The entries for people & families with the surname Foulds are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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| Foulds, Albert | Ref 489-176 |
He was principal choir boy at St George's Church, Lee Mount / an accomplished bass singer / a musician [1901] / a member of the Corporation Band, Lee Mount, the Halifax Yeomanry Band & the Yorkshire Huzzars Band / a tenor horn player / a drummer at the Grand Theatre, Halifax [1911] / landlord of the Fountain Head, Pellon [1910-1914].
On 30th April 1887, he married Florabelle Aked [1866-1909] in Halifax.
Florabelle was the daughter of William Aked
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901, 1911], was niece Mary Hannah Kelly [b 1891].
Florabelle died Q1 1909 (aged 43).
Albert died 23rd March 1914 (aged 49).
They were buried at St George's Church, Lee Mount [Grave Refs: 311 & 328]
| Foulds, Arthur | Ref 489-345 |
He was a painter [1921].
In 19th March 1921, he married Lilian Pickles in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
| Foulds, Charles | Ref 489-363 |
He was a baker in Walsden [1915].
The bakery business was at 2 Stones Terrace, Walsden.
He married Mary Hannah [1865-19??].
Mary Hannah was born in Todmorden
Children:
They lived at 304 Rochdale Road, Todmorden [1901]
| Foulds, Hugh Jon | Ref 489-594 |
He was Chairman of the Halifax Building Society [1990-1999]
| Foulds, James | Ref 489-2 |
He was a manufacturer of Dean House, Midgley [1841]
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Sawyer
| Foulds, James | Ref 489-164 |
Children:
They lived at 20 Haley Hill, Halifax [1875].
Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
| Foulds, James | Ref 489-310 |
He was a greengrocer's errand boy [1911] / employed at the Union Jack Stores, Sowerby Bridge.
He lived at 13 Swinton Terrace, Dunkirk, Halifax.
During World War I, he enlisted with the Northumberland Fusiliers [May 1916], then he served as a Private with the 2nd/7th Battalion Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment.
He went to France [February 1917].
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 21st March 1918 (aged 21).
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [4th May, 30th November & 7th December 1918].
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 7], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His brother Willie also served in the War
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
| Foulds, John | Ref 489-177 |
He was a print dyer [1871] / a woollen singer [1901].
Around 1864, he married Susan [1840-1904].
Susan was born in Sowerby
Children:
They lived at
Members of the family were buried at St George's Church, Lee Mount [Grave Refs: 311 & 328]
| Foulds, John | Ref 489-244 |
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
| Foulds, John | Ref 489-526 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
They lived at 85 Fern Street, Halifax [1907, 1911].
John was a widower by 1911.
Living with the widowed John [in 1911] were daughter Laura & family
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
| Foulds, Joseph | Ref 489-162 |
Born in Warley.
He was a wool comber [1851] / a wool washer [1881].
In [Q1] 1870, he married Jane Denton [1847-1901] in Halifax.
Jane was born in Halifax
Children:
They lived at
Joseph died 11th March 1899 (aged 68).
Jane died 7th February 1901 (aged 54).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1682]
| Foulds, Richard | Ref 489-547 |
On 19th June 1738, he married (1) Mary Whipp.
Children:
Details of Mary's death / burial place are not yet known.
On 30th November 1767, he married (2) Hannah Atkinson in Colne.
Child: 11. Hannah [b 1769]
They lived at Lee, township of Marsden in Colne, Lancashire [1749].
Details of Richard's death / burial place are not yet known
The Foldout summarises his will
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Sawyer
| Foulds, Richard | Ref 489-344 |
He was a road contractor.
He married Eunice Ann Gledhill [1841-1900].
Eunice Ann was born in Ovenden
Child: Edna Wilkinson (Foulds) [1869-1941] who married John Barrett
Richard died 23rd July 1902
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
| Foulds, Sam | Ref 489-312 |
He lived in Halifax.
On 5th October 1902, he married Sarah Jane Marybeth Hey [1881-1937] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 20th July 1918.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Sarah died in Halifax [5th November 1937] and was buried at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel [Grave Ref: 1484] with her parents
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
| Foulds, Thomas | Ref 489-548 |
He was a manufacturer of cotton piece goods and lived at Dean House, Midgley [1841].
He had business at Oats Royd
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| Foulds, Thomas | Ref 489-1225 |
He was a cotton and woollen piece inspector [1891].
He married Eliza J. [1857-1???].
They lived at 41 Briggate, Brighouse [1891]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
| Foulds, Timothy | Ref 489-232 |
He was a labourer [1841, 1851].
Around 1827, he married Margaret [1796-18??].
Margaret was born in Horsforth
Children:
They lived at
| Foulds, Timothy | Ref 489-516 |
Born in Midgley.
He was a carpet weaver [1851] / a worsted carpet weaver [1861] / a carpet weaver [1871, 1881] / a retired carpet weaver [1891].
In [Q2] 1842, he married (1) Grace Foster [1816-1853] in Halifax.
Grace was born in Wadsworth
Children:
Grace died in Bradford [Q1 1853].
In [Q1] 1853, he married (2) Sarah in Halifax.
The family lived at
Timothy died in Halifax [Q1 1894] (aged 79).
Sarah died at Birkdale, Southport [2nd January 1896] (aged 68), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4536] with her first husband
| Foulds, William | Ref 489-546 |
On 11th February 1768, he married Mary Hindson at Heptonstall Church.
Children:
The children were registered at Birchcliffe Church by Rev John Sutcliffe [1st September 1787].
The family lived at Heptonstall
| Foulds, William | Ref 489-267 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a plasterer of Knight Street, Halifax [1893] / a plasterer [1901, 1911].
In 1893, he married Mary Annie Pickles [1871-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Mary Annie, of Threadneedle Street, Halifax, was the daughter of Robert Pickles, carter
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
| Foulds, Willie | Ref 489-266 |
He was a butcher's errand boy [1911].
He lived at 13 Swinton Terrace, Dunkirk.
During World War I, he enlisted at the outbreak of War, and he served as a Lance Corporal with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal [1918] for
conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.He took command of his platoon when the officer and sergeant had been wounded and led the men forward under heavy machine gun fire to attack a farm from which the enemy were holding up our advance. He captured the strong point in spite of casualties, and enabled the line to advance. He displayed qualities of a high order of ability and leadership, and his example of courage and coolness under fire inspired the men he was leading
and the Military Medal for gallantry (as a stretcher bearer).
His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [5th January 1918].
His younger brother James died in the War
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
| Foulds, Young | Ref 489-362 |
He was a wholesale baker in Walsden (with his father).
During World War I, he enlisted [4th December 1915] and served with the Grenadier Guards.
He was discharged on 27th November 1918.
He survived the War though a skin infection, which he attributed to medication administered to war wounds, meant that his bakery work was affected and he had to wear gloves
| Surname |
| Foulds surname | Ref 489-1 |
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are 21 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Foulds, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for FouldsMarriages 1804, 1907
Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 4719
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