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| Firth, Mr | Ref 88-1239 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
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| Firth, Dr Abraham | Ref 88-419 |
| Firth, Abraham | Ref 88-468 |
He married Elizabeth Gibson.
Children:
| Firth, Abraham | Ref 88-65 |
On 25th January 1836, he married Rebecca Smith [1816-1881] in Huddersfield.
Children:
Lodging with the family [in 1861, 1871 & 1881] was George Wheelhouse Ashworth.
Rebecca died 13th March 1881 (aged 64).
Abraham died at Ainley Top [3rd February 1884] (aged 70).
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £207 14/-.
The will was proved by his sons Joseph & John
The couple were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard with grandson Harry Firth [1879-1884] (not mentioned on the headstone), and with Joseph Lumb.
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| Firth, Abraham | Ref 88-46 |
Born in Fixby.
He was a collier [1861] / a card nailer of Elland [1873] / a card nailer [1881] / an engine tenter (woollen) [1891] / a mechanic's labourer [1901].
In 1873, he married Mary Westwood at Halifax Parish Church.
Mary was born in King Cross, Halifax, the daughter of George Westwood
Children:
They lived at
Abraham died in Halifax [Q1 1902] (aged 52).
6 sons and 3 sons-in-law served in World War I; son Gilbert was killed
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| Firth, Albert | Ref 88-64 |
His works were at Owler Ings [1901].
He lived at 8 Spring Street, Brighouse [1901]
| Firth, Albert | Ref 88-55 |
Born at Wheatley.
He was a tram conductor on the Sowerby Bridge route with Halifax Corporation Tramways.
On 1st February 1913, he married Sarah Midwood at Beeston, Leeds.
Child: Mary [b 1915]
They lived at New Lane, Siddal
During World War I, he enlisted with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), and served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [14th April 1917] (aged 32)
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 11C 7 12A], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
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| Firth, Albert | Ref 88-115 |
He married Blanche Bottomley [1902-1992].
Children:
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| Firth, Albert | Ref 88-50 |
In [Q2] 1940, he married Renee Moisley in Halifax.
They lived in Halifax.
During World War II, he served as a Private with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
He died 6th October 1945 (aged 35).
He was buried at Castleford Cemetery [C 66]
| Firth, Albert Edward | Ref 88-39 |
Born in Liversedge.
He was a wood carver [1907, 1901] / a tripe dresser [1911].
In [Q3] 1907, he married Pethenia Sheard [1883-19??] at St Thomas's Church, Claremount.
Pethenia, of 101 Boothtown Road, Halifax, was the daughter of Tom Sheard, tripe dresser
Children:
They lived at 22 Wheatley Lane, Halifax [1911]
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was killed in action [21st August 1918] (aged 36).
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [14th September & 21st September 1918].
He was buried at Railway Cutting Cemetery, Courcelles-Le-Comte, France [Grave Ref B 1].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His brother Clifford also died in the War
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| Firth, Albert Scholefield | Ref 88-5 |
He was a boot maker's assistant [1891] / a boot and shoe maker [1899].
In 1899, he married Florence Adelaide Culpan
Florence Adelaide was the daughter of Richard Culpan of Montague Street, Sowerby Bridge
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| Firth, Albert William | Ref 88-103 |
He married Janet Porter [1846-1907].
Janet was the daughter of Thomas & Hannah Porter of Nafferton
Janet died 15th December 1907 (aged 61).
Albert William died 25th August 1923 (aged 70).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3070]
| Firth, Albert William | Ref 88-81 |
Born in Bromdreai, Transvaal, South Africa.
He was a mason [1911]. He worked for his uncle, Mr Firth, builder & contractor, of Huddersfield Road, Halifax.
He lived at Langdale Cottage, Catherine Slack, Halifax.
During World War I, he enlisted at Bradford in the Royal Field Artillery [October 1915], then he served as a Bombardier with the 62nd Division Ammunition Column, Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery.
He was sent to France [January 1917].
He was awarded the Military Medal [October 1918]
for gallantry at Ribecourt on October 6th
His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [30th November 1918]. He was demobbed [May 1919]
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| Firth, Alfred Scholefield | Ref 88-9910 |
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was a woollen piecer [1861] / a shoe maker [1871] / a boot & shoe maker employing 4 men, 1 boy [1881] / a shoe maker [1891] / a boot maker and dealer [1901] / superintendent of Tuel Lane Sunday School [1904] / a retired boot maker [1911].
In [Q4] 1869, he married Hannah Beswick [1847-1???] in Halifax.
Hannah was born in Illingworth
Children:
They lived at
He died 28th June 1918 (aged 72).
The Halifax Courier [6th July 2928] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
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| Firth, Sir Algernon Freeman | Ref 88-41 |
Son of Thomas Freeman Firth.
Born 15th September 1856.
He was the second baronet and because there were no sons, the baronetcy became extinct.
He entered the family firm and was subsequently Chairman of T. F. Firth & Company until his retirement in 1921, when Sir William Akroyd took over, ending the Firth family connection with the carpet business.
He was a managing director of T. F. Firth & Company [1895] / a director of the Fife Linoleum & Floor-Cloth Company [1895].
He was instrumental in establishing a branch factory of Firth's Carpets at Firthcliffe.
In 1881, he married Janet Gertrude Lindsay.
Child: Dorothy Gertrude
They adopted their niece Mary Lindsay Goldthorp.
He and Lady Janet were benefactors for the district.
They lived at Holme House and maintained the family tradition of a close relationship with their employees.
In May 1889, he contributed towards a fund for tenants who had been evicted from their homes in Ireland.
In 1911, they donated George V Park, and a drinking fountain which stood at Bailiff Bridge.
He was president of the local Liberal association. He was president of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce until 1918. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire [1922-1923].
When he retired after World War I, he and his wife went to live at Scriven Park, Knaresborough, where he died.
People were reported to be weeping in the streets when they left the district.
Algernon died in Knaresborough [Q4 1936] (aged 80).
See: Bailiff Bridge Club / Michael Urquhart Dewar / Holroyd House Hospital, Priestley Green / Holroyd House, Priestley Green / Lightcliffe United Reformed Church
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| Firth, Allan | Ref 88-1325 |
He was a combing leather maker [1901] / (possibly) landlord of the Sovereign, Halifax [1909] / landlord of the Black Lion, Luddendenfoot [1910-1932].
In [Q1] 1900, he married Frances Agnes Tucker [1878-19??] in Keighley.
Frances Agnes was born in Stoney Stratford, Buckinghamshire
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was Frances Agnes's widowed mother Mary Sarah Tucker [aged 58]
Mary Sarah Tucker died in 1920.
Allan died in 1945.
Frances Agnes died December 1955
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| Firth, Ann | Ref 88-9370 |
In 1872, she married (1) Oliver Clegg in Halifax.
Oliver died in 1896.
After his death, Ann took over at the Sun Inn, Rastrick
In 1897, he married (2) Frederick Firth.
Ann died of typhoid fever [6th April 1898].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £563 10/5d. Probate was granted to her brother George (innkeeper) and Denison Robinson (overlooker)
| Firth, Anne | Ref 88-518 |
No father is shown for Anne on the marriage records.
She bought Westercroft Farm, Northowram [1875].
She died at Coley Hall [17th May 1906]
| Firth, Archer Irvine | Ref 88-24 |
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was a cotton feeder [1911] / employed by W. & R. K. Lee Limited.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 13th November 1918.
He was buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany. [Grave Ref VIII A 15].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge, and on the W. & R. K. Lee Limited Roll of Honour
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| Firth, Arthur | Ref 88-98 |
He was a card nailer [1871] / an indoor labourer [1881].
On 23rd August 1886, he married Ann Priscilla Powell [1857-1???] at Bradford, Lancashire.
Ann Priscilla was the daughter of Edwin Powell
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| Firth, Rev Barry | Ref 88-401 |
Born in Halifax [8th April 1937].
He was curate at Brighouse [1977-1981] / vicar of St Thomas's Church, Batley / vicar of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick / vicar of St Chad's Church, Hove Edge.
