Arthur Kennedy's Family History
| John HIRST (S6) - my 2x great grandfather | ||
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| Born | abt 1832, Badsworth, WRY | |
| Baptised | 21 Oct 1832, Badsworth, WRY | |
| Died | 24 Jun 1871, Enderby, LEI | |
| Buried | 27 Jun 1871, Enderby, LEI | |
| Parents | Richard HIRST and Mary WHEATLEY (S12 & S13) | |
| Notes | Lived mostly in Meltham/Honley area of WRY from 1830s to 1860s, and worked as a groom, footman, valet and coachman. Seems to have met his wife when both were working at Horton Hall, Bradford in early 1850s. Worked in Enderby for Charles Brook, textile magnate of Enderby Hall (formerly of Huddersfield area). Memorial in Enderby churchyard. | |
| See also | Ancestor Chart | |
| Married | 3 May 1853, Bradford, WRY | |
| Ann WILKINSON (S7) - my 2x great grandmother | ||
| Born | 6 Nov 1825, Morton, Bingley, WRY | |
| Baptised | 11 Feb 1826, Bingley, WRY | |
| Died | 8 Apr 1885, Bradford, WRY | |
| Buried | ||
| Parents | Isaac WILKINSON and Elizabeth WATSON (S10 & S11) | |
| Notes | Recorded as a servant in 1851-53; it seems she met her husband when both were working at Horton Hall, Bradford in the early 1850s. She lived in York after her husband died. Her daughter Elizabeth married John STOW, son of her sister Mary. | |
| See also | Ancestor Chart | |
| Children | Alfred (1855-1936) Twin of Watson. Schoolteacher, mostly in Marsden, WRY; he also ran an off-licence there from 1894-1907. Choirmaster and Sunday School superintendent at the parish church, and from 1894-1912 a member of the Urban District Council. Married Ellen Louisa BAMFORD (1849-1925), whose father had preceded Alfred as schoolmaster; she taught at the school too. They retired to Garforth, WRY. |
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| Watson (1855-1937) Twin of Alfred. Schoolteacher, mainly in York, YKS; married Louisa SCOTT (1850-1885), a schoolmistress. |
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| Elizabeth (S3) (1858-1944) | ||