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| Hoyle, Mr | Ref 44-203 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Hoyle, Abraham | Ref 44-165 |
He married Unknown.
| Hoyle, Abraham | Ref 44-96 |
He married Ann [1795-1858].
Children:
Abraham died in Halifax [Q4 1841].
In [Q4] 1844, Ann married (2) John Gledhill.
In 1851, sons Henry & George were living with the mother & stepfather
| Hoyle, Albert | Ref 44-72 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a clogger of Franklin Street [1892] / a clog maker [1901] / a clogger sole maker [1911].
In 1892, he married Mary Hannah Ramsden [1864-1???] at Christ Church, Pellon.
Mary Hannah, of Queens Road, was born in Halifax, the daughter of John Ramsden, plasterer
Children:
They lived at
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| Hoyle, Alfred | Ref 44-169 |
He was a member of the Halifax Scientific Society.
He bequeathed £500 to Halifax Corporation for an aviary or bird sanctuary. In 1953, an aviary was opened in his memory at Belle Vue
| Hoyle, Alfred | Ref 44-90 |
Born in Illingworth Moor.
He was a carpet weaver of Halifax [1878] / a carpet weaver [1881] / a carpet maker [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1878, he married Mary Gill [1855-1904] at Halifax Parish Church.
Mary was born in Halifax, the daughter of Albert Augustus Gill, gilder
Children:
They lived at
Mary died in Halifax in 1904 (aged 49).
Living with the widowed Alfred [in 1911] were daughter Martha Hannah & family
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| Hoyle, Alfred | Ref 44-207 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a worsted spinner [1871] / a cotton twiner (manufacturer) [1881] / a screw maker [1891] / a tube repairer (carpet looms) [1901] / an electrician [1911].
In [Q3] 1888, he married Martha Jane Brearley [1861-1927] in Halifax.
Martha Jane was born in Halifax
Children:
They lived at
Living with the widowed Martha Jane [in 1921] were daughter Elsie, her husband & infant son.
Alfred died Q1 1919 (aged 58).
Martha Jane died Q4 1927 (aged 66).
They both died in Halifax
| Hoyle, Alice | Ref 44-176 |
She married Sir Charles Robertshaw.
In her will, she left bequests to Heptonstall Parish Church and Heptonstall Slack Baptist Church
| Hoyle, Archie | Ref 44-62 |
Born in Halifax [7th December 1893].
He was a member of Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax & Sunday School / well-known in Halifax football and swimming circles / employed by Asquith's / a carpet worker [1909].
He joined the Navy [September 1909], when he was 15, and served
In April 1911, his mother paid £20, and he was discharged by purchase
In 1915, he married Emily Malkinson in Grimsby.
Child: Winifred E. [b 1916]
They lived in Grimsby.
During World War I, he enlisted [August 1914] and served as a Sergeant with C Battery 246th (West Riding) Brigade Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed in action by a shell fragment to the heart [10th November 1917] (aged 24).
The Halifax Courier [24th November 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref I B 12].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel
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| Hoyle, Arthur | Ref 44-43 |
He lived at Brooklyn Place [1905]
| Hoyle, Arthur | Ref 44-27 |
He was a woollen cloth finisher [1888, 1901] / a cloth finisher [1911].
On 4th August 1888, he married Mary Hollas at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The children were all born in Norland.
They lived at
Arthur died 2nd September 1921 (aged 57).
Mary died 5th January 1941 (aged 74).
The couple were buried at St Luke's Church, Norland. Son Edgar is also remebered on the gravestone
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| Hoyle, Arthur | Ref 44-218 |
Born in Norland [3rd February 1873].
He was a spinner piecer cotton [1891] / a cotton spinner [1901, 1911] / a cotton spinner with Shepherd & Blackburn, Walton Street [1921] / a cotton spinner (incapacitated) [1939].
In [Q4] 1898, he married Hannah Normanton [1874-1956] in Halifax.
Hannah was born in Norland [18th February 1874]
Children:
They lived at
Arthur died 25th August 1942 (aged 69).
Hannah died 29th November 1956 (aged 82).
The couple were buried at Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel, Norland
| Hoyle, Benjamin | Ref 44-211 |
He was a shoemaker [1851] / a boot manufacturer [1871].
He married Mary Ann [1829-1???].
Mary Ann was born in Northowram
Children:
The family lived at
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2970]
Benjamin & Mary Ann's burial places are not yet known
| Hoyle, Caleb | Ref 44-194 |
Son of a cotton manufacturer from Bacup.
He was a Liberal / Mayor of Todmorden [1897-1898] / a Magistrate for the West Riding and the County of York / a partner in Maden & Hoyle / established Caleb Hoyle Limited.
In 1896, he lost to Sugden Sutcliffe as a Councillor to represent the Stansfield Ward.
In 1895, he became sole owner of the firm and this became the most important cotton manufacturer in Todmorden, after the Fielden family.
He was associated with York Street Chapel, Todmorden and Sunday School.
In 1870, he married Sarah Maden Hodson.
Children:
He lived at Roomfield House, Todmorden.
His name is inscribed on one of the bells at Todmorden Parish Church.
He was buried at the Wesleyan Chapel, Mankinholes.
His sons, Philip and Joshua, took over the business, and established Caleb Hoyle [1923] Limited
| Hoyle, Rev Charles | Ref 44-113 |
He was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School and Trinity College Cambridge [1789].
He was appointed Librarian at Trinity College [1803], Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim [1812], and Vicar of 2 churches at Overton-cum-Fyfield in Wiltshire [1815-1848].
He wrote several volumes of blank verse, some of which was sneered at by Lord Byron. His work included
He never married.
He died in Overton [13th November 1848]
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| Hoyle, Charles Edward | Ref 44-159 |
Born 14th June 1857.
He was a worsted spinner & manufacturer at Halifax [1891] / partner in W. & R. Hoyle.
In 1882, he married Mary Ellen Fletcher [1859-1943] in Rochdale.
Mary Ellen, from Smith Bridge, Lancashire, was born 20th June 1859
Children:
They lived at
Charles Edward died 9th March 1932 (aged 75).
Mary Ellen died 11th January 1943 (aged 84).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 773]
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| Hoyle, Charles Gregory | Ref 44-100 |
Born 28th November 1895.
He was assisting in his father's business [1911].
During World War I, he joined the 1st/4th Battalion [September 1914], he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 5th Battalion West Riding Regiment.
He was wounded on the Somme [3rd September 1916].
He was awarded the Military Cross while attached to the 5th Battalion at Marcoing Switch [28th September 1918]
for distinguished conduct and bravery in the taking of Cambrai
His photograph appears with reports of his award in the Halifax Courier [16th November & 23rd November 1918].
He survived the War.
He became chairman of the Halifax Branch of the United Commercial Travellers' Association / a director & sales representative of the Glynn Company, Halifax, manufacturing chemists / a traveller in baker's sundries [1939] / a Freemason & Past Master of the Facula [No 4825] Masonic Lodge / a member of the Loyal Georgean Society / a member of the Albany Club, Halifax / a member of the West End Golf Club.
He and his unmarried sister Dorothy Hoyle, lived at 48 The Boulevard, Savile Park Road, Halifax [1939, 1943].
Charles died in Halifax [26th November 1943].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £14,738.
The beneficiary was his sister Dorothy Hoyle.
Dorothy died in Halifax [Q1 1965] (aged 70)
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| Hoyle, Charles Henry | Ref 44-23 |
Born in Clifton.
He was a hurrier at coal pit [1861] / a platelayer [1901].
In 1870, he married Mary Ann Fearnley [1847-1925] at Halifax Parish Church.
Mary Ann was born in Hipperholme, the daughter of John Fearnley, joiner
Children:
They lived at Ripley Street, Hipperholme [1901].
Members of the family were buried at Lightcliffe Old Church Graveyard with Charles Henry's parents
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| Hoyle, Charles William | Ref 44-25 |
Born in Greetland.
On 11th March 1920, he married Ada Bottomley [1875-1948] in Halifax.
They had no children.
