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| Barrett, Mr | Ref 191-660 |
Children:
He was dead by 1851
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| Barrett, Mr | Ref 191-25 |
He married Ellen [1863-19??].
Ellen was born in Pontefract.She was widowed, and a worsted twister [1901] / a worsted drawer [1911]
Children:
They lived at
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| Barrett, Abraham | Ref 191-21 |
On 26th April 1807, he married Rachel Priestley [1775-18??] at Halifax Parish Church.
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| Barrett, Bridget | Ref 191-38 |
In 1851, she was working as a tender of combing machine, and lodging with Mrs Mary Kelly at Cooper House Mills, Luddendenfoot
| Barrett, C. | Ref 191-1407 |
In November 1868, he was declared bankrupt
| Barrett, Charles | Ref 191-350 |
He sustained a cut face in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907, and was detained at Halifax Infirmary
| Barrett, Charles | Ref 191-975 |
Born at Acre Farm, Luddendenfoot [10th October 1893].
He was a farm labourer [1911] / employed at the dye works of H. Sagar Limited [1914].
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 10th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action on the Somme [30th July 1916].
The Halifax Courier [18th November 1916] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the family grave at Boulderclough United Methodist Chapel, on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], on Luddendenfoot War Memorial, and on the World War I Memorial in Sowerby Church
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| Barrett, Daniel | Ref 191-12 |
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| Barrett, Rev Edward | Ref 191-290 |
| Barrett, Eli | Ref 191-35 |
He was a wool sorter / a retired wool sorter [1901].
He married Jane [1832-1913].
Jane was born in Stainland
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 10 children of whom 3 were still alive at that time
The children (‡) were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
They lived at
Eli died 24th June 1908 (aged 79).
Jane died 15th April 1913 (aged 81).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Refs: S3/156 & S2/47]
| Barrett, Eli Ackroyd | Ref 191-34 |
Born in Stainland.
He was a cotton piecer [1891] / an iron machine planer [1901].
In [Q2] 1901, he married Mary Hannah C. Thomas [1877-1953] in Halifax.
Children:
Mary Hannah died 21st March 1953 (aged 76).
Eli Ackroyd died 10th January 1959 (aged 86).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/435]
| Barrett, Fred | Ref 191-4 |
Born in Halifax [13th December 1900]; baptised at Halifax Parish Church [20th January 1901].
He was a member of Holy Trinity Boy Scouts / a member of Mr E. Mottram's Boy Scouts / training to be a fitter with Farrar's, Well Lane, Halifax.
He lived at 1 Pineberry Hill, Halifax.
During World War I, he served as a Boy 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the battleship HMS Vanguard.
He died 9th July 1917 (aged 16) when, just before midnight on the 9th July 1917, his ship suffered an explosion in harbour, probably caused by a stokehold of cordite, and sank almost immediately at Scapa Flow, with the loss of 804 of her crew of 806.
The Halifax Courier [21st July 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 25], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial, and on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax
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| Barrett, Frederick | Ref 191-829 |
He was an engine tenter [1890].
On 7th June 1897, he married Ann Halstead in Sowerby.
Child: Harry [b 1898]
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| Barrett, Frederick Garforth | Ref 191-14 |
He died 16th September 1892 and was buried at Christ Church, Pellon [Grave Ref: 1 L 6]
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| Barrett, George | Ref 191-1119 |
| Barrett, George | Ref 191-341 |
He was injured in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907
| Barrett, George Edward | Ref 191-17 |
Illegitimate son of William Barrett.
He was a stableman [1911] / a warehouse man of York Street, Halifax [1913] / a van man with the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company [1915].
In 1913, he married Lilian Danetry [1895-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Lilian, of Fitzwilliams Street, Halifax, was the daughter of Charles Danetry, tailor
Children:
They lived at 4 Spice Cake Lane, Halifax.
During World War I, he served as a Gunner with B Battery 290th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery.
He died of gas bacillus & poisoning in the US General Hospital, Camiers [26th October 1917] (aged 23).
He was buried at Étaples Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref XXX G 1 8A].
A memorial service was held at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax [4th November 1917].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
The Halifax Courier [3rd November 1917] reported his death with a photograph
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| Barrett, George Eli | Ref 191-37 |
He married Ellen [1887-1967].
Children:
George Eli died 6th January 1947 (aged 60).
