James Murgatroyd – son of James Murgatroyd – was a Catholic and an important member of the Murgatroyd family.
He was a 17th century businessman with interests in cloth manufacture, mining, farming. He built several houses in the district before moving to East Riddlesden Hall, near Keighley around 1640.
In 16??, he married his cousin. Mary, daughter of Gilbert Lacy.
Children:
On 10th February 1625, Charles I
granted and extended pardon to James for all offences – treason, witchcraft and others excepted – which had been committed before the previous 25th March
Around 1633, James defended his sons, James, John and Henry, before the Council of the North on charges of unspecified ...
divers offences and misdemeanours by them committed in the chapel, chapel porch and chapel yard of Luddenden, in our county of York
They were fined and sentenced to
upon the Sabbath day in the said chapel immediately after divine service to make public acknowledgement of the said offences and misdemeanours by them committed against God and His holy religion in that holy place, and should likewise every one of them in a sorrowful manner ask forgiveness of God, the congregation, the rector [?] and his people
and then the group was
convented and proceeded against before the Lord Archbishop of York and other commissioners for Causes Ecclesiastical within the province of York for the same misdemeanours committed by them in the chapel before mentioned and in the church porch and in the churchyard of the said chapel
and subsequently
excommunicated for the space of 2 years
and ordered
to perform public penance in the chapel of Luddenden and in the Parish Church of Halifax upon several Sundays
Charles I granted another pardon and Murgatroyd subsequently paid £850 in fines, £500 of which went to repair St Paul's Church, London. Other local people mentioned in the offences included Susan and James Bradley.
A Royalist, he lost much during the Civil War – see decimation and Battle of the Hollins.
In 16??, he paid composition of £40 – the largest sum paid locally.
His table tomb in the churchyard at St Mary the Virgin, Luddenden is listed.
He – and member of the family – owned and built several properties in the district.
In his will, James left all his lands in Ovenden to Henry and Thomas
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