The entries for people & families with the surname Butterworth are gathered together in this SideTrack.
This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.
The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
Baptised 9th September 1599.
On 2nd July 1633, he married Sarah Wood.
The family lived at Sowerby
Baptised at Heptonstall Church [9th August 1629].
He emigrated to the US and lived in Rhode Island.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Born in Sowerby Bridge [21st June 1876].
He was
a woollen operative [1891] /
a blanket finisher [1901].
During World War I,
he served as a Sapper
with the Royal Engineers.
He died 11th January 1920 (aged 43).
He was buried at St George's Church, Sowerby
[South Part].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Sowerby
On 12th July 1892, he married Edith Blanche Alberta Olton
in Barbados.
Children:
In 1901, Alfred was serving in South Africa in the Boer War,
and Edith Blanche (listed as Blanche Tell) was living
with son Charles at the Halifax District Barracks.
Question:
Where are the 3 Butterworth children at this time?
Alfred returned to India [September 1902].
Presumably, Edith Blanche followed him once his Boer War
service was over.
Alfred died of dysentery in Calcutta [1905].
In 1911, the widowed Edith Blanche (dress maker) and her 3
children were living at 30 Albert Road, Halifax, and son Charles
Tell was
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment),
living at Kandahar Barracks, Hampshire.
Of Halifax Road, Triangle.
He was injured – severe scalp wound, lacerated hand, injury to the
wrist – in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907, but was
treated at home
He was a welded boiler maker [1881].
In 1877, he married Lucy Shepherd [1858-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Charles Henry died [Q1] 1891.
Living with them [in 1891] was boarder Samuel Shepheard [b
1871] (coal miner).
In 1911, Lucy and her children were living with Herbert Shaw, and calling herself Lucy Shaw, although no
record of their marriage has
yet
been found.
In World War I, son William was wounded [1st July 1916] and
son Fred was killed [20th July 1916]
Born in Halifax [Q1 1897].
He was
a piecer (woollen mill) [1911] /
an apprentice with Lightowler & Company.
During World War I,
he enlisted [November 1915], and
served as a Private
with the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He went to France [July 1916].
He came through the Somme battles unharmed.
On 23rd April 1917, he went into action alongside his cousin Hedley Maurice Helliwell.
Cyril was reported missing, last seen going through barbed
wire with his platoon sergeant, and had fallen on his way to the
trenches.
His uncle Councillor Thomas Naylor Helliwell made enquiries
but was told that there was no news of Cyril.
Cyril was later reported to be a POW in Germany
Question:
Does anyone know any more about Cyril or what became of him?
A Cyril Butterworth died in Manchester [Q4 1956] (aged 59).
Was this him?
Baptised as Edmond Butterfield [23rd December 1604].
On 26th December 1629, he married Sara Clegg at Heptonstall Church.
The family lived at Sowerby
Born in Norland.
He was
a cloth miller of Sowerby [1854] /
a patent grease maker [1861] /
a mechanic labourer [1871, 1881].
On 20th November 1854, he married Martha Wood [1833-1903] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Edward died in 1892 (aged 63).
Living with them [in 1901] was niece Mary E [b 1886].
Martha died in 1903 (aged 70)
He was
a member of Todmorden Unitarian Church /
employed by Crabtree & Stansfield at Exchange Tin-Plate Works, Hebden Bridge.
During World War I,
he enlisted [April 1917], and
served as a Private
with the 16th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 5th April 1918 (aged 20).
He was buried at the Quesnoy Farm Military Cemetery, France [A 5],
He is remembered on Todmorden War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church
Baptised at St Paul's Church, King Cross.
He was
a cutter in dye house [1911] /
employed in the cloth finishing department of Standeven & Company Limited at Ladyship Mills.
During World War I,
he joined under the Derby Scheme [January 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 105th Company
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
He was sent to France [May 1916].
He was killed on the Somme [20th July 1916] (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial [5C & 12C],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Standeven Roll of Honour.
His brother William Butterworth was wounded in the War [1st
July 1916]
At the time of the incident, he was an apprentice on the SS Great
City which was moored in Noumea Harbour, New Caledonia when a
seaman – a non-swimmer – fell into the water.
While the 2 men were struggling in the water, sharks could be seen
swimming round them, but the crew threw pieces of coal to keep the
sharks at bay
He was
Inspector in the Halifax Police
before becoming
Police Superintendent at Todmorden Police Station [1911].
In 1892, he married Margaret Kavanagh [1871-19??] in Halifax.
The family lived at 48 Hyde Park Road, Halifax [1911].
Living with them in 1911 was Margaret's sister Mary [b
1880]
Born in Haslingden.
He was
a member of Waterside United Methodist Sunday School, Bacup /
a butcher's assistant for Fred Sutcliffe of Fielden Square, Todmorden.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Todmorden [May 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
East Lancashire Regiment.
He died of wounds in Salonika [13th May 1917] (aged 23).
He was buried at the Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece [28].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
On 7th July 1595, he married Ephan Hileley [15??-1639].
Children:
The couple were buried at Halifax Parish Church:
Henry [10th May 1633];
Ephan [27th July 1739]
Baptised in Halifax [28th February 1601/2].
On 2nd February 1626, he married Mary Longbottom [1600-1687] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived in Sowerby.
They emigrated to New England, US [around 1635].
Henry died in Weymouth, Massachusetts [1636].
Mary married (2) Thomas Clifton
in Massachusetts.
They settle in Rehoboth & Newport, Rhode Island.
Mary died in Newport [26th January 1687] (aged 87).
Thomas drowned in Newport [9th July 1681]
Son of blacksmith William Butterworth.