In 1957, he married Joan Ella Taylor [1932-2014] at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
Joan Ella was born in Rastrick [12th May 1932], the daughter of Harry Taylor.She was baptised at St John's Church, Rastrick [19th June 1932]
Children:
Barry died in Halifax General Hospital [8th March 2008].
Joan Ella died at Elmroyd Nursing Home, Brighouse Wood Lane, Brighouse [14th December 2014]
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| Firth, Rev Benjamin | Ref 88-143 |
He was the founder and Minister of Wyke Congregational Church.
He had a private school at Wyke, and Manor House Academy at Hartshead Moor.
He was minister at Clifton. He lived at Manor House, Hartshead [1845].
He published a number of pamphlets, including
Church versus Dissent, or Tory Spite and Virulence overshooting their mark [1835]
He had several business interests – see Kitson, Garthwaite & Firth. He built a mill at Baines Square. In 1811, he bought land at Clifton from the Armytage family.
He bought some lime kilns from Samuel Dawson.
He bought the Royal Hotel, Brighouse.
He rented Victoria Mill, Brighouse in 1842 and bought it later
| Firth, Benjamin | Ref 88-121 |
In [Q1] 1876, he married Harriet Burns [1848-1918] in Halifax.
Children:
| Firth, Benjamin | Ref 88-488 |
He was Councillor for Halifax Illingworth ward [1894] / an Alderman of Halifax Town Council / a worsted spinner and / a director of James Akroyd & Sons
He lived at
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £101,693.
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| Firth, Benjamin | Ref 88-29 |
He was employed by Standeven & Company Limited at Ladyship Mills, Ovenden.
In 1910, he married Alice Ann Stott in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 98 Shroggs Road, Halifax [1918].
During World War I, he enlisted [May 1916] and served as a Rifleman with the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died of an illness at No.51 General Hospital, France [17th March 1918] (aged 31).
He was buried at Étaples Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref XXXI G 13A].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Standeven Roll of Honour
| Firth, Charles | Ref 88-27 |
During World War I, he served as a Driver with the C Battery 84th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
He died 9th October 1917.
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 4-6 & 162], on Firth's War Memorial, and on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial
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| Firth, Charles | Ref 88-104 |
He was a groom.
In 1862, he married Ellen Robinson [1837-1908] in Halifax.
Ellen was born in Rastrick
Children:
The family lived at 12 Colin Street, Halifax [1908, 1912].
Ellen died 25th November 1908.
Charles died 11th May 1912.
They both died at home.
They & other members of the family (‡) were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell with granddaughter Vera May [1909-4th December 1911]
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| Firth, Charles | Ref 88-125 |
He was a silk dresser [1901, 1911].
In [Q4] 1896, he married Ada Broomhead [1870-1???] in Halifax.
Ada was born in Brighouse
Child: Amy Isabella [1898-19??] who was a milliner's apprentice [1911] & married [Halifax Q4 1920] Joseph Twine Shaw [b Greetland 1885] (boot & shoe retailer)
The family lived at
Charles died in Halifax [Q1 1912] (aged 42).
In [Q3] 1915, Ada married (2) Joe Robinson in Halifax
| Firth, Charles Harold | Ref 88-18 |
On 22nd September 1904, he married Lilian Fidler in Huddersfield.
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| Firth, Charles Ronald | Ref 88-63 |
Born in Hull [Q4/1891].
He was educated at Rastrick Grammar School / a member of the choir of St James's Parish Church, Brighouse.
During World War I, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 1st/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment.
He died of influenza in hospital in Mainz, Germany [9th November 1918] (aged 27).
He was (possibly) buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Rastrick Grammar School, on Brighouse War Memorial, on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Firth's Carpets
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| Firth, Charnock | Ref 88-75 |
He was a cotton warp dresser [1861].
In [Q2] 1853, he married Sarah Robertshaw [1831-1???] in Bradford.
Sarah was born in ThorntonShe was a power loom worker (cotton & alpaca) [1861] / a worsted weaver [1871]
Children:
The family lived at
Charnock died in Bradford [Q3 1867] (aged 36)
| Firth, Clifford | Ref 88-40 |
Born in Liversedge [Q4 1898].
He was a part-time worsted bobbin setter [1911] / employed by William Hanson & Company.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.
He died in France [31st July 1917] (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 6 & 8], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Hanson's Mill, Halifax, and at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.
His brother Albert Edward also died in the War
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| Firth, Daniel | Ref 88-11 |
Recorded in 1822, when he was a blacksmith at Smithy Lane, Halifax
| Firth, David | Ref 88-111 |
Born in Southowram.
He was a shop keeper [1877] / a general outdoor labourer [1881] / a cart driver [1886] / an ostler [1888] / a carter [1891] / a joiner's labourer [1911].
In [Q4] 1874, he married Hannah Elizabeth Helliwell in Halifax.
Hannah Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry Helliwell
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 8 children of whom 3 were still alive at that time.
The family lived at
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1625]
| Firth, Dorothy Gertrude | Ref 88-493 |
Born 14th July 1882.
On 26th October 1910, she married Michael Bruce Urquhart Dewar OBE from Rugby, at Lightcliffe Church.
Children:
| Firth, Duke | Ref 88-84 |
On 21st April 1783, he (possibly) married Sarah Chadwick at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
| Firth, Edmund | Ref 88-28 |
He married Unknown.
Child: (possibly) John
| Firth, Edmund | Ref 88-69 |
On 5th November 1892, he married Grace Crowther [1866-1956] at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth.
Grace was born 29th October 1866, the daughter of Hannah & James Crowther And
Children:
Edmund died in Halifax [8th October 1930].
Grace died in Halifax in 1956
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| Firth, Edward | Ref 88-1015 |
Around 1654, he bought the Manor of Marsden from the City of London. He held land and property all over England but mainly in Yorkshire.
In 1626, he married Mary Robinson in Halifax.
Children:
He died at Sowerby Dean.
On his death, the Manor of Marsden passed to his son, Edward
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| Firth, Edward | Ref 88-1016 |
He married Jane.
On the death of his father, he inherited the Manor of Marsden.
He died at Thornhill, Dewsbury.
On his death, the manor passed to his mother Mary
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| Firth, Edwin | Ref 88-225 |
Born in Dewsbury [25th November 1799]
He established a blanket and textile manufacturing business at Heckmondwike in 1822/4. From 1846, the business was carried on as Edwin Firth & Sons at Flush Mills, Heckmondwike. It evolved into Firth, Willans & Company and T. F. Firth & Company.
He married 23rd December 1822. [1802-1879] at St Botolph's Church, Aldgate, London.
Sarah was born in London, the daughter of James Firth.She was Edwin's cousin
Children:
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| Firth, Edwin | Ref 88-68 |
Born in Ovenden [Q3 1839].
He was a wool sorter [1861]
On 10th January 1863, he married Mary Ann Sunderland [1838-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
Edwin died January 1892
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| Firth, Elizabeth | Ref 88-990 |
She was a friend of the Brontë family when they lived at Thornton.
She was godmother to Elizabeth and Anne.
She took care of Maria and Elizabeth at Thornton, when their mother was dying.
Between 1808 and 1820, she attended Crofton Hall School, Wakefield. She recommended the school for the elder Brontë sisters, Maria and Elizabeth.
Rev Patrick Brontë proposed to her shortly after his wife's death. She declined his offer and broke off her contact with the family for a couple of years.
She married Rev James Clarke Franks.
She kept a diary which records her engagements and gives a glimpse of the social life of the time
| Firth, Mrs Elizabeth | Ref 88-1244 |
She is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1904
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| Firth, Ellis | Ref 88-67 |
On 18th January 1860, he married Sarah Ann Hargreaves [1836-1917] in Halifax.
Ellis died in Bradford [17th January 1911].
Sarah Ann died 9th March 1917
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| Firth, Enoch | Ref 88-974 |
On 3rd June 1693, he married Martha Stansfeld.
Martha was the daughter of Timothy Stansfeld
Children:
| Firth, Esther | Ref 88-354 |
She married Henry Ramsden
| Firth, Frank | Ref 88-9200 |
He was a cost clerk (engineer's office) [1901].
