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He was
landlord of the Stump Cross Inn [1887-1891] /
landlord of the Ivy House, Holmfield [1891-1894] /
a carting agent [1911].
Around 1878, he married Grace [1849-1???].
Children:
They lived at
He died in Halifax [Q2 1929] (aged 85)
He was
a worsted doffer [1901] /
a carpet weaver at Crossley's [1911].
Like his father, he was interested in brass bands, though he was not
a player.
He was a boarder at Gibbet Street [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was one of the first young men from Lee Mount to join the West
Riding Regiment at the Barracks.
His brother, Frank Gill, was a sapper
with the Royal Engineers
in France.
Albert Edward was killed at Suvla Bay [21st August 1915] (aged 29).
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli [Grave Ref 117-119],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Lee Mount,
and on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets
In [Q4] 1863, he married Jane Bentley in Halifax.
Alfred died 18th May 1882 (aged 50).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4079]
with Jane's first husband.
Born in Bolton.
He lived in Todmorden [1901].
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 1st Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 27th July 1916.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 13A & 13B],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
He was a farmer at Trough Farm, Norwood Green [1901]
In 1885, he married Jane Sugden in Halifax.
Children:
By 1861, she was orphaned and a servant in the household of Thomas
Thompson, fundholder, in Halifax.
She married Charles E. Holroyd.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
Baptised 13th June 1712.
A member of the Gill family of Brighouse.
She married Edward Ledgard from Mirfield.
In 1762, she inherited Bonegate Hall from her brother
Daniel
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with A Company
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 8th May 1917 (aged 21).
He was buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France [Grave Ref XIII E 8]
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was landlord of the Star, Greetland [1911]
He was buried at Elland Parish Church [18th May 1709]
He never married and had no children.
He inherited Bonegate Hall and on his death, it passed to his
sister Anna
He was landlord of the Travellers' Rest, West Vale [1904, 1905]
He was a cotton spinner [1881, 1911].
He married Elizabeth [1843-1???].
They lived at Spotland, Rochdale [1881].
Elizabeth died before 1911.
David was an inmate at a place in Whitworth & Wardle,
Lancashire [1911]
She lived in a cellar dwelling at Woolshops.
She hawked old clothes, pots and pans at the lower end of the Halifax.
Children:
In November 1792, Elizabeth committed suicide by poisoning.
Newspapers reported that
She was buried in the area known as Goldsmith's Grave.
PC William Hoyland, was paid 7/- for the burial
of Elizabeth on the public highway
In 1859, workmen digging in Parkinson Lane, Halifax discovered a
grave containing a human skeleton.
A surgeon identified the skeleton as that of a woman who had
poisoned herself.
One report says that there was a stake driven through the body,
possibly following an old custom of burying the staked bodies
of suicides at cross-roads.
The remains were later reinterred at the same place
In [Q2] 1848, he married (1) Ann Oates [1813-1865] in Halifax.
Children:
Ann died 25th August 1865 (aged 52).
In [Q4] 1866, he married (2) Grace Wilson [1828-1880].
George died 16th April 1870 (aged 55).
Grace died 5th October 1880 (aged 52).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4276]
He was a draper's assistant [1901].
On 22nd June 1904, he married Susan Ellen, daughter of
William Haigh
In [Q1] 1913, he married Alice Ambler in Halifax.
They lived at 1 Mitchell Street, Nursery Lane, Ovenden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 13th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He died in hospital of neuritis [6th February 1917] (aged 29).
He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref XI A 6A].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth
Baptised 24th April 1661.
A member of the Gill family of Brighouse.
In 1696, he inherited Bonegate Hall from his aunt Susan Brighouse.
He married Mary, daughter of John Waddington.
Children:
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
Baptised 8th July 1706.
In 1733, he was Warden of Rastrick at Elland.
On 11th October 1730, he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Whitacre.
Children:
On 2nd March 1820, he married Mary Ashworth.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1851] were son Kennedy & his wife.
