Hi Roger, I used to work in the offices of a Copper Wire manufacturer and my husband did his engineering apprenticeship within the various factory departments for part of each year, he was on a sandwich course. My department boss would take the girls who worked for him on a tour around the various departments of the factory to see the various processes the copper went through to produce the products we were all typing invoices etc., for. A wire drawer looks after a Drawing machine. A Billet, like an large ingot, of Copper was put into the first drawing machine and would be drawn, kind of stretched, down to a finer state by the dies within the machine. The next machine along would have smaller dies than the first to draw the wire finer still, and so on down the line of machines. The copper would pass through each machine in turn until the correct thinness of wire was reached according to what was needed to fill the orders. Some wire was then either coated in an Enamel coating via another machine while others were coated in cotton strands that were plaited around the wire as the wire and the strands of cotton were passed through the plaiting machine to be automatically coated with cotton strands forming theplait as it all went along. Look at the flex on a household iron to see the type of cotton plaiting I mean. Some wire was made up of a number of strands of fine wire plaited together by another machine, the diameters of these plaits of wire varied according to what was required. These too would have a covering of one kind or another. There was also Copper Strip where instead of being drawn to a round fineness the copper was drawn out into flat strips of varying thicknesses and widths according to needs. In the case of the comber, neither myself nor my husband can think what job a comber would have in a Wire Drawing factory. I can only think that as the Maibery men were living in Halifax where there were a lot of Woollen mills perhaps they were changing occupation accordingly. Although they were experienced Wire Drawers perhaps, Thomas Maibery in Particular, was changing his occupation to become a Wool Comber but he noted both occupations on the census schedule in 1851 just because he was capable of both occupations. Hope this helps a little. Regards Jenny DeAngelis <<I have just identified a family in 1841/51 census records where a number of the men gave their occupation as "wire drawer" and in one instance the word "comber" is associated. Until I spotted the "comber" reference I had considered them to be simply associated with the metal industry. However, that set me thinking -always a bit dangerous! >>

Hi. Halifax was, for a long time, a centre of wire manufacturing. There are still a number of wire product manufaturers in the city. It is only within the last 10-15 years the Carrington Wire closed their factory after a take-over, (by a Russian company, I understand). The firm of Royston and Sons was created in 1797 especially to make "Carding Wire" by "drawing" thicker wires through smaller an smaller dies to gradually make thinner wires. So the wire drawing and textile businesses are closely allied by the need to carry out "carding" and "combing" to process the fibres into some sort of order prior to spinning. The following link gives some of the history. http://www.pdmhs.com/PDFs/ScannedBulletinArticles/Bulletin%2013-2%20-%20Iron%20Ropes%20for%20the%20Cornish%20Mines.pdf Tony Carroll Halifax On 28 June 2011 22:05, brian ware <lorconbew@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Roger, > > Wire Drawer Made wire by drawing the hot metal through dies > Comber / Combere Combed wool or cotton > > http://www.rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html - old occupations > > Regards Brian. > > > --- On Tue, 28/6/11, Roger Gill <roger.d.gill@btinternet.com> wrote: > > From: Roger Gill <roger.d.gill@btinternet.com> > Subject: [WRY] Occupation - wire drawer - comber > To: "West Riding list" <west-riding@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, 28 June, 2011, 20:39 > > Hi folks > > I have just identified a family in 1841/51 census records where a number of > the > men gave their occupation as "wire drawer" and in one instance the word > "comber" > is associated. > > Until I spotted the "comber" reference I had considered them to be simply > associated with the metal industry. However, that set me thinking -always a > bit > dangerous! > > > The family - name of MAIBERY - originates in Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire > and > three of the sons are to be found in Halifax in 1851. I wonder if they are > more > likely to be associated with the textile industry in producing wire/nails > for > the carding process. > > Could this be a result of the woollen industry migrating to these parts? > > I have Googled and tried various job title sites without luck. I would > appreciate any further light which fellow listers may be able to cast on > this > topic. > > Regards > > > Roger >

