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Dewhirst, AbrahamRef 279-21
[1817-1890]
Born in Southowram.

He was a blacksmith [1861, 1871] / a tea dealer [1881].

In [Q2] 1839, he married Sarah Shoesmith [1819-18??].


Sarah was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Martha [b 1840]
  2. Dan [b 1849] who was a worsted factory worker [1861], a  mechanic [1871]
  3. Grace [1850-1923] who was a worsted factory operative  [1871], a worsted winder [1881] & was buried with her father

The family lived at

  • Beaumont Town, Halifax [1861]
  • 33 Horley Green Road, Northowram [1871]
  • 6 Horley Green Road, Northowram [1881]

Abraham died 22nd December 1890 (aged 74)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 360] with Sarah (Booth) Dewhirst [1799-1895]

Dewhirst, ArthurRef 279-195
[1878-1918]
He worked for
Mackintosh's.

He married Unknown.

They lived at 94 Haugh Shaw Road, Halifax.

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the Northumberland Fusiliers.

He died in Shelf Sanatorium [31st March 1918] (aged 40)  & was buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross with military honours.

He is remembered on the Memorial at John Mackintosh & Sons Limited

Dewhirst, BenRef 279-23
[1879-1944]
Born 16th July 1879.

He was a dairy farmer [1939].

In [Q4] 1906, he married Mary Ann Tidswell in Halifax.


Mary Ann was born 6th December 1876
 

Children:

  1. Jack [b 23rd April 1907] who was a cowman [1939]
  2. Florence [b 11th September 1905] who was a dairymaid  [1939]

The family lived at Wainstalls House Farm, Wainstalls [1939].

Benjamin died 21st October 1944 (aged 65).

Mary Ann died 29th February 1960 (aged 83).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2229] with an unidentified Sarah Ann Robbins [1840-1923]

Dewhirst, CharlesRef 279-523
[1777-1???]
Youngest child of
Luke Dewhirst.

He was educated at Hoxton Academy in London, where he trained to be an Independent Minister

Dewhirst, CharlesRef 279-485
[1895-1917]
Aka Charlie:

Son of Eliza (née Greenwood) & George Henry Dewhirst of Four Lane Ends, Midgley.

Born in Mytholmroyd.

He was a worsted weaver.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 8th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment.

He died of wounds [28th May 1917] (aged 22).

He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref XII B 29A].

He is remembered on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd, on a memorial in Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mytholmroyd and Scout Road Wesleyan Chapel, Mytholmroyd, in the book Royd Regeneration, and on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial

Dewhirst, DanRef 279-536
[1848-1925]
Born in Halifax.

He was a machine fitter [1877].

In [Q4] 1871, he married (1) Mary Ann Pickles [1850-1872] in Halifax.

Mary Ann died 8th February 1872 (aged 22).

In [Q4] 1877, he married (2) Alice Jane Singleton Jones [1856-1938] in Halifax.


Alice Jane was born in Liverpool
 

Children:

  1. William [b 1879] who was a fish dresser
  2. Annie [b 1880] who married Charley Tasker
  3. Mary Greg who died 24th September 1884 (aged 5 months) 
  4. George Shoesmith
  5. Samuel Greg [1891-1960] who was a cabinet maker and  joined the army Service Corps [19th April 1916] having been granted  an Exemption from Combatant Service on Conscientious Grounds
  6. Ernest [1893-1944] who was a grocer's assistant

They lived at 6 Alexander Street, Claremount [1911, 1916]

Dan died 22nd January 1925 (aged 76).

Alice died 28th May 1938 (aged 81).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1567]; Dan & Alice do not appear on the headstone

Dewhirst, DeardenRef 279-9
[1842-1903]
Son of
Thomas Dewhirst.

He was a blacksmith [1861].

In [Q1] 1864, he married Ann Kitley [1842-1904] in Halifax.

They lived at 1 Southowram Bank, Halifax [1903]

Dearden died 14th July 1903 (aged 61) 

Ann died 8th June 1904 (aged 62) 

The couple were buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount

Dewhirst, EliRef 279-14
[1787-1850]
He was a woolsorter.

He married Mary [1781-1867].

Child: Joseph

Eli died 23rd April 1850 (aged 63).