Charles William died in Greetland [27th February 1943]
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| Hoyle, Derek J. | Ref 44-39 |
During World War II, he served with the Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
| Hoyle, Donald | Ref 44-63 |
During World War II, he served as a Private with the Lincolnshire Regiment.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
| Hoyle, Edgar | Ref 44-40 |
Born in Norland.
Baptised at St George's Church, Sowerby [4th November 1895].
He was a woollen piecer [1911].
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [29th September 1916] (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], on Norland War Memorial, on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Sowerby, and on his parents' grave at St Luke's Church, Norland
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| Hoyle, Edmond | Ref 44-186 |
Edward Johnson Walker that he was
a Halifax man
| Hoyle, Edward | Ref 44-189 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Hoyle, Edward Leslie | Ref 44-94 |
He married Frances [1912-1988].
Edward Leslie died 19th May 1971 (aged 63).
Frances died 16th April 1988 (aged 76).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NR-C34]
| Hoyle, Eli | Ref 44-217 |
He was a labourer [1871] / a farmer of 9 acres [1881].
Around 1850, he married Mary [1829-1???].
Mary was born in Sowerby
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was grandson Hallowell Hoyle [b 1877]
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| Hoyle, Eli | Ref 44-220 |
He was a carpet loom tuner [1871] / a carpet loom tuner (spinning machine maker) [1881] / a carpet weaver [1891, 1901].
Around 1860, he married Sarah [1841-19??].
Sarah was born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.Her date of birth varies between 1841 and 1848
Children:
They lived at
| Hoyle, Eli | Ref 44-180 |
He was a blacksmith at a silk mill in the Sowerby/Triangle area [1901] / landlord of the Queen's Head, Illingworth [1911] / landlord of the King's Arms, Sowerby
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| Hoyle, Elias | Ref 44-86 |
Died at the age of 112.
| Hoyle, Elkana | Ref 44-82 |
Son of Jn'o.
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [16th September 1713]
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-7 |
Question: There have been a great many people called Elkanah Hoyle, and there may be some confusion and duplication between those mentioned here.
Please email me if you can clarify / identify any of these people
| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-33 |
He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden [20th March 1746]
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-32 |
Witnesses: William Ramsden, Abraham Beaumont
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-111 |
Eldest son of John Hoyle.
He followed his father's business as a cotton manufacturer at Hollings Mill.
He owned much property in the district, including
On 13th February 1685, he married Sarah Whitely [1662-1719].
Children:
He bought Small Lees, Soyland from his brother-in-law.
He formed a partnership with Joshua Bates / Joshua Bates and they extended Small Lees Mill, Ripponden.
He established Hoyle's Gift.
Elkanah died 17th November 1718.
Sarah died 10th December 1719.
The couple were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.
See Benjamin Holroyd / New York House, Ripponden / Ripponden Parish Church Bells / St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-210 |
Born in Elland; baptised 14th November 1694.
He was Churchwarden at Ripponden. In 1724, he and churchwarden Samuel Hill acquired land at Blackshaw Clough and Crosswells, Soyland to provide an income for the Church.
He married Mary Allenson.
Children:
They lived at Upper Swift Place, Soyland.
He died 18th March 1746
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-26 |
He married Elizabeth Rose.
Children:
He owned a house at 36 Bow Street, Covent Garden, London.
His will [16th April 1799] named his wife, Thomas Lister of Salterhebble, and John Loos[?] as executors, and specified a legacy to his wife
provided that she does not marry or embezzle the money
The will also records that he and his wife kept a public house.
Question: Does anyone know which hostelry this may have been?
He was buried in Halifax Parish Church [28th April 1799]
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-38 |
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-120 |
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
He was a schoolmaster.
In 1796, he bought Small Lees Mill, Ripponden.
Cotton spinner at Hollings Mill, Ripponden [around 1800].
Around 1801, he and Joshua Bates / Joshua Bates established a partnership and rebuilt Small Lees Mill using money which they borrowed from Swaine Brothers & Company
| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-205 |
He married Unknown.
| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-30 |
Witnesses: John Wimpenny, John Brook
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-34 |
On 30th July 1792, he married Elisabeth Rose Martin of Northowram, at Halifax Parish Church
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-35 |
On 18th July 1793, he married Martha Wood at Halifax Parish Church.
Martha came from Northowram
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-28 |
He was surveyor for Brighouse hamlet.
He owned North Cut Mill, Brighouse.
He married Martha Hargreaves [1735-1805].
Martha died in 1805 (aged 70).
Children:
The children were baptised at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick.
The family's initials were on a cottage at the Brighouse end of the old Calder Bridge, with the date 1756.
The family lived in the old house at Daisy Croft, Brighouse.
Elkanah died in 1802 (aged 76).
He was buried at Elland Parish Church [22nd June 1802]
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-132 |
He married Grace [1714-1793].
Children:
He died at Upper Swift Place.
Members of the family were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-201 |
He was a gentleman working in agriculture [1769] / a maltster, cultivating barley for industrial purposes [1769].
On 20th September 1759, he married (1) Mary Watson in Keighley.
Mary was the daughter of Rowland Watson
Children:
Mary died 5th September 1785.
There is a memorial to her in Coley Church.
He married (2) Mary Crabtree [1732-1797] in Leeds.
They lived at Ovenden House [1736].
In 1765, there was a dispute between him and his brother Thomas over their father's will. Elkanah took control of his father's business and property.
In 1768, he was declared bankrupt and sold Ovenden House and property at Upper Marsh, Southowram.
In 1776, he was acquitted of all debts to his father-in-law with an inheritance from the will of Rowland Watson.
The family then moved to Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse.
Elkanah died 11th May 1794.
He was mentioned in the will of Rowland Watson.
There is a memorial to him in Coley Church
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-81 |
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [25th December 1763].
It is said that he was murdered on Fixby Ridge on 24th October 1789 (aged 25).
Question: Does anyone know anything about his demise?
He was buried at Elland Parish Church [27th October 1789]
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| Hoyle, Rev Elkanah | Ref 44-134 |
Born at Ovenden House.
He was educated at Pembroke College Cambridge [1786].
He was Headmaster of Stockport Free Grammar School [1792]. He was Perpetual Incumbent at Poynton and Norbury Parish Church, Stockport [1794].
He married Martha Wood.
Martha was the daughter of Robert Wood
Child: Frances Jane [1797-1864] who married [1825] Rev Charles Barton, Rector of Saxby, Lincolnshire.
They lived at
The family went to live in Stockport.
He was mentioned in the will of Rowland Watson.
He died in Stockport
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-199 |
Born 10th May 1775.
Cotton manufacturer of Hollings and Upper Swift Place, Soyland. He built Hollings Mill, Ripponden [1788].
On 25th January 1798, he married Mary Ogden [1776-1811] at Halifax Parish Church.
Mary from Small Lees, Soyland, was the daughter of Ely Ogden
Children:
Emma died in childbirth in 1811.
Elkanah died 20th February 1830 Probate records show that Elkanah left an estate valued at £450
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-37 |
Baptised at Rastrick [25th December 1790].
He was a millwright [1813, 1829].
He established Elkanah Hoyle & Sons of Waterside.
He bought Hanson Mill, Halifax.
On 25th December 1812, he married Sarah Roberts at Halifax Parish Church.
Sarah Roberts (alias Robinson) came from Brighouse.She already had a child: Isabella Roberts [1810-1881]
Children:
Sarah married Sidney Pratt [1812-1865]
Elkanah died in 1843
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| Hoyle, Elkanah | Ref 44-31 |
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick [17th January 1796].
He was confined as a debtor in York Castle [1841] / innkeeper at the Rose & Crown, Longwood [1851].
On 6th September 1818 (or 16th August 1824), he married Martha Hamer at Elland Parish Church.
Witnesses: William Ramsden, Robert Hoyle
Elkanah was buried at Longwood [30th April 1862]
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| Hoyle, Ely | Ref 44-128 |
| Hoyle, Ely | Ref 44-138 |
Baptised at Ripponden [30th August 1686].
