To all those connected to our Barraclough Family Tree. Jeff Sutcliffe has been doing a lot of research into our Richard Barraclough bp: 16/11/1546 at Halifax Parish Church. He has after consulting various sources come to the conclusion that it's more likely that our Richard married Elizabeth Judson 5th May 1566 at Halifax PC rather than him marrying Alice Hoyle. I now also agree with him. Of course we can never really be 100% sure, but from what source's he has consulted, it appears the most likely. I have changed the info, in my Family Tree program to show Richard marrying Elizabeth Judson. I agree with his family grouping Ref: 6 28. Regards Kim

I have now got hold of a copy of the above Will. It was very difficult to read so I have only made notes as follows: - The Will of William Barraclough of Norwoodgreene in the Parish of Halifax was made on 15 October 1604. Occupation: Yeoman I give and bequeath to : - Alice & Mary Liversidge daughters of William Liversidge deceased John Liversidge, son of the aforesaid Wiliam … to Abraham Barraclough my h? (heire) son Edward ?? children Sons: Abraham, Edward Richard Barraclough my sonne in lawe James Brooke my sonne in law Excutors: James Brooke and Mary Burdett Witnessed by: John Barraclough junior, Richard Hanson, William Fouldes and others The probate in Latin refers to Abraham Barraclough and James Brooke, executors and later to Edward Barraclough and Marie Burdett executors. This is the end of the notes from the Will. From the Parish Registers William Barraclough was buried 23 October 1604 at Halifax Parish Church. Mary Barraclough married William Liversidge in 1591 at Birstall Parish Church. Susan Barraclough married James Brooke in 1603 at Halifax Parish Church the same day as her brother Abraham married Jane Awbrey of Sowerby also at Halifax Parish Church. Grace Barraclough married Richard Barraclough in 1603 at Birstall Parish Church. Having read the registers and knowing the geography of the area it is now clear that the district of Hipperholme would have included the villages of Lightcliffe, Coley and Norwoodgreen. Norwoodgreen is even closer to the Birstall Parish boundary than Hipperholme, by about 2 miles. It will make separating the various families easier as the Wills now give a better idea of location. Norwoodgreen is a real gem of a village. Almost unspoilt by industrialisation, with lots of old buildings, a pub and a village green. It ’s relatively high with views all round over Hipperholme, Brighouse and Wyke. Hill villages seem to be located where the old medieval settlements developed, which is probably why they escaped the ravages of the industrial revolution which preferred valley bottoms. Jeff Sutcliffe http://www.btinternet.com/~jeff.sutcliffe Researching Ambler, Baker, Barraclough, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Brook, Brown, Chadwick, Collins, Coning, Crowther, Fearnley, Hanson, Hardcastle, Hartas, Harwood, Holmes, Metcalf, Nowell, Oliver, Pennington, Pollard, Radcliffe, Roebuck, Routh, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Tordoff, Ventress, Walker, Whitaker, Whiteley, Wilkinson, Wilson All of the Yorkshire Area.

I have also come across the following Barraclough stray. If anyone would like a copy of the original page let me know and I can send it as an attachment. 1871 Census Registration District St Giles Sub Registration District St George Bloomsbury, London RG10/339 ED8 FO74 PG35 SCH132 Dwelling:11 Montague Street Harriet CHRISTIE head mar 51 London Harriet S. CHRISTIE daur unm 28 London Harriet SHEPHEARD mother wid 77 Enfield, Mids? Sarah A. HEYDON servant unm 29 Cook Dom Serv. ? Egnsham ? Mary SIMMONS servant unm 18 Housemaid serv Suffolk, Cheshire Frances BARRACLOUGH visitor wid 78 Yorkshire, Bradford Denise V --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger

Hi List, while doing some research on the welsh half of my family I came across a stray Barraclough, wondered if anyone might like to claim him: 1901 census, Bedwellty Parish, County of Monmouthshire address 31 Brynheulog St, Ebbw Vale Edwin Barraclough age 30 born Sheffield (sorry forgot to copy down his occupation) Edith Barraclough age 30 Born Sheffield Edith age 9 Born Sheffield Mary age 6 Born Ebbw Vale Edwin age 5 Born Ebbw Vale regards julie

Sorry everyone, that message to Julie was suppose to be off list :-((( Regards Kim