Ellen died 2nd May 1967 (aged 80).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/602]
| Barrett, Harry | Ref 191-30 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a cotton piecer [1881] / a gas fitter of Pollard Street, Northowram [1890] / a firer [1891] / an electrical wireman [1901] / an electrician [1911].
In 1890, he married Sarah Hannah Lodge [1865-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Sarah Hannah, of Crossfield, Halifax, was born in Halifax, the daughter of John Lodge, grocer.She was a worsted reeler [1891]
Children:
They lived at
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| Barrett, Harry | Ref 191-16 |
He worked on the Hull Trawlers.
During World War I, he enlisted [6th August 1914] and served as a Stoker with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
He was wounded when his minesweeper was torpedoed [September 1915], and he was hospitalised in Deal, Kent. He was moved to the Star & Garter Home, Richmond-on-Thames.
He died in Richmond [9th August 1916] (aged 25).
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
| Barrett, J. | Ref 191-1418 |
In April 1879, he was declared bankrupt
| Barrett, James | Ref 191-33 |
He married Sarah Ann.
Children:
They lived at Cross, Stainland [1856].
The children were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/46]
| Barrett, James | Ref 191-32 |
He was a wool comber [1851, 1861, 1871].
He married Sarah [1800-1859].
Sarah was born in Stainland
Children:
Sarah died 10th January 1859 (aged 59).
They lived at
James died 5th October 1877 (aged 79).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S1/9]
| Barrett, James William | Ref 191-1151 |
He was a woollen spinner [1901].
On 21st September 1873, he married Charlotte Hellawell [1852-1914] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at 10 Dean Lane, Sowerby [1914].
Charlotte died in the Royal Halifax Infirmary [9th July 1914].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £93.
Administration was granted to her husband James William
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| Barrett, James William | Ref 191-364 |
Born in Sowerby.
He was a tram driver [1900] / a tram driver for Manchester Council [1904, 1911].
In [Q4] 1900, he married Janet Moore [1879-1937] in Halifax.
Janet was born in Sowerby
Children:
The children were born in Sowerby.
Between 1904 & 1911, the family moved to Manchester.
The couple died in Manchester
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| Barrett, Joe Harry | Ref 191-9 |
He was a choir boy at Halifax Parish Church [for 8 years] / a grocer's assistant [1911] / a cable jointer for Halifax Post Office.
During World War I, he enlisted [9th October 1916] and served as a Sapper with L Signals Battalion Royal Engineers.
He went to France [January 1917]. He was wounded and gassed [May 1917] and returned to France [January 1918].
He died of wounds at No.6 Casualty Clearing Station, France [22nd April 1918] (aged 25).
The Halifax Courier [18th May 1918] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref X B 37].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
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| Barrett, John | Ref 191-2929 |
He was a rural policeman in Wakefield [1861] / a police sergeant [1871] / a police sergeant at Todmorden Police Station [1881, 1891] / a pension police sergeant [1901].
He married Amelia [1837-1908] from Norwich.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was niece Amelia Seman [aged 18] (worsted spinner).
Living with them [in 1901] were daughter Emily Jane Crowther, grandson Charles Begbie Crowther [aged 4] and granddaughter Clarice Annie Crowther [aged 2].
John died at Blackpool
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| Barrett, John | Ref 191-343 |
Born in Northowram.
He was a wool sorter [1875].
Around 1875, he married Mary Ann [1849-1899]
Mary Ann was born in Scarborough
Children:
The children were born in Boothtown and baptised All Souls' Church.
The couple died in Boothtown: John [12th April 1899]; Mary [16th May 1899]
ALLSOULS was buried at Hey and Other Members of the Family ‡
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| Barrett, John | Ref 191-2 |
He was a wool sorter [1891] / a scavenger [1901] / a wool sorter [1911].
Around 1870, he married Mary [1848-19??].
Mary was born in Midgley
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901, 1911] was grandson Leyland Barrett, the illegitimate son of Harriet Ann
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| Barrett, John | Ref 191-8 |
He was a fettler (woollen manufacturer) [1877].
On 16th September 1877, he married Rose Ada Ward [1858-1931] in Halifax.
Rose Ada was born in Bowling, Bradford
Children:
The children were born in Elland.
