Hi Any help appreciated as I am stuck at this point. I have Joseph Gledhill born abt 1787 in the Huddersfield/Halifax area. Cannot be more specific but from other information I suspect Scammonden or Pole Moor area close to Slaithwaite. Joseph Married Martha Walker in the Huddersfield Area in December 1813 possibly on the 26th I have a birth date for Martha of 14 November 1789 I have several Issue William 8 March 1817 John 18 October 1818 d abt 1890 m20 May 1844 to Harriet Sykes George 21 May 1820 David 4 November 1821 Thomas 30 March 1823 d August 1823 Martha 19 September 1824 Thomas (2) 2 April 1826 Joseph 19 August 1827 Betty (Elizabeth?) 6 September 1829 Many Thanks Richard Gledhill

There is a baptism at Cumberworth St. Nicholas for John son of Abraham Woodhead, the 19th day of November 1738, of the parish of Kirkburton. Liane

Thank you for all your information about John and Abraham Woodhead. I do know several of my ancestors were baptized at Cumberworth/Kirkburton.. My St Nicholas /Denby Dale records start in the 1800's< And happily my George Woodhead, 1826, is in there with his parents, George and Martha. Are records available for Abraham Woodhead's time, probably born in early 1700's and his possible marriage? Would he most likely been born in Cumberworth and married there? Also Kirkburton. Thank you all for your interest and helpfulness. Ruth --- On Tue, 8/23/11, lfenimore <lfenimore@columbus.rr.com> wrote: From: lfenimore <lfenimore@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: [WRY] Looking for father of John Woodhead 1738, Cumberworth To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 2:29 PM There is a baptism at Cumberworth St. Nicholas for John son of Abraham Woodhead, the 19th day of November 1738, of the parish of Kirkburton. Liane 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

Hello Ruth. I couldn't find the birht of John in my St. Nicolas//Cumberworth Parish Registers either but I went to this site https://www.familysearch.org/ and found this information for you. Nancy _ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for John Woodhead_ Name: John Woodhead Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: 19 Nov 1738 Baptism/Christening Place: Cumberworth, York, England Birth Date: Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Abraham Woodhead Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01871-5 System Origin: England-EASy Source Film Number: 1542256 Reference Number: item 1 _Same Info different reference numbers:_ Indexing Project (Batch) Number: J10787-2 System Origin: England-ODM Source Film Number: 919369

Greetings I have been looking for the father of my ancestor, John Woodhead born in 1738, Cumberworth, who married Susannah Bothomly/Bottomley. They are the parents of my 4x grandfather George Woodhead, born 1786 who married Martha Field. The family may have been baptised, married outside Cumberworth. I have the St Nicholas,  Denby Dale and the Almondbury Parish records but I am missing something, a year, a place, I don't know. I have heard John's father may have been named Abrahamus, but cannot verify it for sure. Can anybody please help me as I have been looking to tie this family together since 2003. Thank You, Ruth

hello Gary, I have FLETCHER & 2 families of HIGGINS in Pontefract & Knottingley area, so will have to check my records to see if any match with ones you are searching . Maureen Pontefract FHS member - they (I helped too) have transcribed lots of M.I.'s in the area. Check out their website for what has been done (& waiting to be done) -----Original Message----- From: Garry Bray <garry_buk@yahoo.com> Hello all, I'm researching my BUNDY, COCKS, COCKSHAW, FLETCHER and HIGGINS family around the area of PONTEFRACT, GLASS HOUGHTON, CASTLEFORD and BARNSLEY in Yorkshire. I would be really interested to hear from anyone who has any of the following in their family, or could tell me anything about them eg. I have no idea where any of them are actually buried. Arthur BUCK (aka COCKS) b19/10/1857 Wortham, Suffolk Albert BUNDY b03/06/1896 Farmborough, Somerset David COCKS b09/01/1891 Glass Houghton, West Riding Alice COCKSHAW b02/04/1863 Higham, Barugh, West Riding James HIGGINS b10/02/1859 Pontefract, West Riding Martha HIGGINS b01/09/1892 Pontefract, West Riding Thank you Garry garry_buk@yahoo.com