Hi Roger, Wire Drawer     Made wire by drawing the hot metal through dies Comber / Combere     Combed wool or cotton http://www.rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html  -  old occupations Regards Brian. --- On Tue, 28/6/11, Roger Gill <roger.d.gill@btinternet.com> wrote: From: Roger Gill <roger.d.gill@btinternet.com> Subject: [WRY] Occupation - wire drawer - comber To: "West Riding list" <west-riding@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, 28 June, 2011, 20:39 Hi folks I have just identified a family in 1841/51 census records where a number of the men gave their occupation as "wire drawer" and in one instance the word "comber" is associated. Until I spotted the "comber" reference I had considered them to be simply associated with the metal industry. However, that set me thinking -always a bit dangerous! The family - name of MAIBERY - originates in Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire and three of the sons are to be found in Halifax in 1851. I wonder if they are more likely to be associated with the textile industry in producing wire/nails for the carding process. Could this be a result of the woollen industry migrating to these parts? I have Googled and tried various job title sites without luck. I would appreciate any further light which fellow listers may be able to cast on this topic. Regards Roger Family History Research: GILL, BERRY, CHARLESWORTH, ROBINSON and many others in the Holme Valley, south of Huddersfield. http://www.roger.d.gill.btinternet.co.uk/index1gen.htm http://rogergill.me.uk Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi folks I have just identified a family in 1841/51 census records where a number of the men gave their occupation as "wire drawer" and in one instance the word "comber" is associated. Until I spotted the "comber" reference I had considered them to be simply associated with the metal industry. However, that set me thinking -always a bit dangerous! The family - name of MAIBERY - originates in Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire and three of the sons are to be found in Halifax in 1851. I wonder if they are more likely to be associated with the textile industry in producing wire/nails for the carding process. Could this be a result of the woollen industry migrating to these parts? I have Googled and tried various job title sites without luck. I would appreciate any further light which fellow listers may be able to cast on this topic. Regards Roger Family History Research: GILL, BERRY, CHARLESWORTH, ROBINSON and many others in the Holme Valley, south of Huddersfield. http://www.roger.d.gill.btinternet.co.uk/index1gen.htm http://rogergill.me.uk

Thanks, Maureen I've subbed to the free newsletter :-) Heather On 25/06/2011 13:03, Maureenpontefhs wrote: > > http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/tv24june2011?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=More%20info%20>&utm_campaign=WDYTYA%20Newsletter%20-%2023%2F06%2F11 > > > this week on TV& Radio: > > > History Cold Case > old episode of W.D.Y.T.Y.A? > Tony Robinson - Explores Australia > Victorian Pharmancy > > > check the about link for more detail (+ date& time) > > > > Maureen > you can also get a free newsletter from them > > http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/newseriesrevealed > > > > I found info on the above link .... don't think it tells you the dates yet. > Will post again when I find out. I know them all but Tracy > > >> J.K.ROWLING - author (Harry Potter) >> >> JUNE BROWN - actress (Dot Cotton - Eastenders) >> ALAN CARR - comedian >> SEB COE - athlete >> LARRY LAMB - actor (eg. Archie Mitchell - Eastenders) >> EMILIA FOX - actress (eg. Silent Witness) >> RICHARD MADELEY TV personality - (Richard& Judy) >> LEN GOODMAN - dancer& judge >> TRACY EMIN - artist unique artwork >> ROBIN GIBB - singer (Bee Gees) >> >

Thanks for the 'heads up'. Any indication when the new series might start? Heather On 25/06/2011 01:54, Maureenpontefhs wrote: > J.K.ROWLING - author (Harry Potter) > > JUNE BROWN - actress (Dot Cotton - Eastenders) > ALAN CARR - comedian > SEB COE - athlete > LARRY LAMB - actor (eg. Archie Mitchell - Eastenders) > EMILIA FOX - actress (eg. Silent Witness) > RICHARD MADELEY TV personality - (Richard& Judy) > LEN GOODMAN - dancer& judge > TRACY EMIN - artist unique artwork > ROBIN GIBB - singer (Bee Gees) >

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/tv24june2011?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=More%20info%20>&utm_campaign=WDYTYA%20Newsletter%20-%2023%2F06%2F11 this week on TV & Radio: History Cold Case old episode of W.D.Y.T.Y.A? Tony Robinson - Explores Australia Victorian Pharmancy check the about link for more detail (+ date & time) Maureen you can also get a free newsletter from them http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/newseriesrevealed I found info on the above link .... don't think it tells you the dates yet. Will post again when I find out. I know them all but Tracy > J.K.ROWLING - author (Harry Potter) > > JUNE BROWN - actress (Dot Cotton - Eastenders) > ALAN CARR - comedian > SEB COE - athlete > LARRY LAMB - actor (eg. Archie Mitchell - Eastenders) > EMILIA FOX - actress (eg. Silent Witness) > RICHARD MADELEY TV personality - (Richard& Judy) > LEN GOODMAN - dancer& judge > TRACY EMIN - artist unique artwork > ROBIN GIBB - singer (Bee Gees) >

