Question:
Does anyone know who R H was?
Could it be R. H. Ashworth?
The individuals listed there are not necessarily related to each other.
He was
landlord of the Temperance Hotel, Halifax [1871, 1874] /
a caterer at 15 North Parade, Halifax [1881, 1891, 1897].
In 1869, he married Emma Goodall from Halifax, in Birmingham.
Probate records show an estate valued at £2,249
She died after James Smith struck her with his fist.
Smith was acquitted of a charge of manslaughter
Born in Sowerby.
He was
a member of St James Church, Hebden Bridge & Sunday School /
employed by Halstead's, shuttle makers /
a postman /
a porter/warder in Wakefield Asylum [1916].
On 8th October 1912, he married Laura Heptonstall at St James the Great Church, Hebden Bridge.
They lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [20th June 1916], and
served as a Gunner
with the 198th Siege Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery.
He was posted to France [25th November 1916].
He was killed in action [29th May 1917] (aged 36).
He was buried at Henin Communal Cemetery Extension, France [II A 10],
and on the Memorial at Saint James Church, Hebden Bridge.
In [Q3] 1918, Laura married James W. Corbett in Wakefield.
They lived at 42 Cemetery Road, Normanton
He lived at 4 Conway Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with 49 Battery
48 LAA
Royal Artillery.
He went missing in Java [1st February 1943].
He died of malnutrition in Kuching POW camp, Borneo [13th May 1945] (aged 29).
He was buried at the Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia [I B 2].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was a miller [1876].
On 5th June 1876, he married Ann [1845-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 36 High Street, Hebden Bridge
Around 1877, he married Annie Jessie [1857-19??].
Children:
They lived at 32 Clare Road, Halifax [1911].
See
Mary Farrar
He acquired St James's Road Turkish Baths, Halifax and moved the
business to 5 King Cross Street.
Partner in Hadley & Priestley.
In some sources, his name appears as Adderley
On 5th August 1847, he married Elizabeth Appley
[1826-1900] in Lancaster.
Children:
Elizabeth died in Liverpool [5th July 1900].
Herbert died in Liverpool [21st November 1908]
Born in Leeds [9th April 1855].
About 1879, for reasons which are unclear, he was sent to New Zealand.
In 1883, he married (1) Janet Maudeline McIntyre, in Napier,
New Zealand.
Children:
He went by the name Charles Joseph Herbert Hedley.
About 1893, he deserted his family and moved to Australia where he
went by the name Charles Joseph Herbert Anthony Hedley;
He married (2) Frances.
Children:
He died in New South Wales [22nd March 1942]
Owners and tenants have included
They originally came from Bolton, Lancashire and moved to the Soyland
district where they built and/or occupied Kebroyd Mills, Triangle.
Mr Hadwen was an early member of the family.
See
Kebroyd Hall
Born in Soyland.
In 1861, he was working as a mechanic.
He emigrated to the United States [by 1880] and settled in German,
Indiana.
He married an Englishwoman named Mary
Recorded in 1853, when
Richard Thomas joined the Band
In 1845, she laid the foundation stone at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones.
She was buried at the church
She did not marry.
In 1861, she was living alone in Lower Lumb, Sowerby and her
occupation was given as yearly income.
In 1881, she was an annuitant, living in Brook Cottages, Soyland,
Yorks with a 29 year old female lodger
She died in Sowerby.
She was buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones
She was said to be very pious.
She died 24th July 1842.
She was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
[29th July 1842] in the Hadwen vault there.
In her will, she left bequests to various missionary and religious
societies, including £50 to
She also left £500
Her only surviving sister, Eliza, laid the foundation stone
of St Mary's Church, Cottonstones in 1845
The younger son of George Burgess Hadwen.
Born in Soyland.
He was a silk spinner [1895, 1901].
He was a partner in the family business, John Hadwen & Sons Limited
at Ryburn House Mill, Ripponden and Kebroyd Mills.
He was President of the Ripponden & District Technical School.
He was reported in the press to be
They were indicted at Leeds Assizes for false pretences and other
offences.
The 2 men had separate defence counsels and each pleaded not guilty,
and
placed the wrongdoing on the other party.
The Jury found both men guilty.
They were both convicted but the convictions were quashed by the
Court for the Consideration of Crown Cases, on the grounds that, at
the original trial at the assizes, the court had improperly refused
to allow counsel for one defendant to cross-examine the other
defendant, who had elected to give evidence on his own behalf
In May 1906, he was in partnership with Alfred Ingham – trading as
John Hadwen & Sons Limited at Kebroyd Mills – when they were
declared bankrupt.