    Hello all,   I'm researching my BUNDY, COCKS, COCKSHAW, FLETCHER and HIGGINS family around the area of PONTEFRACT, GLASS HOUGHTON, CASTLEFORD and BARNSLEY in Yorkshire.   I would be really interested to hear from anyone who has any of the following in their family, or could tell me anything about them eg. I have no idea where any of them are actually buried.   Arthur BUCK (aka COCKS)  b19/10/1857 Wortham, Suffolk Albert BUNDY  b03/06/1896 Farmborough, Somerset David COCKS   b09/01/1891 Glass Houghton, West Riding Alice COCKSHAW  b02/04/1863 Higham, Barugh, West Riding James HIGGINS  b10/02/1859 Pontefract, West Riding Martha HIGGINS  b01/09/1892 Pontefract, West Riding   Thank you   Garry garry_buk@yahoo.com

Hi, I think Robyn makes a good point and one has to remember the accent and dialect. If the person writing wasn't a native born Yorkshire person it makes a difference, I remember we happily dropped all sorts of letters in pronunciation, one I can remember was Slaithwaite which we called slouwit so you can't blame anyone for problems in spelling. We also dropped letters and added the first letter to the next word. (can't think of one at the moment) and I didn't realise thou and thee was really was a very old way of saying you H was seldom sounded either. Now I come to think of it we had a really vibrant local language which education and TV have removed really. In the late 40s and 50s at school we were taught the Yorkshire dialect was uneducated and that dropping vowels etc wasn't good either, we had to speak BBC English if we wanted to get on in life. My accent is strong enough for people here to actually like it but my dialect has virtually disappeared - no one would understand me. I found it amusing when years later I studied English for my Dip T in australia to discover they pointed us to a book detailing the rich language interaction used in Leeds!!!! Jean in S. Australia. -----Original Message----- From: cable@iinet.net.au Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 3:22 PM To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Subject: [WRY] West Yorkshire Marriages and Banns on Ancestry Hi Liane, I think your marriage witness maybe Thomas Hebblewait. At least one can be found in Huddersfield in 1841 - I have seen an 'H' like the one displayed on the register Remember spellings are somewhat creative at this period in time even without concidering a given persons ability to read/write - even his onwn name. Corruptions could be Hebblewaite, Hebblethwait(e), or perhaps Hebblewhite - amongst others. Cheers, Robyn 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 Liane, I think your marriage witness maybe Thomas Hebblewait. At least one can be found in Huddersfield in 1841 - I have seen an 'H' like the one displayed on the register Remember spellings are somewhat creative at this period in time even without concidering a given persons ability to read/write - even his onwn name. Corruptions could be Hebblewaite, Hebblethwait(e), or perhaps Hebblewhite - amongst others. Cheers, Robyn

Liane, Baptism at St. Mary's Elland, Harriet SUTCLIFFE, 25 Dec 1814, dau. of John (Farmer) and Nanny, both of Greetland, Gordon. On 16 August 2011 12:33, lfenimore <lfenimore@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > Every time I get a break - like finding these names or when Charles Heywood > opened a bank account in NY in 1853 and had to give his parents' names > [William Heywood and Elizabeth Kenworthy] - the lead dries up.  His oldest > son was named William and second daughter Elizabeth, for what that is worth. > > However, I've been doing genealogy since 1975 so am not about to give up > now! > > The first letter of the name appears to have vertical strokes, no curves, so > it must be either the M or H.  It seems to have between 9-11 letters. I > wonder if Thomas was an elderly man and thus the indistinct writing?  I > tried *thwaite plus Thomas in the burials prior to 1841 and there was no > obvious candidate. > > And after all, unless you were in business, how many times did the average > person - even one who was literate - write anything? > > The bride, Harriet Sutcliffe appears to be the d/o John and Ann/Nanny from > Elland.  She was bap 1814.  Charles, bca 1811, is so far unidentified. > > The couple were in Liverpool by 1841 waiting to board ship for America and > they sailed with her parents, John and Ann, [& all called Sutley] shortly > after the census was taken. > > Thank you for looking and I am keeping all possibilities in mind until I > find them - > > Liane > > > > 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 >