On 8th August 1906, he married Hannah / Annie, daughter of Nathaniel Habergham, at West End Congregational Church, Sowerby Bridge.
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| Firth, Fred | Ref 88-1008 |
In 1897, he married widow Ann Clegg in Halifax.
He took over from Ann as landlord of the Sun, Rastrick [1897, 1901].
Ann died of typhoid fever [6th April 1898].
On 13th September 1901, he killed himself by cutting his throat with a hay scythe.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £151 1/6d
| Firth, Rev Fred | Ref 88-32 |
Primitive Methodist Minister at Halifax [1889].
He died following a road accident in Selby [1st August 1942]
| Firth, Fred | Ref 88-1213 |
He succeeded his father-in-law, John Wells, as landlord of the Brown Cow, Rishworth [1901, 1911].
In July 1905, he was summoned for keeping his house open during prohibited hour, after Sgt Woodcock and PC Perkins found the house busy at 10:15 one evening. The case was dismissed.
In 1898, he married Mary Wells.
Children:
Probate records show effects valued at £141.
After Fred's death, Florrie and her half-sister, Henrietta, took over at the Brown Cow
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| Firth, Frederick | Ref 88-1295 |
Landlord of the Hop Pole, Halifax [1894-1899]
| Firth, George | Ref 88-1172 |
In 1656, he married Dorothy, widow of Michael Wheelwright
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| Firth, George | Ref 88-95 |
He was a publican [1861].
He married Unknown.
Children:
They lived at New House, 1 Saw Hill, Sowerby Bridge [1861].
George was a widower by 1861
Living with them [in 1861] was daughter Elizabeth, her husband & children
| Firth, Gilbert | Ref 88-45 |
He was employed in the dyehouse of H. Sagar Limited.
During World War I, he served as a Private 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 [3rd September 1916] (aged 25).
The Halifax Courier [30th September 1916] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His brothers & 3 brothers-in-law also served in the War
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| Firth, Grace | Ref 88-968 |
In 1781, she married Joseph J. Jowitt.
Children:
| Firth, Harold | Ref 88-22 |
Born in Todmorden.
He was a cotton weaver [1911] / a weaver at Waterside Mill, Todmorden.
During World War I, he enlisted [January 1916] and served as a Private with the 10th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed [23rd May 1917] (aged 20).
The Todmorden & District News [8th June 1917] reported his death
Private Harold Firth, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, has been killed, aged 20.A comrade wrote on the 27th of May to say that, along with six others, he had been killed by a German shell at about 5 o'clock the previous Wednesday (23rd May).
Previously wounded and in hospital in Leicester for a few months.
Rejoined his unit in France two or three weeks ago. His brother, Willie, was wounded in the Dardanelles and has been in various hospitals ever since. Another brother, Wilfred, is currently fighting in France. A third brother, Hilton, aged 18, is due to be called up
The Todmorden & District News [6th July 1917] published Harold's photograph
He was buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium [Grave Ref IV F 8].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Oddfellows' Hall, Todmorden.
His brother Wilfred also died in the War
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| Firth, Harold | Ref 88-34 |
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
| Firth, Harry | Ref 88-53 |
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden
| Firth, Henry | Ref 88-88 |
He was a card machine tenter [1851] / a card maker [1861].
In [Q4] 1849, he married Amelia Widdop [1827-1871] in Halifax.
Amelia was born in Luddenden
Children:
They lived at
Amelia died 26th February 1871 (aged 44).
Henry died 2nd November 1906 (aged 80).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3425] with granddaughter Florence Amelia Firth [1875-1876]
| Firth, Hilton | Ref 88-119 |
Born in Todmorden [23rd July 1898].
He was a part-time weft boy (cotton) [1911] / a cotton weaver with Fielden Brothers [1921] / working in industrial insurance cotton [1939].
In [Q4] 1925, he married Gladys Shepherd [1903-1985] in Todmorden.
Gladys was born in Todmorden [7th April 1903].She was a cotton weaver [1939]
They lived at 31 Garden Terrace, Todmorden [1939].
Hilton died in Todmorden [Q1 1955] (aged 56).
Gladys died in Todmorden in 1985
| Firth, Isaac | Ref 88-478 |
Born in Ovenden.
He was a worsted manufacturer [1841] / a manufacturer employing 20 hands [1851] / partner in Isaac, John & Samuel Firth.
He and his brother John were trustees for Providence Independent Chapel, Ovenden.
Isaac was treasurer of the building fund for the new Chapel.
On 21st December 1830, he married Ellen Priestley [1803-1870] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Isaac died 11th July 1860.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £12,000.
His will was proved by sons George Child & James, and Thomas Whitley (woolstapler).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Ovenden
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| Firth, Isaac | Ref 88-1269 |
In 1850, he married Ruth Laycock.
Children:
In 1880, Ruth married Robert Heyhurst
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| Firth, Isaac | Ref 88-38 |
It is said that he was involved in the construction of the Boer War Monument in Halifax – possibly the West View Park War Memorial.
In 1862, he married (1) Sarah Ann Ackroyd [1836-1893].
Children:
Sarah Ann died 29th November 1893 (aged 57).
In [Q2] 1901, Isaac married (2) Mary Jane Ackroyd [1868-1951] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 37c Beverley Terrace, Halifax [1923].
Isaac died 17th September 1923 (aged 84).
Mary Jane died 30th June 1951 (aged 83).
Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
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| Firth, J. | Ref 88-944 |
In March 1867, he was declared bankrupt
| Firth, Jacob Edgar | Ref 88-35 |
Born in Todmorden.
He was a warehouseman of Back Ridge Street, Todmorden [1889] / a cotton warehouseman [1891] / a coal hawker [1901] / a scavenger for Borough Council [1911] / a bricklayer's labourer for James Mooney, property repairer [1921].
On 10th June 1889, he married Annie Crossley [1867-1934] at Christ Church, Todmorden.
Annie, of 21 Stansfield Road, Todmorden, was born in Langfield, the daughter of William Dawson Crossley, labourer.She was a cotton winder [1891]
Children:
The family lived at
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| Firth, James | Ref 88-16 |
He was a manufacturer
On 25th December 1793, he married Mary Whitehead [17??-18??] in Halifax.
Children:
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| Firth, James | Ref 88-91 |
On 18th July 1796, he married Lucy Freeman at St Botolph's Church, Aldgate, London.
Child: Sarah [1802-1879] who married her cousin Edwin Firth
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| Firth, James | Ref 88-273 |
| Firth, James | Ref 88-7 |
In February 1899, he filed a patent for
improvements in window fasteners
| Firth, James | Ref 88-107 |
He was a woolcomber [1831, 1838] / a plasterer [1841, 1861] / a farmer 8 acres [1871] / a plasterer [1875].
On 11th September 1826, he married Martha Barber [1805-1889] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
John died at home [1st February 1875] (aged 72).
The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery [Grave Ref: D130] [5th February 1875].
Martha died 7th March 1889 (aged 84)
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| Firth, James | Ref 88-102 |
He married Grace [1823-1886].
Children:
James died 11th May 1885 (aged 64).
Grace died 16th May 1886 (aged 63).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3070]
| Firth, James | Ref 88-70 |
Born in Dewsbury [19th February 1827].
He married (1) Ann Batley [1819-1860].
He married (2) Octavia [1829-1865].
He married (3) Maria Gardner [1834-1???]
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| Firth, James | Ref 88-1297 |
Born in Rastrick.
He was a stone delver / stone quarryman & inn keeper at the Black Bull, Elland [1861] / farmer of 10 acres & publican at the Black Bull, Elland Edge (next to Ridge End), Fixby, Halifax [1871] / a stone merchant [1881].
On 22nd April 1852, he married Grace Aspinall [1835-1???] at Elland Parish Church.
Grace, of Rastrick, was the daughter of delver William Aspinall
Children:
They lived at
Living with them at the Black Bull [in 1861] were 5 boarders and 1 servant.
