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She studied at the North London Collegiate School and Girton College
Cambridge.
She travelled extensively, visiting Japan [1892] and Egypt [1900].
She died unmarried [12th April 1902] at the Surrey home of her
brother Samuel Rinder Whitley where she kept house for him.
She was buried at Lingfield, Surrey.
She is remembered on the family grave at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 456]
Son of Nathan Whitley.
He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol and Trinity College
Cambridge.
He was in partnership with his cousin, Frederick Whitley Thomson,
in the family business – John Whiteley & Sons – at
Brunswick Mills, Halifax.
He left the partnership and entered the family business – S. Whitley & Company.
Inspired by the discovery of the Roman altar at Thick Hollins
house at Greetland, he was influential in the Halifax Antiquarian Society's unsuccessful endeavour to find further Roman remains at
Bank Top, Greetland.
On 19th January 1910, he married Elizabeth Lucas Sutcliffe at St John the Evangelist, Warley.
Children:
They lived at
In 1925, he retired to live in Berkshire, but the 1927 slump in the
cotton trade brought him back into business.
He came back to live at Brantwood, Halifax.
He died 2nd June 1945 (aged 76)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 456]
She married Evan Spicer.
The couple were active in religious and philanthropic work
He was landlord of the Pressers' Arms, Elland [1900-1906].
In 1886, he married Isabella Ormerod [1864-1928] in Halifax.
They had no children.
He died at the Pressers' Arms [11th April 1906].
Isabella took over at the Pressers' Arms [1906-1928].
The couple were buried at Christ Church, Pellon [Grave Ref: 3 G 28]
In 1926, he married Amy Fossey in Halifax
Children:
The children were all born in Halifax
On 4th December 1913, she married Lieutenant-Commander Joseph Montague Kenworthy who became the 10th Baron Strabolgi.
In 1940, she divorced her husband on the ground of his adultery.
He married Geraldine Mary Hamilton
Son of Nathan Whitley and half-brother of J. H. Whitley.
He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol and Trinity College
Cambridge.
He entered the legal profession.
He was
a partner in Humphrey, Hirst & Whitley /
senior partner in Hirst, Whitley & Akeroyd /
Honorary Secretary of the Halifax Literary & Philosophical Society
[1905] /
chairman of the Small Holdings Association Limited [wound up
1912] /
a director of the Halifax Building Society [1919-1953] /
Vice-President of the Halifax Building Society [1921-1938] /
President of the Halifax Building Society [1938-1945].
In April 1902, he married Julia Kathleen Norris [1874-1957].
Children:
They lived at
They later moved to Terrington, near York, then Rillington Manor, and
Campfield House, Malton.
He was an officer in the 2nd West Riding Yorkshire Volunteer
Artillery [1896-1917].
During World War I,
he took a Battalion of the
Royal Field Artillery
from Halifax to France.
He had a distinguished military career, attaining the rank
of Brigadier General, and was mentioned in despatches.
He commanded the 47th London Divisional Artillery until the end of
the war.
He was knighted on 4th June 1921.
He died 29th November 1966 (aged 92).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 456].
See
James Malcolm Bowman,
St Mark's Church War Memorial and
St Paul's Church, King Cross
She married Mr Tolson from Huddersfield
She married Jonathan Thomson.
She died in Glasgow
Daughter of Nathan Whitley.
Born 31st July 1867.
In [Q2] 1893, she married Thomas Ashley Crook.
They had 3 children.
Emma died at Grayshott, Hampshire [19th August 1930] (aged 63)
She is remembered on the family grave at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 456]
In [Q1] 1861, he married Mary Beckett in Halifax.
Children:
She died unmarried
He was a warehouseman [1883].
In 1883, he married Mary Ann Rothera [1858-1928] in Halifax.
Children:
Born in Halifax.
He was
a grocer of Halifax [1878] /
a grocer & confectioner employing 6 men & 2 boys [1881] /
a baker confectioner (employer) [1891] /
a master baker (employer) [1901] /
a master confectioner (employer) [1911].