Mary died 20th January 1867 (aged 86).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4043]

Dewhirst, FrederickRef 279-10
[1856-1???]
(Possibly) son of
Jacob Dewhirst.

Born in Halifax.

He was a brewer's labourer [1881, 1891] / a brewer's warehouseman [1901].

In [Q1] 1877, he married Sarah Ellen Metcalfe in Halifax.


Sarah Ellen was the daughter of John Metcalfe
 

Children:

  1. William Henry [b 1878] who was a skewer maker [1891], a  carpenter & joiner [1901]
  2. Sam [b 1879] who was a worsted doffer [1891]
  3. John Evinson [b 1881] who was a worsted doffer [1891], a  cigar maker [1901]
  4. Harriet [b 1882] who was a worsted winder [1901]
  5. Frank [b 1884] who was an apprentice carpenter & joiner  [1901]
  6. Fred [1886-1st December 1890] who was buried with his  Metcalfe grandparents at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2521]
  7. Amy [b 1892]
  8. Clement [b 1894]
  9. Gladys [b 1896]
  10. Harold who died 6th March 1899 (aged 11 months), & was  buried with his Metcalfe grandparents at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2521]

They lived at

  • 10 Winding Road Terrace, Halifax [1881]
  • 4 Mason Street, Southowram [1891]
  • 77 Baines Street, Halifax [1901]

Dewhirst, GeorgeRef 279-27
[1826-1903]
Son of John Dewhirst, farmer.

He was a farmer [1866].

On 13th February 1866, he married Martha in Halifax.


Martha (née Halstead) was the widow of
John Mitchell
 

Martha died 4th July 1921 and was buried at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd [Grave Ref: G/P7], the grave of the Dewhirst family

Dewhirst, GeorgeRef 279-888
[1895-1915]
Son of Mrs Phoebe Dewhirst of 100 Greaves Road, Lancaster.

Born in Halifax.

He lived at 35 Woodside View, Boothtown.

He died of shrapnel wounds to the head at Hill 60 [28th June 1915] (aged 20).

During World War I, he enlisted [September 1914] and served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was buried at Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery, Gloucestershire [Screen Wall 3 664], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Dewhirst, George FrederickRef 279-332
[1886-1918]

In [Q1] 1908, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Peckett in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Hilda [b 1911]

The family lived at 2 Back Dean Street, Pellon Lane.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He died 23rd April 1918 (aged 32).

He was buried at Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref III E 33].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Dewhirst, George ShoesmithRef 279-534
[1889-1917]
Son of
Dan Dewhirst.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of the YMCA / a member of the Citizens' Guild of Help / a printer [boarding in Northampton 1911].

He lived at 6 Alexander Street, Claremount.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

He was killed in action [26th October 1917].

The Halifax Courier [5th January 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 108-111], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Dewhirst, HarryRef 279-3
[1894-1917]
Son of
Willie Dewhirst.

He was a member of Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge & Sunday  School / a sorter fustian [1911] / employed at the wholesale clothing works of Thomas Sutcliffe & Son Limited, Regent Works, Hangingroyd, Hebden Bridge.

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He received shell wounds in the back [24th April 1917].

He died in a Dover hospital [9th June 1917] (aged 23)  & was buried at Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge [4 20].

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge

Dewhirst, HartleyRef 279-329
[1871-1949]
Born in Halifax.

He was a twister [1916].

On 23rd December 1916, he married Annie Craven in Halifax.


Annie was the daughter of
Richard Craven
 

Children:

  1. Betty [b 1919]
  2. Margaret [28th May 1920] who died at birth

Annie died in Halifax [28th May 1920].

Hartley died in Pellon [9th September 1949]

Dewhirst, HenryRef 279-1040
[1833-1???]
He was a farm labourer [1861] / an agricultural labourer [1871] / a silk draper [1878].

He married Harriot [1835-1???].

Harriot was a weaver of damask [1861]

Children:

  1. Walter Clarenden
  2. John William [b 1858] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  3. Sarah A. [b 1868]
  4. Ellen [b 1869]
  5. Charlie [b 1870]

They lived at

  • 12 Bank Top, Southowram [1861]
  • Gate Cottage, Southowram [1871]

Dewhirst, Henry WilliamRef 279-856
[1895-1917]
Son of
William Henry Dewhirst.