The family lived at 111 Park Road, Elland [1911]
Living with them [in 1911] was daughter Mary Ellen and her children, Winifred Lola Marsden [b 1908], and Donald Marsden [b 1910]
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| Barrett, John | Ref 191-344 |
Born 5th April 1879.
In [Q2] 1901, he married Edna Wilkinson Foulds in Halifax.
Edna was born in Ovenden, the daughter of Richard Foulds
The couple died in Halifax: Edna [21st September 1941]; John [29th November 1962]
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| Barrett, John | Ref 191-7 |
Born in Elland [6th September 1897]
He was a piecer [1911] / employed by Norman Shaw & Company at Spa Well Mill, Elland.
During World War I, he enlisted [November 1915] and served as a Private with C Company 1st/6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders.
He was wounded [June 1916], hospitalised in Exeter, and returned to his unit [November 1916]. He was wounded again.
He died of wounds [27th April 1917].
The Halifax Courier [12th May 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France [Grave Ref IV C 33].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial, on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland, and on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Elland
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| Barrett, Jonas | Ref 191-2577 |
He left England aboard the Lord Lyndoch [7th September 1840]
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| Barrett, Joseph | Ref 191-46 |
Mary died 11th June 1837.
She is buried with her parents. The grave lies in the yard of the Bridge End Sunday School, Rastrick
| Barrett, Joseph | Ref 191-1833 |
| Barrett, Joseph | Ref 191-3 |
He was a stuff weaver [1845].
On 8th February 1828, he married Rachael Willen [1811-1845] at Halifax Parish Church.
Rachael born in Halifax.She was a card setter [1841]
Children:
They lived at Chapeltown, Halifax [1845].
Rachel died of consumption [23rd July 1845] (aged 42) After her death, the 3 children were living with their grandparents [1851]
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| Barrett, Joseph | Ref 191-31 |
He was a woolcomber [1851] / a grocer & woolsorter [1861] / a grocer & woolsorter's overlooker [1871].
In [Q1] 1845, he married Martha Hanson [1824-1896] in Halifax.
Martha was born in Stainland
Children:
They lived at
Joseph died 10th March 1875 (aged 50).
Martha died 1st January 1896 (aged 71).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Refs: S2/56 & S3/146]
| Barrett, Joseph | Ref 191-3319 |
He was a cotton carder [1881] / a cotton under carder [1891] / publican at the Beehive, Soyland [1897, 1908] / school and chapel caretaker [1911].
In 1874, he married Elizabeth [1854-1???] from Dean Head, Scammonden.
Children:
They lived at
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| Barrett, Kenneth John | Ref 191-15 |
During World War II, he served as a Leading Seaman Royal Navy.
aboard the cruiser HMS Charybdis.
He died 23rd October 1943 (aged 23) when his ship was hit by the German torpedo boats T-23 & T-27 and sank within half an hour in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 452 crew.
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 73 2], and on Ripponden War Memorial
| Barrett, Leyland | Ref 191-18 |
Harriet Ann was the daughter of John Barrett.In 1912, she married Joseph King in Halifax.
They lived at 15 Beech Avenue, Pellon Lane [1917]
Born in Luddendenfoot.
He was a member of United Methodist Chapel, Shelf / a worsted mill hand [1911] / an apprentice designer at Clough Mills, Stone Chair.
During World War I, he enlisted [11th September 1916] and served as a Private with the 10th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment.
He went to France [19th December 1916].
He was killed in action [28th April 1917] (aged 19).
The Halifax Courier [8th September 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Chili Trench Cemetery, Gavrelle, France [Grave Ref E 18].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Luddendenfoot, and on the Memorial at Shelf United Methodist Church
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| Barrett, Midgley | Ref 191-2666 |
He entertained the customers of the Pack Horse by recitation of the story of the Green Lady of Blake Dean.
A Midgley Barrett died in Todmorden [Q2 1962] (aged 73), but this may not be the publican
| Barrett, Milford | Ref 191-837 |
In June 1839, he was declared bankrupt
| Barrett, Milford | Ref 191-2617 |
In June 1839, he was declared bankrupt
| Barrett, P. | Ref 191-13 |
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial
| Barrett, Patrick James | Ref 191-10 |
He was a mason's labourer [1901, 1911].
In [Q2] 1891, he married Mary Gallaghan [1864-1???] in Halifax.
Mary was born in Sheffield.She was living at Luddendenfoot [1891].