He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
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| Hoyle, Ely | Ref 44-92 |
He married Ann [1796-1880].
Children:
Ely died 26th December 1864 (aged 68).
Ann died 30th January 1880 (aged 84).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: B15]
| Hoyle, Ernest | Ref 44-20 |
Born in Clifton.
He was a carpet weaver [1871] / a plate layer [1881, 1884] / a railway platelayer [1891] / a platelayer [1901] / a railway platelayer (L.Y.R.) [1911].
In 1884, he married Mary Elizabeth Lawson [1858-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Mary Elizabeth, of Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, was born in Watnall, Nottinghamshire, the daughter of William Lawson, tanner
Children:
They lived at
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| Hoyle, Ernest William | Ref 44-89 |
Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [25th May 1879]
| Hoyle, Fred Farrar | Ref 44-150 |
On 7th March 1900, he married Alice Blay from Luddendenfoot, at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
He died in Rochdale [1957]
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| Hoyle, Frederick Harold | Ref 44-70 |
He lived at Greenside, Clayton, Bradford.
During World War I, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died of wounds [20th April 1918] (aged 21).
He was buried at St. Sever Cemetery, France [Grave Ref B 6 18].
His brother James William also died in the War
| Hoyle, George | Ref 44-29 |
Baptised 8th May 1766.
On 26th December 1791, he married Mary Pearson at Elland Parish Church.
Child: Elkanah
George was buried at Rastrick Church [30th March 1841]
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| Hoyle, George | Ref 44-115 |
| Hoyle, George | Ref 44-91 |
Son of Eli Hoyle.
Baptised at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden [12th February 1774/5].
On 5th November 1795, he married Susannah Hamer [1771-1834] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
Susannah died 13th December 1834 (aged 63).
George died 16th December 1853 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: B15]
| Hoyle, George | Ref 44-172 |
He was a slater, plasterer & farmer of 18 acres.
He married Elizabeth Habergham.
Children:
They lived at Lower Deerplay, Triangle.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: George [9th June 1900]; Elizabeth [10th February 1914]
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| Hoyle, George | Ref 44-47 |
Born in Greetland.
He was a woollen spinner of Greetland [1879] / a woollen spinner [1881, 1891, 1901] / a woollen fettler [1911].
In 1879, he married Sarah Hannah Hamer [1854-1907] at Halifax Parish Church.
Sarah Hannah was born in Stainland, the daughter of Richard Hamer, wool washer
Children:
They lived at
Sarah Hannah died 3rd April 1907.
George died 1st July 1925.
The couple were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
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| Hoyle, Dr George | Ref 44-135 |
Born in Sowerby.
He and his brother, John, [may have] attended Rishworth Charity School, like their older brothers.
He studied medicine at Edinburgh University.
He was a surgeon at Brighouse [1877] when he gave evidence into the murder of Elizabeth Kershaw.
He was GP, physician & surgeon at Elland [1881, 1895].
His son-in-law Dr Macvie took over his practice at Burleigh House, Elland.
In 1876, he married Sarah Jane Nuttall [1851-1942] in Halifax.
Sarah Jane came from Rochdale
Children:
They lived at
George died 14th December 1923 (aged 71).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £7,103 11/-.
Probate was granted to his widow Sarah Jane, Roderick John Mackay (physician), and Walter Percy Milton (spinner).
Sarah Jane died 15th May 1942 (aged 91).
The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
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| Hoyle, George | Ref 44-136 |
On 27th November 1918, there was a fire at Union Mills, Holmfield, in which two women died and many were seriously injured
In 1919, George received the Edward Medal, and in 1925, he received the Carnegie award, both for gallantry at the fire
| Hoyle, George Henry | Ref 44-106 |
He died 21st March 1905 (aged 49).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 573]
| Hoyle, Rev Giles | Ref 44-184 |
He was in business in Preston before becoming a Minister.
He served at several places: Milnthorpe [1826], Stalybridge [1841], and Ancoats, before becoming Minister of Heywood's Chapel [1849-1861].
During his ministry, the congregation rose from 37 to 100, and the organ gallery was built at the Chapel.
He married Alice [1788-1862].
Children:
In 1859, he suffered paralysis, although he continued his Ministry.
In 1861, he suffered heart disease and then dropsy which resulted in his death.
He died at Northowram [27th October 1861].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £300.
The will was proved by son John.
There is a monument to Rev Hoyle in the chapel
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| Hoyle, H. | Ref 44-4 |
In 1887, he, N. Whiteley, and F. W. Thomson filed a patent for
improvements in apparatus to be employed in the covering of cylinders with card fillets
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| Hoyle, Mrs Hannah | Ref 44-158 |
She married (2) John Livesay.
She died 13th March 1729.
She was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
| Hoyle, Hanson | Ref 44-174 |
He and his brother, John Theodore, went to Québec to trade as merchants
| Hoyle, Harold | Ref 44-22 |
Born in Brighouse [16th September 1889].
He was educated at Rastrick Grammar School / a student in arts at Leeds University [1911] / a teacher-training student at Manchester University / English teacher at the County School, Aldershot [1913].
He never married.
In July 1915, he resigned his post at the County School, Aldershot to join the O.T.C. at Bristol University. He he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 11th (Reserve) Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
He went to France [16th April 1916].
He was killed at Bazentin-le-Petit as he went over the parapet for a bayonet charge at midnight [22nd-23rd July 1916].
He was buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, France. [Grave Ref VI F 29]
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| Hoyle, Harry | Ref 44-83 |
| Hoyle, Harry | Ref 44-44 |
He was connected with Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge / a labourer (oil cloth works) [1911] / employed by W. & R. K. Lee Limited.
During World War I, he enlisted [March 1916] and served as a Rifleman with the 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 9th September 1916 (aged 25).
He was buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, France. [Grave Ref XV F 22].
He is remembered on the W. & R. K. Lee Limited Roll of Honour, and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
There was a mix up between 2 men called H. Hoyle – Harry and Hubert Hoyle – who were both in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
After an announcement in the Halifax Courier [dated 2nd September 1916], saying that Rifleman Harry Hoyle had been killed on the 17th August 1916, Harry wrote home.
Harry was then killed a week later [9th September 1916] (aged 25).
It had been Hubert who had been killed on the 17th August 1916.
When the mistake was sorted, it was discovered that each family had been receiving the Army pay for the soldier of the other family
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| Hoyle, Henry | Ref 44-182 |
He married Martha Bairstow
| Hoyle, Rev Henry | Ref 44-10 |
He was vicar of Gisburne, Lancashire
| Hoyle, Henry | Ref 44-214 |
Born 15th November 1563.
On 14th September 1590, he married Effan Lumb.
Henry died 31st May 1599
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| Hoyle, Henry | Ref 44-95 |
Born in Skircoat.
He was a card maker [1841, 1861, 1871, 1881] / a retired card maker [1891].
He married Sarah [1829-1916].
Sarah was born in Northampton
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891] was Henry's sister Ann Hoyle [b 1838] (wire dresser 1861; house maid 1871; rubber picker 1881).
Henry died 25th June 1892 (aged 65).
Sarah died 18th August 1916 (aged 87).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3386] with Henry's mother Ann [1795-3rd March 1858]
| Hoyle, Herbert | Ref 44-42 |
He died during World War I.
He is remembered on Firth's War Memorial, and on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial
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| Hoyle, Herbert | Ref 44-103 |
Born in Huddersfield.
He was a member of the Sunday School at Ovenden Wesleyan Church / a worsted doffer [1911] / employed by Smith, Bulmer & Company Limited at Holmfield Mills, Ovenden.
During World War I, he enlisted [August 1916] and served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was one of a number of men, including the officer, who were killed when a shell fell into the platoon in France [13th October 1918] (aged 21).
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [14th December & 21st December 1918].
He was buried at Wellington Cemetery, Rieux-en-Cambresis, France [Grave Ref IV F 11]
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| Hoyle, Herbert | Ref 44-65 |
He had a sweetheart Miss L. Bates of 10 Burton Street, Halifax.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 5th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [5th November 1918] (aged 21).