Born in Hebden Bridge.

He was a member of Old Town Cricket Club / a member of Old Town Methodist Chapel, Wadsworth & choir / secretary of Old Town Methodist Sunday School / a cotton manufacturer's clerk with James Hoyle Limited at Acre Mill, Old Town [1911].

During World War I, he enlisted [31st March 1916] and served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He went to France [9th January 1917].

He died at a casualty clearing station from a shell wound [5th March 1917] (aged 21).

He was buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref VI B 35.]

He is remembered on Wadsworth War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Old Town Methodist Chapel, Wadsworth

Dewhirst, IsaacRef 279-26
[1793-18??]
Born in Erringden.

He was a farm servant [1859] / a labourer [1861].

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Jane [b 1859] who had an illegitimate son Thomas Dewhirst [b 1856] & married Joshua Chatburn

They lived at Castle Street, Stansfield [1861].

Living with the widowed Isaac [in 1861] were daughter Jane, her husband Joshua Chatburn & son Thomas Dewhirst, and Jonas Chatburn & his wife Betty

Dewhirst, IsaacRef 279-305
[18??-18??]
Worsted spinner at Halifax.

In 1854, he was declared bankrupt

Dewhirst, IsaacRef 279-373
[18??-19??]
He was a worsted spinner in Elland / Chairman of
Elland School Board [1891].

Of John Dewhirst & Company

He offered an apprenticeship to Albert Bailey.

He lived at Plains, Elland [1905]

Dewhirst, IsaacRef 279-208
[1829-1???]
Born in Clayton.

He was bandmaster of the 4th Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteers [1861].

He married Mary Ann [1829-1???].

Children:

  1. Joe [b 1853]

Son Joe, was also in the 4th Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteers [1861].

The family lived at The Mount, Haley Hill [1861]

Dewhirst, IsaacRef 279-12
[1829-1887]
He was a mechanic [1857, 1860] / a moulder [1870].

He married Sarah [1827-1900].

Children:

  1. John who died 23rd March 1857 (aged 6 years) 
  2. Martha Ann who died 27th July 1860 (aged 4 years) 
  3. Albert who died 11th September 1870 (aged 8 years) 
  4. Ada who died 15th September 1870 (aged 10 months) 

Isaac died 15th October 1887 (aged 58).

Sarah died 11th April 1900 (aged 73).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3966]

Dewhirst, IsaacRef 279-7
[1861-1934]
Born in Norland.

He was a plumber [1911].

On 14th February 1891, he married Fanny Elizabeth George [1867-1945] at St George's Church, Sowerby.


Fanny Elizabeth was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
 

Children:

  1. child who died young [before 1911]
  2. Maggie [1893-1967] who was a cotton winder [1911]
  3. Lewis

They lived at 1 Spring Terrace, Norland [1911, 1917, 1934].

Isaac died 20th February 1934.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £221.

Probate was granted to his widow Fanny

Dewhirst, JacobRef 279-11
[1826-1877]
Born in Halifax.

He was a worsted dyer [1861].

In [Q4] 1845, he married Harriet Homer [1827-1???] in Halifax.


Harriet was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. William [b 1846] who was a core maker at iron foundry  [1861]
  2. Elizabeth [b 1849] who was a worsted spinner [1861]
  3. Sarah [b 1852] who was a worsted spinner [1861]
  4. Sam [b 1854]
  5. (possibly) Fred
  6. Hartley [b 1860]

They lived at 5 Bowling Dyke, Halifax [1861].

A Jacob Dewhirst died in Halifax [Q4 1877] (aged 51) 

Dewhirst, JamesRef 279-80
[18??-18??]
Todmorden-born artist.

He and his brother, William, established the Vale Academy, Todmorden. Around 1861, he became a cotton manufacturer

Dewhirst, JamesRef 279-516
[1824-1869]
Son of
William Dewhirst.

In 1856, he married Maria [1839-1865], daughter of James Nuttall.

Children:

  1. child
  2. child
  3. child

In 1851, he was a teacher at Vale House, Todmorden with his sisters Marian, Jane and Betty.

In 1861, he was still at Vale House, and was an agent for the sale of cotton goods

Dewhirst, JamesRef 279-890
[1830-1???]
Born in Millwood, Todmorden.