Hi Julie, Sorry for taking so long, I'm often tired of an evening, therefore don't get on the puter much during the week. Then weekends are taken up with doing as much as I can :-) How's the arm ? mending I hope. And glad to see you have been able to go north and do a bit more research. I'm so pleased to hear that the bug had rubbed off on your in-laws :-) and remember they where so interested to hear about your family tree. I would always be delighted to meet up with them any time they come down under. As I said I found them to be a wonderful couple. And so easy to chat with. So please tell them any time they are here to just give me a ring, so that we can catch up again. How's the girls, I know the pressure's of having teenagers :-) my youngest Glynn is now 19 and until he get's his licence back in Nov we have the job of taking him to work each day, not to mention if he needs to go anywhere else :-) roll on Nov :-))))) I still have the photo's of you and your family, and often come across them with I'm flicking though my photos. I will send some photo's of me and my family to you with your in-laws when they come over. It's always nice to see what the other person the other end looks like. Although I have found sometimes they look nothing like you have pictured in your mind :-)))) Anyway must dash, have a few more old emails to reply to. Take care Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "ellis.spj" <ellis.spj@tiscali.co.uk> To: <BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 7:28 PM Subject: [BARRACLOUGH] message for kim > hi Kim, sorry I've been out of touch for a long time, pressure of teenagers and work!! just got a bit of enforced free time on my hands at the mo as I broke my arm a few weeks ago. So now I can't drive the kids around or go to work it seemed a good time to take a trip up north to do a bit more research. > thanks, the in-laws are fine and send there regards, and you will be delighted to know they have now caught the family history bug from me and are avidly researching the Ellis and Edwards lines. got a feeling there are planning another trip down under early next year so may be you can meet up again. Julie > > > ==== BARRACLOUGH Mailing List ==== > If replying to a previous message, please make sure you cut out most of the previous message. This makes people who receive the Digest form of the List much happier. >

Hi Louise, I agree with Jeff wholeheartedly on this. We can never really be sure of any family grouping during this period, without some sort of backup Source material, as Jeff has indicated eg: Will's etc. The parish registers alone, are not all that reliable, because not only is some of the handwriting near on impossible to read or decipher. But the registers themselves are more often than not, not reliable in that there are some years missing. And given the common nature of the surname, chances are that there will probably always be Barraclough's baptism, married or buried in those missing years. Then if a will is available, it's a good way of finding out is so and so had a child born during those missing years. As Jeff, has praised Mark, I to eco his prise, as I'm sure you do. Mark and his dad have done a most wonderful job, in researching the Eccleshill Barraclough's and by him ordering the will of Abraham, proved a backup source of what he had found in the parish registers. Therefore I would urge anyone who has researched their Barraclough family and find a will in Jeff's magnificent wills index to go ahead and order it, if they think it belongs to them. It can prove and be a backup for what you find in the Parish Registers. As for my own lot, I hope to try and purchase as many of the earlier will's from Jeff's index as I can afford, over the next 12 mths. Simply to try and place them in our tree, or see if they might be cousins and an off shot of our tree. At the moment though, I am still having the Deeds Index's transcribed by Brian Jones. He has transcribed up to Caleb Heaton Barraclough during the time period 1864 - 1879. I have instructed Brian that when he has transcribed down to the letter Z for this time period to stop. I have spent a considerable amount of money on this project and feel that my money, would now be better spent on purchasing some of the earliest will's in Jeff's index to try and help us sort out some of the earlier Barraclough families, and by doing this see if they are a secondary source for what info we have on our Barracloughs. As usual I will be only to happy to share what info we find in the wills by asking Jeff to put a transcript of the will's I purchase on his site. And urge others to do the same if they order any wills. Even if a will does not prove to be of your own tree, then it might just be of some benefit to others in our group. But of course that is entirely up to the person themselves. Regards Kim Cheers Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Sutcliffe" <Jeff.Sutcliffe@btinternet.com> To: <BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 8:07 PM Subject: RE: [BARRACLOUGH] The Barraclough's of Eccleshill > I'll have more idea when I have sorted out the Hipperholme Gilbert's. > Unfortunately the early Parish Registers are not that reliable, as there are > gaps and omissions. > The Wills could prove to be the best source as they also give details of > land as well as relationships. > If Mark hadn't done such a good job at deciphering Abraham's Will and > spotting the Northowram connection I would not have been able to make the > connection. > -----Original Message----- > From: louise & mark currie [mailto:mlcurrie@bigpond.com] > Sent: 29 May 2004 02:45 > To: BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Fw: [BARRACLOUGH] The Barraclough's of Eccleshill > > Sorry Jeff & Mark, I've just seen that Mark has already replied. > > Do you know any more about the Gilbert B who married Agnes Sharp in Oct > 1599? He's not the same one who married Margaret Moore in 1580? > > Louise > > > > > ==== BARRACLOUGH Mailing List ==== > Would you like to record a Barraclough Biography? > Check out "Biographies" at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/barraclough/index.html >

