Binns
Thomas Binns from Lancashire, built  Holme Mill around 1816  was born in the late 1700's Married Ann Spencer, the daughter of John of Broom House. John Spencer and Sons wool staplers consisted of father John, son's John and David, and Thomas Binns. The Binns family lived at Croft House until around the time of Thomas death. In a trade directory for 1822 we found the following entry, Binns and Williamson, Worsted Spinners and Manufacturers. 
Thomas Binns started spinning with James Cawood and Joseph Wright at Stubbin House otherwise known as Screw Mill which had been built before 1787 and re built 1808. Thomas liked hunting and the high life, he owned his own pack of hounds and employed well known Utley huntsman Thomas Smith. When Thomas attended the cloth market he was always well turned out in a blue coat, white or yellow waistcoat, ruffled shirt, kersy breeches buttoned at the knee finished off with yellow toped boots. Entertaining at Croft House was a lavish affair and the standard of fare known throughout the district. We do not know who ran the monetary affairs for the family after the death of Thomas, but it would appear that it was squandered putting the family in a much less comfortable situation than they had become used to.

Blakey
There were two main families, and they came from Marley and Keighley.
For the Keighley family we shall start with William Blakey born 1635, we know he had two sons, William and James. James had a son William born 1688 who married Dorothy Haggas in 1716. William was a Searge weaver and at his death in 1759 he is recorded at Bracken Bank, Keighley.
William and Dorothy had a son Jonas who also married into the Haggas family, he married Elizabeth Haggas.
Sarah daughter of William and Dorothy, married Abraham Binns a wool comb maker.
William Thomas grandson of the above William and Dorothy married 1774 Betty (Elizabeth) Greenwood the daughter of John and Ann Heaton of Bridgehouse Mill, Haworth. They had a daughter Ann (Nancy) Blakey who married 1791 John Greenwood of Ellar Carr Mill, Cullingworth the son of John of Cabbage Mill. Ann died one year after her marriage.
Frances granddaughter of William and Dorothy married 1776 Lister Ellis, their son also called Lister would become known for Castlefield mill at Bingley. 
John of Townfield Gate, son of Jonas and  Elizabeth Haggas married Mary Clapham, it is believed that it was this John Blakey who sold the land called Dam Close where Greengate Mill was built to Mr. Stell in 1761.
John the grandson of John and Mary Clapham started his working life as a manufacturer, later becoming  a corn miller and maltster. 
Elizabeth daughter of John and Mary Clapham married surgeon George Beck, their son John Blakey Beck would follow in his fathers footsteps for an occupation.
Alice daughter of John and Mary Clapham married John Horrocks, grandson of John Haggas and Elizabeth Horsfield.
Thomas Blakey Corn miller and son of John the corn miller married well, his wife was Emma Wall the daughter of Thomas Wine & Spirit Merchant, Emma was also the granddaughter of Thomas Howgill Iveson of Greengate mill. Son of Thomas and Emma, John, also a corn miller who would move from Layland House to Thornleigh, Carlton Road. He also married well, Alice Maude Summerscales  the daughter of Joseph the iron founder. Ann daughter of John the cornmiller married Alfred Wall, he was the son of Thomas Wall wine and spirit merchant and Mary Iveson. Alfred Wall had moved to Bradford to try his hand in the textile industry. 
Sarah daughter of Samuel, Solicitor and builder of Aireworth Mill married Jonathan William Anderton surgeon of Hallas Hall. After his death Sarah married Samuel Nichols landlord of the Brown Cow, Bingley. 
Another daughter of Samuel, Martha married Henry Clapham of the manor house Utley.
Samuel Phillip Blakey the great grandson of John and Mary Clapham seems to have fallen on hard times, in 1911 we find him in the notorious Model Lodging House, Leeds Street with his occupation listed as Tripe hawker.
Isabel daughter of William and Dorothy Haggas married John Sugden of Bracken Bank, manufacturer of  stuff pieces with a warehouse connected to his house, later he concentrated on farming. 
Jonas Blakey cordwainer Low Street was married to Elizabeth Waterhouse daughter of Thomas draper of South Street. Their son John took his trade to Potter Newton in Leeds and employed 300 people.
We now come to a small puzzle, in 1774 a female child is born, Blakey Blakey, the parish records tell us this child's mother is Alice Blakey, but we do not know if Alice is single or a widow. Blakey Blakey went on to marry John Blakey Carrodus, and the children they had for some reason kept on dropping the Carrodus every now and then. Those doing family research into this family will need to double check that they have the right family.

Booth
Jeremiah Booth born late 1600's or early 1700's is recorded at the baptism of his children as an Inn Keeper, unfortunately for us the Parish records do not tell us which Inn. We do know however that he died in 1772. Of his four sons one also named Jeremiah Booth also became an Inn Keeper at the Golden Fleece, Cook Lane. He married Anne Banks. Amongst their other children they produced a son Banks Booth, he married Grace Spencer the daughter of John of Broom House, Spring Gardens Lane. Banks was at the Woolpack. Banks two children were baptised at Colne, John Lister Booth was a grocer at Damside, another son Spencer Banks Booth, was a book keeper. 

Brigg's, 
farmers of Calversyke Hill since the 15th Century. 
The Briggs of Calversyke  intermarried with the Briggs at Guardhouse. Briggs farm Laycock laycockvillage.com
Family grave yard, Briggs Sepulcher at the bottom of North Dean Road, which used to be called Lynum Street, was built by Briggs, it was intended for family use, but other Friends are buried here.
Thomas Brigg Gentleman farmer of Guard House had no interest in textiles until his family became related to the Cravens, the textile business being financed it would seem from agriculture.  
Thomas Brigg of Guard House was first married to a lady named Ruth, after her death he married the widow of Robert Craven in 1674. Thomas and Ruth had a daughter Sarah who married Richard Shackleton of Harden, he was the son of Roger Shackelton and Mary Roper.
Thomas father was John Brigg of Sutton.
Joshua Brigg acquired Brow End Farm near Laycock when Thomas Brigg of Guardhouse married the widow of of Robert Craven and after her death he inherited the farm.
Elizabeth Brigg of Kildwick married in 1826 William Spencer of Malsis Hall, she was his second wife.
Thomas Brigg was a member of the Society of Friends, but married outside his rank and was expelled from the Friends. The Briggs family then became (Independents) Congregationalists. They gave generous contributions for the building of churches of all denominations. 

Thomas Brigg  died in 1764 he was a yeoman weaver of  Guardhouse,  apprehended in Keighley in 1682 along with others because of their Quaker beliefs and refusal to pay tithes to Keighley Parish Church. They were imprisoned in York Castle for four months and had possessions ceased in lieu of tithes. He married in 1674 Mary Clapham, after Thomas death she married John Craven who had bought Walk Mill in 1776. 
Edmund Laycock timber merchant married first Mary Brigg and after her death married in 1834 Mary's sister Isabella. These were the daughters of Thomas Brigg of Guard House, the sisters brother Sir John Brigg  married Margaret Ann Marriner. John  died in 1867. Is registered in Pigot's Directory of 1829 under Worsted Spinners and Stuff Manufacturers Guard house, lived at Broomfield House, he is also recorded as living at Kildwick Hall. He is registered as running Browend Mill.   
The son of Sir John and Margaret, John Brigg, married Mary Anderton, she was the daughter of William Anderton who was a descendent of the Anderton's of Hallas Hall.
William Marriner Brigg, son of John and Margret, married Sarah Ann Marriner, his sister Mary Jane Brigg married John Craven the son of John Craven and Margaret Young. 
Thomas Brigg, the son of John and Mary Anderton, married Helen Amelia Haggas daughter of John Haggas and Elizabeth Clough.

Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs thepeerage.com  

Busfield
Johnson Atkinson (17??-1817) Johnson married Elizabeth Busfield and added Busfield to his surname in 1772 when his wife inherited her uncle Thomas's estate. lived at Myrtle Grove, Bingley which became the Bingley Town Hall, built where Springhead farm previously stood. Because of debts he sold Myrtle Grove in 1805 to General Twiss. 
Johnson Atkinson Busfield 1775-1849 Rector of St Michael, Wood Street & of St Mary Staining & Lecturer of St Mary-le-bone.. 
William Atkinson Busfield son of Johnson, William died in 1851.
Rev William Busfeild 1802-1878 Rector of Keighley. Succeeded to Upwood estates on death of uncle William in 1851
William Busfield. He was born 15 Jan 1838, Cottingley Bridge, Bingley. He later took the name Ferrand, and became known as William Busfield Ferrand,  Of Rishworth Hall & St Ives. He married Emily Priscilla Harris. Her father was Alfred Harris (1801-1880), there was an Alferd Harris registered living at Ryshworth Hall Bingley, William's Grandmother was called Sarah Ferrand. The Ferrands  held the corn mill in Carleton and were stewards of Skipton Castle; eventually, in the seventeenth century, they moved to Harden Grange and St. Ives, Bingley, becoming clothiers and wool staplers.
William Busfield Ferrand was named in the Will of Silvester Petyt as a person who could advise his Executors and Trustees in the purchase of land and property. His father Johnson Atkinson Busfield.  In 1839 he first assumed by Royal Licence the name and arms of Ferrand in addition to those of Busfeild but later dropped Busfeild altogether
The 1901 census  reports his total household as:  Governess and House servants: Altar Lane Lodge: 1 gamekeeper and wife.  Cross Gates: 1 coachman with wife and pupil teacher son.  White Cott: Farm bailiff and wife.  Bothy: 3 gardeners. Ancient Bingley is an excellent sauce of the Busfield family line.


Butterfield  
Family lb014d6950  thoresby.com of Cliffe Castle  The following given to us by Allan Smith. The image is the P.S. part of a letter, to who we do not know, but it starts off: Tell James Write .... asking them to ensure that James Wright takes all fire precautions at 'the mansion'. This confirms his stewardship there. In the account of James Wright's funeral, it definitely says that the old Cliffe Hall (or Netherwood Hall as they called it) was dismantled and re-built as 'The Whins' and is from Henry Isaac Butterfield. You can see a larger version by clicking on the image below to which we thank Allan Smith for allowing us to use.

