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Firth, MrRef 88-1239
[15??-16??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Edward
  2. Luke
  3. Sarah who married Robert Binns

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Firth, Dr AbrahamRef 88-419
[17??-1???]
Physician.

He lived at Sod House Green

Firth, AbrahamRef 88-468
[17??-17??]
Of
Clough House, Rastrick.

He married Elizabeth Gibson.

Children:

  1. Ann who married Thomas Macaulay

Firth, AbrahamRef 88-65
[1814-1884]
He was a coal proprietor [1861] / a coal dealer [1862] / a publican at Church Street, Elland [1864, 1871] / a farmer of 11 acres employing 1 boy [1881].

On 25th January 1836, he married Rebecca Smith [1816-1881] in Huddersfield.

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [1836-1885] who married Edward Crossland
  2. Emma [1837-1891]
  3. Frances [1839]
  4. Joseph
  5. Ann [b 1845]
  6. John
  7. Abraham
  8. Rebecca [1851-1914] who was a cotton reeler [1871] and  married (1) Thomas Dean & (2) Edward Crossland
  9. William Henry / William Henry  [1852-1885] who was a butcher's apprentice [1871]
  10. Arthur
  11. Martha Clara [1856] who married John Holroyd
  12. Alice [1862-1903] who was a cotton operative [1881]

Lodging with the family [in 1861, 1871 & 1881] was George Wheelhouse Ashworth.

Rebecca died 13th March 1881 (aged 64).

Abraham died at Ainley Top [3rd February 1884] (aged 70).

Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £207 14/-.

The will was proved by his sons Joseph & John

The couple were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard with grandson Harry Firth [1879-1884] (not mentioned on the headstone), and with Joseph Lumb.

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Firth, AbrahamRef 88-46
[1850-1902]
Son of
Abraham Firth.

Born in Fixby.

He was a collier [1861] / a card nailer of Elland [1873] / a card nailer [1881] / an engine tenter (woollen) [1891] / a mechanic's labourer [1901].

In 1873, he married Mary Westwood at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary was born in King Cross, Halifax, the daughter of George Westwood
 

Children:

  1. Alice Ann [b 1874] who was a woollen spinner [1891]
  2. George Frederick [b 1876] who was an oiler [1891] and  served in WW1
  3. Mary [b 1878] who was a woollen spinner [1891]
  4. Wilfred [1880-1881]
  5. Ada [b 1881] who was a worsted twister [1901]
  6. Arthur [b 1884] who was an oiler in worsted mill [1901]  and served in WW1
  7. Frances [b 1886] who was a worsted spinner [1901], a  carpet weaver [1911]
  8. William / Willie / Willey [b 1889] who was  a bobbin setter (worsted) [1901], an overlooker (worsted spinning)   [1911] and served in WW1
  9. John [b 1890] and served in WW1
  10. Gilbert
  11. Abraham [b 1892] who was a singer (piece dyeing)   [1911] and served in WW1

They lived at

  • 490 Gibbet Road, Halifax [1881]
  • 8 High Road Well Square, Halifax [1891, 1901]
  • 19 Spark House Lane, Sowerby Bridge [1911]
  • Walshaw's Yard, Wakefield Road, Sowerby Bridge [1916]

Abraham died in Halifax [Q1 1902] (aged 52).

6 sons and 3 sons-in-law served in World War I; son Gilbert was killed

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Firth, AlbertRef 88-64
[18??-19??]
Plasterer & slater in Brighouse.

His works were at Owler Ings [1901].

He lived at 8 Spring Street, Brighouse [1901]

Firth, AlbertRef 88-55
[1885-1917]
Son of Emma (née Horsfall) & William Firth.

Born at Wheatley.

He was a tram conductor on the Sowerby Bridge route with Halifax Corporation Tramways.

On 1st February 1913, he married Sarah Midwood at Beeston, Leeds.

Child: Mary [b 1915]

They lived at New Lane, Siddal

During World War I, he enlisted with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), and served as a Private with the 2nd Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

He was killed in action [14th April 1917] (aged 32) 

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 11C 7 12A], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

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Firth, AlbertRef 88-115
[1907-1960]

He married Blanche Bottomley [1902-1992].


Blanche was the daughter of
William Bottomley
 

Children:

  1. Barry
  2. Pauline

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Firth, AlbertRef 88-50
[1910-1945]
Son of Florence & Alonzo Firth of Castleford.

In [Q2] 1940, he married Renee Moisley in Halifax.

They lived in Halifax.

During World War II, he served as a Private with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

He died 6th October 1945 (aged 35).

He was buried at Castleford Cemetery [C 66]

Firth, Albert EdwardRef 88-39
[1882-1918]
Son of
John Firth.

Born in Liversedge.

He was a wood carver [1907, 1901] / a tripe dresser [1911].

In [Q3] 1907, he married Pethenia Sheard [1883-19??] at St Thomas's Church, Claremount.


Pethenia, of 101 Boothtown Road, Halifax, was the daughter of Tom Sheard, tripe dresser
 

Children:

  1. Louis [b 1912]
  2. Elsie [b 1917]

They lived at 22 Wheatley Lane, Halifax [1911]

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

He was killed in action [21st August 1918] (aged 36).

His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [14th September & 21st September 1918].

He was buried at Railway Cutting Cemetery, Courcelles-Le-Comte, France [Grave Ref B 1].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.

His brother Clifford also died in the War

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Firth, Albert ScholefieldRef 88-5
[1878-19??]
Son of
Alfred Scholefield Firth.

He was a boot maker's assistant [1891] / a boot and shoe maker [1899].

In 1899, he married Florence Adelaide Culpan


Florence Adelaide was the daughter of Richard Culpan of Montague Street, Sowerby Bridge
 

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Firth, Albert WilliamRef 88-103
[1855-1925]

He married Janet Porter [1846-1907].


Janet was the daughter of Thomas & Hannah Porter of Nafferton
 

Janet died 15th December 1907 (aged 61).

Albert William died 25th August 1923 (aged 70).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3070]

Firth, Albert WilliamRef 88-81
[1892-19??]
MM.

Son of William Firth.

Born in Bromdreai, Transvaal, South Africa.

He was a mason [1911]. He worked for his uncle, Mr Firth, builder & contractor, of Huddersfield Road, Halifax.

He lived at Langdale Cottage, Catherine Slack, Halifax.

During World War I, he enlisted at Bradford in the Royal Field Artillery [October 1915], then he served as a Bombardier with the 62nd Division Ammunition Column, Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery.

He was sent to France [January 1917].

He was awarded the Military Medal [October 1918]


for gallantry at Ribecourt on October 6th
 

His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [30th November 1918]. He was demobbed [May 1919]

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Firth, Alfred ScholefieldRef 88-9910
[1846-1918]
Son of
William Firth.

Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was a woollen piecer [1861] / a shoe maker [1871] / a boot & shoe maker employing 4 men, 1 boy [1881] / a shoe maker [1891] / a boot maker and dealer [1901] / superintendent of Tuel Lane Sunday School [1904] / a retired boot maker [1911].

In [Q4] 1869, he married Hannah Beswick [1847-1???] in Halifax.


Hannah was born in Illingworth
 

Children:

  1. Arthur [b 1871]
  2. Clara [b 1874] who married [1899] Ben Robinson
  3. Albert
  4. Frank
  5. Wilfred [b 1885] who was a draughtsman's apprentice  machine tool maker [1901]
  6. Percy [b 1892] who was a cabinet maker [1911]

They lived at

  • 15 Fountain Street, Warley, Sowerby Bridge [1871]
  • Central Buildings, Warley, Sowerby Bridge [1881]
  • 3 Wallis Street, Warley, Sowerby Bridge [1891]
  • 3 South View, Sowerby Bridge [1901, 1911]

He died 28th June 1918 (aged 72).

The Halifax Courier [6th July 2928] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery

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Firth, Sir Algernon FreemanRef 88-41
[1856-1936]
JP, Bt.

Of Holme House, Lightcliffe.

Son of Thomas Freeman Firth.

Born 15th September 1856.

He was the second baronet and because there were no sons, the baronetcy became extinct.

He entered the family firm and was subsequently Chairman of T. F. Firth & Company until his retirement in 1921, when Sir William Akroyd took over, ending the Firth family connection with the carpet business.

He was a managing director of T. F. Firth & Company [1895] / a director of the Fife Linoleum & Floor-Cloth Company [1895].

He was instrumental in establishing a branch factory of Firth's Carpets at Firthcliffe.

In 1881, he married Janet Gertrude Lindsay.

Child: Dorothy Gertrude

They adopted their niece Mary Lindsay Goldthorp.

He and Lady Janet were benefactors for the district.

They lived at Holme House and maintained the family tradition of a close relationship with their employees.

In May 1889, he contributed towards a fund for tenants who had been evicted from their homes in Ireland.

In 1911, they donated George V Park, and a drinking fountain which stood at Bailiff Bridge.

He was president of the local Liberal association. He was president of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce until 1918. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire [1922-1923].

When he retired after World War I, he and his wife went to live at Scriven Park, Knaresborough, where he died.

People were reported to be weeping in the streets when they left the district.

Algernon died in Knaresborough [Q4 1936] (aged 80).

See: Bailiff Bridge Club / Michael Urquhart Dewar / Holroyd House Hospital, Priestley Green / Holroyd House, Priestley Green / Lightcliffe United Reformed Church

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Firth, AllanRef 88-1325
[1874-1945]
Born in Birstall.

He was a combing leather maker [1901] / (possibly) landlord of the Sovereign, Halifax [1909] / landlord of the Black Lion, Luddendenfoot [1910-1932].

In [Q1] 1900, he married Frances Agnes Tucker [1878-19??] in Keighley.


Frances Agnes was born in Stoney Stratford, Buckinghamshire
 

Children:

  1. Arthur Allan [1900-1976]
  2. George Stanley [1910-1925]
  3. John Douglas [August 1918-May 2006]

They lived at

  • 8 Hardy Street, Brighouse [1901]
  • 17 Milner Royd, Luddenden Foot [1940s]

Living with them [in 1901] was Frances Agnes's widowed mother Mary Sarah Tucker [aged 58]

Mary Sarah Tucker died in 1920.

Allan died in 1945.

Frances Agnes died December 1955

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Firth, AnnRef 88-9370
[1855-1898]
Daughter of
James Firth.

In 1872, she married (1) Oliver Clegg in Halifax.

Oliver died in 1896.

After his death, Ann took over at the Sun Inn, Rastrick

In 1897, he married (2) Frederick Firth.

Ann died of typhoid fever [6th April 1898].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £563 10/5d. Probate was granted to her brother George (innkeeper)  and Denison Robinson (overlooker) 

Firth, AnneRef 88-518
[1824-1906]
Of Coley Croft Farm.

No father is shown for Anne on the marriage records.

She married John Sunderland.

She bought Westercroft Farm, Northowram [1875].

She died at Coley Hall [17th May 1906]

Firth, Archer IrvineRef 88-24
[1894-1918]
Son of
Simeon Mitchell Firth.

Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was a cotton feeder [1911] / employed by W. & R. K. Lee Limited.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.

He died 13th November 1918.

He was buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany. [Grave Ref VIII A 15].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge, and on the W. & R. K. Lee Limited Roll of Honour

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Firth, ArthurRef 88-98
[1855-1???]
Of Newton Heath.

Son of Abraham Firth.

He was a card nailer [1871] / an indoor labourer [1881].

On 23rd August 1886, he married Ann Priscilla Powell [1857-1???] at Bradford, Lancashire.


Ann Priscilla was the daughter of Edwin Powell
 

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Firth, Rev BarryRef 88-401
[1937-2008]
Son of
Albert Firth.

Born in Halifax [8th April 1937].

He was curate at Brighouse [1977-1981] / vicar of St Thomas's Church, Batley / vicar of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick / vicar of St Chad's Church, Hove Edge.

In 1957, he married Joan Ella Taylor [1932-2014] at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.


Joan Ella was born in Rastrick [12th May 1932], the daughter of Harry Taylor.