She was a worsted box mender [1901] / a mill hand rover [1911]
Children:
They lived at
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| Barrett, Pliny | Ref 191-2815 |
He was a weaver [1841] / a barber & traveller in leather trade [1851] / a carpet shoe maker [1861] / a hair dresser & general dealer [1871] / a hairdresser and slipper maker (at 81 New Bank) [1874] / a barber & hair dresser [1881].
In 1840, he married Alice Radford [1811-1883] in Halifax.
Alice came from Atherstone Warwickshire
Children:
They lived at
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| Barrett, Reginald James | Ref 191-19 |
Born in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.
He was a teacher at Crossley & Porter School.
During World War I, he served as a Lieutenant / A/Captain with the 6th Battalion King's (Liverpool Regiment).
He was killed in action [21st August 1918].
He was awarded the Military Cross [September 1918] for
conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led a counter-attack with great dash and determination and drove out the enemy from a post they had taken. He did fine service
He was buried at Warry Copse Cemetery, Courcelles-Le-Comte, France [Grave Ref A 21].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Trinity Road Baptist Church, Halifax, and on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax
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| Barrett, Richard | Ref 191-1410 |
On 4th April 1866, he was found guilty of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Dennis O'Brien at Halifax on the 5th February. The judge said
I should fail in my duty to the public if I did not inflict upon you the severest sentence which the law allows me. The sentence of the court is that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. If the law would have allowed me I would have given you more
| Barrett, Richard | Ref 191-26 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a labourer of Garden Street North, Northowram [1900] / a boiler firer at worsted mill [1911].
On 18th October 1900, he married Martha Nuttall [1879-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Martha, of Garden Street North, Northowram, was born in Halifax, the daughter of George Nuttall, labourer.She was a ring twister at a worsted mill [1911]
Children:
The children were born in Halifax. The family lived at
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| Barrett, Stephen Sykes | Ref 191-1266 |
Born in Rishworth.
He was a cotton piecer [1891] / a clerk at paper mill [1901] / a cashier at paper manufacturer [1911].
In 1903, he married Frances Ellen Mitchell [1882-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
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| Barrett, Thomas | Ref 191-342 |
He was a weaver [1836].
On 12th July 1836, he married Mary Whitworth at Halifax Parish Church.
Mary came from Northowram
Children:
The children were born in Northowram.
Thomas died 18th June 1892
Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax ‡
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| Barrett, Thomas | Ref 191-42 |
He was a twister-in (woollen) [1881].
He married Charlotte [1815-1???].
Charlotte was born in Colne
Children:
They lived at 23 Pineberry Hill, Southowram [1881]
| Barrett, Thomas | Ref 191-20 |
Born 4th April 1818; baptised at Square Chapel, Halifax [14th June 1818].
He was a tailor [1839-1891].
On 24th June 1839, he married Mary Horner in Halifax.
Mary was the daughter of Stephen Horner
Children:
They lived at
Thomas (possibly) died in Halifax [Q3 1891]
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| Barrett, Thomas | Ref 191-23 |
He was a wool sorter [1861].
Around 1847, he married Mary [1825-1???].
Mary was born in Northowram
Children:
They lived at 3 Range Bank, Halifax [1861]
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| Barrett, Thomas | Ref 191-11 |
Born in Luddenden.
He was a member of St Walburga's Catholic Church & School, Luddendenfoot / a doffer (worsted) [1911] / a driver employed by F. & J. G. Spencer.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 12th October 1916.
The Halifax Courier [4th November 1916] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], and on the Memorial at Saint Walburga's Catholic Church, Luddendenfoot
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| Barrett, Thomas Henry | Ref 191-40 |
He was a coal miner [1881].
Around 1868, he married Emily [1847-1???].
Emily was born in Halifax
Children:
They lived at 2 Pineberry Hill, Halifax [1881]
| Barrett, Thomas Henry | Ref 191-43 |
He was a coal miner [1881].
In [Q1] 1867, he married either Emily Akroyd or Emily Sugden [1847-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 2 Pineberry Hill, Southowram [1881]
| Barrett, Thomas Henry | Ref 191-28 |
He was a coal miner [1871] / a general labourer [1881] / a stone miner [1890] / a beerseller at Uncle Tom's Cabin, Halifax [1901] / a stone miner [1901, 1911].
In [Q3] 1865, he married Phoebe Booth [1847-19??] in Halifax.