Have looked through some of the districts where Brooks,Sutcliffes,Heywoods were living in 1841 (closest we can get with the census) - strangely no names ending in wate in the districts I went through so have to give up on this. Think it may be as someone has already said that Thomas couldn't spell - spelling tended to be very phonetic around this time anyway. Sorry not to be more help Yvonne -----Original Message----- From: west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of lfenimore Sent: 15 August 2011 14:48 To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Subject: [WRY] West Yorkshire Marriages and Banns on Ancestry If someone subscribes and can see this marriage, would you please have a go at the surname of the third witness? p. 293, #877 3 Feb 1834 Huddersfield between Charles Heywood and Harriet Sutcliffe. First two witness are Eliza Brook and, I think, Samuel Brook. The last one is Thomas something. When enlarged it seems to end in 'wate.' It is exciting just to finally see it as for many years these Huddersfield films weren't available in the US from the LDS. They only had up to 1812 and some scattered BTs. Thank you for any suggestions, Liane Fenimore 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

Thanks for that Mike, I will give them a go. Neil -- Neil Houghton Albany Western Australia on 16/8/11 6:23 AM, west-riding-request@rootsweb.com at west-riding-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:23:10 +0100 > From: Michael Brown <brown.michaelalan@googlemail.com> > Subject: Re: [WRY] Electoral register lookup - Thornhill 1915 > To: west-riding@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CALXgCXt+hFbr_Rqvi33gwEit=dGdi7b=Pub=44cQtD-dDTPpwQ@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dewsbury Library has all the old Voters Lists hidden away in storage. An > email to them should help? > > Just a thought. > > Mike > On Aug 15, 2011 12:40 PM, "Neil Houghton" <gen1@possumology.com> wrote: >> OK, so it looks like perhaps this info is not easily to hand. >> >> Does anyone know if this info is even recorded/archived? >> >> I am hoping to visit the UK before too long - any ideas where could I >> find/view this info (if, in fact, it is available)? >> >> TIA >> >> >> Neil >> -- >> Neil Houghton >> Albany >> Western Australia >> >> >> >> on 10/8/11 11:05 AM, Neil Houghton at gen1@possumology.com wrote: >> >>> Hi, I am trying to find out who was living at the following address > in/around >>> February 1915: >>> >>> 101 Thornton Road >>> Thornhill Lees >>> >>> Please could anyone help me with this - does anyone have access to this > info, >>> eg electoral rolls, rates books or the likes? >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Neil >> >>

Mickelthwate is a valid variation - the German branch use it! Another -thwaite that comes to mind is Postlethwaite but without seeing the image I can't be of much assistance (not that I'm any good at reading these images anyway!) Hebblethwaite certainly sounds feasible too. I can't see any Micklethwaites at that time with Heywood or Sutcliffe connections, but of course the witness could be a friend. HTH Andy. At 21:02 15/08/2011, you wrote: >Hi Liane. > >Having seen the other replies you have had giving possible names, I wonder >if it could it be a badly written Micklethwaite or similar spelling of this >surname? There does seem to me to be a small letter K at about the fourth >letter from the left and there does not seem to be a small letter i in the >wate part. I can't think what else it could be. > >Regards >Jenny DeAngelis > ><<p. 293, #877 3 Feb 1834 Huddersfield between Charles Heywood and Harriet >Sutcliffe. First two witness are Eliza Brook and, I think, Samuel Brook. >The last one is Thomas something. When enlarged it seems to end in >'wate.'>> > > > >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

HEBBELWATE/HEBBLEWHITE? Bill Melbourne, Oz On 16/08/2011 4:23 AM, Andy Micklethwaite wrote: > Hi Lianne > > There are many strange transcriptions of Micklethwaite, however Thomas Micklethwaites are in short supply in Huddersfield at this time. There's one in Birstall, father of Sophia baptised 1832, so it is a possibility. > > HTH Andy. > >

Many thanks Tony. I didn't know about any of those Spiveys & it makes fascinating reading. As I said, I believe that most of my ancestors originate near Huddersfield having originally entered Yorkshire via Hull. Any more information will be gratefully received. John Spivey. -----Original Message----- From: west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Cheal Sent: Monday, 15 August 2011 5:21 PM To: west-riding@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WRY] 123,000 names to browse