She was baptised at St John's Church, Rastrick [19th June 1932]

 

Children:

  1. Catherine Anne
  2. Elizabeth Wendy
  3. Annabelle Claire
  4. Rachel Victoria

Barry died in Halifax General Hospital [8th March 2008].

Joan Ella died at Elmroyd Nursing Home, Brighouse Wood Lane, Brighouse [14th December 2014]

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Firth, Rev BenjaminRef 88-143
[1???-18??]
A
Congregational minister and schoolmaster at Scholes.

He was the founder and Minister of Wyke Congregational Church.

He had a private school at Wyke, and Manor House Academy at Hartshead Moor.

He was minister at Clifton. He lived at Manor House, Hartshead [1845].

He published a number of pamphlets, including

Church versus Dissent, or Tory Spite and Virulence overshooting their mark [1835]

He had several business interests – see Kitson, Garthwaite & Firth. He built a mill at Baines Square. In 1811, he bought land at Clifton from the Armytage family.

He bought some lime kilns from Samuel Dawson.

He bought the Royal Hotel, Brighouse.

He rented Victoria Mill, Brighouse in 1842 and bought it later

Firth, BenjaminRef 88-121
[18??-1???]

In [Q1] 1876, he married Harriet Burns [1848-1918] in Halifax.


Harriet was the daughter of
Joshua Burns
 

Children:

  1. Oswald [b 1877] who was living with his grandmother Mary Burns [1881]

Firth, BenjaminRef 88-488
[1845-1921]
JP.

He was Councillor for Halifax Illingworth ward [1894] / an Alderman of Halifax Town Council / a worsted spinner and / a director of James Akroyd & Sons

He lived at

Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £101,693.

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Firth, BenjaminRef 88-29
[1887-1918]
Born in Nottingham.

He was employed by Standeven & Company Limited at Ladyship Mills, Ovenden.

In 1910, he married Alice Ann Stott in Halifax.

Children:

  1. child
  2. child
  3. child
  4. child

They lived at 98 Shroggs Road, Halifax [1918].

During World War I, he enlisted [May 1916] and served as a Rifleman with the 9th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.

He died of an illness at No.51 General Hospital, France [17th March 1918] (aged 31).

He was buried at Étaples Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref XXXI G 13A].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Standeven Roll of Honour

Firth, CharlesRef 88-27
[18??-1917]
He worked for
Firth's Carpets at Flush Mills, Heckmondwike.

During World War I, he served as a Driver with the C Battery 84th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

He died 9th October 1917.

He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 4-6 & 162], on Firth's War Memorial, and on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial

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Firth, CharlesRef 88-104
[1835-1912]
Born in Brighouse.

He was a groom.

In 1862, he married Ellen Robinson [1837-1908] in Halifax.


Ellen was born in Rastrick
 

Children:

  1. Fred 1863-12th June 1925
  2. William [1864-1934]
  3. Francis [b 1867]
  4. Mary Ellen [b 1870]
  5. Eliza [1873-3rd April 1937]
  6. Sidney
  7. Edith [b 1878]

The family lived at 12 Colin Street, Halifax [1908, 1912].

Ellen died 25th November 1908.

Charles died 11th May 1912.

They both died at home.

They & other members of the family () were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell with granddaughter Vera May [1909-4th December 1911]

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Firth, Charles HaroldRef 88-18
[1872-1912]

On 22nd September 1904, he married Lilian Fidler in Huddersfield.


Lilian was the daughter of
Thomas Fidler
 

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Firth, Charles RonaldRef 88-63
[1891-1918]
Son of Mary Bissill (née Goodwin) [1867-1???] & Titus Firth [1864-1946] of Harrogate.

Born in Hull [Q4/1891].

He was educated at Rastrick Grammar School / a member of the choir of St James's Parish Church, Brighouse.

During World War I, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 1st/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment.

He died of influenza in hospital in Mainz, Germany [9th November 1918] (aged 27).

He was (possibly) buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany.

He is remembered on the Memorial at Rastrick Grammar School, on Brighouse War Memorial, on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Firth's Carpets

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Firth, CharnockRef 88-75
[1831-1867]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a cotton warp dresser [1861].

In [Q2] 1853, he married Sarah Robertshaw [1831-1???] in Bradford.


Sarah was born in Thornton

She was a power loom worker (cotton & alpaca) [1861] / a worsted weaver [1871]

 

Children:

  1. Robertshaw
  2. Walter [b 1858]

The family lived at

  • Lane Side, Thornton [1861]
  • Albert Road, Clayton [1871]

Charnock died in Bradford [Q3 1867] (aged 36) 

Firth, CliffordRef 88-40
[1898-1917]
Son of
John Firth.

Born in Liversedge [Q4 1898].

He was a part-time worsted bobbin setter [1911] / employed by William Hanson & Company.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 10th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.

He died in France [31st July 1917] (aged 19).

He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 6 & 8], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Hanson's Mill, Halifax, and at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.

His brother Albert Edward also died in the War

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Firth, DanielRef 88-11
[1???-18??]

Recorded in 1822, when he was a blacksmith at Smithy Lane, Halifax

Firth, DavidRef 88-111
[1851-19??]
Son of
Luke Firth.

Born in Southowram.

He was a shop keeper [1877] / a general outdoor labourer [1881] / a cart driver [1886] / an ostler [1888] / a carter [1891] / a joiner's labourer [1911].

In [Q4] 1874, he married Hannah Elizabeth Helliwell in Halifax.


Hannah Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry Helliwell
 

Children:

  1. John William [1874-1877]
  2. Arthur Helliwell [b 1876] who was a cotton pricer [1891]
  3. Alice [b 1878] who was a worsted spinner [1891]
  4. Henry [b 1880] who was a cap setter cotton [1891]
  5. Emily Ann [b 1881]
  6. Edith Emma [1886]
  7. Annie Jane [1886-1888]

The 1911 census shows that they had had 8 children of whom 3 were still alive at that time.

The family lived at

  • 11 Beacon Hill Road, Halifax [1881]
  • 5 Denton's Court, Halifax [1891]
  • 11 Sun Fold, South Parade, Halifax [1911]

The children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1625]

Firth, Dorothy GertrudeRef 88-493
[1882-19??]
Only daughter of
Sir Algernon Firth.

Born 14th July 1882.

On 26th October 1910, she married Michael Bruce Urquhart Dewar OBE from Rugby, at Lightcliffe Church.

Children:

  1. child
  2. child
  3. child
  4. child
  5. child
  6. child

Firth, Duke Ref 88-84
[17??-18??]
Of Skircoat.

On 21st April 1783, he (possibly) married Sarah Chadwick at Elland Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Mary [b 18th February 1795; bapt Square Chapel, Halifax  29th March 1795]
  2. Helen [b 3rd May 1797; bapt Square Chapel, Halifax 25th  June 1797]
  3. James [1799-February 1803] who was buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax

Firth, EdmundRef 88-28
[15??-15??]
He lived at
Goat House, Rishworth [1577].

He married Unknown.

Child: (possibly) John

Firth, EdmundRef 88-69
[1864-1930]
Son of
Simeon Firth.

On 5th November 1892, he married Grace Crowther [1866-1956] at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth.


Grace was born 29th October 1866, the daughter of Hannah & James Crowther And
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Hannah [b 1893]
  2. Laura [7th April 1895-1989] who married Arthur Isles
  3. Hilda [12th November 1897-7th February 1961]
  4. Norman [2nd February 1901-29th December 1984] who married  [Bradshaw 24/10/1926] Winifred Spence [2nd March 1902-1998]
  5. Simeon [29th July 1905-25th October 1972]

Edmund died in Halifax [8th October 1930].

Grace died in Halifax in 1956

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Firth, EdwardRef 88-1015
[16??-1656]
Of Sowerby.

Son of Mr Firth.

Around 1654, he bought the Manor of Marsden from the City of London. He held land and property all over England but mainly in Yorkshire.

In 1626, he married Mary Robinson in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Edward
  2. Mary [16??-1691] who married Daniel Greenwood
  3. Enoch

He died at Sowerby Dean.

On his death, the Manor of Marsden passed to his son, Edward

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Firth, EdwardRef 88-1016
[16??-1660]
Son of
Edward Firth.

He married Jane.

On the death of his father, he inherited the Manor of Marsden.

He died at Thornhill, Dewsbury.

On his death, the manor passed to his mother Mary

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Firth, EdwinRef 88-225
[1799-1863]
Son of
Thomas Firth.

Born in Dewsbury [25th November 1799]

He established a blanket and textile manufacturing business at Heckmondwike in 1822/4. From 1846, the business was carried on as Edwin Firth & Sons at Flush Mills, Heckmondwike. It evolved into Firth, Willans & Company and T. F. Firth & Company.

He married 23rd December 1822. [1802-1879] at St Botolph's Church, Aldgate, London.


Sarah was born in London, the daughter of James Firth.

She was Edwin's cousin

 

Children:

  1. Lucy [b 1823] who married Charles Burrows  [1818-18??]
  2. Thomas Freeman
  3. James
  4. Sarah [b 1829]
  5. Edwin [b 1831]
  6. Josiah [b 1833]
  7. Charles Henry [b 1836]
  8. Edwin [1843-1922]

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Firth, EdwinRef 88-68
[1839-1892]
Son of
John Firth.

Born in Ovenden [Q3 1839].

He was a wool sorter [1861]

On 10th January 1863, he married Mary Ann Sunderland [1838-1???] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. James Edward [b 1859]
  2. Mary Hannah [1863-1865]
  3. John Henry [1866-1866]
  4. Frederick [1867-1925]
  5. Sidney [1869-1869]

Edwin died January 1892

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Firth, ElizabethRef 88-990
[1797-1837]
Daughter of
John Scholefield Firth. She was related to the Walker family of Lascelles Hall. Her family lived at Kipping House, Thornton.

She was a friend of the Brontë family when they lived at Thornton.

She was godmother to Elizabeth and Anne.

She took care of Maria and Elizabeth at Thornton, when their mother was dying.

Between 1808 and 1820, she attended Crofton Hall School, Wakefield. She recommended the school for the elder Brontë sisters, Maria and Elizabeth.

Rev Patrick Brontë proposed to her shortly after his wife's death. She declined his offer and broke off her contact with the family for a couple of years.

She married Rev James Clarke Franks.

She kept a diary which records her engagements and gives a glimpse of the social life of the time

Firth, Mrs ElizabethRef 88-1244
[18??-1904]
She lived at
Oak House, Hipperholme [1904].

She is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1904

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Firth, EllisRef 88-67
[1837-1911]
Son of
John Firth.

On 18th January 1860, he married Sarah Ann Hargreaves [1836-1917] in Halifax.

Ellis died in Bradford [17th January 1911].

Sarah Ann died 9th March 1917

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Firth, EnochRef 88-974
[16??-17??]
Son of
John Firth.

On 3rd June 1693, he married Martha Stansfeld.


Martha was the daughter of Timothy Stansfeld
 

Children:

  1. Mary
  2. Susannah

Firth, EstherRef 88-354
[15??-1664]
Sister of
Richard Firth.

She married Henry Ramsden

Firth, FrankRef 88-9200
[1885-1927]
Son of
Alfred Scholefield Firth.

He was a cost clerk (engineer's office) [1901].

On 8th August 1906, he married Hannah / Annie, daughter of Nathaniel Habergham, at West End Congregational Church, Sowerby Bridge.

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Firth, FredRef 88-1008
[1863-1901]
Son of
Joseph Firth.

In 1897, he married widow Ann Clegg in Halifax.

He took over from Ann as landlord of the Sun, Rastrick [1897, 1901].

Ann died of typhoid fever [6th April 1898].

On 13th September 1901, he killed himself by cutting his throat with a hay scythe.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £151 1/6d

Firth, Rev FredRef 88-32
[1867-1942]
Born in Drighlington.

Primitive Methodist Minister at Halifax [1889].

He died following a road accident in Selby [1st August 1942]

Firth, FredRef 88-1213
[1868-1929]
From Longwood.

He succeeded his father-in-law, John Wells, as landlord of the Brown Cow, Rishworth [1901, 1911].

In July 1905, he was summoned for keeping his house open during prohibited hour, after Sgt Woodcock and PC Perkins found the house busy at 10:15 one evening. The case was dismissed.