Living with them [in 1871] were granddaughters Mary E. B. Gill
[b 1862] & Martha Ann Gill [b 1855].
Mary died between 1861 & 1881.
Henry died at Haslingden in 1882 (aged 87).
He married Mary Speak [1800-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Butcher Hill, Todmorden [1851]
He was a farm labourer [1891].
Around 1866, he married Hannah [1847-1???].
She was a farmer [1891]
Children:
The family lived at Coley Walks Farm, Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse [1891]
Recorded in 1842, when
he was a chemist at 7 Old Market, Halifax
He married Mary [1829-1892].
Children:
The family lived at Plane Trees Farm, Coley [1891].
Living with the widowed Mary [in 1891] were
daughter Elizabeth Ann and her husband Ernest Riley.
Mary died 23rd February 1892.
Probate records show that she left personal effects valued at £197 15/10d
to her daughter Elizabeth Ann
In [Q3] 1868, he (possibly) married Harriet Wayman [1841-1869] in Halifax.
Harriet died 6th June 1869 (aged 28).
She was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1041].
On 23rd October 1832, he married Hannah Greenwood [1802-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Cowside, Stansfield [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871,
1881].
James died in 1882 (aged 76)
He was a stone delver [1861, 1871].
Around 1840, he married Hannah Newsome [1818-1897].
She had a daughter:
Sarah Ann's father is unknown
Children:
The family lived at
James died in Halifax [Q4 1874] (aged 61).
In 1881, Hannah was living with her nephew James Haigh & niece Sarah Ann Haigh.
Hannah died 24th December 1897 (aged 79).
She was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-B14]
with her daughter Sarah Ann & her husband Charles Nicholl
Born in Silkstone, Yorkshire.
He was a nail maker [1841, 1847, 1851].
In 1847, he married Ann Thorp at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at 2 Stile, Sowerby [1851].
James died in 1855.
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
In 1858, Ann married William Howarth
On 23rd July 1870, he attended the funeral of his
brother William [1821-1870] at Lineholme Baptist Church.
At the graveside, James appeared to be overcome on finding
that his brother was about to be interred in the grave, which already
contained the bodies of their parents.
He went away and could not be prevailed upon to accompany the
mourners to the public house where tea had been provided for them.
He began drinking, and was seen at 11:00 pm – the worse for
liquor – by a companion who tried in vain to get him to go home.
Next morning, his body was taken out of the canal near the York Tavern.
The body bore signs of ill usage, the head being badly cut, and the
clothing torn
He was a greengrocer [1891].
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Mount Pleasant, Rochdale Road, Greetland [1891].
James was a widower by 1891
He married Unknown.
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Pioneer Corps.
He was lost [17th June 1940] (aged 42)
when the troopship HMS Lancastria was bombed and sank at St
Nazaire,
with the loss of 2,899 of the 5,310 people aboard.
His body was reportedly washed up on the French coast [November 1940].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
On 9th May 1921, he married Annie Bathsheba Jenkinson in Halifax.
Annie Bathsheba died in Halifax [9th April 1922],
She was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-K2]
with her parents
He married Louisa Jane [1880-1943].
Louisa Jane died 29th May 1943 (aged 63).
Joe Ernest died 15th August 1945 (aged 66).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was churchwarden at Eastfield Church in 1634
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Ann [1791-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
On 19th December 1820, he (possibly) married Susan Hargreaves [1800-1848].
Children:
The family lived at
Susannah died December 1848 (aged 48).
She was buried at Heptonstall Church
[9th December 1848]
He was
a veterinary surgeon [1843] /
a veterinary surgeon at Pellon Lane, Halifax [1844] /
a veterinary surgeon & beer house keeper [1851].
In 1844, he declared himself insolvent.
On 15th February 1843, he married Mary Ann Jenkins [1823-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
By 1861, the children were orphaned and had all gone to live with
other people in the district.
The family lived at
He was
a wool dyer [1861] /
a butcher [1871].