Phoebe was born in Horsforth
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 12 children of whom 6 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881, 1891] was mother-in-law Sarah Brook [b 1815] (housekeeper, retired weaver).
Living with them [in 1911] were 4 lodgers: Whitworth Greenwood / John Hodgson [b 1879] (teamer) / Frederick John Kirk [b 1868] (boiler maker) / Owen Slinger [b 1842] (saddler)
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| Barrett, Walter | Ref 191-6 |
Born in Luddenden.
He was a farmer [1892, 1901, 1911].
In 1892, he married Sarah Jane Schofield [1865-1937] in Halifax.
Sarah Jane was born in Sowerby Bridge
Children:
They lived at
which Walter had inherited from his parents.
Living with them [in 1901] was sister-in-law Emma Schofield [b 1864] (woollen weaver).
Members of the family were buried at Boulderclough United Methodist Chapel
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| Barrett, Walter | Ref 191-39 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a band maker [1876] / a hurrier in Sunny Bank Coal Mine, Southowram [1881] / a coal miner [1891] / a hauling engineer tenter [1901] / a coal miner with Leeds Fireclay Company Limited [1911].
In [Q2] 1889, he married Clara Marsden [1868-19??] in Halifax.
Clara was born in Halifax, the daughter of Edwin Marsden of Bailey Hall Bank
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 6 children of whom 2 were still alive at that time
The family lived at
The Halifax Courier [10th June 1939] published an article celebrating the couple's Golden Wedding
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| Barrett, William | Ref 191-887 |
| Barrett, William | Ref 191-36 |
Born in Stainland [10th October 1832].
He was a wool comber [1851] / a wool sorter [1861, 1871, 1881].
He married Sarah [1837-1876].
They lived at Drury Lane, Stainland [1881].
Sarah died 29th December 1876 (aged 39).
William died 5th February 1894 (aged 62).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/141] with William's brother Seth Barrett [1842-13th January 1914] and an unidentified Mary Ann Barrett [1847-3rd November 1938]
Question: Does anyone know how Mary Ann fits into the family?
| Barrett, William | Ref 191-368 |
In [Q3] 1862, he married Sarah Walsh [1841-1877] in Halifax.
Children:
In 1911, Mary Ann, her husband Walter and her brother Wright emigrated to the USA, settling in Providence, Rhode Island.
William died 10th September 1873.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200.
After his death, Sarah married Alfred Judson [1875]
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| Barrett, William | Ref 191-41 |
He was a stone miner quarrier [1881].
In [Q3] 1860, he married Rachel Appleyard [1840-1???].
Rachel was born in Halifax.She had a daughter Jane Appleyard [b 1858] who lived with her stepfamily & was a worsted mill hand [1881]
Children:
They lived at 6 Pineberry Hill, Southowram [1881]
| Barrett, William | Ref 191-2667 |
He was a beer seller [1871] / landlord of the William the 4th, Sowerby Bridge [1866, 1871, 1881, 1897].
On 17th December 1865, he married Eliza at Halifax Parish Church.
Eliza (née Widdop) was the widow of William Greenwood
Children:
They lived at Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1871, 1881].
William died 2nd April 1897.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £404 4/7d to stepson Henry Greenwood (pattern maker) and John William Whiteley Probate was granted to
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| Barrett, William | Ref 191-27 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a whitesmith [1861] / landlord of the Bishop Blaize, Halifax [taking over from his father-in-law 1872].
On 17th February 1868, he married Mary Hannah Whiteley in Halifax.
Mary was born in Halifax, the daughter of Thomas Whiteley
Children:
Mary Hannah lived at 63 Woodside Road, Boothtown [1925].
William died at the Bishop Blaize, Halifax. [1st July 1890] and was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax with his parents.
Mary died in 1925.
She & her children ( ‡) were buried with her parents at Christ Church, Pellon
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| Barrett, William | Ref 191-22 |
Born 10th August 1848.
He was a worsted spinner [1861].
Martha died in Toronto, Canada [8th December 1927]
On 29th September 1872, he married Martha Tempest at St Peter's Church, Bradford.
Martha was born in Bowling, Bradford [25th September 1851], the daughter of Sarah (née Griffis) & James Tempest, carter
William died in Bolton [5th March 1918]
Martha died in Toronto, Canada [8th December 1927]
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| Barrett, William | Ref 191-338 |
He was a dyer.
