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Born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
He was
a worsted mill hand [1871] /
a machinist [1881] /
a machine tool maker turner [1891] /
a machine tool maker [1901] /
a mechanical tool maker [1911].
In [Q2] 1884, he married (1) Martha Ann Roberts [1861-1914] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Martha Ann died in Halifax [Q1 1914] (aged 52)
and was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell.
In [Q4] 1914, Albert Ernest married (2) Mary Elizabeth (Pollie) McGuiness [1873-1939].
Pollie died 21st April 1939 (aged 66).
Albert Ernest died 8th April 1942 (aged 79).
Pollie & Albert Ernest were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 1-B]
with daughter Nellie & her husband
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
In [Q1] 1882, he married Hannah Kelsey in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Alfred disappears from the local electoral rolls in 1915.
Hannah died 7th October 1904 (aged 54).
She & other members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Rob Hamilton
He was
an assistant elementary school teacher [1887] /
a brush maker's assistant [1891] /
established Alfred Yates & Company /
a brush maker (employer) [1901, 1911].
In 1887, he married Lily Farrar [1866-1950] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Arthur died at 38 Clifton Road, Halifax [5th August 1911].
Lily died in Duchy House Nursing Home, Harrogate [22nd October 1950].
The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 568]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
In [Q1] 1848, he married Martha Buckley [1831-1891] in Rochdale.
Children:
Christopher died 13th May 1870 (aged 45).
In [Q2] 1874, Martha married John Cook
in Saddleworth.
Martha died 12th January 1891 (aged 60),
was buried at Saddleworth Church & remembered on the Yates
family grave at Lister Lane.
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2223]
with son-in-law Charles Bentley
Born in Salford.
On 11th January 1852, he married Sarah Gunton [1823-1895] in Manchester.
Children:
‡ The 2 infants are remembered in St Martin's Church, Brighouse and on a headstone which is [2013] leaning against the
north wall of the Church.
David died in Camberwell, London [28th February 1903]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was
a gardener (domestic servant) [1861].
He married Phoebe [1808-1868].
Children:
The family lived at
Phoebe died 3rd November 1868 (aged 60)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2471]
with an unidentified Mary Esther Barker [1819-1870]
Daughter of Alfred Yates.
Born in Luddenden.
She emigrated to Winnipeg, Canada [June 1908].
In Canada, she had several occupations and appeared on the stage
under the name of Elsie Kelsey.
On 8th September 1910, she married Harry Humphreys [18??-19??]
in Manhattan, New York.
The couple were known as the Kelsey Kids.
In 1911, they made a $10,000 bet with the New York Polo
Magazine to walk round the world.
They travelled
1,000 miles in the United States,
1,500 miles in Canada,
275 miles in Labrador,
and
1,100 miles in Newfoundland
before leaving for Europe.
In 1912, Harry abandoned the walk in Europe.
There are no reports of the couple being together after 1912.
The Halifax Courier [15th August 1914] reported that
There was no mention of Harry in the report
In 1924, she visited her father in Stockport, Cheshire and then
returned to Winnipeg using her maiden name, Elizabeth Ann
Yates on the voyage.
On 30th October 1959, when she was 76 years old, she submitted
a Naturalization Petition in Miami, Florida under the name
of Elizabeth Norman, stating that she was born 21st April 1883
in Halifax, and that she arrived in the USA in 1945 by train from
Canada.
She also states that, on 3rd October 1919, she married Harry
Norman (who was born in Dresden, Germany), in Galveston, Texas.
Lizzie's great-nephew David Marcer tells me that
This & associated entries use material contributed by Par-Erik Back, Derrick Habergham, Rob Hamilton & David Marcer
In [Q1] 1878, he married Mary Ann Fawcett in Halifax.
Child:
Arthur [1880-1903] who was a clerk [1903]
Son Arthur was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
He married Elizabeth
After his death, Elizabeth took over at the Plummet
Line [1894]
Born in Rastrick.
In 1914, he married Elsie Willis in Huddersfield.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 7th July 1916.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was
a timekeeper & tea dealer [1861] /
a timekeeper & flour dealer [1871].
In [Q2] 1852, he married Sarah [1812-18??] in Halifax.
She was the widow of William Peterson [18??-1847] (married
Halifax 20th September 1835)
and had 3 children by her first marriage:
Mary Peterson [b 1840],
Eliza Peterson [b 1843]
& William Peterson [b 1846]
Child: James Thomas [b 1853]
They lived at 1 Clarence Street, Halifax [1861, 1871].
Living with them [in 1861] were stepchildren
Mary Peterson [b 1840] (servant) [1861],
Eliza Peterson [b 1843] (setter at carpet works) [1861]
& William Peterson [b 1846] (labourer at iron foundry) [1861]
and nephew George Casson.