In 1898, he married Mary Wells.

Children:

  1. Hilda [1898-1986]
  2. Florrie [1901-1990] who never married

Probate records show effects valued at £141.

After Fred's death, Florrie and her half-sister, Henrietta, took over at the Brown Cow

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Firth, FrederickRef 88-1295
[18??-19??]
Player with
Halifax RLFC [1894]. He won caps for England (RU) while at Halifax.

Landlord of the Hop Pole, Halifax [1894-1899]

Firth, GeorgeRef 88-1172
[1???-1???]
A member of the
Firth family of Rishworth.

In 1656, he married Dorothy, widow of Michael Wheelwright

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Firth, GeorgeRef 88-95
[1808-1???]
Born in Sowerby.

He was a publican [1861].

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. John [b 1839] who was a joiner [1861]
  2. William [b 1841] who was a clogger [1861]
  3. George [b 1842] who was a cotton twister [1861]
  4. Elizabeth [b 1836] who married Hallewell Riley

They lived at New House, 1 Saw Hill, Sowerby Bridge [1861].

George was a widower by 1861

Living with them [in 1861] was daughter Elizabeth, her husband & children

Firth, GilbertRef 88-45
[1891-1916]
Son of
Abraham Firth.

He was employed in the dyehouse of H. Sagar Limited.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was reported missing and assumed to have died in a failed attack on Schwaben Redoubt [3rd September 1916] (aged 25).

The Halifax Courier [30th September 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.

His brothers & 3 brothers-in-law also served in the War

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Firth, GraceRef 88-968
[1758-1846]
Daughter of
Thomas Firth.

In 1781, she married Joseph J. Jowitt.

Children:

  1. Ann
  2. Grace
  3. Sarah who married William Aldam from Wadsworth
  4. Joseph

Firth, HaroldRef 88-22
[1896-1917]
Son of
Samuel Firth.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton weaver [1911] / a weaver at Waterside Mill, Todmorden.

During World War I, he enlisted [January 1916] and served as a Private with the 10th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed [23rd May 1917] (aged 20).

The Todmorden & District News [8th June 1917] reported his death


Private Harold Firth, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, has been killed, aged 20.

A comrade wrote on the 27th of May to say that, along with six others, he had been killed by a German shell at about 5 o'clock the previous Wednesday (23rd May).

Previously wounded and in hospital in Leicester for a few months.

Rejoined his unit in France two or three weeks ago. His brother, Willie, was wounded in the Dardanelles and has been in various hospitals ever since. Another brother, Wilfred, is currently fighting in France. A third brother, Hilton, aged 18, is due to be called up

 

The Todmorden & District News [6th July 1917] published Harold's photograph

He was buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium [Grave Ref IV F 8].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Oddfellows' Hall, Todmorden.

His brother Wilfred also died in the War

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Firth, HaroldRef 88-34
[19??-19??]
He died in World War II.

He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Claremount

Firth, HarryRef 88-53
[18??-19??]
He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden

Firth, HenryRef 88-88
[1826-1906]
Born in Birstall.

He was a card machine tenter [1851] / a card maker [1861].

In [Q4] 1849, he married Amelia Widdop [1827-1871] in Halifax.


Amelia was born in Luddenden
 

Children:

  1. William
  2. Elizabeth Hannah [1854-1870]
  3. Amelia [b 1856] who married Abraham Shires
  4. Thomas [1858-1866]
  5. Bessy [b 1860]

They lived at

  • Green Terrace, Halifax [1851]
  • 5 Clarendon Place, Halifax [1861]

Amelia died 26th February 1871 (aged 44).

Henry died 2nd November 1906 (aged 80).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3425] with granddaughter Florence Amelia Firth [1875-1876]

Firth, HiltonRef 88-119
[1898-1955]
Son of
Sam Firth.

Born in Todmorden [23rd July 1898].

He was a part-time weft boy (cotton) [1911] / a cotton weaver with Fielden Brothers [1921] / working in industrial insurance cotton [1939].

In [Q4] 1925, he married Gladys Shepherd [1903-1985] in Todmorden.


Gladys was born in Todmorden [7th April 1903].

She was a cotton weaver [1939]

 

They lived at 31 Garden Terrace, Todmorden [1939].

Hilton died in Todmorden [Q1 1955] (aged 56).

Gladys died in Todmorden in 1985

Firth, IsaacRef 88-478
[1795-1860]
Son of
James Firth.

Born in Ovenden.

He was a worsted manufacturer [1841] / a manufacturer employing 20 hands [1851] / partner in Isaac, John & Samuel Firth.

He and his brother John were trustees for Providence Independent Chapel, Ovenden.

Isaac was treasurer of the building fund for the new Chapel.

On 21st December 1830, he married Ellen Priestley [1803-1870] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. George Child [1832-1879] who was a worsted spinner [1860]
  2. Mary [b 1833]
  3. Betty [1836-1881]
  4. James [1839-1881] who was a worsted spinner [1860]

They lived at

Isaac died 11th July 1860.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £12,000.

His will was proved by sons George Child & James, and Thomas Whitley (woolstapler).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Ovenden

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Firth, IsaacRef 88-1269
[18??-18??]

In 1850, he married Ruth Laycock.


Ruth was the daughter of
William Laycock
 

Children:

  1. Fred [b 1848]
  2. Sam [b 1850]
  3. Walter [b 1854]
  4. Rose Ann [b 1856]
  5. Ada [b 1869]

In 1880, Ruth married Robert Heyhurst

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Firth, IsaacRef 88-38
[1839-1923]
He was a contractor.

It is said that he was involved in the construction of the Boer War Monument in Halifax – possibly the West View Park War Memorial.

In 1862, he married (1) Sarah Ann Ackroyd [1836-1893].

Children:

  1. William who died in South Africa
  2. Albert
  3. Lewis [1872-1952]

Sarah Ann died 29th November 1893 (aged 57).

In [Q2] 1901, Isaac married (2) Mary Jane Ackroyd [1868-1951] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Edith
  2. Clara

They lived at 37c Beverley Terrace, Halifax [1923].

Isaac died 17th September 1923 (aged 84).

Mary Jane died 30th June 1951 (aged 83).

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

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Firth, J.Ref 88-944
[18??-18??]
Rag merchant at Halifax.

In March 1867, he was declared bankrupt

Firth, Jacob EdgarRef 88-35
[1865-1939]
Son of James Firth, sawyer.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a warehouseman of Back Ridge Street, Todmorden [1889] / a cotton warehouseman [1891] / a coal hawker [1901] / a scavenger for Borough Council [1911] / a bricklayer's labourer for James Mooney, property repairer  [1921].

On 10th June 1889, he married Annie Crossley [1867-1934] at Christ Church, Todmorden.


Annie, of 21 Stansfield Road, Todmorden, was born in Langfield, the daughter of William Dawson Crossley, labourer.

She was a cotton winder [1891]

 

Children:

  1. John Willie
  2. James (Jim) [1892-1968] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  3. Fred [1894-1910]
  4. Norah
  5. Mary Hannah [1899-196?] who was a part-time cotton  hooker-on [1911], a cotton beamer for Newell Brothers, cotton  manufacturer [1921]
  6. Emily [1901-1969] who was a cotton weaver for Elliman & Greenwood & Company [1921]
  7. Ada [1904-1955] who was a shop assistant for P. L.  Nicholls, costumiers
  8. Gracie [1909-1965]

The family lived at

  • 10a Oldroyd, Langfield [1891]
  • 2 Ridge Place, Todmorden [1901]
  • 17 Broad Street, Todmorden [1911, 1921]

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Firth, JamesRef 88-16
[17??-18??]
Of Ovenden.

He was a manufacturer

On 25th December 1793, he married Mary Whitehead [17??-18??] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Isaac
  2. Samuel
  3. Timothy [b 1797]
  4. Mary [b 1803]
  5. Hannah [b 1809]
  6. Martha [b 1813]
  7. John

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Firth, JamesRef 88-91
[1774-1826]

On 18th July 1796, he married Lucy Freeman at St Botolph's Church, Aldgate, London.

Child: Sarah [1802-1879] who married her cousin Edwin Firth

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Firth, JamesRef 88-273
[18??-19??]
Nephew of
Sir Algernon Firth. He and his brother, Percy, set up the Calder Bus Service, and the Brighouse Motor Agency

Firth, JamesRef 88-7
[18??-19??]
An ironmonger in Sowerby Bridge.

In February 1899, he filed a patent for

improvements in window fasteners

Firth, JamesRef 88-107
[1802-1???]
Born in Lindley.

He was a woolcomber [1831, 1838] / a plasterer [1841, 1861] / a farmer 8 acres [1871] / a plasterer [1875].

On 11th September 1826, he married Martha Barber [1805-1889] at Elland Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [1826-189?]
  2. Mary [b 1827]
  3. Ellen [b 3rd November 1832; bapt 16th December 1832] who  (probably) died in infancy
  4. William [b 31st August 1832; bapt 27th September 1835; d  after 1901]
  5. John
  6. Ann [b 1841; bapt 7th April 1844]
  7. Sarah [b 4th March 1844; bapt 7th April 1844]
  8. Eliza [b 16th January 1847; bapt 19th December 1847; bur  16th May 1850]
  9. Tom [1850]

They lived at

  • Elland [1826]
  • Brighouse [1831]
  • Thornhill Bridge [1832]
  • Thornhills [1835]
  • Thornhill Briggs [1838, 1851, 1860]
  • Brighouse Road, Hove Edge [1861]
  • Thornhills, Clifton [1871]
  • Dale Street, Brighouse [1875]

John died at home [1st February 1875] (aged 72).

The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery [Grave Ref: D130] [5th February 1875].

Martha died 7th March 1889 (aged 84) 

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Firth, JamesRef 88-102
[1821-1885]
Son of
William Firth.

He married Grace [1823-1886].

Children:

  1. son
  2. son
  3. James [1860-1903]

James died 11th May 1885 (aged 64).

Grace died 16th May 1886 (aged 63).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3070]

Firth, JamesRef 88-70
[1827-1???]
Son of
Edwin Firth.

Born in Dewsbury [19th February 1827].

He married (1) Ann Batley [1819-1860].

He married (2) Octavia [1829-1865].

He married (3) Maria Gardner [1834-1???]

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Firth, JamesRef 88-1297
[1830-1893]
Son of Ann (née Day) [1810-18??] & William Firth [1807-18??], delver.

Born in Rastrick.

He was a stone delver / stone quarryman & inn keeper at the Black Bull, Elland [1861] / farmer of 10 acres & publican at the Black Bull, Elland Edge  (next to Ridge End), Fixby, Halifax [1871] / a stone merchant [1881].

On 22nd April 1852, he married Grace Aspinall [1835-1???] at Elland Parish Church.


Grace, of Rastrick, was the daughter of delver William Aspinall
 

Children:

  1. George [b 1853] who was a stone delver [1871] an  innkeeper [1898]
  2. Ann
  3. Emily [b 1858]
  4. Eliza [b 1863] who married Joe Goodaire
  5. Jim [b 1868]

They lived at

  • Elland Edge (next to Ridge End), Fixby [1871]
  • Tofts Grove, Rastrick [1881]

Living with them at the Black Bull [in 1861] were 5 boarders and 1 servant.

Living with them [in 1871] were relatives Hannah Day [aged 77] and William Aspinall [aged 11].

In 1891, James and Grace were living with daughter Eliza and her husband Joe

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Firth, JeremiahRef 88-92
[1741-1804]
Of Heckmondwike.

He married Mary Popplewell [1746-1795].

Children:

  1. James
  2. Thomas

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Firth, Dr JeremiahRef 88-905
[1800-18??]
Surgeon at Halifax.

In 1824, he married Margaret Robertson in Dewsbury.


The date of the marriage is variously recorded as 23rd July 1824 / 25th July 1824 / 27th July 1824 / 23rd August 1824
 


Margaret was the eldest daughter of James Robertson of London
 

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Firth, JohnRef 88-114
[1???-1???]

In [Q3] 1862, he married Elizabeth Rushworth in Halifax.


