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Kershaw, MrRef 74-103
[17??-18??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Elizabeth
  2. Abraham

Kershaw, MrRef 74-8000
[1797-1837]
Of Gauxholme.

On 5th May 1837, who, for several days previously

had indulged in drunkenness

fell into the canal and drowned.

He left a wife and 7 children

Kershaw, MrRef 74-130
[18??-18??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. John [b 1831] who was a calico weaver [1871], a hawker  [1881]
  2. Ellen [b 1838] who was a cotton winder [1881]  
  3. Hannah [b 1846] who was a calico weaver [1871] & married  Samuel Fielden
  4. Alfred [b 1853] who was a cotton spinner [1871]

In 1871, the children were living alone at 2 Hall Gate, Mytholmroyd.

In 1881, John & Ellen were living with Hannah & her husband at Dobwheel, Wardle, Rochdale

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Kershaw, MrRef 74-95
[18??-19??]
Founding partner in
Kershaw & Ashworth

Kershaw, AbelRef 74-39
[1769-1???]
Born in Halifax.

On 20th November 1785, he married Molly Lumb [1764-1???].


Molly / Mally was born in Halifax
 

Child: Nicholas

Kershaw, AbelRef 74-96
[1858-19??]
Son of
David Kershaw.

Born in Southowram.

He was a worsted doffer [1871] / a flag facer [1891] / a flag facer (quarry) [1901] / a hewer (or bank hand) in stone quarry [1911].

In [Q4] 1899, he married Annie Webster [1865-19??].


Annie was born in Southowram.

She had 2 children:

  1. Arnold Webster
  2. Arthur Webster

It is not known whether the children were from a previous marriage, or they were illegitimate

 

They had no children.

The family lived at New Street, Southowram [1901]

Kershaw, AbrahamRef 74-102
[1662-1730]
A
Quaker.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Abraham
  2. Alice

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Kershaw, AbrahamRef 74-9
[1692-1750]
Of Skircoat Green.

He married Jane Cooke [1699-1729].

Child: John

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Kershaw, AbrahamRef 74-530
[1695-1750]
Son of
Abraham Kershaw.

He was uncle of James Cooke.

He was a woolstapler of Skircoat Green.

He was a friend of Blakey Spencer.

He invited John Nelson to preach at Skircoat Green. He was Nelson's first convert.

In 1720, he married (1) Jane Cooke [1???-1729].


Jane was the daughter of John Cooke of Halifax
 

In 1733, he married (2) Mary Haslam.


Mary was the daughter of James Haslam of Rochdale
 

Child: James

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Kershaw, AbrahamRef 74-8860
[17??-1???]
Coiner of Wood, Turvin

Kershaw, AbrahamRef 74-105
[1795-1858]
Son of
Mr Kershaw.

Born in Halifax.

He was a shareholder [1851].

He never married.

He lived at 5 West Parade, Halifax (lodging with Mrs Harriet Johnston) [1851].

He died 16th February 1858 (aged 63), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 54] with his sister Elizabeth

Kershaw, AbrahamRef 74-20
[1811-1881]
Of Haley Hill.

He married Dinah [1805-1873].

Child: Charles [1846-1873] who married [1871] Amelia Tunnicliffe [1851-1872].

Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

Kershaw, AbrahamRef 74-125
[1826-1869]
Son of
Joseph Kershaw.

He was a wool carder [1841] / a worsted dyer [1851, 1861].

He lived with his father [1841, 1851, 1861].

He died 9th May 1869 and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3071] with his parents

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Kershaw, AlbertRef 74-521
[1854-1912]
Son of
Charles Kershaw.

Born 10th July 1854.

He was a nurseryman [1891] / a landscape gardener [1901, 1910, 1911].

He handled the Public Works contracts for his father's business.

In March 1888, he married (1) Lucy Hannah Hirst in Halifax.


Lucy Hannah was the daughter of John North Hirst
 

Child: Lucy [b 1885]

On 7th December 1910, he married (2) Frances, of Claremont Villas, Brighouse, daughter of Herbert Hirst. Frances was the cousin of his first wife.

They lived at

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Kershaw, AlexanderRef 74-3900
[17??-1???]
He was a witness at the trial of the
coiners

Kershaw, AmosRef 74-54
[1830-1899]
Son of
Joseph Kershaw.

He was a worsted dyer [1851, 1861] / a tobacconist & ginger beer manufacturer [1871] / a ginger beer maker [1872] / a horse keeper [1881, 1891].

In [Q1] 1852, he married Elizabeth Southwell [1830-1906] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Lettice [b 1853] who married [Halifax 1870] Hartley  Dewhirst [1851-1889] (mechanic) 
  2. Sarah Harriet [1854-1927] who married [Halifax 1871]  Samuel Glasby [1854-1919] (wool washer) 
  3. Hannah [1855-1908] who married Ernest Rushworth
  4. George [1857-1919] who was a carter, & married [Halifax  1881] Maria Clee [1857-1897]
  5. Mary [b 1859] who married [Halifax 1880] Tom Booth  [b 1854] (painter) 
  6. Fred [b 1860]
  7. Clara [b 1863]

They lived at

  • New Bank, Northowram [1871]
  • Back Pollard Street, Northowram [1881]
  • Crossley Terrace, Halifax [1891]

Amos died in the West Riding Asylum, Wakefield [4th June 1899].

Elizabeth died 20th December 1906.

The couple were buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery [Grave Ref: 747]

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Kershaw, ArmitageRef 74-493
[1843-1905]
Son of
Samuel Kershaw.

Born in Soyland.

He was a farm labourer [1871] / a general labourer & inn keeper at the Beehive, Ripponden  [1881] / a cart driver [1891] / a carter [1901].

In 1875, he married Elizabeth Popplewell, from Warley, widow of James Crawshaw, in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Charlie [b 1876] who was a cotton piecer [1891]
  2. Lavinia [b 1877] who was a silk twister [1891]
  3. Sarah Ann [b 1879] who was a silk gasser [1901]

They lived at

  • Dam Top, Barkisland [1891]
  • Bank Bottom, Barkisland [1901]

Elizabeth & Armitage were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden

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Kershaw, ArthurRef 74-51
[1909-1943]
Son of Annie & Alfred Kershaw of Todmorden.

In [Q2] 1938, he married Joyce Mary Bottomley in Todmorden.

They lived at Kilnhurst.

During World War II, he served as an Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

He died 2nd December 1943 (aged 34).

He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone [A 18].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance, and on Patmos War Memorial

Kershaw, Arthur WatkinsonRef 74-29
[1912-2005]
Known as John.

Son of Richard Kershaw.

Born in Leamington Spa.

He was educated at Harrogate, and then at Radley School.

He married Dorothy Janet Nelson [1918-1995].


Dorothy Janet Nelson was born [14th March 1918] in Toowoomba, Queensland
 

They had an adopted son, Stephen [b 1952].

John was the beneficiary of the will of his brother Richard, receiving

all my jewellery, silver plate, furniture, linen and other articles of personal and household use.

In 1931, he went to Australia, as member of a cricket team.

He moved to Australia in 1932.

After the death of his uncle Herbert Watkinson in 1949, John removed most of the contents of Brook Park, Flintshire, to Australia.

John and Dorothy Janet both died in New South Wales

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Kershaw, BarbaraRef 74-2340
[1913-19??]
From Brighouse.

She was a model with a London fashion house.

In 1938, she was chosen to be featured in a poster for the Women's Volunteer Service ARP. 50,000 copies of the poster were produced. Her photograph replaced that of a girl, believed to be of German origin, which originally appeared on the poster

Kershaw, BarkerRef 74-139
[1909-1959]
Son of
Samuel Kershaw.

Born in Todmorden [5th January 1909].

He was employed by George Whitehead & Sons [1930] / a sheet metal worker arc & gas welder [1939].

He married Alice [1909-1953].


Alice was born 29th January 1909
 

Children:

They lived at

  • Fern Terrace, Todmorden [1930]
  • 27 Bacup Road, Todmorden [1939]

The Todmorden & District News [17th January 1930] reported


Barker sustained slight cut to his temple when the wagon, in which he and work colleagues were travelling, skidded and overturned
 

Alice died 22nd August 1953 (aged 43).

Barker died 19th August 1959 (aged 50).

The couple were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel

Kershaw, BenRef 74-60
[1882-1914]
Born in Bradford

He was a town postman in Halifax [1911].

In [Q3] 1908, he married Edith Maria Ogden [1886-19??] in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.


Edith Maria was born in Echington, Derbyshire
 

Children:

  1. Lillian [b 1911]
  2. Ethel [b 1912]
  3. Edith M. [b 1914]

They lived at

  • 5 Baker Street, Halifax [1911]
  • 82 Crossley Terrace, Halifax [1914]

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

He was reported missing and assumed to have died 15th September 1914.

The family were only notified of his death in June 1916.

The Halifax Courier [17th June 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, France, in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Halifax Post Office

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Kershaw, CharlesRef 74-3390
[17??-1807]
Landlord of the
White Lion Hotel & Posting House, Halifax [1807].

He died July 1807

Kershaw, CharlesRef 74-K71
[1819-1903]
Son of
Richard Kershaw.

Born in Birstall [18th August 1819].

Gardener who established Slead Syke Nurseries which evolved into Kershaw's Garden Centre

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Kershaw, ChristopherRef 74-528
[1848-1908]
Son of
Christopher Joshua Kershaw.

Born in Lightcliffe.

He was a boarder with Ann Cooper [aged 49] at Leonardgate, Lancaster  [1871] / a silk dresser [1872, 1881, 1891, 1901].

In October 1872, he married Jane Rowntree [1848-1917].


Jane, was born at Bridlington Quay, the daughter of Francis Rowntree, joiner, of Hipperholme
 

Children:

  1. Edith Maud Mary [b 1876]
  2. Lottie Elizabeth [b 1878]
  3. Frank Rowntree [b 1880]
  4. Sarah Alice [b 1885]
  5. Christopher
  6. Hilda Jane [b 1890]

They lived at

  • Hipperholme [1881]
  • Lightcliffe Road, Brighouse [1891]
  • 9 Lightcliffe Road, Brighouse [1901]

He was buried at Saint Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [January 1908]

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Kershaw, ChristopherRef 74-24
[1888-1916]
Son of
Christopher Kershaw.

He was employed by H. & J. Sugden.

In 1916, he married Annie Crowther in Halifax.

During World War I, he was called-up [August 1914] and served as a Sergeant with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed on the Somme when a shell hit his dugout [2nd September 1916] (aged 28).

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], on Brighouse War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Brighouse Parish Church

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Kershaw, Christopher JoshuaRef 74-525
[1802-1880]
Son of
Joshua Kershaw.

Born in Wyke [19th March 1802]; baptised at Lightcliffe [March 1802].

He was a gardener [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871].

On 29th October 1827, he married Sarah Lummas [1801-18??] in Halifax.


Sarah was born in Scarborough (or Scotland) 
 

Children:

  1. Edwin
  2. Emma [b 1829] who married James Stringer
  3. Mary [b 1831] who married [April 1852] Joseph  Nutter (27) [1825-1???], son of clothier George Nutter
  4. William [b 1833] who was a gardener of St James's Court  (Leeds?) & married [September 1855] Mary, daughter of brewer  William Hodgson, of Newton Court, at St Peter's Church, Leeds
  5. James [b 1835]
  6. Ann [b 1836] who married Henry Bentley
  7. John
  8. Lummas
  9. Christopher

They lived at

  • Lightcliffe [1841]
  • Hipperholme [1851]
  • Turnpike Hill, Hipperholme [1861]

In 1871, the widowed Christopher was a living with son-in-law James Stringer.

Christopher died Q2 1880 (aged 77)  and was buried at Lightcliffe Old Church Graveyard [June 1880]

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Kershaw, CorneliusRef 74-513
[1844-1915]
Son of
John Aspinall and Nanny (Ann), daughter of Richard Kershaw.

Cornelius, born in Brighouse [20th September 1844], was registered in 1845 as Cornelius Aspinall, then as Cornelius Kershaw.

Baptised 14th January 1846.

He was a gardener of Lightcliffe [1868] / a gardener [1871] / a farmer/market gardener [1891] / a farmer [1901, 1911].

On 4th March 1868, he married Mary Nettleton [1846-1930].


Mary was born in Horbury, the daughter of Thomas Nettleton, butcher
 

Children:

  1. John Aspinall
  2. Emily [b 1870]
  3. (possibly) Louisa [b 1874]
  4. Louis
  5. Wilton
  6. Robert Arthur

They lived at

He died in Huddersfield [21st December 1915] (aged 71).

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £2,550 14/3d.

Probate was granted to his widow Mary, his son Robert Arthur and Sam Naylor (corn merchant).

Mary died in Wakefield [31st August 1930] (aged 84).

The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery

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Kershaw, DanRef 74-127
[1835-1896]
Son of
Joseph Kershaw.

Born in Halifax.

He was a professor of music [1861] / a beer house keeper [1871] / a musician [1881] / living on own means [1891].

In [Q1] 1865, he married (1) Emma Sutcliffe [1832-1868] in Halifax.

Emma died in Halifax [1st March 1868] and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3071] with her parents-in-law.

In [Q2] 1869, he married (2) Martha Baker [1845-1927] in Halifax.


Martha was baptised at St Peter's Church, Liverpool [12th October 1845], the daughter of Jonathan Baker, dock worker
 

Children:

  1. Joe
  2. John Edwin

They lived at

  • New Road Beer House, Halifax [1871]
  • 5 Sun Fold, Halifax [1881, 1891]
  • 9 Bell's Court, Halifax (Martha, laundress) [1901]
  • 1 James Street, Halifax (Martha, charwoman) [1911]

Dan died in Halifax [Q3 1896].

Martha died in Halifax [Q1 1927]

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Kershaw, DavidRef 74-88
[1822-18??]
Born in Lightcliffe.

He was a stone delver [1851].

In [Q3] 1842, he married Hannah Bottomley [1824-18??] in Halifax.


Hannah was born in Lightcliffe.

She was a card setter [1851]

 

Children:

  1. Harriet [b 1843] who was a card setter [1851]
  2. John [1845-20th July 1915] who was a card setter [1851],  an engine oiler [1871], a shafting oiler [1891], an oiler in weaving  shed [1911]
  3. Sarah A. [b 1847]
  4. Mary Jane [1849-1909] who married Benjamin Sheard
  5. Job
  6. Betty [b 1855] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  7. Daniel [1855-30th October 1891] who was a flag facer  [1871]
  8. Abel
  9. Emily [b 1860] who was a part-timer / mill hand [1871]

They lived at

  • New Street, Southowram [1851]
  • New Street, Southowram [when son John was head of the  household 1871]

The children () were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-E23]

Kershaw, Denis SagarRef 74-118
[1916-1???]
Son of
Thomas Percy Kershaw.

