It is now a part of The Holdsworth Group of companies
Born in Brighouse.
He was
a carter [1891] /
an iron fitter (hydraulics industry) [1911].
On 27th April 1895, he married Emily Marshall [1876-1948] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Around 1:00 am on a day in August 1888, she was travelling in the
train which was carrying people home on the Brighouse District Industrial Society Limited annual excursion to Scarborough.
As the train was passing through Lightcliffe, Alice, leaned
against the door of the crowded train and fell out.
When they reached Lightcliffe station, parties with lanterns went in
search, but no trace was found.
She was later found at home in Simpson Street, Brighouse, having
gathered herself together and made her own way home.
In 1891, she married Cross Morton.
They moved away from Brighouse.
They both died in Warrington
Born in Brighouse.
He was a waterman/boatman.
On 25th February 1866, he married Emma Womersley [1847-1921]
at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at 3 Simpson's Yard, Mill Street, Brighouse [1891]
Born in Brighouse [23rd September 1895].
He was a silk dresser (waste) [1911].
On 8th June 1918, he married Hettie Heathcote at Halifax Parish Church.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 19th September 1918 (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France [4],
and on Brighouse War Memorial
He was a waterman [1841-1866].
On 9th August 1832, he married (1) Alice Green [1812-1839] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
On 5th August 1839, he married (2) Frances (Fanny) Green
[1812-1869] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Brighouse Wood [1841-1866].
John died 17th March 1866.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £100.
The will was proved by
his widow Fanny,
John & Fanny were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
On 18th May 1807, he married Sarah Harrison [1793-1846] in Shelf.
Children:
Died in Rastrick
In 1862, he married Elizabeth Green.
Owners and tenants have included
The overmantel of fireplace is dated 1581.
The plasterwork depicts the Savile arms and was added in the 1630s.
It was at a meeting of the Loyal Georgean Society in The Oak
Room, that the decision was made to establish what became the
Halifax Permanent Benefit Building & Investment Society.
In 1879, the room was restored by craftsmen who stayed at the Inn
whilst they carried out restoration work on Halifax Parish Church.
This is discussed in the book
Views of Ancient Buildings in the Parish of Halifax
This was built in the 1580s as Robert Waterhouse's best
chamber.
There is a clock here by S. B. Pinchin.
On the bedside table are false curls such as those worn by
Anne Lister
Owners and tenants have included
He joined the family business John Oakes & Company
He married Unknown.
They lived at 19 Lime Street, Lee Mount.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He was killed in action in the battle of Valenciennes [1st November 1918] (aged 33).
He was buried at the Auberchicourt British Cemetery, France [III B 14].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Son of Thomas Oakes.
He was
a member of Halifax Town Council /
a governor of Heath Grammar School /
a damask worsted manufacturer /
a partner in Scarborough Brothers & Oakes.
In 1870, he established John Oakes & Company.
In 1881, he employed 175 men.
In 1874, he married Rosalina Mellor in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Rosalina died 25th December 1910.
John died 17th July 1917 (aged 81).
Margaret Melicent died 13th September 1963.
They were buried at Hampstead Cemetery, London
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a cotton spinner of Mear Clough, Skircoat [1885] /
a cotton spinner [1891, 1901].
In 1885, he married Rachel [1866-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a woollen weaver [1891]
Children:
The family lived at
John William died in 1901 (aged 41)
He was
educated at the Blue Coat School, Halifax /
a woollen piece raiser [1911] /
employed by Edwards & Rawson [for 5 years] /
a Territorial.
During World War I,
he was called-up [August 1914], and
served as a Private
with D Company
2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported missing and assumed to have died at Bullecourt [3rd May 1917] (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [6],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Halifax Parish Church Church Members (WWI) Memorial,
and on the Blue Coat School Memorial.
On 13th April 1835, he married Sarah Wilson [1811-1860] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
In [Q1] 1863, he married Ellen Elizabeth Rawson in York
Ellen Elizabeth died in Lowestoft, Suffolk [20th July 1890] (aged 72)
Owners and tenants have included
Owners and tenants have included
Owners and tenants have included
Owners and tenants have included
In the 1930s, she had a school at Clare Hall.
When Halifax Corporation acquired Clare Hall, the
school moved to premises on the eastern side of Clare Road.
She later established the Bermondsey House School in Halifax.
She later moved to The Gleddings School
She married Rev J. Butterworth.