On 20th May 1851, left England and sailed to Boston. He finally settled in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

In 1856, his future wife left Todmorden to become his assistant. They subsequently married

Dewhirst, JamesRef 279-28
[1837-1922]
Born in Wadsworth.

He was a cotton warp dresser [1871, 1881] / a worsted warp dresser [1891, 1901].

In [Q4] 1859, he married Mary Ann Farrar [1837-1916] in Halifax.


Mary Ann was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. John Farrar
  2. Clara [1865-1869]
  3. Annie [b 1869] who was a worsted spinner [1881]
  4. Hartley [b 1871] who was a worsted warp dresser [1891], a  worsted warp twister [1901], a twister-in [1911]
  5. Fred [b 1874] who was a biscuit packer [1891], a boot  clicker [1901, 1911]
  6. Walter [b 1877] who was a machine tenter [1891]. a card  maker [1901]
  7. Louisa J. [b 1882] who was a worsted spinner [1901]

The 1911 census shows that they had had 9 children of whom 6 were still alive at that time.

They lived at

  • 64 Crossley Terrace, Halifax [1871, 1881]
  • 16 Rosebery Terrace, Halifax [1891, 1901, 1911]

Living with them [in 1901] was grandson Norman P. Dewhirst [b  1893].

Mary Ann died 7th October 1916 (aged 79).

James died 3rd December 1922 (aged 85).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2482]

Dewhirst, JohnRef 279-402
[1824-1906]
Born in Ovenden.

He was manager of worsted carders [1851] / worsted spinner employing 45 men, 50 women, 81 boys & 109 girls  [1871] / master worsted spinner employing 164 men, 106 boys, 89 women & 104  girls [1881] / worsted spinner (employer) [1901]. He established of John Dewhirst & Company.

In April 1844, he married Kitty Mitchell [1824-1891].


Kitty was born in Warley
 

Children:

  1. William [b 1845]
  2. Martha Ann [b 1848]
  3. Mitchell [b 1851]
  4. Hannah [b 1853]
  5. Eliza [b 1857]
  6. Louisa [b 1860]
  7. Emily [b 1861]

They lived at

Living with them [in 1851] was a visitor Martha Mitchell.

He laid a stone for Elland Wesleyan Chapel.

He placed a large stained-glass window in the front of the new Elland Wesleyan Chapel in memory of his family

Dewhirst, Rev John BickertonRef 279-537
[17??-18??]
A native of Cottingham.

He was Minister at Northgate End Chapel for a few months [1797-1798]

Dewhirst, John FarrarRef 279-29
[1864-1939]
Son of
James Dewhirst.

Born in Halifax [23rd February 1863].

He was a cotton piece packer [1881] / a worsted warp dresser [1891] / a cotton warp dresser [1901] / incapacitated [1939].

In [Q1] 1892, he married (1) Elizabeth Gledhill [1871-1896] in Halifax.

Elizabeth died 7th July 1896 (aged 25).

In [Q4] 1910, he married (2) Beatrice Morton [1877-1955] in Halifax.


Beatrice was born 31st March 1877
 

Children:

  1. Stanley J. [b 13th January 1913] who was a machine tool fitter & engineer [1939]

They lived at 93 Blackwood Grove, Halifax [1939].

John & Elizabeth died 13th December 1939 (aged 76).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2482] with John's parents.

Beatrice died in Halifax [Q1 1955] (aged 77) 


Her burial place is not yet known
 

Dewhirst, John MitchellRef 279-16
[1815-1874]
Born in Warley.

He was a worsted weaver & grocer [1871] / a weaver [1874].

He married Hannah [1814-1877].


Hannah was born in Warley
 

Children:

  1. Samuel
  2. Ellen [1845-1912] who was a worsted weaver [1871],  married Leonard Greenwood & was buried with her parents
  3. Eli [b 1847] who was a wire drawer [1871]
  4. Isaac [b 1857] who was a factory hand (cotton) [1871]

They lived at Lister Lane, Halifax [1871].

John died 7th February 1874 (aged 59).

Hannah died 28th March 1877 (aged 63).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1224]

Dewhirst, JonasRef 279-2
[1860-1914]
His father was a yeoman farmer.

Born in Sowerby.