After their father's death [1951], he and his brother Patrick carried on the family card clothing business

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Kershaw, DollieRef 74-518
[1898-19??]
Daughter of
John Richard Kershaw.

Born in Brighouse.

In 1920, she was living at Linden House, Brighouse.

On 6th October 1920, she married Walter Foskett [1890-19??].


Walter Foskett of The Gables, Killinghall, Bradford, was the son of manager Charles Foskett (deceased) and a Lieutenant in the Indian Army
 

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Kershaw, EdmundRef 74-84
[1859-19??]
Born in Sowerby.

He was a cotton twiner [1881, 1891, 1901] / a cotton twiner for Thornton Kelly & Company, cotton doublers,  at Spring Place Mills, Mirfield [1921].

He married Martha [1858-19??].


Martha was born in Nantwich, Cheshire
 

Children:

  1. Annie [b 1880] who was a cotton piecer [1901]
  2. Ada [b 1881] who was a cotton piecer [1901] & married  James Herbert Midgley
  3. John E. [b 1884] who was a railway engine cleaner [1901]
  4. Alice [b 1886] who was a worsted twister [1901]
  5. Joseph [b 1887] who was a cotton piecer [1901]
  6. Ernest [b 1888]
  7. Hester [b 1892]
  8. Gerald [b 1897] who was a cotton twiner for Thornton  Kelly & Company in Mirfield [1921]
  9. Nellie [b 1901] who was a cotton twiner packer for  Thornton Kelly & Company in Mirfield [1921]

The family lived at

  • Waterloo Street, Sowerby [1881]
  • Providence Place, Sowerby [1891]
  • 14 Boston Street, Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge [1901]
  • 17 Craven Street, Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire [1921]

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Kershaw, EdwinRef 74-43
[1828-1???]
Son of
Christopher Joshua Kershaw.

He was a gardener [1855].

In April 1855, he married Alice Shackleton [1830-1???] of Northowram


Alice was the daughter of John Shackleton, weaver
 

Kershaw, EdwinRef 74-126
[1830-1874]
Son of
Joseph Kershaw.

He was a smith/bolt maker [1851] / a bolt maker [1861] / a bolt & screw maker [1871]

He lived at

  • with his father Joseph [1841, 1851, 1861]
  • at the New Road Tavern (with his brother  Dan) [1871]

Edwin died 16th November 1874 & was buried with his parents

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Kershaw, EdwinRef 74-35
[1830-1919]

In 1861, he married Hannah Ramsden [1837-1907].

Children:

  1. Zilpha [1863-1864] who died aged 12 months
  2. Fred [1860-1870] who died aged 7 months
  3. Ada [1875-1876] who died aged 10 months
  4. Zilpha [1879-1949]

Members of the family were buried at Hebden Bridge Parish Church

Kershaw, EdwinRef 74-56
[1847-1930]
Son of
Elijah Kershaw.

Born in Hipperholme; baptised 23rd September 1847.

He was a silk spinner [1871] / an overlooker in silk mill [1881] / an overlooker [1891] / an overlooker in silk mill [1901].

In [Q3] 1869, he married (1) Mary Hannah Jagger [1847-1916?].


Mary was born in Lightcliffe.

She was a silk reeler [1871]

 

Children:

  1. Charles [b 1872]
  2. Emily [b 1873]
  3. Ada [b 1875]
  4. Empsall
  5. Fred [b 1880]

He (possibly) (2) married Martha.

They lived at

  • Gooder Lane, Brighouse [1871]
  • Aire Terrace, Rastrick [1881]
  • Clara Place, Rastrick [1891]
  • 1 Richard Street, Brighouse [1901]
  • Rayner Road, Brighouse [1930]

Edwin died 9th April 1930.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £508 4/-.

Probate was granted to widow Martha Kershaw

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Kershaw, EdwinRef 74-46
[1891-1915]
Son of
Tom Kershaw of 3 Oldroyd, Todmorden.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton weaver [1911].

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

He died 23rd November 1915 (aged 24).

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


Private Edwin Kershaw was killed instantaneously by a shell at about 11 a.m. on Tuesday 23rd November, aged 24.

Two other members of his platoon were killed by the same shell

 

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


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

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

 

He was buried at White House Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres, Belgium [Grave Ref III D 15].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

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Kershaw, ElijahRef 74-57
[18??-1???]
He married Elizabeth [18??-1???].

Child: Edwin

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Kershaw, ElizabethRef 74-104
[1792-1874]
Daughter of
Mr Kershaw.

Born in Halifax.

She was an annuitant [1851] / living on dividends [1861, 1871].

She never married.

She lived at

  • Ward's Hall, Halifax [1851]
  • 20 Carlton Street, Halifax (living at Mary Wild's lodging  house) [1861]
  • 4 Carlton Street, Halifax (living at Mary Wild's lodging  house) [1871]

She died 4th June 1874 (aged 82), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 54] with her brother Abraham

Kershaw, ElizabethRef 74-131
[1832-1877]
Daughter of
George Kershaw.

She was a card setter, suffered from chronic epilepsy and is recorded as

an imbecile, of weak intellect & subject to epileptic fits

After her mother's death in 1876, Betty went to live with her brother James Kershaw and his wife Maria at Slead Syke, Brighouse.

In 1877, Betty's bruised and bleeding body was found in an emaciated condition, a result of neglect and ill-treatment by Maria.

On 14th March 1877, at Leeds Assizes, Maria was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude for the manslaughter of Elizabeth Kershaw at Brighouse

Kershaw, EmilyRef 74-53
[1874-1902]
She worked for
John Hadwen & Sons Limited.

Like other employees, she lost her job in October 1901 when Hadwen's were declared bankrupt and their mills closed.

She committed suicide, and on 31st March 1902, an inquest at Soyland heard how this was a consequence of her worrying about losing her job

Kershaw, EmpsallRef 74-58
[1878-1950]
Son of
Edwin Kershaw.

In 1904, he married Annie Elizabeth Porteus.

They lived at 36 Daisy Road, Brighouse.

Empsall died 21st February 1950.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £469 14/11d.

Probate was granted to his widow Annie Elizabeth

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Kershaw, ErnestRef 74-15
[1873-1900]
Son of
William Kershaw.

Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He lived at 68 Tuel Lane, Sowerby Bridge.

He was a reservist / enlisted at York [February 1890] / served in India & in China / was a barman in London / was called-up [December 1899].

He served with the 2nd Battalion West Riding Regiment.

He was killed in action at Spearman's Camp, Ladysmith [21st January 1900] during the Second Boer War.

He is remembered on the Boer War Memorial in Halifax Parish Church, a memorial in the Anglican Church at Ladysmith, and in the Regimental Chapel of the Yorkshire Regiment in York Minster

He is remembered on the Halifax Parish Church South African War Memorial, and on West View Park War Memorial

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Kershaw, FieldenRef 74-55
[1862-1926]
Son of
John Kershaw.

Born in Todmorden [Q2 1862].

He was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891, 1901] / a cotton loom oiler [1911] / a loom oiler for John Nelson & Sons, Todmorden [1921].

On 12th November 1887, he married Mary Elizabeth Berry [1868-1905] at Heptonstall Church.


Fielden Kershaw, aged 25, weaver of Causeywood, Langfield, son of John Kershaw, spinner, married Mary Elizabeth Berry, aged 19, of Knowlwood, Walsden, daughter of Robert Berry, stonemason
 

Children:

  1. Robert [b 1888] who was an errand boy in cotton mill  [1901], a cotton weaver [1911]
  2. John
  3. Joseph [b 1892] who was a cotton weaver [1911], a dyer's  labourer for Dan Crabtree & Sons at Eastwood [1921]
  4. Rose [b 1894]
  5. Jane [b 1895] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  6. Alice [b 1897] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  7. Emily [b 1899]
  8. Beatrice [1901] who died in infancy
  9. Edward [b 1903] who was a weaver for John Nelson &  Sons, Todmorden [1921]

The children were born in Todmorden.

The family lived at

  • 3 King Street, Stansfield, Todmorden [1891]
  • 12 Oldroyd, Todmorden [1901, 1911]
  • 6 Oldroyd, Todmorden [1915]
  • 12 Old Royd, Todmorden [1921]

Living with them [in 1891] were Fielden's mother Ann Kershaw [b 1841] and siblings: Joshua Kershaw, Sarah J. Kershaw, Joseph Kershaw & Alice Kershaw.

Mary Elizabeth died in 1905

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Kershaw, FrankRef 74-133
[1894-1???]
Son of
Tom Kershaw.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a ready-made clothing eye-letter [1911] / a cloth cutter with Dickenson Brothers, wholesale clothiers [1921].

During World War I, he joined up in May 1916. and served as a Private with the West Yorkshire Regiment.

The Todmorden & District News [21st June 1918]


Private Frank Kershaw, aged 24, West Yorkshires, who had been reported missing, is a prisoner of war at Limburg.

His only brother, Private Edwin Kershaw, was killed early in the war

 

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Kershaw, FrankRef 74-63
[1897-1916]
Son of
Sutcliffe Kershaw.

He was a member of Sowerby Bridge Baptist Church / a cotton piecer [1911] / employed at Carlton Mills, Sowerby Bridge / a member of the Yorkshire Cotton Operatives' Association.

During World War I, he served as a Rifleman with the 18th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.

He died following a gas attack [9th August 1916] (aged 19).

He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref VII D 37].

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Sowerby Bridge Baptist Church.

One of his brothers – Walter or Harry – served with the Royal Navy

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Kershaw, FredRef 74-6140
[1867-1???]
Son of
John Kershaw.

Born in Lightcliffe.

He was a carpet worker [1881] / an iron turner [1901].

In 1889, he married Florence McGregor Bickerdike [1867-1???] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Wallace [b 1890]
  2. Effie Blanche [b 1892] who married [1923] Clifford  Shoesmith
  3. Donald Redvers [b 1900] who married [1924] Margaret A.  Wood

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Kershaw, GeorgeRef 74-106
[1793-1850]
He lived at

He died 18th November 1850 (aged 57).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 55]

Kershaw, GeorgeRef 74-82
[18??-1???]
He was a leather salesman [1891]

He married Mary Empsall


Mary was the daughter of
Jonas Empsall
 

They lived at Bracken Road, Brighouse [1891]

Living with them [in 1891] were Mary's parents and her brother Sam

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Kershaw, GeorgeRef 74-496
[1806-18??]
He was drinking at the
New Inn, Ripponden with a group of other workmen, when a quarrel broke out, and Kershaw struck Daniel Holroyd with such force that Holroyd died instantly.

Kershaw was found guilty of manslaughter at York Assizes [2nd March 1833], having caused death by

giving him a blow in a public house, whilst in liquor

He was sentenced to 12 calendar months' hard labour

Kershaw, GeorgeRef 74-97
[1808-1???]
Born in Lightcliffe.

He was a flag facer [1871].

In August 1828, he married Maria Allen [1809-1876].


Maria was born in Leeds and moved to Hipperholme.

She had a son Joseph [b 1828]; father unknown

 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth
  2. James
  3. Jesse [b 1849] who was a flag facer [1871]
  4. Samson

They lived at Sutcliffe Wood Bottom, Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse [1871]

Maria died January 1876 and was buried at Saint Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe

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Kershaw, George HerbertRef 74-47
[1891-1917]
Son of
James William Kershaw.

Born in Cliviger.

He was a labourer in weft department [1911] / a twister at Frostholme Mill.

In [Q2] 1909, he married Sarah Ann Crabtree in Todmorden.


Sarah Ann was born in Todmorden.

She was a cotton weaver [1911]

 

Child: Hannah [b 1910]

They lived at 11 Harrison Street, Cornholme [1911].

During World War I, he enlisted [spring 1916] and served as a Private with the 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He was sent to France [December 1916].

He was killed in action [9th April 1917] (aged 26).

The Todmorden & District News [11th May 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Bailleul Road East Cemetery, Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France [Grave Ref I C 16].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

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Kershaw, Mrs Grace HannahRef 74-5560
[1865-1966]
of 140 Hebble Lane, Wheatley.

The Courier Year Book records her 100th birthday on 14th October 1965. She died in May 1966

Kershaw, GreenhalghRef 74-287
[1865-1947]
Son of
John Kershaw.

Born in Wadsworth.

He was a letterpress printer [1881] / partner in Kershaw & Ashworth / a printer & newspaper proprietor (employer) [1891] / a printer & publisher of Ivy House, Wadsworth [1894] / a printer & newspaper proprietor [1901] / a newspaper proprietor (employer) [1911] / a newspaper proprietor [1915].

In April 1894, he married Abigail Cockcroft at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd.


Abigail, of Mytholmroyd, was the daughter of Richard Cockcroft
 

Children:

  1. Doris [b 1898] who was a scholar at Saxonholme School, 101 South Promenade, St Annes-on-Sea [1911] & was granted probate for her uncle Lister Cockcroft [1939]

In June 1915, Greenhalgh was executor for Richard Cockcroft.

The family lived at

  • Gransmoor House, Hebden Bridge [1901, 1905, 1915]
  • The Haven, Rossall Road, Cleveleys, Lancashire (living with  Abigail's parents) [1911]

Greenhalgh died in Todmorden [Q1 1947] (aged 81) 

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Kershaw, HannahRef 74-121
[1758-18??]
She is recorded of Independent means at
Savile Green, Halifax [1841].

Living with her [1841] were

and 2 servants.


Question: Was Hannah related to William Kershaw who was living at Savile Green in 1837?

Does anyone know anything about Hannah? or her links to the people living with her?

 

Kershaw, HarryRef 74-86
[1880-1949]
Son of
Job Kershaw.

He was a worsted doffer [1891] / a clerk (stone quarry) [1901].

He married Alice [1880-1926].

Alice died 2nd August 1926 (aged 46).

Harry died 3rd June 1949 (aged 69).

He was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-A3] with his parents

Kershaw, HenryRef 74-93
[17??-18??]
Son of
James Kershaw.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Anne [1806-19th August 1824]
  2. Elizabeth [1807-3rd October 1827]
  3. Helen [1816-3rd December 1827]

The children () were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax with their grandfather James Kershaw

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Kershaw, HenryRef 74-7
[1818-1897]
(Probably) son of
James Kershaw.