http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/newseriesrevealed Hiya Heather, I found info on the above link .... don't think it tells you the dates yet. Will post again when I find out. I know them all but Tracy Maureen x -----Original Message----- From: The Quineys <ftree@quineyclan.force9.co.uk> Thanks for the 'heads up'. Any indication when the new series might start? Heather On 25/06/2011 01:54, Maureenpontefhs wrote: > J.K.ROWLING - author (Harry Potter) > > JUNE BROWN - actress (Dot Cotton - Eastenders) > ALAN CARR - comedian > SEB COE - athlete > LARRY LAMB - actor (eg. Archie Mitchell - Eastenders) > EMILIA FOX - actress (eg. Silent Witness) > RICHARD MADELEY TV personality - (Richard& Judy) > LEN GOODMAN - dancer& judge > TRACY EMIN - artist unique artwork > ROBIN GIBB - singer (Bee Gees) >

Hello Louise I have tried to find burial information about your Sarah Taylor, but with no result so far. But I did find a Sarah Hinks bapt 17 July 1836 at Droylsden, Lancashire, father Richard Hinks, mother Sarah Ann Hinks - probably yours as Sarah Taylor is in 1901 census aged 64 and born Clayton, Lancs ( Droylsden and Clayton are about 2km apart). (Source - www.familysearch.org) Also found Robert Taylor married Sarah Hinks last quarter 1859 in Ashton Reg District ( ref Ashton 8d 713) - again probably yours. (Source www.freebmd) Maybe you know this already , apologies for overlap if so. Ian L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Wortley" <qbangelcakes@aol.com> To: <West-riding@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 11:43 PM Subject: [WRY] Sarah Taylor Death > I was wondering if SKS would be able to help me. > I am trying to obtain a death cert for my 3x great grandmother Sarah > Taylor. > She was born Sarah Hinks in Clayton Lancashire either 1836 or 1837, she > lived with her husband Robert Taylor in Thornhill Lees near Dewsbury, as > he worked on the railway. i know from my grandfather that when Sarah died, > Robert retired and moved to Sowerby, Halifax, to live with his son, my > grandfathers father. I know for certain that he retired Janunary of 1908 > as we have his retirement gift saying so. he then died a few months later > in 1908. > So my problem is i can find only 1 record which matches, that of a death > in Dewsbury in 1907, Dewsbury told me the husband did not match, and would > not tell me who the person was who registered the death, only that it was > the lady's husband. so i now paid for the general registry office to do a > whole search for west yorkshire, i know they are either going to say no, > or that they found the Dewsbury one. Anyway it is taking too long, so i > wondered if anyone on here could help re with a record of death or parish > register etc. > It is funny that this Dewsbury one not only matches date wise for her > birth, but this death occurred the last quarter of 1907, and my 3 x great > grandfather retired Jan 1908, and he did retire when she died. So i want > to find a way of finding if this would be the death as Dewsbury RO will > not help me. > I keep checking Dewsbury and Halifax and it is only that same death which > matches. > I look forward to your replies. > Regards > Louise

J.K.ROWLING - author (Harry Potter) JUNE BROWN - actress (Dot Cotton - Eastenders) ALAN CARR - comedian SEB COE - athlete LARRY LAMB - actor (eg. Archie Mitchell - Eastenders) EMILIA FOX - actress (eg. Silent Witness) RICHARD MADELEY TV personality - (Richard & Judy) LEN GOODMAN - dancer & judge TRACY EMIN - artist unique artwork ROBIN GIBB - singer (Bee Gees)