He was buried at Orsinval Communal Cemetery, France.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
| Hoyle, Herbert | Ref 44-57 |
Born in Rastrick.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/5th Battalion Devonshire Regiment.
He died 30th September 1918.
He was buried at Flesquières Hill British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref V A 14]
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| Hoyle, Hubert | Ref 44-46 |
Born in Greetland.
He was a dyer's labourer [1911].
During World War I, he served as a Rifleman. with the 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He was killed instantaneously under shellfire [17th August 1916] (aged 22).
The Halifax Courier [2nd September 1916] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 13A & 13B], and on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland
There was a mix up between 2 men called H. Hoyle – Hubert and Harry Hoyle – who were both in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
After an announcement in the Halifax Courier [dated 2nd September 1916], saying that Rifleman Harry Hoyle had been killed on the 17th August 1916, Harry wrote home.
Harry was then killed a week later [9th September 1916] (aged 25).
It had been Hubert who had been killed on the 17th August 1916.
When the mistake was sorted, it was discovered that each family had been receiving the Army pay for the soldier of the other family
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| Hoyle, Inspector Arthur | Ref 44-149 |
| Hoyle, Jack | Ref 44-68 |
During World War I, he served as a Private with the Royal Fusiliers.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-155 |
He married Unknown.
Child: Miriam
| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-187 |
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1894
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| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-175 |
Son of James Hoyle.
In 1842, he was unmarried and living in North America. He died there shortly afterwards
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| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-76 |
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| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-140 |
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Leased Small Lees, Soyland from Samuel Hill in 1768.
With his uncle Robert Allenson, he was in business manufacturing woollen cloth at Ripponden Mill.
He married Betty Slack [1737-1813] from Manchester
Children:
A James Hoyle of Royde, Ripponden was a subscriber to the publication of Watson's History
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| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-202 |
| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-80 |
Baptised 11th February 1777.
He was a corn miller of Brighouse Mill.
On 8th November 1802, he married Betty Denham at Elland Parish Church.
Child: Mary [b 16th December 1804; bapt Bridge End Chapel, Rastrick 13th January 1805; bur St Martin's Church, Brighouse 21st September 1875] who married Hanson Ormerod.
James was buried at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick [19th April 1826]
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| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-15 |
He (possibly) established James Hoyle & Son.
He married Unknown.
Child: Hilda Beatrice [1882-1951?] who married James Benjamin Murgatroyd.
They lived at Spring Street, Halifax [1906]
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| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-105 |
He married Elizabeth E. Helliwell.
Children:
| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-144 |
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| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-78 |
He lived at 3 Bond Street [1905]
| Hoyle, James | Ref 44-74 |
In 1847, he married Jane Ingham [1822-1884] in Halifax.
Jane was born 27th September 1822.She was widowed & a fund holder [1861]
Children:
They lived at
Living with the widowed Jane & son John [in 1881] was niece Emma Ingham [b 1864].
James died 17th March 1859 (aged 41).
Jane died 30th August 1884.
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 547]
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| Hoyle, James Carr | Ref 44-146 |
Managing Director of J. B. Hoyle & Company Limited.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £91,096
| Hoyle, James William | Ref 44-36 |
Born in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire.
He was a worsted spinner [1891] / a clerk at worsted office [1901] / a clerk of Queensbury [1905] / a worsted spinner's clerk [1911] / a cashier / market man at Bradford Wool Exchange / employed by T. S. Tetley Limited [for 22 years].
In 1905, he married Mary Hannah Barker [1880-19??] at St John's Church, Clayton.
Mary Hannah, a school mistress of Clayton, was the daughter of Thomas Barker, butcher
Children:
They lived at
During World War I, he enlisted in Halifax and served as a Private with the Artists' Rifles (28th London Regiment).
He was killed in action at Mesnil [5th April 1918] (aged 38).
The Halifax Courier [20th April 1918] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France [Grave Ref II F 30].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on Bradshaw War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth.
His brother Frederick Harold also died in the War
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| Hoyle, Jesse | Ref 44-12 |
In [Q4] 1884, he married Mary Firth in Halifax.
Children:
Jesse died 10th December 1893. Mary died 1st December 1891.
Members of the family were buried at Bethesda Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bank Top
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-178 |
He married Unknown.
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-153 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-11 |
In 1594, he bequeathed 20/- to Henry Sharrock, Curate of Ripponden
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-212 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
John died 30th January 1622
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-213 |
On 11th January 1604, he married Janet Priestley.
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-130 |
He owned Hollings Mill, Ripponden.
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-173 |
He married Hannah
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-152 |
a great ranter and drinker
In 1679, he married Elizabeth from Huddersfield. They had no children
He died at the age of 33 and was buried at Elland
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-143 |
Baptised at Ripponden [4th April 1687]
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-164 |
He married (1) Rebecca Flesher from Washer Lane.
He married (2) Ms Jackson
He died aged 70 years and was buried at Warley
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-177 |
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-145 |
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-148 |
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-198 |
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-24 |
On 4th April 1771, he married Agnes Hanson at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Boothroyd, Rastrick [1803]
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-75 |
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-191 |
He married Agnes Hanson [1747-1819].
Agnes was the daughter of Thomas Hanson of Boothroyd
Children:
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-93 |
He married Mary [1756-1816]
John died 18th November 1794 (aged 39).
Mary died 12th July 1816 (aged 60).
The couple were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: C8] with Mr & Mrs Thomas Whiteley
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-196 |
About 1817, after the death of John Wheelwright, there was a dispute about who was to succeed him as a Trustee of the Wheelwright Charity. It was specified that one of the trustees of the charity who succeeded Wheelwright was to be his male heir, or, at least, someone with the surname Wheelwright. This was resolved in 1826, when John Hoyle changed his name to become John Wheelwright.
The Lancaster Gazette [8th April 1815] announced
Mr John Hoyle, of Rishworth-mill, near Halifax, may take the name of Wheelwright
He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Dean Head. There is a transcription of the epitaph [number 153] in Alan Shaw's CD Monumental Inscriptions in the Ripponden Area
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-137 |
He was significant in the building of Krumlin Methodist Chapel.
He lived at Krumlin Hall, Barkisland
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-125 |
Born in Haslingden.
He was educated at Bradford Grammar School [1810].
He inherited around £300 from his father [1821].
He travelled to New York [1824].
He went to live in Trujillo, Peru [1828]. He converted to Catholicism and was known as Juan Hoyle y Hoyle.
On 12th July 1832, he married Josepha Moreno y Guitérrez [1810-1884] from Trujillo, in Trujillo Cathedral.
Children:
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-58 |
Born in Brighouse.
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick [24th October 1813].
He was a partner in Elkanah Hoyle & Sons.
In 1857, John passed the running of the business to his brothers-in-law Horatio Stead and James Stead.
He never married.
He died at Bank Cottage, Salterhebble
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-109 |
He was a master butcher [1861] / a master butcher (employing 1 man) [1871] / a butcher [1881, 1891].
Around 1859, he married Elizabeth [1837-1???].
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was John's widowed mother Harriet Hoyle [b 1787]
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-185 |
He was a woolcomber [1851] / a cabinet maker [1881, 1891].
He married (1) Martha [1836-1868].
Children:
In 1874, he married (2) (possibly) Emma Schofield at Rochdale.
They lived at
In 1861, living with the family were Mary Cousin, grandmother [aged 85] widow, landed proprietress and Sarah Mitchell, granddaughter [aged 38] annuitant. Mary Elizabeth Cousin was living next door
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-171 |
He was a joiner.
He married Unknown.
Children:
They lived at
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-18 |
After the death of their father [1866], he and his brother Thomas headed the family business – Thomas Hoyle & Sons Limited.
Both retired with the sale of the business [18??]
John became a director at Samuel Webster's. He was a serving board member [1890].
He never married.
They lived at Beech Grove, Halifax.
He died at Beech Grove [13th March 1915].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £88,220 4/-.