Born in Sowerby.

He was a woollen weaver [1851, 1861] / a cotton twister [1871, 1881] / a farmer's labourer [1891].

In 1851 & 1861, he was living at Timeley Bent, Sowerby with his siblings Susey Kershaw, William Kershaw and Job Kershaw.

In 1871, 1881, 1891 he and brother William Kershaw were living at Timeley Bent Cottage, Sowerby.

On 20th September 1897, Henry was found dead on Crow Hill

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Kershaw, HenryRef 74-515
[1848-1922]
Son of
Lister Kershaw.

Born in Lightcliffe [27th December 1848].

He was a gardener of Tennyson Place [1872] / a landscape gardener [1881] / a landscape gardener/farmer [1891] / a gardener (worker) [1901]. He became parks superintendent for Sheffield.


In the late 1870s, H. Kershaw and George Hepworth drew up plans – the winning entry – for Bradford Council's Bowling Park, Bradford.

H. Kershaw drew up plans for Roper Park, Preston, which opened in 1893

 

On 1st January 1872, he married Frances [1843-1909] at St Stephen's Church, Burmantofts, Leeds.


Frances was born [10th October 1843] in Sherburn-in-Elmet, daughter of Maria (née Haigh) & John Brown, tea dealer
 

Children:

  1. Hannah Maria [b 1873] who married [1895] Arthur  Schofield in Doncaster
  2. Florence Emily [b 1875] who married John Thomas Walker
  3. John Lister
  4. Fanny Elizabeth [b 1879] who married Arthur  Hamilton Clark [1881-1955]
  5. Sarah Kate [b 1882]

They lived at

  • Tennyson Place, Brighouse [1872]
  • Manley Street, Brighouse [1881]
  • 161 Rooley Lane, Bowling, Bradford [1891]
  • 32 Rosedale Road, Eccleshall Bierlow, Sheffield [1901]
  • 217 Rustlings Road, Eccleshall Bierlow, Sheffield [1911]

Living with them [in 1881] was boarder Annie Brown [aged 16] (pupil-teacher) [1881].

Living with them [in 1901] were daughter Florence Emily, her husband John T. Walker and daughter.

Frances died in Sheffield [17th March 1909]

Living with the widowed Henry [in 1911] was granddaughter Gwendoline Kershaw Clarke [aged 9] (born Sheffield).

Henry died in Sheffield [25th January 1922]

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Kershaw, HerbertRef 74-520
[1862-1933]
Son of
William Kershaw.

Born in Brighouse.

He was a nurseryman/florist [1911].

He (possibly) married Jessie Agnes.

In 1891, he, his widowed mother and his sister Jane were boarders at Spring Villas, Braddon, Isle of Man.

He had business at the Spring Valley and Ballaughton Nurseries there.

In 1911, he his sister Jane [aged 51] were at 10 Eastfield, Douglas, Isle of Man.

He died in the Isle of Man

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Kershaw, HodgsonRef 74-69
[1892-1917]
Son of
William Henry Kershaw.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of St Thomas's Church, Claremount / a dyehouse warehouseman [1911] / employed by Fletcher Brothers.

In 1915, he married Cecilia Chapman in Halifax.

They lived at 4 Parker Street, Claremount, Halifax.

During World War I, he enlisted [April 1915] and served as a Private with the 2nd/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

After training in Newcastle, he was sent to France [February 1916]. He was wounded [July 1916] and returned to France. He was wounded again [October 1916] and returned to England with trench feet, before going back to France [August 1917].

He was killed in action [27th November 1917].

The Halifax Courier [29th December 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France [Grave Ref 6 & 7], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Roll of Honour at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Claremount

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Kershaw, HughRef 74-523
[1860-1923]
Son of
Charles Kershaw.

He was a surgeon in Pudsey [1893] / a physician/surgeon [1901] / a medical practitioner [1911].

In [Q3] 1893, he married Eleanor Mary Peel in Halifax.


Eleanor Mary, of Lightcliffe, was the daughter of William Henry Peel
 

Child: Ethel May [b 1894] who married (1) Stanley Ackroyd and (2) [1916] Charles S. Brown.

They lived at

  • Pudsey [1901]
  • Radcliffe House, Pudsey [1911]

Living with them [in 1901] was brother-in-law Harold George Peel (medical assistant) [1901].

Hugh died at Pudsey [12th November 1923]

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Kershaw, HumphreyRef 74-164
[1863-1934]
Son of
James Kershaw.

Born in Halifax.

He was a cotton spinner [1881] / landlord of the Bowling Green, Halifax [1913-1921]

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Kershaw, J. H.Ref 74-18
[1???-18??]
Woolstapler of Halifax.

On 24th July 1828, he married Elisa Heath


Elisa was the youngest daughter of the late Jos. Heath Esq. of Cheetham Hill Manchester
 

Kershaw, JamesRef 74-7410
[17??-1???]
Coiner of Wood, Turvin

Kershaw, JamesRef 74-147
[17??-18??]
Son of
Joseph Kershaw.

Like his brother John, he was born in South Carolina and travelled between America & Yorkshire, to be educated at Rishworth School

Kershaw, JamesRef 74-292
[17??-18??]
Cotton spinner and manufacturer who built
Kershaw Mill, Heptonstall around 1834

Kershaw, JamesRef 74-80
[1725-1797]
Son of a
clothier.

Born at Scout Hall; baptised at Scout Hall [17th March 1725].

In 1752, persuaded by his wife, he joined the Methodists and made several journeys with John Wesley, including visits to Scotland,

In 1757, he became an independent minister in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, where he also sold quack medicines.

In 1765, he rejoined the Methodists and supported Wesley in the controversy of the 1770s. He published a poem entitled The Methodist which upset Wesley and prompted him to prohibit Methodist preachers from producing unauthorised publications.

It is said that, in the mid 1840s, he was the first person to spread the Methodist ministry in Northern Ireland, visiting County Armagh.

In 1776, he left the Methodists again and went to Gainsborough and then to Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, where he died and was buried.

He married Unknown.

Child: John

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Kershaw, JamesRef 74-531
[1737-1806]
Of Shaw Hill, Halifax.

Son of Abraham Kershaw.

He was a partner in Buck & Kershaw [1769-1787].

He established James Kershaw & Sons with his sons John and William.

He was one of the founders of the Square Chapel and his name appears on a plaque outside the chapel.

He married Martha Haigh [1741-1788].


Martha was a daughter of John Haigh of Gledholt, Huddersfield, then of Shaw Hill, Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Abraham [1764-18th May 1787] who was buried at the east  end of the New Foundry London
  2. Elizabeth who died 28th May 1766 (aged 9 months & 15  days), & was buried at Northgate End Chapel
  3. John [1766-22nd November 1798]
  4. William
  5. Henry
  6. Jeremiah [1773-12th August 1851]
  7. daughter [b October 1777] who died in infancy

Martha died 16th May 1788 (aged 46).

James died 2nd June 1806 (aged 69).

Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax with the children of Henry Kershaw.

His gravestone can now be seen outside, right up against the front wall of the chapel

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Kershaw, JamesRef 74-5
[1771-18??]
Born in Sowerby.

He was a weaver [1841].

He married Hannah [1776-18??].

They lived at Timeley Bent, Sowerby [1841].

Living with them [in 1841] were (probably) children Susey Kershaw [aged 30], James Kershaw [aged 25], William Kershaw, Henry Kershaw, Job Kershaw [aged 15], Samuel Kershaw [aged 15].

In 1851, Susy Kershaw [aged 41], a married (?) pauper, was head of the household at Timeley Bent, Sowerby; with her were brothers William Kershaw, Henry Kershaw and Job Kershaw [aged 24] (wool comber).

In 1861, William Kershaw was head of the household at Timeley Bent, Stanery End, Sowerby; with him were sister Susey Kershaw [aged 51] (woollen winder)  and brother Henry Kershaw

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Kershaw, JamesRef 74-114
[1791-1860]
Of Halifax.

He married Elizabeth [1793-1860].

James died 19th November 1860 (aged 69).

Elizabeth died 28th May 1860 (aged 67).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3881]

Kershaw, JamesRef 74-33
[1806-1864]
Of Haley Hill.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Isaac [1840-1892] who married [1871] Eliza Kellett  [1838-1909]
  2. Ruth [1842-1901]

Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

Kershaw, JamesRef 74-492
[1824-1899]
Also recorded as Jabez.

Born in Soyland.

He was a farmer at Barkisland / a woolcomber [1851] / cotton operative & beer seller at the Beehive, Ripponden  [1871] / a farmer of 13 acres [1881] / a farmer [1891].

On 14th October 1849, he married Sarah Whiteley [1830-1???] at Elland Parish Church.


Sarah came from Barkisland
 

Children:

  1. Charlotte Ann [1851-1866]
  2. Mary Jane [1853-1866]
  3. Alfred [1855-1866]
  4. Lavinia [1860-1916] who was a cotton winder [1881], a  cotton reeler [1891]
  5. Humphrey
  6. Allen [1866-1940] who was a cotton spinner [1881], a  farmer's man [1891]
  7. Harry [b 1868] who was a cotton twiner [1881, 1891]
  8. Mary Ann [1870-1871]
  9. Emily [1872-1882]

All the children were baptised at St Bartholomew's, Ripponden.

They lived at

  • Netheroyd, Ripponden [1851]
  • Bee Hive (between Platt Head & New Moor), Soyland [1871]
  • Barrit Hill, Soyland [1881]
  • Barrett Hill, Ripponden [1891]
  • 43 Making Place, Soyland [1899, 1901]

Children Charlotte Anne, Mary Jane and Alfred and Mrs Elizabeth Bottomley, were on their way to work in Ripponden when they were washed away and drowned as the plank bridge at Treadmill between Soyland and Barkisland was swept away in the floods of 16th November 1866. Their bodies were found later.

James died at Making Place, Soyland [7th August 1899].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £722 14/8d. Probate was granted to his widow Sarah.

Living with the widowed Sarah – who was a farmer – [in 1901] were son Harry and grandson Harry [aged 12]

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Kershaw, JamesRef 74-416
[1826-1897]
Born in Hebden Bridge.

He was a Liberal / a member of Salem Wesleyan Chapel, Hebden Bridge / a tailor & outfitter [1871] / a partner in the family firm John Kershaw & Sons / a wholesale outfitter employing 11 men, 6 women, 8 boys, & 3 girls  [1881] / a director of the Plate Glass Insurance Company / on the Local Board / a Guardian of the Poor in the Todmorden Union.

On 9th June 1859, he married (1) Ellen Smith [1821-1876] at St James & St John, Hebden Bridge.


Ellen was born in Erringden
 

Children:

  1. John Edward [1860-1925] who died in the USA
  2. Mary Hannah Sophia

On 24th June 1880, he married (2) Grace [1825-1894] at St James & St John, Hebden Bridge


Grace [née Thomas] was the widow of Richard Widdup [1827-1877]
 

They lived at

Living with them [in 1871] were several boarders, tailors & apprentices: Sam Wilcock [b 1841], William Wilcock [b 1843], Alfred Greenwood [b 1853], Ben Grindrod [b 1854], Thomas Wood [b 1857], and Thomas R. Hartland [b 1858]

He survived both his wives, and died 6th September 1897, after being

seized with his last illness

whilst going upstairs to his sitting room Probate records show that he left effects valued at £18,477 15/5d.

Probate was granted to daughter Mary Hannah Sophia, John Crowther (wholesale clothier), and James Lord (tailor) 

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Kershaw, JamesRef 74-52
[1836-1894]
Born in Halifax.

He was a maltster (at Elland) [1891].

On 16th April 1863, he married Priscilla Garforth at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax.


Priscilla was born in Ovenden, the daughter of
James Garforth
 

Children:

  1. Thomas Richard [1864-1897]
  2. Ruth Etta (Hetty) [1866-1945]

They lived at Stafford House, Skircoat [1887-1895].

James died at Stafford House [23rd December 1894] (aged 58).

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £14,257 13/1d [Resworn £13,037 18/-].

Probate was granted to his widow Priscilla, Henry Garforth (manager), Ellis Sheard (gentleman), and Walter Wright (card maker).

Priscilla had left Stafford House by 1901

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Kershaw, JamesRef 74-120
[1838-1???]
Born in Halifax / Littleborough.

He was a cotton dyer's colour mixer [1881] / a dyer [1891].

Around 1859, he married Jane [1839-1895].


Jane was born in Halifax / Salford, Lancashire
 

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 1859] who was a cotton spinner [1881], a cotton  twiner [1891]
  2. Bartholomew [b 1864] who was a french polisher [1881,  1891]
  3. William [1865-1914] who was a cotton spinner [1881], a  cotton twiner [1891, 1913]
  4. James [b 1868] who was a cotton doffer [1881], a cotton  twiner [1891]
  5. Charles H. [b 1870]
  6. Martha Hannah [b 1871]
  7. Arthur [1872-1881]
  8. Joseph [b 1875] who was a cabinet maker's apprentice  [1891]

They lived at

  • 1 Franklin Street, Halifax [1881]
  • 82 Violet Street, Halifax [1891]

Jane died 12th May 1895 (aged 56).

She & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1206] with Eleanor Elizabeth Hodgson [1833-1872] & Robert Allen [1880-1931]

Kershaw, JamesRef 74-3
[1838-1909]
Son of
Squire Kershaw.

He was a joiner [1861].

He never married.

After the death of his father [1865], James took over at the White Horse, Triangle.

He died 31st October 1909.

He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby [3rd November 1909].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £929 4/4d to Frances Mary Howarth (spinster), Emily Ann Howarth (spinster), and Elizabeth Culpan (wife of Arthur Culpan

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Kershaw, JamesRef 74-36
[1847-1890]
Son of
George Kershaw.

Born in Halifax.

He was a flag facer [1871] / a quarryman of Slead Syke, Brighouse [1877] / a farm bailiffe of 42 acres [1881].

On 29th July 1872, he married Maria Rushton [1852-1934] at Halifax Parish Church.


Maria was born in Wyke
 

Children:

  1. Lily Lee [1872-1931] who was a carpet weaver [1891]
  2. Florence Gertrude [1885-1895]

On 7th January 1877, Maria was accused of the manslaughter of her sister-in-law Elizabeth Kershaw.

For 11 months, Elizabeth had lived with her brother and sister-in-law, and was

an imbecile, of weak intellect & subject to epileptic fits

Her bruised and bleeding body was found in an emaciated condition, a result of neglect and ill-treatment by Maria.

