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Whitaker, MrRef 127-56
[17??-18??]

He married Dinah [1790-1869].


Dinah was born in Purton, Wiltshire
 

Children:

  1. Sophia [1820-1871] who married John Turner
  2. Eliza [b 1822]
  3. Stephen

Around 1821, the family moved from Wiltshire to Halifax.

In 1851, Dinah was a widow; she and children Eliza & Stephen were living at 4 Parkinson Lane, Halifax with daughter Sophia & son-in-law John Turner.

Dinah died 3rd April 1869 (aged 81)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3760] with son-in-law John Turner

Whitaker, MrRef 127-38
[18??-18??]

He married Mary Ann [1815-1???].


Mary Ann was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Ellen [b 1854] who was a carpet setter [1871]
  2. (possibly) Charles Whitaker

They lived at Mount Pleasant, Law Lane, Southowram [1871].

Mary Ann was widowed by 1871

Whitaker, Captain A.Ref 127-17
[18??-19??] Of the Church Army.

Recorded in 1932, when a lay reader at Todmorden

Whitaker, AlbertRef 127-3
[1882-1923] Born in Wainstalls.

He was an iron moulder [1909].

On 24th April 1909, he married Clara Hall in Halifax.


Clara was the daughter of
Lockwood Hall
 

Children:

  1. Nellie [1909-1996] who married [1943] Maurice  Malloy
  2. Vera [1911-1995] who married [1939] Selwyn Marshall
  3. Jack [1913-1987] who married [1940] Eunice Fielden

Clara died 13th August 1969

Whitaker, AlbertRef 127-5
[1893-1919] Son of James Whitaker.

Born in Rochdale [27th July 1893].

He was a schoolmaster.

During World War I, he enlisted with the Royal Marines [29th February 1916], and transferred to the Royal Navy [22nd October 1917], as a school teacher.

He died in the conflict.

He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone [6th March 1919].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Whitaker, AlbertRef 127-1767
[1903-1979] Son of Willie Whitaker.

Born in Leeds.

He was an apprentice draughtsman with Pollit & Wigzell Limited [1921].

He went on to establish Whitaker's Opticians.

In [Q2] 1928, he married Doris Mitchell in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Trevor [7th June 1929-17th February 2018]
  2. Brian
  3. Keith

They lived at 94 Godfrey Road, Halifax [1945, 1979]

Albert died 18th May 1979

Whitaker, AlfredRef 127-2531
[1865-1???] Son of David Whitaker.

Born in Halifax.

He was Director of Stuff & Cotton Dye Works [1901].

He married Annie F. [1875-19??] from Ireland.

Children:

  1. Richard David [b 1900]

The family lived at Newlay Wood, Horsforth (?) [1901]

Whitaker, ArthurRef 127-28
[1857-1939] He was a letterpress printer (employer) [1918].

In 1883, he married Mary Calvert [1854-1917] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Stanley Norman

The family lived at 4 Heath Hall, Halifax [1918]

Whitaker, Captain BasilRef 127-1725
[1883-1959] IARO.

Youngest son of Joseph Whitaker.

He served in the Indian Army.

On 5th August 1920, he married Margaret Alice, youngest daughter of Walter Garnett, at Halifax Parish Church

Whitaker, Rev Bertie LoftusRef 127-1093
[1884-1952] Born in Hunslet.

He served in North-West Canada and as a chaplain in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces before coming to the district.

He was on the staff at Halifax Parish Church before becoming Vicar of St George's Church, Sowerby Bridge [1921, 1932].

He planned to have the interior of the Church reconstructed in oak to his own design. New seating was installed, new choir stalls, a pulpit, a lectern and chancel furnishings. This was completed at a cost of several thousand pounds, in 1931, with a carved oak screen bearing the arms of several bishops and local families.

He married (1) Leonora Beatrice Maud Ibbitson [1881-1952] (possibly) in Canada.


Leonora Beatrice Maud was born in Hunslet.

She died in Leeds

 

They (probably) divorced.

In December 1946, he married (2) Maud Muriel Ermyntrude Benn [1899-1971] in Chelsea, London.

He died in Paignton, Devon [22nd March 1952].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £931 10/-.

Probate was granted to his widow Maud Muriel Ermyntrude


He is shown as Bertiel Loftus Whitaker on his second marriage record and on his death record
 

Whitaker, CharlesRef 127-39
[1857-1926] (Possibly) son of Mr Whitaker.

Born in Southowram.

He was a cotton piecer [1871] / a mechanic (worsted spinning) [1881] / a mechanic fitter [1901] / a textile mechanic (worsted spinning) [1881].

In [Q1] 1888, he married (1) Mary Hannah Malkin [1857-1919] in Halifax.


Mary Hannah was born in Southowram
 

They had no children.

Mary Hannah died 8th April 1919 (aged 62).

In [Q1] 1920, he married (2) Lilly Benn [1863-1943] in Halifax.

They lived at

  • 16 Schofield Court, Pellon, Halifax [1901]
  • 16 Crossley Terrace, Hanson Lane, Halifax [1911]

Charles died 9th July 1926 (aged 69).

Lilly died 15th January 1943 (aged 79).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-B38]

Whitaker, CharlesRef 127-15
[1864-19??] Born in Southowram.

He was a leather currier [1891, 1901] / a Prudential Assurance agent [1911].

In 1886, he married Ellen Holroyd in Halifax.


Ellen was the daughter of
Peter Holroyd
 

Children:

  1. Clement
  2. Leonard [b 1893] who was a hair dresser [1911]
  3. Lilly [1895-1903]
  4. Arthur Edward [b 1897] who was an office boy [1911]
  5. Gertrude May [b 1900]

They lived at

  • 27 Back Raglan Street, Halifax [1891]
  • 25 Allerton Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 3 Villiers Street, Halifax [1911]

Living with them [in 1891] were Ellen's widowed father Peter Holroyd [b 1828] and brother Lewis Holroyd [b 1863] (dyer).

Peter Holroyd was still with them in 1901.

Sons Clement, Leonard [b 1893] & Arthur Edward served in World War I; Clement was killed in action

Whitaker, ClementRef 127-12
[1888-1916] Son of Charles Whitaker.

He was a member of the Clarion Vocal Union / Secretary of the Halifax Smoke Club / a worsted twist setter [1901] / an iron moulder [1911] / employed by Campbell's Limited.

In 1913, he married Ada Baildon in Halifax.

They lived at 5 Ramsgate Street, Hanson Lane, Halifax.

He was a member of the Halifax Artillery.

During World War I, he enlisted shortly after the outbreak of War, and served as a Gunner with B Battery 84th Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

He was killed in action on the Somme by a shell [22nd September 1916] (aged 28).

His photograph appears with a report of his death in the Halifax Courier [7th October 1916].

He was buried at Pozières British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France [Grave Ref IV M 19].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross

His brothers, Corporal Leonard Whitaker & Arthur Edward Whitaker also served in the War

Whitaker, DanielRef 127-1912
[1682-1728] Halifax grocer.

He married Hannah [1689-1749].

Children:

  1. Elizabeth
  2. Mary
  3. Robert
  4. Thomas
  5. John
  6. Daniel
  7. Abraham
  8. William

There is a memorial to members of the family in Halifax Parish Church. The epitaph on the memorial is recorded in the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions

Whitaker, DavidRef 127-2530
[1838-1890] Son of Richard Whitaker.