Hi Jeff, After having another look at the Halifax transcript you have done, I came to the same thoughts as you. And think this is more than likely the link rather than coincidence. Plus you would have more of an idea of demographics than I in little old Aussie :-) So think the chances of Abraham of Eccleshill being the son of Henry makes more sense now than him being the son of Michael. The names fit better. Therefore Mark, I agree with Jeff, and will alter the info I have at my end. Regards Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Sutcliffe" <Jeff.Sutcliffe@btinternet.com> To: <BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:28 AM Subject: [BARRACLOUGH] The Barraclough's of Eccleshill > The earliest Barraclough's I have so far come across who lived in Eccleshill > are Abraham and Mary Ogden who married at Bradford in 1628. > Abraham made a Will (1675) leaving property in Northowram to his son George. > Abraham and Mary's eldest son was called Henry baptised in 1629, named after > his father, perhaps? > > I was researching some of the Wakefield Manor Court Rolls, when I realised > that, surprisingly, Eccleshill was part of the ancient Manor of Wakefield, > and put two and two together. > The Wakefield Manor was one of the largest in the country and included such > places as Halifax, Hipperholme, Shelf, Lightcliffe, and Northowram; but not > Wibsey, North Bierley, Bradford or Birstall. > This means that Shelf and Northowram would have been the closest parts of > 'mainland' Wakefield Manor to Eccleshill and would have made a move from > Hipperholme or Northowram to Eccleshill more likely even than to Wibsey. > > What if Abraham Barraclough of Eccleshill was the son of Henry Barraclough > of Northowram baptised 3 Feb 1600? If so, he had a brother George baptised > in 1606. > And what if he also moved to Eccleshill and married Anne Hainsworth at > Calverley on 22 May 1633? > Abraham's father Henry was probably the Henry baptised 10 July 1575, the son > of Gilbert Barraclough of Northowram and who married Agnes Sharpe on 23 > October 1599. > > Could this be the Eccleshill link, or is it just coincidence?? > > > Jeff Sutcliffe > http://www.btinternet.com/~jeff.sutcliffe > Researching Ambler, Baker, Barraclough, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Brook, > Brown, Chadwick, Collins, Coning, Crowther, Fearnley, Hanson, Hardcastle, > Hartas, Harwood, Holmes, Metcalf, Nowell, Oliver, Pennington, Pollard, > Radcliffe, Roebuck, Routh, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Tordoff, Ventress, > Walker, Whitaker, Whiteley, Wilkinson, Wilson > All of the Yorkshire Area. > > > ==== BARRACLOUGH Mailing List ==== > Would you like to record a Barraclough Biography? > Check out "Biographies" at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/barraclough/index.html >