Living with them [in 1871] were relatives Hannah Day [aged 77] and William Aspinall [aged 11].
In 1891, James and Grace were living with daughter Eliza and her husband Joe
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| Firth, Jeremiah | Ref 88-92 |
He married Mary Popplewell [1746-1795].
Children:
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| Firth, Dr Jeremiah | Ref 88-905 |
In 1824, he married Margaret Robertson in Dewsbury.
The date of the marriage is variously recorded as 23rd July 1824 / 25th July 1824 / 27th July 1824 / 23rd August 1824
Margaret was the eldest daughter of James Robertson of London
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| Firth, Jim | Ref 88-128 |
Born in Clifton [2nd June 1891].
He was a dyer's labourer [1911] / a dyehouse finisher (cloth) with Greetland Dyeing Company Limited [1921] / a textile dyeing productive process worker [1939].
He married Ellen Elizabeth [1891-19??].
Ellen Elizabeth was born in Goole [9th December 1891]
Child: Willie [b 11th December 1918] who was a a textile dyeing productive process worker [1939]
They lived at
Jim died 10th September 1940 (aged 49) and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram with his parents
| Firth, John | Ref 88-114 |
In [Q3] 1862, he married Elizabeth Rushworth in Halifax.
Children:
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3591]
| Firth, John | Ref 88-52 |
| Firth, Rev John | Ref 88-3 |
In 1941, the Church was linked with St John the Divine, Thorpe, and he supervised both parishes
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-1351 |
| Firth, John | Ref 88-985 |
On 14th October 1707, he married Hannah Ingham from Hipperholme.
Children:
| Firth, John | Ref 88-965 |
He married Mary Hall [1654-1729].
Mary was the daughter of John Hall of Kipping
Children:
| Firth, John | Ref 88-86 |
He died at the age of 107. He had 7 children, the youngest was 69 and the eldest was 87 at the time of their father's death
| Firth, John | Ref 88-728 |
| Firth, John | Ref 88-145 |
| Firth, John | Ref 88-987 |
On 28th April 1749, he married Esther Fox [1719-1806].
Children:
| Firth, John | Ref 88-33 |
He was a plasterer [1851].
On 16th January 1821, he married Mary Turner [1803-1867] at Halifax Parish Church.
Mary was born in Ovenden
Children:
They lived at Holdsworth [1851].
John died in Ovenden [18th September 1860].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200.
Administration was granted to his widow Mary. Mary was innkeeper of the Friendly, Ovenden & farmer of 12 acres [1861, 1864].
Mary died in Ovenden [21st August 1867].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at under £200.
Administration was granted to son Frederick
Members of the family were buried at Illingworth Church: John [21st September 1860]; Ruth [24th August 1867]; Frederick [28th March 1883]; Edwin [16th January 1892]; Simeon [8th February 1904]
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-10 |
On 18th November 1855, he married Harriet Taylor [1829-1880] at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
He was Harriet's 3rd husband
Children:
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-36 |
He served in World War I.
He was killed in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour of Patmos Congregational Church, and on Patmos War Memorial
| Firth, John | Ref 88-945 |
In August 1882, he was declared insolvent
| Firth, John | Ref 88-71 |
He was a hand loom weaver (woollen) [1851] / a woollen weaver [1861].
He married Susan [1803-1864].
Children:
The family lived at
Susan died 15th June 1864 (aged 61).
John died 6th February 1887 (aged 85).
Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard
| Firth, John | Ref 88-479 |
Born in Ovenden.
Partner in Isaac, John & Samuel Firth.
He and his brother Isaac were trustees for Providence Independent Chapel, Ovenden.
On 25th January 1844, he married Sarah Dilworth [1812-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Sarah was born in Ovenden, the daughter of William Dilworth, dyer
They lived at 8 Wesley Street, Halifax [1851].
Living with them [in 1851] was nephew Abraham Cockroft [b 1834] (woolsorter).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Ovenden
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-848 |
He was a cotton spinner employing 15 men, 10 women, 8 boys and 7 girls [1861] / (possibly) a cotton spinner at Regulator Mill, Sowerby Bridge [1874] / a master cotton spinner employing 50 hands [1881]
In 1839, he married (1) Hannah Greenwood [1817-186?].
Hannah came Soyland
Children:
Hannah died between 1861 and 1864.
In 1864, he married (2) Elizabeth Atkinson.
Children:
They lived at
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-15 |
Born [4th February 1821].
On 20th March 1868, Samuel and his son John, were charged with fraudulently using in their mill 50,000 cubic feet of gas, the property of Halifax Corporation.
At the trial, evidence showed that for 10 or 11 years, 3 meters and 80 lights in the mill and the workshops obtained the supply through a pipe which had been soldered to the gas main many years ago.
The Firths claimed that they had simply carried on using a system which they found in operation when they entered into possession of the mill.
The case against Samuel was withdrawn, but John was ordered to pay the penalty of £5 plus £2 per day since the information was laid, the total penalty being £345.
At the West Riding Sessions on 6th April 1869, John was sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment with hard labour for the offence
He died 23rd January 1883 (aged 61), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 970] with his father.
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-2 |
Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [17th February 1828]
| Firth, John | Ref 88-100 |
Born in Wilsden; baptised in Bradford [2nd September 1832].
He was a stone mason [1861, 1871] / a foreman mason [1881].
In [Q2] 1851, he married (1) Ann Robertshaw [1837-1875] in Halifax.
Ann was born in Manchester
Children:
The children ‡ are buried with their parents; the children ★ appear on their parents' headstone but are not listed in the Lister Lane Archives.
Ann died 28th September 1875 (aged 38).
In [Q1] 1876, John married (2) Ruth Ann Walker [1845-1906].
Ruth was born in Halifax
Child: 9. Joe [b 1878]
The family lived at
John died 25th July 1890 (aged 58).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4260].
A Ruth Ann Firth died Q1 1906 (aged 61).
Details are not yet known of the death / burial place of Ruth or her son Joe
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-269 |
In September 1866, he was declared bankrupt
| Firth, John | Ref 88-106 |
Born at Thornhill Briggs, Brighouse [9th July 1838]; baptised at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [7th April 1844].
He was a worsted spinner [1851] / a plasterer [1860, 1861] / a cart driver [1864, 1871] / a farmer [1871, 1880] / a farmer of 15 acres [1881] / a farmer [1891, 1898] / a farmer (employer) working at home [1901] / a farmer [1906, 1911, 1922].
On 23rd June 1860, he married Zillah Micklethwaite at the New Church (Independent), Halifax.
Zillah was the daughter of Benjamin Micklethwaite
Children:
The family lived at
Zillah died 10th November 1906 (aged 65).
John died at home [29th November 1922] (aged 84).
His will left a long case clock to his daughter Annie Peel, the rest of his effects, worth £164 3/2d, to his son John William.
The couple were buried at St John the Evangelist, Clifton [Grave Ref: LJ6]
| Firth, John | Ref 88-26 |
He was a plumber &c [1881].
Around 1863, he married Sarah [1838-1???].
Sarah was born in Halifax
Children:
| Firth, John | Ref 88-66 |
Born in Fixby.
He was an engine tenter [1862, 1864] / landlord of the Ring O' Bells, Rastrick [1881, 1884].
On 21st February 1864, he married (1) Frances Balmforth.
Frances was the daughter of Oscar Henry Balmforth
Children:
Living with them [in 1851] was Frances's sister Amy
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-832 |
Born in Northowram.
He was a waggoner of Northowram [1876] / a general carrier [1881] / landlord of the Bridge Tavern, Halifax [1891, 1894].
In 1876, he married Sarah Jane Cockroft [1852-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Sarah Jane was the daughter of overlooker John Cockroft
Children:
They lived at
In 1901, the widowed Sarah Jane was listed as a retired hotel keeper
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-76 |
Born in Roberttown, Liversedge.
He was a carder of Roberttown [1878] / a cotton under carder [1881] / a cotton carder [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1878, he married Sarah Ann Hamer [1858-19??] at St Peter's Church, Birstall.