On 14th March 1877, at Leeds Assizes, Maria was sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude for the manslaughter of Elizabeth Kershaw at Brighouse

In 1881, James & daughter Lily were living with his brother Samson.

James died in 1890.

In 1891, Maria (laundress) & her daughters were living in Wyke.

In 1896, Maria married John Henry Bateman

Kershaw, JamesRef 74-98
[1850-1???]
Born in Preston, Lancashire.

He was a brick maker [1881].

In [Q4] 1872, he married Sarah Ann Rigg [1851-1???] in Halifax.


Sarah Ann was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. John William [b 1874]
  2. Fred [b 1876]
  3. Ernest [b 1879]

They lived at 2 Terrace Grove, Southowram [1881]

Kershaw, James CrossleyRef 74-13
[1858-1923]
Known as Jim.

Son of John Kershaw.

He was a cotton overlooker.

He took over the Butchers' Arms, Walsden when his father died [1885]. He was still there in 1901

He married Martha.

Children:

  1. Rose Ellen
  2. John William
  3. Ada

By 1916, they had retired and moved to 9 Dampier Street, Walsden.

The Butcher's Arms was taken over by their son John William.

He was buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church.

See Robert Kershaw

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Kershaw, James HattonRef 74-74
[1875-1917]
In 1893, he joined the Brighouse Company West Riding Volunteers. He attended to Jubilee of
Queen Victoria [1897].

He fought in the South African War.

He worked on the Canadian Pacific Railway [1907].

He worked for Brighouse Corporation Highways Department.

On 23rd May 1908, he married Mary Eliza Riley [1876-1914] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. William Riley [28th September 1909-1979]
  2. Stanley Wilson [11th January 1914-1996]

They lived at 9 Quarry Road, Toothill Bank, Rastrick.

Mary Eliza died shortly after giving birth to Stanley Wilson (Army records give the date as 18th January 1914, the gravestone says 25th January 1914) 

During World War I, he re-enlisted [7th September 1914] and served as a Private with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was medically discharged with tuberculosis [21st July 1916].

He died at Quarry Road, Rastrick [13th June 1917].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £100 10/10d.

Probate was granted to his widow Eliza.

The couple were buried at Rastrick Cemetery.

He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial, and on Rastrick War Memorial

Both sons died in Australia.

Kershaw, James HenryRef 74-65
[1853-1922]
Born in Brighouse.

In [Q2] 1878, he married Clara Longfield [1855-1919] in Halifax.


Clara was born in Clayton
 

Child: William

They lived at 12 Ivy Terrace, Halifax Road, Brighouse [1917]

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Kershaw, James WilliamRef 74-134
[1864-1???]
Marriage records show him as son of Greenwood Clegg, weaver.

Born in Cliviger.

He was a miner / a coal miner [1891].

On 25th February 1890, he married Mary Alice Cooper [1870-1???] at St John's Church, Holme, Cliviger.


James William Kershaw, a miner of Portsmouth, Cliviger, son of Greenwood Clegg, weaver, married Mary Alice Cooper, a dressmaker of Rattan Clough, daughter of
John Edward Cooper, coal miner
 

Children:

They lived at Ratten Clough, Cliviger (living with Mary Alice's parents & siblings) [1891].

Mary Alice died in Cliviger [2nd June 1891] (aged 21).

The Burnley Gazette [13th June 1891] reported her death

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Kershaw, JobRef 74-83
[1852-1909]
Son of
David Kershaw.

Born in Southowram.

He was a flag facer [1871] / a quarryman flag facer [1891] / a stone delver [1901].

He married Elizabeth [1854-1906].


Elizabeth was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Sam
  2. Emily L. [b 1878] who was a worsted spinner [1891]
  3. Harry
  4. Fred [b 1887] who was a stone delver [1901]
  5. Hannah [b 1889]

They lived at

  • Providence Buildings, Southowram [1891]
  • Cain Lane, Southowram [1901]

Elizabeth died 6th January 1906 (aged 52).

Job died 16th March 1909 (aged 57).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-A3]

Kershaw, JobRef 74-77
[1861-1???]
Son of Thomas Kershaw, dyer.

Born in Halifax.

He was a mechanic of Whitegate, Southowram [1884] / a mechanic planer [1891] / a machine tool fitter [1901] / an engineer's fitter [1911].

In [Q1] 1884, he married Martha Bride [1865-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Martha, of York Street, Halifax, was born in Leeds, the daughter of James Bride, butcher
 

Children:

  1. Clement [b 1890] who was a goods station labourer [1911]
  2. Annie [b 1893] who was a cotton spinner [1911]
  3. Joe
  4. Maurice [b 1897] who was a worsted doffer [1911]
  5. Harry [b 1903]

They lived at

  • 2 Middle Street, Halifax [1891]
  • 6 Arthur Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 28 Bruce Street, Fenton Road, Halifax [1911, 1918]

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Kershaw, JoeRef 74-128
[1869-1947]
Son of
Dan Kershaw.

Born in Halifax [2nd July 1869].

He was a goods warehouseman [1891] / a professional musician [1901, 1911] / a violinist / music teacher (retired) [1939].

In [Q3] 1897, he married Sarah Jane Hardy [1871-1943] in Halifax.

They lived at

  • 6 Japan Street, Halifax [1901, 1911]
  • 1 Melbourne Street, Halifax [1921, 1939]

Sarah died 19th November 1943 (aged 72).

Joe died 13th November 1947 (aged 78).

The couple were buried at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel [Grave Ref: A/M10]

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Kershaw, JoeRef 74-67
[1895-1918]
Son of
Job Kershaw.

Born in Halifax.

He was a cotton piecer [1911].

During World War I, he enlisted [November 1914] and served as a Lance Sergeant with the 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He served in the Dardanelles & in France. He was wounded 3 times.

He died of wounds whilst he was a prisoner in German hands at Aniche [5th May 1918] (aged 23).

The Halifax Courier [7th September 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France [Grave Ref XX E 23].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel, on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross, and on the Memorial at Hanson Lane Cotton Mill, Halifax

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-8260
[1???-16??]
He was
Constable of Sowerby [1658]

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-338
[16??-1684]
Of Halifax.

He succeeded Rev Nathaniel Rathband who had been ejected from the rectory of Ripley, Knaresborough [1662]

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-41
[1614-1686]
Of Norwood Green.

He married Rebecca.

John died 9th July 1686 [aged 72]

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-138
[17??-1???]
Merchant.

He held several public offices in Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Mary who married William Richardson

The family lived at Hoyle House, Lightcliffe

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-8
[1722-1773]
Son of
Abraham Kershaw.

He married Mary Ramsden (possibly) of Wellhead.

Children:

  1. John
  2. William

Between 1767/1770, he bought Old Well Head from John Ramsden

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-10
[1746-1816]
Son of
John Kershaw.

He lived at the Lecturer's House at Causey Head

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-148
[1765-1829]
Son of
Joseph Kershaw.

Born in Camden, South Carolina [12th September 1765].

He was educated at Rishworth School, travelling between America &  Yorkshire / educated at Oxford / one of the top lawyers in the USA / involved with the Declaration of Independance / a US Congressman.

A memorial summarises notable stags in his life:


The son of one of Camden's founders, he attended England's Oxford College, studied law, and became an attorney in Camden, also operating a plantation, a grain mill, a store and other businesses.

He served in local offices including Tobacco Inspector and County Judge, and in 1790 he was a Delegate to the state convention held to consider ratification of the new US Constitution.

Kershaw served in the South Carolina House of Representatives [1792-1794, 1800-1801], and was Mayor of Camden [1798, 1801, 1811].

From 1806 to 1810 he was county Justice of Quorum, an administrative and notarial position.

During the War of 1812, Kershaw served in the First South Carolina Light Dragoons with the rank of Captain.

In 1812, he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican and served one term [1813-1815].

During his term, Kershaw served as Chairman of the Committee on Accounts.

He ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 1814, afterwards returning to his business interests and plantation, also serving as Mayor of Camden again in 1822

 

He married Harriet Dubose.

Child: Joseph Brevard.

John died 4th August 1829 (aged 63)  and was buried at the Kershaw Family Cemetery Camden

Kershaw, Rev JohnRef 74-94
[1766-1855]
Son of
James Kershaw.

He was an itinerant Methodist Minister for nearly 50 years.

He died and was buried in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-2290
[18??-18??]
First minister of the Zion Baptist
Dove Chapel

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-37
[18??-19??]
Partner in
Kershaw Brothers with his brother Robert Kershaw.

The partnership was dissolved on 14th October 1898.

John Kershaw of Calder Terrace, Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire – trading at Railway Iron Works, Hebden Bridge as Kershaw Brothers – was declared bankrupt in June 1904

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-79
[1812-1???]
Illegitimate son of Mary Kershaw.

Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [4th October 1812]

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-21
[1813-1870]
Born in Lightcliffe.

He was a stone delver [1841, 1851] / a stone dresser [1861].

On 20th September 1840, he married Elizabeth Kershaw [1816-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Elizabeth was born in Southowram.

John and Elizabeth may have been cousins

 

Children:

  1. Sarah [1842-1923] who married Robert Emmett Lawson
  2. Joseph who was a stone deliver [1861], a quarry  man [1871], a stone flag facer [1891]
  3. Elizabeth [1849-1925] who was a worsted weaver [1861], a  silk piecer [1871]
  4. Mary Ann [1850-1919] who was a silk piecer [1871], a  laundress [1891]

All the children were baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe.

In 1873, his widow Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth were injured in the accident during the stone-laying ceremony at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe. Mrs Kershaw was rendered unconscious, and daughter Elizabeth had her spine fractured and was thought unlikely to recover. She did however survive and outlived all her family, dying in 1925.

They lived at

  • Lower Green, Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse [1841, 1851, 1861]
  • Huntock Place, Laverock Lane, Brighouse [1871]
  • Laverock Lane, Brighouse [1881]

All the family were buried at Saint Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe except daughter Sarah

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-12
[1823-1885]
Known as Johnny.

Born in Calderbrook.

He was a mechanic.

He married Deborah Crossley.


Deborah was the daughter of Eli Crossley
 

Children:

  1. James Crossley
  2. Betsy
  3. Mary Ann

After the death of his father-in-law [1862], he took over the Butchers' Arms, Walsden.

John was still there when he died in 1885. The Halifax Guardian of 17th October 1863 reported that he had

... appeared before the Petty Sessions charged with allowing gaming on Saturday the 3rd of October. Not only that, but he had also assaulted two police officers, PC Stopford and PC Turner on the same day. He was fined 40 shillings for the gaming offence, and 20 shillings for each case of assault. Together with the costs, it added up to £5 10/-

After his death, his son James Crossley Kershaw took over at the Butchers' Arms.

Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-27
[1827-1899]
Of Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd.

He married Susy Ann, (possibly) Susy Ann Crabtree in Halifax [1868].

He died 27th July 1899.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £587. Probate was granted to his widow Susy Ann

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-73
[1830-1???]
Born in Northowram.


Question: Is this the same as John Kershaw [1830-1869]?

 

He was a beerhouse keeper at an unidentified beerhouse at 5 North Bridge,  Halifax / victualler at the Travellers' Rest, Southowram [1861].

He married Sarah [1827-1???].


Sarah was born in Mirfield
 

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-101
[1830-1869]
Son of
William Kershaw.


Question: Is this the same as John Kershaw [1830-1???]?

 

Baptised in Halifax [29th July 1832].

He married Sarah.

Children:

  1. William [1851-5th June 1858]

John died 27th March 1869 (aged 39).

In [Q4] 1869, Sarah married William Parkinson.

Sarah died 11th February 1872 (aged 45).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 65] with John's parents

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-112
[1834-1???]
Son of Thomas Kershaw [b 1802], cotton spinner.

Born in Heywood, Lancashire.

He was a mule spinning overlooker [1861] / a manager at cotton dye works [1881] / a manager at fustian dye works [1891].

In 1858, he married Clarissa Taylor [1832-1???].

at St Mary's Church, Bury, Lancashire.


Clarissa was born in Heywood, Lancashire
 

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 1860] who was a cop packer [1871], a fustian  dyer [1881]
  2. Mary Ann [b 1861] who was a dress maker [1881]
  3. John [b 1863] who was a mechanic (iron) [1881]
  4. Greenhalgh
  5. Robert [b 1870] who was a mill wright & wood cutting  machinist employer [1891]
  6. Clarissa [b 1872]
  7. James [b 1875] who was a student of chemistry & dyeing  [1891]

The family lived at

  • Burrs Lower Row, Bury, Lancashire [1861]
  • 4 & 5 Lower Midgehole, Wadsworth [1871]
  • Hebden Terrace, Wadsworth [1881]
  • Hebden Terrace, Midgehole, Wadsworth [1891]

Living with them [in 1871] was John's widowed father Thomas Kershaw [b Heywood 1802] (cotton spinner) 

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-527
[1838-1905]
Son of
Christopher Joshua Kershaw.

Born in Lightcliffe.

He was an undergardener at Church Cliffe, Methley Park the home of Titus SaltRobert Kershaw was also there [1861] / a gardener [1881] / a market gardener (worker) [1901].

In December 1862, he married Sarah Ann Salisbury [1837-1896].


Sarah Ann, of Halifax, was the daughter of innkeeper Samuel Lee
 

Children:

  1. Annie [b 1863] who was a weaver [1881]
  2. Herbert [b 1865] who was a dyer [1881]
  3. Fred
  4. Emily [b 1869]
  5. Harry [b 1871]
  6. Mary [b 1873]
  7. Lavinia [b 1875]
  8. Emma [b 1877]
  9. John [b 1879]

They lived at

  • Bailiff Bridge [1871]
  • Lightcliffe [1881]
  • Ripley's Buildings, Hipperholme [1901]

Living with them [in 1871] was brother-in-law James Lee [aged 31] (dyer) 

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-135
[1842-1???]
Illegitimate son of Sarah Kershaw [b Wadsworth 1809].

In 1851, he was living at Oldroyd Mill, Langfield, with his mother (cotton warper) and widowed grandmother Molly Kershaw (living on Parish relief) [b 1768].

Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton spinner [1881].

He married Ann [1841-1???].