See Thomas Henry Croisdale Scratcherd
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-197 |
Of Summerfield, Old Town and Burnside, Wadsworth. Director of James Hoyle & Sons Limited. In his will, he left money for the lighting, heating, upkeep and the organ at Old Town Wesleyan Chapel, Wadsworth and for Royal Halifax Infirmary
| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-88 |
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [7th March 1852]
| Hoyle, Dr John | Ref 44-126 |
He and his brother, George, may have attended Rishworth Charity School, like their older brothers. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University.
Physician and surgeon at Ripponden. He was Medical Officer of Health for Barkisland and Soyland [1895]. He was Public Vaccinator for Soyland, Barkisland and Rishworth [1905].
In 1894, he married Mary Elizabeth Culpin [1869-1962] in Halifax.
They had no children
They lived at
In 1911, his widowed mother-in-law, Margaret Ellen Culpin [1848-1923] was living with them
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| Hoyle, John | Ref 44-66 |
He lived at 16 Craven Terrace, Halifax.
During World War II, he served as a Gunner with 234 Battery 89 H. A. A. Regt Royal Artillery.
He was killed in action at Chania, Crete [20th May 1941] (aged 20).
He is remembered on the Athens Memorial, Greece [Grave Ref 2], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax
| Hoyle, John Albert | Ref 44-183 |
Children:
In 1891, the children – who were born in Huddersfield – were living with the grandfather and uncle George at Clare House, Halifax
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| Hoyle, John Derek | Ref 44-52 |
He was a solicitor.
During World War II, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 1st/8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 27th May 1940 (aged 24).
He is remembered on the Dunkirk Memorial, France [Grave Ref 50]
| Hoyle, John Edmund | Ref 44-168 |
He was Managing Director of Hoyle (Greetland) Limited / Chairman of Trinity Garage Company Limited.
In 1916, he married Maud Robinson [1889-1981] in Halifax.
Children:
He died in Greetland [10th October 1961] (aged 71).
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £85,360.
He is buried in the family grave at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
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| Hoyle, John Edmund | Ref 44-67 |
He was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School.
He lived in Leeds.
During World War II, he served as a Corporal with the 13th/18th Battalion Hussars.
He was killed in action in Normandy [10th June 1944] (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Bayeux Memorial, France [Grave Ref 2 2], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Hipperholme Grammar School
| Hoyle, John Edward | Ref 44-51 |
He was a painter & paperhanger [1911].
On 25th August 1897, he married Sarah Jane Duckett [1878-1962] at All Hallows, Bispham, Blackpool
Sarah Jane was born in Wolverhampton
Children:
They lived at
During World War I, he enlisted [1917] and served as a Private with the Durham Light Infantry, then the 348th Home Service Company Labour Corps.
He died of pneumonia in Reckitt's Hospital, Hull [23rd January 1919] (aged 42).
He was buried at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on Bradshaw War Memorial
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| Hoyle, John Henry | Ref 44-54 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a coachman [1901] / a carpet weaver [1911] / employed by Crossley's.
In [Q2] 1913, he married Hilda Wild [1887-1966] in Halifax.
Child: Joe [b 1916]
They lived at Weather House Farm, Pellon.
During World War I, he enlisted [Christmas 1916] and served as a Gunner with the 19th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery.
He went to France in June 1917.
He was killed in action [1st January 1918] (aged 31).
The Halifax Courier [19th January 1918] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref II D 8].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets.
In [Q4] 1921, Hilda married William H. Lyons in Fylde, Lancashire.
They lived at 37 Wellington Road, Blackpool
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| Hoyle, John Philip | Ref 44-208 |
Born in Todmorden.
He was a cotton spinner manufacturer [1911] / a cotton manufacturer [1933].
With his brother Joshua, he established Caleb Hoyle [1923] Limited.
In [Q2] 1901, he married Elizabeth Sutcliffe in Todmorden.
Children:
They lived at Glen Royd, Todmorden [1911].
John Philip died in Todmorden [Q3 1955] (aged 79)
| Hoyle, John Theodore | Ref 44-142 |
He and his brother, Hanson, went to Québec to trade as merchants
| Hoyle, John William | Ref 44-48 |
He was an overlooker [1896].
In 1896, he married Emma Jane Murgatroyd
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| Hoyle, Jonas | Ref 44-64 |
He was a quarryman.
In 1894, he married Sarah Crossley [1871-1949] in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Greetland
They lived at 242 Thornhill Road, Halifax [1911]
| Hoyle, Joseph | Ref 44-117 |
On 3rd August 1903, he and his wife were travelling with 30 or 40 other passengers who had been accommodated in the Guard's Van of an overcrowded train from Bradford to Bailiff Bridge. When the train arrived at Bailiff Bridge Station, Mrs Hoyle was pushed off the train and fell with her foot between the train and the platform and suffered an estimated £79 15/- damage. Mr and Mrs Hoyle sued the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. The jury found that the railway was negligent in putting passengers in the Guard's Van and awarded £200 damages
| Hoyle, Joseph | Ref 44-61 |
He was inn keeper at the Stirk Bridge Inn, Norland [1845, 1851].
On 24th April 1842, he married Betty Radcliffe [1820-1896] at Elland Parish Church.
Betty was born in Norland
Children:
The family moved to Rochdale between 1852 & 1859
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| Hoyle, Rev Joseph | Ref 44-192 |
Born in Preston.
He trained at Airedale College and served at Pickering before becoming Minister at Bramley Lane Congregational Church [1855].
He resigned in 1863 and moved to Staindrop.
On 5th December 1854, he married Elizabeth Augusta Bowyer [1827-1914] in Sheffield.
Elizabeth Auga was born in Raglan, Monmouthshire
Child: Edward Bowyer [1856-1921] who was born in Lightcliffe
In 1871, he was a Clergyman without care of souls at present a private tutor, and listed as a widower lodging at 48 Bernard Street, Bloomsbury. His wife was living with her father in Pickering; their son was at school in Alverthorpe near Pickering
He died after being run over by a vehicle in London
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| Hoyle, Joseph | Ref 44-16 |
He attended Rishworth Charity School.
He was tenant of Deerplay, Mill Bank [1914]
| Hoyle, Joseph | Ref 44-102 |
Born in Scammonden.
He was a woollen weaver [1901] / a worsted pattern weaver [1911].
In 1895, he married Rachel Ann Quarmby [1869-1???] at St Luke's Church, Milnsbridge.
Rachel Ann was the daughter of James Quarmby, clubber
Children:
They lived at
Joseph died in Halifax in 1916 (aged 47)
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| Hoyle, Joseph Harry | Ref 44-50 |
During World War I, he enlisted for service in Milnsbridge and served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own).
He was killed in action [30th October 1914].
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 33]
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| Hoyle, Joshua | Ref 44-87 |
Born in Sowerby.
He was educated at Magdalen Hall Oxford. He was invited to Ireland and became a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, and was elected Professor of Divinity there.
Over the next 15 years, he expounded the whole Bible through in daily lectures.
In 1641, the rebellion in Ireland drove him back to England, and he was appointed vicar of Stepney, London.
He became master of University College Oxford, and the king's Professor of Divinity.
He was one of the Assembly of Divines and gave evidence against Archbishop Laud.
He published several works
| Hoyle, Joshua | Ref 44-204 |
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| Hoyle, Joshua | Ref 44-98 |
He was a wool comber [1841] / a grocer [1841, 1861].
He married Fanny [1789-1854].
Fanny was born in Barkisland / Elland
Child: Benjamin [b 1832].
They lived at
Fanny died 4th October 1854 (aged 65).
Joshua died 25th April 1871 (aged 82).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/41]
| Hoyle, Joshua Ernest | Ref 44-124 |
Born in Holmfirth [30th May 1859].
He was an accountant's clerk / an accountant [1901] / a chartered accountant [1911, 1921, 1939] / a chartered accountant at Crossley Street Chambers, Halifax. He went into partnership as Hoyle, Shackleton and Taylor.
He retired in 1938.