Sarah Ann, of Roberttown, was born in Elland, the daughter of James Hamer, manager at chemical works
Children:
They lived at
Sons Albert Edward & Clifford died in World War I
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| Firth, John | Ref 88-127 |
He was a coal miner [1891] / a stone miner (quarry) [1901] / a dyer's labourer [1911].
In [Q4] 1889, he married Lydia Beevers [1868-1938] in Halifax.
Lydia was born in Clifton
Children:
They lived at
John died 21st November 1918 (aged 51).
Lydia died 23rd December 1938 (aged 70).
The couple & the children (‡) were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
| Firth, Rev John | Ref 88-456 |
| Firth, John Edward | Ref 88-79 |
In [Q2] 1885, he married Elizabeth Walker in Halifax.
Elizabeth took over at the Cunning Corner [1907-1913]
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| Firth, John Edward | Ref 88-58 |
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died following a German gas attack at the Ypres Salient [19th December 1915] (aged 20), and
He is remembered at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 868], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
| Firth, John Edwin | Ref 88-20 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a member of St Mary's Catholic School / a drummer in the Boys' Brigade / a locksmith's assistant [1911] / employed by Mr W. Sunderland, Gibbet Street.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed by the explosion of a trench mortar [19th December 1915] (aged 20).
The Halifax Courier [1st January 1916] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Talana Farm Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref IV H 7], and
He is remembered at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 868]
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| Firth, John Scholefield | Ref 88-988 |
Son of John Firth.
He married (1) Elizabeth Holt.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Holt
Children:
He married (2) Anne Greame.
Anne and John Scholefield Firth were the godparents of Branwell Brontë
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| Firth, John Thomas | Ref 88-110 |
He was a grocer [1911].
In [Q2] 1886, he married Harriet Ditchford Deavall [1864-1943] in Stafford.
Harriet was born in Stafford
Children:
They lived at 55 Newby Street, Bradford [1911].
John Thomas died 28th May 1924 (aged 60).
Harriet Ditchford Deavall died 5th December 1943 (aged 79).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 867] with Mary Elizabeth Breeze [1867-1915]
Question: Does anyone know whether / how Mary Elizabeth Breeze is related to the Firth family?
| Firth, John Whiteley | Ref 88-1200 |
Born in Sowerby; baptised at Sowerby [26th August 1827].
He was a cotton piecer [1841], a clogger [1851, 1861], landlord of the Star, Sowerby [1851, 1861, 1871], and a clogger [1881].
In 1851, he married Sarah Farrar [1828-1895] in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Sowerby
They had no children.
The family lived at
In 1851, his mother, Tabitha, and his uncle, John Whiteley were living with them at The Star.
In 1891, they had boarders (possibly Sarah's relatives) living with them: Mary Farrar [b 1832] who was single and living on her own means and Elizabeth Ellen Farrar [b 1855] who was a worsted spinner.
The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: John Whiteley [9th March 1892]; Sarah [24th June 1895].
His sister Emma and her husband John Nicholl are buried in the same grave.
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| Firth, John William | Ref 88-105 |
Born in Thornhills, Clifton [1st December 1871].
He was a farmer's son [1891] / a farm labourer [1898] / a carter of farm [1901] / a farm labourer [1911, 1914] / a teamer [1922, 1923, 1928] / a farm labourer [1939] / a coal filler [1942] / a coal merchant's roundsman (retired) [1948].
Other details:
He worked as a farm labourer, looking after the horses.The barn of the farm remains on the east side of Thornhills Lane near the stream at the (north) end of the village.
Described as small but proud and erect, John William was a tenant farmer providing farm produce and help for Clifton Isolation Hospital, but had to move when it closed in 1922.
It is said that he got £50 for giving up the farm.
He then worked as a teamer, looking after the horses of the Brighouse Co-operative Society at Mill Lane, Brighouse. One of his duties was to dress up the horses for shows.
He later became a coal merchant. He used to deliver coal in a lorry (someone-else drove).
He dropped a sack of coal on his foot, but the wound wasn't treated properly, and gangrene set in resulting in him having to have his leg amputated below the knee
On 26th March 1898, he married Martha Ann Wood [1871-1951] at Hartshead Church.
Martha Ann was born 17th November 1871
Children:
They lived at
John William died at home [26th January 1948].
Martha Ann died 13th November 1951
The couple were buried at E296
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| Firth, John William | Ref 88-77 |
Born in Halifax.
He was in the army / (possibly) landlord of the T' Cat i' th' Window, Halifax / a machine maker turner [1901] / an engineer's iron turner (machine tool works) [1911].
On 4th February 1896, he married Hetty Saltonstall in Halifax.
Hetty was born in Halifax, the daughter of Kershaw Saltonstall
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was sister Evelyn Firth [b 1880] (woollen warper).
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| Firth, John Willie | Ref 88-23 |
He was a cotton spinner [1911] / a minder at Mons Mill / a member of Lydgate United football team. Born 14th October 1889.
During World War I, he enlisted [February 1916], and served as a Private with D Company 21st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He went to France [June 1916].
He died 11th December 1916 (aged 27).
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [22nd December 1916] reported his death with a photograph
Private John Willie Firth, 21st West Yorkshire Regiment, died on the 11th of December, aged 27.A letter from his Lieutenant said that he had been mortally wounded by a shell and died about a quarter of an hour later, without regaining consciousness.
The previous day his family had received a letter from him, saying he hoped to be home for Christmas
He was buried at Combles Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref II F 12].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance, on Patmos War Memorial, and on the Roll of Honour of Patmos Congregational Church
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| Firth, Jonas | Ref 88-12 |
Recorded in 1822, when he was a blacksmith at Jail Lane, Halifax
| Firth Jonathan | Ref 88-123 |
He was an engine driver at coal mine [1861].
He married Charlotte [1824-1???].
Charlotte was born in Longwood
Children:
They lived at Nag's Head, Elland-cum-Greetland [1861]
| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-97 |
He was a steam engine tenter [1861] / a gamekeeper at Fixby Hall [1884].
On 16th November 1862, he married Alice Balmforth.
Alice was the daughter of Oscar Henry Balmforth
Alice died in 1907 (aged 67)
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| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-5850 |
On 22nd September 1776, he married Susannah Crossley at Halifax Parish Church.
Susannah was the daughter of Mary (née Smith) & Caleb Crossley
Children:
Joseph and Susannah died in Barnsley
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| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-83 |
On 7th October 1820, he married Monimia Dyson at Elland Parish Church.
Monimia was the daughter of Scipio Dyson
Children:
The children (‡) were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax [Grave Ref: 28] with their Firth grandparents
| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-563 |
Son of Thomas Firth.
He and his brother, Robert, carried on their father's business as a drysalter in Huddersfield.
He lived at Toothill Hall, Rastrick [1794]. He farmed at Rastrick. He had interests in the canals, turnpike trusts and money-lending.
In 1781, he married Sarah Briggs [17??-1818].
He left Toothill Hall to his nephew Thomas Firth
| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-3580 |
He was a Luddite.
He was tried at York for High Treason, and transported to Van Diemen's Land for life.
He left England on the Lady Ridley [4th January 1821].
He subsequently settled in Tasmania, and went on to own land, hotels and large properties in Sandy Bay.
He married Tabitha
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| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-56 |
Born in Rochdale [14th September 1788].
He was a Quaker / partner in Firth, Howarth & Firth, and Firth & Howarth.
On 6th March 1821, he married Sarah Sagar [1796-18??] in Burnley.
Children:
They lived at North View, Todmorden.
After his death, his son Joseph carried on the business.
See Canal Mill, Brighouse and Prince Albert Mill, Brighouse
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| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-9 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-6270 |
He married Unknown.
| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-129 |
He was a labourer at gas works [1851].
He married Sarah [1824-1???].
Children:
They lived at Blaithroyd Lane Southowram [1851].
Living with them [in 1851] were Sarah's mother & siblings
| Firth, Joseph | Ref 88-59 |
After his father's death, he carried on the business of Firth & Howarth.
About 1870, he retired, and, being asthmatic, he moved to Devon. He died of pneumonia at Worthing.