Ann was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. James Henry [b 1861] who was a cotton twister [1881]
  2. Fielden
  3. Sam [b 1865] who was a cotton creeler [1881]
  4. Ben [b 1867] who was a cotton doffer [1881]
  5. Joshua [b 1872] who was a cotton weaver [1891]
  6. Sarah Jane [b 1875] who was a cotton spinner [1891]
  7. Joseph [b 1879] who was a cotton spinner [1891]
  8. Alice [b 1882]

They lived at

  • 1 Causeywood, Langfield, Todmorden [1881]
  • 3 King Street, Stansfield, Todmorden (Ann and children  Joshua, Sarah Jane, Joseph & Alice living  with son Fielden) [1891]

Living with them [in 1881] was John's mother Sarah Kershaw (shown as single

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-123
[1843-1???]
Son of
William Kershaw.

He married Ann.

Children:

  1. Willy [1868-1869]
  2. Fred [1876]

The children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1609] with their Kershaw grandparents

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-140
[1843-1883]
Born in Oxenhope, Haworth [26th July 1843].

He was a carpet weaver [1871, 1881].

In [Q3] 1870, he married Eliza Wood [1840-1???] in Halifax.


Eliza was the daughter of
John Wood.

She was a worsted printer [1871]

 

Children:

  1. Louisa [b 1872]
  2. Ada [b 1874]
  3. John H. [b 1876]

They lived at

  • St Peter's Square, Southowram (living with Eliza's  parents) [1871]
  • 10 Bolton Street, Northowram [1881]

John died 19th March 1883 and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram with Eliza's parents

Kershaw, JohnRef 74-109
[1850-1871]
Of Ovenden.

He, John Dean & Walter Allen drowned on a trip to Saltburn [26th June 1871].

The three men put to sea with two others in a coble. The water was rough and people on the beach had been warned not to venture to sea. The coble was hit by several breakers. Three of the men ran to the stern, causing the vessel to upset.

The Inquest returned a verdict of accidental drowning.

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Kershaw, JohnRef 74-48
[1889-1915]
Son of
Fielden Kershaw.

He was a weaver at Callis Mill / a mill hand [1913] / a reservist / a platelayer on the L. & Y. Railway for many years / in Charlestown weaving shed [summer 1914].

On 17th May 1913, he married Nora Louise Whitehall [1893-1963] at Halifax Parish Church.


John Kershaw, a mill hand of Russell Street, Mill Wood, Todmorden, son of Fielding Kershaw (sic), mill hand, married Nora Louise Whitehall, of Bank View, Charlestown, Todmorden, father not recorded
 


Nora Louisa was born in Todmorden
 

Child: Ruby [1913-1998]

The family lived at

  • 5 South View, Charlestown, Hebden Bridge
  • 1 Mytholm Place, King Street, Hebden Bridge [1915]

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

He was killed in action [18th April 1915] (aged 28).

The Halifax Evening Courier [29th April 1915] reported his death


Private Jack Kershaw, 9310, killed on the 18th April, probably on Hill 60.

A reservist, he was called up on 8th August 1914, drafted into the 2nd West Ridings and sent to the front in September.

His last letter, dated 11th April, read:

I must admit I'm getting a bit homesick.

Since I came out here, I have faced death thousands of times.

Things are now getting a bit lively. I expect the struggle will be a costly one, but I am convinced we shall win.

I hope to be home for the July holidays.

In my kit bag, there is a German helmet and I hope to bring this back to Charlestown

 

The Todmorden & District News [30th April 1915] reported his death with a photograph


John Edward Kershaw, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, was shot dead in action on the 18th of April, aged 26.

He was a reservist and was called up just after the commencement of hostilities

 

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 20], and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance.

On 19th December 1917, Nora married John Henry Barber [1894-19??] at Hebden Bridge

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Kershaw, John AspinallRef 74-478
[1868-1930]
Son of
Cornelius Kershaw.

Born in Brighouse.

He was a gardener / a market gardener [1891, 1901, 1905] / a market gardener (employer) [1911]

On 23rd June 1891, he married Emma Brook Beckwith [1866-1928] at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.


Emma Brook was born in Huddersfield, the daughter of Mary and James Brook Beckwith a mechanic.

In 1881, she was a cotton mill hand, living with her parents at Manley Street, Brighouse

 

Children:

  1. Evelyn [1891-1958] who married Frank Cocker
  2. Annie [b 1894] who married Archibald MacAllister Poyner
  3. John Beckwith

They lived at

  • 2 Smith House Lane, Brighouse [1901]
  • Whinney Hill Gardens, 22 Smith House Lane, Brighouse [1911]

He died at Huntock Place, Brighouse.

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £1,736

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Kershaw, John BainesRef 74-16
[1863-1931]
Son of
Richard Kershaw.

Born at Slead Hall, Brighouse.

He resigned a Commission in the Army [1885].

In [Q4] 1904, he married Annie Hart [1862-1955] born in Halifax, in Lambeth, London.

They had no children.

They lived in Jersey, where he died [31st December 1931] and was buried at Mont-a-Labbe

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Kershaw, John BeckwithRef 74-4840
[1905-1???]
Son of
John Aspinall Kershaw.

Born in Brighouse [20th December 1905].

On 26th November 1932, he married Doreen Robinson in Hull.


Doreen was born in Lightcliffe Road, Brighouse [30th September 1912], daughter of Laura (née Dawson) & Walter Harry Robinson
 

John Beckwith died in Western Australia [4th April 1989]. Doreen died in Western Australia [22nd December 2007]

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Kershaw, John BuckleyRef 74-42
[18??-19??]
He was a Halifax solicitor

On 1st October 1890, he married Florence May Foster in Halifax


Florence May was the daughter of
William Foster
 

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Kershaw, John CharlesRef 74-26
[1886-1943]
Son of
John Henry Kershaw.

On 25th February 1912, he married Elsie Hanson at Coley Church.

Children:

  1. Barbara [b 1913]
  2. Kathleen M. [b 1914]
  3. Charles Anthony [b 1916]
  4. Margaret A. [b 1919]

He died in Sydney, Australia [24th August 1943]

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Kershaw, John EdwardRef 74-2
[1882-1960]
Son of
William Kershaw.

Born in Sowerby Bridge [14th July 1882].

He was a steam engine turner [1901] / an iron turner [1905, 1911] / landlord of the Travellers' Rest, Southowram [1923-1953].

In 1905, he married Mary Ann Drury [1885-19??] in Halifax.


Mary Ann was born in Halifax
 

Child: Ernest [b 1909]

The 1911 census shows that they had had 2 children of whom 1 was still alive at that time.

They lived at 54 Burnley Road, Sowerby Bridge [1911].

John Edward died in Halifax [6th February 1960]

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Kershaw, John EdwinRef 74-124
[1871-1932]
Son of
Dan Kershaw

Born in Halifax.

He was a boiler fitter [1891, 1901, 1911] / employed by Hartley and Sugden Limited [1908].

He served with the 1st Volunteer Battalion of West Riding Regiment and then enlisted with the Territorial Force 4th Battalion of the West Riding Regiment [29th June 1908]. He served in Britain for 1 year and then re-engaged each year. He was discharged as medically unfit [11th September 1914].

On 27th June 1895, he married Ada Stansfield [1873-1949] in Halifax.


Ada was born in Halifax [7th April 1873], the daughter of John Stansfield.

She was a worsted damask weaver [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Effie [1898-1969] who married Arnold Bentley
  2. Winifred [1896-1968] who married Harry Edmondson
  3. Lily [1900-1957] who married Ernest Widdop

They lived at

  • 1 Inghams Court, Lee Mount [1901, 1911, 1932]
  • 3 Stone Lea, Upper Jack Royd, Wheatley (Ada living with  Lily & Ernest Widdop) [1939, 1949]

John Edwin died in Halifax [Q3 1932].

Ada died at Jack Royd, Wheatley (the home of Lily & Ernest Widdop) [Q2 1949].

The couple were buried at St George's Church, Lee Mount [Grave Ref: 190]

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Kershaw, John HenryRef 74-261
[1848-1918]
Eldest son of
Charles Kershaw.

Born in Lightcliffe; baptised May 1848.

From 1898, he took over the family business.

He was a nurseryman [1881] / a nurseryman (employer) [1901].

In 1879, he married Sarah Hobson Coe [1854-1934] in Sheffield.


Sarah's family were cutlers/silversmiths in Sheffield
 

Children:

  1. Lucy [b 1882] who married [1915] Joseph Burnett  Wilman [b 1882]
  2. Mabel [1884-1940] who married [1913] Frank Kaye
  3. John Charles
  4. Robert

They lived at Prospect House, Brighouse [1901].

He died 4th July 1918.

The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery

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Kershaw, John HenryRef 74-91
[1876-1952]

Around 1908, he married Ellen [1871-1942].

Children:

  1. Ada who died in infancy

Ellen died 2nd April 1942 (aged 71).

John died 12th April 1952 (aged 76).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-F32]

Kershaw, John HughRef 74-487
[1817-1892]
Born at Bonner's Hall, Bethnal Green, London [August 1817].

He trained with Dr Abraham Jubb before becoming a chemist & druggist at Bull Green, Halifax (employer) [1851] / a chemist & druggist employing 1 man [1851]

In [Q3] 1842, he married (1) Elizabeth Mildred Twigg [1823-1857] in Leeds.


Elizabeth Mildred was born in Heaton, Yorkshire
 

Children:

  1. Edward [b 1845]
  2. William [b 1846]
  3. Margaret [b 1855]
  4. Richard [b 1857]

Elizabeth Mildred died Q3 1857.

In [Q1] 1858, he married (2) Ann Topham [1822-1???] in Lambeth, London.


Ann was born in Bermondsey, London
 

Children:

  1. Arthur Noble [b 1859]
  2. Frederick A. [b 1860]

They lived at

  • 100 Bull Green, Halifax [1851]
  • 3a Bull Green, Halifax [1861]

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Kershaw, John ListerRef 74-524
[1878-1959]
Son of
Henry Kershaw.

Born in Brighouse [13th May 1878].

He was a tramway engine driver [1901] / a motorman with Sheffield Corporation [1911].

In 1901, he and his sister Fanny were staying with their sister Hannah and her husband Arthur Schofield (tramway engine driver) and his family.

In 1911, he was living with his parents at 217 Rustlings Road, Eccleshall Bierlow, Sheffield.

He married Alice [1872-1975].

Children:

  1. Harold
  2. Lister
  3. Dorothy
  4. Winifred
  5. Kathleen
  6. Jack
  7. Gwendoline

He died 22nd March 1959

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Kershaw, John RichardRef 74-264
[1859-19??]
Son of
Lister Kershaw.

He was a nurseryman [1891] / a nurseryman/gardener [1901] / a nurseryman/landscape gardener [1911] / a gardener [1917].

He took over the family business following his father's death in 1891. He was a member of the Savile Lodge of Freemasons.

On 9th September 1888, he married Clara Manby [1870-1???], born in Harrogate.

Children:

  1. (possibly) Clara [b 1888]
  2. Lister
  3. Gilbert [b 1891] who was a Borough Engineer's pupil [1911]
  4. Hilary [1896-1930]
  5. Dollie

They lived at

  • Spring Street, Brighouse [1891]
  • 8 Elland Road, Brighouse [1901]
  • 67 Bradford Road, Brighouse [1911]

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Kershaw, John WilliamRef 74-14
[1890-19??]
Son of
James Crossley Kershaw

Born in Walsden.

When his father retired [1916], he took over at the Butchers' Arms, and was still there in 1922.

This makes almost 100 years in the same family

Kershaw, JosephRef 74-85
[1699-17??]
Or John.

Born 2nd December 1699.

He married Mary Ryly.

Children:

  1. Betty [b 23rd February 1727]
  2. Joseph
  3. George [b 6th March 1730]
  4. Rebecca
  5. John [b 19th December 1737]
  6. James [b 31st March 1741]
  7. Ely [b 29th August 1743]
  8. William [b 20th January 1747]

In 1748, brothers Joseph, Ely and William emigrated to South Carolina, America where they found Kershaw County

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Kershaw, JosephRef 74-227
[17??-18??]
On 6/7th October 1820, he and
Michael Shaw took part in the robbery of Joseph Booth.

Kershaw subsequently gave evidence against Shaw. Shaw was executed and Kershaw was reprieved

Kershaw, JosephRef 74-70
[1796-1879]

He married Amelia [1797-1866].

Child: Amos

The family lived in Brow Lane, Northowram

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Kershaw, JosephRef 74-115
[1805-1863]
Son of Abraham Kershaw, weaver.

Born in Clayton, Bradford [3rd April 1805]; baptised 5th August 1805.

He was a weaver [1925] / a worsted weaver [1841] / a grocer [1851] / a beer seller at the New Road Tavern, Halifax [1861].

On 11th December 1825, he married Rebecca Balmforth [1805-1865] in Bradford.

Children:

  1. Abraham
  2. Edwin
  3. Dan
  4. Sarah [1840-1880] who married William Jowett

The family lived at

  • Gardeners Square, off Well Lane, Halifax [1841]
  • 45 Jail Lane, Halifax [1851]
  • New Road Tavern, Halifax [1861]

Joseph died 21st February 1863 (aged 58).

Rebecca died 30th April 1865 (aged 60).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3071] with other members of the Kershaw family

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Kershaw, JosephRef 74-490
[1842-1904]
Son of collier Abraham Kershaw.

He was a collier [1864] / a coal miner [1871] / licensed victualler at the Bay Horse, Todmorden [1891] / publican at the Bay Horse, Todmorden [1901]

In 1864, he married Matilda [1844-1???] of Holden Gate, at Christ Church, Todmorden.


Matilda was the daughter of quarryman Joseph Barker
 

Children:

  1. Grace [b 1870]
  2. Alice [b 1875] who was a cotton fustian weaver [1891] and  married Sam Greenwood
  3. Matilda [b 1883]

They lived at Owler Carr, Todmorden & Walsden [1871].

In 1911, the widowed Matilda was living with daughter Alice and husband Sam Greenwood at 141 Bacup Road, Todmorden

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Kershaw, JosephRef 74-22
[1846-1901]
Son of
John Kershaw.

He married Susey Terry [1849-1880].

Susey was buried at Saint Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe

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Kershaw, JosephRef 74-30
[1846-1927]
Of Salisbury Place, Akroydon.

In 1872, He married Sarah Ann Hartley [1841-1924] in Halifax.

The couple were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax with (possibly) Sarah Ann's brother John Hartley [1849-1917]

Kershaw, Joseph AspinallRef 74-479
[1852-1934]
Son of
William Kershaw.

Born in Lightcliffe.

He was a gardener [1875] / a farmer [1881] / a market gardener [1891] / a nurseryman/seedsman [1901] / a nurseryman [1911].

