The entries for people & families with the surname Wild are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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He was
a printer's compositor [1901] /
a letterpress printer & bookbinder [1911].
In [Q1] 1900, he married Betsy Varley in Todmorden.
Children:
The family lived at
Alexander died 25th March 1945 (aged 72)
Members of the family were buried at Heptonstall Church
with Betsy's parents
He was
a carver /
a gilder /
a picture framer /
a photographer [1901].
He produced photographs, several of which were used in the Lion
Series of postcards.
In 1880, he married Lily, daughter of David Pickles.
Children:
Born in Halifax.
He was
a boiler maker of Northowram [1870] /
a boiler maker [1870] /
a labourer fish shop [1881] /
a boiler maker's labourer [1891] /
a brass foundry labourer [1901].
In 1870, he married Mary Corney [1847-1???] at Halifax Parish
Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was granddaughter Sarah Ann Wild [b
1901], illegitimate child of daughter Annie Louisa
Son of William Wild.
Born at the Infantry Barracks, York.
He was a clerk at Dean Clough Mills.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was gassed at Ypres Salient [19th December 1915].
He died of wounds [20th December 1915] (aged 18).
His photograph appears with a report of his death in the Halifax Courier [1st January 1916].
He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref II B 3].
He is remembered on the family grave at Christ Church, Pellon,
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint James's Church, Halifax,
on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Bowling Club
He was
landlord of the Green Hill Tavern, Halifax [1881] /
landlord of the Wheat Sheaf, Pellon [1890, 1911]
On 26th August 1869, he married Emma Jane Gledhill at Christ Church, Pellon.
He married Emily Jane.
The family lived at 1 Garibaldi Street, Walsden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 5th Battalion
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
He died 28th August 1918 (aged 30).
He was buried at Favreuil British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref I C 7].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
He was educated at Durham.
He was ordained Deacon at Thornhill Lees on 26th February 1893.
Curate at Heptonstall [1893-1896].
He went on to serve at St Luke's, Cheetham Hill
He was in India
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
when World War I broke out.
He was transferred and
served as a Corporal
with the South Wales Borderers.
He was serving in Mesopotamia when he was reported missing and
assumed to have died
[June 1917] (aged 22).
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
The Halifax Guardian reported that
He was a clothier [1809].
On 26th August 1809, he married Grace Turner at Halifax Parish Church.
They lived at Dean Clough.
See
The Courtship of John Crossley & Martha Turner
He committed suicide [June 1898]
Born in Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 7th Battalion
Lincolnshire Regiment.
He died 5th September 1918 (aged 19).
He was buried at Lebucquière Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref II A 34]
68-year-old Lucy Ann was a civilian casualty of the
Hanson Lane bomb which fell on
22nd November 1940.
She died later that day
He was
a bookkeeper for a trunk manufacturer [1914] /
a builder's clerk for Fred Pickles in Lancashire.
He married Elizabeth Greenwood [18??-1933] at
Halifax.
The family lived at
She died after being gored by a cow [12th September 1868] (aged 72)
He was a coal miner [1875].
In 1875, he married Jemima Furness in Wakefield.
They had no children
In 1855, his Fall of Sebastopol featured two
camels – Sultana and Mohammed – which were said to have
been captured in the Crimea.
Sultana died during a visit to Skipton, and her skeleton was
sold to Halifax Literary & Philosophical Society
He was
a worsted factory operative [1901] /
a foundry labourer [1911] /
employed at Edward Foster & Son Limited.
He was a boarder at 49 Range Lane, Haley Hill [1911].
Later, he lived with his sister, Mrs Crossley at 44 Albert
Street North, Haley Hill.
During World War I,
he enlisted [8/1914], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died of wounds after being in France for about 5 months [16th July 1916].
He was buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France [Grave Ref III D 8].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was organist at
Ebenezer United Methodist Chapel, Luddenden Dean /
St James's United Methodist Free Church, Luddenden.
He lived at Higgin Chamber.
In 1916, he succeeded Samuel Whiteley as organist at Steep Lane Baptist Church, Sowerby
He assisted his father [1901].
In 1916, he married Edna Mitchell in Halifax
He was caretaker of Dean Clough Institute [1911].
In 1895, he married Margaret Theakston [1874-1952]
in York.
Children:
The family lived at
William died 25th April 1937 (aged 71).
Margaret died 6th October 1952 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
Wild, Major Ref 372-645
Wild, Alexander Ref 372-844
Betsy was the daughter of John Varley
Wild, Arthur Vincent Ref 372-2139
Wild, Charles Frederick Ref 372-776
Mary, of Halifax, was the daughter of Eli Corney,
shoemaker
Wild, Charles Harold Ref 372-263 
Wild, Edwin Ref 372-1044
Emma Jane was the daughter of John Gledhill
Wild, Elkanah Ref 372-2122 Wild, Emmanuel Ref 372-3
Wild, Francis Ref 372-315
Wild, George Henry Ref 372-4
Wild, Rev Harry Ref 372-1985
Wild, J. Ref 372-763
Wild, Jack Ref 372-400 
Wild, James Ref 372-1292
performing plays etc, without having a license
The charge was not pressed, on account of the penalty, which is
large, but dismissed on his paying costs and promising to leave the
town forthwith
Wild, James Ref 372-6500
Grace was the daughter of Abraham Turner, and sister of
Martha who married John Crossley
Wild, James Ref 372-2515 Wild, John Ref 372-1504 Wild, Jonas Ref 372-9600 Wild, Llewelyn Eric Aubrey Ref 372-972
Wild, Lucy Ann Ref 372-2704
Wild, Luther Ref 372-2220
Wild, Miss Mary Ref 372-2262 Wild, Nancy Ref 372-2 Wild, Nathan Ref 372-77
Jemima was the daughter of Moses Furness
Wild, R. Ref 372-2430
Wild, Sam Ref 372-135 Wild, Thomas William Ref 372-777
Wild, W. Henry Ref 372-300 Wild, Wallace Ref 372-2243 Wild, William Ref 372-257
Margaret was born in Huntingdon / Elvington, Yorkshire
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 20 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Wild,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Wild:
Wild surname Ref 372-1
©
Malcolm Bull
2019
Revised 17:23 /21st August 2019 / mmw847 / 24905
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