Sorry Jeff & Mark, I've just seen that Mark has already replied. Do you know any more about the Gilbert B who married Agnes Sharp in Oct 1599? He's not the same one who married Margaret Moore in 1580? Louise ----- Original Message ----- From: "louise & mark currie" <mlcurrie@bigpond.com> To: <BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [BARRACLOUGH] The Barraclough's of Eccleshill > Jeff > Mark Barraclough from Brisbane has information on this family, from which > both he and I are descended. The information he's given me is different to > what you have, but I don't know how certain he is of his facts. Mark, can > you shed any light on this? > > I've got Abraham of Eccleshill as being born in 1611 in Horton, son of > Mychael Barowclough, who was born in 1581 in Hipperholme. His parents were > Gilbert b1543 Hipperholme and Margaret Moore, married 1580. Gilbert was the > son of John and Genet. > > Louise Currie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Sutcliffe" <Jeff.Sutcliffe@btinternet.com> > To: <BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:28 AM > Subject: [BARRACLOUGH] The Barraclough's of Eccleshill > > > The earliest Barraclough's I have so far come across who lived in Eccleshill > are Abraham and Mary Ogden who married at Bradford in 1628. > Abraham made a Will (1675) leaving property in Northowram to his son George. > Abraham and Mary's eldest son was called Henry baptised in 1629, named after > his father, perhaps? > > I was researching some of the Wakefield Manor Court Rolls, when I realised > that, surprisingly, Eccleshill was part of the ancient Manor of Wakefield, > and put two and two together. > The Wakefield Manor was one of the largest in the country and included such > places as Halifax, Hipperholme, Shelf, Lightcliffe, and Northowram; but not > Wibsey, North Bierley, Bradford or Birstall. > This means that Shelf and Northowram would have been the closest parts of > 'mainland' Wakefield Manor to Eccleshill and would have made a move from > Hipperholme or Northowram to Eccleshill more likely even than to Wibsey. > > What if Abraham Barraclough of Eccleshill was the son of Henry Barraclough > of Northowram baptised 3 Feb 1600? If so, he had a brother George baptised > in 1606. > And what if he also moved to Eccleshill and married Anne Hainsworth at > Calverley on 22 May 1633? > Abraham's father Henry was probably the Henry baptised 10 July 1575, the son > of Gilbert Barraclough of Northowram and who married Agnes Sharpe on 23 > October 1599. > > Could this be the Eccleshill link, or is it just coincidence?? > > > Jeff Sutcliffe > http://www.btinternet.com/~jeff.sutcliffe > Researching Ambler, Baker, Barraclough, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Brook, > Brown, Chadwick, Collins, Coning, Crowther, Fearnley, Hanson, Hardcastle, > Hartas, Harwood, Holmes, Metcalf, Nowell, Oliver, Pennington, Pollard, > Radcliffe, Roebuck, Routh, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Tordoff, Ventress, > Walker, Whitaker, Whiteley, Wilkinson, Wilson > All of the Yorkshire Area. > > > ==== BARRACLOUGH Mailing List ==== > Would you like to record a Barraclough Biography? > Check out "Biographies" at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/barraclough/index.html >

Jeff Mark Barraclough from Brisbane has information on this family, from which both he and I are descended. The information he's given me is different to what you have, but I don't know how certain he is of his facts. Mark, can you shed any light on this? I've got Abraham of Eccleshill as being born in 1611 in Horton, son of Mychael Barowclough, who was born in 1581 in Hipperholme. His parents were Gilbert b1543 Hipperholme and Margaret Moore, married 1580. Gilbert was the son of John and Genet. Louise Currie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Sutcliffe" <Jeff.Sutcliffe@btinternet.com> To: <BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:28 AM Subject: [BARRACLOUGH] The Barraclough's of Eccleshill The earliest Barraclough's I have so far come across who lived in Eccleshill are Abraham and Mary Ogden who married at Bradford in 1628. Abraham made a Will (1675) leaving property in Northowram to his son George. Abraham and Mary's eldest son was called Henry baptised in 1629, named after his father, perhaps? I was researching some of the Wakefield Manor Court Rolls, when I realised that, surprisingly, Eccleshill was part of the ancient Manor of Wakefield, and put two and two together. The Wakefield Manor was one of the largest in the country and included such places as Halifax, Hipperholme, Shelf, Lightcliffe, and Northowram; but not Wibsey, North Bierley, Bradford or Birstall. This means that Shelf and Northowram would have been the closest parts of 'mainland' Wakefield Manor to Eccleshill and would have made a move from Hipperholme or Northowram to Eccleshill more likely even than to Wibsey. What if Abraham Barraclough of Eccleshill was the son of Henry Barraclough of Northowram baptised 3 Feb 1600? If so, he had a brother George baptised in 1606. And what if he also moved to Eccleshill and married Anne Hainsworth at Calverley on 22 May 1633? Abraham's father Henry was probably the Henry baptised 10 July 1575, the son of Gilbert Barraclough of Northowram and who married Agnes Sharpe on 23 October 1599. Could this be the Eccleshill link, or is it just coincidence?? Jeff Sutcliffe http://www.btinternet.com/~jeff.sutcliffe Researching Ambler, Baker, Barraclough, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Brook, Brown, Chadwick, Collins, Coning, Crowther, Fearnley, Hanson, Hardcastle, Hartas, Harwood, Holmes, Metcalf, Nowell, Oliver, Pennington, Pollard, Radcliffe, Roebuck, Routh, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Tordoff, Ventress, Walker, Whitaker, Whiteley, Wilkinson, Wilson All of the Yorkshire Area. ==== BARRACLOUGH Mailing List ==== Would you like to record a Barraclough Biography? Check out "Biographies" at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/barraclough/index.html