His body was brought back to Todmorden and buried at the Quaker burial ground, Shoebroad
| Firth, Joshua | Ref 88-986 |
On 4th December 1705, he married (1) Mary Kitchingman.
Mary was the daughter of William Kitchingman
Children:
On 16th June 1713, he married (2) Abigail Dixon.
Abigail was the daughter of John Dixon of Bradford
Children:
| Firth, Kenneth | Ref 88-49 |
He was educated at Battinson Road School & Halifax Modern School / employed by Akroyd & Company at Clay Pits Mills, Halifax.
He joined the RAF as a boy apprentice.
During World War II, he served as a Sergeant with the 108th Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He trained in Canada. He took part in the Dunkirk evacuation.
He died 18th June 1944 (aged 23).
He was buried at Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta [Prot. Sec. (Men's) F Coll Grave 51].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Pellon
| Firth, Luke | Ref 88-112 |
He was a stone dresser [1851].
Around 1847, he married Ann [1825-1???].
Ann was born in Southowram
Children:
They lived at 7 Bank Top, Southowram [1851]
| Firth, Michael | Ref 88-1349 |
Recorded on 18th May 1752, when he sold The Height, Ripponden to Musgrave Brisco
| Firth, Michael | Ref 88-14 |
He was a contractor in Queensbury.
His company built New Mill at Saltaire.
He married Jane Holgate [1824-1887].
Child: Sam
Jane died 18th October 1887.
Michael died 4th November 1887.
The couple were buried at Union Croft Chapel, Ambler Thorn
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| Firth, Dr Nathan | Ref 88-653 |
| Firth, Nathan | Ref 88-109 |
He married Betty [1806-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Tyrone Crescent, Birtle cum Bamford, Middleton, Bury, Lancashire [1841]
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| Firth, Nathan | Ref 88-96 |
He was a worsted weaving overlooker [1871, 1881] / a knitter of hosiery [1891] / a machine knitter stockings &c [1901].
In [Q1] 1860, he married (1) Rose Ann Akroyd [1836-1873] in Halifax.
Rose Ann was born in Halifax
Children:
Rose Ann died 25th February 1873 (aged 37).
In [Q3] 1873, he married (2) Mary Ann Holdsworth [1838-1926] in Halifax.
Mary Ann was born in Halifax
They lived at
Nathan died 31st October 1907 (aged 75).
Mary Ann died 24th May 1926 (aged 88).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1375]
| Firth, Norah | Ref 88-159 |
Daughter of Jacob Edgar Firth.
Born in Todmorden [29th November 1896].
She was a cotton weaver [1911].
In [Q2] 1921, she married (1) Arthur Bedford [1899-1924] in Todmorden.
Arthur died in Todmorden [Q1 1924].
After tending her sick husband, she took up nursing and worked in Manchester, London and Calcutta.
She worked in India during World War II.
In 1948, she was superintendent of the Pakistan state nursing services. She was awarded the Kaiser-I-Hind silver medal [1948], and the MBE [1955].
She married (2) William Findlay.
The couple divorced.
In [Q2] 1960, she married (3) William Wright in Lincoln. William died.
She died in Lincoln
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| Firth, Percy | Ref 88-272 |
| Firth, Percy | Ref 88-51 |
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden
| Firth, Peter | Ref 88-557 |
On March 12th 1806, he ran the 18 miles from Halifax to Leeds in two hours and 53 minutes
| Firth, Peter | Ref 88-48 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a wire worker / a maker of wreath frames for florists [1911] / a wire brush maker (own account).
In [Q4] 1906, he married Cecilia Carroll [1887-19??] in Halifax.
Cecilia was born in Halifax.She had a daughter: Annie Carroll [b 1907].
Cecilia was a cop winder [1911]
Children:
They lived at
He enlisted in the Army [19th June 1906], and was discharged [1907].
During World War I, he rejoined [12th July 1915] and served as a Lance Corporal with the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to the Dardanelles [October 1915], then to Egypt, and to France [July 1916].
In November 1916, he sustained a shrapnel wound to his left hand, and blood poisoning in his right hand.
He died of wounds received in action [18th January 1917].
The Halifax Courier [27th January 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France [Grave Ref IV G 5].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church
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| Firth, R. | Ref 88-60 |
He married Unknown.
He lived at 54 Prospect Street, Halifax.
His wife was dead by 1942.
During World War II, he served as a Gunner with the Royal Artillery (Maritime).
He was killed at sea in 1942 (aged 31).
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
| Firth, Richard | Ref 88-417 |
A member of the Firth family of Barkisland.
He is recorded at The Height, Ripponden [1632].
Around 1653, he bequeathed the Old Bridge Inn and adjoining cottages to St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
| Firth, Richard | Ref 88-421 |
| Firth, Richard | Ref 88-126 |
Richard was born in Halifax [22nd September 1877].
At some stage, the family moved to Liverpool for work.
Richard was a carter on the Liverpool docks and was involved in the strike of 1911 when Churchill sent a gunboat to the Mersey.
On 18th May 1902, he married Liverpool [1877-1950].
Jane was born 13th August 1877.She was an orphan brought by relatives to England from New York in 1902
Child: Florence [b 15th September 1903]
Richard enlisted and served as a Private in the army during WW1, and had the family nickname Major.
The family lived at
Jane died 18th January 1950.
Richard died 9th February 1951.
They both died, and were buried, in Liverpool
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| Firth, Rev Dr Richard | Ref 88-30 |
| Firth, Robert | Ref 88-980 |
He and his brother, Joseph, carried on their father's business as a drysalter in Huddersfield.
He married Mary Dyson.
Mary was the daughter of Simeon Dyson
Children:
| Firth, Robertshaw | Ref 88-74 |
Born in Thornton.
He was a fitter in a mechanic's shop [1881] / a mechanic for worsted mill [1891] / a farmer [1901, 1911].
In [Q2] 1878, he married (1) Rose Town [1854-1888] in Bradford.
Rose was born in Thornton
Children:
Rose died Q4 1888 (aged 34).
In [Q2] 1891, he married (2) Sarah Parkinson [1862-1932] in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Stainland
Children:
They lived at
Robertshaw died 8th March 1929 (aged 74).
Sarah died 16th May 1932 (aged 70).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/486]
| Firth, Sam | Ref 88-13 |
Born in Queensbury [1st February 1855]
On 14th May 1883, he married Emily Sykes in Halifax.
Emily was the daughter of Robert Sykes
Sam died in Halifax [1st August 1909] and was buried at Union Croft Chapel, Ambler Thorn
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| Firth, Sam | Ref 88-47 |
He was a clogger [1891, 1901] / a clog maker [1911] / a master clogger [1921].
He married Elizabeth Gibson [1862-1915] in Todmorden.
Elizabeth was born in Todmorden
Children:
The family lived at
Sons Harold & Wilfred died in World War I; son Willie was wounded in the Dardanelles and subsequently treated in various hospitals and survived the War.
An article in the Todmorden & District News [10th May 1918] reported Harold's death, and added that a third son (Willie) has been discharged after serving in Gallipoli and a fourth (Hilton) set sail to France last Sunday.
He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 5 & 6], on Todmorden War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church.
His brother Harold also died in the War
Living with them [in 1921] were daughters Sarah Ellen and Annie and their husbands
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| Firth, Samuel | Ref 88-481 |
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| Firth, Samuel | Ref 88-811 |
He lived at 56 Ellison Street, Halifax [1905]
| Firth, Samuel | Ref 88-99 |
He was a worsted warp dresser and grocer [1861].
In [Q1] 1842, he married (1) Susey Haigh [1820-1851] in Halifax.
Children:
Susey died 16th February 1851 (aged 31).
He married (2) Elizabeth [1820-1864].
Elizabeth was born in Brinsworth
Children:
The family lived at Lower Shaw Hill, Halifax [1861].
Elizabeth died 17th May 1864 (aged 44).