On 25th August 1875, he married Sarah Hall.


Sarah was the daughter of John Hall
 

Children:

  1. Edith Jane [b 1877]
  2. Mary Agnes [b 1878]
  3. Eliza
  4. John William [b 1879]
  5. Margaret Ellen [b 1881]
  6. Ella [b 1882]
  7. Winifred [b 1883] who was a kindergarten mistress [1911]
  8. Annie Hilda [b 1885]

They lived at

  • Low Lane, Morton-in-Keighley [1881, 1891]
  • Trench Farm, Baildon [1901]
  • Saltaire [1911]

He died at Trench House, Baildon [15th April 1934]

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Kershaw, General Joseph BrevardRef 74-87
[1822-1894]
Son of
John Kershaw.

Born in Camden [5th January 1822].

He was a planter / a slaveholder / a Confederate General in the American Civil War.

In 1844, he married Lucretia Ann Douglas [1825-1902].

Children:

  1. John [1847-1921]
  2. Mary Martin [1848-1934]
  3. Harriet DuBose [1850-1930]
  4. Charlotte Douglas [1851-1923]
  5. Josephine Serre [1867-1938]

Joseph died in Camden [13th April 1894] and was buried in Camden Quaker Cemetery

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Kershaw, JoshuaRef 74-17
[1766-1855]
He married Charlotte Belfield [17??-1840].

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1786]
  2. Hannah [b 1791]
  3. Richard
  4. Christopher Joshua

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Kershaw, JoshuaRef 74-99
[1818-1877]
Born in Clayton, Bradford.

He was a hand loom carpet weaver [1851] / a power loom weaver (worsted) [1861] / a carpet weaver [1871].

In [Q3] 1842, he married Zilpah Whiteley [1824-1893] in Halifax.


Zilpah was born in Northowram.

She was a carpet weaver [1861]

 

Children:

  1. Sally [1843-25th September 1864] who was a weaver [1861],  & was buried with her parents
  2. Mary [b 1847] who was a worsted spinner [1861]
  3. Joseph [b 1850] who was an office boy [1861], a card  machine tenter [1871]
  4. William who died 5th November 1855 (aged 9 months) & was  buried with his parents
  5. Emma [b 1862]

They lived at

  • 5 Queen Court, Orange Street, Halifax [1851]
  • 1 Morpeth Street, Northowram [1861]
  • 3 Pearson Street, Charlestown Road, Halifax [1871]

Living with them [in 1851] was Joshua's brother John Kershaw [b 1816] (hand loom carpet weaver).

Joshua died 10th July 1877 (aged 59).

Zilpah died 29th April 1893 (aged 69).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3448]

Kershaw, LeonardRef 74-5300
[1848-1914]
Of Halifax.

He was a member of St Augustine's Church, Pellon / a teacher at All Souls' Day School, Halifax / headmaster at the Bell School, Northowram / a clerk with Norris, Foster & England / a clerk in the Rate Office at Halifax Town Hall / senior clerk at Halifax County Court [1885] / a teacher at Halifax Mechanics' Institute / an auditor to the Halifax Equitable Building Society.

In [Q4] 1868, he married Emma Oates [1847-1922] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. son
  2. son
  3. Martha Alice [1870-1879]
  4. Hannah Oates [1876-1921] who never married

The family lived at 20 Gladstone Road, Halifax.

Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

Kershaw, LeonardRef 74-75
[1891-1916]
Son of Ann Amelia & Arthur Kershaw of Clough Lane, Rastrick.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 16th (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He was killed in action [23rd November 1916] (aged 25).

He was buried at Munich Trench British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref B23].

He is remembered on Rastrick War Memorial

Kershaw, LeonardRef 74-89
[1907-1958]
Son of
Sam Kershaw.

Born in Southowram.

He was a nurseryman / a bus driver for Halifax Corporation Transport / a member of the Halifax Home Guard & appears on the photo of the Halifax Home Guard.

In June 1932, he married Ada Hoyle.


Ada was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Roy [b 1936]
  2. David [b 1947]

They lived at 7 Flint Street, Halifax

Leonard died 24th January 1958 (aged 50).

He was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NR-D28]

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Kershaw, ListerRef 74-K86
[1824-1891]
Son of
Richard Kershaw.

In 1847, he began a nursery business at Waring Green

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Kershaw, ListerRef 74-517
[1889-1917]
Son of
John Richard Kershaw.

He lived at Linden House, Brighouse.

During World War I, he served as a Lance Corporal with the Seaforth Highlanders.

He was killed in action in France [3rd May 1917].

He was buried at Roeux British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref D 32].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £116 2/8d. Probate was granted to his father

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Kershaw, LouisRef 74-8600
[1875-19??]
Son of
Cornelius Kershaw.

He was a fruiter [1891].

He was a farmer and milk purveyor, living with his brother Robert Arthur Kershaw at Sutcliffe Wood Bottom, Brighouse [1901]

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Kershaw, Sir Louis AddinRef 74-4340
[1845-1899]
QC.

Son of Matthew Kershaw of Luddendenfoot.

He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and Oxford, where he studied law and history. He was a barrister and judge in Leeds. He was promoted to the Judicial Bench in India, and became Chief Justice of the High Court in Bombay.

Shortly after moving to Allahabad, his health began to deteriorate and he died in India.

He married Miss O'Grady from Limerick.

Children:

  1. J. F. who was also a barrister
  2. son who entered the Indian Civil Service
  3. daughter

Kershaw, LummasRef 74-23
[1840-1896]
Son of
Christopher Joshua Kershaw.

He was a gardener [1881].

In November 1868, he married Ann Smith [1844-1???] at All Saints Church, Harewood.


Ann was the daughter of farmer Joseph Smith
 

Children:

  1. twins Louisa [b 1869]
  2. and Gertrude [b 1869]
  3. Albert Harrington [b 1873] who married [1903] Kathleen  Buckley
  4. Francis Anne [b 1876]

They lived at Crow Nest Lodge [1881]

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Kershaw, MarionRef 74-1900
[19??-] She was Mayor of Todmorden [1992-1993]

Kershaw, Mary Hannah SophiaRef 74-64
[1864-1951]
Daughter of
James Kershaw.

She never married.

She lived at Woodlands, Hebden Bridge [1951]

She died at Woodlands [2nd July 1951].

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £36,145 1/4d.

Probate was granted to Sir Charles Robertshaw, Frances Shackleton (fustian manufacturer), Nydia Irene Kershaw (spinster), and Stewart Dennett (bank manager) 

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Kershaw, NapoleonRef 74-271
[1848-1913]
Born in Royton, Lancashire.

He was headmaster at Vale Council School, Todmorden [1905].

On 5th August 1872, he married Rosabel Bramley [1848-1923] from Leeds, in Chadderton, Lancashire.

Children:

  1. Robert Ashworth [1876-1946]
  2. Sara Lizzie [b 1880]
  3. Henrietta [b 1884]
  4. Rosabel [1887-1964]
  5. Nellie Mabel [b 1889]

Napoleon died in Blackpool [3rd January 1913].

Rosabel died in Coventry in 1923

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Kershaw, NicholasRef 74-40
[1795-1878]
Son of
Abel Kershaw.

Born in Halifax [11th July 1795].

On 28th September 1815, he married Sarah Meadowcroft [1791-1873] in Halifax.

Child: Sarah Ann [1825-1896] who married John Hotchkiss [1825-1???].

Nicholas died in Steubenville, Ohio, USA [1878]

Kershaw, NormanRef 74-71
[1898-1918]
Born in Shelf.

During World War I, he enlisted with the York & Lancaster Regiment, then he served as a Private with the 25th Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).

He died 26th April 1918.

He was buried at La Clytte Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref IV F 3].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Bethel Independent Methodist Chapel, Shelf, on the Memorial at Shelf Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, and on the Memorial at Saint Michael's & All Angels' Church, Shelf

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Kershaw, Patrick SagarRef 74-119
[1929-1???]
Son of
Thomas Percy Kershaw.

After their father's death [1951], he and his brother Denis carried on the family card clothing business

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Kershaw, Professor JamesRef 74-7320
[18??-1915]
Medical electrician and well-known mesmeric entertainer.

He lived at 12 Mayfield Terrace South, Halifax [1905]

He died 29th December 1915

Kershaw, RebeccaRef 74-157
[1732-1778]
Also recorded as Rebeka / Rebekah / Rebekeh.

Daughter of Joseph Kershaw.

Born at Baitings Gate Farm, Ripponden [13th May 1732]; baptised at St Peter's, Sowerby [4th June 1732].

In 1756, she married William Hartley.

She died 18th February 1778 (aged 46)  and was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby with other members of the family

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Kershaw, Richard (Dickey)Ref 74-188
[1797-1867]
Son of
Joshua Kershaw.

Born in Birstall / Wibsey.

Baptised at Wibsey [7th May 1797].

In 1833, the family moved from Wyke to the Crescent, Brighouse, and established a small market gardening business.

On 30th September 1816, he married Sarah Lister [1796-1864].


Sarah, from Bradford, was the daughter of Hannah (Nanny) & Samuel Lister
 

Children:

  1. Nanny Ann [1817-1866] who married John Aspinall
  2. Charles
  3. Henry [b 1822]
  4. Lister
  5. Charlotte [1827-1840]
  6. William
  7. Richard
  8. Sam
  9. Sarah [1838-1915] who married Thomas Willie Ludgate

They lived at

  • Waring Green, Brighouse [1841, 1851]
  • Bonegate, Brighouse [1861]

Sarah died of paralysis and exhaustion [12th December 1864].

Richard died of cancer [6th November 1867].

Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse

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Kershaw, RichardRef 74-11
[1???-16??]
On 17th August 1637, he married Grace Saltonstall

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Kershaw, RichardRef 74-510
[17??-177?]
Of
Westfield in Warley.

On 9th May 1777, he married Sarah / Sally Sutcliffe.

After Richard's death, Sarah married Benjamin Holroyd

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Kershaw, RichardRef 74-45
[1830-1883]
Born in Halifax.

He was a rug cropper [1851] / a finisher of carpets [1861] / a woolstapler [1871, 1881].

In [Q4] 1850, he married (1) Elizabeth Nutter in Halifax.


Elizabeth was the daughter of
Robert Nutter.

She was a power loom weaver (stuff) [1851]

 

Elizabeth died 28th December 1870 (aged 41).

In [Q4] 1871, Richard married (2) Elizabeth Blamires [1848-1920].


Elizabeth was born in Cleckheaton.

Before the death of his first wife, she had been living with the family as a servant

 

Children:

  1. Adeline E. [b 1872] who was a dressmaker [1891]
  2. Albert Edward [b 1873] who was a nursemaid [1891]
  3. Edith H. [b 1876]
  4. Fred [b 1877]
  5. Blanche [1879-1923] who was buried with her parents
  6. A stillborn child [1880]
  7. Frank [b 1882]

The family lived at

  • 25 North Darley Street, Halifax (living with Elizabeth's  parents) [1851]
  • North Bridge Street, Halifax [1861]
  • 10 St James's Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 2 South Parade, Halifax [1881]
  • 12 Westfield Place, Halifax [1891]
  • 4 Stoodley Terrace, Kingston, Halifax (Elizabeth living  alone on own means) [1901]

Living with them [in 1871] was niece Hannah Benn [b 1857].

Richard died 18th August 1883 (aged 53).

In 1911, Elizabeth was living as housekeeper (temporary)  for William Brook [b 1834] (retired political agent) at 4 Avondale Place, Halifax.

She died 29th May 1920 (aged 73).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1552]

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Kershaw, RichardRef 74-K9
[1832-1917]
Son of
Richard (Dickey) Kershaw.

See Carriage race Kershaw vs Ormerod, St Martin's Church, Brighouse and Young vs Kershaw

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Kershaw, RichardRef 74-516
[1864-1925]
Or Richard Baines Kershaw.

Son of Richard Kershaw Born in Lightcliffe.

He was a silk spinner (employer) [1901] / at Woodvale Silk Mills, Brighouse / of private means [1911].

In 1897, he married Marian Watkinson at Holywell, Flintshire.


Marian was the daughter of John Watkinson
 

Children:

  1. Maud [b 1898] who married [1925] Dermot Rice Mason  [b 1901]
  2. Marcus Leon [b 1899]
  3. Marian [1902-1966]
  4. Richard
  5. Muriel [b 1906]
  6. Evelyn [b 1908]
  7. Arthur Watkinson

They lived at

  • Elm Wood, Brighouse [1901]
  • Riplingham House, Lillington Avenue, Leamington, Warwickshire  [1911]
  • Pannell, Harrogate [1921]
  • Bedford

His wife Marian died on 26th March 1913. She was buried at Brighouse Cemetery

He died at his daughter's house in Bedford [7th February 1925].

After the death of Marian and Richard, the children were taken in by their uncle Herbert Watkinson and went to live at Brook Park, Flintshire

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Kershaw, RichardRef 74-28
[1904-1931]
Son of
Richard Kershaw.

He was educated at Radley College, Oxfordshire / a member of the Imperial College Mountaineering Club.

He was killed in Switzerland as he was descending Jungfraujoch with 2 companions [19th August 1931].

He was buried at Brighouse Cemetery.

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £4,545

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Kershaw, RobertRef 74-38
[18??-1???]
Partner in
Kershaw Brothers with his brother John Kershaw.

The partnership was dissolved on 14th October 1898

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Kershaw, RobertRef 74-1860
[18??-1899]
Of
Ramsden North Farm, Walsden.

He died 1st October 1899.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £291 11/-. Probate was granted to Jim Crossley Kershaw (beer retailer)  and Crossley Fletcher (cotton warper) 

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Kershaw, RobertRef 74-473
[18??-19??]
Seedsman and market gardener in Brighouse. Associated with
Charles Kershaw's gardening business. He was declared bankrupt in 1928.

He lived at Yew Mount, Hove Edge [1928]

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Kershaw, RobertRef 74-K19
[1825-1???]
Born in Wyke.

He was a gardener/labourer at Temple Newsam, the home of The Hon Lady  Ramsden [1851] / head gardener at Methley ParkJohn Kershaw was also  there [1861].

He married Jane H. [1835-1???] born in Brotherton.

Child: Rose Isabel [b 1859]

They lived at The Gardens, Methley Park [1861]

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Kershaw, RobertRef 74-137
[1835-1904]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a coal miner [1881, 1901].

In [Q3] 1857, he married Betty Hollinrake [1840-1910] in Todmorden.