Elizabeth was the daughter of
Samuel Rushworth
 

Children:

  1. Rose [b 1862] who died in infancy & was buried with her Rushworth grandparents at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3591]

He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3591]

Firth, JohnRef 88-52
[1???-18??]
Partner in
Firth, Howarth & Firth

Firth, Rev JohnRef 88-3
[1???-19??]
Vicar at
St Mary's Church, Cottonstones [1941].

In 1941, the Church was linked with St John the Divine, Thorpe, and he supervised both parishes

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Firth, JohnRef 88-1351
[15??-16??]
A member of
the Firth family of Barkisland. Brother of Richard Firth. His will was dated 1628 and proved 1632

Firth, JohnRef 88-985
[16??-17??]
Of Wheatley.

Son of John Firth.

On 14th October 1707, he married Hannah Ingham from Hipperholme.

Children:

  1. James [b 1708]

Firth, JohnRef 88-965
[16??-1704]
Of Wheatley.

He married Mary Hall [1654-1729].


Mary was the daughter of John Hall of Kipping
 

Children:

  1. Enoch
  2. Joshua
  3. John
  4. Jeremy
  5. Benjamin [1700-1728]
  6. Mary [b 1682]
  7. Abigail
  8. child
  9. child
  10. child
  11. child
  12. child
  13. child

Firth, JohnRef 88-86
[1650-1757]
Of Sowerby.

He died at the age of 107. He had 7 children, the youngest was 69 and the eldest was 87 at the time of their father's death

Firth, JohnRef 88-728
[17??-18??]
Cotton spinner at
Bogden Mill, Rishworth [180?]

Firth, JohnRef 88-145
[1701-1738]
Halifax attorney

Firth, JohnRef 88-987
[1717-1782]
Son of
Joshua Firth.

On 28th April 1749, he married Esther Fox [1719-1806].

Children:

  1. Joshua [1752-1814] who married Catherine Gerrard  from Chester
  2. John Scholefield

Firth, JohnRef 88-33
[1799-1860]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a plasterer [1851].

On 16th January 1821, he married Mary Turner [1803-1867] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary was born in Ovenden
 

Children:

  1. Martha Ann [8th July 1821-1/10/1840]
  2. Thomas [b 30th August 1822] who was a plasterer [1851]
  3. Sarah [20th July 1824-1902] who married Matthew Ayrton
  4. Frederick [2nd June 1826-Mar 1883] who was a plasterer  [1851], a farmer [1867]
  5. Simeon
  6. Turner [22nd February 1830-6th May 1908]
  7. Elkanah [29th June 1832-14th September 1904]
  8. James [b 23rd November 1833] who was a wool comber [1851]
  9. Susan / Margaret [b 1835]
  10. Ellis
  11. Edwin
  12. Emma [1842-24 Jun 1914] who married James Higginbottom
  13. Sidney [b 1844] who was a mechanic (iron planer) [1861]

They lived at Holdsworth [1851].

John died in Ovenden [18th September 1860].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200.

Administration was granted to his widow Mary. Mary was innkeeper of the Friendly, Ovenden & farmer of 12 acres [1861, 1864].

Mary died in Ovenden [21st August 1867].

Probate records show that she left effects valued at under £200.

Administration was granted to son Frederick

Members of the family were buried at Illingworth Church: John [21st September 1860]; Ruth [24th August 1867]; Frederick [28th March 1883]; Edwin [16th January 1892]; Simeon [8th February 1904]

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Firth, JohnRef 88-10
[18??-1???]
He was a silk worker [1855].

On 18th November 1855, he married Harriet Taylor [1829-1880] at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.


He was Harriet's 3rd husband
 

Children:

  1. Willey [b 1865]
  2. Harry [b 1866]

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Firth, JohnRef 88-36
[18??-19??]
Of Todmorden.

He served in World War I.

He was killed in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour of Patmos Congregational Church, and on Patmos War Memorial

Firth, JohnRef 88-945
[18??-19??]
Wine merchant at Brighouse.

In August 1882, he was declared insolvent

Firth, JohnRef 88-71
[1802-1887]
Born in Soyland [28th February 1802].

He was a hand loom weaver (woollen) [1851] / a woollen weaver [1861].

He married Susan [1803-1864].

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 1825]
  2. Hannah [b 1831]
  3. Mary [1832-15th May 1857]
  4. Elizabeth [1835-26th December 1883] who never married
  5. John [b 1837]
  6. Lucy [b 1839]
  7. Ruth [b 1841]
  8. Emma [1842-12th February 1861]

The family lived at

Susan died 15th June 1864 (aged 61).

John died 6th February 1887 (aged 85).

Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard

Firth, JohnRef 88-479
[1813-18??]
Son of
James Firth.

Born in Ovenden.

Partner in Isaac, John & Samuel Firth.

He and his brother Isaac were trustees for Providence Independent Chapel, Ovenden.

On 25th January 1844, he married Sarah Dilworth [1812-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah was born in Ovenden, the daughter of William Dilworth, dyer
 

They lived at 8 Wesley Street, Halifax [1851].

Living with them [in 1851] was nephew Abraham Cockroft [b  1834] (woolsorter).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Ovenden

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Firth, JohnRef 88-848
[1817-1887]
Born in Congleton, Cheshire.

He was a cotton spinner employing 15 men, 10 women, 8 boys and 7 girls  [1861] / (possibly) a cotton spinner at Regulator Mill, Sowerby Bridge  [1874] / a master cotton spinner employing 50 hands [1881]

In 1839, he married (1) Hannah Greenwood [1817-186?].


Hannah came Soyland
 

Children:

  1. William [b 1841]
  2. Maria [b 1844]
  3. Edward [b 1848]
  4. James [b 1854]

Hannah died between 1861 and 1864.

In 1864, he married (2) Elizabeth Atkinson.

Children:

  1. John Atkinson [b 1865]
  2. Thomas Henry [b 1868]

They lived at

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Firth, JohnRef 88-15
[1821-1883]
Son of
Samuel Firth.

Born [4th February 1821].

On 20th March 1868, Samuel and his son John, were charged with fraudulently using in their mill 50,000 cubic feet of gas, the property of Halifax Corporation.

At the trial, evidence showed that for 10 or 11 years, 3 meters and 80 lights in the mill and the workshops obtained the supply through a pipe which had been soldered to the gas main many years ago.

The Firths claimed that they had simply carried on using a system which they found in operation when they entered into possession of the mill.

The case against Samuel was withdrawn, but John was ordered to pay the penalty of £5 plus £2 per day since the information was laid, the total penalty being £345.

At the West Riding Sessions on 6th April 1869, John was sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment with hard labour for the offence

He died 23rd January 1883 (aged 61), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 970] with his father.

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Firth, JohnRef 88-2
[1828-1???]
Illegitimate son of Anne Firth of Wyke.

Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [17th February 1828]

Firth, JohnRef 88-100
[1832-1890]
(Possibly) son of Isabella & Michael Firth.

Born in Wilsden; baptised in Bradford [2nd September 1832].

He was a stone mason [1861, 1871] / a foreman mason [1881].

In [Q2] 1851, he married (1) Ann Robertshaw [1837-1875] in Halifax.


Ann was born in Manchester
 

Children:

  1. Jane [1856-1888] who was a factory hand [1871], was a  worsted drawer [1881]
  2. Annie [1859-1865]
  3. Sarah [1861-1872]
  4. Charlotte [b 1865] who was a worsted rover [1881]
  5. Edgar who died 28th June 1870 (aged 5 months)   
  6. Lily [1873-1874]
  7. Nancy who died aged 3 years
  8. Mary who died 2nd January 1868 (aged 1 month)   

The children are buried with their parents; the children appear on with their parents' headstone but are not listed in the Lister Lane Archives.

Ann died 28th September 1875 (aged 38).

In [Q1] 1876, John married (2) Ruth Ann Walker [1845-1906].


Ruth was born in Halifax
 

Child: 9. Joe [b 1878]

The family lived at

  • 2 Lister Lane, Halifax [1861]
  • 32 Melville Place, Halifax [1871]
  • Thrum Hall, Halifax [1881]

John died 25th July 1890 (aged 58).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4260].

A Ruth Ann Firth died Q1 1906 (aged 61).


Details are not yet known of the death / burial place of Ruth or her son Joe
 

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Firth, JohnRef 88-269
[1833-1901]
He lived at 31 Eagle Street, Todmorden. Published the
Todmorden & Hebden Bridge Historical Almanack.

In September 1866, he was declared bankrupt

Firth, JohnRef 88-106
[1838-1922]
Son of
James Firth.

Born at Thornhill Briggs, Brighouse [9th July 1838]; baptised at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [7th April 1844].

He was a worsted spinner [1851] / a plasterer [1860, 1861] / a cart driver [1864, 1871] / a farmer [1871, 1880] / a farmer of 15 acres [1881] / a farmer [1891, 1898] / a farmer (employer) working at home [1901] / a farmer [1906, 1911, 1922].

On 23rd June 1860, he married Zillah Micklethwaite at the New Church (Independent), Halifax.


Zillah was the daughter of Benjamin Micklethwaite
 

Children:

  1. (possibly) Albert [1860-1860]
  2. Eliza [1861-1941] who married James Tattersall
  3. Martha Ann [22nd April 1864-19??]
  4. Arthur [1866-1898]
  5. Ada [b 1869]
  6. John William
  7. Annie [1875-19??] who married [Halifax Q2 1897] Harry  Peel

The family lived at

  • Thornhill Briggs, Brighouse [1838, 1841, 1851, 1860]
  • Thornhills, Clifton [1861, 1864, 1871]
  • Clifton [1880]
  • Thornhills Lane, Clifton [1881]
  • Thornhills, Clifton [1889, 1891]
  • Clifton [1898]
  • Hollins Farm, Thornhill, Clifton [1901]
  • Thornhills, Clifton [1911]
  • Clifton [1912]
  • 46 Huddersfield Road, Brighouse [1922]

Zillah died 10th November 1906 (aged 65).

John died at home [29th November 1922] (aged 84).

His will left a long case clock to his daughter Annie Peel, the rest of his effects, worth £164 3/2d, to his son John William.

The couple were buried at St John the Evangelist, Clifton [Grave Ref: LJ6]

Firth, JohnRef 88-26
[1839-1???]
Born in Halifax.

He was a plumber &c [1881].

Around 1863, he married Sarah [1838-1???].


Sarah was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Mary H. [b 1863]
  2. Sarah A. [b 1865]
  3. Louisa [b 1869]
  4. Alice H. [b 1872]
  5. Ada L. [b 1874]
  6. John E. [b 1876]
  7. Arthur H. [b 1878]

They lived at 50 Prescott Street, Halifax [1881]

Firth, JohnRef 88-66
[1847-1900]
Son of
Abraham Firth.

Born in Fixby.

He was an engine tenter [1862, 1864] / landlord of the Ring O' Bells, Rastrick [1881, 1884].

On 21st February 1864, he married (1) Frances Balmforth.


Frances was the daughter of Oscar Henry Balmforth
 

Children:

  1. Edwin [b 1869] who was a cotton piecer [1881]
  2. Elizabeth [b 1865]
  3. Walker [b 1874]
  4. Will [b 1880]

Living with them [in 1851] was Frances's sister Amy

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Firth, JohnRef 88-832
[1847-1900]
Son of farmer Kershaw Firth.

Born in Northowram.

He was a waggoner of Northowram [1876] / a general carrier [1881] / landlord of the Bridge Tavern, Halifax [1891, 1894].

In 1876, he married Sarah Jane Cockroft [1852-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Sarah Jane was the daughter of overlooker John Cockroft
 

Children:

  1. Amy [b 1877]
  2. Emily [b 1880]

They lived at

  • 5 Fold, Northowram [1881]
  • 107 Ovenden Road, Halifax [1901]

In 1901, the widowed Sarah Jane was listed as a retired hotel keeper

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Firth, JohnRef 88-76
[1857-19??]
Son of John Firth, blanket weaver.

Born in Roberttown, Liversedge.

He was a carder of Roberttown [1878] / a cotton under carder [1881] / a cotton carder [1891, 1901, 1911].

In 1878, he married Sarah Ann Hamer [1858-19??] at St Peter's Church, Birstall.