THE LONDON GAZETTE, DECEMBER 13, 1867
In Chancery. In the Matter of the Act to facilitate Leases and Sales of Settled Estates (10th and 20th Victoria, chapter 120); and in the Matter of the one undivided tenth or other share, by the Will of the late John Butterfield, of Keighley, in the county of York, Worsted Manufacturer and Merchant, deceased, devised, in trust, for his sister Sarah Ann Butterfield and her issue, with remainder over, of and in divers Mills, Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments in the parishes of Bradford, Keighley, and Bingley, in the county of York, consisting of or comprising a Worsted Mill, Messuage, fifteen Cottages, and a Cellar Dwelling, and seven Closes of Land at Lumbfoot, near Stanbury, in the parish of Bradford, in the county of York, in the occupation of William Butterfield and others; the Prospect Mills, and five Cottages at Hey Gardens, in the parish of Keighley, in the county of York, with several Pieces of Land adjoining thereto or held therewith, in the said parish of Keighley, four Closes of Land at Lumbfoot aforesaid, called North Heys. and Holmes-over-the-Waters, in the parish of Bradford aforesaid, a capital Messuage, with the Gardens, Pleasure Grounds, and Closes of Land belonging thereto, at Cliffe, in the parish of Keighley aforesaid, occupied by the said William Butterfield; " a Messuage, with Cottages and Combers' Shop adjoining thereto, at Lower Spring-gardens, in the parish of Keighley aforesaid, and a Close of Land adjoining thereto, called Cliffe Close; two seats in the pews numbered 8 and 10 in the south gallery of the Parish Church of Keighley, in the parish of Keighley aforesaid; two Closes of Land at Hainworth Wood Bottom, in the parish of Bingley, in the county of York, called the Little Near Field and the Far Field; three Closes of Land, called the Cliffe Field, the Calf Field, and part of the Turnip Close, situate at Cliffe aforesaid, in the parish of Keighley aforesaid; a Warehouse in Piccadilly, in the borough of Bradford, in the parish of Bradford, in the county of York, occupied by the said William Butterfield; three Pieces of Land, part of the Turnip Close and the Great Cliffe Close, in the parish of Keighley aforesaid; several Plots of Land near Woodhouse, in the parish of Bingley aforesaid, called the Low Holme and the Low Beckside Holme, and High Holme, part of the brow and part of the bed of the Beck or River Worth; a Plot of Land near Woodhouse aforesaid, staked out from a Close called Hainworth Wood, in the parish of Bingley aforesaid; three Closes of Land, called the Two Brows and Holling Royd, near the Cliffe Hall Estate, in the parish of Keighley aforesaid; an annual cent of sixpence, formerly payable to the Duke of Devonshire by the said John Butterfield and William Butterfield, out of Lands in the parish of Keighley aforesaid.  
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Petition in the above .*_% matters was, on the 2nd day of December, 1867, presented to the Right Honorable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, the Vice-Chancellor Wood, by Richard Shackleton Butterfield, of Woodland, in the parish of Bradford, in the county of York, Esq., William Butterfield, of Cliffe Hall, in the parish of Keighley, in the said county, Esq., and Sarah Ann Butterfield, of Cliffe Hall aforesaid, Spinster, praying that an Order may be made that one equal undivided tenth part of the said mills, messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, which by the will of the said John Butterfield was-devised, upon trust, for the petitioner Sarah Ann Butterfield and her issue, with remainder over, in default of issue, may be sold to the petitioner William Butterfield, at the price of £2900, or at such other price as may be fair and reasonable.—Dated this 10th day of December, 1867. H. B. CLARKE, No. 14, Serjeants Inn, Fleet street, London; Agent for WRIGHT and WATERWORTH, Keighley, Yorkshire, Solicitors to the Petitioners.

Isaac Butterfield of Lane Ends, Oakworth married Sarah Shackleton daughter of Richard of Goose Eye Mill, in partnership with John Bottomley  and Thomas Shackleton. Isaac's son Richard Shackleton Butterfield married Jane Wright Barlow daughter of Robert Barlow of the Mansion House Keighley and Step daughter of  Joseph Craven of Park House, Steeton. 

Frank Butterfield was in partnership with William Gott and were possibly Keighley's best known ironmongers, Gott and Butterfield. The partnership only lasted seven years, ending in 1917. but until closure in 1983 was always referred to as Gott and Butterfield.
Like many of Keighley's business men Frank came from humble beginnings. Frank's grandfather John was a tin plate maker, as was his son and Frank's father, also called John. John junior was married to Mary Hannah Carrodus, she was the daughter of Thomas the hairdresser, and sister to the well known musician John Tiplady Carrodus. Frank's older brother Thomas Alexander Carrodus Butterfield became a pharmacist. Another brother Charles Smith Butterfield moved away from the area and seems to be the only son who married. Sisters Emily and Elizabeth married but the other girls seem to have remained single. The sisters Louise, Maggie, Lucy and Maria were school teachers. 

Calvert
Alice Calvert married Hiram Craven of Oakworth. Alice had a brother called Lodge Calvert, his first wife was Elizabeth (Betty) Summerscales, the daughter of William. Lodge second wife was Martha Blakey, the daughter of Samuel, Solicitor and builder of Aireworth Mill. Martha was the widow of Henry Clapham. It was a son from this union, Samuel Blakey Clapham, who being a Worsted Spinner employing 168 males, 75 females, 38 Boys, 29 Girls, at Aireworth Mill (Screw Mill), and with whom Lodge went into business with. 
Lodge by trade was a joiner, who is said to have built  his own first worsted-spinning frame. He started out in 1805 by renting at space and power at Ingrow. 

Carrodus
A name well known in the town for music. Two sisters married into the Carrodus family, Elizabeth and Hannah Tiplady. Hannah married John Carrodus a grocer at 29 High Street and well known in the town for his abilities on the violin, they had at least seven children. Son Alexander seems to have had a hard time, he moved with his wife and family to Bradford and worked there as a wool sorter, but in 1871 he is back in Keighley in the workhouse. By 1881 he is back in Bradford living in lodgings without any of his family and is unemployed. One of his children also named Alexander seems to have resorted to desperate measures to survive. 2nd of April 1860 he was sentenced to six months imprisonment for inflicting grievous bodily arm. 19th May 1870 he was sentenced to 18 months for shop breaking and committing felony within. 
John's daughter Hannah married Charles Midgley  a boot and shoe maker. 
Two of John's daughters Elizabeth and Sarah, became pregnant out of wedlock. Elizabeth a professor of music, was known to have a good singing voice, Swire Smith who was also well known for having a good voice took lessons from Elizabeth. 
John's oldest son also called John, a hairdresser, married  Elizabeth Bortoft and they went on to have at least two children. John Tiplady Carrodus moved to Oldham working as a Letter press printer and Homoeopathic Practitioner. One of his sons, Harry working as an hairdresser. 
John's other son, Thomas Alexander Carrodus was the father of the man who would become famous. Thomas Alexander was a hairdresser, music-seller,  violinist, leader of the Keighley Choral Society, and a member of the Halifax Philharmonic Society. 
Thomas youngest son Frank was a draper. 
The next son Frederic Alexander starts out describing himself as a hairdresser, but by 1881 he is by trade a musician. 
The eldest son John Tiplady Carrodus.  Died 13th July 1895 London. The death of John Tiplady Carrodus, the violinist, is recorded. He was 59 years old. John Tiplady Carrodus was a native of Braithwaite, near Keighley, in Yorkshire. His first important public appearance was in Hanover-square Rooms, London, at a concert given by Charles Salomans in 1849. He was then 18 years old. Subsequently his friends in Bradford strongly urged his claims to appear at the first Bradford Festival in 1853, and backed by a testimonial obtained from Sopher, he played a solo. Afterwards he was engaged at the Royal Italian Opera, the Phil harmonic Concerts, and Mr. (now Sir) Charles Fix this text Halle's Manchester orchestra. Eventually he became leader of all three of these societies, and played concertos at the Philharmonic, Crystal Palace, and other important musical societies. He led the orchestra, Three Choir, and Leeds Festivals, and published some violin solos and studies. He leaves several sons, all of whom hold positions of distinction. (Taken from a newspaper cutting).

Cavendish  
chatsworth-house.co.uk William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire  en.wikipedia.org known as Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and 2nd Earl of Burlington of the 2nd creation between 1834 and 1858, was the great-grandson of the 4th Duke of Devonshire, grandson of the 1st Earl of Burlington, and son of William Cavendish. Amongst other things he owned a number of pubs in Keighley. The Duke of Devonshire gave nine acres  of land which became  Devonshire Park, on September 4, 1888. Devonshire Street is on land once owned by the Duke.

Clapham.
At one time this family owned a great deal of land and property in Keighley. Henry had lands in Thwaites, his son John born at Thwaites married in 1694 Martha Holmes, she had previously been married to William Smith the address at the time of his death in 1690 being Utley Manor House.  John and Martha had at least three children, Holmes, Mary and William. 
Mary married Thomas Rishworth of Gillgrange, The Rishworths also held lands in Thwaites, whether these were held before, or if they obtained them via the marriage we have not yet ascertained. 
William lived in Thwaites and had at least four children. 
Holmes born 1699 described as a gentleman farmer with lands at Heaton married Mary Wright of Clough House, Oakworth. After Holmes died son John took over. 
John's occupation is described as Woolstapler and Manufacture of Stuff Pieces. 
John's daughter Sarah married George Greenwood of Moorhouse, Oxenhope. 
Another daughter, Martha married James Greenwood, Springhead Mill, Oakworth, cousin of George. 
Holmes, son of John married Jane Rishworth. Of their children son John took up the occupation of  Paper merchant along with brothers Thomas and William, conducting business in Morton near Bingley.
Sister Sarah married John Wright gentleman of Lower Laith. 
Brother Holmes born 1793 seems to have had a varied occupation, first working for his father Holmes Clapham Holmes & Sons, Utley, Woolstapler, later he is described as a farmer, in 1851 a paper merchant, no doubt in connection with his brothers. By 1861 he is farming 70 acres at Utley.  
Henry married Martha Blakey, after his death she married Lodge Calvert. The company Calvert & Clapham was made up of Martha's son's, Samuel Blakey Clapham, Blakey Calvert, and. Edward Calvert.

Clapham Bros., Ltd., Ironfounders
John Clapham born 1761 at Exley Head, married to Isabel (Tabby) Smith, their youngest son John was a wheelwright.
John's eldest son Samuel, was married to Grace Newton Sugden. Samuel had been Mechanic at Messrs Marriners, worsted spinners, of Greengate. John, son of Samuel and Grace was an Iron and Brass Founder. He married twice, his second wife was Mary, known as Mrs. James as she was his son,  James Sharp Clapham widow. James Sharp Clapham and Mary had produced a son, John, an engineer, he was married to  Marian, the daughter of Thomas Wilkinson Weatherhead, Maltster from Bingley.
Joseph, son of Samuel and Grace, was a worsted spinner and Mechanic. We found an interesting item relating to Joseph, Journal of the Society for Psychical Research: Volume 2. We, the undersigned, have just sat at a séance held at 39, Devonshire Street, Keighley [the residence of Mr. Clapham, one of the witnesses. Dr. Monck was the medium. By raps we were directed to procure a hammer and tacks, ...
Thomas, also a son of Samuel and Grace, had the distinction of being the first chairman of Clapham Bros Ltd. 
Another son, William, seems, like his brothers to have been a bit of an inventor:
William Clapham, Browfield, Keighley ; son of Samuel Clapham, of Greengate, Keighley ; born at Keighley, April 28th, 1825 ; educated privately. Chairman of the Directors of the firm of Clapham Bros., Ltd., Ironfounders, of Keighley 
Clapham. 10th May 1853 patents applied for and patents granted 1143. John Clapham, Thomas Clapham, and William Clapham, of Wellington Foundry, in Keighley, in the County of York, for an invention for- "Improvements in moulding and casting iron pipes." Letters Patent sealed 
MIDGLEY. SUGDEN. Clapham. 31st December 1860. patents applied for and patents granted 3194. John Midgley, John Sugden, and William Clapham, all of Keighley, in the County of York, for an invention for-" Improvements in trombones."
Newton was married twice, his second wife Maria Wilkins was the step daughter of Inn keeper of the Commercial Inn, Church Green, William Weatherhead

Clough: 
The Clough Family owned a number of houses, Grove Mill House, Bracken Bank House,  Haincliffe House.
 archiver.rootsweb.com  qualidata.ac.uk   
John Clough, Ingrow Mill, was registered in 1891 living at Haincliffe House. Sir John Clough,  Born 1836.  Knighted in 1914.  Died 03 May 1922 at `Haincliffe'. His wife, Thamar, and daughter of Prince Smith also born in 1836. died at `Haincliffe' on 09 March 1909, and so never lived to share his finest hour in the presence King George V. 