He was a member of King Cross Bowling Club / headmaster at Sowerby School [until 1884] / an egg & yeast importer (having taken over the business of a  relative) / a coal merchant in Sowerby Bridge & Ripponden / a farmer in Sowerby & Barkisland.

He lived at 31 Milton Place, Halifax.

He died 17th January 1914 (aged 54).

He had been watching the Halifax versus Wigan match at Thrum Hall, and died soon after returning home.

He was buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones

Dewhirst, JosephRef 279-13
[1820-1869]
Son of
Eli Dewhirst.

He was a woolsorter.

In [Q4] 1844, he married Martha Dyson [1811-1889] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. John [1846-1859] who was buried with his parents

Joseph died 7th May 1869 (aged 49).

Martha died 17th January 1889 (aged 78).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4043] with Joseph's parents

Dewhirst, JosephRef 279-8
[1880-1???]
Son of
Smith Dewhirst.

He was landlord of the Green Hill Tavern, Halifax [1901] / an iron turner with William Bates, Son & Company Limited [1921].

In [Q4] 1906, he married Annie Eliza Laycock in Halifax.


Annie Eliza was the daughter of Jonas Barker Laycock
 

Living with them [in 1911] were Anne Eliza's widowed mother Mary Jane [b 1853] and sister Lily [b 1882]

Dewhirst, LewisRef 279-6
[1895-1917]
Son of
Isaac Dewhirst.

Born in Norland [28th June 1895].

He was a plumber's apprentice [1911].

During World War I, he enlisted [February 1916] and served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was wounded and shellshocked at Bullecourt, France, and died in Boulogne Hospital [3rd May 1917].

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6], and on Norland War Memorial

Dewhirst, LukeRef 279-521
[17??-1782]
Of
Brantom Farm, Sowerby.

He owned the farm and 3 other cottages.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Richard
  2. Charles

He gave instructions that his estate was to be sold when his youngest child attained the age of 21. In the mean time, profits from his farm were to be used for his children's education.

He was buried at Heptonstall Church [25th May 1782]

Dewhirst, LukeRef 279-808
[18??-1???]
A farmer of Soyland.

On 14th July 1877, Samuel Caleb stole a mare from Dewhirst.

Caleb was sentenced to 20 years' penal servitude

Dewhirst, RichardRef 279-522
[1754-1???]
Eldest son of
Luke Dewhirst. He was a schoolmaster

Dewhirst, RobertRef 279-491
[16??-16??]
Aka Dewhurst. Curate at
Cross Stone [1663-1665] and Curate at Luddenden [1666]

Dewhirst, RodgerRef 279-24
[1836-1896]
Or Dewhurst.

Born in Wadsworth.

He was a cotton weaver [1871] / a weaver of Peckett Well [1881] / a cotton warper [1891].

In 1868, he married Rebecca Butler [1836-1903] in Haslingden.


Rebecca was born in Norwich.

She was a cotton weaver [1881] / a cotton warper [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Sarah Jane [b Bacup 1869; d Q1 1872]
  2. Rebecca [b Erringden 1871] who was a cotton weaver [1891,  1901]
  3. Susannah / Susan [b 1873] who was a cotton spinner  [1891], a cotton weaver [1901]
  4. Martha [b Cambridge 1875] who was a cotton spinner [1891]  & married Joseph Samuel Widdup
  5. William

The family lived at

  • Calder Bank, Erringden [1871]
  • 11 Horsfall, Stansfield [1881]
  • 19 Castle Street, Stansfield [1891]
  • 23 Back Brook Street, Todmorden (living with daughter  Martha & family) [1901]
  • 16 Derby Street, Todmorden (living with daughter Martha &  family) [1911]

Rodger died in Todmorden [Q2 1896] (aged 60).

Rebecca died in Todmorden in 1903 (aged 67) 

Dewhirst, SamuelRef 279-17
[1843-18??]
Son of
John Mitchell Dewhirst.

Born in Halifax.

He was a carpet weaver [1871, 1881].

In [Q3] 1877, he married Mary Greenwood [1845-1912] in Halifax.

They lived at 9 Womersley Street, Halifax [1881]

Samuel died before 1884.

