Brook Row, Upper Greetland [1901, 1911]
  • Scar Top, Upper Greetland [1917]

Robert died in 1906 (aged 48).

The couple were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland [Grave Ref: 118]

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Whiteley, S.Ref 43-97
[1924-1944]
Son of Ethel & John Alfred Whiteley of Greetland.

During World War II, he served as a Sergeant with the 138th Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

He died 8th January 1944 (aged 20)  and was buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland [G 27].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland

Whiteley, SamRef 43-278
[18??-19??]
Wool merchant at
Sowerby Bridge Mill.

He lived at 12 Victoria Road, Sowerby Bridge [1905]

Whiteley, SamRef 43-76
[1852-1890]
Born in Southowram.

He was a stuff finisher [1881].

In 1877, he married Mary Ann Denham [1852-19??] in Halifax.


Mary Ann was born in Southowram, the daughter of
Mr Denham
 

Children:

  1. Lily [b 1878] who was a worsted spinner [1891], a cotton  winder [1901]
  2. Lotty / Lottie [b 1881] who was a worsted spinner  [1891], a worsted drawer [1901], a worsted reeler [1911]
  3. Harry

They lived at

  • 14 Cain Lane, Southowram [1881]
  • New Street, Southowram [with Mary Ann's widowed mother  1891]
  • 9 Longbottom Terrace, Southowram [1901, 1911]

Sam died Q4 1890.

In 1891, the widowed Mary A. (woollen spinner) and her children, were living with her widowed mother [1891]

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Whiteley, SamRef 43-129
[1880-19??]
Son of
Samuel Whiteley.

He was landlord of the Odessa House, Soyland [1908-1917] /

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Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-334
[17??-1???]

He married Nancy [1767-1823].

Child: Clementia

Nancy died 11th May 1823 (aged 56) 

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Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-163
[17??-18??]
Of Scarbottom, Greetland.

He married Mary [1761-1840] Children:

  1. John [1783-12th October 1832]
  2. Joseph [1792-27th December 1833]

Mary died 30th March 1840 (aged 79).

Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: J7]

Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-264
[1788-1856]
He was a woollen manufacturer employing 8 men and 2 boys [1851].

He manufactured a high-grade woollen cloth of high density and weight, which was largely used in the making of protective overcoats and capes for coachmen as they drove carriages and stagecoaches from seats exposed to the weather. It was virtually impervious to rain and snow.

He frequently travelled over the Pennines to Lancashire on horseback leading a packhorse with his samples. Blackstone Edge, in those days, was a lonely road with a risk from highwaymen. Samuel carried a pair of Parr pistols together with powder horn and shot and also a blunderbuss.

The weapons were passed down through the family. John Albert Duke Barnett loaned the blunderbuss which was then lost.

On 1st June 1815, he married Sarah Firth [1792-1867] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah came from Warley
 

Children:

  1. Mary who died 1st February 1817 (aged 5 weeks) 
  2. Sarah [bapt Elland 1821-1867]
  3. Elizabeth [bapt Elland 1821]
  4. Samuel
  5. John [1826-8th April 1827]
  6. Mary Anne [1828-12th March 1870] who married John  Edleston
  7. Ellen [1830-1906] who married William Maude
  8. Thomas Firth

They lived at

  • Scar House, Elland-cum-Greetland [1851]
  • Scarr Bottom, Greetland [18??]

Samuel died 17th February 1856 (aged 68).

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £3,000.

Sarah died 14th August 1867 (aged 74).

Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: N12]

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Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-2
[18??-19??]
Son of Thomas Whiteley of a musical family who formed their own orchestra.

Born at Lane Ends, Sowerby.

He was educated at Sowerby Grammar School / long associated with Steep Lane Baptist Church, Sowerby & School / harmonium player [from the age of 8] / concertina player (notably at the Steep Lane Sings) / Secretary to the Sunday School / teacher at the Sunday School / organist [from 1878] / choirmaster [from 1901] / a regular accompanist at Boulderclough Sing / organist at Hanover Church, Halifax.

He lived at 12 Myrtle Villas, Hollins Lane, Sowerby Bridge.

Ill health forced him to resign [October 1916]. He was succeeded by W. Henry Wild of Higgin Chamber

Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-121
[1803-1861]
Born in Ripponden.

He married Elizabeth [1794-18??].


Elizabeth was born in the Island of St Helena
 

He was Sergeant in the Royal Artillery / a Chelsea Pensioner [1861].

They lived at

  • 35 Dunham Street, Hulme, Manchester [1861]
  • Old Bank, Ripponden [1861]
  • 28 Islington Street, Salford, Lancashire

He died in Ripponden [30th September 1861] (aged 58).

He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200.

Letters of Administration were granted to his widow Elizabeth.

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Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-289
[1823-1885]
Son of
Samuel Whiteley.

Born in Greetland.

He was a farmer of 4 acres [1851] / a woollen manufacturer employing 6 men [1851] / a woollen manufacturer employing 3 men, 3 boys & 2 girls [1861] / a woollen manufacturer employing 6 males & 12 females [1881] / a woollen manufacturer [1868, 1885].