			Photos and additional information provided by Allan Smith.  The 3rd image is from a note book, taken from the Minute Book of Hermit Hole Methodist Chapel, of which Sir John was a Trustee, the item dated 28th Feb 1914 and mentions a Sunday School and Chapel, sadly we do not know which one. Names mentioned are: Ellis Ratcliffe, John Ernshaw and William Joy. The last part makes reference to Sir John Clough receiving his Knighthood from King George.
Sir John Clough	Thamar Smith

Sarah Eliza Clough, daughter of John and Jane Person m William Haggas in 1853
William Clough son of Thomas and Hannah Dawson married Louisa Clapham, daughter of William of the Wellington Foundry. 
Robert Clough son of John and Nancy Weatherhead married Susannah, daughter of Prince Smith. Roberts brother John also married a daughter of Prince Smith, Thamer Smith.
Fanny Clough daughter of Robert and Ann Howett married Thomas Waterworth Solicitor.
Elizabeth Clough daughter of Robert and Ann Howett married Joseph Smith reed maker of Beechcliffe House.
Hilda Emma Clough daughter of John and Thamer Smith, married John Waterworth Solicitor, (grandson of Thomas Waterworth Solicitor).
Jane Clough married Edward George Spencer of Malsis Hall.
Charlotte Ross Clough daughter of Percy Clough married Geoffrey Haggas son of James Ellison Haggas. 
Emma Lund Clough daughter of Robert and Mary Lund of Grove Mill married James Midgley Hattersley son of George.

Corlass
Thomas Corlass born in 1755 built Hope Mill in the late 1700's for cotton, Hodgson tell's us that in 1805 he faired so badly and could carry the burden no longer he went and had the boiler raked out and gave up.  He had been in partnership with son William. William had been born in 1784 at Barrowford. William was also involved at Greengate mill, Built by John Craven of Guardhouse 1791 on land bought from the Crown which had once belonged to Joseph Stell. John died in 1808 and he left the mill to his daughter and her husband William Corlass of Barrowford. He moved to Reediford where he not only took a mill but became part of the Nelson Circuit, He commenced a class at Reedyford, and another at Barrowford, and for years sustained the office of local preacher. William's sons Thomas and John took on Hope Mill and rebuilt it, it was later taken over by John Feather. Williams other son Joseph was manager at a mill, we do not know if this was Hope Mill, but we do know that unlike his brothers he stayed in Keighley and became a joiner.
Thomas Corlass born 1715 and father of the above Thomas who built Hope Mill was an Inn keeper on Church Green. One of Thomas's other sons was John, and his son John would also be an Inn keeper and a joiner. John's other son Robert would become a butcher. Thomas the Inn keeper born 1715 had a son by the name of George who lived at Hope Street and was a joiner, 

Craven. 
There were two prominent Craven families in the area.
Craven's of Oakworth:
Hiram Craven of Dockroyd. Builder of roads, mills, bridges and houses, He built the turn pike from Hebden Bridge over Cockhill Moor to Keighley. He was married to Alice Calvert, sister of Lodge Calvert, Worsted Manufacture.
Their children, John married Frances Nowell, Known as John one eyed Craven, he worked on the Union Canal.
Abraham architect in York where he died of Cholera, married Elizabeth Sugden
Martha married William Sugden. 
Hiram married Ann Iveson, daughter of Thomas Howgill Iveson, Worsted Spinner of Greengate. Hiram lived at Ebor House, Haworth. Hiram Craven went into partnership at Higher Providence Mill with William Sugden. Hiram Craven sold  Ebor Mill, Haworth to Edwin Merrall.
Edward, married Mary Willans, the only daughter of Joseph Nowell, brother of Frances Nowell married to John Craven. Edward Craven was killed shortly after his marriage on works at Whitby.  
Alice married John Taylor of the Manor House, Stanbury.
Hiram the elder had a brother William who married one of the Greenwood daughters, we have not yet ascertained which one. This branch of the Craven family do not seemed to have faired just has well in trade or marriage.
Janet daughter of John and Frances Nowell married James Lund of the Knowle, Keighley then later Malsis Hall.
Alice John and Frances Nowell married Thomas Brigg Laycock, Worsted Spinner & Manufacturer.
Craven's of Keighley
Robert Craven. Roberts widow married Thomas Briggs from Gaurdhouse in 1674.
Joseph Craven, died 1751 a yeoman weaver from  Guardhouse, employed weavers and turned out an average of 84 pieces of cloth per year between 1740 and 1745. Joseph was the grandfather of John Craven of Walk mill who died 1831. Joseph was the great great grandfather of the J. & J. Craven of Low mill, Walk mill and Dalton Mill.
John Craven of Greengate and Walk Mill married widow of Thomas Brigg Mary Clapham after 1764. John Craven died 9th Jan 1808. after marrying he moved from Steeton to Guard House. He bought a large part of Stells estate after Stell's downfall. He bought Walk Mill. In 1783 he went into partnership with his stepson Thomas Brigg & Abraham Shackleton. They ran a cotton spinning business at Walk mill, Stell Mill and the top rooms over Joseph Hartley's. He is also registered at Low Mill.
Sarah Craven daughter of John and Mary Brigg nee Clapham married William Corlass, Wesleyan Methodist of Hope and Greengate Mill and later of Reediford, Colne 1804.
John Craven of Strong Close and Walk Mill married Elizabeth Rishworth descendant of the Rushworth's of Thwaites about 1804.
Joseph Craven of Park House, Steeton, married the widow Mary Barlow nee Wright 1833. Park House, was built in 1630 with additions made in 1685 and 1693, where Mrs. S. Wrathall was a valued member of the household staff rawbw.com there was also another farm at Brow End near Laycock which in 1674 belonged to the family. Joseph Craven son of John built Strong Close House, Keighley. in 1864. 
John son of John, Stuff manufacturer of Low Mill and Broom House, married Mary Jane Brigg daughter of John and Margaret Ann Marriner 1859.
John Henry of Strong Close and later Beeches House, son of Joseph Henry and Elizabeth Spencer married Hester Wilson Spencer of Raygill Hall, Lothersdale 1882. In 1906 Nan, wife of John Henry Craven of the Beeches, was one of Keighley’s first woman drivers on the roads.
Mary Elizabeth Craven daughter of Joseph Henry Craven and Elizabeth Spencer married John Wilson Spencer of Raygill Limestone Quarries 1889.
4th Jan 1889 Death of William Young Craven brother of Joseph Henry and son of the late John Craven, of Keighley, at his residence at York. He was interred at Keighley Cemetery.

Currer 
Currers of Kildwick, Gawthorpe, and Marley
stowell.org.nz - Kildwick Hall-Holling Hall (Ilkley) - Marley Hall. Currer, Henry was named in the Will of Silvester Petyt. 
1652 Sir Thomas Hartop and son William sell Friars Head to Henry Currer of Gawthorpe in Bingley for £2400.
Henry Currer of Bolling Hall, (cousin of Henry Currer of Marley) youngest daughter Elizabeth, married Nicholas Walker, of Gawthorpe Hall
The Currer family had connections with Kildwick since at least the 16th century. Haworth Currer (1690-1744) had two children: Henry died without issue in 1756 leaving his sister, Sarah Currer, as the heiress. Haworth Currer's sister, Dorothy, was the second wife of Richard Richardson of Bierley and their son was John Richardson of Kildwick (1721-June 1784), who assumed the name of Currer to succeed to the estates left him by the will of his cousin Sarah Currer, that is, the seat at Kildwick and all her estates. The estates then passed to John's nephew Henry Richardson Currer (1758-Nov 1784) who had taken the name of Currer just prior to his own death, to inherit. The last's daughter and sole heiress was Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785-1861), a remarkable and scholarly woman, who amassed a large and important library in her later home, Eshton Hall.
The Rev Henry Richardson took the name of Currer shortly before his death in 1784, on succeeding to the estates of Sarah Currer, after the death of his uncle, John Currer. His widow, nee Margaret Clive Wilson, then married her cousin, Mathew Wilson of Eshton Hall. Richardson's daughter and sole heiress was Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785-1861)
Ann the daughter of William Currer and Ann Stokoe married Rawdon Briggs, they had a son also called Rawdon and he married Matilda Greenwood, the daughter of John of the Knowl, Keighley.

Ellison
Jonas Ellison Inn keeper Crown Inn, Church Street, son John follows in fathers footsteps. John had at least nine children. Martha married Scotsman and tap man of the Crown Tap, Church Street David Murray. Ann married Excise officer Thomas Fulton. Frances married James Smith machine maker of Threaproyd. Son Jonas also an Inn Keeper at Market Place Tavern. Jonas daughter Sarah Elizabeth Ellison married Inn Keeper of the Lord Rodney and a Chemist, George Falshaw. Jonas brother John took over his father Jonas place at the Crown Inn, Church Street. 

Ferrand  
They were most certainly  family of note, not only rich but complex, and married into other wealthy families, Busfeild and Currer seem to have been favorites. 
Hugh Currer, esq. of Kildwick, born 1608,  married Blanch, daughter of Thomas Ferrand, esq. of Carleton.
Benjamin Ferrand married Anne Currer before marrying Sarah Dobson.
Benjamin Ferrand. Born: 18th May 1730 Died: 20th October 1803 Son of: Benjamin Ferrand and Sarah Dobson. owning land at St. Ives, and  Lord of the Manor of Oakworth, Cottingley,  Crossley and Allerton cum Wilsden
Eleanor Ferrand was Thomas Maud first wife.
Mary Ferrand married Henry Currer.
Richardson Ferrand married Mary Busfeild.
Robert Ferrand married Ann Currer, she was the widow of William Busfeild.
Sarah Ferrand married Currer Fothergill Busfeild
Thomas Ferrand married Blanch Townley of Royle Hall near Burnley.
Walker Ferrand married Katherine Maria Twiss daughter of General William Twiss, Katherine was Walker Ferrand's cousin.
Frances Ferrand the daughter of Edward of St Ives married Sir Richard Paul Amphlett, barrister and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874. National Portrait Gallery
A considerable portion of the township of Bingley belonged to the Ferrand family, whose ancestor came over to England with William the Conqueror, and whose descendants have ever since continued at this place. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £7. 6. 8., and in the patronage of the Crown; impropriator, the Rev. W. Penny: the great tithes have been commuted for £410, and the small for £300. The church is a spacious and venerable structure with a square embattled tower, in the later English style, and, having suffered much dilapidation, was restored in the reign of Henry VIII.; it contains several monuments to the Ferrand and Busfield families. Two church districts, named respectively. Morton and Cullingworth, have been endowed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners: each of the livings is in the gift of the Crown and the Bishop of Ripon, alternately. There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyans. The free grammar school was founded in the reign of Henry VIII., and endowed with land and tenements producing at present £260 per annum, subject to certain payments to the poor: the premises comprise a large schoolroom, and a house and garden for the master. Mrs. Sarah Rhodes, in 1784, gave five cottages, which she endowed as almshouses for five aged widows, who receive £3 per annum each. Thomas Busfeild, Esq., in 1767, bequeathed the interest on £800; and there are also several bequests for distribution in bread and clothes among the poor, and for other charitable uses. John Nicholson, the Airedale poet, was buried here in May, 1843. From: 'Bilton - Binton', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 244-248. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50800 

Fieldhouse, Samuel Son in Law of B Briggs vicnet.net.au 

Fox
William Fox corn miller of Mill bridge and his wife Margaret Stell, nee Emmott produced a number of children. Daughter Martha married William Walbank Stuff manufacture. Martha died shortly after the birth of their son John. Son James Fox was a hatter. Oldest son William Fox and his wife Betty (Elizabeth) Hindle produced at least eight children. Margaret Emmot Fox was Thomas Paget first wife, he was a farmer at Hawkcliffe. Son of William and Betty, William was landlord of the Kings Arms Haworth and the Lord Rodney in Keighley. He was married to Harriet Spence, who after his death she married Abraham Shackleton. William and Harriet's eldest son Joseph, for a while he was a Confectioner on High Street, but in 1858 went to Victoria, Australia to seek his fortune at the gold digging, taking his wife and child with him, he died there 17 May 1860. 
George Spence Fox son of William and Harriet was for a while a fish dealer, but later tuned his hand to Inn Keeping at the Bay Horse Pub, Manchester. Youngest son John was a Tobacconist on Church Street. 
Margaret Fox daughter of James the Hatter and  Grace Smith married John Booth cotton spinner of Castle Mill, Becks Road. 