He was a pattern dyer [1871] / a master dyer employing 290 hands [1881].

On 29th June 1863, he married Elizabeth Knowles at Halifax Parish Church.


Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Knowles
 

Children:

  1. Richard Thomas [1863-1902]
  2. Alfred [b 1865]
  3. Martha [b 1870]
  4. David Frederick [1872-1874]
  5. Norman [1878] who was a mechanical engineer [1901]

They lived at

  • Old Lane, Halifax [1871]
  • Newlay Hall, Bramley [1881]

He died at Newlay Park [27th February 1890].

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

Whitaker, DeliaRef 127-45
[1787-1841] Daughter of Henry Whitaker.

She married William Leyland She ran a private school in Halifax [around 1835] and at 4 Kent Street, Halifax [1838]

She died 20th December 1841 (aged 54).

She was buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax with her siblings

Whitaker, EdmundRef 127-2618
[1795-1865] Established Edmund Whitaker & Son

Whitaker, Edward JacksonRef 127-75
[1840-1867] Of Brighouse.

He married Elizabeth [1835-1932].

Children:

  1. Ann [1866-1944] who married Mr Keir

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

Whitaker, Elizabeth MaryRef 127-737
[19??-19??] Daughter of Dr Harold Whitaker.

She married John Hugh Selwyn Rawson.

They divorced

Whitaker, FredRef 127-19
[1878-1917] He was a member of Stone Chair Tabernacle / a greengrocer.

In [Q4] 1902, he married Cordelia Booth in Halifax, (possibly) at Coley.

They lived at 28 Cross Lane, Stone Chair.

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

He was wounded [11th October 1917].

He died at Wharncliffe Hospital, Sheffield [31st October 1917] (aged 39).

He was buried at Bethel Methodist Chapel, Shelf [3rd November 1917].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint John the Baptist, Coley

Whitaker, Fred WilliamRef 127-22
[1870-1938] Born in Sowerby Bridge [18th March 1870].

He was landlord of the Elephant & Castle, Salterhebble, from at least 1901 until it closed on the 6th September 1932.

On 19th October 1892, he married Mary Robinson [1868-1927] at St Luke's Church, Norland.


Mary (Polly) was born in Norland [11th October 1868]
 

Children:

  1. Bernard [b 1896] who was a grocer's assistant [1911], a  journeyman painter [1938]
  2. Tom [b 1905] who was a journeyman joiner [1938]
Mary died at the Elephant & Castle [1st March 1927] (aged 58). Fred William died at 24 Elephant Terrace, Salterhebble [19th August 1938] (aged 68). Probate records show that he left effects valued at £3,823 15/1d.

Probate was granted to sons Bernard & Tom.

The couple were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland: Mary [4th March 1927]; Fred William [23rd August 1938]

Whitaker, FrederickRef 127-26
[18??-191?]

During World War I, he served as a Gunner with the Royal Field Artillery.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Whitaker, FrederickRef 127-8830
[1840-1897] Woolstapler of Halifax.

He died in London [June 1897].

He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery

Whitaker, FrederickRef 127-7
[1871-1906] Son of William Henry Whitaker.

Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was a cotton twiner [1881] / a blacksmith [1891] / a blacksmith of Fountain Street, Sowerby Bridge [1896] / a blacksmith [1901] / an engineer and blacksmith, Sowerby New Road.

In 1896, he married Sybil Mary Adelaide Susan Gleadall [1875-19??] at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge


Sybil, of Upper Fountain Street, Sowerby Bridge, was born in Tickhill, Yorkshire, the daughter of William Gleadall, retired gentleman
 

Children:

  1. William Edwin
  2. Tom Gleadall (Whitaker) [1900-1902]
  3. Fred Cartwright (Whitaker) [b 1905]
  4. Beatrice [b 1908]

They lived at

  • 70 Terrace Street, Sowerby Bridge, Sowerby [1901]
  • 53a Pellon Lane, Halifax [1911]
  • 29 Upper Brunswick Street, Halifax [1917]

Fred died in Halifax in 1906 (aged 35).

Sybil was a shopkeeper (baker & sweets) [1911]

Whitaker, Dr FrederickRef 127-2526
[1875-1916] MA, MB, BCh, MRCS, LRCP.

Son of Joseph Whitaker.

Born in Halifax.

He was Third House Surgeon at the Royal Halifax Infirmary [1905] / a surgeon [1911].

In 1909, he married Jessie Milroy [1876-19??] at Salford.


Jessie was born in Glenhill, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

She was a Ward-Sister at the Royal Halifax Infirmary

 

They had no children.

They lived at

During World War I, he enlisted in response to a call for surgeons for the Army, and served as a Lieutenant with the Royal Army Medical Corps.

He was a Surgeon at the 29th General Hospital, Salonica [1915].

He died of dysentery [28th October 1916] (aged 41) in hospital at Alexandria, as he was on his way home after serving one year as a surgeon in Salonika.

His photograph appears with a report of his death in the Halifax Courier [4th November 1916].

He was buried at Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt [Grave Ref B 5]. He is remembered on an individual memorial at the Royal Halifax Infirmary, on the Memorial at Saint Jude's Church, Savile Park, and on the Memorial at Saint James's Church, Halifax

On his death, Dr Alfred Mantle wrote in a local paper

He saved others, but could not save himself

Whitaker, George BedfordRef 127-1084
[1872-1934] Son of Jeremiah Whitaker.

(Possibly) nephew of Alfred Hesselden with whom he was staying [1891].

He was a brewer's assistant [1891] / a brewer/maltster (employer) [1901] / running the Grove, Brearley [1905] / Chairman and Director of Richard Whitaker & Sons Limited.

In April 1898, he married Sarah Ann, daughter of William Murgatroyd.

Children:

  1. George Murgatroyd
  2. Margaret [b 1900]
  3. Herbert

They lived at Grove House, Brearley [1901, 1905]

Whitaker, George MurgatroydRef 127-1261
[1899-1964] Son of George Bedford Whitaker.

Born 11th June 1899, baptised at Luddenden Church [24th August 1899].

He was a Director of Richard Whitaker & Sons Limited [1935].

He lived at

  • The Elms, Illingworth
  • Little Haigh, Strensall, York [1949]

He died in Claro

Whitaker, GilesRef 127-33
[17??-1???] A butcher in Halifax.

He married Ann Ellis.

Children:

  1. William
  2. daughter
  3. daughter
  4. Henry
  5. daughter

Whitaker, Dr HaroldRef 127-704
[18??-19??] PhD.

Of Hopewell House, Lightcliffe. He was Vice President of the Halifax Antiquarian Society.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Mary Elizabeth
  2. John Harold

Whitaker, HaroldRef 127-13
[1895-1918] Of 17 Diamond Terrace, Pellon Lane, Halifax.

Son of Livinia & William Albert Whitaker of Halifax.

During World War I, and he served as a Private with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers.

He was killed in action [13th May 1918] (aged 23).

He was buried at Sandpits British Cemetery, Fouquereuil, France [Grave Ref I H 7].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Whitaker, HarryRef 127-24
[1894-1917] Son of Henry Edwin Whitaker.

He was a member of St James's Church, Halifax / a baker [1911] / a confectioner in Queensbury [1913].

During World War I, he enlisted [May 1916] and served as a Private with the 2nd/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed in action [20th November 1917] (aged 23).