Sarah Ann, of Roberttown, was born in Elland, the daughter of James Hamer, manager at chemical works
 

Children:

  1. Annie Elizabeth [b 1879] who was a half-timer in cotton  mill [1891], a cotton piecer [1901], a cotton twiner piecer [1911]
  2. Albert Edward
  3. Clara Ellen [b 1885] who was a cotton piecer [1901]
  4. Ernest [b 1888] who was a cotton cop winder [1901], a  cotton warehouseman [1911]
  5. Clifford

They lived at

  • Workhouse Lane, Roberttown, Liversedge [1881]
  • Roberttown, Liversedge [1891]
  • 22 Blackwood Grove, Halifax [1901]
  • 4 Charlesworth Terrace, Pellon, Halifax [1911]
  • 2 Charlesworth Terrace, Pellon [1917]

Sons Albert Edward & Clifford died in World War I

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Firth, Rev JohnRef 88-456
[19??-19??]
He was vicar of South Ossett before becoming Vicar of
Clifton [1955-1960]

Firth, John EdwardRef 88-79
[1865-1907]
Landlord of the
Cunning Corner, Rishworth [1905-1907].

In [Q2] 1885, he married Elizabeth Walker in Halifax.

Elizabeth took over at the Cunning Corner [1907-1913]

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Firth, John EdwardRef 88-58
[1895-1915]
Son of
William H. Firth.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died following a German gas attack at the Ypres Salient [19th December 1915] (aged 20), and

He is remembered at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 868], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Firth, John EdwinRef 88-20
[1896-1915]
Son of
William Henry Firth.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of St Mary's Catholic School / a drummer in the Boys' Brigade / a locksmith's assistant [1911] / employed by Mr W. Sunderland, Gibbet Street.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed by the explosion of a trench mortar [19th December 1915] (aged 20).

The Halifax Courier [1st January 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Talana Farm Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref IV H 7], and

He is remembered at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 868]

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Firth, John ScholefieldRef 88-988
[1757-1820]
Or Schofield.

Of Kipping.

Son of John Firth.

He married (1) Elizabeth Holt.


Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Holt
 

Children:

  1. daughter who was stillborn [1795] and was buried in the  grave of Joseph Lister
  2. son who was stillborn [1798]
  3. Elizabeth

He married (2) Anne Greame.

Anne and John Scholefield Firth were the godparents of Branwell Brontë

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Firth, John ThomasRef 88-110
[1864-1924]
Born in Halifax.

He was a grocer [1911].

In [Q2] 1886, he married Harriet Ditchford Deavall [1864-1943] in Stafford.


Harriet was born in Stafford
 

Children:

  1. Margaret Mary [b 1888] who was a weaver [1911]
  2. Harriet Elizabeth [b 1890] who was a burler [1911]
  3. William Thomas [b 1891] who was an engine fitter [1911]
  4. Elsie Pauline [b 1895] who was a bookbinder [1911]
  5. John Austin [b 1899]

They lived at 55 Newby Street, Bradford [1911].

John Thomas died 28th May 1924 (aged 60).

Harriet Ditchford Deavall died 5th December 1943 (aged 79).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 867] with Mary Elizabeth Breeze [1867-1915]


Question: Does anyone know whether / how Mary Elizabeth Breeze is related to the Firth family?

 

Firth, John WhiteleyRef 88-1200
[1825-1892]
Son of
Tabitha and William Firth.

Born in Sowerby; baptised at Sowerby [26th August 1827].

He was a cotton piecer [1841], a clogger [1851, 1861], landlord of the Star, Sowerby [1851, 1861, 1871], and a clogger [1881].

In 1851, he married Sarah Farrar [1828-1895] in Halifax.


Sarah was born in Sowerby
 

They had no children.

The family lived at

  • Sowerby Town, Sowerby [1881]
  • 48 Wakefield Road, Sowerby Bridge [1891]

In 1851, his mother, Tabitha, and his uncle, John Whiteley were living with them at The Star.

In 1891, they had boarders (possibly Sarah's relatives) living with them: Mary Farrar [b 1832] who was single and living on her own means and Elizabeth Ellen Farrar [b 1855] who was a worsted spinner.

The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: John Whiteley [9th March 1892]; Sarah [24th June 1895].

His sister Emma and her husband John Nicholl are buried in the same grave.

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Firth, John WilliamRef 88-105
[1871-1948]
Son of
John Firth.

Born in Thornhills, Clifton [1st December 1871].

He was a farmer's son [1891] / a farm labourer [1898] / a carter of farm [1901] / a farm labourer [1911, 1914] / a teamer [1922, 1923, 1928] / a farm labourer [1939] / a coal filler [1942] / a coal merchant's roundsman (retired) [1948].

Other details:


He worked as a farm labourer, looking after the horses.

The barn of the farm remains on the east side of Thornhills Lane near the stream at the (north) end of the village.

Described as small but proud and erect, John William was a tenant farmer providing farm produce and help for Clifton Isolation Hospital, but had to move when it closed in 1922.

It is said that he got £50 for giving up the farm.

He then worked as a teamer, looking after the horses of the Brighouse Co-operative Society at Mill Lane, Brighouse. One of his duties was to dress up the horses for shows.

He later became a coal merchant. He used to deliver coal in a lorry (someone-else drove).

He dropped a sack of coal on his foot, but the wound wasn't treated properly, and gangrene set in resulting in him having to have his leg amputated below the knee

 

On 26th March 1898, he married Martha Ann Wood [1871-1951] at Hartshead Church.


Martha Ann was born 17th November 1871
 

Children:

  1. Zillah [8th April 1900-1985]
  2. Ann Elizabeth / Annie [22nd July 1901-13th January 1981]
  3. Nellie [21st May 1905-14/1/1983]
  4. Jack [18th December 1914-4th April 1981]

They lived at

  • Thornhills, Clifton [1871]
  • Thornhills Lane, Clifton [1881]
  • Thornhills, Clifton [1891]
  • Clifton [1898]
  • Thornhills, Clifton [1901, 1905, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1922]
  • Holly Farm [1922]
  • 71 Bradford Road, Brighouse (later renumbered 85) [1928, 1939,  1942, 1948]

John William died at home [26th January 1948].

Martha Ann died 13th November 1951

The couple were buried at E296

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Firth, John WilliamRef 88-77
[1873-1???]
Son of
William H. Firth.

Born in Halifax.

He was in the army / (possibly) landlord of the T' Cat i' th' Window, Halifax / a machine maker turner [1901] / an engineer's iron turner (machine tool works) [1911].

On 4th February 1896, he married Hetty Saltonstall in Halifax.


Hetty was born in Halifax, the daughter of Kershaw Saltonstall
 

Children:

  1. Alice [b 1897] who was a worsted spinner [1911]
  2. Ethel [b 1898] who was a worsted spinner [1911]
  3. Charles Ernest [b 1901]
  4. Albert [b 1903]
  5. Evelyn [b 1909]

They lived at

  • 40 Darley Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 23 Marquis Darley Street, Halifax [1911]

Living with them [in 1901] was sister Evelyn Firth [b 1880] (woollen warper).

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Firth, John WillieRef 88-23
[1889-1916]
Son of
Jacob Edgar Firth.

He was a cotton spinner [1911] / a minder at Mons Mill / a member of Lydgate United football team. Born 14th October 1889.

During World War I, he enlisted [February 1916], and served as a Private with D Company 21st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He went to France [June 1916].

He died 11th December 1916 (aged 27).

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [22nd December 1916] reported his death with a photograph


Private John Willie Firth, 21st West Yorkshire Regiment, died on the 11th of December, aged 27.

A letter from his Lieutenant said that he had been mortally wounded by a shell and died about a quarter of an hour later, without regaining consciousness.

The previous day his family had received a letter from him, saying he hoped to be home for Christmas

 

He was buried at Combles Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref II F 12].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance, on Patmos War Memorial, and on the Roll of Honour of Patmos Congregational Church

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Firth, JonasRef 88-12
[1???-18??]

Recorded in 1822, when he was a blacksmith at Jail Lane, Halifax

Firth JonathanRef 88-123
[1822-1???]
Born in Fixby.

He was an engine driver at coal mine [1861].

He married Charlotte [1824-1???].


Charlotte was born in Longwood
 

Children:

  1. Mercy [b 1844] who was a woollen burler [1861]
  2. Eliza Ann [b 1848] who was a worsted weaver [1861]
  3. George [b 1850] who was a coal miner [1861]
  4. Mary [b 1853]
  5. Alice Ann [b 1857]
  6. Anna Maria [b 1859]

They lived at Nag's Head, Elland-cum-Greetland [1861]

Firth, JosephRef 88-97
[1???-1???]
Son of
Abraham Firth.

He was a steam engine tenter [1861] / a gamekeeper at Fixby Hall [1884].

On 16th November 1862, he married Alice Balmforth.


Alice was the daughter of Oscar Henry Balmforth
 

Alice died in 1907 (aged 67) 

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Firth, JosephRef 88-5850
[17??-18??]
A weaver.

On 22nd September 1776, he married Susannah Crossley at Halifax Parish Church.


Susannah was the daughter of Mary (née Smith) & Caleb Crossley
 

Children:

  1. John
  2. Joseph

Joseph and Susannah died in Barnsley

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Firth, JosephRef 88-83
[17??-18??]
Son of
Thomas Firth.

On 7th October 1820, he married Monimia Dyson at Elland Parish Church.


Monimia was the daughter of Scipio Dyson
 

Children:

  1. Edward who died 6th March 1827 (aged 8 months)   
  2. Elizabeth who died 24th February 1831 (aged 1 year & 10  months) 

The children () were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax [Grave Ref: 28] with their Firth grandparents

Firth, JosephRef 88-563
[1756-1822]
Quaker.

Son of Thomas Firth.

He and his brother, Robert, carried on their father's business as a drysalter in Huddersfield.

He lived at Toothill Hall, Rastrick [1794]. He farmed at Rastrick. He had interests in the canals, turnpike trusts and money-lending.

In 1781, he married Sarah Briggs [17??-1818].

He left Toothill Hall to his nephew Thomas Firth

Firth, JosephRef 88-3580
[177?-18??]
Son of
Joseph Firth.

He was a Luddite.

He was tried at York for High Treason, and transported to Van Diemen's Land for life.

He left England on the Lady Ridley [4th January 1821].

He subsequently settled in Tasmania, and went on to own land, hotels and large properties in Sandy Bay.

He married Tabitha

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Firth, JosephRef 88-56
[1788-18??]
Son of Elizabeth (née Hanson) & Thomas Firth.

Born in Rochdale [14th September 1788].

He was a Quaker / partner in Firth, Howarth & Firth, and Firth & Howarth.

On 6th March 1821, he married Sarah Sagar [1796-18??] in Burnley.

Children:

  1. Sarah [b 1822]
  2. Joseph

They lived at North View, Todmorden.

After his death, his son Joseph carried on the business.

See Canal Mill, Brighouse and Prince Albert Mill, Brighouse

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Firth, JosephRef 88-9
[18??-18??]
Of Southowram.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Eliza who married Joseph Shedeur Hartley

Firth, JosephRef 88-6270
[18??-19??]
He was an innkeeper / a gamekeeper.

He married Unknown.

Child: Fred

Firth, JosephRef 88-59
[1839-1891]
Son of
Joseph Firth.

After his father's death, he carried on the business of Firth & Howarth.

About 1870, he retired, and, being asthmatic, he moved to Devon. He died of pneumonia at Worthing.

His body was brought back to Todmorden and buried at the Quaker burial ground, Shoebroad

Firth, JoshuaRef 88-986
[16??-17??]
Son of
John Firth.

On 4th December 1705, he married (1) Mary Kitchingman.


Mary was the daughter of William Kitchingman
 

Children:

  1. a daughter who was stillborn [1707]
  2. Mary [1709-1729] who married Joseph Drake from  Thornton

On 16th June 1713, he married (2) Abigail Dixon.


Abigail was the daughter of John Dixon of Bradford
 

Children:

  1. John
  2. Sarah [1715-1734]
  3. Elizabeth who married [1742] John Coates Morton  Banks

Firth, KennethRef 88-49
[1921-1944]
Son of Lottie & Percy Firth of 2 Staverton Street, Albert Road, Pellon.