In [Q4] 1859, he married Rebecca Walker [1837-1914] in Halifax.
She was a woollen weaver [1861]
Children:
The family lived at
John died Q1 1881 (aged 48).
Rebecca died 14th April 1914 (aged 77).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
He was
a carpet weaver [1881, 1891] /
a dyer's labourer [1901] /
a carpet yarn dyer's labourer [1911].
He and his sister Emma lived together at
9 Garden Street, Halifax [1891] /
7 Crossley Court, Fleet Street, Halifax [1901].
Emma was a worsted winder [1891, 1901] / a worsted doubler
[1911]/
In [Q2] 1901, John Edward married Jane Smith [1857-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at 32 Green Lane, Halifax [1911].
In 1911, Emma was living at 3 Darley Street, Halifax, with her
niece Ethel Gill [b 1889] (silk twister).
Emma never married.
John Edward died 12th September 1937 (aged 75).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 935]
with his sister Emma Gill who died 22nd January 1938 (aged 83).
In 1908, he married Ellen Clare, daughter of William Waite, in Halifax.
In 1911, they were living with Ellen's widowed mother at 1 Park Road, Halifax
He lived at Heath Lodge, Savile Road, Hebden Bridge [1905]
He married Mary A. [1881-1962].
John Richard died 15th October 1920 (aged 41).
Mary died 11th December 1962 (aged 81).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
He was
a yarn agent /
vice-president of Todmorden Musical Society /
organist at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack.
and
a lay preacher and worker at Wellington Road Baptist Church
Naze Bottom Baptist Church and Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack.
In 1862, he married Sarah Stephenson [18??-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Greenfield House, Todmorden.
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
Born in Morton, Yorkshire.
He was a farmer [1911].
He married Martha [1881-1965].
Children:
They lived at Stones Farm, Triangle.
Jonas died 4th November 1962 (aged 80).
Martha died 24th June 1965 (aged 84).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NL-A26]
He was a wire drawer [1851, 1861, 1871, 1881]
Around 1847, he married Ann [1821-1888].
Children:
They lived at
Joseph died 26th August 1887 (aged 64).
Ann died 20th August 1888 (aged 67).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 935]
He was
a physician/surgeon in Glasgow [1851] /
a general practitioner [1861].
On 6th December 1850, he married Sarah Kennedy [1827-1???]
in Glasgow.
The family lived at 23/25 Blackburn Road, New Accrington [1861].
Living with them [in 1861] were sister Sarah Ellen,
nephew Kennedy [b 1849], & assistant John Cannell [b
Isle of Man 1841]
Children:
They lived at Crossley Terrace, Halifax [1875].
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
Recorded in 1822, when
he was a clock & watch maker in Halifax
On 2nd June 1900, he married Emma Coates in Halifax.
Recorded in 1822, when
he was a blacksmith at Shaw Syke, Halifax
He married Frances [1784-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
Shaw Syke, Halifax [1841].
Frances was widowed by 1841
Born in Halifax;
baptised in Halifax [18th September 1825].
He was
a coach maker [1841] /
a coach trimmer [1865, 1883] /
a common lodging house keeper at 14 King Street, Halifax [1871].
In [Q2] 1847, he married (1) Jane Hainsworth [1827-1885] in Halifax.
Children:
Jane died in Halifax [Q1 1885] (aged 58).
In [Q4] 1886, he married (2) Sarah Hainsworth in Halifax.
They lived at 7 Smith's Yard, Halifax [1871].
Samuel died in Halifax [Q1 1890] (aged 65).
He was buried at Saint Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe
[2nd April 1890].
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2442]
He died 29th May 1902 (aged 73).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2397]
[2nd June 1902]
Born in Halifax.
In 1861, she was an orphan, living with Samuel Webster and his
family at Fountain Brewery, Ovenden.
In 1870, she had a daughter Annie Elizabeth Gill.