On 15th March 1856, he married Rachel Sutcliffe [1821-1866] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Samuel [1846-1903]
  2. Sarah Ann [1848-1886] who never married
  3. Ellen [1850-1874]
  4. Henry [1854-1897] who was a woollen manufacturer [1885,  1886]

They lived at

Rachel died Q4 1866 (aged 45).

Samuel died at Brighouse [15th March 1885].

Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £1,795 2/1d [Resworn £1,850 2/1d]. The will was proved by his children Henry & Sarah Ann.

Sarah Ann died at Rastrick [15th April 1886].

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £616 1/-.

The will was proved by her brother Henry

Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland

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Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-154
[1834-1883]
Born in Mill Bank.

He was a chapel keeper & silk boiler [1871].

He married Elizabeth [1834-1906].


Elizabeth was born in Erringden
 

Children:

  1. John [1865-17th May 1897] who married Hannah  [1863-2nd June 1913]
  2. Zillah [1867-18th September 1883]
  3. Martha Alice [b 1869]
  4. James Clayton [b 1871]

They lived at Mill Bank.

Samuel died 6th March 1883 (aged 49).

Elizabeth died 9th August 1906 (aged 72).

Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard

Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-39
[1841-1899]
Son of
Richard Whiteley.

Born in Soyland.

He was a stone cutter [1861] / a stone delver [1871, 1881] / landlord & owner of the Odessa House, Soyland [1891-1899] / a stone mason [1891].

On 8th March 1862, he married Sarah Broadbent [1840-1917] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Abraham [1864-1932] who was a stone delver [1881], a  cotton spinner [1899]
  2. Ernest [b 1865]
  3. Mary Ellen [b 1869] who was a cotton doubler [1881]
  4. Ruth Ann [b 1873] who was a cotton doubler [1881], a  cotton reeler [1891]
  5. Richard [1877-1900] who was a cotton doubler [1881], a  cotton piecer [1891], a quarryman [1899]
  6. Sam

They lived at Odessa House [1871, 1881]

Samuel died 25th March 1899.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £520 17/11d.

Probate was granted to sons Abraham & Richard.

After his death, Sarah took over at the Odessa House [1899-1903].

Later, their son Sam was landlord of the Odessa House [1908-1917]

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Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-72
[1847-1???]
Born in Elland.

He was a gas labourer [1891] / a duler [1894].

He married Elizabeth [1850-1???].


Elizabeth was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Isaac
  2. Hannah Elizabeth [b 1875] who was a worsted twister [1891]
  3. Sarah Olive [b 1877] who was a worker in a soap works  [1891]
  4. Mary [b 1881] who was a woollen factory operative [1891]
  5. Wilson [b 1883]
  6. Beatrice [b 1886]
  7. Edgar [b 1888]

They lived at 105 Westgate, Elland [1891]

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Whiteley, SamuelRef 43-183
[1874-1939]

He married Mary Emma [1874-1939].

Samuel died 27th October 1939 (aged 65).

Mary Emma died 18th September 1939 (aged 65).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/594] with John Whiteley

Whiteley, Samuel MarsdenRef 43-234
[1857-1930]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

He was a market gardener [1881] / a quarry owner at Crowtrees, Rastrick.

In October 1883, he married (1) Judith Hannah Bottomley [1856-1912] in Halifax.

In January 1914, he married (2) Charlotte Peace [1879-1952] at St Anne's Church, Southowram

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Whiteley, SchofieldRef 43-241
[1886-1965]
Son of
Joe Whiteley.

Born in Elsecar, Barnsley.

He was a paper glazer [1901] / a hairdresser [1911] / landlord of the White Swan, Ripponden [from 29th May  1915-1917].

He is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

In 1915, he married Florence Lilian Oldroyd in Halifax.

Florence took the licence at the White Swan on the 31st March 1917, and held it until the 26th September 1926

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Whiteley, SusannaRef 43-302
[1794-1844]
Aka Susey. Daughter of
John Whiteley.

She married John Whitley

Whiteley, T.Ref 43-140
[18??-18??]
Journeyman ironmonger at Halifax.

In June 1865, he was declared bankrupt

Whiteley, TabithaRef 43-252
[1802-1865]
Daughter of
John Whiteley, and sister of John Almighty Whiteley.

She was a cotton spinner [1841] / a beerseller [1851, 1861] / independent [1861].

On 5th March 1821, she married William Firth.

She died in Sowerby

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Whiteley, TaylorRef 43-102
[1861-1934]
Son of
John Whiteley.

After the death of his father [1887], Taylor took over as landlord of the White Swan Hotel, Ripponden [1887-1892].

He was landlord of the Old Bridge Inn, Ripponden [1897-1901] / landlord of the Fleece, Ripponden Bank [1907-1914].

On 27th December 1886, he married Ann Eliza Wood [1862-1930] at Elland Parish Church.