Every time I get a break - like finding these names or when Charles Heywood opened a bank account in NY in 1853 and had to give his parents' names [William Heywood and Elizabeth Kenworthy] - the lead dries up. His oldest son was named William and second daughter Elizabeth, for what that is worth. However, I've been doing genealogy since 1975 so am not about to give up now! The first letter of the name appears to have vertical strokes, no curves, so it must be either the M or H. It seems to have between 9-11 letters. I wonder if Thomas was an elderly man and thus the indistinct writing? I tried *thwaite plus Thomas in the burials prior to 1841 and there was no obvious candidate. And after all, unless you were in business, how many times did the average person - even one who was literate - write anything? The bride, Harriet Sutcliffe appears to be the d/o John and Ann/Nanny from Elland. She was bap 1814. Charles, bca 1811, is so far unidentified. The couple were in Liverpool by 1841 waiting to board ship for America and they sailed with her parents, John and Ann, [& all called Sutley] shortly after the census was taken. Thank you for looking and I am keeping all possibilities in mind until I find them - Liane

'ello, Patrick, I can only see just one William SYKES, bapt. 1771 in the Parish of Halifax. 23 Jun 1771 at St, Mary's Church, Elland, but as "SIKES", also but son of Martha, "Spinster", of Raistrick ?? Regards, Gordon. On 15 August 2011 22:05, Patrick French <braque1@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > Hi Listers. > Am new to the list and am researching SYKES in Halifax. > So far I have. William SYKES b 1771 Halifax  m Elizabeth GOODING at St Matthews Ipswich SuffolkChildren. Rebecca b 1808Martha   b 1808Mary      b 1810Thomas  b 1814William   b 1816John       b 1818Charles   b 1821James     b 1831All Born Ipswich, Suffolk. > I am trying to find Williams (1771) siblings and his parents.  I think that William's parents are William SYKES from Rothwell and Hannah Rileythey were married St Johns Halifax  20/9/1766. > Is there any lister who is researching this family, if so would be pleased to hear from them. > Regards Patrick. > > > 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 >

Hmm.....I can't read it either. Thomas W..........wate or ....uate. I did a very brief search of the 1841 census for Thomas ****wate in Huddersfield and didn't find him, but I wasn't at all thorough. This would be my suggestion. Brenda On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 3:48 PM, lfenimore <lfenimore@columbus.rr.com>wrote: > If someone subscribes and can see this marriage, would you please have a go > at the surname of the third witness? > > p. 293, #877 3 Feb 1834 Huddersfield between Charles Heywood and Harriet > Sutcliffe. First two witness are Eliza Brook and, I think, Samuel Brook. > > The last one is Thomas something. When enlarged it seems to end in 'wate.' > > It is exciting just to finally see it as for many years these Huddersfield > films weren't available in the US from the LDS. They only had up to 1812 > and some scattered BTs. > > Thank you for any suggestions, > Liane Fenimore > > > > 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 Listers. Am new to the list and am researching SYKES in Halifax. So far I have. William SYKES b 1771 Halifax m Elizabeth GOODING at St Matthews Ipswich SuffolkChildren. Rebecca b 1808Martha b 1808Mary b 1810Thomas b 1814William b 1816John b 1818Charles b 1821James b 1831All Born Ipswich, Suffolk. I am trying to find Williams (1771) siblings and his parents. I think that William's parents are William SYKES from Rothwell and Hannah Rileythey were married St Johns Halifax 20/9/1766. Is there any lister who is researching this family, if so would be pleased to hear from them. Regards Patrick.

Hi Liane. Having seen the other replies you have had giving possible names, I wonder if it could it be a badly written Micklethwaite or similar spelling of this surname? There does seem to me to be a small letter K at about the fourth letter from the left and there does not seem to be a small letter i in the wate part. I can't think what else it could be. Regards Jenny DeAngelis <<p. 293, #877 3 Feb 1834 Huddersfield between Charles Heywood and Harriet Sutcliffe. First two witness are Eliza Brook and, I think, Samuel Brook. The last one is Thomas something. When enlarged it seems to end in 'wate.'>>