The Halifax Courier [8th 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 Memorial at Saint James's Church, Halifax

Whitaker, HarryRef 127-18
[1921-1942] He was a member of West Vale Baptist Chapel, Sunday School & Boys' Brigade  / secretary of the Church Cricket Club / a tennis player / employed by the Greetland Dyeing Company.

He lived at 7 Briscoe Terrace, Greetland.

During World War II, he served as a Wireless Operator Royal Air Force.

He died in 1942 (aged 21).

He is remembered on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland, on the Memorial at Elland Boys' Brigade, and on the Memorial at Elland Boys' Brigade

Whitaker, HenryRef 127-34
[1759-1823] Son of Giles Whitaker.

Baptised 1759.

He was (possibly) trained by his older brother William in the painting of clock dials.

When the two were working together, Henry may have concentrated on the painting, while William ran the business, attending to sales, ordering the blank iron dial sheets, falseplates and the like.

After William's death in 1800, Henry took over his clock-dial manufacturing business in Halifax.

By 1810, William's son John had left to make clock dials in Leeds.

About 1810, he went into partnership with William Shreeve.

He married (1) Hannah.

Children:

  1. Delia
  2. Ann [1792-3rd August 1839] who married Joseph Thackrah
  3. William [b 1794; bapt 23rd March 1794; d 3rd June 1852]  

The children () were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax.

He married (2) Elizabeth Bolton [1762-1814].


Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Bolton of Warleyclough
 

Children:

  1. Caroline [bapt 3rd October 1798; d 19th August 1829] who married William Hutchinson

Elizabeth died 7th April 1814 (aged 52).

Henry died 24th May 1823 (aged 62).

The couple were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax with daughter Caroline

Whitaker, HenryRef 127-147
[18??-18??] He was a butcher [1869].

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. William Henry

Whitaker, HenryRef 127-4
[1813-18??] Born in Lightcliffe.

He was a stone delver.

He married Mary Ann Senior [1814-18??].


Mary Ann was born in Lightcliffe
 

Children:

  1. Mary who married Thomas Turner

Whitaker, HenryRef 127-37
[1818-1895] Son of William Whitaker.

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-A2] with his brother Samuel Whitaker

Whitaker, HenryRef 127-40
[1838-1897] Born in Southowram.

He was a stone mason [1871] / a contractor & mason [1881] / a mason [1891].

In [Q2] 1862, he married Rachel Nicholl [1839-1891] in Halifax.


Rachel was born in Southowram.

She was a weaver [1871] / a worsted weaver [1881]

 

The family lived at

  • 19 Back Foundry Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 1 Jenkinson Court, Halifax [1881]
  • 1 Jenkinson's Court, Lister Street, Halifax [1891]

Rachel died 4th April 1891 (aged 52).

Living with the widowed Henry [in 1891] was a relative Sarah A. Mitchell [b 1859] (woollen weaver).

Henry died 17th February 1897 (aged 59).

Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-E19]

Whitaker, HenryRef 127-114
[1870-1???] Son of William Henry Whitaker.

Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was a cotton twiner [1881] / an iron turner [1891] / a mechanic [1895] / a turner in iron [1901] / retired through accident (mechanic by trade) [1911].

In 1895, he married Emily Eastwood [1870-1???] at St George's Church, Sowerby.


Emily, of Victoria Square, Sowerby Bridge, was the daughter of John Eastwood, iron moulder
 

Children:

  1. Eleanor [b 1898]

The family lived at

  • Upper Fountain Street, Sowerby Bridge [1895]
  • 16 Victoria Square, Sowerby Bridge [1901]
  • Victoria Square, Sowerby Bridge [1907]
  • 74 Central Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire [1911]

He was injured – severe concussion of the brain – in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907, but was treated at home.

In 1911, he was living in Blackpool and listed as

retired through accident (mechanic by trade) 

Whitaker, Henry EdwinRef 127-23
[1854-1905] Son of Joseph Whitaker, book keeper.

Born in Bradford.

He was a warehouseman of Halifax [1876] / a wool warehouseman [1881] / a yarn warehouseman [1891].

In 1876, he married Eliza Jane Witton [1854-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Eliza Jane, of Halifax, was the daughter of Robert Farrar Witton, cooper
 

Children:

  1. Frederick William [b 1878] who was a yarn warehouse boy  [1891], a woollen warehouseman [1901]
  2. Minnie Laura [b 1882] who was a woollen twister [1901] &  married [1907] George Bakes Bottomley
  3. Harry

They lived at

  • 1 Lister Court, Halifax [1881]
  • 32 Back Rhodes Street, Halifax [1891, 1901]
  • 10 Church Place, Halifax [1911]
  • 9 West Grove Terrace, Halifax [1917]

Living with them [in 1881] was Henry Edwin's brother George William Whitaker [b 1853] (railway porter).

Henry Edwin died in Halifax in 1905 (aged 51).

Living with the widowed Eliza [in 1911] was nephew Robert Witton Crook [b 1871] (insurance agent) 

Whitaker, HerbertRef 127-1263
[1905-1970] Son of George Bedford Whitaker.

Born in Luddenden [30th July 1905].

Baptised at Luddenden Church [4th October 1905].

He was a Director of Richard Whitaker & Sons Limited [1935].

He died in Bradford in 1970

Whitaker, HerveyRef 127-5230
[1875-1938] Son of Jabez Whitaker.

He was a cabinet maker's apprentice [1891] / a wire mattress maker [1901] / a labourer district council [1911] / a munition worker [1917] / a motor driver [1926].

He lived at Thorny Bank, Norland [1926].

He died there [21st April 1938]

Whitaker, J.Ref 127-1344
[18??-18??] Tobacconist at Halifax.

In October 1867, he was declared bankrupt

Whitaker, J. S.Ref 127-2617
[18??-18??] Draper at The Old Stuff Shop, 50 Cross Hills, Halifax [1865]

Whitaker, JabezRef 127-1486
[1847-1917] Son of William Whitaker.

Born in Norland.

He was a worsted spinner [1861] / a cloth fuller [1871, 1881, 1891] / a cloth fuller (woollen) [1901] / sub-postmaster of Norland Post Office at Thorny Bank, Norland  [1903 until 1911].

He was active in the public life of Norland: Overseer of the Poor for Norland [1896] / a member of Norland parish Council [1896-1901] / clerk to Norland Parish Council [1896] / Guardian of the Poor for Norland [1904, 1907]

Around 1904, he supervised the restoration of Norland Stocks.

He was also very active at St Luke's Church: long-standing organist [1896] and churchwarden [until 1899]

In 1901, he summoned John Eastwood of Canal Road, Sowerby Bridge, for assault, in a disagreement about burial fees at St Luke's Church.

On 14th May 1873, he married Eliza Crowther [1850-1926] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Willie
  2. Hervey
  3. Henry Vernon [1880-1925] who was a hair dresser [1901]
  4. Arthur Wallace (Wallis) [1883-1954] – on his birth and  death record he is Wallace, on his baptism record he is  Wallis – who was a stuff warehouseman [1901]
  5. Sarah Emma Washington [7th July 1890-15th April 1979]  who was a confectioner, baker &c [1911] & married John Grayshan
  6. Roland [1895-1896] who died aged 9 months

They lived at

Living with them [in 1891] was Jabez's widowed father William Whitaker

He died at Thorny Bank [17th May 1917] (aged 70).