He was educated at Battinson Road School & Halifax Modern School / employed by Akroyd & Company at Clay Pits Mills, Halifax.

He joined the RAF as a boy apprentice.

During World War II, he served as a Sergeant with the 108th Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

He trained in Canada. He took part in the Dunkirk evacuation.

He died 18th June 1944 (aged 23).

He was buried at Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta [Prot. Sec. (Men's) F Coll Grave 51].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Pellon

Firth, LukeRef 88-112
[1821-1???]
Born in Southowram.

He was a stone dresser [1851].

Around 1847, he married Ann [1825-1???].


Ann was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Joseph [b 1847]
  2. Zilpha [b 1849]
  3. David

They lived at 7 Bank Top, Southowram [1851]

Firth, MichaelRef 88-1349
[17??-1???]
A member of
the Firth family of Barkisland.

Recorded on 18th May 1752, when he sold The Height, Ripponden to Musgrave Brisco

Firth, MichaelRef 88-14
[1821-1887]
Born 19th October 1821.

He was a contractor in Queensbury.

His company built New Mill at Saltaire.

He married Jane Holgate [1824-1887].

Child: Sam

Jane died 18th October 1887.

Michael died 4th November 1887.

The couple were buried at Union Croft Chapel, Ambler Thorn

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Firth, Dr NathanRef 88-653
[1758-1835]
Surgeon of
Queens Head

Firth, NathanRef 88-109
[1807-18??]
He was a cotton spinner [1841] / a farmer.

He married Betty [1806-18??].

Children:

  1. Joshua [b 1829]
  2. Betty [b 1831]
  3. David [b 1832]
  4. Jane [b 1833]
  5. Storey
  6. Sarah [b 1837]
  7. Samuel [b 1838]
  8. Tom [b 1840]
  9. Ellen [b 1841]

The family lived at Tyrone Crescent, Birtle cum Bamford, Middleton, Bury, Lancashire [1841]

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Firth, NathanRef 88-96
[1832-1907]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a worsted weaving overlooker [1871, 1881] / a knitter of hosiery [1891] / a machine knitter stockings &c [1901].

In [Q1] 1860, he married (1) Rose Ann Akroyd [1836-1873] in Halifax.


Rose Ann was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Frederick [b 1861] who was a worsted weaving overlooker  [1881]
  2. Albert [b 1863] who was a wool warehouseman [1881]
  3. Harry [b 1866] who was a commercial clerk [1881], a  manufacturer's clerk [1891]
  4. George [b 1868] who was a post office messenger [1881], a  manufacturer's clerk [1891]
  5. Sarah Hannah [1870-1950] who was a knitter of hosiery  [1891]
  6. a machine knitter stockings &c [1901] & was buried  with her parents

Rose Ann died 25th February 1873 (aged 37).

In [Q3] 1873, he married (2) Mary Ann Holdsworth [1838-1926] in Halifax.


Mary Ann was born in Halifax
 

They lived at

  • 3 Crossley Terrace, Halifax [1871]
  • 12 Alexander Street, Northowram [1881]
  • Boothtown Road, Halifax [1891, 1901]

Nathan died 31st October 1907 (aged 75).

Mary Ann died 24th May 1926 (aged 88).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1375]

Firth, NorahRef 88-159
[1896-1980]
MBE.

Daughter of Jacob Edgar Firth.

Born in Todmorden [29th November 1896].

She was a cotton weaver [1911].

In [Q2] 1921, she married (1) Arthur Bedford [1899-1924] in Todmorden.

Arthur died in Todmorden [Q1 1924].

After tending her sick husband, she took up nursing and worked in Manchester, London and Calcutta.

She worked in India during World War II.

In 1948, she was superintendent of the Pakistan state nursing services. She was awarded the Kaiser-I-Hind silver medal [1948], and the MBE [1955].

She married (2) William Findlay.

The couple divorced.

In [Q2] 1960, she married (3) William Wright in Lincoln. William died.

She died in Lincoln

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Firth, PercyRef 88-272
[18??-19??]
Nephew of
Sir Algernon Firth. He and his brother, James, set up the Calder Bus Service, and the Brighouse Motor Agency

Firth, PercyRef 88-51
[18??-19??]
He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden

Firth, PeterRef 88-557
[1787-18??]
A blind man.

On March 12th 1806, he ran the 18 miles from Halifax to Leeds in two hours and 53 minutes

Firth, PeterRef 88-48
[1890-1917]
Son of
William Henry Firth.

Born in Halifax.

He was a wire worker / a maker of wreath frames for florists [1911] / a wire brush maker (own account).

In [Q4] 1906, he married Cecilia Carroll [1887-19??] in Halifax.


Cecilia was born in Halifax.

She had a daughter: Annie Carroll [b 1907].

Cecilia was a cop winder [1911]

 

Children:

  1. Peter [b 1909]
  2. Sarah Jane [b 1910]
  3. John [b 1912]
  4. George [b 1914]

They lived at

  • 1 Crabtree's Yard, Halifax [1911]
  • 1 Braithwaite's Yard, Halifax [1911]

He enlisted in the Army [19th June 1906], and was discharged [1907].

During World War I, he rejoined [12th July 1915] and served as a Lance Corporal with the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He went to the Dardanelles [October 1915], then to Egypt, and to France [July 1916].

In November 1916, he sustained a shrapnel wound to his left hand, and blood poisoning in his right hand.

He died of wounds received in action [18th January 1917].

The Halifax Courier [27th January 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France [Grave Ref IV G 5].

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

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Firth, R.Ref 88-60
[1911-1942]
He was educated at
Sunnyside Board School / employed by Halifax Corporation Health Department.

He married Unknown.

He lived at 54 Prospect Street, Halifax.

His wife was dead by 1942.

During World War II, he served as a Gunner with the Royal Artillery (Maritime).

He was killed at sea in 1942 (aged 31).

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Firth, RichardRef 88-417
[1???-16??]
Of Ripponden. Brother of
John Firth.

A member of the Firth family of Barkisland.

He is recorded at The Height, Ripponden [1632].

Around 1653, he bequeathed the Old Bridge Inn and adjoining cottages to St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden

Firth, RichardRef 88-421
[15??-16??]
Brother of
Esther Firth

Firth, Rev Dr RichardRef 88-30
[19??-] Vicar of St Jude's Church, Savile Park and Holy Trinity Church

Firth, RobertRef 88-980
[1760-1828]
Son of
Thomas Firth.

He and his brother, Joseph, carried on their father's business as a drysalter in Huddersfield.

He married Mary Dyson.


Mary was the daughter of Simeon Dyson
 

Children:

  1. Thomas
  2. Robert
  3. Joseph

Firth, RobertshawRef 88-74
[1855-1929]
Son of
Charnock Firth.

Born in Thornton.

He was a fitter in a mechanic's shop [1881] / a mechanic for worsted mill [1891] / a farmer [1901, 1911].

In [Q2] 1878, he married (1) Rose Town [1854-1888] in Bradford.


Rose was born in Thornton
 

Children:

  1. Herbert [b 1879] who was a cotton spinner [1891]
  2. Phineas [b 1883] who was a cotton maker-up [1901],  working on father's farm [1911]

Rose died Q4 1888 (aged 34).

In [Q2] 1891, he married (2) Sarah Parkinson [1862-1932] in Halifax.


Sarah was born in Stainland
 

Children:

  1. Harry [1896-9th August 1921] who was a cotton piecer  [1901], working on father's farm [1911]
  2. John Charnock [b 1898] who married Sarah Agnes  [1902-27th July 1965]
  3. Nellie Marguerite [1901-2nd February 1983]
  4. Edith Mary [1902-24th November 1969] who married  Albert Crowther

They lived at

  • 4 Falcon Street, Horton, Bradford [1881]
  • Northgate, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1891]
  • Northgate Farm, Holywell Green [1911]

Robertshaw died 8th March 1929 (aged 74).

Sarah died 16th May 1932 (aged 70).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/486]

Firth, SamRef 88-13
[1855-1909]
Son of
Michael Firth

Born in Queensbury [1st February 1855]

On 14th May 1883, he married Emily Sykes in Halifax.


Emily was the daughter of Robert Sykes
 

Sam died in Halifax [1st August 1909] and was buried at Union Croft Chapel, Ambler Thorn

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Firth, SamRef 88-47
[1859-1924]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a clogger [1891, 1901] / a clog maker [1911] / a master clogger [1921].

He married Elizabeth Gibson [1862-1915] in Todmorden.


Elizabeth was born in Todmorden
 

Children:

  1. Emily [b 1884] who was a cotton weaver [1901, 1911]
  2. Wilfred
  3. Walter [b 1886] who was a warehouseman [1901], a taper's  labourer (cotton) [1911]
  4. Sarah Ellen [b 1888] who was a cotton weaver [1901] and  married Frank Stansfield [1887-19??] (bus mechanic with  Todmorden Corporation [1921] ) 
  5. Annie [b 1892] who was a cotton weaver [1911], married  Bertie Stansfield [1890-19??] (postman at Todmorden Post  Office [1921]) and had a daughter Marion [b 1921]
  6. Willie
  7. Harold
  8. Hilton
  9. Albert [b 1902] who was a cotton weaver with Fielden Brothers [1911]

The family lived at

  • 1 Market Street, Todmorden [1891, 1901]
  • 116 Rochdale Road, Todmorden [1911, 1921]

Sons Harold & Wilfred died in World War I; son Willie was wounded in the Dardanelles and subsequently treated in various hospitals and survived the War.

An article in the Todmorden & District News [10th May 1918] reported Harold's death, and added that a third son (Willie) has been discharged after serving in Gallipoli and a fourth (Hilton) set sail to France last Sunday.

He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 5 & 6], on Todmorden War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church.

His brother Harold also died in the War

Living with them [in 1921] were daughters Sarah Ellen and Annie and their husbands

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Firth, SamuelRef 88-481
[1798-1868]

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Firth, SamuelRef 88-811
[18??-19??]
Partner in
Brearley, Firth & Siddall.

He lived at 56 Ellison Street, Halifax [1905]

Firth, SamuelRef 88-99
[1822-1???]
Of Skircoat.

He was a worsted warp dresser and grocer [1861].

In [Q1] 1842, he married (1) Susey Haigh [1820-1851] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. William [b 1844] who was a worsted weaver [1861]
  2. John [b 1846] who was a worsted mechanic [1861]
  3. Samuel [1847-1860]
  4. Greenwood [b 1850]

Susey died 16th February 1851 (aged 31).

He married (2) Elizabeth [1820-1864].


Elizabeth was born in Brinsworth
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Ann [b 1856]
  2. Frederick who died 18th February 1858 (aged 4 days) 
  3. Julia [b 1860]
  4. Emma who died 2nd July 1864 (aged 6 weeks) 

The family lived at Lower Shaw Hill, Halifax [1861].

Elizabeth died 17th May 1864 (aged 44).

Samuel's wives & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4564]


Samuel's burial place is not yet known
 

Firth, SamuelRef 88-94
[1841-1870]
Son of
Samuel Firth.

Samuel died 2nd July 1870 (aged 29)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 781] with an unidentified Emily May Firth [1870-1938]


Question: Does anyone know how Samuel and Emily May are related? Father & daughter? Husband & wife?

 

Firth, SidneyRef 88-61
[1877-1918]
Son of
Charles Firth.

Born in Halifax.

He was a groom [1905].

On 11th November 1905, he married Sylvia Mutter [1881-1923] at St Mark's Church, Harrogate.


Sylvia was born in Newport, Monmouthshire
 

They lived at Bingley.

During World War I, he enlisted [1915] and served as a Private with the 648th Mechanical Transport Company Royal Army Service Corps.

He died of influenza in Hospital in East Africa [25th November 1918] (aged 41).

He was buried at Dar Es Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery, Tanzania [Grave Ref VII H 2].

He is remembered on the family grave at All Saints' Church, Dudwell, in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax.

Sylvia died in Bingley in 1923

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Firth, SimeonRef 88-31
[1828-1904]
Son of
John Firth.

Born 1st May 1828.