On 1st January 1875, he married Mary Hannah Pickles in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Sowerby
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| Barrett, William | Ref 191-29 |
Born in Castleford.
He was a warehouseman of 36 Brook Street, Halifax [1895] / a worsted warehouseman [1901] / a yarn warehouseman [1911].
In 1895, he married Mary Lily Wilcock [1875-19??] at St James's Church, Halifax.
Mary Lily of 31 Brook Street, Halifax, was born in Halifax, the daughter of George Wilcock, moulder.She was a worsted drawer [1911]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] were William's sisters Margaret Barrett [b 1881] (worsted drawer) & Mary Barrett [b 1885] (worsted spinner)
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| Barrett, William | Ref 191-978 |
Born in Sowerby.
He was a member of St Peter's Church, Sowerby / a worsted doubling overlooker, lodging with the family of James Walton, head gardener, at Park Lodge, Wibsey Park, North Bierley [1911] / a warehouseman of Dean Lane, Sowerby [1913] / gardener for Mrs MacDougall at Mill House, Triangle [1915].
On 15th December 1913, he married Elizabeth Ann Gregory [1876-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Elizabeth Ann, of Eldroth Road, Halifax, was the daughter of Robert Gregory, driver
They had no children.
They lived at
During World War I, he enlisted [1916] and served as a Private with the 1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry.
He had served 18 months in France when he was killed in action [9th September 1918].
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [12th October & 19th October 1918].
He was buried at Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref I F 6].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the World War I Memorial in Sowerby Church, and on Norland War Memorial
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| Barrett, William | Ref 191-24 |
Born in Pontefract.
He was a cotton carrier sap [1911] / employed by Samuel Dugdale at Fairlea Mills.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the West Riding Regiment.
He was reported missing [3rd May 1917], but was later reported to be a POW in a German detention camp.
He wrote home [11th June 1917] complaining bitterly about the treatment he was receiving from his captors
We have had a lot of punishment all for the sake of our Government being bad to their men, so you can tell them we are in a very bad way, and shall be until our Government is better
He also pleaded hard for bread to be sent to him.
His photograph appears with a report of his story in the Halifax Courier [23rd June 1917].
He survived the War, and is remembered
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Walburga's Catholic Church, Luddendenfoot,
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| Barrett, William Henry | Ref 191-4751 |
He was a clogger [1871] / a master clog & pattern maker [1881] / a clogger [1891, 1901].
In 1870, he married Susan Whitworth [1848-1895] in Halifax.
Susan was born in Sowerby
Children:
They lived at
Susan died Q2 1895 (aged 47).
William Henry died 22nd February 1919 (aged 72) and was buried at Steep Lane Baptist Chapel, Sowerby with daughter Mary & family
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| Barrett, William Henry | Ref 191-5 |
He married Clara.
They lived at Moor Bottom, Upper Greetland.
During World War I, he served as a Petty Officer with the Royal Navy aboard the destroyer HMS Narborough.
He died 12th January 1918 (aged 32) when his ship ran aground on the Pentland Skerries, and sank with the loss of 188 of her crew of 189.
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 29]
| Barrett, William Hopkinson | Ref 191-3189 |
Born at Lower Goat House, Rishworth [13th May 1831]; baptised at Roadside Baptist Church, Rishworth.
He was a member of Roadside Baptist Church, Rishworth & Sunday School / a cotton mill overlooker [1881] / employed at Ryburn Mill, Ripponden / a retired cotton mill manager [1891, 1901] / a director of the Ripponden Commercial Company Limited [for 37 years] / a director of Ripponden Co-operative Society Limited [for 27 years] / Chairman of Soyland District Council / a member of Rishworth Oddfellows [for 40 years].
In 1854, he married Mary Sykes [1832-1889] in Halifax.
Mary came from Barkisland
Children:
They lived at
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| Barrett, Wilson | Ref 191-292 |
As a boy, he lived in a house next to the White Horse, Southgate.
He laid the foundation stone for the Grand Theatre & Opera House [27th November 1888].
He laid the foundation stone for, and opened, the Grand Theatre & Opera House in 1889 with performances in Hamlet and two other plays.
His wife, Miss Heath, was an actress and had been a dramatic reader to Queen Victoria
| Surname |
| Barrett surname | Ref 191-1 |
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are 75 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Barrett, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.
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