Hi Louise, All I know about Gilbert is on my database of individuals on my web site, but my original being on Access is more searchable. Henry baptised in 1575 son of Gilbert of Northowram had a brother Thomas baptised in 1572. I am not specifically researching the Northowram Barraclough's, of which there were several families at this time. There is no obvious marriage, although there is one at Birstall in April 1566 to Johan Walker. They had a daughter Elizabeth baptised in Birstall in November 1566, but no others baptised there, so it might be him. I'll have more idea when I have sorted out the Hipperholme Gilbert's. Unfortunately the early Parish Registers are not that reliable, as there are gaps and omissions. The Wills could prove to be the best source as they also give details of land as well as relationships. If Mark hadn't done such a good job at deciphering Abraham's Will and spotting the Northowram connection I would not have been able to make the connection. Jeff Sutcliffe http://www.btinternet.com/~jeff.sutcliffe Researching Ambler, Baker, Barraclough, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Brook, Brown, Chadwick, Collins, Coning, Crowther, Fearnley, Hanson, Hardcastle, Hartas, Harwood, Holmes, Metcalf, Nowell, Oliver, Pennington, Pollard, Radcliffe, Roebuck, Routh, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Tordoff, Ventress, Walker, Whitaker, Whiteley, Wilkinson, Wilson All of the Yorkshire Area. -----Original Message----- From: louise & mark currie [mailto:mlcurrie@bigpond.com] Sent: 29 May 2004 02:45 To: BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: [BARRACLOUGH] The Barraclough's of Eccleshill Sorry Jeff & Mark, I've just seen that Mark has already replied. Do you know any more about the Gilbert B who married Agnes Sharp in Oct 1599? He's not the same one who married Margaret Moore in 1580? Louise

Hi Jeff that's excellent info and a piece of the jigsaw i could never work out..the Northowram land continued down to the 1800's.. i've checked it against my other theory(Micheal of Horton) and you're correct it's a much better fit..i guess i hadn't figured on Abraham making it to 75 yrs of age in the 1600's.. great stuff Jeff and thank you.. Best Regards Mark (and the eccleshill lot) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Sutcliffe" <Jeff.Sutcliffe@btinternet.com> To: <BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:28 AM Subject: [BARRACLOUGH] The Barraclough's of Eccleshill The earliest Barraclough's I have so far come across who lived in Eccleshill are Abraham and Mary Ogden who married at Bradford in 1628. Abraham made a Will (1675) leaving property in Northowram to his son George. Abraham and Mary's eldest son was called Henry baptised in 1629, named after his father, perhaps? I was researching some of the Wakefield Manor Court Rolls, when I realised that, surprisingly, Eccleshill was part of the ancient Manor of Wakefield, and put two and two together. The Wakefield Manor was one of the largest in the country and included such places as Halifax, Hipperholme, Shelf, Lightcliffe, and Northowram; but not Wibsey, North Bierley, Bradford or Birstall. This means that Shelf and Northowram would have been the closest parts of 'mainland' Wakefield Manor to Eccleshill and would have made a move from Hipperholme or Northowram to Eccleshill more likely even than to Wibsey. What if Abraham Barraclough of Eccleshill was the son of Henry Barraclough of Northowram baptised 3 Feb 1600? If so, he had a brother George baptised in 1606. And what if he also moved to Eccleshill and married Anne Hainsworth at Calverley on 22 May 1633? Abraham's father Henry was probably the Henry baptised 10 July 1575, the son of Gilbert Barraclough of Northowram and who married Agnes Sharpe on 23 October 1599. Could this be the Eccleshill link, or is it just coincidence?? Jeff Sutcliffe http://www.btinternet.com/~jeff.sutcliffe Researching Ambler, Baker, Barraclough, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Brook, Brown, Chadwick, Collins, Coning, Crowther, Fearnley, Hanson, Hardcastle, Hartas, Harwood, Holmes, Metcalf, Nowell, Oliver, Pennington, Pollard, Radcliffe, Roebuck, Routh, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Tordoff, Ventress, Walker, Whitaker, Whiteley, Wilkinson, Wilson All of the Yorkshire Area. ==== BARRACLOUGH Mailing List ==== Would you like to record a Barraclough Biography? Check out "Biographies" at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/barraclough/index.html