He was an active member of Pellon Lane Baptist Church / Secretary of the Halifax Chamber of Trade [1909-1942] / Secretary of the Halifax Music Festival / Secretary to Crossley Almshouses, Arden Road.
In 1927, he received the golden diploma of the National Sunday School Union in recognition of his 53 years' service in the Sunday School there.
In 1900, he married Ada Calvert [1869-1930] in Halifax.
Ada was (possibly) the daughter of Wilson Calvert
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901, 1911] was Joshua's widowed mother Elizabeth.
Ada died 9th March 1930 (aged 61).
Joshua died 6th August 1945 (aged 86).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 956] with Joshua's mother
| Hoyle, Joshua Hodson | Ref 44-114 |
He was a cotton spinner and manufacturer.
With his brother Philip, he established Caleb Hoyle [1923] Limited. He established J. H. Hoyle Limited. He lived at The Royd, Todmorden.
On 17th August 1905, he married Katharine Gertrude Sutcliffe at Wellington Road Chapel, Todmorden.
Katharine Gertrude was the daughter of Daniel Sutcliffe
Children:
He presented 2 Daimler ambulances to the people of Todmorden in 1920 and another in 1925.
He died on 15th February 1929 when he failed to survive an anaesthetic administered by his dentist.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £114,414
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| Hoyle, L. | Ref 44-161 |
| Hoyle, Lawrence | Ref 44-56 |
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 2nd/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 12th April 1918.
He was buried at Gommecourt British Cemetery No.2, Heburterne, France [Grave Ref V J 4]
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| Hoyle, Luke | Ref 44-133 |
Born in Heptonstall.
He was churchwarden of Illingworth Church [1691].
In 1708, he sold the family's pews at Heptonstall Church to William Sutcliffe and Paul Greenwood.
On 13th February 1686, he married Dorothy Wilkinson [1658-1740] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at Ovenden House which he bought for £125 around 1690
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| Hoyle, Luke | Ref 44-200 |
Born at Ovenden House.
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| Hoyle, Luke | Ref 44-112 |
Born in Ovenden.
He inherited £200 from his grandfather, Rowland Watson [1785]. The family moved to Haslingden [1786], although he continued to live at Ovenden/Hipperholme. He was in the wool trade with textile mills in Haslingden [1787].
In 16th December 1787, he married Susanna / Susan Hoyle [1769-1828] from Haslingden.
Children:
They lived at
He was mentioned in the will of Rowland Watson
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| Hoyle, Luke | Ref 44-188 |
He married Unknown.
On Tuesday, 20th October 1868, he was killed by falling down a 100-foot precipice – known as The Scar – in Shroggs Wood, Wheatley. Hoyle had been wandering around Wheatley all morning, and had been warned of the danger. Some quarrymen found his body in the Hebble Brook at the base of the precipice. His back had broken in the fall
| Hoyle, Margaret | Ref 44-163 |
She married (1) Mr Mallinson.
She married (2) Edward Hanson
| Hoyle Mark | Ref 44-219 |
He was a woolsorter [1881, 1891].
He married Ann Holland [1848-1???].
Ann was born in Sowerby, the daughter of Henry Holland
Children:
The family lived at
| Hoyle, Michael | Ref 44-193 |
On 6th February 1726/7, he married Deborah, widow of Robert Wood at Coley Church.
They lived at The Field, Shibden
| Hoyle, Michael | Ref 44-206 |
On 30th January 1785, he married Grace Barron [1766-1858] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The boys were born at High Moss, Rishworth, and baptised at St Bartholomew's Church, Dean Head
Michael died at High Moss, Rishworth in 1810.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £450.
Michael & Grace were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Dean Head
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| Hoyle, Michael | Ref 44-3 |
Son of Michael Hoyle.
In 1836, he leased Booth Bridge Cotton Mill and 10 acres of land in Spa Meadow, to John Shepherd on condition that
he raises the dam bank and weir and insures the mill for £800
On 18th August 1814, he married Elizabeth Wilkinson [1791-1851] at St Peter's Church, Birstall.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Benjamin Wilkinson.Her sister Mary married Harry Maslen on the same day at the same church
Michael died 25th August 1851 (aged 58).
Elizabeth died 15th July 1851 (aged 60).
The couple were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Dean Head
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| Hoyle, Miriam | Ref 44-181 |
She married Richard Redman.
She was buried at Heptonstall Slack Baptist Cemetery. In her will, valued at £97,295, she left bequests in trust for sailors, soldiers and airmen disabled in war
| Hoyle, Nathan | Ref 44-162 |
Son of Richard Hoyle.
He married Martha.
Children:
| Hoyle, Nathan | Ref 44-129 |
| Hoyle, Nathan | Ref 44-127 |
On 29th May 1787, he married (1) Sally Smith.
Children:
The children were baptised at Warley Congregational Church.
On 29th October 1805, he married (2) Hannah Wilkinson.
Children:
The children were baptised at Halifax Parish Church.
In 1813, he, Joseph Crowther, James Hey and Joseph Holroyd alias Carter, were convicted of robbing a dwelling house, and putting the persons therein in great fear.
Holroyd later turned King's Evidence against the other 3 men, who were then executed [16th January 1813].
There were a total of 14 men executed in two batches of 7 men. Hoyle was in the first batch.
On 2nd March 1813, Quakers Joseph Wood & Rev Thomas Shillitoe visited his widow
The men visited Scar-coat Green accompanied by Thomas Dearden a friend from the locality.Here, they visited the home of Nathan Hoyle, a weaver. His widow and their 7 children had moved there to live with her father and sister. Thomas noted that the situation of the father and sister
appeared to us to be a pitiful onethey appeared to be under great difficulty themselves to procure the neccessities of life
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| Hoyle, Peter J. D. | Ref 44-41 |
Son of Violet & James Hoyle of Ashfield, Sowerby Bridge.
He was educated at Scarborough, Marlborough College & Trinity Hall Cambridge / partner in J. B. Hoyle & Company / a member of Halifax Golf Club.
During World War II, he served as a Captain with the Royal Artillery.
He went to Malaya [September 1941] with the 272nd Battalion He was a Japanese POW.
He was killed in a road accident whilst on a working party [27th June 1942] (aged 24).
He was (possibly) buried at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint John the Evangelist, Warley, and on the Memorial at Halifax Golf Club, Ogden
| Hoyle, Rachel | Ref 44-6 |
Around 1845, she was postmistress at the Post Office which was established at the Golden Lion, Ripponden.
She took over from her father as landlady at the Golden Lion, Ripponden [1851].
She was head of the household [1851].
She and her sister Harriet were domestic servants for John Hadwen [1861]
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| Hoyle, Richard | Ref 44-156 |
He married Unknown.
Child: Nathan
| Hoyle, Richard | Ref 44-77 |
| Hoyle, Richard | Ref 44-166 |
He married Unknown.
Child: Richard
| Hoyle, Richard | Ref 44-195 |
Born in Pecket Well [6th December 1813].
About 1830, he moved to Halifax and carried on business in the Piece Hall.
He was a member of Pellon Lane Baptist Church / a stuff manufacturer employing 150 handloom weavers [1851] / a worsted spinner and manufacturer employing 370 men, women and children [1871] / a partner in W. & R. Hoyle / a member of the Halifax Board of Guardians.
Later, he moved to Gaol Lane Mills with a warehouse at Square Road, then to Queens Road Mill, Halifax
In 1841, he married Sarah Nicholl [1821-1898] in Halifax.
Sarah was born 15th September 1821
Children:
They lived at
He died [8th September 1899] at home – Fairfield House – after being ill for a week.
His obituary described him as
a man of genial and kindly disposition
Sarah died 17th August 1898 (aged 77).
Richard died 8th September 1899 (aged 86).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 771]
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| Hoyle, Richard | Ref 44-59 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a manufacturer of Fairfield House, Queen's Road [1885] / a worsted manufacturer (employer) [1891].
In 1885, he married Phoebe Radcliffe [1864-1???] at All Souls' Church, Halifax.