In 1911, he was a land agent.
In 1882, he married Anna Mary Waugh at Cockermouth, Cumberland.
Children:
The family lived at
He died on 2nd July 1921.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £166 15/7d.
Probate was granted to his widow
Anna Mary.
He and Anna Mary were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones
He was a woollen and cotton dyer.
On 4th October 1855, he married Mary Redfearn [1830-1886] in
Bradford.
The marriage ended in divorce by 1878
Elder son of George Burgess Hadwen.
Born in Soyland.
He was a silk-spinner [1871].
On 2nd September 1874, he married Charlotte Amy Maxwell
[1854-1906] in Elgin, Scotland.
The family lived at Staveley Bank, Halifax [1894].
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1894
His widow died at Tredinnock, Stirling.
Probate records show that she left a personal estate valued at £13,810
In the 1830s, he was one of the supporters for the new St George's Church, Sowerby.
In 1870, he gave a new bell to Ripponden Parish Church.
He was a silk spinner employing 400 hands at Kebroyd Mills [1881].
He and his brother Thomas Wilson were partners in John Hadwen & Sons.
On 28th April 1846, he married Georgiana Selina Davies
[1823-1895] from Wiltshire, at St Pancras, London.
Children:
The family lived at
George died 1st February 1895.
He was buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones.
Probate records show that George left effects valued at £53,906 6/4d
to son Frederick Walter and Edward Maurice Hill.
Probate records show that Georgina Selina left effects valued at £3,167 7/10d
to son Frederick Walter
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1895.
Georgina Selina died in Eastbourne a month later [7th March 1895]
Children:
He was in partnership at Kebroyd Mills with his brother,
Thomas, until the partnership was dissolved in 1805.
The firm then became John Hadwen & Sons.
On 9th March 1803, he married Mary [1776-1819], daughter of
Mr Wilson.
Children:
The family lived at Dean House, Sowerby [1841, 1851].
In 1854, he bought Kebroyd Hall, Soyland.
The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
Mary [1st July 1819];
John [25th June 1852].
Other members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones.
There are memorials to members of the family at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
Son of Thomas Hadwen.
Christened in Oldham.
On 31st October 1827, he married Mary Ann Shaw [1804-1889]
from Huddersfield, at Huddersfield.
Children:
He died in Woburn, Bedfordshire.
Members of the family
- including John's sister Elizabeth – were
buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones
Son of John Hadwen.
In 1835, he was one of the subscribers to the Halifax Dispensary, giving 1. guinea.
He was a silk manufacturer [1861].
He married Elizabeth Hannah James [1808-1892].
They had no children.
John was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
[27th December 1862].
Other members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones.
There are memorials to members of the family at St Peter's Church, Sowerby.
See
Rachel Hoyle
They produced silk yarn which was used in the production of lace and
silk sewing thread.
In 1901, the company was declared bankrupt and their mills closed.
500 workers were thrown out of work.
Partners Frederick Walter Hadwen and Alfred Ingham were accused
of fraud.
One of the mills was destroyed by fire on
6th November 1904.
See
Mill Bank Working Men's Club
He was
a dyer /
manager of a Model Lodging House in Bradford Road, Dewsbury [1881].
On 21st August 1859, he married (1) Elizabeth Almond
[1838-1885],
daughter of Elizabeth (née Harrop) & John Almond,
in Halifax.
On 14th June 1886, he married (2) Emma Almond
[1856-1895], Elizabeth's sister, in Dewsbury.
Emma died of TB.
John committed suicide on 9th March 1909 in Birstall.
His suicide was probably prompted by gambling debts
He was
a cotton spinner with his brother Joshua Lovel Hadwen at Kebroyd Middle Mill [1855]
Born in Sowerby.
He was
a cotton spinner with his brother John Wilson Hadwen at Kebroyd Middle Mill [1855] /
a cotton & silk spinner employing 175 workpeople [1861]
In 1859, he married Wendela Hildegard Donner [1841-1912], from
Sweden.
Children:
The family lived at 7 Kebroyd Bridge [1861].
Son Theodore became a civil engineer and emigrated to the USA
[1892].
Joshua & Wendela followed in 1895
They were all living in Kane, Illinois [1900].
Wendela returned to the UK [after 1900] and travelled between
England and the USA [1905 & 1911].