Greenwood
The Greenwoods descend from the same family, although later people would distinguish the two by referring to them as the Keighley or Haworth Greenwoods. To enable us to complete our research we used a book produced by Robin Greenwood along side our own research. We are not attempting to produce a family tree, but to show how the marriages assisted in their progress.
At some point John Greenwood came to Haworth from Wadsworth and of his children three would play a prominent part in the industry of the area.
Eldest son John made a good start by marrying Elizabeth Taylor the daughter of a prominent Stanbury family. Their son also called John married well, his wife was Ann Heaton who also happened to be his third cousin. 
James the son of John and Ann Heaton married Martha Clapham daughter of John of Utley, Manufacture of Stuff Pieces. Their daughter Mary Ann would marry William Sugden of Fleece Mills and Eastwood House. 
Another daughter Judith married Samuel Blakey Clapham of Aireworth Mill. 
William son of John and Elizabeth, his descendants would not fair too well, one grandson Robert, who would end up running a pub at Stubbin House, Haworth.
James son of John and Elizabeth, like his brother John, James would fair very well in the world of textiles. One of his daughters Elizabeth married well, Abraham Shackleton of Walk and Brow End Mill's. 
Son John  born July 6, 1780, died March 10 1807.  married Ann Barwick, who died June 1810, aged 70.
One of the earliest Cotton Spinners in Keighley, it turned to worsteds slightly later and John Greenwood was one of its pioneers. He started at North Brook, and afterwards Cabbage Mills and Vale Mills and  was to be involved with five mills in the Keighley  and one at Ripon. He was one of the first to use children in cotton factories, importing young orphan girls from the Foundling Hospital,  in London. On the credit side he was a leader of the improvement committee that brought Keighley water and gas and he subscribed heavily to the founding of the Keighley Mechanics Institute and maintained at his works a private fire engine which could be borrowed for the town. We have found a reference in a book which says "John Greenwood lived at Damside at the house which was to become the Royal Hotel". In 1782 John Greenwood is registered as having North Brook Mill, which would later be taken over by Hattersleys. We have also found references that say he lived at and built Cabbage House He also built Knoll (Knowle) House for his son John Greenwood Junior, having first bought a field called Rawling Close from James Lund of Lower Bracken Bank.  He later moved to  West Riddlesden Hall  John Greenwood, in partnership with William Ellis bought Wreaks Mill,  at Birstwith. St. James’s Church Birstwith harrogate.co.uk  December 1807 John Greenwood and Lister Ellis bought Airton mill in Airton from William Ellis, 
John Greenwood was one of many that took rooms at Airworth Mills before going to  Cabbage Croft mill. 
John Greenwood Junior born Sep 8 1763; died Oct. 11. 1846. left his real estate in Keighley, Bingley, Bradford and other places to his son Frederick Greenwood. John Greenwood  & Sons Greenwood also built Vale mill at Oakworth. John Greenwood of Eastwood House was married to Mary Sugden daughter of William. Sugden, Esq. John Greenwood Junior was the father in Law of Rev Theodore Dury, it was Dury's second marriage. 
Hainworth was in the possession of Samuel Sunderland, Esq., and was purchased off the heirs of the late Sir George Cook, Bart., by John Greenwood, Esq., of Knoll, near Keighley; and it now belongs to his son, Frederick Greenwood, Esq., of Norton Conyers. John Greenwood was principal proprietor of the village of Hainworth. The Greenwood property at Hainworth would be later sold, we have transcribed some of the land and properties from the newspaper advertisement of 1873
John and Frederick Greenwood owned the Mason's Arms when it stood at the corner of Hanover Street and Low Street back in the 1820s they wished to build a new hotel next door on Hanover Street. This became the Wellington Hotel, which remained in business until about 1989, when it was closed.
Frederick Greenwood lived at Ryshworth Hall. his father John bought West Riddlesden Hall estate from the late Thomas Leach and was occupied by Mr. John B. Sidgwick, son-in-law of  John Greenwood. St. Luke's Church Morton Frederick was the great benefactor of the Parish and it was through his generous help and that of other friends that the churches at Morton and Riddlesden were built. Mr Greenwood gave the land in Morton for  the building of the church.
Edwin Greenwood, Esq., Knoll, Keighley. Edwin is the brother of Frederick. Edwin took over the mill at Swarcliffe started by his father in 1805 and had Swarcliffe Hall rebuilt to a design by Major Rohde Hawkins in 1848

Taken from Haworth Past and Present: Oxenhope mesne manor has been in the possession of the Greenwood family many years, but it seems to have been divided into several parts in the seventeenth century. Mr. lames says: "From a conveyance of Thornton Manor, about 1700, I perceive that four shillings yearly was payable out of Oxenhope to Thornton Manor. How this payment arose I have no knowledge." Mr. J. C. Brook, in 1777, says in his MSS., Herald's College: "Charles Wood, Esq., of Bowling Hall, informs me that the Manor of Oxenhope is divided into five parts, of which he has one, Abraham Bauine, of Bradford, another, and the three heiresses of Copley, of Batley, the other three." The whole of the manor vested, by purchase, in the late Joseph Greenwood, Esq., of Springhead, and is now the property of Captain Edwards, though there are many estates here held by other families, as the Rushworths, Binns, Horsfalls, Kershaws, Emmotts, Greenwoods, &c.
Greenwoods owned  houses in Bridgehouse, attached to Bridgehouse Mill first built around seventeenth century with alterations mid-eighteenth century, Springhead at the foot of Lord Lane bought for Joseph in the early 1800's, and Woodlands built by John and James Greenwood.

John Greenwood Brighouse  1784–1833. Rev. Moses Saunders married Martha Greenwood, of the Bridge House family, he was the first minister at Hall Green Baptist Church. 
James Greenwood (senoir) Spring Head Mill died 1824
John Greenwood eldest son of James died 1833 
Joseph Greenwood (1786–1856) was the second son of James Greenwood Sr of Bridgehouse, who acquired, or perhaps was given, Springhead Mill when quite young.  Lord of the Manor of Oxenhope. In 1834 Joseph Greenwood purchased the Manor of Oxenhope from the Earl of Wilton. The manorial rights passed from Joseph Greenwood, Esq., of Spring Head, to Captain Edwards, by purchase. In 1853 he and his sons went bankrupt, and he moved to Utley. COURT FOR RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS. Saturday the 8th day of April, 1854. ASSIGNEES have been appointed in the following Cases. Further particulars may be learned at the Office, in Portugal-Street, Lincoln's- Inn-Fields, on giving the number of the Case. James Greenwood, late of Springhead, near Keighley, Yorkshire, out of business, Insolvent, No. 77,451 C; John Appleyard and John Sutcliffe, Assignees. William Cockcroft Greenwood, late of Springhead, Keighley, Yorkshire, Farmer, Insolvent, No. 77,454 C; John Appleyard and John Sutcliffe, Assignees.
Joseph was married to Grace Cockroft he was also a Magistrate 1822. He was also a close friend of Patrick Brontë. He also had three daughters exactly the same ages as Charlotte, Emily, and Anne and the girls were friends and he also had two eligible sons, William and James, several years older than the girls.
James Greenwood Jr youngest son of James 1793–1857. 
William Greenwood Moorhouse Haworth Born 13th April 1800, Died 29th Oct. 1893
Betty (Elizabeth) Greenwood the great grand daughter of the original John married into a well known Keighley family, William Thomas Blakey.
George Greenwood of Moorhouse, Oxenhope married Sarah Clapham, daughter of John of Utley, Manufacture of Stuff Pieces. Her sister Martha having married James Greenwood, James and George were cousins. 
John Broadley Greenwood was married twice, first wife was Elizabeth Anderton of Kildwick Hall.
Matilda Greenwood 2nd great grand daughter of the original John married landed proprietor and magistrate of Birstwith Hall, Birstwith and later Low Hall, Birstwith, Rawdon Briggs.
Sarah Hannah Greenwood 2nd great grand daughter of the original John married John Benson Sedgwick cotton spinner and manufacturer. 

Hall 
janets-families.org.uk Ellis Hall (Hall family of Airedale and Craven) Two Torches at Keighley

Haggas, 
Dorothy daughter of Jonas Haggas in 1716 married William Blakey of Bracken Bank, he was the grandfather of Samuel who would build Aireworth Mill.
There is a record of a Haggas living at Oakworth Hall 1715 yet in John Hodgsons book he tells us that James lived at Weethead and bought Oakworth Hall in  1742. 
Elizabeth married Jonas Blakey the son of William and Dorothy Haggas 1744.
James Hagges was the son of an Halifax shoemaker by the name of Jonas. Jamas Haggas of Oakworth Hall bound as an apprentice to a Halifax weaver John Jackson. Jamas Haggas died 1778. He was succeeded by his son also called James. He bought long wool in Lincolnshire and sorted wool with his son at Oakworth Hall. It is quite possible that James the elder and Dorothy are brother and sister.
James Haggas b 1732 Oakworth Hall married twice, first to Martha Ellison they had at least four children, three boys William, James and John and daughter Betty. James died in 1834, William and John went on the great success in the textile industry. James had married Nanny Town, William married Elizabeth (Betty) Redman and John married  Betty Slater.
Betty daughter of William and Elizabeth Redman married manufacturer Moses Hey the son of Aaron. 
Martha daughter of William and Elizabeth Redmen married Charles Iveson the son of Thomas Howgill Iveson.
Anne Eliza daughter of William and Sarah Clough married in 1886 worsted spinner William Whitley Vint. After Anne Eliza's death he married her sister Sarah Jane. Late in the 1800's William moved into the Haggas family home Broom Hill.
James Ellison J.P of Woodville, Keighley son of James and Ann Moorhouse married in 1897 Marie Constance Wall daughter of Ernest Wall Yarn merchant of Bradford.
Geoffrey son of James Ellison and Marie Constance Wall married Charlotte Ross Clough daughter of Percy Clough. 
William son of James and Ann Moorhouse married in 1853 Sarah Eliza Clough daughter of John and Jane Pearson of Grove Mill. 
Mary daughter of James and Ann Moorhouse married in 1866 wool merchant of Bradford Michael Joseph Mahony.
John son of James and Ann Moorhouse married in 1856 Elizabeth Clough daughter of John and Nancy Weatherhead. Nancy's father William was an Inn Keeper in Keighley.
Emma Louisa daughter of John and Elizabeth Clough married paper manufacturer John James Wright.
Helen Amelia daughter of John and Elizabeth Clough married Thomas Brigg son of John and Mary Anderton.
Herbert son of John and Elizabeth Clough married 1886 Emily Hattersley daughter of Richard Longdon Hattersley managing director for Messrs Hattersley & Sons, loom makers, of North Beck works, and also  director of  Messrs Hattersley & Co Ltd.
Haggas Ellis Island Passenger Arrivals : American Family Immigration History Center
In 1913 Oakworth Hall was sold by the  Trustees of the Hattersly family who sold the Hall to Benjamin, William and John Speight
rootsweb.com used to live in the house which now forms part of Oakbank School. 