Children:
Son of Rev George Robert Oakley.
He worked at Ramsden's Brewery before he was ordained.
He became a missionary in South Africa and Sarawak.
In 1948, he married Dorothy Joan Campbell from Castleford.
Children:
Born in Halifax [10th May 1871].
He was
educated at Shrewsbury School /
St Bartholomew's Hospital London /
a medical student [1891] /
honorary assistant surgeon to the Eye, Ear, Throat & Nose Department at the Royal Halifax Infirmary /
surgeon captain to the 1st Volunteer Battalion Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment /
temporary captain of the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in South Africa [1900]
Born in Dublin.
His family moved to Yorkshire when he was 1 year old.
He was educated at Sheffield Royal Grammar School and St Aidan's
Theological College, Birkenhead
and served in Lancashire
before becoming
Vicar of Illingworth [1923].
On 16th June 1897, he married Lizzie Matthew [1873-1920].
Children:
He wrote several books, including
Shall I believe [1910],
In Olden Days: Lancashire Legends [1911],
The Children's Heritage [1912],
Our Father's House,
and
The Story of St Mary's Illingworth [1923]
In 1939, she married Harry Hunter from Nursery Lane, Ovenden.
Children:
Born in Shrewsbury [27th March 1842].
He was
educated at Shrewsbury, Kings College London, Paris and New York /
surgeon to the Royal Canadian & African Mail Steamship Company [1865-1866] /
JP [1894] /
physician and surgeon [1895] /
honorary senior surgeon to the Halifax Ear, Eye and Throat Hospital /
medical officer to the Halifax Blind Institute /
President of the Halifax Literary & Philosophical Society.
In 1886, he established the Halifax Ear, Eye and Throat Hospital in
one wing of his home, Holly House, Halifax.
In [Q4] 1868, he married Emilie Marie Fox [1844-1907] in
Shrewsbury.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was son-in-law Edward Lawrence Baddeley
Daughter of Rev George Robert Oakley.
She taught classics at Crossley & Porter School.
In 1948, she left to become lecturer in Divinity at Matlock Teacher
Training College.
She remained at Matlock until her retirement.
She became a Part-time Lecturer in Divinity at Nottingham University.
She never married
She worked as knitting and craft demonstrator for Paton & Baldwin's.
She married Arthur Woodcock from Southowram.
They had no children.
During World War II,
she worked in the Post Office at Hipperholme.
She later became the secretary of Peartree Lane School, Derby and
taught art, embroidery and needlework for many years in Derby
Son of Rev George Robert Oakley.
He was curate at Drighlinghouses.
He went to live in Australia.
He was a Captain and Padre in the Australian Army.
He was a prisoner of war in Crete [1942].
In 1946, he returned to England.
In the 1960s, he was incumbent at several churches, including Tansor
with Cotterstock and Fotheringhay, Northants.
He married Peggy Denton from Huddersfield.
Children:
House dated inscribed RB TH 1701.
The mid 19th century barn is also listed
Mentioned in the Nomina Villarum [1865].
When the congregation at Bridge End chapel declined during
the ministry of Rev William Northend, some of the members met here.
See
Oaks Green Co-Op, Rastrick
Owners and tenants have included
House at The Rocks.
Owners and tenants have included
The individuals listed there are not necessarily related to each other.
In 1869, James Holroyd Oates left the partnership.
Later generations of the family joined the business
Partners included
William Oates
and
Donald Oates.
In 1880, they had a stone quarry at Horley Green.
They also had business interests in Wrexham.
In 1907, the business was acquired by the Leeds Fireclay Company Limited.
They were at
Beacon Brick Works [1905],
Ellen Royd Works, Halifax [1905],
North Bridge Station [1905],
Horley Green Fire Clay & Sanitary Tube Works [1915],
and
their brickyard at Range Bank, Halifax [1915].
Their urinals were world-famous – examples can still be seen at the
Royal Oak.
Brand names for these included
Luddenden
and
Mytholm.
It is said that the firm supplied all the ceramic tiles which
originally lined the Blackwall Tunnel in London.
In December 1894, a hurricane demolished one of their chimneys.
In 1908, the business was bought by the Leeds Fireclay Company
In 1958, 7-year-old Carl Bairstow accidentally drowned
when he was playing on a home-made raft in the dam at the works.