Wendela & Theodore both died in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois
Joshua died between 1900 & 1905 – (possibly) in the USA.
Probate records show that Wendela left an estate valued at £145 2/6d.
Her home address is given as 11 Clarence Road, Southsea, England
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was an early member of the Hadwen family
He was
educated at Lockers Park & Harrow /
a keen cricketer & musician /
an architect in London.
During World War I,
he enlisted in 9/1914, and
served as a Lieutenant
(acting Captain)
with B Company
2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was badly gassed at the
Battle of Hill 60
[May 1915].
He was killed in action whilst leading his Company [1st July 1916] (aged 30).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [6A & 6B],
on Ripponden War Memorial,
and on the World War I Memorial in Sowerby Church
Partner in John Hadwen & Sons Limited
Born in Richmond, Surrey.
He was
a Baltic merchant [1871, 1881] /
a commercial clerk [1891] /
a civil engineer [1892].
He lived at Richmond, Surrey [1871, 1881, 1891].
He emigrated to USA [1892].
His parents followed in 1895.
They were all living in Kane, Illinois [1900 USA census].
In 1902, he married Ida Schelker [1869-1919] in Illinois.
Ida's parents were from Switzerland.
Wendela returned to the UK [1900] and travelled between Englnd
and the USA [1905 & 1911].
Theodore and his mother Wendela both died in Oak Park,
Cook, Illinois
Son of Rev John Hadwen.
Christened in Huddersfield [15th June 1772].
Cotton spinner
in partnership with his brother, John,
at Severhills Mill, Ripponden in the early 19th century until 1818,
and
at Kebroyd Middle Mill.
The brothers had learned the cotton spinning trade at Oldham.
Thomas dissolved the partnership was in August 1805.
He left Kebroyd Middle Mill and moved to Kebroyd Upper Mill where
he became a partner in Hadwen & Wilson.
He was recorded as the owner of Soyland Mill [1816].
He took over Kebroyd Lower Mill from Denton & Holroyd, around
1823.
On 12th March 1797, he married Sarah Whittaker [1774-1816] at
Oldham.
Children:
There are memorials to members of the family at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
Of Dean House, Sowerby which he inherited from his uncle Joshua Wilson.
Around 1815, he was active in Parliamentary Reform.
He and his brother George Burgess were partners in John Hadwen & Sons.
He married Margaret Lovel [1813-1883].
Children:
He died at Bredbury, near Stockport, whilst visiting his
daughter Ellen.
After his death, John Hadwen & Sons was dissolved.
His sons, carried on the cotton-spinning business at Kebroyd Middle Mill, and his 3 brothers continued the silk spinning business.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
Thomas Wilson [19th March 1855].
Other members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones.
There are memorials to members of the family at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
Born in Mayo, Ireland.
He was
a cotton carder [1881] /
a stripper & grinder cotton [1891] /
a cotton stripper & grinder [1901].
In 1875, he married Ann Mullen [1851-1???] in Halifax.
She was a worsted winder [1881, 1891]
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was widowed mother-in-law Catherine
Mullen [b 1820]
Born in Halifax.
He was a delver [1838, 1841, 1851].
In 1838, he married Hannah Marshall [1819-1???] at Bradford
Cathedral.
She was widowed and a worsted weaver [1861]
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Thornton.
He was
a stone quarry man [1861] /
a stone delver [1871] /
a gas stoker [1881] /
a stoker [1885] /
a stone quarry man [1891] /
innkeeper of the Bishop Blaize, Halifax [1901, 1905]
In 1865, he married Ann Slack [1848-1914] from Ovenden, in
Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with the widowed Ann in 1911 was her widowed
daughter, Ada Wilkinson (charwoman) and grandson Wilfred
Wilkinson [aged 8].
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1905
During the South African Wars,
he served as a Private
with the Yorkshire Regiment.
He died in 1900.
He is remembered on the Halifax Parish Church South African War Memorial,
and on West View Park War Memorial
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was a plasterer [1915].
On 9th October 1915, he married Hannah Tasker at All Souls' Church, Halifax.
They lived at 19 Brewery Street, Boothtown.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died in hospital in Camberwell with gunshot wounds [7th May 1917].
He was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
[b 310].
Hannah died 18th August 1959
Born in Northowram.
He was a wool comber [1883].
In 1883, he married Grace Ann Blagbrough [1863-1952] in
Halifax.
Children:
The couple died in Halifax
They are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1896
He was an overlooker of wool combing machines [1861].