He was a wool comber [1851]

On 11th May 1861, he married Elizabeth Child [1832-1892] in Halifax.


Elizabeth was born in Ovenden [3rd February 1832], the daughter of Hannah (née Bairstow) & James Child
 

Child: Edmund

Elizabeth died in Illingworth [June 1892].

He died in Halifax [4th February 1904]

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Firth, Simeon MitchellRef 88-25
[1850-1924]
Born in Bradshaw.

He was a joiner's labourer [1894].

On 18th January 1873, he married (1) Emma Heap [1850-1887] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. John Herbert [1879-1940] who was a locomotive engine  driver
  2. George Edward [1886-1940] who was deaf and died at  Storthes Hall

On 31st December 1887, Simeon married (2) Louisa Thornber [1852-1913] at Halifax Parish Church.


Louisa was born in Sowerby
 

Children:

  1. Arnold [1889-1952] who was a locomotive engine driver
  2. Archer Irvine

The children were born in Sowerby.

On 22nd December 1913, Simeon married (3) Mary Jane Hargreaves [1873-1953] at Halifax Parish Church.

The family lived at 14 Albion Street, Sowerby [1911, 1913].

Simeon died in St Luke's Hospital, Halifax.

Louisa & Simeon were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby: Louisa [24th February 1913]; Simeon [29th July 1924]

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Firth, StanleyRef 88-89
[1926-2015]
Son of
Willie Firth.

Born [14th November 1926]. He was Mayor of Brighouse [1971-1972].

In [Q2] 1951, he (possibly) married Jean Rayner in Calder District.

Children:

  1. Nicholas

Stanley died 1st September 2015 (aged 88) 

Firth, StoreyRef 88-839
[1835-1904]
Son of
Nathan Firth.

Born in Todmorden.

He was an apprentice linen draper to Richard Brumwell [1851] / a draper's assistant at 11 Old Market, Halifax [1861] / a draper of Halifax [1862] / a linen draper [1871] / a draper [1881] / a general draper [1891] / a retired draper [1901]. Partner in Wynn & Firth.

In [Q4] 1862, he married Elizabeth Farrar [1837-1916] at Halifax Parish Church.


Elizabeth was born in Halifax, the daughter of William Farrar
 

Children:

  1. Harry [b 1864] who was a draper's assistant [1881]
  2. Frank [1865-1891] who was a  draper's assistant [1881]
  3. Annie [b 1867]
  4. Tom [b 1869] who was a draper's assistant [1891]
  5. Emily [b 1871] who was a silver thimble embosser [1901],  a thimble embosser [1911]
  6. Storey [1872-1874]
  7. Elizabeth [b 1875] who was a dressmaker's apprentice  [1891], a draper's bookkeeper [1901, 1911]
  8. Mary [b 1878]
  9. George William [b 1881]

The family lived at

  • 7 Hanover Street, Halifax [1871, 1874]
  • 4,6 and 8 Top of Woolshops, Halifax [1881]
  • 15 Cromwell Terrace, Halifax [1891, 1901]
  • 8 Rockville Terrace, Halifax [1911]

Living with them [in 1871] was widowed mother-in-law Mary Farrar [b Halifax 1816] (linen drapery assistant).

Storey died 20th February 1904 (aged 69).

Elizabeth died 9th June 1916 (aged 79).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 534] with Elizabeth's mother Mary Farrar

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Firth, SutcliffeRef 88-1114
[1823-1907]
JP.

Of Todmorden.

He died at Heywood

Firth, T.Ref 88-687
[18??-18??]
Of Akroydon. He was Registrar of Marriages for Halifax [1865]

Firth, T. FrancisRef 88-42
[1???-18??]
The Firth family were farmers, and the foundation of the carpet company may stem from their sales of wool and fleeces which grew into sales of yarn.

Francis and his brother, Edwin, began spinning yarn at Heckmondwike in 1822.

In 1863, they began to make carpets and moved to Clifton Mill at Bailiff Bridge, later becoming T. F. Firth & Company

Firth, ThomasRef 88-884
[1???-1545]
Of Elland.

He married Elsabeth.

His will is recorded in Volume 2 [1545-1559] of E. W. Crossley's book Halifax Wills

Firth, ThomasRef 88-200
[14??-15??]
He lived at
Toothill Hall, Rastrick

Firth, ThomasRef 88-562
[17??-1782]
Quaker. From Shepley.

Son of Joseph Firth [1684-1736].

He moved to Huddersfield. He set up in business as a drysalter.

In 1763, he purchased the Toothill Hall estate.

Thus begins the Firth family of Rastrick.

In 1754, he married Mary Crosland [1728-1797].

Children:

  1. Joseph
  2. Grace
  3. Robert
  4. Thomas

He was buried at Paddock, Huddersfield

Firth, ThomasRef 88-82
[1750-1819]

He married Betty [1755-1813].

Children:

  1. John [1788-18th December 1790]
  2. Joseph

Betty died 29th August 1813 (aged 58).

Thomas died 13th November 1819 (aged 69).

Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax [Grave Ref: 28]

Firth, ThomasRef 88-307
[1762-1831]
Of
Firth House, Rastrick.

Son of Thomas Firth.

In 1798, he married Mary Smith [1765-1842].


Mary came from Rastrick
 

Children:

  1. Mary [1799-1852]
  2. Ann [1800-1869]
  3. Hannah [b 1802]
  4. Jane [b 1804]
  5. Joseph [1806-1884] who married Susannah

Daughter Mary died 8th September 1852.

Probate records show that she left effects valued at under £3,000.

Daughter Ann died 14th July 1869.

Probate records show that she left effects valued at under £4,000.

Son Joseph died 15th November 1884.

Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £38,162 2/3d

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Firth, ThomasRef 88-85
[1773-1846]

He married Hannah [1791-1865].

Children:

  1. Mary Hannah [1825-10th June 1901] who married Thomas Caradine, & was buried with her parents

Thomas died 17th March 1846 (aged 73).

Hannah died 25th September 1865 (aged 74).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4653]

Firth, ThomasRef 88-93
[1775-18??]
Son of
Jeremiah Firth.

On 8th August 1799, he married Martha Shaw [1780-18??] in Huddersfield.

Child: Edwin

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Firth, ThomasRef 88-311
[1789-1869]
A
Quaker.

Son of Robert Firth and nephew of Joseph Firth.

He inherited Toothill Hall, Rastrick from his uncle. He built a Georgian section of the hall [1823]. He also constructed a ha-ha in the grounds to provide employment for the poor.

In 1819, he married Betsy Horsfall [1790-1864].

Child: Thomas

He had a warehouse in Huddersfield.

On St Thomas's Day – 21st December – he distributed half-crowns to the needy.

He refused to let Sir John Ramsden become the owner of all Huddersfield unless he [Sir John] would cover the largest floor in Firth's warehouse with sovereigns standing on their edges

Firth, ThomasRef 88-423
[18??-1???]
He was the last teacher at
Smyth's Charity School when it closed in 1874

Firth, ThomasRef 88-117
[1809-1847]
Son of Mary & John Firth.

He was landlord of the Calder & Hebble, Salterhebble [1845].

Thomas died 11th June 1847 (aged 38)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2787] with Jonathan Brook

Firth, ThomasRef 88-87
[1830-1880]

He married Sarah [1822-1883].

Children:

  1. Ann [1854-1886] who married Thomas Verity

Thomas died 12th January 1880 (aged 50).

Sarah died 7th January 1883 (aged 61).

The couple were buried at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel

Firth, ThomasRef 88-43
[1880-1918]
He was employed at
Butterworth's Brewery / a member of the Trades Club, Halifax.

In 1913, he married Eliza Fletcher in Halifax.

Children:

  1. child
  2. child
They lived at 5 Aked's Court, St James's Road, Halifax.

During World War I, he enlisted with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), then he served as a Private with the 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry.

He died 9th April 1918 (aged 38).

He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 8 & 9], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

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Firth, Thomas ArnoldRef 88-17
[1879-1906]
Of Heath Mount, Brighouse.

He was buried at Brighouse Cemetery [May 1906]

Firth, Thomas FreemanRef 88-141
[1825-1909]
JP, Bt.

Son of Edwin Firth of Heckmondwike.

Born in Heckmondwike.

He went into partnership with his brother-in-law J. W. Willans to found Firth, Willans & Company of Heckmondwike.

In 1867, they bought a disused worsted mill at Bailiff Bridge.

In 1875, John Willans left the partnership and the company became T. F. Firth & Company.

In 1881, he was listed as a manufacturer employing 863 hands.

On 15th February 1854, he married Hannah Maria Willans in Huddersfield.


Hannah Maria was born in Huddersfield
 

Children:

  1. Edwin [1854-1872]
  2. Algernon
  3. Frederick Willans [1858-1858]
  4. Henry Willans [1858-1???]
  5. Edith [1859-1???] who married Reverend Hall
  6. twins Annie Maria [1859-1???]
  7. Edith [b 1859]
  8. William Eustace
  9. Sarah [1863-1???] who married Thomas Alexander  Robinson
  10. Amy Beatrice [1865-1873]

He was the First Baronet Aykroyd of Lightcliffe.

In 1909, his son, Algernon, succeeded to the title.

He was a life-long member of the local Congregational community. A Liberal, he was involved in the life and welfare of Bailiff Bridge and the surrounding district.

He lived at The Flush, Heckmondwike

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Firth, Thomas William StaplesRef 88-108
[18??-1???]
He was a solicitor in Bradford.

In [Q2] 1890, he married Edith Foster in Halifax.


Edith was the daughter of
William Foster
 

Edith died 20th October 1905 (aged 50)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 178] with her father

Firth, TomRef 88-242
[18??-19??]
Halifax newspaper-seller who was one of 12 beneficiaries of the will of
John Henry Foster

Firth, WalterRef 88-62
[1918-1942]
Son of Lily & John Thomas Firth of 2 New Holme Farm, Wainstalls.

He was educated at Wainstalls Board School / employed by the Mixenden Carbonising Company.

During World War II, he served as a Stoker with the Royal Navy.

He was reported missing and assumed to have died 19th September 1942 (aged 24)  when HMT Alouette was torpedoed by German Submarine U-552 and sank 10 miles west of Portugal, with the loss of 17 of her crew of 44.

He is (possibly) remembered on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk, in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Pellon

Firth, WilfredRef 88-21
[1884-1918]
Son of
Samuel Firth.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton weaver [1901] / a weaver [1911].

In [Q3] 1910, he married Sarah Stansfield in Todmorden.


Sarah was born in Todmorden.

She was a weaver [1911]

 

Children:

  1. Hilda [b 1912]
  2. Leonard [b 1914]
  3. Ronald [b Haslingden 1916]

They lived at 35 Industrial Street, Todmorden [1911], and moved to Accrington just before War broke out.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment.

He was killed in France [12th April 1918] (aged 33).

The Todmorden & District News [10th May 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 5 & 6], on Todmorden War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church.

His brother Harold also died in the War

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Firth, WilliamRef 88-1290
[1???-19??]
He married Alice Fielden.


Alice was the daughter of
James Fielden
 

William took over at the Bird-i-th-Hand, Warland

Firth, WilliamRef 88-101
[1781-1861]
Of Halifax.

He married Sarah [1786-1855].

Children:

  1. Ellen [1816-1889] who (possibly) married [Halifax Q2  1851] Joseph Eastwood
  2. James
  3. Isaac [1823-1889]
  4. Emanuel [1827-1886]

Sarah died 25th October 1855 (aged 69).

William died 14th January 1861 (aged 80).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3070]

Firth, WilliamRef 88-37
[18??-1???]

In [Q4] 1885, he married Ann Green in Halifax.


Ann was the daughter of
John Green
 

Children:

  1. Sam [1888] who died aged 17 days
  2. Albert [1890] who died aged 5 months
  3. John [1894-1895] who died aged 1 year & 5 months

Their sons were buried at Brighouse Cemetery with their Green grandparents

Firth, WilliamRef 88-1204
[1801-1875]
Son of Ann (née Carter) [1770-18??] & Isaac Firth.

Born in Halifax.