Children:

  1. John Edwin [b 1888]
  2. Henry Rowland [1890-1971]

Ann Elizabeth died 1st July 1930 (aged 69).

Taylor died 15th July 1934 (aged 74).

Members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones

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Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-312
[15??-16??]
He lived at
Giles House, Hove Edge from 1628

Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-224
[1769-18??]
Halifax attorney.

Son of Jeremiah Whiteley. Articled to John Marshall

Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-162
[1791-1867]

He married Mary Anne [1795-1860].

Mary Anne died 1st May 1860 (aged 65).

Thomas died 29th November 1867 (aged 76).

The couple were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: C8]

Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-335
[18??-1???]
He was an ironmonger [1856].

In [Q2] 1855, he married Ellen Eliza Pulman in Halifax.


Ellen Eliza was the daughter of
Abram Pulman
 

Ellen Eliza died 21st October 1856 (aged 24)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3304]

Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-139
[18??-18??]
Of Brighouse.

He was a schoolmaster and ran a temperance hotel [1845]

Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-5
[1802-18??]
Born in Halifax.

He was landlord of the Lord Nelson, Halifax [1845, 1847] / innkeeper at an unidentified inn at 7 Cow Green, Halifax [1851].


Question: Does anyone know which inn this may have been? The King's Head, Halifax?

 

In 1847, Halliday Medley was charged with having committed burglary at Whiteley's home, having stolen 3 handkerchiefs, a shirt, and other articles.

He married Grace [1807-18??].

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1830]
  2. Alice [b 1832]
  3. Sarah [b 1835]
  4. John [b 1839]
  5. Hannah [b 1844]
  6. William [b 1850]

Living with them [in 1851] was Charles Gibson [b 1823] (servant, brewer) 

Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-125
[1802-1889]
Son of
John Whiteley.

He was a clock maker [1861].

On 1st February 1824, he married Sarah Broadhead [1801-1884] at Elland Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Mary [1824-1849]
  2. Betty [1825-1904]
  3. John [1828-1828]
  4. Sarah Hannah [1830-1868]
  5. James [1833-1835]
  6. Jane [1833-1897]
  7. Ellen [1835-1922] who was a milliner [1861]
  8. Isabella [1837-1915]
  9. Leah [1840-1842]
  10. Thomas
  11. Emma [1845-1889] who was a cotton reeler [1861]

They lived at Nether Royd, Soyland [1861, 1889].

Living with them [in 1861] was Martin Cooper [b 1845] (apprentice clock & watch maker).

Sarah died 27th February 1874 (aged 73).

Thomas died 5th December 1889 (aged 87).

Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £1,808 10/4d.

The will was proved by son Thomas.

Members of the family were buried at Stones Methodist Church, Soyland

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Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-271
[1812-18??]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Partner in John Whiteley & Company at Firth House Mill, Stainland.

In June 1867, the partners Thomas Whiteley and John Whiteley were declared bankrupt. The company was reformed the following year.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. daughter
  2. Eliza who married [Halifax 17th August 1863] Thomas  Pasley of Manchester

Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-148
[1815-1872]
He was manager (cotton mill) [1851] / landlord of the
Bishop Blaize, Halifax [1871].

He married Ellen Jackson [1819-1856]


Ellen was born in Midgley
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1839]
  2. Mary [1848-1925] who married William Barrett

They lived at Wheatley Bottom [1851].

Thomas died in 1872

They were buried at Christ Church, Pellon

After his death, his son-in-law William Barrett took over at the Bishop Blaize

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Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-288
[1830-1888]
Son of
John Whiteley.

Born in Rishworth.

He was a partner in Whiteley Brothers / a cloth spinner / a master cotton spinner employing 126 hands [1881] / a cotton spinner at Smithfield Mill, Elland / Secretary of the Brighouse Temperance Society / Vice-President of the Brighouse Liberal Association / a member of the Brighouse Mechanics' Institute / a member of the Brighouse Nonconformist Council / conducted classes at Park Methodist Church.

In 1853, he married (1) Mary Ann Lister [1832-1864] in Huddersfield.


Mary Ann came from Huddersfield
 

Children:

  1. Robert
  2. Hannah [b 1856]
  3. John Lister
  4. Harriet [b 1862]

In 1865, he married (2) Mary Jeffcock [1840-1904] in Manchester.


Mary was born in Whitley Moor, Sheffield
 

Children:

  1. Herbert
  2. William Henry [b 1867]
  3. Arthur [b 1869]
  4. Lewis James [b 1870]
  5. Alice Maud Mary Ann [1872-1938] who married William Bottomley Murgatroyd [1872-1909]
  6. Florence Gertrude [1874-1937]
  7. Thomas [b 1878]
  8. George Aldham [1880-1935] who was an engine machine maker  [1901]
  9. Fanny [1884-1929]

They lived at

Thomas died 14th May 1888.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £6,462 19/1d.

The will was proved by his widow Mary, his brothers John & Joseph Whiteley, and sons Robert & John Lister Whiteley

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Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-239
[1842-1923]
Son of
Thomas Whiteley.

Born in Halifax.