Mary died 13th May 1884 (aged 41)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1224] with Samuel's parents

Dewhirst, SmithRef 279-5
[1849-1922]
Son of
Thomas Dewhirst.

Born in Southowram [27th September 1849].

He was a doffer in a worsted mill [1861] / a millwright [1871] / landlord of the Moulders' Arms, Halifax [1891-1897] / a millwright [1901] / an iron keeper [1911] / innkeeper of the Wellington, Halifax [1911] / a retired mechanic [1921].

On 13th February 1878, he married (1) Sarah Jane Holmes [1853-1???] at Elland Parish Church.


Sarah Jane was born in Southowram [23rd March 1854]
 

Children:

  1. Joseph
  2. Mary [b 1884]

Sarah Jane died in the Moulders Arms [16th January 1891]

In [Q4] 1906, he married (2) Fanny [1855-1926] in Halifax.


Fanny was the widow of Frederick Scholes who was landlord of the Wellington, Halifax [1904]
 

They lived at

  • 1 Gas House Lane, Southowram [1881]
  • Bank Bottom, Halifax [1891]
  • Hume Street, Halifax [1901]

Living with them [in 1901] were aunt Eliza Rushworth [b 1852] and cousins Lily Rushworth [b 1885] & Florence Rushworth [b 1887].

Living with them [in 1911] was adopted daughter Maude Bradshaw [aged 20].

Smith died at 2 Staverton Street, Hanson Lane [30th November 1922] (aged 73).

Fanny died Q1 1926 (aged 81).

They both died in Halifax and were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

Dewhirst, TabithaRef 279-121
[1769-1855]
Daughter of John Dewhirst.

Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [26th November 1769].

She married postmaster William Bagnold.

She succeeded her daughter Harriet as Halifax postmistress around 1812, and appears in the early 19th century trade directories in the Post Office at 10 Cheapside, Halifax. She retired in 1841 and was succeeded by her daughter Charlotte.

She was buried in Halifax Parish Church

Dewhirst, ThomasRef 279-20
[1815-1881]
Born in Warley.

He was a blacksmith [1851, 1861] / a master grocer [1871].

He married Elizabeth [1814-1896].


Elizabeth was born in Norland.

She was a shopwoman [1861]

 

Children:

  1. Hannah [1840-1850]
  2. Dearden
  3. Smith
  4. Thomas [1853-1854]
  5. Elizabeth [b 1856]

The family lived at

  • 8 Bank Side, Southowram [1851]
  • 19 Southowram Bank Bottom [1861]
  • 24 Southowram Bank Bottom [1871]

Thomas died 1st January 1881 (aged 65).

Elizabeth died 3rd April 1896 (aged 82).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2855] with John Dewhirst [1868-1870], Elizabeth Ann Dewhirst [1869-1870], Grace Clayton [1824-1874] Samuel Haigh [1841-1912]

Dewhirst, ThomasRef 279-25
[1856-1911]
Illegitimate son of Jane Dewhirst.


Jane married
Joshua Chatburn [1859]
 

Born in Todmorden.

He was living with his mother and stepfather [1861] / a warehouse boy [1871] / a weaver of Castle Street, Stansfield [1878] / a cotton weaver [1881, 1891, 1901].

In 1878, he married Betsy Whitehead [1858-1???] at Heptonstall Church.


Betsy, of Spring Side, Stansfield, was the daughter of James Whitehead.

She had an illegitimate son James Herbert Whitehead [b 1877] who was a cotton weaver [1901].

Betsy was a cotton weaver [1881]

 

Children:

  1. William [b 1879] who was a cotton weaver [1901, 1911] and  served with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)  [World War I]
  2. John Thomas [b 1882] who was a cotton weaver [1901], a  machine warp dresser for cotton manufacturer [1911] and served with  the Bantams [World War I]
  3. Harry [b 1886] who was a iron works labourer [1901]
  4. Wilfred [b 1890] who was a store keeper for cotton  manufacturer [1911]
  5. Young Dewhirst [b 1891] who was a jobber for cotton  manufacturer [1911]
  6. Sarah Jane [b 1897] who was a cotton gaiter [1911]

They lived at

  • 66 Spring Side, Stansfield (living with Betsy's parents)   [1881]
  • 20 Swan Place, Stansfield [1891]
  • 281 Halifax Road, Todmorden [1901]
  • 270 Halifax Road, Todmorden [1911]
  • 12 Derby Street, Millwood, Todmorden [1915]

Living with them [in 1901] were widowed father-in-law James Whitehead & Thomas's widowed mother Jane Chatburn.