Phoebe was born in Huddersfield, the daughter of David Radcliffe, farmer
Children:
They lived at
Richard died 7th April 1900 (aged 40).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £29,715.
Probate was granted to his widow Phoebe
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| Hoyle, Richard | Ref 44-121 |
After J. Walker owned the Hall, it was put up for auction. It failed to reach the reserve price and Hoyle made an offer which was accepted.
In 2007, he successfully applied for planning permission to build holiday let premises on the grounds of the Hall
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| Hoyle, Captain Richard | Ref 44-179 |
On 9th October 1940, he married Margaret Mildred Greatorex.
Margaret Mildred was the daughter of Dr Robert Wilkinson Greatorex
Children:
He lived at Barkisland Lower Hall
| Hoyle, Robert | Ref 44-157 |
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
He married Ellen Whithead from Bradford.
Children:
He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
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| Hoyle, Robert | Ref 44-13 |
He was landlord of the Rose & Crown, Cote Hill [1904-1922].
In [Q1] 1890, he married Betsy Alice Hellawell [1869-19??] in Halifax.
Betsy Alice came from Sowerby Bridge
Child: Fred [b 1895] who was a carpet maker cropping machinist [1911]
| Hoyle, Robert William | Ref 44-215 |
He was a bread baker & confectionery maker [1911].
In [Q3] 1885, he married Clara Hanson [1865-19??] in Halifax.
Clara was born in Halifax, the daughter of William Hanson.She was assisting in the family business [1911]
Children:
They lived at 32 Gibbet Street, Halifax [1911]
Living with them [in 1911] was Clara's sister Harriet Quinn
| Hoyle, Rev Rowland | Ref 44-141 |
Born in Ovenden.
He was educated at Queens College Oxford [1789], ordained at Buckden, Huntingdonshire [1793], curate at Ancaster [1793], resident master of Heighington School, Lincolnshire [1800-1824], rector of St Clement's, Saltfleet, Lincolnshire [1803], curate of Thorpe on the Hill, Lincolnshire [1814-1824], vicar of Grandby & Sutton [1814-1821], vicar of Marnham, rector of Screveton [1814=1824], and curate of Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire [1814-1824]
On 4th January 1798, he married Elizabeth Rawlinson [1773-1818] at Loversall, Yorkshire.
Elizabeth came from Grantham
Children:
He was mentioned in the will of Rowland Watson
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| Hoyle, S. | Ref 44-167 |
He lived at Grove Cottages, Brookfoot
| Hoyle, Sam | Ref 44-123 |
Born in Greetland.
He was a woollen manufacturer [1901]. He was Chairman of Hoyle (Greetland) Limited. His sons were directors of the firm. He established the Trinity Garage Company Limited.
In 1883, he married (1) Mary Jane Brown [1860-1893] in Halifax.
Children:
Mary Jane died in 1893.
On 9th February 1898, he married (2) Amy Hoyle Gledhill [1871-1942] in Upperthong.
Amy was born in Upperthong [22nd January 1871]
They lived at Victoria Road, Elland [1942].
Amy died at home [2nd August 1942].
Sam died at home [19th November 1950].
He & his wives were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
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| Hoyle, Sam Robinson | Ref 44-131 |
He was Lieutenant-Colonel with the 7th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment / Managing Director of Hoyle (Greetland) Limited at North Dean Mill, West Vale.
He died 20th May 1952 (aged 34).
He is buried in the family grave at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
See Sam Robinson Hoyle memorial garden
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| Hoyle, Sammy | Ref 44-151 |
| Hoyle, Samuel | Ref 44-116 |
After a
wild, profligate youth
he became a strong adherent to the Methodist and Temperance causes. He was instrumental in Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel, Norland becoming a Methodist Free Church in the mid-19th century
| Hoyle, Samuel | Ref 44-14 |
He was a weaver [1841] / a fancy weaver [1851] / a woollen weaver [1861] / a retired woollen weaver [1871, 1873]. He was active in the Methodist church, and is recorded at:
He was described as the most noted of many local preachers
He dared to preach the truth and was termed the fearless local preacher. Though at many times he offended people by his plain speech, he was the most popular local preacher of his time
In September 1850, he was one of a number of local preachers who were expelled from the Wesleyans at Tuel Lane United Methodist Free Chapel and met in a room at the Bull's Head, Sowerby Bridge and in private houses.
On 12th December 1824, he married Leah Priestley [1794-1873] at Elland Parish Church.
Leah was born in Greetland
They lived at Sowerby Croft, Norland [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871].
The couple were never separated for a single night throughout their married life, and they died within 6 weeks of each other: Leah [5th April 1873]; Samuel [18th May 1873].
They were buried at St Luke's Church, Norland: Leah [10th April 1873]; Samuel [22nd May 1873]
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| Hoyle, Samuel | Ref 44-190 |
Born at Lower Deerplay [29th October 1859].
He was educated at Rishworth Charity School, Making Place Academy & Heath Grammar School / articled to Charles Henry Leeming / a solicitor in Halifax [1884], then Sowerby Bridge [1889] / Registrar of Births & Deaths for Sowerby Sub Division [1891, 1901] / clerk to Edward Navey's Charity / a member of the Ryburn [No 1283] Masonic Lodge / active in the Wesleyan Church.
He lived at Lower Deerplay.
He died in Westleigh Briestfield, near Dewsbury.
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby [18th September 1947]
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| Hoyle, Samuel Dyson | Ref 44-209 |
Born in Ripponden.
He went to live in Liverpool.
On 3rd January 1831, he married Mary Walker.
Mary came from Golcar
Children:
Samuel died 26th January 1885.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £300.
Probate was granted to his son James
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| Hoyle, Sarah | Ref 44-170 |
On 1st October 1857, she was charged with stealing silk, cotton blankets, stays, handkerchiefs, shawls, stockings etc from Mr Bates's shop. She had made them into bundles and left with her friends till called for
| Hoyle, Theodore | Ref 44-84 |
Cricketer who played one game for Yorkshire County Cricket Club against Northamptonshire [1919].
He died in Hull [2nd June 1953]
| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-160 |
He married Elizabeth, widow of Richard Hogge
| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-119 |
Born at Ovenden House.
He was in business partnership with his father [1758].
On 13th November 1755, he married Betty Hamerton [1727-1???] from Halifax.
Child: Thomas [b 1759]
In 1765, there was a dispute between him and his brother Elkanah over their father's will. Elkanah took control of his father's business and property
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| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-53 |
Baptised 20th July 1768
He married Unknown.
Child: Elkanah
Thomas was buried 30th August 1823
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| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-5 |
He married Mary [1781-18??].
Children:
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| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-85 |
In June 1869, he was declared insolvent and detained in custody after Achille Ferrari, a rag merchant in Dewsbury, said Hoyle owed him £30 10/8d for rags. Hoyle owed a total of £55 6/4d with cash assets of only £4 5/- and blamed losses in trade as the cause of his insolvency
| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-17 |
He was a worsted manufacturer / a partner in Hoyle & Greenwood [1864].
The partnership was dissolved on 16th April 1864
He established Thomas Hoyle & Sons.
He married (1) Mary [1818-1854].
Children:
He married (2) Sarah Ashworth.
Children:
They lived at Holme House, Warley [1860s].
He died at Holme House [25th November 1866].
After his death, sons John & Thomas headed the business
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| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-139 |
He was a worsted spinner [1881, 1891].
In 1874, he married Charlotte Emmet.
Children:
They lived at
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| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-19 |
After the death of their father [1866], he and his brother John headed the family business – Thomas Hoyle & Sons Limited.
Both retired with the sale of the business [18??]
He lived at Savile Royd, Halifax [1914].
He died at Savile Royd [16th January 1930].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £179,154 2/10d.
See Harold Green
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| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-216 |
He was a carter for a general carrier [1911] / a horse driver with James Chambers, timber merchants [1921] / a horse driver (dray) [1939].
In 1908, he married Emma Jane Mitton [1876-1943].
Emma Jane was born in Halifax [4th December 1876], the daughter of George Mitton.She was a weaver [1911]
Children:
The family lived at
Emma died 9th February 1943 (aged 66).