In 1878, he married Fanny Brearley [1855-19??] at All Souls' Church, Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911] was
sister-in-law Mary Brearley [b 1846] (general domestic servant)
Born in Halifax [6th November 1817].
In 1840, she married John Booth, her father's business
partner.
She was a partner in the firm of Whitley & Booth [1890].
Harriet died at Clare Road, Halifax [12th February 1900].
She was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 35-F]
with her husband
Born in Ovenden.
He was a tailor.
He moved to live in London.
He died in Wandsworth in 1903
Born in Halifax [Q3 1893].
He was
a member & teacher of Salem Church, North Parade & Sunday School /
educated at Trinity School & Heath Grammar School /
a cricketer /
a member of Halifax Mechanics' Institute /
a bank clerk [1911] /
employed by the Yorkshire Penny Bank.
He was engaged to a daughter of Sam Stocks of Hazelroyd,
Halifax.
During World War I,
Harry enlisted as a Private in the
Royal Fusiliers
(Bankers' Battalion) [20th November 1915].
He was wounded in the arm & chest in engagements on the Somme [15th
September 1916].
He was hospitalised in Manchester, and sent to Shoreham Convalescent
Camp, returning to the Front, where he received his commission as a
2nd Lieutenant [August 1917] attached to the 1st/2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He was killed in action [27th March 1918] (aged 26).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Assevillers New British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref 1].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Heath Grammar School
On 13th January 1945, she married Captain Arthur Guy Lee,
Royal Corps of Signals, from Leeds, at Halifax Parish Church.
They adopted 2 sons:
Robert Anthony [b 1952]
and
Timothy Guy [b 1953]
He qualified in June 1916
In [Q2] 1870, he married Sarah Broomhead [1842-1903] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Claremount [1872].
Israel died 2nd November 1872 (aged 26).
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
He married Mary.
Children:
Born at Hollin Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge.
In April 1845, he married Sarah Lord.
A Jabez Whitley is recorded at 36 Bonegate Road, Brighouse
[1906].
He died at Jamestown, New York, USA
In 1755, he was incarcerated at Nottingham for performing without
a licence – see Tate Wilkinson.
Around 1760, his theatrical touring company visited Halifax
He was
a power loom weaver (worsted) [1851] /
a damask table cover weaver [1861] /
a weaver of table covers worsted [1871].
In [Q4] 1848, he married Sarah Sharp [1828-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Children:
He built the present Rookes Hall, Norwood Green in 1638.
He and his wife built Sowood House, Hipperholme in 1631.
They were a Royalist family.
See
Joseph Whitley
In 1810, he married Mary Green.
Children:
6 including
Jabez
He was a fancy cloth merchant in Huddersfield.
He became manager of the Huddersfield branch of the Halifax & Huddersfield Union Bank.
In April 1820, he married Susanna Whiteley.
Children:
The children were baptised at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax.
They lived at
He owned property including
Littlemoor, Warley,
Royles Head, Warley and
Upper Reaphirst, Warley
Son of John Whitley.
Born in Huddersfield.
He was a cotton card maker.
He entered his grandfather's business, John Whiteley & Sons.
He held many public offices
He was
a general labourer [1891] /
a mason's labourer [1901].
He married Mary Jane [1853-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were two (? Mary Jane's) daughters:
John died between 1901 & 1911
Aka Harry, J. H. Whitley.
Son of Nathan Whitley and half-brother of Sir Edward Nathan Whitley
Born in Halifax.
He was an important local figure, and did much work with children,
setting up education classes and holiday camps for poor children
See
Clement Holroyd and
Clifford Holroyd
He was educated at Rugby School.
He worked in the textile industry.
In 1930, he became an Inspector of Factories.
In 1935, he married Miss Radcliffe from Malton.
Children:
He was listed as a professor of music at 11 Mayfield Avenue, Halifax
[1905]
Born in Halifax (possibly in Coley).
He was
a professor of music in Halifax [1901] /
a professor of music teacher [1911].