He was jeweller, watchmaker & clockmaker in Ripponden.

He was popularly known as Tom Clock.

He had premises next door to the Queen Hotel in what had been Miss Bradley's Post Office.

In 19??, the business was taken over by Roland Howarth

On 16th July 1866, he married Marian Rawcliffe [1836-1909] at Halifax Parish Church.


Marian was born in Barkisland
 

Children:

  1. James Thomas [15 May 1867-1870]
  2. child who died in infancy
  3. Florence Marian [1872-1927] who never married
  4. Percy Edward [1873-1874]
  5. Herbert William [1875-1955] who was a surgeon [1923]

They lived at

  • Central Cottage, Soyland [1871]
  • Ashleigh, Ripponden [1889, 1923]

Tom died 16th August 1923.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £9,095 1/9d.

Probate was granted to his children: Florence Marian and Herbert William

Members of the family were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden

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Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-255
[1844-1899]
Illegitimate son of Sarah Whiteley; father unknown.


Sarah was born in Barkisland, the daughter of Martha & Robert Whiteley, paper maker.

In 1849, she married Joseph Whiteley

 

Born in Barkisland.

He was a paper finisher [1861, 1871] / a paper finisher (out of employment) [1881] / landlord of the Griffin, Barkisland [1891].

On 25th August 1866, he married Hannah Gee at Halifax Register Office.


Hannah was the daughter of Benjamin Gee
 

Children:

  1. Sarah [1867-1956] who was a cotton mill hand [1891], a  twiner [1911]
  2. Charlotte Elizabeth [1868-1950] who was a cotton mill  hand [1891], a twiner [1911]
  3. Mary [1870-1889]
  4. Ben [1871-1909] who was a woollen mill hand [1891]
  5. Joe [1873-1962] who was a cotton mill hand [1891]
  6. Sam [1876-1942] who was a cotton mill hand [1891], a  twiner [1911]
  7. Emma [1878-1931] who was a cotton mill hand [1891]
  8. Annie [1881-1969]
  9. Florence [b 1883]
  10. Lily [1886-1975] who was a school teacher [1911]
  11. Fred [1887-1969] who was a drying house worker [1911]

They lived at

Living with them [in 1911] were granddaughters Doris May Whiteley [b 1901], Florence M. Whiteley [b 1903], Lucy E. Whiteley [b 1905], and Mary A. Whiteley [b 1907].

Thomas died 27th July 1899.

Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland

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Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-265
[1844-1930]
Son of
Dan Whiteley of the Whiteley paper-making family.

Born in Barkisland.

He was a paper-maker [1881].

On 5th June 1869, he married Sarah Hirst [1847-1918] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Maria [1869-1957]
  2. William [1871-1945] who was a schoolmaster [1930]
  3. Elizabeth [1874-1948] who married Tom Walker
  4. Walter [b 1877]
  5. Alice [b 1879]
  6. Reynard [1887-1954]

They lived at

  • Slitheroe Mill [1881]
  • Ripponden Wood [1920]
  • Hazel Greave Farm, Barkisland [1930]

Thomas died 9th March 1930.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £277 3/-.

Administration was granted to son William.

Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland

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Whiteley, ThomasRef 43-340
[1848-1???]
Son of
William Whiteley.

Born in Skircoat.

He was a worker in a worsted mill [1861] / a journeyman painter [1871] / a hairdresser [1871] / a house painter [1881] / a painter & decorator [1891].

In [Q1] 1874, he married Dorothy Gratton [1848-1???] in Belper, Derbyshire.


Dorothy was born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire.

She was a dress maker [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1879]

The family lived at

  • 31 Commercial Road, Halifax (with Thomas's widowed mother  Lydia) [1881]
  • 31 Commercial Road, Halifax [1881]

Living with them [in 1881] was Thomas's mother Lydia Whiteley

Whiteley, Thomas CharlesRef 43-24
[1853-1931]
Son of
Joseph Wade Whiteley.

Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania [17th January 1853].

He attended law school, practised in Burlington, Iowa, made the 1889 Oklahoma Run to Guthrie, and was a gentleman farmer

He married Ella [1854-1932].

Children:

  1. Alma Luella
  2. child
  3. child
  4. child
  5. child

He died at the home of his daughter Alma in Franklin Park, Illinois [26th June 1931].

The couple were buried at Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Oklahoma

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Whiteley, Rev Thomas EdwardRef 43-132
[1858-1891]
Born in Rishworth.

He was a grocer's assistant at New North Road, Rastrick [1881] / Minister at Warley Congregational Church [1888-1891].

In 1879, he married Martha Ann Croxall [1856-1929] in Halifax.


Martha Ann was born in Brighouse
 

Children:

  1. Lewis [1880-1891]
  2. Bertha Anita [1882-1972] who married Leonard Smith
  3. Lilian May [1885-1972]
  4. Norman [1888-1947] who served in the Royal Navy  [1906-1919]; he was mentioned in dispatches in 1918; then in the  Mercantile Marine in the USA becoming a Captain; he died in  Philadelphia

He developed typhoid fever and was taken to Borough Fever Hospital.