Samuel's wives & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4564]
Samuel's burial place is not yet known
| Firth, Samuel | Ref 88-94 |
Samuel died 2nd July 1870 (aged 29) and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 781] with an unidentified Emily May Firth [1870-1938]
Question: Does anyone know how Samuel and Emily May are related? Father & daughter? Husband & wife?
| Firth, Sidney | Ref 88-61 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a groom [1905].
On 11th November 1905, he married Sylvia Mutter [1881-1923] at St Mark's Church, Harrogate.
Sylvia was born in Newport, Monmouthshire
They lived at Bingley.
During World War I, he enlisted [1915] and served as a Private with the 648th Mechanical Transport Company Royal Army Service Corps.
He died of influenza in Hospital in East Africa [25th November 1918] (aged 41).
He was buried at Dar Es Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery, Tanzania [Grave Ref VII H 2].
He is remembered on the family grave at All Saints' Church, Dudwell, in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax.
Sylvia died in Bingley in 1923
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| Firth, Simeon | Ref 88-31 |
Born 1st May 1828.
He was a wool comber [1851]
On 11th May 1861, he married Elizabeth Child [1832-1892] in Halifax.
Elizabeth was born in Ovenden [3rd February 1832], the daughter of Hannah (née Bairstow) & James Child
Child: Edmund
Elizabeth died in Illingworth [June 1892].
He died in Halifax [4th February 1904]
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| Firth, Simeon Mitchell | Ref 88-25 |
He was a joiner's labourer [1894].
On 18th January 1873, he married (1) Emma Heap [1850-1887] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
On 31st December 1887, Simeon married (2) Louisa Thornber [1852-1913] at Halifax Parish Church.
Louisa was born in Sowerby
Children:
The children were born in Sowerby.
On 22nd December 1913, Simeon married (3) Mary Jane Hargreaves [1873-1953] at Halifax Parish Church.
The family lived at 14 Albion Street, Sowerby [1911, 1913].
Simeon died in St Luke's Hospital, Halifax.
Louisa & Simeon were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: Louisa [24th February 1913]; Simeon [29th July 1924]
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| Firth, Stanley | Ref 88-89 |
Born [14th November 1926]. He was Mayor of Brighouse [1971-1972].
In [Q2] 1951, he (possibly) married Jean Rayner in Calder District.
Children:
Stanley died 1st September 2015 (aged 88)
| Firth, Storey | Ref 88-839 |
Born in Todmorden.
He was an apprentice linen draper to Richard Brumwell [1851] / a draper's assistant at 11 Old Market, Halifax [1861] / a draper of Halifax [1862] / a linen draper [1871] / a draper [1881] / a general draper [1891] / a retired draper [1901]. Partner in Wynn & Firth.
In [Q4] 1862, he married Elizabeth Farrar [1837-1916] at Halifax Parish Church.
Elizabeth was born in Halifax, the daughter of William Farrar
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was widowed mother-in-law Mary Farrar [b Halifax 1816] (linen drapery assistant).
Storey died 20th February 1904 (aged 69).
Elizabeth died 9th June 1916 (aged 79).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 534] with Elizabeth's mother Mary Farrar
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| Firth, Sutcliffe | Ref 88-1114 |
Of Todmorden.
He died at Heywood
| Firth, T. | Ref 88-687 |
| Firth, T. Francis | Ref 88-42 |
Francis and his brother, Edwin, began spinning yarn at Heckmondwike in 1822.
In 1863, they began to make carpets and moved to Clifton Mill at Bailiff Bridge, later becoming T. F. Firth & Company
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-884 |
He married Elsabeth.
His will is recorded in Volume 2 [1545-1559] of E. W. Crossley's book Halifax Wills
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-200 |
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-562 |
Son of Joseph Firth [1684-1736].
He moved to Huddersfield. He set up in business as a drysalter.
In 1763, he purchased the Toothill Hall estate.
Thus begins the Firth family of Rastrick.
In 1754, he married Mary Crosland [1728-1797].
Children:
He was buried at Paddock, Huddersfield
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-82 |
He married Betty [1755-1813].
Children:
Betty died 29th August 1813 (aged 58).
Thomas died 13th November 1819 (aged 69).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax [Grave Ref: 28]
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-307 |
Son of Thomas Firth.
In 1798, he married Mary Smith [1765-1842].
Mary came from Rastrick
Children:
Daughter Mary died 8th September 1852.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at under £3,000.
Daughter Ann died 14th July 1869.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at under £4,000.
Son Joseph died 15th November 1884.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £38,162 2/3d
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| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-85 |
He married Hannah [1791-1865].
Children:
Thomas died 17th March 1846 (aged 73).
Hannah died 25th September 1865 (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4653]
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-93 |
On 8th August 1799, he married Martha Shaw [1780-18??] in Huddersfield.
Child: Edwin
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| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-311 |
Son of Robert Firth and nephew of Joseph Firth.
He inherited Toothill Hall, Rastrick from his uncle. He built a Georgian section of the hall [1823]. He also constructed a ha-ha in the grounds to provide employment for the poor.
In 1819, he married Betsy Horsfall [1790-1864].
Child: Thomas
He had a warehouse in Huddersfield.
On St Thomas's Day – 21st December – he distributed half-crowns to the needy.
He refused to let Sir John Ramsden become the owner of all Huddersfield unless he [Sir John] would cover the largest floor in Firth's warehouse with sovereigns standing on their edges
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-423 |
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-117 |
He was landlord of the Calder & Hebble, Salterhebble [1845].
Thomas died 11th June 1847 (aged 38) and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2787] with Jonathan Brook
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-87 |
He married Sarah [1822-1883].
Children:
Thomas died 12th January 1880 (aged 50).
Sarah died 7th January 1883 (aged 61).
The couple were buried at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel
| Firth, Thomas | Ref 88-43 |
In 1913, he married Eliza Fletcher in Halifax.
Children:
During World War I, he enlisted with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), then he served as a Private with the 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry.
He died 9th April 1918 (aged 38).
He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 8 & 9], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
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| Firth, Thomas Arnold | Ref 88-17 |
He was buried at Brighouse Cemetery [May 1906]
| Firth, Thomas Freeman | Ref 88-141 |
Son of Edwin Firth of Heckmondwike.
Born in Heckmondwike.
He went into partnership with his brother-in-law J. W. Willans to found Firth, Willans & Company of Heckmondwike.
In 1867, they bought a disused worsted mill at Bailiff Bridge.
In 1875, John Willans left the partnership and the company became T. F. Firth & Company.
In 1881, he was listed as a manufacturer employing 863 hands.
On 15th February 1854, he married Hannah Maria Willans in Huddersfield.
Hannah Maria was born in Huddersfield
Children:
He was the First Baronet Aykroyd of Lightcliffe.
In 1909, his son, Algernon, succeeded to the title.
He was a life-long member of the local Congregational community. A Liberal, he was involved in the life and welfare of Bailiff Bridge and the surrounding district.
He lived at The Flush, Heckmondwike
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| Firth, Thomas William Staples | Ref 88-108 |
In [Q2] 1890, he married Edith Foster in Halifax.
Edith died 20th October 1905 (aged 50) and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 178] with her father
| Firth, Tom | Ref 88-242 |
| Firth, Walter | Ref 88-62 |
He was educated at Wainstalls Board School / employed by the Mixenden Carbonising Company.
During World War II, he served as a Stoker with the Royal Navy.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 19th September 1942 (aged 24) when HMT Alouette was torpedoed by German Submarine U-552 and sank 10 miles west of Portugal, with the loss of 17 of her crew of 44.
He is (possibly) remembered on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk, in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Pellon
| Firth, Wilfred | Ref 88-21 |
Born in Todmorden.
He was a cotton weaver [1901] / a weaver [1911].
In [Q3] 1910, he married Sarah Stansfield in Todmorden.
Sarah was born in Todmorden.She was a weaver [1911]
Children:
They lived at 35 Industrial Street, Todmorden [1911], and moved to Accrington just before War broke out.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment.
He was killed in France [12th April 1918] (aged 33).
The Todmorden & District News [10th May 1918] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 5 & 6], on Todmorden War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church.