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £983. Probate was granted to sons Willie and Hervey.

Members of the family were buried at St Luke's Church, Norland

Whitaker, JamesRef 127-4780
[1???-17??] A blacksmith. He had a smithy at Bridge End, Rastrick.

In 1728, the Duke of Leeds leased him land at Bridge End at a rent of 6d per year.

He built a house on the land.

Bridge End Congregational Church, Rastrick was built on the land [1778]

Whitaker, JamesRef 127-969
[1753-1821] Of Causeway Head, Warley. He was the first person to be buried at the newly-opened Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge

Whitaker, JamesRef 127-54
[18??-1???]

In [Q4] 1872, he married Ann Heaton in Halifax.


Ann was the daughter of
Charles Heaton
 

Ann died in childbirth [28th May 1873] (aged 28)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3626] with her parents, and a stillborn child who was buried 20th May 1873

Whitaker, JamesRef 127-1199
[1810-1867] A weaver of Wheatley.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. child [b 1854]
  2. twins child [b 1860]
  3. child [b 1860]

In 1867, he was widower and unable to work on account of his impaired eyesight.

On 21st March 1867, an inquest was held on the body of Whitaker who had poisoned himself and 3 of his children by strychnine, incautiously administered.

James died, but the quantity given to the children was insufficient and they all survived

Whitaker, JamesRef 127-29
[1820-1892] Born in Gargrave.

He was a tailor [1871].

He married Hannah [1825-1891].

Children:

  1. James [b 1849]
  2. William [b 1852]
  3. George [b 1855]
  4. Elizabeth Ann [1858-1893] who married Thomas  Fairclough
  5. Mary [b 1859]
  6. Annie [b 1862]
  7. Emily [1867-1881]

The family lived at

  • Halifax [1871]
  • 368 Queens Road, Halifax [1881, 1892]

Hannah died 21st January 1891 (aged 66).

James died 5th August 1892 (aged 72).

Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon

Whitaker, JamesRef 127-41
[1833-1???] Born in Southowram.

He was a flag facer [1871, 1881].

Around 1854, he married Elizabeth [1833-1???].


Elizabeth was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. William
  2. Francis [b 1856] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  3. Mary Ellen [b 1860] who was a part-timer / worsted mill  hand [1871]
  4. John [b 1862] who was a part-timer / worsted mill hand  [1871], a flag facer [1881]

They lived at

  • New Street, Southowram [1871]
  • 77 New Street, Southowram [1881]

Whitaker, JamesRef 127-6
[1862-1937] Born in County Durham.

He was a cotton operative [1911].

On 18th February 1888, he married Mary Dawson [1868-1940] at Heptonstall Church.


Mary was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. child who died young [before 1911]
  2. William [b 1891] who was a joiner [1911]
  3. Albert
  4. Amy [b 1897] who was a machinist [1911]

They lived at 13 Myrtle Street, Todmorden [1911].

Living with them [in 1911] was widowed mother-in-law [?] Ann Dawson [b 1843].

Members of the family were buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone

Whitaker, JamesRef 127-31
[1889-1917] Son of Joseph Whitaker.

Born in Bradford.

From 1901, he & his siblings were raised at Catherine Slack, Queensbury by their Metcalfe grandparents.

He was a full back with Catherine Slack R.F.C. / a worsted overlooker in yarn room [1911] / employed by John Foster & Sons Limited, Black Dike Mills,  Queensbury / employed by Drake's, Ovenden.

During World War I, he enlisted [April 1916], and he served as a Lance Corporal with the 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He went to France [December 1916].

He was reported missing and assumed to have died 3rd August 1917 (aged 28).

The Halifax Courier [23rd February 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 2 & 3]

Whitaker, JeremiahRef 127-267
[1846-1905] Fifth son of Richard Whitaker.

Born in Halifax.

He was a pattern dyer [1871] / a master dyer [1881, 1891].

On 26th December 1871, he married Sarah, elder daughter of George Bedford.

Children:

  1. George Bedford
  2. Emily [b 1874]
  3. Thomas
  4. Grace [b 1878]
  5. Harold [b 1880]
  6. Eleanor [b 1884]
  7. Victor [b 1888]

The family lived at

  • Oxford terrace, Halifax [where he was a boarder 1871]
  • Watefair, Newlay Wood, Horsforth [1881]
  • Newlay Hall, Horsforth [1891]
  • (two sons and two daughters) Esscroft, Burley-in-Wharfedale  [1901]
  • Burley-in-Wharfedale

He was buried at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel

Whitaker, JohnRef 127-1977
[1???-18??] Partner in Cockcroft & Whitaker

Whitaker, JohnRef 127-46
[17??-17??] He was a butcher in Halifax.

He married Hannah [1715-1791].

Hannah died 13th October 1791 (aged 76).

She was buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax with granddaughter Hannah Whitaker [1780-18th April 1856].


Details of John's death & burial place are not yet known
 

Whitaker, JohnRef 127-2638
[1765-1845] He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Crossley.

They had no children

Whitaker, JohnRef 127-43
[18??-1???]

In [Q2] 1891, he married Susannah Greenwood in Todmorden.


Susannah was the daughter of
William Greenwood
 

Children:

  1. Willie [b 1894]
  2. Jonny [b 1896]
  3. Esther [b 1897]

In 1901, Susannah and her children were living with her brother Jonas at White Hole, Wadsworth

Whitaker, JohnRef 127-51
[18??-1???] Son of John Whitaker.

He married Emma.

Children:

  1. twins Eliza Ellen [1863] who died aged 9 weeks
  2. Emma Jane [1863] who died aged 12 weeks
  3. Emma [1865-1866]

children were buried with their grandmother Barbara Whitaker at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2449]

Whitaker, JohnRef 127-47
[18??-18??] He was a stuff dyer.

He married Barbara [1804-1868].

Children:

  1. John

John (snr) was dead by 1868.

Barbara died 9th September 1868 (aged 64)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2449] with 3 granddaughters

Whitaker, JohnRef 127-50
[1811-1885] Born in Cowhead, Yorkshire.

He was a servant man [1851].

He married Elizabeth [1816-1881].


Elizabeth was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. Henry [1842-1879]
  2. James [1843-1879]
  3. William Crowther [1845-1866]
  4. John [b 1847]
  5. Thomas [b 1849]

They lived at Haley Hill, Halifax [1851].

Elizabeth died 18th June 1881 (aged 65).

John died 26th January 1885 (aged 74).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2314]

Whitaker, JohnRef 127-36
[1855-1933] Born in Erringden.

He was a dairy farmer [1911].

On 4th May 1856, he married Emma Sutcliffe [1856-1927] at Halifax Parish Church.


Emma was born in Ovenden
 

Children:

  1. Sarah Hannah [1877-1972] who was a cotton winder [1911],  & married John Radcliffe Corlett
  2. Ann Elizabeth [b 1880] who was a cotton winder [1911]
  3. Janet [b 1890] who was a cotton winder [1911]

They lived at 3 Shroggs, Luddendenfoot [1911]

Emma died 13th February 1927 (aged 72).

John died 9th December 1933 (aged 77).

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

Whitaker, John HaroldRef 127-1071
[19??-19??] Son of Dr Harold Whitaker.