Living with them [in 1871] was stepson William Peterson [b
1846] (clogger) [1871]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a warp dresser [1871] /
a cotton warp dresser [1881] /
a warp dresser [1891] /
a warp dresser (silk, cotton & worsted) [1901].
In [Q1] 1870, he married Sarah Bentley [1850-1900] in Halifax.
She was a carpet sewer [1871]
Children:
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1525]
with William Bentley.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was Sarah's widowed mother Ann
Bentley [b 1827].
Sarah died Q2 1900 (aged 49).
A James Yates died Q4 1914 (aged 66).
They both died in Halifax
He was
the first editor of the Brighouse & Rastrick Chronicle [1859] /
a printer employing 1 boy [1861] /
a letterpress printer at Commercial Street, Brighouse [1863] /
printer compositor [1871]
In 1855, he married Ellen Nortcliffe [1834-1866] from
Huddersfield, in Halifax.
Children:
Both children were printer compositors [1871].
They lived at
See
John Hartley
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Benjamin Brundell
Born in Northowram;
baptised 18th April 1824.
He was
a joiner [1851] /
a carpenter [1861] /
a master carpenter [1881].
In [Q2] 1844, he married Judith Jagger [1824-1883] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Judith died 26th March 1883 (aged 59).
Leonard died 22nd October 1895 (aged 72).
The couple & other members of the family (‡) were buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross
Partner in Kershaw's Garden Centre.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/7th Battalion
Worcestershire Regiment.
He died 3rd December 1917 (aged 20).
He was buried at Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, France [Grave Ref IV G 8].
He is remembered on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial
Educationalist and teacher.
In 1859, she married Samuel Fielden.
She took an interest in educational methods for younger children and
was involved in education at Centre Vale School which her husband
rebuilt.
In 1874, she was a member of the first School Board for
Todmorden.
She founded the Fielden Chair of Education at Manchester
University.
In 18??, she received an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from
Manchester University for her support of the Education Department
He was a sewing machine fitter [1871, 1881].
He married Emma [1828-1905].
Children:
The family lived at
Thomas died Q4 1887 (aged 57).
Emma died Q1 1905 (aged 77).
They both died in Halifax
Yates, Albert Ernest Ref 568-149
Son of Albert Ernest Yates.
Martha Ann was born in Halifax, the daughter of Thomas Roberts
Yates, Alfred Ref 568-127
He was a commercial traveller (machinery) [1911].
Hannah was born in Hipperholme, the daughter of William Kelsey
Yates, Arthur Ernest Ref 568-76
Born in Leeds.
Lily was born in Halifax
Yates, Christopher Ref 568-148
He was a blacksmith.
Yates, David Ref 568-124
Of Brighouse Station.
Yates, Edward Ref 568-14
Born in Leigh, Lancashire.
Phoebe was born in Poplar, Middlesex
Yates, Elizabeth Ann Ref 568-39
Aka Lizzie.
She had been in Paris at the end of July when rumours of war were
common, and because of the state of affairs abroad, she had been
compelled to seek refuge in this country, and appeared in
Halifax – where a policeman was unconvinced that she was
Yorkshire-born – and visited her father in Sowerby Bridge.
Lizzie continued to live in the USA, and visited relatives in
Sheffield from time to time.
She died as Mrs Lizzie Norman many years later, in Florida
Yates, George Ref 568-137
Landlord of the Weston Hotel, Halifax [1903, 1905]
Yates, George Ref 568-53
He was
(possibly) landlord of the Old King Cross Inn, Halifax [1881] /
landlord of the Plummet Line, Halifax [1891].
Yates, Harry Ref 568-135
Son of Emma (née Horsfall) & Samuel Henry Yates.
Yates, James Ref 568-31
Born in London.
Sarah (née Crowther) was born in Skircoat.
Yates, James Ref 568-2
(Possibly) son of Leonard Yates.
Sarah was born in Halifax, the daughter of William Bentley
Yates, Jonas Ref 568-51
Born in Cleckheaton.
Yates, Leonard Ref 568-11
(Possibly) son of Sarah & Charles Yates.
Judith was born in Shibden / Northowram
Yates, Nick Ref 568-86 Yates, Rufus Ref 568-133
Son of Grace Elizabeth & Harry Yates of 1 Paradise,
Midgley.
Yates, Sarah Jane Ref 568-1
Daughter of Joseph Brooks Yates of Liverpool.
Yates, Thomas Ref 568-150
Born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
Emma was born in Armitage, Staffordshire
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Marriages
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1896,
1900,
1913,
1917
Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 2471
Yates surname Ref 568-3
Unattached BMDs for Yates
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