In [Q3] 1895, he married Louisa Eastwood in Halifax.
They lived at Craven Terrace, Halifax [1901].
He died 24th November 1935 (aged 68).
Louisa died 12th August 1938 (aged 70).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1032]
with Louisa's parents
He was a Lieutenant in the Parliamentarian army.
He died of wounds received at Selby
In 1828, he bought Rookes Hall, Norwood Green.
He left the property to his daughter, Ellen.
See
Rookes Colliery, Hipperholme
Around 1831, he married Mary [1800-1???].
Children:
The family lived at Rastrick [1841]
A Royalist during the Civil War.
In 1651, he had to pay decimation of £105
She was educated at Wycombe College and Somerville College Oxford.
During World War I,
she was a munitions worker.
She was interested in welfare work for girls, and was active in the
Girl Guides Movement and in her father's Halifax Recreative Evening School.
She was an active member of the Halifax Branch of the National
Council of Women.
She was a Governor of Crossley & Porter School and Princess Mary High School for Girls.
She was Mayoress of Halifax [1941-1942] when her brother,
Percival, was Mayor.
She married James Hector Bowman.
In his will, A. S. McCrea specified that she and her brother
Percival Nathan Whitley, tenants of cottages at Old Hall Farm, Warley, should be allowed to stay at the farm until their death, or
as long as they wished
Daughter of Thomas Whitley of Cinder Hills.
She married James Otes.
In 1638, she bought Sutcliffe Wood Farm, Hipperholme
In 17??, she married (1) James Rotheray.
In 17??, she married (2) Jonathan Farrar.
In 17??, she married (3) James Milnes
A yeoman of Shelf.
In 1627, he bought the upper end of Shelf Old Hall from
John Cowper.
In 1626, he was required to pay composition.
In 16??, he married Judith.
Children:
In 1829, he published Rev Samuel Knight's devotional
manual Forms of Prayers for the use of Christian Families.
Anne Lister was a regular customer for books and stationery.
He married Unknown.
Children:
daughters including
In 1754, he married Elizabeth Bancroft.
Children:
Nathan and Elizabeth both died of fever in
1766.
They were buried at Warley Congregational Church
In 1788, he married Mary Lord.
Children:
Born in Langfield.
He became a printer.
On 4th July 1829, he published the first edition of the Halifax Commercial Chronicle from his Crown Street premises.
In 1829, he was listed as
Music & Musical Instrument Sellers at Crown Street
and
Letterpress printer at 3 Crown Street, Halifax [1829]
He was a partner in Whitley & Booth.
He married Elizabeth Jackson.
Children:
He was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax
He was a weaver [1850].
On 24th November 1850, he married Martha Atkinson in Halifax.
Children:
He was
a handloom and worsted weaver [1851] /
a power loom carpet weaver [1861] /
a carpet weaver [1871, 1881].
In 1850, he married (1) Martha Kershaw [1824-1872] in Halifax.
Children:
In 1873, he married (2) Sarah Higgs in Halifax.
They lived at
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1904
See
Rishworth Independent Church and
Stainland Mechanics' Institute
Born in Halifax.
He qualified as a barrister.
He became head of the BBC monitoring unit.
In 1942, he joined the Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve, and took part
in the Dieppe Raid and the Normandy and Malaya landings.
After demobilisation in 1946, he went back to the BBC and was
seconded to the Colonial Office.
In May 1939, he married Elspeth Catherine, daughter of
Alexander Forrester Paton.
Children:
Elder son of John Henry Whitley.
He continued his father's work with young people
Northowram Hall passed to him on his marriage
He was educated at Loretto School and Corpus Christi College Oxford.
During World War II,
he joined the
Royal Horse Artillery.
and served with the Desert Rats in the North African and Italian
campaigns, and commanded a troop during the Normandy campaign.
He served as Captain and was killed in action near Aunay-sur-Odon
[3rd August 1944].
He is remembered on the Bayeux Memorial, France [Grave Ref 2 1]
He was a cotton-spinner and established S. Whitley & Company at
Hanson Lane Cotton Mill, Halifax
In October 1881, he married Emma, daughter of William Swaine Walker, at Eastwood Congregational Church.