The earliest Barraclough’s I have so far come across who lived in Eccleshill are Abraham and Mary Ogden who married at Bradford in 1628. Abraham made a Will (1675) leaving property in Northowram to his son George. Abraham and Mary’s eldest son was called Henry baptised in 1629, named after his father, perhaps? I was researching some of the Wakefield Manor Court Rolls, when I realised that, surprisingly, Eccleshill was part of the ancient Manor of Wakefield, and put two and two together. The Wakefield Manor was one of the largest in the country and included such places as Halifax, Hipperholme, Shelf, Lightcliffe, and Northowram; but not Wibsey, North Bierley, Bradford or Birstall. This means that Shelf and Northowram would have been the closest parts of ‘mainland’ Wakefield Manor to Eccleshill and would have made a move from Hipperholme or Northowram to Eccleshill more likely even than to Wibsey. What if Abraham Barraclough of Eccleshill was the son of Henry Barraclough of Northowram baptised 3 Feb 1600? If so, he had a brother George baptised in 1606. And what if he also moved to Eccleshill and married Anne Hainsworth at Calverley on 22 May 1633? Abraham’s father Henry was probably the Henry baptised 10 July 1575, the son of Gilbert Barraclough of Northowram and who married Agnes Sharpe on 23 October 1599. Could this be the Eccleshill link, or is it just coincidence?? Jeff Sutcliffe http://www.btinternet.com/~jeff.sutcliffe Researching Ambler, Baker, Barraclough, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Brook, Brown, Chadwick, Collins, Coning, Crowther, Fearnley, Hanson, Hardcastle, Hartas, Harwood, Holmes, Metcalf, Nowell, Oliver, Pennington, Pollard, Radcliffe, Roebuck, Routh, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Tordoff, Ventress, Walker, Whitaker, Whiteley, Wilkinson, Wilson All of the Yorkshire Area.

Hi Everyone, I have just checked a good site on the net given to us from the Halifax newsgroups. Just been passed this URL, it may be of interest to those who haven't already found it. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/YD.html Only to discover that the death notice of my George Barraclough, brother of Stephen. In the Ilkley Free Press, Barraclough, George - 23 May 1901 - 74 - Beech Hill House, Otley - IFP Does anyone have access to the Iikley Free Press newspapers for the year 1901 ? If so, could they possibly have a look around 23rd May 1901 to find his death notice and if so could they please transcribe the entry for me. I'm not sure how much info it will give, but you never know your luck in a big city. Might get lucky and mention a few of his rellies :-) Cheers Kim

I thought you might like to know that the Wills archived at the PRO have been digitised and are available for download. The index is also searchable, free of charge, by name at: http://www.documentsonline.pro.gov.uk <http://www.documentsonline.pro.gov.uk> You wont find as many Wills as there are on my web site, but this new facility saves the cost of hiring researchers to visit the PRO at Kew. Jeff Sutcliffe http://www.btinternet.com/~jeff.sutcliffe Researching Ambler, Baker, Barraclough, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Brook, Brown, Chadwick, Collins, Coning, Crowther, Fearnley, Hanson, Hardcastle, Hartas, Harwood, Holmes, Metcalf, Nowell, Oliver, Pennington, Pollard, Radcliffe, Roebuck, Routh, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Tordoff, Ventress, Walker, Whitaker, Whiteley, Wilkinson, Wilson All of the Yorkshire Area.