John Haggas architect, was the son of Shelah Haggas spindle maker, who in 1861 was employing ten men and living at Prospect Place. John was responsible amongst others for the plans of: Houses called Gables off North Dean Road. Haincliffe House. Part of Knowle Spring Brewery. Devonshire Mill. His son's would later join him and he traded as John Haggas and Sons. There apears to be no connection between this Haggas family and the mill owning Haggas's.

Hattersley: 
The odd numbered side of Church Green is called Hattersley Crescent. 
1851 George Hattersley is living at Mill Hill.
Duncan Hattersley Smith invented Centre weft fork motions for looms for weaving. 
March 4 The death of J.M. Hattersley aged 70 the 2nd son of the late George Hattersley of North Brook Works

Heaton
The Heaton's are best known for living and building Ponden Hall. Michael Heaton married Ann Scarborough of Glusburn Hall, she was connected to the Maude family and her uncle Roger Nowell of Read Hall was responsible for bringing the Pendle Witches to trial. Ann's sister Mary married first Robert Parker who owned vast amount of lands. After his death she married Thomas Barcroft of Barcroft Hall, Cliviger. Michael Heaton's brother, Peter, married Mary Midgley, who was no doubt related to the Midgleys who were Lord of the Manor, she was also Great Granddaughter of Robert Heaton 1587-1640. The Heaton's of Haworth and Keighley married into well known families. Ann to John Greenwood of Bridgehouse in 1747, they were third cousins. Another Ann married Richard Greenwood of Lees farm. Elizabeth married in 1703 Robert Hall of Newsholme. Hugh married Mary Haggas. Martha of Dalemoor married Jonas Barraclough, and from this pair the Clockies of Dollymoor descend. Susanna married 1683 the Lord of the manor George Taylor. Another Susannah Great grand daughter of Michael Heaton of Ponden in 1768 married George Greenwood of Moorhouse, dieing in the first year of marriage, possibly in child birth, she was his second wife. 

Hird  Click here to see the Hird family of Croft house.
Thomas Hird The Hird family had lived in Braithwaite for many generations and are reputedly direct descendants of the de Braythwayts. John Hird, who died in 1598/9 is described in parish records as a ‘clothier of Braithwaite’, as is his son Christopher (1574-1623). Christopher’s grandson Thomas (b. 1692) is described as a ‘stuffweaver of Braithwaite’. The Hird family is an example of ‘yeoman weavers’. Their relatively substantial wealth financed the construction of Manor House in 1648, which was much larger and more ornate than many other houses in the area and is probably the oldest building in Braithwaite. The misleading name of the House is likely to be a reference to the Manor of Keighley which had granted the family freeholder status some centuries before. According to Cardwell (1997), between six and ten of the farm owning families in and around Braithwaite were a close-knit community of first generation Quakers, including John Hird, who’s Manor House was used as a meeting house from its construction and well into the eighteenth century. Hird, Thomas Brigg another yeoman weaver of nearby Guardhouse, were apprehended in Keighley in 1682 along with others because of their Quaker beliefs and refusal to pay tithes to Keighley Parish Church. They were imprisoned in York Castle for four months and had possessions ceased in lieu of tithes. 
The Toleration Act of 1689 meant Quakers were free to worship as they wished. genealogy.com

Holden, 
Sir Isaac  He invented a Lucifer match but refused to patent the invention. In 1847, he worked with Samuel Cunliffe Lister, with whom he obtained a patent for his square motion wool-combing machine and a new method of carding, combing and preparing genappe yarns. Lived at Holden Hall, Oakworth. Isaac's second wife was Sarah Sugden, her brother Jonas was a Methodist local preacher. Three of her brothers, John, Robert Newsholme, and James were in partnership as Worsted Spinners and Manufacturers, under the name of Jonas Sugden and Brothers. 

Ickringill  
James senior born in Bingley had at least six children, he had worked as a weaver, woolcomber and overlooker, his sons would become well known in the textile industry. James senior would see out his old age living at 27 Victoria Terrace. 
Ira was the eldest son. Ira Ickeringill went on to become Mayor of Keighley 1890-93 and lived at Laurel Mount, Keighley. 
James who lived at Balcony House and had the Mission Hall, Oakworth Road  built at a cost of £14,000. James also created local Boys & Girls Brigades and Ickringill's Brass Band (Keighley). 
Ira and  James, took on Legrams spinning mill in Bradford in 1860, in 1913 they are registered running Eastwood Mill.
April 15 1893 Ira Ickeringill and Co issued notices to the effect that an increase of 5% would be made in the wages of employees from the first pay day in May. 
Thomas the youngest who lived at Parkfield House, Thwaites Brow. 
James senior had a daughter called Fanny, she had married a man of the name Edward Ogden, Fanny and Edward had at least five children, one a daughter Mary Ann Ogden. After Fanny's death Ira adopted Mary Ann and brought her up as his own child.
James William Ickeringill son of James's of Balcony lived at Oakworth Road House

Illingworth Owned Castle Mill and Grove Mill
David Illingworth heald yarn manufacture went bankrupt in 1838. In 1802 along with his brother William they were linen weavers. It was their mother Ann nee Binns that built Grove Mill. David was married to Grace Smith, the daughter of Joseph who was more commonly known as the Old Merchant. Joesph Smith built Castle Mill, Becks Road. 

Lund
We shall start with James Lund who married Ann Shackleton, she was the sister of Richard Shackleton of Goose Eye Mill, where he was In partnership with: John Bottomley of Holme house and Thomas Shackleton of Truewell Hole. James seems to have been a man of property, Spring Head Farm, Bogthorn, Lower Bracken Bank and he owned part of Knowle Farm, he sold a field called Rawling Close to Greenwood for him to build his grand house The Knowle. James father John had a farm at Newsholme Dean.
Of the five children that James and Ann had, John the eldest son would walk in his brother William's shadow. John went into partnership with Abraham Sugden who lived on a small farm near Grove mill, at Castle Mill Lund retired from the partnership in 1838. In the 1841 census we find his employment as maltster. We know that in 1842 he was working for his brother William managing the mill but at the same time running a grocers shop with his wife Sarah on Damside. 
In 1819 we find William at Holme Mill. By 1851 he was resident at Knowl House. William was a close friend of Richard Butterfield.
William's son James would first marry Mary Sarah Spencer the daughter of William Spencer of Raygill Limestone Quarries, and owner of Raygill Hall, Lothersdale and Malsis Hall, Sutton which he still owned but had not lived there since the 1840's. And by Mary he had the son's Frederick James,  Edward Herbert  and William. His second wife was Janet Craven, she was the grand daughter of Hiram Craven of Oakworth the well known builder. Janet Cravens sister Alice had married Thomas Brigg Laycock. 


Marriners:  
William Marriner was taken into the firm at West Greengate. He died in 1809. Williams daughter Margate married John Brigg. William 
Lived at Greengate House.  Fieldhead, (Lord Ingrow's home). Broom House  Hawkstones. 
Benjamin Flesher Marriner. Prospect Spring Gardens married the heiress of the Lister family of Frizinghall. 
William Marriner 2nd. lived at Worth Villa. William Lister Marriner, whose works band enjoyed some success in the later nineteenth century, was a keen cornet player and his works band evolved from a private band he had founded in 1844. The records of W. L. Marriner's Band leave little doubt that players were being paid at a time when they were taking part in contests (contests usually outlawed professionalism), The rules of W. L. Marriner's Caminando Band, As this brass band is formed for mutual amusement and instruction in music, and, as peace and harmony are essential to its welfare, it is highly requisite that no dispute or angry feeling should arise among its members, therefore for the prevention of any such occurrence, the following rules and regulations have been adopted. 'This sentiment was enforced by Rule 7 of the Band's regulations which threatened to impose upon its members 'for every oath or angry expression, a penalty of 3/-'. Subscriptions came from the members of the bands themselves; for example, as early as 1842, W. L. Marriner's Band was imposing monthly subscriptions on its members. Special expenditures, such as the purchase of new instruments, caused bands to issue appeals for general subscriptions. In 1861, at least ten of the entrants to the Crystal Palace Contest carried the name of a Rifle Volunteers Corps. The well-established band of W. L. Marriner from Keighley openly referred to themselves as 'W. L. Marriner's Band, also the Band of the 35th Rifle Volunteer Corps'. A year later, they were again calling themselves 'W. L. Marriner's Private Brass Band'.
Edward D.A. Marriner son of Benjamin of Greengates Mill, Keighley - magistrate, councilor and, in 1885, Mayor of Keighley married Jane Hammond
William Marriner son of Benjamin.
Because of a disagreement between William and Edward which led to a complete severance of relations and a physical division of the mill.
Raymond Marriner Shann Manor Hawkstone Drive, Utley.  Marriner Family Tree mark23.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
John Raymond Lister, only son of Mr. and Mrs. RV Marriner, of Shann Manor, Keighley
 
Merrall.   
Hartley Merrall Acres Mill, Springhead Mill & Springhead House, Oakworth. Two of the Merralls attended the wedding of Charlotte Bronte. haworth-village.org.uk  In 1884  Edwin Robinson Merrall Built Longlands, Cross Roads. Ebor Mill, Haworth. Hiram Craven sold to Edwin Merrall. Acres Mill Started life as a machine shop, Berry Smith converted it. Hartley Merrall haworth-village.org.uk

Midgley
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Murgatroyd
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Paget - Padget
This family were mainly farming at Utley, but some family members did get involved in the running of public houses and beer houses.
William Paget and Rebecca Hird produced at least five children. Daughter Rebecca married William Shackleton of Braithwaite, one of their sons Abraham was a farmer and publican at the Lord Rodney and later the Golden Lion, Low Street. 
Another son of William and Rebecca was William, he and Mary Rawling produced at least four children, William married Mary Smith, their daughter Mary married William Rishworth landed proprietor of Eastburn House and farmer. 
Francis Paget son of William married Mary Smith and farmed at Utley, his son William married Eliza Manby of the Manby's the well known  ironmongers of Skipton, William went to live at Skipton after his marriage and was a Solicitor. 
James Paget son of Joseph and Ellen Carven farmed at Royd House Walk, Long Lee, daughter Ann married Henry Seed Ale and Porter merchant of Spring Gardens and later the Albert Hotel. Bridge Street. 
Elijah Paget in 1851 is a saddler, working for Samuel Paget his brother, in 1861 is farming on his own account, he must have fancied a change because in the next census of 1871 he is a beer seller at the Grinning Rat on New Street. But he later returns to farming. Samuel leaves Keighley and moves to London to ply his harness trade to the Royal Artillery. When Samuel moves away it is Elijah that takes in his son Charles who would later move in with Rowland at the farm at Hawkcliff.
George Paget is the 2nd great-grandson of William Paget and Rebecca Hird he would marry their great granddaughter Rebecca Shackleton, her grandmother was Rebecca Paget, the couple would move to Tuam, Ireland. We believe but yet to prove that they had a son Robert Henry Paget born in Ireland and that it was his son Henry that married William Paget and Rebecca Hird 3rd great granddaughter Mary Shackleton. 
Jane Ann Manby Paget married James Wright of Ingrams Mill, Ingram Street and Damems mill.
Joseph Paget in 1871 is working at the Roe Buck, Utley for widow Elizabeth Smith who was also his sister in law. 