Children:
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
He was educated at Loretto School and Jesus College Oxford.
He joined the Civil Service.
During World War II,
he joined the army and was a parachutist
with the Royal Artillery.
on D Day.
In 1944, he was captured behind enemy lines and listed as
After the war, he served in Germany and was concerned with
universities there.
In 1956, he became a director of S. Whitley & Company and arranged
the sale of the company
Third son of Nathan Whitley.
He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol and the Yorkshire College.
He worked at John Whiteley & Sons until 1897.
He took an interest in farming.
He was
treasurer of the National Institute for Research in Dairying
at Shinfield, Berkshire /
president of the British Dairy Farmers' Association /
director of the Annual Dairy Show, London [1915-1932].
He worked for the charitable Colony for Epileptics &
Unemployables.
A farm for the unemployables was set up at Wallingford in Surrey, and
a field there was called Whitley Field.
He went to live in Berkshire.
In January 1903, he married Frances Foulds Walker [1864-1949]
from Croydon.
Children:
He died at Rookwood, Reading [25th June 1933] (aged 63).
He is remembered on the family grave at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 456]
Baptised 1st February 1572/3.
She married Abraham Halstead
and they had 5 children.
Susan died (possibly of perinatal complications) in 1604
& was buried 10th January 1604.
Abraham married (2) Susan Corney
He married Unknown.
Children: many
Heywood records
and...
Ego et volo litem pariunt, the world is full of contention
His will was dated November 1657
He lived at Cinderhills, Hipperholme from 1618.
He owned several properties in and around Hipperholme, including
Harley Head Farm, Hove Edge,
Yew Trees, Lightcliffe,
and
Dearden's Farm, Hipperholme.
He bought a part of the Manor of Southowram.
In 1625, he paid £10 composition.
He married Unknown.
Children:
His will [17th November 1631] endowed Whitley's Charity.
See
John Thorp
He lived at Cinder Hills, Coley from 1563.
He married Margaret Boythes.
Children:
In July 1802, he was declared bankrupt
He married Betty Hodgson.
Children:
The family went to live in Penistone
He was a tailor.
He married Tabitha Pickles [1814-1888].
Child: Harrison Thomas
The couple were buried at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Whitley, Ada Rinder Ref 143-855 
Whitley, Alfred William Ref 143-857
The ceremony was performed by the Rev Canon Ivens, Rural Dean and
Vicar of Sowerby Bridge, assisted by the Rev E. W. Easton, Vicar of
Ripponden and the Rev C. H. Osler, Vicar of Warley.
After the reception, the couple left for London, and from there to
the South of France
Whitley, Annabella Ref 143-844 Whitley, Ben Ref 143-12
Isabella was born in Warley
Whitley, Charles William Ref 143-8
Amy was the daughter of Ernest George Fossey
Whitley, Doris Mary Ref 143-1119
Whitley, Rev E. I. Ref 143-1031 Whitley, Edward Nathan Ref 143-221
Julia Kathleen was born in Northampton, the daughter of Rev
William A. Norris, Vicar of Floore, Northamptonshire
Whitley, Elizabeth Ref 143-777 Whitley, Ellen Ref 143-1013 Whitley, Emma Ref 143-840 Whitley, Emma Daisy Ref 143-861
Whitley, Firth Ref 143-2639
Whitley, Frances Louisa Ref 143-1118 Whitley, Frank Ref 143-7
Mary Ann was born in Queensbury
Whitley, G. Ref 143-1315 Whitley, George Ref 143-14
Fanny, of Haley Hill, was the daughter of John
Brearley, overlooker, at All Souls, Haley Hill
Whitley, Harriet Ref 143-836