I was wondering if SKS would be able to help me. I am trying to obtain a death cert for my 3x great grandmother Sarah Taylor. She was born Sarah Hinks in Clayton Lancashire either 1836 or 1837, she lived with her husband Robert Taylor in Thornhill Lees near Dewsbury, as he worked on the railway. i know from my grandfather that when Sarah died, Robert retired and moved to Sowerby, Halifax, to live with his son, my grandfathers father. I know for certain that he retired Janunary of 1908 as we have his retirement gift saying so. he then died a few months later in 1908. So my problem is i can find only 1 record which matches, that of a death in Dewsbury in 1907, Dewsbury told me the husband did not match, and would not tell me who the person was who registered the death, only that it was the lady's husband. so i now paid for the general registry office to do a whole search for west yorkshire, i know they are either going to say no, or that they found the Dewsbury one. Anyway it is taking too long, so i wondered if anyone on here could help re with a record of death or parish register etc. It is funny that this Dewsbury one not only matches date wise for her birth, but this death occurred the last quarter of 1907, and my 3 x great grandfather retired Jan 1908, and he did retire when she died. So i want to find a way of finding if this would be the death as Dewsbury RO will not help me. I keep checking Dewsbury and Halifax and it is only that same death which matches. I look forward to your replies. Regards Louise

Hello Gordon Quite a while since we were in touch. I've checked your William against my Haworth/Denholme SUNDERLAND lot and he's not one of them - our William was about 9 years older. I agree the most likely candidate is the son of Thomas Sunderland and his wife Martha living at Bottomley Holes, Keelham in 1851. Anne's right - HAINSWORTH is a good Denholme name. GREAVES doesn't feel right and the name William Poulter SUNDERLAND could well be a finger pointed at an absent father. The family seem to have moved around a bit: 1861 census Upper Spring Head, Clayton Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3338; Folio: 109; Page: 9 1871 census Royds Hall, Foreside, Denholme Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 4490; Folio: 25; Page: 13 Foreside is just over the hill from Soil Hill as you will know well but equally not far from Keelham. Quite possible you might meet up again with a childhood friend - at church or chapel? 1871 is the first census in which Thomas Sunderland gives his birthplace as Haworth and not Thornton. How about this as a marriage for Thomas? Marriages Mar 1841 SUNDERLAND Thomas m HEY Martha Bradford 23/193 Think I found a widowed Martha Sunderland in 1881, visiting Hannah Ingham, wife of Timothy Ingham, a grocer near the Brown Cow. Handy for Keelham. Could this be the younger daughter? Hope this helps. Anne Harley -----Original Message----- From: west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of west-riding-request@rootsweb.com Sent: 23 June 2011 08:01 To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Subject: WEST-RIDING Digest, Vol 6, Issue 130 Today's Topics: 1. SUNDERLAND of Ovenden, Halifax. (gordon dyson) 2. Re: SUNDERLAND of Ovenden, Halifax. (maggiemole@aol.com) 3. Re: SUNDERLAND of Ovenden, Halifax. (ANNE WIGGLESWORTH) ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Gordon also Martha Hainsworth on 1871 census lived at Keelham Bar which is nearly Denholme so could be the right one. Regards Anne Wigglesworth --- On Wed, 22/6/11, gordon dyson <gordon.dyson@gmail.com> wrote: From: gordon dyson <gordon.dyson@gmail.com> Subject: [WRY] SUNDERLAND of Ovenden, Halifax. To: West-riding@rootsweb.com Cc: ENG-YKS-HALIFAX@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, 22 June, 2011, 14:43 >From the 1881 Census, I have William & Martha SUNDERLAND,  at Soil Hill End, Ovenden, (with 4 Children, all born Ovenden). But William, age 37, was born Thornton, and Martha, his wife, also age 37, born.Denholme. Can anyone find me Martha's maiden name, and their marriage about 1870/72, and both births about 1844. Thank You, Gordn. Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>From the 1881 Census, I have William & Martha SUNDERLAND, at Soil Hill End, Ovenden, (with 4 Children, all born Ovenden). But William, age 37, was born Thornton, and Martha, his wife, also age 37, born.Denholme. Can anyone find me Martha's maiden name, and their marriage about 1870/72, and both births about 1844. Thank You, Gordn.