Pearson
A long line of corn millers. Guy Pearson was the son of John b1721, corn miller of Great Horton, his first wife was Haworth girl Susan Appleyard, with her he produced 7 children. From the parish registers we have ascertained that he was living at Mill Hill in Haworth and  in 1751 that he is a corn miller for the baptism of his daughter Elizabeth. From the death of his son Guy in 1757 we know he is at Mill Bridge Keighley. Wife Susan died in 1760, and in 1761 he married again to Hannah Moore. Guy and Hannah produced three children. At the baptism of there first son, Guy, we know he is at Lane Ends, Oakworth. 
Guys eldest son, James was a corn miller at Stockbridge in 1777 and we know he was still there in 1780, but by 1788 we find him at Mill Bridge, Keighley. James was married to Grace Battersby, their son John was also a corn miller at Stockbridge in 1802, his daughter Grace married into another corn milling family, the Smith's, marrying Daniel Smith corn miller of Bingley. Grace's brother William was a corn miller at Bingley. 
Mary the daughter of Guy and Susan, had a child out of wedlock, Sugden Pearson, he operated his carrier service from Market Place, Keighley. His daughter, Susanna married Lawrence Smith, brother of Prince Smith. Another daughter of Guy and Susan, Susannah, she married William Sugden, they were the parents of William Sugden of Eastwood House. Susannah and Williams daughter married John Greenwood of Ellar Carr Mill, Cullingworth. 
John, son of Guy and Susan married Grace Simpson, their son Guy was also a corn Mill, Guy lived at Hob Cote in Oakworth in 1796, 1713 and he is at Lane Ends in Oakworth. He would later move to Glusburn, but return to Oakworth in his later years. Guy married Mary Sugden. Their son also names Guy continued in the family trade of corn miller, working first at Glusburn with brother Thomas, then later  in Hanover Street, Keighley. Thomas would return to the corn mill at Mill Hill at Haworth. 
Mary, daughter of Guy and Mary married Samuel Terry of Cure Laith farm, it was their son Brian who would murder his wife Sarah Wright and become better known as the man in the Guard House Murder, from the book by December Grey. 
John son of John and Grace, married to Betty Pighills, took on Ponden corn mill for a while, 1805 to 1812 at Lane Ends, Oakworth. From 1813 till his death in 1843 he seems to have settled at Hill Top in Oakworth. This John also had a son by the name of John, and he too went into the family business, corn dealer, and in 1841 we find him residing in the Oakworth Hall area. After his death his wife Sarah moved to Pecket Well, Hebden Bridge to run The Robin Hood Inn. 
Elizabeth, daughter of John and Betty married William Roper, grocer of Haworth, she was his third wife, and a daughter Ann  Roper married Charles Hird of Acre House, Keighley. 

Rishworths  
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Sharp
William Sharp thisisbradford.co.uk  Gillett Sharpe was born in Keighley in 1781. Sharpe, overseer of the poor in Keighley, was interviewed by Michael Sadler and his House of Commons Committee on 6th June, 1832.
Old Three Laps, William Sharp. Vale n Dale

Sharps of Intake and Whin Knowl
From information that we found in John Hodgson's book we have been able to find out a little of this family. We shall start with William, born at Field Head near Newsholme. Despite being out in the wilds and the lack of learning facilities around him, by the time he was an adult he had enough suitable education and qualifications to apply and be accepted for a post working for a London Solicitor. During his time there he was taken by the press gang, but his employers thought so much about him they fought for his release, and won. After around twenty years he returned to Keighley. He had managed while in London to save a considerable sum of money and bought the estate which contained Intake (off North Dean Road) and Whin Knowl farms. Living at Intake he started business as a manufacturer of stuff pieces. After Williams death Samuel along with his brother James continued the business of manufacturer of stuff pieces. We can find not record of their business after 1824 and wonder if the Butterworth panic had anything to do with them giving up or if we have just not been able to find the documentation. 
Eldest son Samuel carried on at Intake, but farming. After Samuel's death three of his children, James, John and Sarah carried on running the farm, but in 1858 both boys died, leaving Sarah alone. We tracked Sarah down in the 1871 census and find her still there at the age of 65 running the farm which is shown with 21 acres with two female servants. This particular line of Sharps seem to have come to an end here.
The other son, James takes on Whin Knowl  who Hodgson describes James Sharp as the most intelligent farmer in the parish and goes on to say that for a great number of years he was the surveyor at first for the parish and later for the board of health. His measurements and calculations being almost faultless. His greatness not noticed until after he retires from post when it took twice the salary to achieve the same amount of work. James produced seven children,  John Sharp was a surveyor of roads and continued living at Whin Knowl. 
Nanny died unmarried aged forty seven. 
William a School Master moved out of Whin knowl after getting married and somewhere between 1861 and 1871 changed occupation to Coal Agent. Viewing the 1881 census we see another change in career to Income Tax Collector but he is now living at Intake. I suspect that after Sarah's death he took over the property. It is his son James who farms the land at Intake. Once reaching manhood Williams other son Samuel Tertius Sharp, moves into the town to become a book keeper. 
Back a generation to the children of James, another son Thomas lived at Whin Knowl with an occupation of book keeper. Samuel starts off with an occupation of wool sorter, and once married to Mary Shackleton the daughter of Abraham Shackleton landlord of the Lord Rodney, moves into the town and continues with this occupation, until around 1871 when he turns to book keeping. After the death of his wife he returns to Whin Knowl and farms the land alongside his brothers. 
James remained at the farm until his death farming the land. 
Isaac Newton Sharp lived his life at Whin Knowl farming, at the grand age of seventy four after remaining a bachelor, on  19 Dec 1901 he married widow Maria Horseman, nee Gott. After the death of her first husband Maria had taken work at the Lord Rodney Inn. 

Shackleton
The Shackleton's can be traced back to the early 1500's, there are numerous entries in the parish registers relating to them. We shall make our start with John Shackleton of Laycock who died 12 Feb 1710. Of two sons that he had William who married Susannah Tillotson from Saxton in Elmet. Of the children they had we shall talk about Abraham.  
In 1782, Abraham Shackleton, who owned and occupied a farm at Braithwaite and wove worsted and cotton pieces, went into partnership with the Craven brothers of Guardhouse to establish cotton spinning and weaving business in two cottages and at Stell or Walk Mill, Keighley, which had previously been a fulling and silk mill. Shackleton went on to build Wood Mill at Goose Eye in 1798 and in the same year in partnership with the Cravens, Greengate Mill. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Greenwood who was the sister of John Greenwood of Cabbage House and Mill. 
Abraham and Betty's eldest child William married Rebecca Paget of Utley. Of the children that this marriage produced was Abraham who's first wife was distant relative Ann Shackleton, daughter of John. His second marriage was to Harriet Spence from Fewstone, she had also been married before, to William Fox who had been landlord at the Kings Arms, Haworth and Lord Rodney, Keighley. We can only assume that it was from this marriage to Harriet that Abraham too became a landlord, The Lord Rodney and the Golden Lion. All the children produced by Abraham and his first wife Ann seem to have stayed in farming, or in the case of the girls, married farmers, daughter Mary marrying Samuel Sharp of Whin Knowl, and Rebecca who married George Paget and they would move to Tuam, Ireland. 
Another son produced by Abraham and Betty Greenwood, Abraham Shackleton died unmarried but left 2 natural daughters who were unable to marry while he was alive as he threatened to cut them out of the will (Taken from Laycock Village website). They were Martha Smith and Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth married William Shackleton,  quarry man of Lees near Haworth. This William Shackleton was the son of William Shackleton and Rebecca Paget. 
The unmarried Abraham was a farmer, mill owner and expert gardener. He also kept a diary in which he made detailed records of the weather, having a small weather station in his garden. In the diary he mentions that his uncle James Greenwood lent him a book on astrology. 
William Shackleton of Newsholme owner of several farms in the village and a close friend of Richard Butterfield was the father of Ann who married James Lund the father of William the industrialist. Son Richard Shackleton who was married to Sarah Bottomley he was in partnership at Goose Eye Mill with: John Bottomley of Holme house and Thomas Shackleton of Truewell Hole, Richard lost all his property after Goose Eye. Richards daughter Sarah married Isaac Butterfield, who's son Henry Isaac Butterfield would go on to great things. Daughter Martha married Michael Sugden of Green Top, Holme House, Stuff Piece manufacturer. 


Smith  
There were many Smith's who did well one way or another in Keighley.
Smith one of the most common names, so we tread with care and make no attempt to make guesses  at the ancestry of any. While looking at the census our eyes fell on an entry for James Smith, High Street, Grocer and tobacco manufacture. Of his many children one of them, John would continue the tobacco side of things while his mother Elizabeth looked after the grocery side. One of John's daughters Paulina married John Smith also a grocer of Market Place. One of their children, John went on to be a tobacco and cigar manufacturer. 
*Alfred Smith of Skipton married Ann Elizabeth Hattersley the daughter of John Mitchell Hattersley and granddaughter of George Hattersley. Alfred had been part of Tetley and Smith worsted manufacturers of Skipton, after the end of this partnership he continued for some time in Skipton before entering the loom making business. Alfred and Ann lived at  Woodworth on Halifax Road built for John Clough.
*Henry Smith a farmer of Silsden produced at least nine children. Daughter Sarah married   Joseph Padget, in 1871 we find him working at the Roe Buck Inn at Utley. Grace married Thomas Gill of Silsden, a farmer and beer seller. James married a lady by the name of Elizabeth, by 1861 James has died and Elizabeth is running the Roe Buck Inn and in 1871 is employing her brother in law Joseph Padget. Elizabeth died in 1874. James and Elizabeth had a son John who had been at the Kings Arms in Keighley, in 1881 he comes to the Roe Buck and is brewing and farming 97 acres. Mary Hannah Wilkinson was niece of John Smith Landlord of the Roe Buck and she was here in 1881 and in 1887 when she married James Weatherhead who's father William had been the landlord of the Commercial Inn. 

*For our next Smith family the earliest we can start with any certainty is with William Smith who married Elizabeth Thompson. A book well worth reading is  THE MASTER SPINNER By KEIGHLEY SNOWDEN.
William Smith born 1774 was the son of James, the corn miller at Stockbridge. Instead becoming a miller, William started out making clocks, and was involved in this occupation from about 1799 until around 1815. 
They had at least ten children. One son James Smith married Frances Ellison daughter of John who was the landlord of the Crown Inn, Church Street. Lawrence who started of as a whitesmith and mechanic later became a grocer, he married Susanna Pearson, she was the daughter of Sugden Person who was a carrier living and working from Market Street. A daughter of Lawrence and Susanna, Elizabeth Smith married William Gregson Roper of Haworth, who started off working for his father in the Main Street of Howorth but came down to Keighley to set up on his own account as wholesale and retail Grocer. Elizabeth's sister Mary married Joseph Pickles who was living and operating Holme Mill. Two of Lawrence's son's would follow the family trade, Person and Thomas. Back now to other children of William and Elizabeth, George Smith the youngest of the children and a partner in the machine making business was by natural tendency more interested in horses, by 1871 he is describing himself as a farmer. George's daughter Mary Ann married John Bairstow Spencer the son of George the law attorney. The most well known and remembered son of George is Swire Smith Wikipedia
George and Prince Smith were brothers. One daughter of Prince, Susannah married Robert Clough of Grove Mill. Another daughter Thamer married John Clough the brother of Robert. Prince would name a son after himself, Prince Smith who would in turn have a son named Prince and would be called Prince Prince Smith, he married Maud Mary Wright the daughter of Henry Attorney at law. 