Whitley, Harrison Thomas Ref 143-5
Whitley, Harry Ref 143-11 
Whitley, Helen Elizabeth Ref 143-865 Whitley, Henry Ref 143-1298 Whitley, Ino Ref 143-511 Whitley, Israel Ref 143-3
Whitley, Jabez Ref 143-316
Whitley, Jabez Ref 143-523 Whitley, James Ref 143-611 Whitley, James Ref 143-13
Sarah was born in Shelf
Whitley, John Ref 143-61
Whitley, John Ref 143-331 Whitley, John Ref 143-837
Whitley, John Ref 143-W841
Whitley, John Ref 143-7971
Mary Jane was born in Cauburn, Cornwall
Whitley, John Henry Ref 143-W188 
Whitley, John Nigel Ref 143-867
Whitley, John W. Ref 143-1017 Whitley, John William Ref 143-9
Louisa was born in Halifax, the daughter of Edward Eastwood
Whitley, Joseph Ref 143-2517
Whitley, Joseph Ref 143-1012 Whitley, Joseph Ref 143-2
Whitley, Joshua Ref 143-675 Whitley, Margaret Phyllis Ref 143-859
Whitley, Mary Ref 143-520 Whitley, Mary Ref 143-727 Whitley, Mary Ref 143-297 Whitley, Michael Ref 143-673
Whitley, N. Ref 143-366
Whitley, Nathan Ref 143-128
Whitley, Nathan Ref 143-812 Whitley, Nathan Ref 143-833
Whitley, Nathan Ref 143-6
Martha was the daughter of Isaac Atkinson
Whitley, Nathan Ref 143-2284
Whitley, Nathan Ref 143-W338
Whitley, Nathaniel Ref 143-1284 Whitley, Oliver John Ref 143-858
Whitley, Penelope Jane Ref 143-866 Whitley, Percival Nathan Ref 143-W191
Whitley, Richard Ref 143-1174 Whitley, Robert Ref 143-864
Whitley, Samuel Ref 143-175
Whitley, Samuel Peter Ref 143-863
missing since D Day
Whitley, Samuel Rinder Ref 143-856
Whitley, Susan Ref 143-15
Whitley, Thomas Ref 143-1406
old Thomas Whitly of Sinderhills, a mighty usurer, exceeding
rich, having above £40,000, and left a vast estate behind him
both, in money and land, was very penurious both he and his wife.
They had many children but kept them low, almost pined them.
Most of them were dispatched by excess.
When they died, the sons did all in a short time drink themselves to
death
Mr John Thorp and his brother Tim were joynt-heires to the remainder
of old Thom. Whitlys estate, by the death of all the Whitlys, who
were most of them dispatcht by excesse, old Mr Whitly of Sinderhills
having above £40,0OO being a mighty usurer, mucht of it was
spent, in suit, and this Tim Thorp killing himself with drinking, Dr
Maud was his physitian, he dyed, the Dr demands £20 and upwards
for physick of his brother John, he refuseth to pay it, Dr. sues him
at common-law, then removes it to the chancery, it hath been afoot 4
or 5 yeares much money is spent, the Dr. undertakes to prove that Mr
Thorp promised to pay it, Mr Thorp denys, a commission was sitten at
Halifax, begun on Friday Jan 17 1678/9, were sitting on Tuesday
following, how long after I know not, Capt. Lister of Manningham,
Mr. Jo Sagar of Allerton, Thos. Hanson, &c, oh what excessive
charges to prevent a lesse cost.
Whitley, Thomas Ref 143-665
Whitley, Thomas Ref 143-10 Whitley, Thomas Ref 143-695
Margaret was the daughter of Edward Boythes
Whitley, Thomas Ref 143-2030 Whitley, Thomas Ref 143-306
Whitley, Thomas Ref 143-1281
Whitley, Thomas Ref 143-4
Tabitha was born in Sowerby Bridge, the daughter of William Pickles
Whitley, William Ref 143-700
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Nathan Whitley was an early member of the family.
The family were long associated with Square Church, Halifax, and
many were married and buried there.
See
Bechuanaland chiefs,
Green Lea, Savile Park,
Sowood House, Hipperholme,
West House, Halifax and
Whitley surname
The Whitley family Ref 143-847 
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