He died there [6th April 1891] (aged 32).

Members of the family were buried at Warley Town Cemetery.

Martha Ann married (2) Walker Farnell [1858-1936].

Martha Ann & Walker died in Philadelphia

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Whiteley, Thomas FalconRef 43-223
[1841-1908]
Son of
Joseph Whiteley.

Born in Soyland.

He was a warehouseman [1861] / a partner in Joseph Whiteley & Sons.

On 28th March 1866, he married Lucy Mallalieu [1841-1905] at Halifax Parish Church.


Lucy was the daughter Benjamin Mallalieu at Halifax Parish Church
 

Children:

  1. Charles Henry [1868-1940]
  2. Florence Mary [1871-1914]
  3. Lucy Ellen [1873-1959]
  4. Theresa Hilda [1878-1960]
  5. Percy Harold [1880-1931]

They lived at

Thomas died at home [25th March 1908].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £6,900 4/2d.

Probate was granted to Theresa Hilda Whiteley (spinster)  and Robert Kenworthy (solicitor) 

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Whiteley, Thomas FirthRef 43-275
[1835-1910]
Of Scarr Bottom, Greetland.

Son of Samuel Whiteley.

He was a woollen manufacturer employing 11 men and 5 boys [1861] / a woollen manufacturer [1868] / a gardener [1891].

He had several children with Ann Barnett [1843-1922], but never married her.


Ann was born in Manchester.

In 1891, she was living with Thomas as a boarder

 

Children:

  1. Fred Barnett Whiteley [1875-1968]
  2. John Albert Duke Barnett [1880-1962]
  3. Alice Jane Edna Barnett [1882-1971]
  4. Tom Agustus Barnett [1886-1912]

They lived at Scar Top, Elland-cum-Greetland [1891]

Thomas Firth died in Ann's cottage [1910]

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Whiteley, Thomas MilneRef 43-141
[1809-1876]
Son of
Charles Whiteley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a trader of 20 George Street, Marylebone [1832] / a partner with his father in Whiteley & Son [until 31st December  1835] / a hatter of Woodside, Cheshire [1840] / a partner in W. J. Shepheard & Company [until 31st July 1840] / a hatter manufacturer of Duke Street, Liverpool [1841] / a hatter, dealer and chapman of Liverpool [1843] / declared bankrupt [27th March 1843] / a hatter of Bold Place, Liverpool [1844] / a hatter of Gilbert Street, Hulme [1854] / a publican [1861] / a clerk [1871].

On 12th November 1831, he married (1) Margaret Shepheard [1813-1852] at All Souls' Church, St Marylebone, London.

Children:

  1. Thomas Charles [bapt Marylebone 13th September 1832]
  2. Joseph Henry [bapt Liverpool 14th December 1836] who  married [Birmingham 1863] Unknown
  3. Emma [bapt Liverpool 25th August 1840]
  4. Elizabeth Ann [bapt Liverpool 12th September 1842] who  was (possibly) an assistant domestic [1861]
  5. Alfred Aked [b 30th March 1844; bapt Liverpool 5th August  1844]

Margaret (possibly) died at 4 Norton Street, Marylebone in 1852, and was buried at All Souls' Cemetery, Kensal Green [6th October 1852].

In 1854, he married (2) Elizabeth Bancroft [1821-1???] in Manchester Cathedral.


Elizabeth, of Gilbert Street, Hulme, was born in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Isaac Bancroft, musician
 

They lived at

  • Duke Street, Liverpool [1841]
  • 62 & 63 North Quay, Douglas, Isle of Man [1861]
  • 21 Meadow Bank, Altrincham, Cheshire [1871]

Thomas Milne Whiteley died in 1876 (aged 67).

He was buried at the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Bowdon, Cheshire [12th July 1876]

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Whiteley, Thomas WashingtonRef 43-67
[1884-1951]
Son of
John Whiteley

He was a picture frame maker [1901] / a picture framer and gilder [1911].

He married Elizabeth Wade.


Elizabeth was the daughter of William Wade, and sister of Fred Wade
 

Children:

  1. Peter [21st June 1921-16th July 1996]
  2. Betty [23rd March 1927-14th May 1915]

During World War I, he joined at Ripon [April 1915], served as a musician with the 3rd/4th Battalion Cameron Highlanders After the War, he became Manager of the Cosy Corner Cinema

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Whiteley, Verney BrintonRef 43-87
[1893-1917]
Son of
George Whiteley.

Born in Clayton.

He was a hairdresser with Fred Boyes of Bull Green [1911].

During World War I, he enlisted [January 1916] and served as a Private with the 26th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He was a member of a wiring party when he was shot in the groin.

He died in the dressing station [25th January 1917] (aged 23).

The Halifax Courier [10th February 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Cité Bonjean Military Cemetery, France. [Grave Ref III D 28].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

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Whiteley, W. R.Ref 43-110
[18??-19??]
Recorded in 1901, when he was a Family Butcher at 55
Bethel Street, Brighouse

Whiteley, WalterRef 43-156
[1875-1933]

He married Louisa Ann Wilson.


