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Keighley Characters 2-archiver.rootsweb.com 3-archiver.rootsweb.com 4-archiver.rootsweb.com 5-archiver.rootsweb.com Bill O’th’ Hoylus End bracewel.demon.co.uk Old Three Laps, William Sharp. Vale n Dale Gordon Bottomley Poet, Playwright litencyc.com Briggs, 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 yeoman weaver of Guardhouse, was 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. 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 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. Benjamin Septimus Brigg lived at Burlington House Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs thepeerage.com A descendent of John Briggs Mill owner. John Briggs , 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 William Marriner Brigg attended Utley Congregational Church. Briggs stowell.org.nz John Briggs - Clock maker brianloomes.com Burns denis.burns Busfield, William. He later took the name Ferrand, and became known as William Busfield Ferrand, Of Rishworth Hall & St Ives. He was born 15 Jan 1838, Cottingley Bridge, Bingley. He married Emily Priscilla Harris. Her father was Alfred Harris (1801-1880), there was an Alferd Harris registerd 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 (1814-1882) lived at Myrtle Grove, Bingley. 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 Alastair John Campbell Cawood barlowd.tripod.com Cavendish chatsworth-house.co.uk William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire en.wikipedia.org Harold Clayton 3rd Battalion of the Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) 1914-1918.net Clough: The Clough Family owned a number of houses, Bracken Bank House archiver.rootsweb.com qualidata.ac.uk John Clough, Ingrow Mill, was registered in 1891 living at Haincliffe House. At some time William Clough lived at Knoll, (Knowle) House, he also ran Grove Mill, Ingrow, owned by Illingworth rented to John & Robert Clough. later Illingworth sold to Robert Clough, Robert Clough started Grove mills, in 1818 at first as a rental and then purchased in 1831. Cloughs had Mills in Becks Road (Beck Mills) and in Coney Lane. In 1822 John Clough lived at the mill house. Percy Clough is registered here in 1913. Percy is also registered as living at The Knowle. Henry Smith Clough Another Branch of the family was Sam & Sir Robert Clough. Sam Clough was living at Steeton Hall in 1911, he had Clough's Mill at Steeton. Sir Robert was originally in The Colonial Combing Company, Dalton Lane. Then he went to the Keighley Gas and Oil Engine Company, Dalton Lane. He went bankrupt (and had to resign his seat in Parliament) He had to leave Oakworth Court, Station Road, Oakworth. - he also used to live at Yew Bank, Skipton Road. His eldest son was killed cycling on Skipton Road. he went to live at Greenbank, Greenhead Lane. He was a mayor of Keighley and first Conservative M.P. for Keighley 1918 - 1922. and had Clough's Mill at Steeton. Sam's daughter Dorothy was prominent in the Girl Guides a movement with which she worked all her life. For more information of the Cloughs at Sutton www.smithharper.org pdf. See page 51 to 53 Cobley mark.coble.com Robert Collyer - Blacksmith and Preacher Born on December 8,1823, in Keighley ilkley.org Currer stowell.org.nz - Kildwick Hall-Holling Hall (Ilkley) - Marley Hall. Currer, Henry named in the Will of Silvester Petyt Craven. Joseph Craven, a yeoman weaver from Guardhouse, employed weavers and turned out an average of 84 pieces of cloth per year between 1740 and 1745. 1776 John Craven Married the widow of of Thomas Brigg and at this time 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 registerd at Low Mill. Joseph Craven built Strong Close House, Keighley. in 1864. There is a Joseph Craven at Steeton Hall and another one at Park House, Steeton where Mrs. S. Wrathall was a valued member of the household staff rawbw.com Hiram Craven’s son John married Frances, the youngest sister of Joseph Nowell, and they were the parents of Benjamin; Hiram; Jonathan; Alice; Jane; Fanny; and Janet. Hiram Craven’s son, Edward, married Mary Willans, the only daughter of Joseph Nowell. Edward Craven was killed shortly after his marriage on works at Whitby. Hiram lived at Ebor House, Haworth. Hiram Craven wnet into partnershipe at Higher Providence Mill with William Sugden. Hiram Craven sold Ebor Mill, Haworth.to Edwin Merrall. In 1906 Nan Craven, wife of John Henry Craven of the Beeches, was one of Keighley’s first woman drivers on the roads. Eastburn Heartland.com Jennett Evans Trailblazing headmistress of Keighley Girls’ Grammar School (1942-68) historytoherstory.org.uk Feather featherhistory.com Benjamin Ferrand owning land at St. Ives, and Lord of the Manor of Oakworth Fieldhouse, Samuel Son in Law of B Briggs vicnet.net.au Fred Gill lived with his brother Harry at Providence Place, off Dolton Lane (now demolished). employed at Prince Smith & Sons. Murdered Oliver Preston of Vale Fold Cottages, Oakworth who ran a money lending business at 150 Station Buildings to enable him to go away for a holiday with his girlfriend Nellie Rickerby of 8 Quarry Street, Parkwood. He was hanged at Leeds on the 4th February 1931 by Thomas Pierrepoint. Greenwoods & St. James’s Church Birstwith harrogate.co.uk John Greenwood, in partnership with William Ellis bought Wreaks Mill, at Birstwith. John lived at Cabbage House he also built Knoll (Knowle) House he later moved to West Riddlesden Hall In 1782 John Greenwood is registered as having North Brook Mill. John Greenwood was one of many that took rooms at Airworth Mills, he later moved to Cabbage Croft mill. John Greenwood & Sons Greenwood also built Vale mill at Oakworth. Joseph Greenwood Spring Head Mill, Oakworth. John Greenwood of Eastwood House was married to Mary Sugden. The Greenwoods employed young orphans from the Foundling Hospital, London. Hall janets-families.org.uk Ellis Hall (Hall family of Airedale and Craven) Two Torches at Keighley Haggas, rootsweb.com used to live in the house which now forms part of Oakbank School. There is a record of a Haggas living at Oakworth Hall 1715......Haggas Ellis Island Passenger Arrivals : American Family Immigration History Center James Ellison Haggas J.P lived at Woodville, Spring Gardens in 1913 The Will of Thomas Hanson of Long Lee, Keighley, Yorkshire allfam Abraham Hargreaves Partner of John Greenwood oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk Hattersley: The odd numberd side of Church Green is called Hattersley Cresent. Death of Duncan Hattersley Smith thisisbradford.co.uk Hird 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 farmowning 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. Ickringill
Jas 1913. of Eastwood Mill and Legrams Mill
Bradford. Ickringill's Brass Band (Keighley) Formed by James
Ickringill, a Victorian businessman and church founder - also created
local Boys & Girls Briagdes. Lived at Balcony
House, Oakworth Rd. William Ickeringill lived at Oakworth
Road House Keighley
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Burials
1838-40 taken from Deanery of Craven Parish
Records 1600-1859 The following are burials for the surnames Broughton,
Greenwood, Smith, Sugden, Taylor and WilkinsonKeighley Parish Registers Rushworth and similar entries Utley Cemetery Burial Register Rushworth and similar entries |