Some more Smiths who were corn millers, we suspect but are not certain that they were related to the above William. We know from the entries in the Parish register for the birth of his children that in 1765 Robert was living at Green Top, Braithwaite. Son Martin was a Farrier at Strong Close. William built a warehouse and house in Blind Lane and went  into textiles. It is in Hodgsons Textile book where he says that William was the son of the corn miller at Stockbridge. David was a farmer at Hainworth Wood Bottom. Son Joseph carried on milling at Stockbridge. From the census of 1841 we can see that Joseph is still living at Stockbridge but is now farming, the corn milling now being done by John Wright. Son of Joseph, John who we trace in the 1851 census is a corn miller living on Eastwood Row, but we know not where he is working, possibly for the Wright family. 

Family of Skipton, Morton Banks & Keighley bigpond.com.....Richard and Martha Hanson Smith of Keighley allfam.com Bracewell Smith attended Wesley Place School......Joseph Smith built Castle Mill on the North Beck.... Smith  marriages - Bingley

Bracewell Smith like many men of Keighley who improved their lot came from humble beginnings. His father Samuel is a leather currier born in Warwickshire, and mother born in Bingley. From the census we can see that Bracewell's well grandfather came to the area and living in Haworth at Hall, most probably came to the area for work, he is listed as a power loom weaver. The census of 1911 shows Samuel and daughter Alice living at South View, Hermit Hole. Bracewell's brother Louis in 1911 is married and living at 58 Cliffe View, Hainworth. The mother Salina is shown in 1911 with Bracewell and his family in London. Bracewell Smith is better known for being the person who donated Cliff Castle to the town for a museum. wikipedia.org

Spencer
William Spencer of Malsis Hall, Sutton produced William born 1775. His eldest son also called William married twice, first wife being Mary Aldersley the daughter of Peter of Raygill House. They produced two son's and a daughter Mary Sarah who married James Lund of Knowle and later Malsis Hall. Son's were  Peter William and Edward George, this son married twice, his first wife being Jane Clough.  William born 1775 daughter Ellen married John Town papermaker, John was her second husband, she was the widow of Richard Harper. William's other son George married Sarah Bairstow of the Bairstows corn millers and worsted manufactures. Of their children Elizabeth Spencer married Joseph Henry Craven of Strong Close House. Sarah Helen married corn miller William Midgley. John Bairstow Spencer worsted spinner and manufacturer married Mary Ann Smith sister of Swire Smith. Their daughter Amy married Corn Miller Percy Bairstow.
Other sons of George and Sarah Bairstow, Thomas Wilson Spencer Attorney at Law. George Emmett Spencer Attorney at Law, North Street Keighley. 
John Wilson Spencer Lime merchant and solicitor married  Mary Elizabeth Craven daughter of Joseph Henry Craven and Elizabeth Spencer. 
John Spencer of Broom House. John Spencer and Sons wool staplers consisted of father John, son's John and David, and son in law Thomas Binns. Grace, daughter of John married Banks Booth, licensee of the Woolpack. Sally married Richard Williamson Corn Miller of Williamson and Townend New Bridge Street. Son David Wools staper Chapel Lane. David's daughter Rebecca Mary Anne  married Benjamin Flesher Marriner. 

Stell  
maggieblanck.com  The downfall of Stell vale n dale

Sugden  
burials - Keighley Parish Church 1562-1636 and 1736-1855
Abraham Sugden  Castle mills. 
William Sugden Fleece Mills & Higher Providence Mill. 
John Sugden Lower Providence Mills. Jonas Sugden was a  Methodist preacher and he bought Vale Mill in 1844.
William Sugden married Mary Ann Greenwood of the Haworth branch of Greenwoods. His sister Sarah married John Greenwood of the Keighley branch of Greenwoods. William built Eastwood House and Fleece Mills.
Caroline Sugden the daughter of William and Mary Ann Greenwood married an immensely wealthy man Elkanah Armitage, he was the son of Sir Elkanah Armitage of Hope Hall, Pendleton. Armitage's were one of the biggest cotton manufacturers in the world.
John Greenwood Sugden, Esq., of Eastwood House and Steeton Hall
The last of the male line of the Sugden's of Eastwood House was the son Hatton Greenwood Sugden 1851-1934, whose only son, Guy Hatton Sudgen, was killed in World War One killed at the Somme in France on October 12, 1916.

Summerscales
Once upon a time there was a Summerscales Musical and Verse Speaking Competitive Festival in the town, in 1968 they held the 64th event. It was set up as a memorial to William Henry Summerscales, a keen church man with a great interest in music. 
The family seem to originate from Silsden and Kildwick. 
Elizabeth (Betty) Summerscales was the first wife of Lodge Calvert of Aireworth Mill.
Alice Maude Summerscales married John Blakey the corn miller.
The Summerscales not only well known for their love of music, but for being machine makers at Phoenix Foundry, Keighley. 
W Summerscales and sons

Swire
Jonas and Thomas might well have been brothers. Both were clogger's. 
Son's of Jonas, Jonas junior who continued his clogging trade in Keighley. Thomas was employing two men at Hainworth Shaw. Benjamin after working for his father moved away from the area, but continued to be a clogger. William however became a grocer. Thomas Swire  clogger of High Street had at least two children, a son also called Thomas,  a Clogg and Patten maker of New Bridge Street, his son Henry continued in the family trade of clogging, another son John start out clogging but in later life became an art teacher. Son Thomas went to be a clerk in a tannery. Mary daughter of Thomas the clogger of High Street married George Smith and amongst their other children would produce Swire Smith.

Taylor
John Taylor, Baron Ingrow (1985-92), was Chairman and Managing Director of the Keighley brewing firm, Timothy Taylor and Co. He served in the Royal Signals in Europe, the Middle East and Far East during the 2nd World War and was later actively involved in politics, for which he was awarded his peerage. John Aked Taylor, born 1917, the grandson of Timothy Taylor.
Elizabeth Petyt of Hazlewood, Bolton Abbey, married Richard Taylor of Bingley at Bolton Abbey in 1816 Timothy  was born at Bingley in 1826. Timothy  married Charlotte Aked  daughter of printer and publisher Robert Aked of Keighley  Timothy continued in his old trade as a tailor  had a shop in Low Street, Some time during the mid 1850s Timothy changed his occupation to  maltster and brewer. He had premises in Cook Lane five years later he removed to a new site at Knowle Spring. (Knowl Spring House was owned by his father in law) Timothy died in 1898.


Thwaites  

Town
Town was back in the 1800's a very popular name, there were families of Town in Silsden, Addingham and Keighley.
Harold Clifford Town. People of Keighley will have heard of the collage called Harold Town, Chesham Street off Dalton Lane. This building used to be The Keighley Lift Company before becoming a collage, on the main staircase is a stained glass window with the date 1908. Harold had been the Head of the Engineering Department of Keighley Technical College and Consultant at T S Harrison & Sons Ltd, Heckmondwike. From the 1911 census we can see that his father is dead and at age 15 is a machine tool draftsman. He came from a family of butchers, his father Nathan being a master butcher on Church Street.
Harold Clifford Town grandfather was Nathan Town butcher of Church Street, and he and his wife prejudiced many children. Joseph butcher of High Street, Benjamin butcher of Princess Street then Aireworth Street. Jane married butcher Town Clapham, Town Claphams parents were John Clapham and Eleanor Town, the daughter of Nathan and Jane Moorehouse. Sarah married butcher Hugh Ellison. Mary married clogger John Reeday. Henry moved out of Keighley but continued in the family trade. Edward a butcher in Market Street, Collage Street then Highfield Lane. Ellen married Gilbert Driver a Commercial Traveler. Daniel also continues the trade and works for his brother Nathan. Grace married Silsden butcher Richard Summerscales. Richards sister Martha Summerscales married Nathan Town he was the son of Benjamin and his second wife Elizabeth Rhodes, his first wife was Rebecca Hindle who had died in 1851, poor Rebecca Town, in the time she had been married she had produced thirty children, none of which survived. Her grave hidden for many years was rediscovered in an overgrown and forgotten area. Benjamin was Great grand uncle of Harold Clifford Town. 
Harold Clifford Town Great Grandfather Joseph Town born  20 Oct 1793 in 1841 we find him in Upper Green a butcher, but in 1871 in Cavendish Street. His son Joseph a butcher on High Street, but not producing any son's retires before 1891. The other son Nathan we have already covered above. 
All the above descend from Nathan Town and Jane Moorehouse who was a butcher, from the parish records we have ascertained that they had at least twelve children, Elenor the eldest born 1792 to Nathan born 1819. In amongst those children there is Timothy, also a butcher in 1851 he is at Low Street, but he moves away ending in Great Timble, the area his wife came from.  
Town the paper makers of Turkey Mill at Goose Eye. 
John Town baptised at Kildwick, a butcher in Keighley was married to Ann Thompson of Haworth. There is no doubt he would be related to the above Town family. It is said that it was he who bought the mill for two of his sons John and Joseph, he had also produced five girls. Hannah married Samuel Smith, Samuel's father Thomas was also a butcher. Samuel Smith went into the paper making business and in 1841 and 1851 we find him in residence at Goose Eye. John the son of John and brother of Hannah married  Ellen Spencer a daughter of William Spencer of Malsis Hall, Sutton. John was most definitely part of the Turkey Mill paper manufacturing, not having produced any children of his own he the executers of the will were John Haggas worsted manufacture who was the son of his sister Sarah and William Haggas. The other son of John and Ann Thompson was Joseph Town, he moved to Leeds and the Town family were in business here making paper,  Joseph Town & Son, one of his sons William would return to Keighley, living at Laycock, Yew Bank Skipton Road and then at the Hills at Cross Flats. The paper making Town family were keen Baptists, all of John and Ann's children were baptised at the Baptist church and we know that when Joseph moved to Leeds he continued in that faith Biblicalstudies

Walbank-Wallbank
There were two main Walbank families in Keighley. We shall  start first with Nathaniel Wallbank, who was well known in his day as an industrialist. His grandfather was also called Nathaniel and from the baptism records of his children we know he started off married life at Cabbage Croft, this was long before Greenwood obtained the land to build his mill and house, he then moved to Thwaites. One son Jonas married Alice Clapham and went to live at Brimham, but had most of his children baptised at Keighley. Another son, William was married twice, first to Martha Fox in 1789,  the daughter of William Fox the miller of Mill Bridge. They had a least one child, a son John. After Martha's death William married Mary Hartley and their son Nathaniel was baptised in 1789. Nathaniel worked hard and prospered and in 1822 we find him listed in the trade directory at High Street, but sadly most of his trade was with the Butterworth's, and he would be ruined in the Butterworth panic of 1826. Over time he managed to pay back his creditors and start up again, taking room and power at Fleece Mills. In a short while he was back on his feet, and when better times arrived he married. Unfortunately the events of 1826 had taken there toll on him, shortening his life, dying at the age of 56. Nathaniel's son William married Maryann, the daughter of Aaron Iveson, draper of High Field Villa. Aaron was the son of Iveson of Greengate and Hey Garden mills.
Another Nathaniel Wallbank who came from Colne, took the farm Two Laws. They had at least nine children, being born between 1824 and 1854. One son was Joseph, he married Mary Anne Butterfield, these two had a son Samuel who was landlord of the Grouse Inn in 1901. Mary Anne Butterfield had a brother Joseph who had been the landlord of the same place for almost 40 years until sometime after 1881.  