Louisa Ann was the daughter of
Feargus Wilson
 

Walter died 16th July 1933 (aged 58).

Louisa Ann died 17th April 1941 (aged 62).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1025]

Whiteley, WardRef 43-345
[1824-1877]
Born in Barkisland [24th May 1824].

He was a stone dresser [1861] / a wallstone dresser [1871].

In [Q1] 1846, he married Jane Balm [1824-1888] in Halifax.


Jane was born in Southowram [30th June 1824]
 

Children:

  1. Joseph Henry [1846-1894] who was a woollen spinner  [1861], a wool washer (out-of-work) [1871]
  2. David [b 1849] who was a woollen spinner [1861]
  3. John [b 1850] who was a woollen spinner [1861], a stone  mason [1871]
  4. Sam [b 1853] who was a card setter [1861], a cloth  finisher [1871]
  5. Abraham [1854-1889] who was a card setter [1861], an  oiler (worsted mill) [1871]
  6. Mary [b 1857] who was a worsted spinner [1871] who was a  part-time worsted millhand [1871]
  7. James [b 1859] who was a part-time worsted millhand [1871]
  8. William [b 1861] who was a part-time worsted millhand  [1871]
  9. Charlie [b 1865]
  10. Hannah [b 1867]
  11. Emma [b 1870]

They lived at

  • 8 Withinfield, Southowram [1861]
  • Cain Lane, Southowram [1871]

Living with them [in 1871] was boarder Rachel Holdsworth [b  1858] (worsted spinner).

Ward died 4th February 1877 (aged 52).

Jane died 20th May 1888 (aged 63).

The couple & the children () were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram with grandson Lewis John [1887-1891]

Whiteley, WatsonRef 43-152
[1837-1907]
Of Mill Bank.

Son of John Whiteley.

He was a silk dresser [1861] / a linen draper [1871].

In [Q2] 1862, he married Emma Thomas [1838-1872] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. child who died in infancy
  2. child who died in infancy
  3. Delina [1865-8th May 1883]
  4. Hannah Matilda [1863-2nd January 1884]

Emma died 22nd August 1872 (aged 34).

Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard.

Watson died in Lancaster [Q3 1907]

Whiteley, WilfridRef 43-269
[1882-1970]
CBE, JP, CC.

He was MP for Ladywood (Birmingham) [1929-1931], a member of Brighouse Borough Council [1938], an Alderman [1945], Mayor of Brighouse [1947-1950], and He was made a Freeman of the Borough of Brighouse on 4th April 1964

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Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-304
[1???-18??]
A paper maker.

On 30th August 1829, he married Hannah Rothwell.

Children:

  1. Benjamin [bapt 1832]
  2. Abraham [bapt 1834]
  3. Benjamin [bapt 1835]
  4. John [bapt 1836]
  5. Joseph [bapt 1839]
  6. Grace [bapt 1841]
  7. Sarah Ann [bapt 1846]
  8. Thomas [bapt 1849]

See Whiteley family of Barkisland

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Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-322
[17??-1???]
A paper maker in the parish of Ecclesfield.

On 31st December 1772, he married Catherine Wadsworth at Elland Parish Church.


Catherine came from Elland
 

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Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-166
[1758-1822]
Of Bradley Mills, Stainland.

In 1762, he married Mary.

William died 31st May 1822 (aged 64).

Mary died 27th October 1824 (aged 62).

The couple were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: E8]

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-253
[1786-1839]
He was a paper-maker with
John Whiteley & Company.

On 4th March 1821, he married (1) Hannah Hirst at Elland Parish Church.


Hannah was the daughter of John Hirst
 

Children:

  1. Elisabeth [bapt 26 Aug 1821]
  2. William
  3. Charlotte [bapt 22 May 1825]
  4. Samuel [bapt 25 Mar 1827-11 Apr 1839]
  5. Martha [bapt 8 Feb 1829]
  6. Hannah [b 26 Jun 1831]
  7. Catharine [b 3 May 1833-20 Mar 1839]
  8. Eliza [1837-1914] who married William Hirst

Hannah died 4 days after the birth of their daughter Catharine.

Hannah was buried at St Andrew's Church, Stainland.

On 2nd February 1835, he married (2) Hannah Tweed [1801-1872] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Ellen [1836-1874]
  2. Eliza [1837-1914]
  3. Maria [1838-1910]

They lived at New Mill, Barkisland [1839, 1841].

William died at home in 1839.

He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Stainland. Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £1,500.

Living with the widowed Hannah (housekeeper) and her daughters [in 1841] were Mary Tweed [b 1823] & Sarah Tweed [b  1835].

In 1841, the orphaned children William and Hannah – and cousin Ann Wolstenholme – were living with their Hirst grandparents at Steel Lane, Barkisland, Ripponden.

In [Q3] 1846, Hannah married John Mallalieu [1800-1869] in Halifax

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Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-342
[1792-1864]
He was a wire drawer.