On 24th March 1862, he married Janet, daughter of Henry Patchett, at Halifax Parish Church
Born in Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/6th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 27th November 1917 (aged 20).
He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France,
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
In September 1856, he was declared insolvent
In 1672, Oliver Heywood obtained a licence to use his home as a
Nonconformist preaching house.
This was one of the first authorised places of worship in Halifax
outside the established church.
See
Warley Congregational Church
Baptised in Halifax [16th September 1627].
Like other members of his family, he emigrated to the US and lived in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
He was a deacon of the Baptist Church in Swansea, Massachusetts.
Around 1650, he married (1) Sarah.
Around 1698, he married (2) Hannah.
John died in Bristol, Massachusetts
Born in Todmorden.
During World War I,
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
attached to the
24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died 17th August 1916 (aged 27).
He was buried at the Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, France [B 13].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance,
on Patmos War Memorial,
and on the Roll of Honour of Patmos Congregational Church
He worked at the Halifax Railway Depot, Horton Street.
In [Q3] 1934, he married Rose Ann Haynes in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 9 Hanover Court, Hopwood Lane, Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
with 80 Anti-Tank Regiment
Royal Artillery.
He was a POW in Malaya.
He died 25th July 1943 (aged 31).
He was buried at the Chungkai War Cemetery [9 H 10].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
During World War II,
he served
with the Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Children:
The family lived at Brown Roads Farm, Walsden [1918]
He was keeper of Elland Independent Chapel.
On 31st December 1857, he was charged with stealing the top-coat
of Benjamin Dyson which had been left behind after a tea-party
at the chapel.
Butterworth had pawned the coat for 8/- at Huddersfield
In 1939, he married Eileen Oakley
Born in Warley.
He was
landlord of the Woodman, Luddendenfoot [1910, 1911].
On 31st August 1910, he married Henrietta
The family lived at
Henrietta died in Halifax [1924].
Joseph died in Greetland [1939]
He was
a boilermaker [1891] [1901] /
a labourer (pulp mill) [1911].
In 1887, he married Mary Elizabeth Helliwell [1863-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 10th October 1918 (aged 19).
He was buried at the Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, France [I G 7].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
He lived at 10 Stainland Road, West Vale [1905]
During World War II,
he served as a Second Radio Officer
with the Merchant Navy
the tanker
MV San Emiliano.
He died 9th August 1942 (aged 18)
when his ship was torpedoed by German Submarine U-155, and
sank west of Trinidad
with the loss of 40 of her crew of 48.
He is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial, London [92],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Baptised in Halifax [5th February 1608/9].
He emigrated to the US and was in New England [by 1635].
He went to Charlestown, then to Weymouth and finally to Rehoboth,
Massachusetts.
He died in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA.
No records of wife / family have been found
Son of Edward Butterworth.
Born in Sowerby Bridge [26th November 1877].
He was
a woollen operative [1891] /
a blanket finisher [1901] /
a sawyer and planer wood [1911] /
employed by Joseph Sutcliffe & Company, joiners & builders, Sowerby Bridge /
a bank porter of Bank House, Town Hall Street, Sowerby Bridge [1921].
In 1921, he married Alice Greenwood at St Peter's Church, Sowerby.
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Sapper
with the Royal Engineers.
In 1917, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
He died 2nd January 1955 (aged 78).
Alice died 11th July 1978 (aged 93)
The couple are remembered on the grave of Samuel's brother
Albert Edward at St George's Church, Sowerby
He was
a dyer of King Street, Stansfield, [1900] /
a fustian dyer [1901].
On 21st July 1900, he married Hannah Nutter at Halifax Parish
Church.
In 1901, they were living with Hannah's family
A neighbour of Thomas Butterworth.
He contracted cholera and died on 25th September 1890
He was
a silk dresser [1851, 1861] /
a silk spinner employing 7 men, 2 boys and 6 women [1871] /
a master silk spinner in partnership Barkers & Butterworth employing 146 hands [1881] /
a silk spinner [1891].
He held public offices:
Overseer of the Poor for Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse,
President of the Brighouse Liberal Association,
Vice-president of the Brighouse Liberal Club,
and
Councillor in the Brighouse Municipal Elections of 1893
In 1851, he was living with his widowed mother Mary
Butterworth [aged 49] at Mytholmroyd.
In 1859, he married (1) Mary, daughter of Nathan Barraclough, in Halifax.
They had no children.
In 1897, he married (2) Lucy Avison [1861-1???] from Brighouse.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them were Mary's sister Elizabeth Womersley
[1871, 1881] and niece Lydia Ann Womersley [1861, 1871].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £801 8/-
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
He married Ellen.
They lived in Todmorden.
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with 75 Company
Pioneer Corps
Aux. Mil.
He died 17th June 1940 (aged 39).
He is remembered on the Dunkirk Memorial [150]
Born in Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/6th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 7th August 1915 (aged 25).
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial,
in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint James Church, Hebden Bridge
She had a (possibly illegitimate) son, Charles Tell [b 1889]
The report also mentions cirrhosis of the liver.
He is described as addicted to alcohol
Lucy was born in Birkenhead
Martha, of Sowerby, was the daughter of Benjamin Wood,
millwright
Margaret came from Ireland
Hannah was the daughter of Thomas Bowerman / Boreman,
and widow of Anthony Fry
Henrietta was the daughter of George Halstead and widow of William Buckley
Mary Elizabeth was born in Luddendenfoot, the daughter of
Joseph Helliwell
Alice was the daughter of John Greenwood
for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, staying with a
wounded officer for three days & three nights, under heavy shelling,
and repeatedly trying to get help though wounded himself
Hannah was the daughter of Squire Nutter
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 40 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Butterworth,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Butterworth:
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