In 1871, she was living at 2 Green Terrace Square, Skircoat with her
sister Ann and husband Charles E. Holroyd
On 23rd September 1871, she married John Greenwood [1848-1???]
in Halifax.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
She married Henry Brighouse.
After Henry's death, she inherited Bonegate Hall.
She left the Hall to her nephew, Henry Gill
Born in Halifax.
He was
a joiner of Salterhebble [1883] /
a joiner [1891, 1901, 1911]
In 1883, he married Ada Feather [1860-19??] at Halifax Parish
Church.
Children:
The family lived at
His wife died January 1808
He married Ellen [1786-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Style, Sowerby [1841]
He married Mary [1815-1872].
Mary died 6th January 1872.
Thomas died at Bristol [15th October 1887]
The couple were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
Born in Stainland.
He was
a clogger [1871] /
a clogger/clog maker [1881] /
a clogger/inn keeper [1891] /
landlord of the Star, Greetland [1901] /
a clogger [1901].
On 26th June 1871, he married Sarah Maude [1843-1905] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at The Star Inn, Lindwell, Greetland [1881,
1891].
Thomas died in the Royal Halifax Infirmary [25th January 1905] (aged 60).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £227 0/5d.
Probate was granted to
son Dan,
Joe Wood (butcher),
and
David Maude (mill operative).
After his death, Sarah took over at the Star.
She died 6th August 1905 (aged 62).
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,331 8/8d.
Probate was granted to
son Dan,
Joe Wood (butcher),
and
Dan Maude (woollen spinner).
They are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1905.
Son Benjamin took over as innkeeper – and was living with his
siblings – at the Star [1911]
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
Born in Sowerby.
He was
a pupil at the Blue Coat School, Halifax [1861] /
a grocer [1871] /
apprenticed to Eagland Bray /
a warehouseman [1871] /
a grocer's warehouseman [1881] /
a grocery manager [1891] /
general manager of Sowerby Bridge Industrial Society
stores (after the retirement of George Rushworth) [1901] /
a Freemason.
On 20th December 1871, he married Ellen Kershaw [1851-1???] at St Peter's Church, Sowerby.
Children:
The family lived at
Thomas died at home [16th July 1907].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £5,148.
Probate was granted to
widow Ellen and children George and Ellen
He was a carting agent [1911].
In [Q3] 1904, he married Matilda Hudson [1875-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
He married Winifred.
They lived at Midgley.
During World War II,
he served as a Gunner
with the Royal Artillery
2/1 Maritime Regiment.
He died 7th December 1941 (aged 29).
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 61 2],
and on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial
He was
a farmer [1901] /
a farmer & butcher (own account) [1911].
In [Q4] 1882, he married Annie Shaw [1860-1933] in Halifax.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 9 children of whom 6 were still alive at that time.
The family lived at
Walker died 5th January 1945 (aged 84).
Annie died 24th January 1933 (aged 72).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
He was
a printer and bookseller in Sowerby Bridge /
letterpress printer at Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1863].
William Ackroyd was apprenticed to Gill.
He married Mary [1826-19??] who was born in St Martin's, West
Indies.
Children:
The family lived at
He was a fustian cutter employing 4 boys [1861].
He married Ann [1830-1???] from Midgley.
Children:
The family lived at Underbank, Hebden Bridge [1861]
He was
a weaver of Heptonstall [1865] /
a cotton weaver [1871] /
a farmer of 40 acres [1881] /
a farmer [1891].
On 30th September 1865, he married Hannah Sunderland [1842-19??].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was father-in-law [?] William
Sunderland [b 1819].
William died 12th May 1908 (aged 69).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £537.