He (possibly) married Ann [1794-1863].

Children:

  1. John Edward [1847-1866] who was a wire drawer & was buried with his parents

Ann died 4th October 1863 (aged 69).

William died 11th November 1864 (aged 72).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3769] with a Charles Cockroft [1822-1868] (police officer) 

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-215
[1794-1870]

He married Sarah [1795-1865].

Children:

  1. John [1816-1877]
  2. Joseph

Sarah died 13th February 1865 (aged 70).

William died 29th July 1870 (aged 76).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1530]

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-138
[18??-18??]
A potato dealer at Sowerby Bridge.

In October 1858, he was charged with ill-treating a horse, and fined 40/- plus costs, or 2 months' imprisonment

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-117
[1801-18??]
Born in Soyland.

He was licensed victualler at the White Hart, Soyland [1861, 1864].

He married Betty [1804-1???].

Children:

  1. John [b 1840] who was a brewer [1861]
  2. Emma [b 1843] who was a waitress [1861]

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-169
[1808-1855]
Of Greetland.

He died 2nd January 1855 (aged 47).

Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: P7]

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-210
[1811-1883]
Born in Halifax.

He was a wire drawer [1861] / a small wire drawer [1871] / a wire drawer [1881].

He married Harriet [1809-1885].


Harriet was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Ann [b 1835] who was a wire coverer [1871]
  2. John [b 1839] who was a joiner [1861, 1871]
  3. Elizabeth [1841-1870] who was a power loom worsted weaver  [1861]
  4. Harriet [b 1843] who was a power loom worsted weaver  [1861]
  5. Mary [b 1845] who was a worsted factory worker [1861]
  6. Thomas [1847-1869] who was a brush maker [1861]  
  7. Martha [b 1851] who was a worsted factory worker [1861],  a worsted weaver [1871]
  8. Emily [b 1853] who was a carpet setter [1871]
  9. William [b 1856] who was a joiner [1871, 1881]

They lived at

  • Shroggs Bottom, Ovenden [1861]
  • 24 Holden Street, Halifax [1871]
  • West Mount Work, Halifax [1881]

William died 15th July 1883 (aged 72).

Harriet died 15th March 1885 (aged 76).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1118]

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-339
[1817-1861]
Born in Halifax.

He was a stuff presser [1851] / a stuff finisher [1855] / a stuff presser [1860, 1861].

In [Q3] 1839, he married Lydia Mitchell [1817-1895] in Halifax.


Lydia was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1841] who was a fancy brush maker [1851], a  worsted reeler [1861] & married [Halifax Q2 1861] Joshua Peel
  2. George [b 1843] who was a hairdresser's apprentice [1861]
  3. Elizabeth [1846-1872] who was a worker in a worsted mill  [1861], a worsted weaver [1871] & never married
  4. Thomas
  5. John [1851-1855]
  6. William [b 1854]
  7. John Henry [1856-1860]
  8. Sarah Lydia [1859]

The family lived at

  • 45 Labour Street, Halifax [1851]
  • 56 Back Lane, Halifax [1861]
  • Commercial Road, Halifax [1871]
  • 31 Commercial Road, Halifax [1881]

Living with them [in 1851] was Lydia's widowed mother Sarah Mitchell [b Bradford 1775] (domestic – parish relief).

Living with them [in 1871] was grandson Watson Peel [b 1862] (mill hand).

Living with the widowed Lydia [in 1881] were son Thomas, his wife and daughter.

William died 3rd December 1861 (aged 44).

Lydia died 28th June 1895 (aged 78).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3253] with Lydia's mother Sarah Mitchell [1775-1858]

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-150
[1822-1???]
Son of John Whiteley.

On 28th March 1842, he married Betty Habergham.


Betty was the daughter of
Nehemiah Habergham
 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-273
[1822-1882]
Son of
George Whiteley.

Born in Soyland.

He was a farmer [1851].

On 13th December 1851, he married Ann Mason in Halifax.


Ann was the daughter of Ellis Mason
 

They had no children.

Their niece, Ruth Hannah, was living with them as their adopted daughter at Soyland [1871].

They lived at Far Height, Soyland [1871, 1881, 1891].

William died at Far Height [17th February 1882].

In 1891, Ann was a clothes mender.

She died 15th September 1899

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-308
[1823-1891]
Son of
William Whiteley.

Baptised at Ripponden Church [1823].

Like his father, he was a paper-maker. On 1st January 1868, he became a partner in John Whiteley & Company. In 1868, he took over the lease of Brookfoot Mills, Horsforth in Wharfedale. He later bought a paper mill at Skyreholme, near Appletreewick, in Wharfedale.

In 1887, his sons Benjamin, Samuel and William founded B. S. & W. Whiteley of Pool in Wharfedale. This business still exists as Whiteley Limited, although there is no longer any family involvement.