In 1944?, he married Veronica Ritchie Romer from Broughton, Winchester

Whitaker, JonathanRef 127-6402
[1807-18??] Recorded in 1871, when he was a widowed gentleman (retired cattle dealer), living at 2 Shop? Alley, Ambler Thorn

Whitaker, JosephRef 127-11
[17??-18??] He married Dinah [1745-1823].


Dinah was landlady at the
Shears, Halifax for 50 years
 

Dinah died 6th December 1823 (aged 78).

She was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax [11th December 1823]

Whitaker, JosephRef 127-21
[1801-1861]

He married Martha [1800-1871].


Martha was born in Halifax

She was a fishmonger [1851] / a fish dealer employing 1 boy [1861]

 

Children:

  1. Hannah [b 1821]
  2. William [b 1826]
  3. Joseph

The family lived at 70 & 71 Fish Market, Halifax [1841]

Whitaker, JosephRef 127-6301
[1812-1865] Of Halifax.

He married Grace [1816-1873].

Children:

  1. John [1841-16th May 1901] who married [Q2 1867] Mary  Ann Halliday [1839-1905]
  2. Mary Ann [1844-1867] who married [Q4 1865] William  Richardson
  3. Samuel [1846-20th August 1879]

Joseph died 6th August 1865 (aged 53).

Grace died 17th October 1873 (aged 57).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2902]

Whitaker, JosephRef 127-9280
[1830-18??] Son of Joseph Whitaker.

Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [27th July 1830].

He was a fruiterer living at 72 New Market with his mother Martha  [1851] / at 90 & 91 New Market with his widowed mother [1861] / a game dealer at 93 New Market with Richard Hodgson as his  partner [1871] / a fish & game dealer at 90 & 91 New Market [1881].

Richard Hodgson lived and trained with Whitaker and became a partner [1871]

Whitaker, JosephRef 127-10
[1846-1905] Born in Sowerby.

He was landlord of the Blue Ball Norland [1877-1888] / landlord of the Castle Inn, Sowerby Bridge [1890-1897] / landlord of the Woolpack, Sowerby Bridge [1898-1904].

On 24th April 1870, he married Harriet Whitaker [1850-1901] at Halifax Parish Church.


Harriet was born in Sowerby
 

Children:

  1. Leonard [1878-1948]
  2. Janet [1880-1920]
  3. Fred [b 1887]

Joseph died at Lilly Street, Sowerby Bridge [12th October 1905].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £206 10/-.

Probate was granted to son Leonard

Whitaker, JosephRef 127-478
[1848-1928] JP.

Son of Richard Whitaker.

He was educated at John Farrar's Academy, Park Place, and Kippax Hall  School, Leeds / working with Richard Whitaker & Sons at Seedlings Mount [1864] / a partner [1869] / a bookkeeper at a brewery [1871] / a common brewer employing 40 men [1881, 1891] / an Alderman for Halifax Central ward [1894] / a retired Common Brewer [1901] / Company Chairman on the death of his brother Thomas  [1910].

In 1925, he gave money to establish the Joseph Whitaker X-Ray Ward at the Royal Halifax Infirmary.

He was made an Honorary Freeman of the Borough in 1926.

He had interests in the Halifax Newspaper & Printing Company Limited.

On 23rd May 1871, he married (1) Emily Ackroyd [1851-1900] at Halifax Parish Church.


Emily was the daughter of Joseph Ackroyd of Hampden Place, Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Joseph Ackroyd
  2. Frederick
  3. Rowland
  4. Beatrice [1879-1937] who married Edwin Macauley
  5. Harry 1881-1888
  6. Basil

They lived at

Mary died in 1900.

In 1901, Joseph was living with his daughter Beatrice and Elizabeth Ayrton (lady's companion) at Craven Lodge

In January 1903, he married (2) Elizabeth Ayrton in Chelmsford, Essex.


Elizabeth was the daughter of Rev Jonathan Ayrton
 

Joseph died at Mayfield House [18th November 1928] (aged 79).

He was buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross.

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £66,417

Whitaker, JosephRef 127-30
[1857-1???] Born in Leeds.

He was a wool machine fitter [1891].

He married Charlotte Lavinia Metcalfe.


Charlotte Lavinia was born in Bradford, the daughter of
William Metcalfe
 

Children:

  1. William [b 1884]
  2. Joseph [b 1885]
  3. James
  4. Harriet [b 1892]

The family lived at 31 Oakwood Street, Manningham, Bradford [1891].

In 1901 & 1911, the children were living with their Metcalfe grandparents


Question: Does anyone know what happened to Joseph & Charlotte Lavinia?

 

Whitaker, Captain Joseph AckroydRef 127-1262
[1873-1952] Son of Joseph Whitaker.

He was a Director of Richard Whitaker & Sons Limited [1935]

Whitaker, Josephine AnneRef 127-236
[1960-1979] A clerk at the Halifax Building Society. She was the 11th victim of the Yorkshire Ripper. She was murdered about 11:30 pm on 4th April 1979 as she walked home after a visit to her grandparents. Her battered body was discovered on Savile Park the following morning

Whitaker, JoshuaRef 127-48
[1831-1897]

He married Martha [1834-1904].

Children:

  1. child who died in infancy
  2. child who died in infancy
  3. child who died in infancy
  4. child who died in infancy
  5. Frederick [1843-1898]
  6. Arthur [1871-1905]

Joshua died 21st October 1897 (aged 66).

Martha died 27th May 1904 (aged 70).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3754]

Whitaker, LeahRef 127-35
[1776-1834] Daughter of William Whitaker.

She married William Shreeve

William died 15th August 1817 (aged 43).

Leah ran Whitaker & Shreeve for several years.

She died 11th March 1834 (aged 57).

The couple were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax

Whitaker, MarkRef 127-52
[175?-1???]

The Leeds Intelligencer [Tuesday 1st November 1774] reported that


HALIFAX, Oct 23rd, 1774.

RAN AWAY about three weeks ago, Mark Whitaker, an Apprentice to Mr John Sutcliffe of Luddenden Foot, near Halifax, aged about Twenty.

Of a light complexion, had on when he went away, a Blue coat, a crimson Waiſtcoat, Leather Breeches, a round Hat bound with velvet.

He likewiſe took with him a light mottled Coat and Waiſcoat, and a pair of Fustian Breeches.

Whoever harbours this apprentice, after the Advertisement will be prosecuted according to law

 

Whitaker, MichaelRef 127-2169
[19??-2004] He was one of the last directors of Richard Whitaker & Sons Limited. He made the decision to sell the business to Whitbread's.

After leaving Whitaker's, he went on to run Neaverson's glass and china shop.

He retired in 1987

Whitaker, RichardRef 127-404
[1806-1871] Born in Burnley, Lancashire.

He moved to Halifax in 1848.

He was a beerseller [1851] / founder of Whitaker's Brewery [1860].

In 1849, he started brewing at his home at Seedlings Mount, which later became The Stannary Inn.

Around 1860, he bought land called the Seedlings – or Neddy Haigh's Field – and built his new Seedlings Mount brewery which started production in 1867. This became the Cock o' the North brewery.

After Richard's death [1871], the business passed to his sons, Thomas, Richard and Joseph.

By 1889, the business had expanded to include maltings and stabling for 40 dray horses.

He married Mary [1812-1???] from Halifax.