Living with them [in 1911] was Thomas's widowed mother Jane Chatburn.

Thomas died in Todmorden [Q1 1911] (aged 55) 

Dewhirst, Walter ClarendenRef 279-845
[1856-1???]
Son of
Henry Dewhirst.

He was a worsted spinner [1871] / a waggoner of Southowram [1878] / a cart driver [1881] / an engine driver [1891] / beerhouse keeper at the Reindeer Inn, Halifax [1901] / publican at the Brewers' Cellar, Halifax [1905].

In 1878, he married Mary Brook [1850-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary, of Southowram, was the daughter of labourer Joseph Brook
 

Children:

  1. Lewis [b 1880] who was a worsted bobbin setter [1891] a  house painter [1901, 1911]
  2. Janey [b 1884] who was a silk twister [1901] assisting in  father's business [1911]
  3. Annie [b 1887] who was a cook domestic [1901]

They lived at

  • 66 New Street, Southowram [1881]
  • New Street, Southowram [1891]

Living with them [in 1881] was his brother John W. Dewhirst [aged 22] (cart driver).

The evidence seems to suggest that his wife Mary had an illegitimate daughter and he took her on as his own between 1881 and 1891


In 1872, Elizabeth Ellen Brook daughter of Mary and engine tenter Joseph Brook, of New Street, Southowram, was baptised at St Anne's Church, Southowram.

In 1881, Elizabeth. E Brook, [aged 8] was living with Mary's mother, Jane, in New Street, Southowram. She was recorded as being the daughter of Mary's mother

Living with them [in 1891] was daughter Elizabeth E. Dewhirst [aged 18] (silk drawer) 

 

Dewhirst, WilliamRef 279-164
[17??-18??]
A cotton spinner of Shay Lane, Ovenden. He built
Prospect Mill, Ovenden. In 1818, he was one of the founders of a Sunday School at Ovenden. He was a partner in W. & L. Dewhirst.

In 1825, he was an executor of Samuel Schorfield.

See West Yorkshire Railway Company

Dewhirst, WilliamRef 279-514
[1790-1842]
He was a teacher at
Mytholmroyd School. Later, he became the first schoolmaster at Cross Stone and stayed for 11 years.

On 26th December 1816, he married Grace Stansfield [1793-1848].

Children:

  1. Mary or Marian
  2. Jane
  3. Betty
  4. William
  5. James

In 1841, the family was living at Cross Stone.

The Manchester Times & Gazette [24th September 1842] reported his death


He was a man of sound classical erudition, of considerable attainments in the mathematics, and eminently qualified as a preceptor of youth; and many who were his pupils can bear testimony to this mark of respect paid to his memory
 

Dewhirst, WilliamRef 279-75
[18??-18??]
Todmorden-born artist and lithographer

Dewhirst, WilliamRef 279-515
[1822-1869]
Son of
William Dewhirst

In 1848, he married Sarah Firth.

Children:

  1. child
  2. child
  3. child
  4. child
  5. child
  6. child

In 1851, they were living at Vale House, Todmorden. He was a schoolmaster.

He and his brother, James, established the Vale Academy, Todmorden.

He went into business with James Nuttall and established Nuttall & Dewhirst, cotton spinners and manufacturers

Dewhirst, WilliamRef 279-19
[1835-1881]
Born in Halifax.

He was a millwright [1871] / a mechanic [1877].

He married Mary [1835-1912].

Children:

  1. Hannah Maria [b 1861]
  2. James [1862-1870]
  3. Annie [1865-1882]
  4. Tom Leonard [1866] who died aged 2 months  
  5. William [1869-1939] who was a mechanical engineer  
  6. George [1872-1898] who was a cloth finisher  
  7. Agnes May [1875-1876]

They lived at 8 Pearson Street, Northowram [1871].

William died 14th February 1881 (aged 46).

Mary died 13th June 1912 (aged 77).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2512]

Dewhirst, WilliamRef 279-15
[1846-1???]
Born in Halifax.