Betty was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1859] who was a cotton weaver [1881]
  2. Abraham [b 1861] who was a cotton weaver [1881]
  3. Robert [b 1866] who was a cotton weaver [1881]
  4. Fanny [1867-17th February 1919] who was a cotton spinner  [1881], a cotton weaver [1901] & was buried with her parents
  5. Joseph [b 1869] who was a cotton doffer [1881]
  6. Hannah [b 1872]

They lived at

  • 436 Bacup Road, Todmorden [1901]
  • 436 Bacup Road, Todmorden [1901]
  • 468 Bacup Road, Todmorden [1904]

Betty died 25th January 1910 (aged 70).

Robert died 13th April 1904 (aged 69).

The couple were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel

Kershaw, RobertRef 74-475
[1887-19??]
Son of
John Henry Kershaw

He carried on the business established by his grandfather Charles Kershaw at Slead Syke Nurseries. The receiver was called in 1929.

On 5th August 1914, he married Ivy Prynn at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.


Ivy was the daughter of James William Prynn
 

Children:

  1. John Henry [1915-1992] who married Jean Coombs
  2. Richard A. [1915] who died in infancy

They lived at Yew House, Hove Edge [1929]

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Kershaw, Robert ArthurRef 74-25
[1879-1954]
Son of
Cornelius Kershaw.

Born at Waterloo Road, Brighouse [22nd March 1879].

He was a stone mason [1901] / a builder [1915, 1916].

Living with him at Sutcliffe Wood Bottom, Brighouse [in 1901] was his brother Louis Kershaw.

In 1919, he married Laura Wade [1885-1962] in Huddersfield.

Child: Geoffrey Wade (Kershaw) [1920-2003] who married [1948] Betty Irene Jagger.

He built Netheredge, Lightcliffe Road, Brighouse [before 1919].

He almost went bankrupt and had to sell Netheredge [1933].

He lived at Bradley Bar Farm, Huddersfield [1919].

Robert Arthur died 18th July 1954. Laura died 29th January 1962.

The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery

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Kershaw, SamRef 74-90
[1876-1950]
Son of
Job Kershaw.

Born in Southowram.

He was an office boy time-keeper [1891] / a woolsorter [1901, 1911].

They later acquired a shop in Commercial Road, Halifax.

In June 1904, he married Miriam Whitaker [1873-19??] in Halifax.


Miriam was born in Halifax.

She was a mill hand [1904]

 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1905]
  2. Leonard
  3. Lesley [b 1910]
  4. Harry
  5. Ronald
  6. Margaret

They lived at 10 Higgin Lane, Southowram [1911]

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Kershaw, SamsonRef 74-61
[1853-1901]
Aka Sampson.

Son of George Kershaw.

Born in Halifax.

He was a flag facer [1871] / a stone dresser [1881, 1891].

In [Q2] 1876, he married Ellen Harrington [1855-1???] in Halifax.


Ellen was born in Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, Shropshire
 

Children:

  1. George W. [b 1879]
  2. Fred [b 1881] who was a stone mason [1901]

They lived at

  • New Street, Southowram [1891]
  • 36 New Street, Southowram [1901]
  • Lower Clay Royd, Southowram [1881]

Living with them [in 1881] were brother James and his daughter Lily.

Samson died in Halifax [Q2 1901] (aged 48) 

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Kershaw, SamuelRef 74-494
[1815-1902]
He was a woolcomber and farmer of 19 acres [1851] / a weaver at
Making Place / a farmer and weaver [1861] / a farmer of 33 acres [1871] / a retired farmer [1901].

In 1875, he was haymaking when he broke a blood vessel which caused him to lose his sight.

On 19th April 1840, he married Hannah Whipp [1824-1900] at Elland Parish Church.


Hannah was a woolcomber [1851]
 

Children:

  1. Ruth [1840-1884]
  2. James [1842-1909] who was a cotton twister [1861]
  3. Armitage
  4. Harriet [1848-1919] who married team driver agricultural  labourer James Kershaw [1845-1???]
  5. Anderson [1850-1925] who was a farm labourer [1871]
  6. Captain Butler [1852-1913] who was a farm labourer [1871]
  7. Isaac [1854-1930] who was a cotton operative twister  [1871]
  8. Alexander [1857-1915] who was a cotton operative piecer  [1871]
  9. Orlando [1858-1943] who was a cotton operative piecer  [1871]
  10. Martha Ellen [1861-1931] who was a scholar & cotton mill  hand [1871] & married Fred Hollas
  11. Charles [1864-1915]

They lived at

Living with them [in 1871] were daughter Harriet, son-in-law James Kershaw and granddaughters Amanda [aged 6] and Sarah Jane [aged 6 weeks].

In 1901, the widowed Samuel was living with his daughter Martha Ellen and her husband Fred Hollas.

At his death [1902] (aged 87), he had been Ripponden's oldest inhabitant for several years.

He had 63 grandchildren, and about 12 great-grandchildren.

He was buried at Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Soyland

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Kershaw, SamuelRef 74-129
[1823-1893]
Son of James Kershaw.

He was a woolcomber

On 1st December 1849, he married Sarah Halstead [1823-1893] at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd.


Sarah was born at Oaks, Erringden, the daughter of
Robert Halstead
 

Sarah died 6th July 1893 and was buried at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd [Grave Ref: D/L4] the grave of the Kershaw family

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Kershaw, SamuelRef 74-330
[1836-1910]
Son of
Richard [Dickey] Kershaw,

He was a gardener [1864, 1871] / a gardener at Sunny Vale [1874] / a market gardener [1874] / a nurseryman [1881] / a farm (?) valuer [1891, 1897, 1898] / a gardener (own account) [1901]

On 7th April 1864, he married Ann Greenwood [1836-1913].


Ann was the daughter of Richard Greenwood of Brighouse
 

Children:

  1. Mary Louisa [b 1865] who married [1888] Samuel  Green [1854-1???]
  2. Elizabeth [b 1868] who married Walter Greenwood  Heaton [1867-1???] of Bradford
  3. Richard Greenwood [b 1870] who was a schoolmaster [1901]
  4. Edith Ann [b 1876] who married Fred Tempest

They lived at

  • 18 Bonegate Road, Brighouse [1871]
  • 4 Lane Ends, Lightcliffe [1881]
  • Thornhill Cottage, Hipperholme [1891]
  • 4 Springfield Villas, Hipperholme [1897, 1898, 1901]

Living with them [in 1871] niece Eliza Green [aged 13] (nurse)  born in Pannal.

Living with them [in 1901] were son-in-law Fred Tempest.

The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery

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Kershaw, SamuelRef 74-136
[1868-1951]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton weaver [1891, 1901] / a loom overlooker (cotton) [1911] / a power loom overlooker (cotton) with Luke Barker & Sons at Frith's  Mill [1921].

In [Q4] 1890, he married Matilda Barker [1867-1943] in Todmorden.


Matilda was born in Todmorden [19th May 1867], the daughter of Alfred Barker.

She was a cotton weaver [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Ina [b 1894] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  2. Eunice [b 1899] a power loom weaver (cotton) with Luke  Barker & Sons at Frith's Mill [1921]
  3. Barker

They lived at

  • Midgelden North, Todmorden [1891]
  • North Midgelden, Todmorden [1901]
  • Midgelden, Bacup Road, Todmorden [1911]
  • 346 Bacup Road, Todmorden [1921]
  • Fern Terrace, Bacup Road [1948]

Matilda died 4th December 1943 (aged 76).

Samuel died 27th January 1951 (aged 83).

The couple were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel

Kershaw, Sarah ElizabethRef 74-263
[1866-1938]
Or Lisa, Liza. Daughter of
Richard Kershaw.

Born in Lightcliffe.

In 1891, she married Rev Hamilton Young.

Her father bought the advowson of Alne near York, and gave the living to Rev Young.

In 1899/1900, in well-publicised court cases, the couple accused and counter-accused each other of adultery.

She died of bronchitis and heart disease [19th April 1938].

She was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £294 18/-.

See St Chad's Mission Church & School

This & associated entries use material contributed by Margaret Elliott, David Kershaw & Jeffrey Knowles

Kershaw, SchofieldRef 74-34
[1858-1925]
In 1882, he married Hannah Oldfield [1860-1936] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Ethel [1883-1910]
  2. Harold [1889-1891]

Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

Kershaw, SimeonRef 74-113
[18??-1???]

In [Q2] 1876, he married Rose Ellen Crabtree in Halifax.


Rose Ellen was the daughter of
John Crabtree
 

Rose Ellen died 7th March 1887 (aged 29), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2875] with her Crabtree grandparents

Kershaw, SquireRef 74-31
[1790-1865]
Born in Norland.

He was a labourer [1841] / a beer seller at Stile [1851, 1861] / landlord of the White Horse, Triangle [1865].

On 29th August 1822, he married Mary Greenwood [1801-1856] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Ellen [1822-1828]
  2. Mary [1825-1901]
  3. Susan [1827-1903] who married William Judson
  4. Elizabeth [1830-1900]
  5. Hannah [1832-1907] who was a dress maker [1851] and  married Luke Broadbent
  6. Sarah [1834-1870]
  7. Thomas Daniel [1836-1844]
  8. James

They lived at Stile, [1841, 1851, 1861, 1865].

Mary died in 1856.

Squire died 29th July 1865.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £450.

Probate was granted to Hannah Broadbent (wife of Luke Broadbent, dyer of Norland), After his death, James took over at the White Horse, Triangle

Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: Squire [1st August 1865]; son James [3rd November 1909]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Kershaw, SutcliffeRef 74-72
[1???-18??]
He was a weaver [1850].

He married Unknown.

Child: Martha [1823-1905] who married Thomas Bancroft.

They lived at Warley [1850]

Kershaw, SutcliffeRef 74-62
[1863-1901]
Born in Sowerby.

He was a cloth fuller [1891] / a woollen cloth miller [1901].

In 1886, he married Mary Hannah Cox [1866-1???] in Halifax.


Mary was born in Norland
 

Children:

  1. Walter [b 1888] who was a woollen piecer [1901]
  2. Harry [b 1893]
  3. Frank

They lived at

  • 5 Rose Grove, Luddendenfoot [1891]
  • 17 Rose Grove, Luddendenfoot [1901]

Sutcliffe died in Halifax [Q2 1901] (aged 38).

In 1911, Mary Hannah married James Herbert Taylor at Halifax Parish Church

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Kershaw, SylvesterRef 74-466
[1847-1895]
From Leeds.

He was a dyer / beerhouse keeper of the Old Lane Inn, Halifax [1895].

In 1890, he married Matilda Fletcher in Halifax.

After Sylvester's death, Matilda took over at the Old Lane Inn.

They are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1895

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Kershaw, ThomasRef 74-509
[1???-18??]
He was a corn factor.

He married Unknown.

Child: Marian who married Richard Ingham

They lived at Stafford House, Halifax

Thomas was dead by 1861

This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom

Kershaw, ThomasRef 74-19
[17??-18??]
Of Halifax.

He married Susannah [1795-1829]

Kershaw, ThomasRef 74-108
[18??-19??]
Halifax architect with practice at
Bank Buildings, Commercial Street, Halifax [1908].

He was initiated into the Lodge of Probity [1901]

His work included:

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Cant

Kershaw, ThomasRef 74-7250
[18??-19??]
Of Lightcliffe.

Recorded in 1913, when he was one of the subscribers to The Old Halls & Manor Houses of Yorkshire

Kershaw, ThomasRef 74-117
[1831-1895]
Born 18th December 1831.

He married Sarah Nicholson [1838-1912].


Sarah was born 15th February 1838
 

Children:

  1. Gertrude Mary [1860-1936]
  2. John Herbert [1865-1935]
  3. Evelyn [1867-1881]
  4. James Arthur [1872-1875]
  5. Eleanor Watson [b 1874] who died in South Africa [9th  January 1905]
  6. Edith [1876-1886]
  7. Thomas Percy

Thomas died 30th December 1895.

Sarah died 24th September 1912.

Members of the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Kershaw, ThomasRef 74-32
[1863-1933]

In 1883, he married Mary Hannah Shearing [1865-1938] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. George Henry [1884-1938]

Thomas died 12th February 1933, and Mary Hannah died 29th September 1938.

They were both buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax.

Their grave also records

  • George Henry who died 28th May 1938 and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Philadelphia, USA,
  • Lily (daughter) who died 21st December 1940 and was also buried in Hillside Cemetery

Kershaw, ThomasRef 74-68
[1887-1918]
Son of Esther & Solomon Kershaw.

Born in Littleborough.

In [Q3] 1908, he married Maud Dixon in Todmorden.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 17th Battalion King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).

He died 25th December 1918 (aged 31).

He was buried at Littleborough Cemetery [D 54].

In [Q3] 1921, Maud married Willie Eastwood in Halifax.

They lived at 7 Green Mount Terrace, Hanson Lane, Halifax

Kershaw, Thomas PercyRef 74-116
[1878-1951]
Son of
Thomas Kershaw.

Born in Halifax [21st December 1878].

He was a card clothing manufacturer.

In [Q3] 1915, he married Edith Marjorie Sagar in Halifax.


Edith Marjorie was born in Halifax [24th December 1893], the daughter of Joe Sagar
 

Children:

  1. Denis
  2. Patrick

Thomas died in Hyde Lodge Nursing Home, Leeds [4th July 1951].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £32,624 17/10d.

to son Patrick who along with Denis was continuing with the business.

Edith died at Dersingham, Greenroyd Avenue, Halifax [10th March 1963].

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £40,426 8/3d.

to both her sons & George Brian Collinson (solicitor).

The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell with Thomas's parents

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Kershaw, TimothyRef 74-153
[1???-1???]
Of Wyke.

He married Esther Maude

Kershaw, TimothyRef 74-110
[17??-18??]
He was a dyer.

In 1809, he married Tamar Binns in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Joshua [bapt Halifax 5th July 1812]
  2. Thomas [bapt Halifax 30th October 1814]
  3. Mary Ann [bapt Halifax 4th February 1816]
  4. Amelia [bapt Leeds 24th January 1819]
  5. Richard [bapt Leeds 11/11/1821]
  6. Ellen [bapt Leeds 8th March 1829]
  7. Rebecca [bapt Leeds 26th December 1831; bur Leeds 13th  May 1832]

Kershaw, TitusRef 74-59
[1829-1874]
Born in Sowerby [1829].

He was a weaver [1851] / a disabled labourer [1871].

On 19th May 1850, he married Deborah Hanson.


