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 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

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 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 >