Weatherhead
There are two families of note, one from Silsden and another from Keighley.
William Weatherhead late 1700's early 1800's was Landlord at the Commercial Inn, Church Green amongst his other occupations were Farmer and grocer. Daughter Jane married Coal merchant Thomas Seed. Another daughter Nancy married John Clough of Grove Mill. It was his son William that would take over at the Commercial Inn. This William had a son called David who was an Architect and combined that work with Corn dealing. David became a member of the Spiritualist society, he was a former Chartist agitator. A wealthy grocer, Provision Merchant and printer who had recently lost a son, David bankrolled a new publication The Yorkshire Spiritual Telegraph READ ONLINE. David and his brother Fredrick William were in partnership on Cook Lane, D. and F Weatherhead corn millers.  
Another of William's sons James would take up the Commercial Inn, giving three generations at the same Inn.
Our second William was married to Elisabeth (Betty) Wilkinson, we have no idea if she is related to the two sisters Sarah and Mary Ann Wilkinson who married son's of William and Betty. 
William the son of above mentioned David was an auctioneer and had sale rooms in Low Street which he made available to St. Marks at Utley to enable them to raise funds for a new church.
David's brother Samuel  went into law. Another brother Thomas lived in Bingley and was a maltster. 
William Weatherhead landlord at the Red Lion in Silsden. His son Thomas took over in 1861. Thomas son Herbert Henry took over next.

Wilkinson
This family married into some of the better families in Keighley. We have chosen to list some of the marriages rather than explain the connections.
Betty Wilkinson daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Shackleton married 20 Apr 1802 William Weatherhead landlord of the Commercial Inn, Church Green.
Frances Wilkinson married 1751 William Blakey,  Woolstapler.
Judith Wilkinson married Bartholmew Catlow Carrodus,  Worsted Manufacturer. 
Martha Wilkinson married 29 May 1810 William Anderton, Manufacturer.
Martha Wilkinson married 14 Feb 1834 Joseph Lapish, she was his second wife.
Mary Wilkinson married 25 Nov 1845 David Wilkinson Weatherhead, Grocer, and son of the above mentioned William Weatherhead, landlord of the Commercial Inn. 
Mary Ann Wilkinson married 28 Feb 1843 Thomas Weatherhead, Maltster, and son of the above mentioned William Weatherhead, landlord of the Commercial Inn. 
Mary Hannah Wilkinson married 1887 James Weatherhead, landlord of the Commercial Inn, Church Green.
Sarah Wilkinson married 06 Jan 1842 Samuel Weatherhead, Solicitor and son of the above mentioned William Weatherhead, landlord of the Commercial Inn. 

Wright:
John Wright married Sarah Clapham, the daughter of Holmes Clapham of Utley. John and Sarah lived at Lower Laith and had at least four children. John William Wright and brother Holmes had Freedom Mill, Morton and were paper makers, their brother Henry became a solicitor and he lived at Mayfield House, Keighley. Henry's daughter Maud Mary Wright married Prince Prince Smith. Henry's son John James Wright went into the papermaking business at Morton and married Emma Louisa Haggas, the daughter of John Haggas and Elizabeth Clough. Another of Henry's son's Holmes Wright followed his fathers footsteps and went into law, up until 1901 he was in partnership with John J Waterworth and John Waterworth.

Prospect Mill - Lumbfoot - Damams - Ingrams . There is more on this line of the Wright family on the Damems Mill Page
The following information supplied by Allan Smith: James, John & Hebden WRIGHT were the sons of John WRIGHT snr. & Sarah HEBDEN, who were married on 27 August 1832 at Bingley Parish Church. They were all born in the New Road Side/Hermit Hole area, and became clerks/bookkeepers to the BUTTERFIELDS at Prospect Mill. James WRIGHT, the eldest, was born in 1833, and died at 'The Whins' on 21 April 1913. He married Jane Anne Manby PAGET, daughter of William PAGET of Skipton, solicitor. No issue. Because of the WRIGHT's associations with the BUTTERFIELDS in connection with Prospect Mill, James WRIGHT became steward to Henry Isaac BUTTERFIELD during the building of Cliffe Castle. 

	It has been said that when BUTTERFIELD decided to demolish the old Cliffe Hall in order to start from scratch and build Cliffe Castle, the house was taken down and rebuilt by James WRIGHT at Whinswood, and re-named 'The Whins'.  Certainly, the WRIGHTS were resident at 'The Whins' in 1881, which fits in about right with the time that Cliffe Castle was built. All the family are buried at Ingrow Church, with the exception of Mrs. James WRIGHT, who was interred at Waltonwrays Cemetery at Skipton. See Butterfield for additional information. Report in the Keighley News of Saturday 26 April 1913 about the funeral of James Wright, says that James' wife Jane Ann Manby Paget, joined with her sisters in erecting a stained glass window in Keighley Parish Church to the memory of their parents, and their ancestor, the Rev. Richard PAGET, first protestant rector of Keighley after the reformation. He was Rector from 1578 to 1615, although his name was spelt PATCHETT. His patrons were the Executors of Henry, Duke of Cumberland. Jane Ann Manby Paget was the daughter of Skipton Solicitor  William Paget and his wife Eliza Manby. Eliza Manby was the daughter of John Manby who started life making clocks, and open what was to become one of the best known shops in Skipton in a building that had once been the Ship Inn.
	John WRIGHT of 'The Elms', Damems. Born 1837, died Good Friday, 03 April 1896 at Southport. Married Edith Elizabeth BERRY, daughter of Dr. BERRY of Keighley. No issue.
	Hebden WRIGHT, born 18 August 1843, died at 'The Whins', 23 July 1914. Unmarried. Benefactor or the Hebden Wright Trust, the Almshouses in Dorothy Street, and the stained glass windows at Hermit Hole Chapel. In spite of the brothers' fame as manufacturers, he is perhaps the one whose name has lived on the longest due to the Hebden Wright Charity, which provided a tea for old people of the district right up into the 1970s. And there are still people living in the Almshouses in Dorothy Street, also part of his Will. Taken from THE LONDON GAZETTE, 1 SEPTEMBER, 1914 Re -HEBDEN WRIGHT, Deceased. Pursuant to the Law of Property Amendment Act, 1859. NOTICE is hereby given, that all creditors and other persons having any claims or demands against the estate of Hebden Wright, late of The Whins, Keighley, in the county of York, retired Manufacturer, deceased who died on the 23rd day of July, 1914. and whose will was proved in the District Registry, at Wakefield, of the Probate Division of His Majesty's High Court of Justice, on the 14th day of August, 1914, by Hubert Edward Wood, of Redcote, Keighley, Bank Manager, and Samuel Hey, of Hanover-street, Keighley, Patent Agent, the executors therein named, are hereby required to send the particulars, in writing, of their claims or demands to Messrs. Spencer, Clarkson and Co., of 40, North-street, Keighley, the Solicitors for the said executors, on or before the 30th day of September, 1914, after which date the said executors will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased amongst the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims and demands of which they shall then have had notice; and they will not be liable for the Assets of the said deceased, or any part thereof, so distributed, to any person or persons of whose claims or demands they shall not then have had notice.—'Dated this 28th day of August, 1914. SPENCER. CLARKSON and CO.,-Solicitors for  the said Executors. Extracts from the will provided by Allan Smith: Extracted by Spencer Clarkson, solicitors, Keighley. Hermit Hole Chapel, £2000. Organist & male singers in choir, £7 per quarter of year, for maintenance of organ and for purchase of music. Victoria Hospital, £3000. Worn Out Wesleyan Methodist Ministers & Ministers Auxiliary Fund, £3000. Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, £2000. Dr. Barnardo's, £1500. Dr. Stephenson's National Childrens' Home & Orphanage, £1500. Haworth & Stanbury Churches & Schools, £1000. Stanbury Wesleyan Chapel, £1000. Bogthorn Primitive Methodist Chapel, £1000 . James Squire Wright of Trawden, cousin, £1000. Herbert Edward WOOD, Redcote, Keighley, Bank Manager (executor of Will), £500. Samuel HEY, Hanover Street, Keighley, Patent Agent (also executor), £500. Annie Spaggs, Bridlington, cousin, £500. Charles Herbert Leeson, Saltburn, friend, £500. John Gregory Leeson, Porth Cawl, friend, £500. Mary Wardman, Aberdovey, £250. Joseph Wright, Scholes, half cousin, £200. Margaret Wright, also of Scholes, cousin, £200. Lucy Hale, Liverpool, friend, £200. Arthur Smith, Ingrow, employee,£200. James Midgley, Ingrow, employee, £200. Henry Hope, Ingrow, employee, £200. Charles THOMPSON, Ingrow, employee, £200. Abraham PRIESTLEY, Crosshills, employee, £200. Tom AMBLER, Hermit Hole, employee, £200. James KANE, Keighley, employee, £200. Edward SIMPSON, Haworth, employee, £200. Florence Isabella LEESON, 5 Sefton Rd., New Brighton, Cheshire, £200 annuity. Mary Harriet Alexandra LEESON, same address, £80 annuity. Marion MASHITER, Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, £120 annuity. Kate McMILLAN, Liscard, Cheshire, £80 annuity. Malisa MITCHELL, Hermit Hole, £40 annuity. As long as they all remained spinsters. Thomas MASHITER, Grange-over-Sands, £60 annuity. Walter SMITH, law stationer, North Street, Keighley, £40 annuity.  John HELLIWELL, his servant, £20 annuity. £1200 to build six cottages to be known as the Hebden Wright Almshouses (still there in Dorothy Street), to be let rent free to old and poor people living in Hermit Hole. £2000 max. for four stained glass windows in memory of his three siblings, James, John, Mary and himself. Money for an annual tea for the Choir of Hermit Hole Chapel and the old people of the district, living in Hermit Hole, Whins Wood, Damems Road and Halifax Road from Whins Top to Wesley Place Board School near the end of Damems Road. This survived into the 1970s. Will dated 21 July 1914. Died 23 July 1914 at 'The Whins' Estate £42,687-6s-3d. Duty Paid £2985-6s-2d. Will Proved 14 August 1914. Registered 17 August 1914, Wakefield. Vol 36. Page 238. No.98.
	The WRIGHT grave  at Ingrow is at the Keighley end of the church, over at the back adjacent to Springfield Road.  All the WRIGHTS were doyens of the Methodist Chapel at Hermit Hole, with James probably the most prominent, and it was through him that Henry Isaac BUTTERFIELD donated the organ to Hermit Hole Chapel.
William Miers Wright a doctor who we believe came from Huddersfield married Jane Bullcock and they lived at the Manor House on High Street, Keighley. Their daughter Mary married first Robert Barlow, surgeon and after his death in 1832 at the Manor House, she married Joseph Craven of Walk Mill and Park House at Steeton. Jane the daughter of the above mentioned Mary and Robert married Richard Shackleton Butterfield of Woodlands, Haworth. Sadly the marriage was short lived, Jane died within the year.