Children:

  1. Thomas
  2. Sarah [b 1836]
  3. David
  4. Frederick [b 1840]
  5. Hannah [1842-1859]
  6. Richard
  7. Jeremiah [b 1846]
  8. Joseph
  9. Mary [1852] who died in infancy

The family lived at

  • 1 Upper Crib Lane, Halifax [1851]
  • Brearley Hall [1871]

He died at his daughter's home in Lord Street, Halifax [7th February 1871].

See Lacey Hey Farm, Midgley

Whitaker, RichardRef 127-271
[1808-1871] Of Brearley Hall, Luddendenfoot.

He married Mary [1812-18??].

Children: several sons, including

  1. son
  2. son
  3. son
  4. son
  5. Jeremiah

Whitaker, RichardRef 127-2285
[1844-1???] Son of Richard Whitaker.

He was a brewer employing 6 men [1871].

On 5th February 1864, he married Sarah Hannah Booth [1845-1???] in Halifax.


Sarah Hannah came from Bury, Lancashire
 

Children:

  1. Mary A. [b 1865]
  2. Anne [b 1866]
  3. Martha [b 1868]
  4. Richard David [b 1872]

They lived at 7 Green Hill Terrace, Halifax [1871].

Living with them [in 1871] was Sarah Hannah's sister Mary J. Booth who was listed as companion to wife in the census

Whitaker, RobertRef 127-44
[1881-19??] He was a baker [1911].

He married Alice Greenwood


Alice was the daughter of
Young Greenwood
 

Children:

  1. Frank [b Blackpool 1907]

They lived at 35 Kent Road, Blackpool (with Alice's parents) [1911]

Whitaker, Robert ArnoldRef 127-2
[1876-1936] Son of Julia & Joseph Whitaker.

Born in Halifax.

He married Ephalina Aked.


Ephalina was the daughter of
James William Aked
 

Whitaker, RowlandRef 127-1264
[1876-1948] Son of Joseph Whitaker.

Born in Halifax.

He was a brewer [1901] / Chairman of Richard Whitaker & Sons Limited [1935] / a director of Rochdale & Manor Brewery Limited.

On 31st August 1904, he married Mary Dorothy Hallwood [1882-1965] at Flixton St Michael, Lancashire.

They lived at

  • Stretford Road, Stretford, Staffordshire [a boarder 1901]
  • Belle Vue Hotel, Southport

Rowland died at the Clifton Hotel, Southport [11th October 1948].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £100,015 9/5d to his widow.

Mary Dorothy died at the Clifton Hotel, Southport [6th February 1965].

Probate records show that she left an estate valued at £66,714, Probate was granted to Geoffrey Nicholas Robinson and John Nigel Harris (solicitors) and Ian Whitaker Macauley (company director) 

Whitaker, Sam DunnelRef 127-25
[1855-1???] Illegitimate son of Sarah Ann Whitaker of Shelf.

Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [15th April 1855]

Whitaker, SamuelRef 127-20
[1790-1828] He was a weaver.

He married Sarah Holroyd.

Children:

  1. Sarah [b 1813]
  2. Henry [b 1813]
  3. Samuel [b 1815]
  4. William
  5. Hannah [b 1824]
  6. Stephen [1826-1913] who was an engine driver & married  [Lambeth 1857] Marianne Pearce [1833-1915]
  7. Mark [1829-1913] who married Salamana Whitaker  [1822-1900]

Whitaker, SamuelRef 127-1399
[1798-1855] Born in Northowram.

He was landlord of the Craven Heifer, Halifax [1834, 1851, 1855] / a horse dealer [1842]. Living with them [in 1851] were his unmarried sister Mercy Whitaker [1800-21st May 1856] and lodger Thomas Thompson [b 1826] (butcher).

He married Ann [1799-1841].

Children:

  1. Hannah [1830-21st April 1847]

Ann died 11th December 1841 (aged 42).

In [Q2] 1850, he (possibly) married (2) either Mary or Mary Ann Ainley [1801-18??] in Halifax.


Mary was born in Northowram
 

Samuel died 24th August 1855 (aged 58).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 853] with Samuel's sister Mercy Whitaker [1800-21st May 1856]

Whitaker, SamuelRef 127-1482
[1825-1906] Son of William Whitaker.

Born in Southowram.

He was a woolstapler in Woolshops, Halifax.

On 3rd April 1862, he married Mary Susannah Kershaw [1837-1868] in Halifax.


Mary was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. John Richard [1863-16th Jan 1924]
  2. Frank [1865-1934]

They lived at Law Hill House, Southowram [1905].

Mary died in Southowram [27th February 1868].


Her burial place is not yet known.
 

Samuel died at Law Hill House [27th May 1905].

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £9,432 16/3d.

He & his sons were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-A2] with his brother Henry Whitaker

Whitaker, SamuelRef 127-2862
[1839-1892] Son of Job Whitaker, labourer.

He was a carter of Sowerby [1863] / a poultry dealer [1871] / a farmer of 5 acres [1881] / a farm labourer [1891].

On 8th February 1863, he married Priscilla Harriet Helliwell [1843-1919] at Halifax Parish Church.


Priscilla Harriet, of Midgley, was the daughter of Thomas Helliwell, engine tenter
 

Children:

  1. Sarah [1868-1941] who married Richard Habergham

The family lived at

Members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones with Sarah & Richard Habergham

Whitaker, SidneyRef 127-2086
[1817-18??] At the West Riding Sessions in October 1839, he was transported for 7 years for stealing money from the person of John Drake of Northowram

Whitaker, Stanley NormanRef 127-14
[1890-1918] Son of Arthur Whitaker.

Born in Halifax [Q3 1890].

He was a member of Pellon Baptist Church & Sunday School / educated at Halifax Secondary School [until 1906] / a student in the art class at Halifax Tech / a member of Halifax Mechanics' Institute / a Rechabite / employed producing artwork for his father's printing business.

He lived with his parents at 4 Heath Hall, Halifax.

During World War I, he enlisted [November 1914] and served as a Private with the Yorkshire Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (TF) attached to the 50 Brigade Heavy Artillery.

He was recommended for the Military Medal for


bravery under shellfire, in succouring & rescuing the wounded.
 

He died of dysentery in the 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen [25th March 1918] (aged 27). The Halifax Courier [13th April 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France [Grave Ref VI F 9A].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Church, and on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School

Whitaker, Stephen NicholasRef 127-55
[1833-1879] Son of Mr Whitaker.

Born in Halifax.

He was a printer employing 1 boy [1851] / a master printer employing 1 boy [1871].

In [Q4] 1854, he married . Elizabeth Jennet Taylor [1834-1???] in Halifax


Elizabeth was born in Halifax, the daughter of William Taylor
 

Children:

  1. Arthur [b 1857] who was a printer [1871]
  2. Clara [d 1863] who was buried with her uncle Alfred Taylor at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3535]
  3. Clara [b 1870]

They lived at

  • 4 Parkinson Lane, Halifax (living with his sister Sophia Turner) [1851]
  • 20 Brunswick Street, Halifax [1871]

Whitaker, Dr Sydney MorganRef 127-2242
[1864-19??] Son of William H. Whitaker.

He became a physician and surgeon.

He lived at Derby [1901, 1911].

His mother and sister, Ethel, were living with him [1901, 1911]

Whitaker, Dr T. D.Ref 127-117
[1759-1821] Antiquary who wrote histories of Yorkshire and Lancashire

Whitaker, ThomasRef 127-2110
[1831-1910] JP.