On 18th February 1849, he married Hannah, daughter of George Lumb, at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 1847]
  2. Mary Hannah [b 1852]
  3. Benjamin [b 1854]
  4. Samuel [b 1857]
  5. Elizabeth [b 1859] who married [1876] Benjamin  Irving in Wharfedale
  6. Eliza [b 1860] who married [1881] William Henry  Reynard in Skipton
  7. William [b 1863]
  8. child
  9. child

They lived at

Around 1868, the family left the district and were at Horsforth, Wharfedale [1871] and Appletreewick, Skipton [1881, 1891]

Both William and Hannah died at Appletreewick

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Ron Whiteley

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-337
[1841-1865]

In [Q4] 1863, he married Susannah Hardyman [1844-1925] in Halifax.

Child: Fred

William died 20th June 1865 (aged 24)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3220].

In [Q3] 1868, Susannah married (2) John Greenwood

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-6920
[1843-1???]
Son of Elizabeth & Joshua Whiteley.

Born in Greetland [2nd February 1843].

He was publican at the Duke of York, Halifax [1881, 1887, 1891].

On 14th May 1864, he married Sarah Ann Mitchell [1846-1???] in Halifax.


Sarah Ann was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. James Henry [b 1866]
  2. Joshua [1868-1883]
  3. Joseph [b 1869]
  4. Emily [b 1871]
  5. Lewis [1872-1872]
  6. Ada [1873-1874]
  7. Sarah Ann [b 1876]
  8. Florence [1877-1877]
  9. Elizabeth [b 1879]
  10. William [b 1880]
  11. Ann [b 1882]
  12. Edgar [b 1884]
  13. Lily [1885-1887]
  14. Albert [b 1887]

The children were buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount [38 5]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell & Toby Wynn

Whiteley, WilliamRef 43-68
[1857-19??]
Born in Halifax.

He was a joiner [1901].

In 1889, he married Martha Jane Moore [1860-19??] in Halifax.


Martha Jane was born in Rochdale
 

Children:

  1. Cyril
  2. Edna [b 1893] who was a worsted twister [1911]
  3. Elsie Ann [b 1893] who was a worsted twister [1911]
  4. Edith [b 1895] who was a worsted spinner [1911]
  5. Percy [b 1897] who was an apprentice (ironfounding) [1911]

They lived at

  • 23 Hartley Street, Halifax [1891]
  • 29 Brackenbed Lane, Halifax [1901]
  • 23 Charlesworth Grove, Halifax [1911]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Whiteley, William EugeneRef 43-240
[1856-1???]
Born in Barkisland.

He was landlord of the Queen's Head, Halifax [1881].

He married Fanny Nicholl [1855-1???].

Child: Annie [b 1874]

Living with them at the pub [in 1881] were sisters-in-law Elizabeth Nicholl [aged 28] (carpet setter)  and Emily Nicholl [aged 23] (domestic servant), brother-in-law John Nicholl [aged 20] (barman), and lodger Alfred Shaw [aged 23] (ironmonger's clerk) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Whiteley, William J.Ref 43-276
[18??-1???]
Partner in
Farrar & Whiteley

Whiteley, Wilton JamesRef 43-237
[1858-1???]
Son of
Hezekiah Whiteley.

Born in Ambler Thorn, Northowram.

He was a spinner (worsted) [1871] / a brass finisher [1880, 1881] / publican at the Anchor Inn, Briggate, Brighouse [1891] / a foreman brass finisher [1901] / a brass finisher [1911].

In 1880, he married Adelaide Scott [1855-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Adelaide, of Northowram, was the daughter of quarryman Stephen Scott
 

Children:

  1. Albert Willie [b 1881] who was a brass finisher's  apprentice [1901]
  2. Caroline [b 1888] who was a carpet weaver [1911]
  3. Beatrice [b 1894] who was a carpet weaver [1911]

They lived at

  • Balmoral Place, Northowram [1881]
  • 9 Woodside View, Halifax [1901, 1911]

Living with them [1881, 1891, 1901, 1911] was Wilton James's mother Ellen Whiteley

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Families

The Whiteley family of BarkislandRef 43-763
Important paper-making family in and around Barkisland and Slitheroe Mill.

Members of the family included

The Whiteley family of HalifaxRef 43-8002
The family had a well-known business in the making of hats.

Joseph Whiteley was an early member of the family.

See Whiteley's Hat Shop, Halifax and R. Whiteley & Son

The Whiteley family of RishworthRef 43-832
Important family in and around Rishworth.

Whiteley & Son owned several mills in the area including

See: White Hart, Ripponden / Rishworth Particular Baptist Chapel / Joe Whiteley / John Whiteley / Whiteley's Botanical Brewery, Ripponden

Surname

Whiteley surnameRef 43-1
Other forms of the surname include Whitely and Whitley.

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are 347 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Whiteley, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Whiteley

Marriages 1835, 1855, 1857, 1863, 1866, 1867, 1872, 1874, 1877, 1887, 1889, 1895, 1899, 1900, 1906, 1907, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1939, 1944; Deaths 1801, 1835, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1907

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 1407, Plot 2113

 



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