Hi Kim, Sorry, I can't help you on that one. I have come to the conclusion that almost anything is possible. There were certainly plenty of baptisms, marriages and burials that were not recorded or have not survived. Evidence of the existence of these mysterious people can be found in Wills, Deeds and Manor Court Rolls. It would be neat if Abraham of Eccleshill was Michael's son, but unfortunately the records for Bradford are so poor for this period that it is also quite likely that some other Barraclough family moved to Wibsey and/or moved directly to Eccleshill before 1600. I seem to remember that there was some property in Northowram in connection with one of the Abraham Wills and there were certainly Barraclough's in Northowram before 1600, I have evidence of at least four families. My theory would be that they moved from Northowram to Eccleshill. Jeff. -----Original Message----- From: Kim Pasquill [mailto:kmp789@net2000.com.au] Sent: 18 May 2004 10:24 To: BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Michael & Dorothy Barraclough Dear Jeff, I have been having a look at Michael & Dorothy Barraclough and agree with all the children you have to them. But I have another 2 entries, but I'm not sure it they do belong or not. The reason is that there doesn't seem to be to many Michael Barraclough's of that time period, and wondered if they might have lived in Batley for a time. There 2 entries. Alvery Barraclough bp: 6/9/1617 Alice Barraclough bp: 1010/1619 ? that would fill the gap and make only one marriage. What do you think ? if not they there must have been another Michael of that time period we don't know about yet :-) And the saga continues :-) Also we still don't know for sure if the Abraham of the Eccleshill lot, is the same Abraham son of Michael, I tend to think so, but can't be sure yet. Cheers Kim ______________________________

Hi Carol, First an apology regarding the two Francis's. It was the dates. There were two separate Francis Barraclough's both baptised in January 1686 (one at Bradford Parish Church and the other at Wibsey Chapel), both with fathers also called Abraham. As it is so confusing I have expanded and uploaded my Family Group 6.27 to include both. I have also included the linked Family Group of Francis Barraclough and Mary Pollard (1685 to 1800), Family Group 6.1; these are my ancestors. As I said I haven't researched your family line but it does look as if Hannah Pollen/Pullen/Pollard are one and the same. I have arrived at Pollard after examining the actual handwriting, but spellings, handwriting and the general condition of the documents make transcribing with certainty difficult. Whilst writing I would like to comment (oh no not again) on the marriage of Abraham Barraclough to Agnes Rayner in 1604. This marriage is not recorded at Halifax Parish Church, but the Marriage Licence was for Halifax or Hartshead. I have now checked the Parish Registers for Hartshead. These have not survived before 1612. The Bishop's Transcripts archived in York start from 1600, but the year 1604 is missing, as is 1603 and 1605. I have therefore concluded that the marriage did take place at Hartshead and have amended the Family Group 6.27 on my web site accordingly. I did discover that the name Raynor/Rayner was common in Hartshead, so Agnes probably came from there. The name Awbrey and its variant spellings is also common in the general area. The marriage of Abraham Barraclough and Sarah Barraclough in 1665 at Bradford Parish Church is interesting. Abraham was the son of Francis and Elizabeth (FG 6.27), but where did Sarah Barraclough come from? There must have been another unrelated family around. Could this have been the family of James Barraclough and Dorothy Judson of Great Horton who married at Bradford in 1608? What did happen to James' family, did they end up in Eccleshill? Jeff Sutcliffe http://www.btinternet.com/~jeff.sutcliffe Researching Ambler, Baker, Barraclough, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Brook, Brown, Chadwick, Collins, Coning, Crowther, Fearnley, Hanson, Hardcastle, Hartas, Harwood, Holmes, Metcalf, Nowell, Oliver, Pennington, Pollard, Radcliffe, Roebuck, Routh, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Tordoff, Ventress, Walker, Whitaker, Whiteley, Wilkinson, Wilson All of the Yorkshire Area. -----Original Message----- From: Ray Whitham [mailto:razorcc@yahoo.com] Sent: 16 May 2004 14:00 To: BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: BARRACLOUGH-D Digest V04 #57 My appologies for assuming you had all the information Jeff. I am filling it in for you and the rest of the list and maybe I can get it right. I am clear up to Joseph B. and Hannah Robinson. I am assuming also that Hannah Pollen and Pollard are the same person. I found spelled both ways and I have May 24 1734 as the marriage date. I had 2 sons attached somewhere in here as Francis one yours married to Martha Wood which I fixed and another. I guess my confusion is after Abraham and Hannah Pullen/Pollard to Joseph and Betty Smith. I have made a mistake in here and probably not just one but would like to get it right. So you listers anyone got the solution???? My head is spinning its the blone hair showing up again after all these years. Carol