In 1861, he married Azubah Smith [1844-1911] in Halifax.
Children:
William & Azubah died in Huddersfield
He was
partner in H. Hodgson & Company [1881] /
a worsted spinner (out of business) [1881] /
an overlooker for combing & drawing (worsted) & farmer [1891].
On 12th May 1861, he married Azubah Smith [1844-1911] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
William died in Huddersfield [1900]
In 1849, he was declared bankrupt
Owners and tenants have included
This is discussed in the book
The Old Halls & Manor Houses of Yorkshire.
See
Lower Hagstocks, Shibden Valley
He was a retired chief cashier to worsted manufacturers & spinners
[1911].
He married Unknown [18??-1884].
Children:
The family lived at The Gables, Lightcliffe [1911]
The individuals listed there are not necessarily related to each other.
After Haigh's death in 1908, the company was taken over by the
Hodgson family.
The range of products was extended to include pipes and marine
fittings.
In 1960s, when Winding Road was redeveloped, the firm moved to
premises in Moorfield Street
Partners included
James Heppenstall.
See
Edgar Wormald
Named for the nearby Haigh Cote Farm, Wainstalls.
It had a capacity of 11,089,049 gallons.
The dam was used for water-skiing in the 1990s.
It is now used by the Halifax Water Ski Club
Gives its name to Haigh Cote Dam, Wainstalls.
The property fell into disrepair, but is being restored [2012]
In his will [1634], Henry Haigh bequeathed the sum of 26/8d to be
paid from rents at the farm and other property in Sowerby, to the
preacher at the chapel of Sowerby.
Owners and tenants have included
It was divided into 3 dwellings: 47, 49, 51 Towngate.
In 1961, it was acquired by Durham County Council, dismantled
and taken for re-erection at Beamish Museum.
This is discussed in the book
Aisled Houses in the Halifax Area.
See
Frank Atkinson
The Mawde family lived at a house here in the 16th century.
Ed. Mawde is recorded here in 1579.
The present house was built around 1631 by James Murgatroyd on the
site of the earlier dwelling.
The porch is dated IMM 1631 for James and Mary
Murgatroyd.
The Murgatroyds lived here whilst Murgatroyd was being
rebuilt [1632]
Subsequent owners and tenants have included
This is discussed in the books
Halifax Antiquarian Society Transactions and
In & About Our Old Homes.
See
Haigh
Partners included
J. Haigh and
H. Haigh.
The partnership was dissolved in February 1849
It is said that Reuben Haigh was found under a Haigh
tree
In 1920, they were at Centre Mills, Sowerby Bridge and their
departments were listed as
Closed in 19??
In 1922, Haigh, Wright & Company, were woollen manufacturers
at Dean Valley Mills, Stainland.
Partners included
Charles Herbert Waller,
Albert Holroyd Haigh,
and
Hainsworth Newsome.
The partnership was dissolved [22nd April 1922] so far as regards
Charles Herbert Waller
Laura was Matron at Wakefield Asylum [1916]
Ann was born in Halifax, the widow of Mr Howarth
the Society for Instructing the Irish in their own Tongue
to found a church within 1 mile of Mill Bank, within 5 years of her
death
a bogus company promoter in Manchester
On 5th December 1901, application was granted to charge him and Alfred Ingham
under the Bankruptcy Act [1869] for alleged falsification of a
balance sheet, making false entries in the balance sheet and in the
rough stock book, obtaining money by false representation and not
repaying it, incurring a debt with the Halifax & Huddersfield Union Banking Company, and obtaining credit by false pretences.
Mary was the
daughter of Ellen (née Wear) & Gabriel Redfearn
Ann was born in Halifax, the daughter of Mr Mullen
Hannah, from Elland, was the daughter of delver Thomas
Marshall.
Hannah was the daughter of Tom Tasker
Grace Ann was born in Leeds
Azubah was born in Northowram
A note on the 1911 census reads wife died 27 years ago, after 50
years' marriage
as a place to retire to while his great house at Murgatroyd was
a-sweeping
General and Fancy Drapery
Dress Materials and Skirts
Hosiery and Gloves
Smallwares
Carpets and Floorcloths
Household Linen
Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoes
Ladies' and Children's Millinery
Ladies' and Children's Coats and Costumes
Gents' and Boys' Boots and Shoes
Gents' and Boys' Outfitting
Gents' and Boys' Clothing
Gents' and Boys' Hats and Caps