Gordon, Between 1870 and 1872, there are 2 possibilities which you might be able to test against earlier censuses for Martha: William Sunderland may have married Martha Hainsworth Dec 1871 Bradford William Poulter Sunderland may have married Martha Greaves also Dec 1871 Bradford. I say may have because the Ancestry record is for the 4 names on the page, so I haven't checked to see who goes with whom. If you follow me! Maggie -----Original Message----- From: gordon dyson <gordon.dyson@gmail.com> To: West-riding@rootsweb.com CC: ENG-YKS-HALIFAX@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:43 Subject: [WRY] SUNDERLAND of Ovenden, Halifax. >From the 1881 Census, I have William & Martha SUNDERLAND, at Soil Hill End, Ovenden, (with 4 Children, all born Ovenden). But William, age 37, was born Thornton, and Martha, his wife, also age 37, born.Denholme. Can anyone find me Martha's maiden name, and their marriage about 1870/72, and both births about 1844. Thank You, Gordn. Some useful websites - FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have had experience of this type, although sadly it was not resolved. Firstly, you should contact the Church Warden, Minister or Church Secretary. Their contact details may be on the Church notice board. However, be prepared that they will not permit you to remove or cut back the tree at all. In my case, the burial ground had been left for nature to take it's course, as do many Church burials grounds today. This encourages insect and wildlife etc, which is good, but all too often I find it is an excuse to save money on ground maintenance and can lead to very unsafe grounds. I enquired if I could have the tree cut back and it's roots severed to halt the growth up through an ancestor's burial plot, which caused the plot to erupt and you could - and still can - see the discoloured coffin handles inside a hole beneath the roots! I was informed that the tree had probably begun to grow after a squirrel had buried an acorn, since there is no record of a tree being planted in the last 15 years, but that I could not interfere with it in any way, even if I paid a professional tree surgeon to do the work. This was apparently against "health and safety" within the grounds - although clearly the risk of someone falling into an ever growing hole is not!! If I were you, I would write to ask about it in the first instance, although you should offer to pay for the work yourself, as I very much doubt they will fund it for you. Church ground maintenance - or the lack of it in many places today, is something I feel very strongly about - although sadly the many Churches with appallingly overgrown burial grounds I have enquired about their ground maintenance routine apparently do not. It would also be worth enquiring if there is an annual clear up by a local group such as "The Friends of <inset Church name>". Some Churches have them and they quite often do clear the ground once or twice a year on a voluntary basis. If your Church does, then you could enquire of them how much work they would be prepared to do on your tree or indeed pop along and help! Just as an aside on safety grounds, please don't be tempted to strip the bark in order to kill the tree, as of course it may become unstable and eventually fall on someone! Tracy -----Original Message----- From: west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Margaret Tones Sent: 21 June 2011 10:43 To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WRY] maintenance of graves On 6/21/2011 8:35 AM, maggiemole@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone on the list have experience of dealing with problems like the one below? Or know whose is the responsibility? > Thanks - Maggie > > > > During our visit to Yorkshire at half term I was quite upset to see the sapling that was growing close to the family monuments in Illingworth Methodist graveyard has now become a substantial twin-trunked sycamore tree. If it isn't felled before long, then the girth of the trunk is likely to dislodge he monument(s). I've been wondering whether to send an email about it. We four cousins are the only remaining descendents that we know about and none of us lives close by. They were our Gt Grandparents, so not so far removed in time. My son said we were likely to be sent the bill for attending to it, but I believe it should be part of the maintenance of the graveyard and should have been attended to long before it got to the height it is now. > >

On 6/21/2011 8:35 AM, maggiemole@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone on the list have experience of dealing with problems like the one below? Or know whose is the responsibility? > Thanks - Maggie > > > > During our visit to Yorkshire at half term I was quite upset to see the sapling that was growing close to the family monuments in Illingworth Methodist graveyard has now become a substantial twin-trunked sycamore tree. If it isn't felled before long, then the girth of the trunk is likely to dislodge he monument(s). I've been wondering whether to send an email about it. We four cousins are the only remaining descendents that we know about and none of us lives close by. They were our Gt Grandparents, so not so far removed in time. My son said we were likely to be sent the bill for attending to it, but I believe it should be part of the maintenance of the graveyard and should have been attended to long before it got to the height it is now. > > > > Some useful websites - > FREECEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/ > FREEBMD - http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > FREEREG - http://www.freereg.org.uk/ > > Want to know where a place in Yorkshire is - Try Genuki > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Dear Maggie A polite letter of enquiry to either the church's Property Steward or Minister can't do any harm. Most Methodist circuits have a website, and contact names/addresses will probably be on it. Please bear in mind, though, that most members these days are elderly, and churches are often struggling financially. Maybe a small donation shared between the cousins might not be too much to ask? Good luck in your task - but Methodist wheels do grind exceeding slow!! Meg

Does anyone on the list have experience of dealing with problems like the one below? Or know whose is the responsibility? Thanks - Maggie During our visit to Yorkshire at half term I was quite upset to see the sapling that was growing close to the family monuments in Illingworth Methodist graveyard has now become a substantial twin-trunked sycamore tree. If it isn't felled before long, then the girth of the trunk is likely to dislodge he monument(s). I've been wondering whether to send an email about it. We four cousins are the only remaining descendents that we know about and none of us lives close by. They were our Gt Grandparents, so not so far removed in time. My son said we were likely to be sent the bill for attending to it, but I believe it should be part of the maintenance of the graveyard and should have been attended to long before it got to the height it is now.

