The entries for people & families with the surname Denton 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.
He was
a tea dealer at Southowram [1837] /
a druggist [1881].
On 1883, he married Martha Wood.
Children:
The family lived at Lud Hill Cottage, Southowram [1881, 1884].
Briggs died 24th January 1884.
Martha died January 1883.
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
[P 6]
Baptised in Halifax July 1632.
Around 1638, he and his father went to Massachusetts, Connecticut,
and Long Island.
In 1659, his father returned to England but Daniel remained in
America.
He was an early American colonist.
He led an expedition into the interior of northern New Jersey.
He was
town clerk of Hempstead [1650] where his father was a minister /
town clerk in the town of Jamaica [1656] /
a grantee of a patent at Elizabethtown, New Jersey [1664] /
Justice of the Peace in New York [1665, 1666].
He wrote
This is said to be the first, printed description in English of New
York and New Jersey.
In 1659, he married Abigail Stevenson.
Children:
Daniel returned to England [1670].
The couple divorced in 1672.
The 2 older children stayed with Daniel, whilst
daughter Mercy stayed with her mother, who subsequently
remarried
In 1864, he married Dorothy Ann Hutchinson [1842-1878] in Halifax.
Children:
Dorothy died 20th September 1878.
David died 7th July 1889.
Charles died 4th March 1890.
They were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
He was a wire drawer's labourer [1897].
On 10th April 1897, he married Florence Barnard [1880-1930] at St Thomas's Church, Claremount.
Children:
The children were born in Boothtown and baptised All Souls' Church.
The family lived at
In 1812, he left his master's service without leave or knowledge.
The Leeds Mercury reported that he
Any person harbouring or employing him after this notice, will be
prosecuted according to the law
He was a victualler & farmer at unidentified premises at 130
Stainland [1851].
Question:
Does anyone know which hostelry this may have been?
He married Nancy [1808-18??].
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
York & Lancaster Regiment.
He was killed in action [21st July 1918] (aged 32).
He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial,
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Denton Bridge, Kebroyd is named for him
He was
a delver [1829] /
a stone cutter [1841] /
an innkeeper living at Coach Fold, Northowram [1851] /
landlord of the Bacchus, Halifax [1858, 1861]
Question:
Does anyone know which [1851] inn this may have been?
In 1829, he married Nancy Drake [1808-1869] of Southowram at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
He was a joiner of Water Lane, Halifax [1894].
In November 1894, he married Maria Alderson in Halifax.
In 1901, the widowed Maria was living with her parents at
Backhold Royd
Born in Boothtown [4th September 1898].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [23rd August 1918].
He was buried at the Heath Cemetery, Harbonnières [V A 3].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
In [Q3] 1914, he married Sarah Burgin in Halifax.
They lived at 36 Albert Street, Haley Hill, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 14th October 1918.
He was buried at the Naves Communal Cemetery Extension [V A 13].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
In [Q1] 1921, Sarah married Patrick Clarke in Halifax
A Puritan.
An American report described him as
He was
educated at Cambridge [1621-1623],
a deacon at Peterborough,
and
a preacher at Turton, Bolton
before becoming
Vicar of Coley for 7 years [1631].
He extended the Chapel around 1631.
He married Helen Windebank.
Children:
Around 1638, he and son Daniel went to America, settling in
Watertown, Massachusetts, then moving to Connecticut, and Long Island.
In 1644, he established the first Presbyterian Church in America.
Denton Green, in Hempstead, NY is named for him.
In 1657/1659, he returned to England, where he remained until his
death.
Son Daniel remained in America.
Richard's book Soliloquia Sacra was much praised by his
contemporaries.
He died and was buried in Essex, England.
See
William Thorpe
He was a grocer [1861].
On 17th April 1861, he married Jane Whitaker [1836-1911] at St Anne's Church, Southowram.
The couple had a grocer's shop at 98 King Cross Road [1881]
The couple died 3 Grandsmere Place, Halifax:
Jane [1st August 1911];
Richard [7th September 1913].
He was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
He died of apoplexy [15th November 1855]
The family lived at
There were visitors, lodgers and boarders with the family:
James Farr [1851]
A Thomas Denton was listed as Dispensing chemist at Old Market, Halifax [1905]
He married Nanney [1837-1903].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 1645]
He began business in Siddal in 18??.
In 1885, he moved to New Road, Halifax.
In 1891, he moved to 72-74 Northgate, Halifax.
They had workshops at Eagle Works, Halifax [1895]
He married Mary Ann.
Children:
William and Mary Ann were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 244]
He was
landlord of T' Cat i' th' Window, Halifax [1845, 1850, 1858] /
a retired innkeeper [1871].
On 30th October 1839, he married (1) Elizabeth Fletcher [1820-18??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
In 1851, Charlotte Smith [1817-1908] was a house servant at
the pub.
Charlotte and William may never have married, but they
had 4 daughters:
All the girls' births were registered as Smith.
Rose Hannah & Sophia used the surname Denton
when they married
The family lived at
William died in Blackpool [16th March 1890].
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £1,650 6/1d.
The will was proved by
Aminadab Robinson of Green Lane, West Vale (cashier)
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported missing and assumed to have died in a failed attack on Schwaben Redoubt [18th September 1916].
He was buried at the Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval [I F 4].
Martha, of Southowram, was born in Rastrick
A Brief Description of New York: Formerly called New Netherlands,
with the Places Thereunto Adjoining [London, 1670]
Dorothy was born in Halifax
Florence was born in Eccleshill
had on a blue coat, yellow and green waistcoat, dark coloured
velveteen breeches, and leather apron; about 17 years of age, full
faced, rather marked with small pox, dark coloured hair, and about 5
feet 4 inches high.
Nancy was born in Barkisland
Maria was the daughter of Thomas Alderson
... small of stature and blind with one eye, but was an Iliad in a
nut shell
Jane was born in Halifax
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 Denton,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Denton:
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