Son of Richard Whitaker.

He was a brewer employing 20 men [1871] / Chairman of Richard Whitaker & Sons Limited / a Freemason / Master of the Prince Frederick [No 307] Masonic Lodge. A datestone on the Boar's Head Hotel, Halifax carries his initials and masonic symbols.

In 1847, he married (1) Martha Brearley [1836-18??].


Martha came from Shrewsbury/Birmingham
 

Martha died between 1881 and 1884.

On 12th August 1884, he married (2) Emma Frances [1813-1870] at Coley Church.


Emma Frances was the daughter of John Walsh
 

Children:

  1. Frances Mary [b 1889] who married Mr Robinson
  2. Ruth [b 1890]
  3. Thomas Savile

They lived at

In 1871, his brother Joseph was living with the family.

In 1881, Martha's niece, Elizabeth B. Kears [b 1869] was staying with her at Park Road.

Thomas retired and moved to Watson House, Burley-in-Wharfedale, where he died

Whitaker, ThomasRef 127-9
[1860-19??] Born in Halifax.

He was a monumental mason (maker & dealer) [1911].

In [Q2] 1883, he married Hannah Wilkinson [1864-19??] from Halifax.

Children:

  1. child who died young [before 1911]
  2. child
  3. John [b 1887] who was assisting in business [1911]
  4. Thomas [b 1891] who was a mechanic [1911]

The family lived at Cemetery Lodge, Warley [1911]

Whitaker, ThomasRef 127-2435
[1863-1???] Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was an iron fitter [1891].

In 1882, he married Lily Crossley [1867-1???] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. John Howarth [b 1883]
  2. Frank Ernest [b 1885]

The family lived at the Dusty Miller, Sowerby Bridge.

Living with them [in 1891] were visitors Benjamin Eastwood [b  1866] and Frederick Marshall [b 1863]

Whitaker, ThomasRef 127-9700
[1875-1914] Born in Triangle.

He was landlord of the Commercial Inn, Sowerby Bridge [1911].

Around 1902, he married Eliza [1878-19??] from Luddendenfoot.

Children:

  1. Harold [b 1904]
  2. Nora [b 1905]

Living with them [in 1911] was Thomas's widowed mother Sarah Ann Whitaker [b 1847].

Thomas died in 1914 [aged 39].

After his death, Eliza took over at the Commercial Inn [1917]

Whitaker, ThomasRef 127-2534
[1876-19??] Son of Jeremiah Whitaker.

He married Mabel Grace Dibb [1879-19??] from Lincolnshire, in Whitby.

In 1901, the couple were living/staying with Frederick W. Dawson [1866-19??] a flour mill manager, and his wife, Frances L. [1880-19??] at Church Mount, Sutton Without, Sutton-on-Hull

Whitaker, Thomas SavileRef 127-27
[1893-1915] Of Walton House, Burley-in-Wharfedale.

Son of Thomas Whitaker.

Born in Halifax.

During World War I, and he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed in action [7th November 1915] (aged 22).

He was buried at Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium. [Grave Ref I M 41].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Whitaker, TommyRef 127-1248
[187?-19??] Born at Higgin Chamber, Boulderclough. He became nationally-famous as a ventriloquist, The Great Coram.

At the age of 7, he played the cornet in a band at West Vale. His family moved to Rastrick. He joined Brighouse Borough Band.

His interest was inspired when an uncle gave him a ventriloquist's doll as a birthday present. His first public performance was at a Sunday School concert in Southgate, Elland where he appeared as Professor Whitaker. He subsequently appeared at various seaside resorts. He was offered a trial at The Lyceum in London, and he was retained for another three. He took his stage name from Coram Street, London, where his agent had his offices.

He had several dolls, but the most notable was Jerry Fisher, a the cheeky guardsman. Jerry had moving eyes and mouth, and winked at the audience after cracking some outrageous remark, but Tommy moved his arms, smoked cigarettes and walked off the stage still chatting. The secret was Tommy's engineering skills. He spent hours perfecting a mechanism which allowed the movements to be made by remote control.

Tommy appeared at the Palace Theatre, Halifax on 11th October 1909 and 7th September 1914.

He appeared at the Royal Command Performance [22nd May 1930] and at Buckingham Palace

Whitaker, WilliamRef 127-2732
[1???-18??] On 28th November 1834, he married Elizabeth, daughter of David Haigh at Halifax Parish Church.

They lived at

Whitaker, WilliamRef 127-32
[17??-1800] Or Whittaker.

Son of Giles Whitaker.

Baptised [17th May 1748].

He was a japanner & clock-dial manufacturer, making longcase clock dials in Halifax by the 1790s.

A number of his sons were involved in the business.

He placed an advertisement in the Leeds Intelligencer [18th April 1796]


JOURNEYMEN PAINTERS

WANTED, ONE or Two good Hands at Pencil Work, and One who perfectly understands House Painting in all its Branches, will meet with constant Employment, and Wages according to Merit, by applying to William Whitaker, Painter, Japanner, &c in Halifax

 

Around 1775, he married Hannah Sladdin [1753-1???].


Hannah was baptised at Ovenden [November 1753]
 

Children:

  1. Leah
  2. John [b 1779] who moved to Leeds [by 1810], where he made  clock dials.

    He married Sarah

  3. Barnett [b 1779] who died in infancy
  4. Mary [b 1781]
  5. Sarah
  6. Leonard de Vincent [1785-1803]
  7. William Jonas [b 1787]

The older children were baptised at Sowerby Bridge; William Jonas was baptised at Warley.

The family lived at 1 Aked's Road, Halifax.

William died in 1800.

After his death, the business was continued by his brother Henry

Whitaker, WilliamRef 127-57
[1763-1825] He was a blacksmith.

He married Mally [1761-1833].

They lived at Toad Carr, Todmorden

William died 20th January 1825 (aged 62).

Mally died 6th May 1833 (aged 72).

They were buried at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden

Whitaker, WilliamRef 127-2672
[1793-1872] Born in Sowerby.

He was an innkeeper at Thornhill Briggs, Brighouse (possibly) the New Inn [1851] / a Greenwich pensioner [1861].

He married Sarah [1789-1860].

Children:

  1. Mary [1829-1896] who married John Fawcett

The family lived at Thornhill Briggs, Brighouse [1851].

Living with them [in 1851] were daughter Mary and family, and lodger Susey Fitton [aged 46] (mill hand).

In 1861, the widowed William was living with his daughter Mary and family at the Oddfellows Arms, Brighouse.

In 1871, the widowed William was living with his widowed daughter Mary and family at the Bonegate, Brighouse.

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

Whitaker, WilliamRef 127-2501
[18??-1???] Secretary to the Halifax Omnibus & Cab Company Limited.

He was one of the liquidators when the company voluntarily wound up [1867]

Whitaker, WilliamRef 127-1485
[1823-1899] Son of Samuel Whitaker.

Born in Norland

He was a cloth miller [1845] / a cloth fuller [1851] / a fuller woollen [1861] / a cloth fuller [1871, 1899].

On 27th October 1845, he married Sarah Earnshaw [1824-1888] at Elland Parish Church.