He was a cotton spinner of Sowerby / beerhouse keeper at Stile, Triangle [1851, 1861] / owner of the Star Hotel, Sowerby [1854-1872] / of independent means [1871].

On 5th March 1821, he married Tabitha Whiteley at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. John Whiteley
  2. Ann [1827-1878]
  3. Elizabeth [b 1830]
  4. Lavinia [1833-1868]
  5. Emma [1835-1897] who was baptised as Susey Emma at  St Peter's Church, Sowerby [31st May 1835] & married (1) Thomas Mellor and (2) John Nicholl
  6. William [b 1838]
  7. George [b 1840]

They lived at Stile, Sowerby [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871].

He died at Stile. Probate records show effects valued at under £3,000. His executors were John Whiteley Firth and William Furniss Hanson

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Firth, WilliamRef 88-4
[1809-18??]
Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was a shoemaker of Warley [1830] / a collen / cotton spinner [1841] / a shoe maker [1851] / a boot & shoe maker [1861]

In 1830, he married Sarah Scholefield of Warley, at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. John [b 1831] who was a white smith [1851], a blacksmith  [1861]
  2. Maria [b 1837] who was a spinner [1851], a woollen weaver  [1861]
  3. Ann [b 1839] who was a feeder at factory [1851]
  4. Charles [b 1841] who was a piecener [1851], a woollen  spinner [1861]
  5. James [b 1844] who was an engine smith's turner [1861]
  6. Alfred Scholfield
  7. Richard [b 1849] who was a worsted woollen piecer [1861]
  8. Thomas [b 1851]

They lived at

  • Sowerby Bridge, Lower Warley [1841]
  • Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1851]
  • Mount Street, Warley, Sowerby Bridge [1861]

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Firth, WilliamRef 88-1292
[1821-1???]
Born in Crosland Moor.

He was beer house keeper at the Bird in the Hand, Halifax [1861] / a stoker [1871].

He married Sarah [1825-1???] from Norland.


Sarah was a worsted reeler [1871]
 

They lived at 12 Thomas Street East, Southowram [1871]

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Firth, WilliamRef 88-8
[1821-1895]
Born in Halifax.

He was a butcher [1854, 1875, 1881, 1893].

He married Mary [1825-1886].


Mary was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. William Henry Firth [1847-1893]
  2. Mary Elizabeth [1849-1909] who married Mr Hartley
  3. Sarah Jane [1852-1854]
  4. Eleanor [b 1861]
  5. Susannah [b 1863]

The family lived at 21 Brunswick Street, Halifax [1881].

Mary died 11th March 1886 (aged 61).

William died 21st February 1895 (aged 74).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3275] with an unidentified Charles E. Firth [1875] who died in infancy

Firth, WilliamRef 88-113
[1826-1877]
Born in Southowram.

He was an engine tenter (worsted factory) [1861] / an engine tenter [1871].

He married Margaret Mahon [1831-1916].


Margaret was born in Queen's County, Ireland
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1857] who was buried with her parents
  2. William Henry
  3. John T. [b 1863]
  4. Mary Elizabeth [b 1867] who married Edwin Albert Breese

The family lived at

  • 2 Woodhead's Row, Bailey Hall Bank, Halifax [1861]
  • 1 Milton Terrace, Halifax [1871]

Living with them [in 1861] was Margaret's widowed mother Margaret Hamon [1835-1916].

William died 2nd April 1877 (aged 51).

Margaret died 2nd May 1916 (aged 85).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3398] with Margaret's mother Margaret Hamon and grandchildren Annie Firth, William Edwin Breese & Katherine Alexandra Breese

Firth, WilliamRef 88-124
[1827-1882]
Born in Southowram.

He was a French polisher [1871] / a French polisher & piano tuner [1881].

In [Q1] 1856, he married Rebecca Holdsworth [1833-1904] in Halifax.


Rebecca was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Emily [b 1860] who was a worsted weaver [1881], a damask  weaver [1891], a worsted coating weaver [1901]
  2. Lilly Hannah [b 1863] who was a worsted weaver [1881], a  damask weaver [1891], a worsted coating weaver [1901]
  3. George Edward [1866-1924] who was a painter [1881]  [1891], a house painter [1901]
  4. Walter [1868-1870]
  5. Angelina [1871-1935] who was a dressmaker [1891], married  John Thomas Wilson, & was buried with her parents

They lived at

  • Common Lane, Southowram [1871]
  • 2 Stirling Street, Halifax [1881]
  • 8 Rose Street, Halifax [1891]
  • 111 Gibbet Street & Back Gerrard Street, Halifax [1901]

William died 12th September 1882 (aged 55).

Rebecca died 30th March 1904 (aged 71).

The couple & the children () were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram

Firth, WilliamRef 88-90
[1852-1???]
Son of
Henry Firth.

In [Q3] 1873, he married Hannah Abbott in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Florence Amelia who died 26th October 1876 (aged 17 months), & was buried with her Firth grandparents at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3425]

Firth, WilliamRef 88-80
[1867-1910]
Born in Halifax.

He was contractor builder (employer) [1901].

He married Anna (possibly) in South Africa.


Anna was born in Germany
 

Children:

  1. Albert William
  2. Thomas Henry [b 1893] who was a brass finisher's  apprentice [1911]
  3. Edwin [b 1894] who was a warehouse packer wool [1911]
  4. Walter [b 1896] who was a carpet weaver [1911]
  5. Florence [b 1900]

They lived at

  • 14 Heap Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 37F Boothtown Road, Halifax [1901]
  • 37F Beverley Terrace, Boothtown, Halifax [1911]

William died at Pretoria, South Africa [19th August 1910].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £440.

Probate was granted to his widow Anna

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Firth, WilliamRef 88-6
[1872-1942]
In [Q4] 1902, he married Florence Haigh.


Florence was the daughter of
Rev William Haigh
 

Children:

  1. Lilian [1906-1989] who married Arnold Crossley  [1896-1970]
  2. Amy [1907-1989]

Members of the family were buried at Steep Lane Baptist Chapel, Sowerby

Firth, William EustaceRef 88-122
[1861-1???]
Son of
Thomas Freeman Firth.

Born in Heckmondwike.

He was a managing director of T. F. Firth & Company [1895] / a director of the Fife Linoleum & Floor-Cloth Company [1895].

In [Q2] 1888, he married Anna Maria Collier in Macclesfield.


Anna Maria was possibly born in Salford, Lancashire [q4/1864]
 

Children:

The family lived at Gomersal [1894]

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Firth, William Frederick McCluerRef 88-44
[1890-1917]
Son of Jane & Frederick Firth of 8 Field Lane, Rastrick.

In [Q3] 1914, he married Laura Horsfall in Halifax.

They lived at 2 East Street, Rastrick.

During World War I, he served as a Rifleman with the 2nd/18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles).

He died 12th December 1917 (aged 27).

He was buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt [Grave Ref O 63].

He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial, on Rastrick War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Walshaw & Drake

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Firth, William H.Ref 88-57
[18??-19??]
He was a grocer.

He married Margaret.

Child: John Edward

They lived at 31 Milton Terrace, Halifax

Firth, William H.Ref 88-78
[1847-1???]
Born in Halifax.

He was a butcher [1881].

Around 1873, he married Alice [1851-1???].


Alice was born in Greenhow Hill, Yorkshire
 

Children:

  1. John William
  2. Evelyn [b 1880]

They lived at 10 Dean Street, Halifax [1881].

Living with them [in 1881] was James Chilvers [b 1857] (police constable) 

Firth, William HenryRef 88-73
[1845-1???]


Question: Is he the same person as William Henry Firth [1845-1881]?

 

Born in Ovenden.

He was a worsted yarn manager [1881].

Around 1871, he married Mary Ann [1838-1???].


Mary Ann was born in Liverpool
 

Children:

  1. Emma [b 1871]
  2. Margaret [b 1874]
  3. Annie [b 1876]
  4. Lilian [b 1879]
  5. Harry [b 1881]

They lived at 11 Long Row, Illingworth Moor [1881].

Firth, William HenryRef 88-72
[1845-1881]


He may be the same person as
William Henry Firth [1845-1???]
 

(Possibly) son of Abraham Firth.

In [Q4] 1874, he married Elizabeth Cookson in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Annie [1875-1932] who married Arthur Skinner
  2. Harry [1879-1884] who was buried with his Firth  grandparents at Blackley Baptist Church

They lived at Copperas House, Elland [1880s].

William Henry died in Lindley [12th June 1881].

He was buried as Henry Firth at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Lindley.

In 1885, Elizabeth married (2) Charles Mason

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Firth, William HenryRef 88-19
[1858-1900]
Son of
William Firth.

Born in Halifax.

He was an insurance agent [1881] / a licensed victualler [1891].

In [Q3] 1879, he married Annie Elizabeth Smith in Halifax.


Annie Elizabeth was the daughter of James Smith
 

Children:

  1. Annie [1880-1895] who was buried with William Firth & his family at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3398]
  2. Edith [1885-9th September 1960] who was a brace & bulb  weaver (fancy textiles) [1901], a weaver [1911]
  3. Harry [b 1887] who was a butcher's apprentice [1901], a  butcher's assistant [1911]
  4. John Edwin

The children were born in Halifax.

In 1881, the family were living with Annie Elizabeth's parents.

They lived at

  • Albion Hotel, 19 Haymarket Street, Bury [1891]
  • 36 Commercial Road, Halifax [1901]
  • 4 Clarence Street, Halifax [1911]
  • 31 Milton Terrace, Halifax
  • 11 Arundel Street, Gibbet Street, Halifax

William Henry died in Halifax [17th July 1900] (aged 42).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 868]

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Firth, William HenryRef 88-54
[1859-1930]
Son of Ann Braithwaite [1823-1???]; father unrecorded.

He was a carter.

On 26th February 1881, he married Annie McKenna [1860-1???] in Halifax.


Annie was born in Wicklow, Ireland, the daughter of
Peter McKenna.

She was a woollen mill rover [1901]

 

Children:

  1. Sarah Ann [b 1882] who was a woollen mill twister [1901]
  2. Peter
  3. David [b 1893]

The family were living with Annie's parents [1891, 1901]

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Firth, WillieRef 88-118
[1894-19??]
Son of
Sam Firth.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a cotton weaver [1911] / a taper's labourer (cotton) with Fielden Brothers [1921].

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [15th October 1915] reported


Private Willie Firth, 1st 6th Lancashire Fusiliers, being treated in Lord Derby's War Hospital, Warrington, suffering from a fractured elbow caused by a bullet which exploded whilst it was embedded in his arm.

Previously, he had his trigger finger shot off by a Turkish sniper

 

The Todmorden & District News [8th June 1917] reported


Willie was wounded in the Dardanelles and has been in various hospitals ever since
 

He survived the War

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Firth, WillieRef 88-120
[1895-19??]
Born 29th September 1895.

He was a semi-skilled fitter (sluice valves) [1939].

In [Q3] 1921, he married Florence Whiteley [1899-19??] in Halifax.


Florence was born 17th April 1899.

She was a shop assistant [1939]

 

Children:

  1. Alec [b 1924]
  2. Stanley

The family lived at 12 Garden Road, Brighouse [1939]

Firth, WilsonRef 88-116

Families

The Firth family of BarkislandRef 88-1350
See Michael Firth, Richard Firth and The Height, Ripponden

The Firth family of RastrickRef 88-266
Prominent Quaker family. Thomas Firth was an early member of the family.

See History On Your Doorstep and Quakers in Brighouse

The Firth family of RishworthRef 88-1171
They owned property in and around Rishworth in the 16th century, including Upper Goat House, Rishworth, property at Baitings, and a farm at Pike.

See Edmund Firth and John Fryth

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anne Kirker

Surname

Firth surnameRef 88-1
Other forms of the surname include Frith, Freeth, Thrift, Fright, Freak, Freed, Freke, Frid, Freake, Fridd, Firks, Firk, Evilthrift, Frift, Fryd, and Vreede

Entries for people with the surname Firth are discussed in this SideTrack. Other forms of the surname are not included here.


Unattached BMDs for Firth

Marriages 1808, 1861, 1863, 1865, 1879, 1891, 1892, 1899, 1901, 1907, 1940; Death 1900

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 4719

 

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