His brother Harold also died in the War
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| Firth, William | Ref 88-1290 |
William took over at the Bird-i-th-Hand, Warland
| Firth, William | Ref 88-101 |
He married Sarah [1786-1855].
Children:
Sarah died 25th October 1855 (aged 69).
William died 14th January 1861 (aged 80).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3070]
| Firth, William | Ref 88-37 |
In [Q4] 1885, he married Ann Green in Halifax.
Children:
Their sons were buried at Brighouse Cemetery with their Green grandparents
| Firth, William | Ref 88-1204 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a cotton spinner of Sowerby / beerhouse keeper at Stile, Triangle [1851, 1861] / owner of the Star Hotel, Sowerby [1854-1872] / of independent means [1871].
On 5th March 1821, he married Tabitha Whiteley at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at Stile, Sowerby [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871].
He died at Stile. Probate records show effects valued at under £3,000. His executors were John Whiteley Firth and William Furniss Hanson
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| Firth, William | Ref 88-4 |
He was a shoemaker of Warley [1830] / a collen / cotton spinner [1841] / a shoe maker [1851] / a boot & shoe maker [1861]
In 1830, he married Sarah Scholefield of Warley, at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
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| Firth, William | Ref 88-1292 |
He was beer house keeper at the Bird in the Hand, Halifax [1861] / a stoker [1871].
He married Sarah [1825-1???] from Norland.
Sarah was a worsted reeler [1871]
They lived at 12 Thomas Street East, Southowram [1871]
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| Firth, William | Ref 88-8 |
He was a butcher [1854, 1875, 1881, 1893].
He married Mary [1825-1886].
Mary was born in Halifax
Children:
The family lived at 21 Brunswick Street, Halifax [1881].
Mary died 11th March 1886 (aged 61).
William died 21st February 1895 (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3275] with an unidentified Charles E. Firth [1875] who died in infancy
| Firth, William | Ref 88-113 |
He was an engine tenter (worsted factory) [1861] / an engine tenter [1871].
He married Margaret Mahon [1831-1916].
Margaret was born in Queen's County, Ireland
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was Margaret's widowed mother Margaret Hamon [1835-1916].
William died 2nd April 1877 (aged 51).
Margaret died 2nd May 1916 (aged 85).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3398] with Margaret's mother Margaret Hamon and grandchildren Annie Firth, William Edwin Breese & Katherine Alexandra Breese
| Firth, William | Ref 88-124 |
He was a French polisher [1871] / a French polisher & piano tuner [1881].
In [Q1] 1856, he married Rebecca Holdsworth [1833-1904] in Halifax.
Rebecca was born in Southowram
Children:
They lived at
William died 12th September 1882 (aged 55).
Rebecca died 30th March 1904 (aged 71).
The couple & the children (‡) were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
| Firth, William | Ref 88-90 |
In [Q3] 1873, he married Hannah Abbott in Halifax.
Children:
| Firth, William | Ref 88-80 |
He was contractor builder (employer) [1901].
He married Anna (possibly) in South Africa.
Anna was born in Germany
Children:
They lived at
William died at Pretoria, South Africa [19th August 1910].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £440.
Probate was granted to his widow Anna
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| Firth, William | Ref 88-6 |
He was a manufacturer's clerk (in lodgings with Walton Spencer at Mount Pleasant, Sowerby) [1901] / a clerk [1911] / a commercial cashier with J. W. Whitworth Limited Cooper House Mills, Luddendenfoot [1921] / a commercial cashier [1939].
In [Q4] 1902, he married Florence Haigh [1869-1943].
Florence was born 23rd January 1969, the daughter of Rev William Haigh
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1911, 1921] was William's sister Eva Firth [b 1882] (ready-made clothing machinist with Helliwell & Sutcliffe 1921)
William died 19th May 1942 (aged 70).
Florence died in Calder District [11th November 1943] (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at Steep Lane Baptist Chapel, Sowerby
| Firth, William Eustace | Ref 88-122 |
Born in Heckmondwike.
He was a managing director of T. F. Firth & Company [1895] / a director of the Fife Linoleum & Floor-Cloth Company [1895].
In [Q2] 1888, he married Anna Maria Collier in Macclesfield.
Anna Maria was possibly born in Salford, Lancashire [q4/1864]
Children:
The family lived at Gomersal [1894]
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| Firth, William Frederick McCluer | Ref 88-44 |
In [Q3] 1914, he married Laura Horsfall in Halifax.
They lived at 2 East Street, Rastrick.
During World War I, he served as a Rifleman with the 2nd/18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles).
He died 12th December 1917 (aged 27).
He was buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt [Grave Ref O 63].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial, on Rastrick War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Walshaw & Drake
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| Firth, William H. | Ref 88-57 |
He married Margaret.
They lived at 31 Milton Terrace, Halifax
| Firth, William H. | Ref 88-78 |
He was a butcher [1881].
Around 1873, he married Alice [1851-1???].
Alice was born in Greenhow Hill, Yorkshire
Children:
They lived at 10 Dean Street, Halifax [1881].
Living with them [in 1881] was James Chilvers [b 1857] (police constable)
| Firth, William Henry | Ref 88-73 |
Question: Is he the same person as William Henry Firth [1845-1881]?
Born in Ovenden.
He was a worsted yarn manager [1881].
Around 1871, he married Mary Ann [1838-1???].
Mary Ann was born in Liverpool
Children:
They lived at 11 Long Row, Illingworth Moor [1881].
| Firth, William Henry | Ref 88-72 |
He may be the same person as William Henry Firth [1845-1???]
(Possibly) son of Abraham Firth.
In [Q4] 1874, he married Elizabeth Cookson in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Copperas House, Elland [1880s].
William Henry died in Lindley [12th June 1881] and was buried as Henry Firth at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Lindley.
In 1885, Elizabeth married (2) Charles Mason
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| Firth, William Henry | Ref 88-19 |
Born in Halifax.
He was an insurance agent [1881] / a licensed victualler [1891].
In [Q3] 1879, he married Annie Elizabeth Smith in Halifax.
Annie Elizabeth was the daughter of James Smith
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
In 1881, the family were living with Annie Elizabeth's parents.
They lived at
William Henry died in Halifax [17th July 1900] (aged 42).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 868]
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| Firth, William Henry | Ref 88-54 |
He was a carter.
On 26th February 1881, he married Annie McKenna [1860-1???] in Halifax.
Annie was born in Wicklow, Ireland, the daughter of Peter McKenna.She was a woollen mill rover [1901]
Children:
The family were living with Annie's parents [1891, 1901]
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| Firth, Willie | Ref 88-118 |
Born in Todmorden.
He was a cotton weaver [1911] / a taper's labourer (cotton) with Fielden Brothers [1921].
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [15th October 1915] reported
Private Willie Firth, 1st 6th Lancashire Fusiliers, being treated in Lord Derby's War Hospital, Warrington, suffering from a fractured elbow caused by a bullet which exploded whilst it was embedded in his arm.Previously, he had his trigger finger shot off by a Turkish sniper
The Todmorden & District News [8th June 1917] reported
Willie was wounded in the Dardanelles and has been in various hospitals ever since
He survived the War
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| Firth, Willie | Ref 88-120 |
He was a semi-skilled fitter (sluice valves) [1939].
In [Q3] 1921, he married Florence Whiteley [1899-19??] in Halifax.
Florence was born 17th April 1899.She was a shop assistant [1939]
Children:
The family lived at 12 Garden Road, Brighouse [1939]
| Firth, Wilson | Ref 88-116 |
| Families |
| The Firth family of Barkisland | Ref 88-1350 |
| The Firth family of Rastrick | Ref 88-266 |
| The Firth family of Rishworth | Ref 88-1171 |
See Edmund Firth and John Fryth
This & associated entries use material contributed by Anne Kirker
| Surname |
| Firth surname | Ref 88-1 |
Entries for people with the surname Firth are discussed in this SideTrack. Other forms of the surname are not included here.
Unattached BMDs for FirthMarriages 1808, 1861, 1863, 1865, 1879, 1891, 1892, 1899, 1901, 1907, 1940; Death 1900
Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 4719
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