Thomas died 24th November 1952 (aged 77)
The couple were buried at Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel, Norland
| Hoyle, Thomas | Ref 44-8 |
He was a quarryman [1911].
In [Q1] 1905, he married Edith Winifred Bellenger [1886-1972] in Halifax.
Edith Winifred was born in London [30th January 1886]
Children:
They lived at 3 Green Street, Claremount [1911].
Thomas died 19th May 1943 (aged 65).
Edith Winifred died 26th October 1972.
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-A49]
| Hoyle, Thomas Ashworth | Ref 44-147 |
Of Holdsworth House, Holmfield.
In 1932, he bought the business of James Akroyd & Son.
He was a Director of Thomas Hoyle & Sons Limited [1935, 1949].
In 1949, he was also a director of Fountain Property Trust Limited
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| Hoyle, Thomas de | Ref 44-9 |
He was described as a Frenchman when he was recorded at Soyland [1246, 1248].
An item by John W. Hoyle in The Scrivener [September 2012] suggests that he was a Breton with Cornish connections
See Hoyle surname
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| Hoyle, Thomas Dent | Ref 44-154 |
He lived at Chisley Hall, Old Town [1905]
| Hoyle, Timothy | Ref 44-21 |
He was a shoemaker [1881, 1884] / a cordwainer [1851] / a boot & shoemaker [1861] / a shoe maker [1871] / a boot & shoe maker [1881].
He married Sarah [1813-1886].
Sarah was born in Bierley
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1841] was Susey Hoyle [aged 70].
Living with them [in 1851] was daughter Ann and her husband Joseph Sugden [b 1827] (wool comber).
Timothy died 20th June 1886 (aged 75).
Sarah died 1st October 1886 (aged 73).
Members of the family were buried at Lightcliffe Old Church Graveyard along with Raymond Hoyle (son of Charles Henry), Mary Ann Hoyle (wife of Charles Henry), and Mary Elizabeth Potter (daughter of Mary Elizabeth)
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| Hoyle, Tom | Ref 44-2 |
He was a Brussels carpet weaver [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1889, he married Sarah Hatfield [1862-1???] in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Seaton Ross, Yorkshire
Children:
They lived at
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| Hoyle, Tom Gregory | Ref 44-99 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a boot maker of King Cross Street, Halifax [1893] / a boot maker (employer) [1901] / a boot dealer, maker & repairer (employer) [1911].
In 1893, he married Ellen Calvert [1871-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Ellen, of Hampden Place, Halifax, was born in Halifax, the daughter of Joseph Henry Calvert, jeweller.She was assisting in her husband's business [1911]
Children:
They lived at
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| Hoyle, W. | Ref 44-49 |
During World War I, he served as a Private with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died in the conflict
| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-122 |
He owned, and lived at, Slead Hall, Brighouse [1590].
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-104 |
He died in Halifax [18th September 1828] (aged 56) and was buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax [Grave Ref: 194]
| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-108 |
He married Elizabeth [1837-1912].
Child: Joshua Ernest
In 1871, Elizabeth & Joshua were living with her mother Mary Clay 12 St James's Street, Halifax.
Elizabeth died 6th May 1912 (aged 75) and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 956]
| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-97 |
He married Martha Bottomley [18??-1???].
| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-71 |
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 12th/13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died 4th October 1917.
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 19-23 & 162], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-118 |
He was a stuff merchant [1851] / a partner in W. & R. Hoyle.
He lived at
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| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-110 |
He was a power loom weaver [1843].
On 25th December 1843, he married Sarah Gill [1821-1858] in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Heptonstall
Children:
Sarah died in childbirth [15th April 1858].
William died in Jammy Green [27th June 1861].
The couple & other members of the family (‡) were buried at Illingworth Church
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| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-79 |
He was a woolsorter [1851] / a furniture dealer at Halifax / a furniture broker [1861] / declared bankrupt [July 1864]. His final bankruptcy hearing was held at Leeds [4th August 1864].
In 1850, he married Mary Best [1824-18??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was visitor Ann Best [b 1842].
Mary died between 1851 & 1861
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| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-107 |
He died 7th September 1888 (aged 65), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1982]
| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-101 |
He was a carpet weaver [1860] / landlord of the Shoulder of Mutton, Midgley [1878-1906].
On 25th February 1860, he married Sarah Bloomer [1838-1911] in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Midgley
Children:
William died at the Shoulder of Mutton in 1906.
Sarah took over at the Shoulder of Mutton [1906-1911].
Sarah died at the Shoulder of Mutton in 1911
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| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-45 |
Born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
He was an oil cloth printer of West Vale, Greetland [1888] / a floor cloth printer [1891] / an oil cloth labourer [1901] / a peddler / oil cloth hawker [1911]
In 1888, he married Julia Emily Taylor [1867-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Julia Emily was born in Luddendenfoot, the daughter of Thomas Taylor, weaver
Children:
They lived at
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| Hoyle, William | Ref 44-60 |
He was educated at Lansing College / a member of the Cadet Corps / a worsted spinner [1911] with his uncle Charles Edward Hoyle in the family firm W. & R. Hoyle / a member of the Inns of Court OTC [December 1915]. He obtained a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment [November 1916].
He was killed in action on Easter Monday [9th April 1917] (aged 25).
The Halifax Courier [21st April 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France [Grave Ref I B 23].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
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| Hoyle, William Ellison | Ref 44-73 |
He married Edith Alice Sutcliffe
Child: Annie [1925-1945]
Annie was buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones
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| Hoyle, William Henry | Ref 44-69 |
Born in Bradshaw.
He was professor of music (pianist) of Legrams Lane, Clayton [1878] / professor of music (own account) [1891] / organist & teacher of music (own account) [1901] / professor of music (own account) [1911].
In [Q3] 1878, he married Elizabeth Mayes [1860-1???] at St Peter's Church, Bradford (Bradford Cathedral).
Elizabeth, of Legrams Lane, Clayton, was born in Achurch, Northamptonshire, the daughter of John Mayes, farm labourer
Children:
They lived at
Sons James William & Frederick Harold died in World War I
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| Hoyle, Willie | Ref 44-55 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a worsted doffer [1911] / a telegraph operator with the L. & Y. Railway.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 11th Battalion Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment.
He went to the Front in July 1915, and was wounded.
He died in hospital [9th November 1918] (aged 23), after being gassed.
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [16th November & 23rd November 1918].
He was buried at Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref II B 14].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
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| Families |
| The Hoyle family of Lightcliffe | Ref 44-2114 |
In old documents, the name is often spelled Hoile.
Besides those who lived at Hoyle House, members of the family have included Elkanah Hoyle.
See Brighouse river crossing, Daisy Croft House and Hoyle Surname
| The Hoyle family of Lighthazles | Ref 44-2100 |
Other members of the family include John Hoyle
| The Hoyle family of Ovenden House | Ref 44-3640 |
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| The Hoyle family of Swift Place | Ref 44-3204 |
See John Hoile, Elkanah Swift Hoyle and Thomas de Hoyle
| Surname |
| Hoyle surname | Ref 44-1 |
Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout
Thomas de Hoyle is recorded at Soyland in 1246 and Henry att Hoyle is recorded in 1379.
The name is derived from the local pronunciation of hole, meaning a hole or hollow.
In an article in The Scrivener [September 2012], John W. Hoyle disputes this origin of the surname, and suggests that Thomas was a descendant of Hoel, the son of the Duke of Brittany.
The surname is found across the Halifax, Soyland & Elland districts.
Entries for people with the surname Hoyle are discussed in this SideTrack. Other forms of the surname are not included here.
Unattached BMDs for HoyleMarriages 1792, 1793, 1798, 1806, 1807, 1810, 1812, 1863, 1865, 1869, 1871, 1872, 1876, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1905, 1907, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1940, 1941, 1972, 1975; Deaths 1848, 1899, 1900, 1907
See Hoyle families and Hoyle House, Lightcliffe
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