Sarah was the daughter of Thomas Earnshaw, comber
 

Children:

  1. Jabez
  2. Sarah Emma [1858-1888]

The family lived at

  • Norland Town [1851]
  • 1 Berry Moor, Norland [1861]
  • 3 Berry Moor, Norland [1871]

In 1891, the widowed William was living with his son Jabez at 1 Thorny Bank, Norland (living on own means).

He died 6th March 1899 (aged 76) 

Members of the family were buried at St Luke's Church, Norland

Whitaker, WilliamRef 127-49
[1831-1902] Born in Burnley.

He was a watch maker [1881].

He married (1) Ellen [1830-1870].

Children:

  1. Margaret [b 1857] who married John Parker
  2. Sarah Jane [b 1864] who was a milliner [1881]

Ellen died 15th April 1870 (aged 40).

He married (2) Catherine [1840-1895].


Catherine was born in Orrell, Lancashire
 

Children:

  1. George [b 1875]
  2. Mary Ann [b 1878] who was a barmaid [1901]
  3. Elizabeth [b 1883] who was a book binder [1901]

The family lived at

  • 26 Gibbet Street, Halifax [1881]
  • 13 Chatham Street, Halifax (living with widowed daughter  Margaret) [1901]

Living with them [in 1881] were daughter Margaret & her infant daughter.

Catherine died 26th September 1895 (aged 55).

William died 5th August 1902 (aged 71).

He and his wives were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1600] with son-in-law John Parker

Whitaker, WilliamRef 127-42
[1854-1901] (Possibly) son of James Whitaker.

Born in Southowram.

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

In [Q1] 1886, he married Mary Elizabeth Rushworth in Halifax.


Mary Elizabeth was born in Southowram, the daughter of Joseph Rushworth
 

They lived at St Peter's Square, Southowram [1891].

Living with them [in 1891] was Mary Elizabeth's brother Joseph Rushworth (stone delver) 

William died 5th January 1901 (aged 46).

In [Q3] 1902, Mary Elizabeth married (2) Joe Hirst.

Mary Elizabeth died 6th September 1922.

The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-E16] with Joseph Rushworth

Whitaker, WilliamRef 127-4710
[1872-19??] Born in Sowerby.

He was publican at the Engineers', Sowerby Bridge [1903, 1905, 1911].

In [Q2] 1895, he married Florence Dixon Hey in North Bierley.


Florence Dixon came from Bradford
 

Children:

  1. Herbert [b 1899]

Whitaker, William EdwinRef 127-16
[1897-1970] DCM.

Son of Frederick Whitaker.

Born in Warley [29th September 1897].

He was living with his grandfather William Henry Whitaker [1911] / a cotton twiner piecer [1911] / employed by C.W.S. Flour Mill, Sowerby Bridge.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the West Riding Regiment.

He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal [1917]


In the trenches on the night of Oct. 8-9, this company runner continued carrying messages between his company and another battalion, returning in very heavy 5-9 enemy barrage. On the same evening, his company commander was lost for five hours, and this runner went seeking him under appalling conditions and eventually found him. His gallant conduct was intensified by the fact that he was suffering badly with trench feet, but refused to go to hospital until ordered to do so
 

The medal was handed over by Councillor Mitchell JP at the Spiritualist Progressive Lyceum, Sowerby Bridge on 13th April 1918. William Edwin's grandfather William Henry Whitaker was in the audience to watch the ceremony.

William Edwin survived the War.

In Q2/1921, a William E. Whitaker married a Lucy M. Capewell

He died in Calder District [Q1 1970]

Whitaker, William H.Ref 127-1822
[1831-1???] Born in Halifax.

The family lived at 39 Rhodes Street, Halifax [1845, 1851].

In 1851, he was with Joseph Henry Frobisher at Rhodes Street, Halifax.

He married Elizabeth [1832-1???] from Nottingham.

Children:

  1. Sydney
  2. Ethel [b 1867] who married Mr Crosby and was  widowed by 1911
  3. Mosley Gee [b 1875]

The family lived at

By 1871, he had a school at St John's Lane, Halifax. He was listed as Professor of music at Trinity Road, Halifax [1874]

Whitaker, William HenryRef 127-145
[1847-192?] Son of Henry Whitaker.

Born in Sowerby.

He was a mechanic [1869] / a turner in iron foundry [1871] / an iron turner [1881, 1891, 1901] / a retired iron turner [1911].

In 1869, he married Charlotte Naylor [1846-1909] at Halifax Parish Church.


Charlotte was born in Tickhill, the daughter of William Naylor, joiner
 

Children:

  1. Henry
  2. Fred
  3. Edith [b 1874] who was a worsted rover [1891], a wood  varnisher [1901]
  4. Ada [b 1876] who was a worsted twister [1891], a cotton  reeler [1901]
  5. William [b 1879] who was a worsted doffer [1891], a  blacksmith [1901]
  6. Elizabeth Ann [b 1883] who was a machine minder at cotton  mill [1901], a cotton slubber tenter [1911]
  7. Ellen [b 1886] who was a backtenter [1911]
  8. Naylor [b 1889] who was a half-timer at woollen mill  [1901]

The family lived at

  • West Street, Sowerby Bridge [1871, 1881]
  • 61 Sowerby Street, Sowerby Bridge [1891]
  • 16 Upper Fountain Street, Sowerby Bridge [1901]
  • 9 Bedford Terrace, Walker Lane, Sowerby Bridge [1911]

Living with them [in 1901] were widowed sister Emma Walker [b  1851] (living on own means) and nephew John H. Whitaker [b  1872] (insurance agent).

Charlotte died in Halifax in 1909 (aged 63).

Living with the widowed William Henry [in 1911] was grandson William Edwin Whitaker

Whitaker, William HenryRef 127-53
[1876-1938]

In [Q3] 1895, he married Ada Wadsworth [1876-1926] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Laura [b 1899] who married [Halifax Q4 1923] George A. Bull

Ada died 16th October 1926 (aged 50).

William Henry died 13th November 1938 (aged 62) 

The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell with granddaughter Dorothy Bull who died 17th March 1937 (aged 10 years) 

Whitaker, WillieRef 127-8
[1874-1959] Son of Jabez Whitaker

Born in Norland [5th June 1874].

He was a watch maker's apprentice [1891] / a watch & clock repairer [1911] / a watchmaker [1917] / a watchmaker & jeweller (own account) [1921] / a jeweller [1926] / a watchmaker & jeweller (shop keeper) [1939].

On 27th December 1900, he married Amy Lilian Turner [1875-1947] at St Luke's Church, Norland.


Amy Lilian was born in Warley [5th June 1875]
 

Children:

  1. Albert

They lived at

  • 63 King Edward Road, Balby, Doncaster [1911]
  • 3 Thorny Bank, Norland [1926]
  • 36 Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1939, 1947, 1959]

Amy Lilian died at Dean House Institution, Holmfirth [7th May 1947].

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £634 14/10d.

Probate was granted to The Yorkshire Penny Bank.

Willie died at 94 Godfrey Road, Halifax [23rd October 1959].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £206 15/7d.

Probate was granted to The Yorkshire Penny Bank

Surname

Whitaker surnameRef 127-1
Another form of the surname is Whittaker

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are 113 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Whitaker, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Whitaker

Marriages 1835, 1845, 1852, 1871, 1879, 1888, 1907, 1915, 1935; Deaths 1835, 1899, 1900, 1907

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 2438, Plot 3760

 



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