The dam was drained and filled in
Partners included
Henry Oates
and
John Smith.
On 18th August 1874, the partnership was dissolved.
Oates carried on the business in his own name and on his own
account
Partners included
Thomas Henry Taylor
and
Joe Oates /
Charles Oates
See
Rayner Ramsden
This is a memorial to James Oates who worked on the
construction of the bridge
Farmers and quarry owners at Royd Farm and quarries, Brookfoot Lane,
Southowram [1905]
In 1861, they were recorded at Halifax and York.
Their work included
Highroad Well Independent School [1861]
They were at 7 Union Street, Halifax
and in Huddersfield.
The partnership became Pickersgill & Oates and moved to York.
Work by the partnership included
St James's Church, Hebden Bridge and
St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
The house was built in 18?? for the Minister at Lindwell Primitive Methodist Church.
It was formerly known as Oatlands.
Owners and tenants have included
It is now 2 houses – Oakland and Highfield – known as
Oaklands House
See
Oatland Field Terrace, Greetland
A Royalist head and the slogan
over the doorway is similar to one at East Riddlesden Hall,
Keighley.
The datestone HM 1645 for Henry Murgatroyd has been
altered to JW 1645 for James Wynstanley, who owned the house
in the mid-19th century.
A carved stone head can be seen below the datestone and over a
doorway.
Owners and tenants have included
The house was extended in 1846.
An extra range of rooms was added to the front of the house, and an
Italianate front was added.
The house gave its name to the family's Oats Royd Mill which stands
nearby
Luddenden Oats Royd Mills Band, Luddenden Old Band,
Oatsroyd, Oats Royd Mill Band.
In 1864, it changed its name when it became associated with
J. Murgatroyd & Son's Oats Royd Mills, Luddenden.
They had a band room at the Travellers' Rest, Luddenden.
In 1871, the band played at the ceremony when the first sod was cut
at Widdop Reservoir.
Disbanded in 1???
Owners and tenants have included
A native of Walsall.
He was educated Highbury College [1833] and Glasgow University [1835]
before becoming
the first Minister at Harrison Road Chapel, Carlton Street
[1838-1849].
He married Martha Harrison [1815-1842].
He lived at
2 Regent Street, Halifax [1845].
He moved to Woodford, Essex.
He died in Kensington and was buried at Brompton
He died 15th November 1866 (aged 57).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[K 767 D]
On 14th May 1867, he was imprisoned for 6 months for
threatening David Holdsworth
He lived at Avondale Place, Halifax [1905]
Son of Mary Elizabeth & Thomas O'Brien of 32 Woodside
Place, Halifax.
Born in Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was killed in action [23rd August 1918] (aged 19).
He was buried at the Railway Cutting Cemetery, Courcelles-Le-Comte, France [B 20].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the West Yorkshire Regiment,
then
served as a Private
with the 6th Battalion
South Lancashire Regiment.
He was killed in action [24th April 1917].
He was buried at the Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq [XIX J 14].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church
He was
educated at Holy Trinity School & Halifax Modern School /
a choirboy at Northowram.
He enlisted [1936].
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
with 51 Squadron
Royal Air Force.
He died 15th August 1940 (aged 21).
He was buried at the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey [20 A 1].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Of 17 Morpeth Street, Charlestown, Halifax.
He was
a member of St Bernard's Catholic Church, Halifax /
employed by H. Fletcher & Company Limited.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the West Yorkshire Regiment
[1915], then
served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action at Cambrai [20th November 1917] (aged 24).
He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France [6 & 7],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 11th September 1916 (aged 43).
He was buried at the Vermelles British Cemetery, France [II C 21].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church
Emily was born in Rastrick
Emma was born in Brighouse
It is possible that his wives were related; they were
both Greens and both born in Southowram
Sarah was the daughter of Joseph Harrison of Shelf
Elizabeth was the daughter of William Green
Rosalina was the daughter of Rev Enoch Mellor
Rachel, of Mear Clough, Skircoat, was born in Norland, the
daughter of Samuel Briggs, joiner.
Ellen Elizabeth was the daughter of John Rawson
In 1954, he became incumbent of St Mary's, Willesden, Rural Dean of
Brent and Prebendary of St Pauls Cathedral
Lizzie was the daughter of John Matthew of Middleton,
Lancashire
Mary, wife of James Holdsworth Titterington, died here [1st
February 1911].
Vive le Roy