Dear Jeff, I have been having a look at Michael & Dorothy Barraclough and agree with all the children you have to them. But I have another 2 entries, but I'm not sure it they do belong or not. The reason is that there doesn't seem to be to many Michael Barraclough's of that time period, and wondered if they might have lived in Batley for a time. There 2 entries. Alvery Barraclough bp: 6/9/1617 Alice Barraclough bp: 1010/1619 ? that would fill the gap and make only one marriage. What do you think ? if not they there must have been another Michael of that time period we don't know about yet :-) And the saga continues :-) Also we still don't know for sure if the Abraham of the Eccleshill lot, is the same Abraham son of Michael, I tend to think so, but can't be sure yet. Cheers Kim

Hi Derek, Betty Barraclough is related, thru your other Barralough line, she is a descendent of June's branch :-) Cheers Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "de barraclough" <debarraclough1@activemail.co.uk> To: <BARRACLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 2:32 AM Subject: [BARRACLOUGH] Love in Beck Hill. > My father,Lucius Barraclough,married my mother,Hilda Oates,in 1926.At the > reception dad's mother said to her new daughter-in-law > 'Aye well tha's noan t'fust Oites lass to wed > inta ar famly'. > And for those whose first language is English, > that meant--'Yes,but you're not the first Oates girl to marry into this > family' > Grandma Barraclough didn't explain further,and it wasn't until I took up > family history almost 60 years later,that I discovered the truth behind > this mysterious statement,much to my parent's surprise. > The two families involved in this marital saga > were those of John Barraclough (labourer),and > Richard Oates (butcher),both living on Beck Hill,Buttershaw.In 1841 they > actually lived in > adjoining houses. > The first marriage between members of these two families was between John > B's grandson Samuel B.and Richard O's daughter Elizabeth. > > John B. Richard O. > * * > * * > Joseph B. * > * * > * * > Samuel B. Elizabeth O. > > Elizabeth had married a Shelf farmer,James > Blackburn,who died tragically young leaving her with 3 small sons to bring > up.She went home to Beck Hill to live with her parents [1851],and there > became re-acquainted with Samuel.They married at Bradford PC on the > 28th.Sept.1863,and continued to live on Beck > Hill. > The second marriage between the Barraclough and Oates families took place > just 9 years later.Again this involved a grandson of John B > and this time a grand-daughter of Richard O. > > John B. Richard O. > * * > * * > Thomas B. Sarah O. > * (mar.Abraham B.) > * * > * * > Levi B. Martha Elizabeth B. > > Levi was the illegitimate son of Thomas and the 'girl next door' Betty > Barraclough (no > relation) ; and the Abraham who married Sarah O.was from yet another > Barraclough line. > Levi married Martha E.on July 13th.1872,at Sion Chapel (Baptist),Bridge > St.Bradford. > So now we come to the third (last ?) union of > members of these dynasties ! My parents. > > John B. Richard O. > * * > Joseph B. Thomas O. > * * > William B. Ben O. > * * > Willie B. Thomas William O. > * * > Lucius B. Hilda O. > > My parents weren't living on Beck Hill when they first met,but the meeting > place was Beck > Hill Fish & Chip Shop ! > It was no Romeo and Juliet affair.It WAS Beck > Hill after all ; and Buttershaw is a far cry > from Verona ! > They were teen-agers and it was just after the > end of The Great War.Apparently dad called her > 'Bacon Face',at which mum stuck her tongue out at him,and replied with > something equally rude > A few years later mother went to work at > Buttershaw Mill,where father was a young weaving-overlooker. > The rest,as they say,is history. > Derek Barraclough. > > > ==== BARRACLOUGH Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to check the Barraclough GenConnect Board at http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/barraclough/ every now and then. >

Cordwainers were shoe makers, and cobblers were (and are) shoe repairers. The word apparently is derived from the Spanish city of Cordoba (pronounced Cordova) which was famous for its leather goods. I believe that high quality leather was known as Cordoba. My ancestor (and brick wall) Joseph Barraclough was a cordwainer. He was born sometime in the 1790s, married Martha Wilson at Bingley on 16/7/1811 and sadly died at Eccleshill in 1825. His admon, sworn by Martha, showed that he had left property worth less than five pounds. If any of you have any info on either him or Martha, I would like to hear from you. They seem to be the forgotten Eccleshill Barracloughs! john s