Deborah was the daughter of
Cephas Hanson
 

Children:

  1. Cornelius [b 1851] who was a dyer [1871], a dyer's  labourer (unemployed) [1881]
  2. Hanson [b 1852] who was a dyer [1871], a dyer's labourer  [1881]
  3. Sarah [b 1854] who was a woollen weaver [1871]
  4. Mary Hannah [b 1856] who was a woollen spinner [1871]
  5. Ellen [b 1858] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  6. Emma Jane [b 1861] who was a worsted spinner [1871], a  cotton winder [1881]
  7. Sutcliffe [b 1864] who was a woollen spinner [1881]

They lived at

  • Steap Lane Turn, Sowerby [1851]
  • Clough, Sowerby [1871]
  • Clough, Sowerby (with Cornelius as head of the household)   [1881]

Titus died at Clough [11th April 1874].

Deborah died in Luddendenfoot [15th January 1881]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Joan Tapner

Kershaw, TomRef 74-519
[1850-1912]
Son of
Charles Kershaw.

Born in Brighouse [18th January 1850].

He was a gardener [1881] / a nurseryman/gardener [1891, 1901] / a nurseryman/seedsman/florist [1911].

On 6th May 1878, he married Hannah Maria [1850-1909].


Hannah Maria was born in Emley, daughter of Sarah [1819-1???] & John Sunderland [18??-before 1891]
 

Children:

  1. Gertrude [b 1879] who was a teacher at a Masonic School,  & married [1903] Joseph Nicholas Lee
  2. Edward Norman [b 1883]  who married 1911 Elsie Jagger
  3. Hugh Meredith [b 1885] who married [1915] Mary  Gertrude Whitaker [b 1889]
  4. Francis Claude [b 1887]
  5. Harold [b 1889] who married [1913] Lucy Beatrice  Cronheimer [b 1889] in Keighley
  6. Florence May [1893-1910] who died of diphtheria

They lived at

  • Bramley Lane, Hipperholme [1881]
  • Bleak House, Bingley [1891, 1901, 1911]

Living with them [in 1881] 1891 was mother-in-law Sarah Sunderland

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Kershaw & Jeffrey Knowles

Kershaw, TomRef 74-132
[1869-1???]
Son of John Kershaw, spinner.

Born in Langfield.

He was a weaver of Causeywood, Langfield [1889] / a cotton weaver [1891] / a joiner's labourer [1901, 1911] / a joiner's labourer for Henry Sutcliffe, joiner & cabinet  maker, Cinderhill Mill, Castle Street [1921].

On 30th March 1889, he married (1) Mary Hannah Southwell [1869-1897] at Heptonstall Church.


Mary Hannah, of Oldroyd, Langfield, was born in Spotland, Lancashire, the daughter of James Southwell, quarryman
 

Children:

  1. Edwin
  2. Frank

Mary Hannah died in Todmorden [Q1 1897] (aged 28).

In [Q3] 1897, he married (2) Mary Ann Pickles [1871-19??] in Todmorden.


Mary Ann was born in Hebden Bridge
 

They lived at

  • 9 Oldroyd, Todmorden [1889]
  • 9 Back Oldroyd, Todmorden [1901]
  • 3 Oldroyd, Todmorden [1911, 1921]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Kershaw, WilfridRef 74-50
[1???-19??]
During World War II, he served with the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-171
[17??-18??]
Owned land at
Cabbage Lane Field

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-4
[1758-1837]
Son of
John Kershaw.

He was a partner in Cooke, Kershaw & Grimshaw

He married Susannah [1757-1846].

They lived at

He was granted Royal Arms. These were installed on the front of Giles House, Hove Edge by his descendant Richard Kershaw.

There was a memorial brass to the couple in Northgate End Chapel

This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Boocock

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-92
[1770-1841]
Son of
James Kershaw.

He married Elizabeth [1???-1860].

William died 9th September 1841 (aged 71).

Elizabeth died 31st December 1860.

The couple were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax

This & associated entries use material contributed by Keith Sherwood

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-259
[1788-1866]
Son of a woollen weaver.

Born at Stansfield Mill, Norland (elsewhere he says Grassy Bottoms) [19th April 1788].

In 1862, he published

He Fought for his Native Land

A Narrative of the Peninsular Veteran, William Kershaw, being a concise and faithful account of the numerous encounters and hair-breadth escapes to which a soldier is exposed in military warfare

He joined the 2nd West Yorkshire Militia to learn drill, and then planned to join the Regular Army.

In April 1809, he volunteered for the 43rd Light Infantry. He fought in the Peninsular Wars, but arrived one day too late to fight at the Battle of Talavera [July 1809].

In 1814, he sailed to West Indies and New Orleans.

In June 1815, he went to Belgium, arriving Brussels, because Napoleon had escaped from Elba. His pamphlet suggest that he didn't actually fight at the Battle of Waterloo, but took part in the evacuation of the wounded.

He was discharged from the army, and arrived back in Norland on Whit Tuesday in June 1816, having been away 8 years and 7 months.

He seems to have worked as a woollen handloom weaver for most of life afterwards, living at Dean Lane, Sowerby.

In 1842, he married Maria [1780-1864].


Maria was the widow of Mr Mitchell
 

He won medals and clasps for battles he fought at Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, San Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse.

He (possibly) died in Leeds in 1866 (aged 70) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anne Kirker

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-533
[18??-1???]
Coal merchant in Brighouse.

In 1868, he bought land and 2 cottages at Waterloo, Brighouse from the heirs of Joseph Barber for £300

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-K3
[18??-1???]
He owned land in
Bonegate, Brighouse which he (possibly) bought from Richard Jessop.

He sold the land to the Brighouse District Industrial Society in 1875

See The Crescent, Brighouse

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-100
[1803-1844]
He was a woolcomber [1844].

On 2nd March 1824, he married Phoebe (Phebe) Luty [1805-1848] in Halifax.

Child: John

William died 26th January 1844 (aged 40), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 109] and remembered on the headstone of Plot 65.

In [Q2] 1844, Phoebe married (2) George Stuttard in Halifax.

Phoebe died 8th June 1848 (aged 43).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 65]

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-5070
[1812-18??]

Recorded in 1881, when he was a gardener's labourer living at 2 Church Row, Wyke [aged 69]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-6
[1816-1???]
(Probably) son of
James Kershaw.

Born in Sowerby.

He was a woollen weaver [1851, 1861, 1871] / a farm labourer [1881, 1891].

In 1851 & 1861, he was living at Timeley Bent, Sowerby with his siblings Susey Kershaw Henry Kershaw and Job Kershaw.

In 1871, 1881, 1891 he and brother William Kershaw Henry Kershaw were living at Timeley Bent Cottage, Sowerby.

In September 1897, he was a witness at the inquest when brother Henry was found dead on Crow Hill

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-122
[1820-1868]
Born in Northowram.

He was a miner [1851].

He married Ann Shaw [1822-1898].


Ann was born in Trawden, Lancashire.

She was a weaver [1851]

 

Child: John

The family lived at Ploughcroft Lane, Halifax [1851].

William died 7th August 1868 (aged 48), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1609].

In [Q4] 1870, Ann married (2) William Cunliffe in Halifax.

Ann Cunliffe died 17th December 1898 (aged 76).

She was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1609] with her first husband

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-44
[1826-1896]
Born in Ripponden.

He was a woollen fuller [1864].

He married (1) Unknown.

Children:

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

In 1864, he married Ellen Hollas in Halifax.


Ellen was the daughter of
Oliver Hollas
 

They had no children

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-366
[1830-1888]
Son of
Richard (Dickey) Kershaw.

Born in Wyke.

He was a gardener [1852] / a gardener of 11 acres with 1 boy [1871] / a gardener [1881]

On 26th March 1852, he married Mary Ann Aspinall [1828-1899] in Halifax.


Mary Ann, born in Southowram, was the daughter of delver Joseph Aspinall of Brighouse
 

Children:

  1. Joseph Aspinall
  2. Jane who never married and went to live in the Isle of  Man with her brother Herbert
  3. Herbert

They lived at

  • 6 William Edward Street, Brighouse [1871]
  • Granny Hall [1881]

Living with them [in 1881] was granddaughter Edith Jane [aged 5] daughter of Joseph Aspinall Kershaw.

In 1891, the widowed Mary Ann and children Herbert and Jane boarders at Spring Villas, Braddon, Isle of Man

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Kershaw & Jeffrey Knowles

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-107
[1838-1???]
Born in Northowram.

He was an uncertified schoolmaster [1871].

He married Isabella [1815-1???].


Isabella was born in Durham
 

They lived at Old Kell, Northowram [1871]

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-8670
[1838-1892]
Born in Sowerby.

He was landlord of the Jolly Sailor, Sowerby Bridge [1876, 1891, 1892].

On 13th August 1864, he married Mary Sacker [1842-1918] at Elland Parish Church.


Mary was born in Sowerby
 

Children:

  1. Thomas [1867-1930] who was a travelling showman [1901]
  2. Elizabeth Sarah [b 1869]
  3. Edward [1872-1930] who was a waiter [1901]
  4. Eliza [b 1876] who was a cotton reeler [1901]
  5. Alice [b 1879] who was a cotton reeler [1901]

After his death, Mary took over as innkeeper of the Jolly Sailor, Sowerby Bridge [1901, 1905].

Living with them at the Jolly Sailor [in 1901] was boarder John Hickson [age 26] (canal boatman) 

William died 12th March 1892.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £33 18/-. Probate was granted to his widow Mary.

After his death, Mary took over at the Jolly Sailor [1892-1912]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-49
[1845-19??]
Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was an iron turner [1881] / a stationary engine maker fitter [1891] / a steam engine fitter [1901].

On 7th December 1869, he married Matilda Shore [1849-1911] at Halifax Parish Church.


Matilda was born in Emley
 

Children:

  1. Ernest
  2. Lilly [b 1877] who was a worsted spinner [1891]
  3. Rose Ellen [b 1878] who was a worsted spinner [1891], a  carpet weaver [1901]
  4. Elizabeth [b 1880] who was a worsted spinner [1891], a  carpet weaver [1901]
  5. John Edward
  6. Matilda [b 1885] who was a carpet weaver [1901]

They lived at Tuel Lane, Sowerby Bridge

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Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-392
[1849-19??]
Of Brighouse.

Landlord at the Masons' Arms, Elland [1900].

He married Eliza [1853-19??] from Brighouse.

Children:

  1. Lloyd [b 1883]
  2. Mabel [b 1895]

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-111
[1853-1893]
He was an insurance agent.

He married Hannah Standeven [1854-1908].


Hannah was the daughter of
John Standeven
 

William died 27th August 1893 (aged 40).

Hannah died 12th August 1908 (aged 54).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2411] with Hannah's mother

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-81
[1853-1941]
Born in Sowerby.

He was a carrier [1901] / a hay & straw merchant and general carrier [1911].

In [Q2] 1875, he married Susan Turner [1851-1928] in Halifax.


Susan was born in Sowerby Bridge
 

Children:

  1. Charles Herbert [1877-1889] who was buried with his  parents
  2. Lizzie [b 1880]
  3. James Turner (Kershaw) [b 1882]
  4. Margaret [b 1886]
  5. William [b 1893]
  6. Charles Herbert [1908-1908] who was buried with his  parents

They lived at

  • Old Causeway, Sowerby Bridge [1901]
  • Sowerby [1911]
  • 1 Laughton Street, Sowerby Bridge [1941]

Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland [Grave Ref: 518]

Kershaw, WilliamRef 74-66
[1893-1917]
Son of
James Henry Kershaw.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the Royal Army Medical Corps.

He died of appendicitis [11th August 1917] (aged 24)  aboard HMS Oxfordshire.

He was buried at Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania [Grave Ref 1 A 4].

He is remembered on Rastrick War Memorial

Kershaw, William DevonportRef 74-78
[1885-1920]
Born in Bradford.

He was a mason's labourer.

In [Q2] 1906, he married Alice Crump [1883-1920] in North Bierley.

They lived at 15 Keighley Road, Pecket Well.

William & Alice were amongst 5 people who were killed in a charabanc accident at Cockhill 30th October 1920.

He was buried at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge [Grave Ref: 626]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Chris Barnett

Kershaw, William HenryRef 74-76
[1868-1947]
Son of David Kershaw, labourer.

Born in Halifax.

He was a dyer of Claremount, Northowram [1890] / a dyer's labourer [1891, 1901, 1911].

In 1890, he married Ann Hodgson [1870-1912] at Halifax Parish Church.


Ann, of New Bank, Halifax, was born in Halifax, the daughter of Edward Hodgson, mechanic.

She was a silk twister [1891]

 

Children:

  1. Hodgson
  2. Elizabeth [b 1900]
  3. Hilda [b 1902]
  4. Nellie [b 1904]
  5. Clara [b 1906]
  6. Elise [b 1908]
  7. Jessie [b 1911]

They lived at

  • 13 East Street, Northowram [1891]
  • 1 Brown Street, Akroydon, Halifax [1901]
  • 4 Parker Street, Claremount, Halifax [1911]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Kershaw, WiltonRef 74-514
[1877-1955]
Aka Willie.

Son of Cornelius Kershaw.

Born in Brighouse [10th February 1877].

He was a farmer [1911].

On 27th April 1905, he married Hannah Crabtree [1876-1948].


Hannah, born in Barkisland, was the daughter of Abraham Crabtree
 

Children:

  1. Edith May [b 1905]
  2. Cornelius [1908-1978] who married [1940] Constance  Crabtree [1912-19??]
  3. Wilton [b 1911] who married Doris Crabtree  [1905-1954]
  4. Mary who married John Marston

They lived at Royds Farm, Ashbrow Road, Fartown, Huddersfield [1911].

Hannah died in Brighouse [22nd November 1948].

Willie died in Brighouse [26th July 1955].

The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Kershaw & Jeffrey Knowles

Families

The Kershaw family of BrighouseRef 74-402
In 1833, the family of Richard Kershaw, moved from Birstall to Brighouse, where they established a small market gardening business.

Many members of the family were gardeners.

Although no longer run by the Kershaw family, Kershaw's Garden Centre is still a going concern in Brighouse

Surname

Kershaw surnameRef 74-1
The surname originated in Kershaw.

Adam de Kyrkeschawe is recorded in 1307

There are 206 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Kershaw, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Kershaw

Marriages 1882, 1884, 1896, 1903, 1906, 1935; Deaths 1860, 1898, 1907

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 109, Plot 4719

 

See Shaw



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