Administration was granted to his widow Hannah
Gill, Abraham Ref 193-26
Grace was born in Northowram
Gill, Albert Edward Ref 193-214 
Gill, Alfred Ref 193-39
Jane was the widow of William Bentley
Details of Jane's death & burial place are not yet known
Gill, Alfred Bamber Ref 193-355
Gill, Amos Ref 193-3100
Gill, Ann Ref 193-1282
Gill, Anna Ref 193-428 Gill, Arthur Ref 193-5
Gill, Benjamin Ref 193-611
Gill, Benjamin Ref 193-14
Gill, Daniel Ref 193-8000 Gill, Daniel Ref 193-512 Gill, Daniel Ref 193-10
Gill, Daniel Ref 193-427 Gill, Daniel Ref 193-2
Gill, David Ref 193-2090
Gill, David Ref 193-18
Gill, Elizabeth Ref 193-576
she had procured poison which, mixing with a liquid, she drank and
expired in great agonies.
When she has done the horrid deed, she told her husband, but all
assistance was in vain
Gill, George Ref 193-40
Gill, George Ref 193-3950 
Gill, Hemingway Ref 193-6
Gill, Henry Ref 193-7001 Gill, Henry Ref 193-426
Gill, Henry Ref 193-429
Gill, Henry Ref 193-15
Mary, from Stansfield, was born in Cheshire
Gill, Henry Ref 193-17
Mary was the daughter of John Speak
Gill, Henry Ref 193-25
Hannah was born in Silsden.
Gill, Hugh Ref 193-325 Gill, Isaac Ref 193-118
Gill, James Ref 193-37
James's burial place is not yet known
Gill, James Ref 193-23
Gill, James Ref 193-22
Hannah born in Southowram, the daughter of Mr Newsome.
Sarah Ann Newsome [1852-1929] who married Charles Nicholl
Gill, James Ref 193-6670
Gill, James Ref 193-4 Gill, James Ref 193-13
Gill, James Ref 193-11
Gill, James Augustus Ref 193-3
Annie Bathsheba was the daughter of Charles Henry Jenkinson
Gill, Joe Ernest Ref 193-30 Gill, John Ref 193-424 Gill, John Ref 193-425 Gill, John Ref 193-358 Gill, John Ref 193-1281
Gill, John Ref 193-748 Gill, John Ref 193-19
Gill, John Ref 193-1280
Mary Ann came from Southowram, at Halifax
Gill, John Ref 193-28
Rebecca was born in Stainland, the daughter of Richard Walker.
Gill, John Edward Ref 193-35
Jane was born in Warrington
Details of Jane's death & burial place are not yet known
Gill, Dr John Frederic Ref 193-1107
Gill, John H. Ref 193-753 Gill, John Richard Ref 193-31 Gill, John Shackleton Ref 193-1124
Gill, Jonas Ref 193-24
Martha was born in Halifax
Gill, Joseph Ref 193-36
Ann was born in Halifax
Gill, Joshua Ref 193-933 Gill, Kennedy Ref 193-16
Gill, L. Ref 193-293 Gill, Levi Ref 193-916 Gill, Levi Ref 193-105
Gill, Riley Ref 193-326 Gill, S. H. Ref 193-1238
Gill, Sam Ref 193-33
Emma was the daughter of Frederick Coates
Gill, Samuel Ref 193-210 Gill, Samuel Ref 193-34
Gill, Samuel Crossley Ref 193-32
Gill, Samuel Horatio Ref 193-8
Prints, Oleographs, & Chromos in Stock
Gill, Selina Ref 193-1206
Gill, Susan Ref 193-423 Gill, Rev T. Ref 193-690 Gill, Tedber Ref 193-91
Ada was the daughter of John Feather, carter
Gill, Thomas Ref 193-689 Gill, Thomas Ref 193-8180
Gill, Thomas Ref 193-878
Gill, Thomas Ref 193-1271
Sarah, of Greetland, was the daughter of Gideon Gill,
waller
Gill, Thomas Ref 193-1179
Ellen was the daughter of William Kershaw, dyer
Gill, Thomas Ref 193-27
Gill, Thomas Ref 193-7
Gill, Walker Ref 193-29
Gill, William Ref 193-195 
Gill, William Ref 193-1158
Gill, William Ref 193-388
Gill, William Ref 193-21
Hannah, of Heptonstall, was the daughter of William
Sunderland, twister