He was a factory hand [1871].

In [Q1] 1867, he married Emma Ambler in Halifax.


Emma was the daughter of
Mordecai Ambler
 

Children:

  1. Sarah A. [b 1869]

In 1871, they were living with Emma's parents

Dewhirst, WilliamRef 279-323
[1878-1915]
Or Dewhurst.

Son of Rodger Dewhirst.

Born in Todmorden [Q1 1878]; baptised at St James's Church, Hebden Bridge [7th September 1878].

He was a cotton spinner [1891].

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment.

He was killed in action [13th May 1915].

The Army Register of Soldiers' Effects [1915] recorded


Private William Dewhurst, 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, killed in action on the 13th of May 1915.

Next of kin: Joseph Widdup, nephew

 

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 34], and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Dewhirst, William HenryRef 279-857
[1860-1902]
Son of Henry Dewhirst, labourer.

Born in Wadsworth.

He was a weaver of Lane Side, Wadsworth [1895] / a cotton weaver [1901].

On 23rd March 1895, he married Mary Hannah Uttley [1871-1943] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary Hannah, of Carrs, Wadsworth, was born in Wadsworth, the daughter of William Uttley, labourer.

She was widowed, and a winder (cotton) [1911]

 

Children:

  1. Henry William
  2. Dora [b 1898] who was a doffer in cotton mill [1911]
  3. Alice [b 1902]

The children were born in Hebden Bridge.

They lived at

  • Burley Carr, Mytholmroyd [1901]
  • Lane Side, Wadsworth [1911, 1916]
  • 2 Walker Lane, Wadsworth [1917]

William Henry died Q4 1902 (aged 42) 

Dewhirst, William ThomasRef 279-18
[1841-1901]
Born 25th May 1841.

He married Martha Jane [1843-1921].


Martha was born 1st January 1843
 

Children:

  1. Eleanor [1870] who died aged 60 months

William Thomas died 4th May 1901 (aged 60).

Martha Jane died 30th May 1921 (aged 78).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1598]

Dewhirst, WillieRef 279-4
[1864-19??]
Son of Thomas Dewhirst, mason.

Born in Wadsworth.

He was a weaver of Hebden View, Wadsworth [1889] / a cotton weaver [1891, 1901, 1911].

In 1889, he married Hannah Maria Crabtree [1863-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Hannah Maria, of High Street, Heptonstall, was born in Heptonstall, the daughter of John Crabtree, plasterer.

She was a fustian finisher ready-made clothes [1911]

 

Children:

  1. John Thomas [b 1890] who was a lining cutter fustian  [1911]
  2. Harry

They lived at

  • Chiserley, Wadsworth [1891]
  • 5 Heptonstall Road, Hebden Bridge [1901]
  • 31 Sackville Street, Hebden Bridge [1911]

Dewhirst, WilsonRef 279-1035
[1868-1918]
Born in Halifax.

He was landlord of the Friendly Inn, Halifax [1905] / landlord of the Blue Ball, Triangle [1909, 1910]

Dewhirst, YoungRef 279-399
[1891-1915]
Son of
Thomas Dewhirst.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a jobber for cotton manufacturer [1911] / a weaver at Derdale Mill.

He lived at 270 Halifax Road, Millwood.

During World War I, he enlisted in Halifax and served as a Private with the 6th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

He was killed in action [23rd November 1915] (aged 24).

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [10th December 1915] reported his death


Private Young Dewhirst of 270 Halifax Road and Private Edwin Kershaw of 3 Oldroyd, both of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, were killed in France on Tuesday 23rd November.

They enlisted together in April 1915, went out to France together at the end of July and both fell at the same time

 

The Todmorden & District News [10th December 1915] reported his death with a photograph and added


Two of his brothers are also serving: John Thomas Dewhirst with the Bantams & William Dewhirst with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
 

He was buried at White House Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres, Belgium.

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Surname

Dewhirst surnameRef 279-1
A local variant of the surname Dewhurst.

Another local variant is Dews.

John Dewhurste is recorded in Halifax in 1572

The name originated in Lancashire

There are 59 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Dewhirst, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Dewhirst

Marriages 1899, 1900, 1901, 1916, 1943; Deaths 1835, 1899

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 2229, Plot 2482, Plot 4719

 



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