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Hi everyone,
We now have the marriage (6/8/1875) certificate for John Haigh and Ellen Iredale, and I have been going down (or should I say back up) the wrong path!

John Haigh, aged 28, bachelor, cloth finisher. Father: Abraham Haigh, Woolen n?????. (Alive at time of John's marriage).
Ellen Iredale, aged 23, spinster, woolen feeder. Father: Benjamin Iredale (deceased). Wool comber.
Residences for John and Ellen both stated as 'Lindley', no other details.
Witnesses: Enos Craven and James Shaw.

It seems that 'Eliz' should have been Ellen in the 1881 census, as John was not married before.

Janet mentioned the death of Ellen's father in the Dec qtr 1851, and her mothers re-marriage in 1853 to Enos Craven, who is a witness on the marriage certificate. So it seems to fit together.

Now I will have to go back and trace the ancestors of the right John and Ellen.

As before, countless thanks to you all for your help.

Terence.

Hi Terence- thanks for the update. I decided to drive passed the address of 65 Wellington Street, as I was in the area, and it is a back to back house. It is in the same block as the Foresters houses so it may have been rented from the society in days gone by but nowadays most of the houses are in private hands.

Just for information for people who haven't come across a back to back house in their area These properties grew up around the mills so that they could house all the employees. From this particular property there were three huge mills approximately one hundred yards away. One mill is there but not as a working textile mill, the second has now become new housing, which I hadn't seen before and the third has been converted to apartment living. This is very typical of the industrial area where our ancestors in the woollen trade existed. Another reason why there was emigration to Canada ,the States and Australia / New Zealand was to get some 'space'.-jl

Thanks Janet. We have really appreciated all the help from you and Barbara and others that have contributed to sorting out this particular 'tree'. We are on the right track to go back further now.

Terence.

Keep us posted.Good luck with your search.-j


Just an afterthought.............As a child I walked passed this address every day going to school on Wellington Street along with hundreds of mill workers, and cows going to graze in the field.It has certainly brought back memories. Nowadays there is parking on both sides of the road and I had all on to drive down to get out of the street......and not a soul about- j

Hi Terence ---and Janet

Sorry I haven't been on your thread for a few days ( The week around the 18th Dec is a tough one for me)

I found this bap. on ancestry for Nellie --but can't see one for Arnold and Annies wont be transcribed yet --Will send the image over Terence,

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910

Name: Hellier Haigh (NELLIE on the image)
Birth Date: 21 Nov 1905
Parish: Huddersfield, St Peter
Baptism Date: 7 Jan 1906
Father's Name: Benjamin Haigh ---clerk
Mother's Name: Janey Isabeller Haigh


address 85 South Street


They seem to have transcribed some--but not all ---of Huddersfield and Halifax

parish records---but they are updating all the time --so i will keep looking.


Barbara x

Thanks again Barbara and Janet.

Terence.