Hello all, The Yorkshire Family History Fair, one of the biggest family history events in the UK, is happening next Saturday, the 25th June, at the Knavesmire Exhibition Centre at York Racecourse. Admission is £4 and parking is free. Lots to see, and lots of people to talk to. Representatives from family history societies all over the UK, and some of the major commercial exhibitors too, such as Findmypast, the Genealogist and Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Also Yorkshire Parish Registers, East Yorkshire Archives, West Yorkshire Archives, North Yorkshire County Record Office - lots more. Plan to stay all day! Details and Exhibitor list on http://www.yorkshirefamilyhistoryfair.com Regards, Janice Wood

Hi John I have no connection to your family but have ancestors in the area and the same period. I have collected a lot of booklets and C Ds from Huddersfield History Society. I found William Earnshaw and a John Earnshaw both bap at St Peters Huddersfield on 30 Jan 1814 sons of William Earnshaw and Sarah Cloth Dresser Marsh Also George born12 Oct 1812 bap 8 Dec 1812 James bap 23 Aug 1818 1851 Census William Earnshaw Head age 61 cloth dresser Sarah 64 John son 36 cordwainer George son 38 mechanic Harriet dau 25 dressmaker Ann dau 23 woollen weaver Marriage at St Peters of William Earnshaw and Sarah Harper on 30 March 1812 Do you think this could be your family Regards (Bronwyn Thewlis) Huddersfield -----Original Message----- From: west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of west-riding-request@rootsweb.com Sent: 31 May 2011 08:01 To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Subject: WEST-RIDING Digest, Vol 6, Issue 126 Today's Topics: 1. William EARNSHAW and Ann BINNS of Paddock Huddersfield (John Cooney) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 19:10:02 -0400 From: John Cooney <jecooney65@gmail.com> Subject: [WRY] William EARNSHAW and Ann BINNS of Paddock Huddersfield To: WEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <BANLkTimK+PH=O49umy1KcyiTf+QHAPoEOQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello, I am trying to find the parents of William EARNSHAW and Ann BINNS who were married at St. Peter's in Huddersfield on 25 Aug 1832. The names of their parents do not appear on the marriage record. William and Ann had the following children (all of whom were born in Huddersfield): 1. Elizabeth (born abt 1831 - married George Chappell in Huddersfield in 1854 and then emigrated to USA - died 25 Dec 1887 in Philadelphia); 2. Mary (born 27 Aug 1832 - married Charles Bocock in Huddersfield in 1851 - died 26 May 1899 in Barton-Upon-Irwell, Lancashire); 3. Joseph Howard (born 1835, emigrated to USA - married first, Mary Ann Mason, also from Huddersfield, and second, Jane Stafford); 4. William (born 1837, emigrated to USA - married Susanna Adams - died 23 Sep 1901 in Chicago); 5. Allen (born 10 Jun 1839 - married Emily Daws in Hackney in 1868 - died 17 May 1896 in Stockport, Cheshire); 6. Horsfall Howard (born 17 Feb 1843 - married Melinda Stott in Huddersfield in 1866 - died on 19 Nov 1898 in Huddersfield) William EARNSHAW died in Huddersfield on 17 Jun 1849, age 39. His death record and Census reports made during his lifetime suggest he was born abt 1810. His wife, Ann EARNSHAW (nee BINNS) died in Huddersfield on 12 Mar 1894, age 84. She too would have been born circa 1810. Both William and Ann were buried in the Paddock All Saints Church cemetery. If anyone has connections to this family or has suggestions as to where I might look for new leads, I would be most grateful. Thank you. John Cooney ------------------------------ To contact the WEST-RIDING list administrator, send an email to WEST-RIDING-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the WEST-RIDING mailing list, send an email to WEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of WEST-RIDING Digest, Vol 6, Issue 126 *******************************************