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Volume 23 Number 1 January 2015

Domus Historiae

JOURNAL OF BARNSLEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

Volume 23 Number 1 - January Quarter - 2015

2 EDITORIAL Bryan Danforth 3 CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE

COOPER GALLERY Tracey Hebron

7 WORLD WAR ONE TIMELINE Jeff Chambers

9 YARDLEY ROYLANCE FAMILY BAPTISMS Liz Shearer

13 HAROLD MASTERS Harold Masters 15 TRACING A RELATIVE WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR ONE Bryan Danforth

17 WAR MEDAL - IRENE HUGHES Editor / Jeff Chambers

19 HENRY LODGE - The Missing Shop Pat Dean 21 FAMILY NAMES Maggie Bennett 22 SACRIFICE ON THE SOMME Bryan Danforth 29 NEW PUBLICATIONS in 2014

30 MEMBERSHIP REMINDER 31 CASES FROM THE YORKSHIRE ASSIZES Jeff Chambers 34 DOES THIS STIR ANY MEMORIES? Vicki Haynes

35 NEW MEMBERS AND THEIR INTERESTS Elaine Jackson 36 SOCIETY SEARCH SERVICES

Inside front cover - LIST OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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EDITORIAL First of all may I wish you all a Happy New Year.

Historians have had a busy time in 2014. We remembered the centenary of

the start of the First World War, the 60th anniversary of D-Day and

Operation Market Garden. As a result of these commemorations there has

been a flood of documents and archive material made available for

historians.

2015 will bring with it another collection of anniversaries such as the end

of the Second World War in Europe and in the Pacific, the dropping of the

nuclear bombs in Japan and the various events of the First World War.

If you are researching your ancestors and have any interesting snippets to

share or you are after information about photographs, send them to the

editorial team. We will pass them on to people who may be able to help

and we could publish it in the journal where other members may be able to

shed some light on your research.

This is what Irene Hughes, Pat Dean and Vicki Haynes have done in this

edition of the journal. Their articles provide us with intriguing photographs

and information which may stir memories in some of our members. Harold

Masters showed perseverance in his quest to get his uncle’s story told.

Although he didn't get a response straight away, he kept sending his

contribution until it finally reached me. Please do not think we are not

interested if you don’t receive a response, keep trying. Electronic mail is

not infallible, sometimes it doesn't find its way to us first time. If you don’t

receive a response please try again. Maggie and I will always acknowledge

your contact.

There are a few events that I would like to draw your attention to. Firstly

the Annual General Meeting on February 17th which will be followed by a

talk from Jane Ainsworth about her research into Barnsley’s First World

War Memorials. Also the Barnsley History Day on February 22nd at the

Town Hall.

Please remember Member’s Research Nights when you can share various

topics with members, use fiche readers, computers and wills indexes etc.

Look in the diary dates for details.

Finally, a reminder, if you have not already renewed your membership for

2015, it is now due.

Editor

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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE COOPER GALLERY

Samuel Joshua Cooper was born in Barnsley in 1831; his father

was a wealthy industrialist who made his fortune from the

production of coal, iron and linen. Samuel, the second but only

surviving son of William, inherited wealth from his father which

allowed him, like many nineteenth-century men, to travel. Along

with his wife Fanny, who he married in 1859, he went on the grand

tour of Europe and on his travels bought many paintings including

seascapes by French artist Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey. Samuel

also bought works from art dealers in London, Leeds and Sheffield.

In a notebook dated 1891, he documented all his purchases.

In 1912, Samuel bought the building on Church Street, formally

used as Barnsley Grammar School, for £3.300, to house his art

collection. Sadly Samuel died on 11th July 1913 and did not live to

see the completion of the gallery. On news of his death the

Barnsley Chronicle wrote on Saturday 19 July, "Barnsley has

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undoubtedly lost a great benefactor by the death of Mr S J Cooper.

He had a marked tenderness and sympathy for the poor and

suffering. He was not a great talker, but was always interesting.

Singularly well read, and well informed, he delighted in such

themes as art, literature and travel."

Before his death Mr Cooper arranged to have the building on

Church Street altered and a board of trustees was set up to

establish and maintain the gallery and the collection, making it

free for and accessible to the people of Barnsley. The original

trustees were W H Horsfall, A F Pawsey, F J Sadler and A D Bond.

Minutes recorded at a meeting by the gallery trustees on Tuesday

23 June 1914 confirm the trustees had asked Earl Fitzwilliam to

open the gallery the following month on 31st July 1914 at 3.30pm.

Admittance was by ticket only. On the day of the opening the

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trustees met Lord Fitzwilliam along with a large company including

several of the beneficiaries of Mr Cooper’s will. The premises were

inspected and admiration expressed at the way in which alterations

and improvements had been carried out and the pictures exhibited.

The Barnsley Chronicle reported at the time that Lord Fitzwilliam

expressed his pleasure at being asked to open the gallery and also

commented on the impending war saying, "When I was invited to

open the gallery a few weeks ago I was doubtful whether I could

come. I said that nothing worse than a European War would stop

me. That shows how lightly one can speak, for I treated it as a joke

and now we are almost on the brink of it." Continuing, his Lordship

said, "It was interesting to open a building in commemoration of a

gentleman who spent his life in a way that politicians and soldiers

did not, and that was in pursuit of a peaceful industry". The gallery

opened to much success with the content comprised of the original

bequest of 275 paintings and drawings.

Later the trustees agreed for the "temporary occupation by the

hospital of the gallery". The gallery was to be used as an annexe

for Becketts Hospital during the war and the gallery's collection was

stored for safekeeping. In 1956, minutes by the trustees record the

appointment of Architect Mr Durrant who began work on plans to

reopen the gallery and produce new lighting and heating

installations with instructions that the alterations and decorations

should not exceed £4.500. Mr Glover, the director of Barnsley Art

School also helped in arranging necessary storage racks for

pictures and new dustsheets to protect the collection. The trustees

also appointed Mr David Fullerton, as honorary Curator. Mr

Fullerton volunteered to help the trustees in cleaning and arranging

of pictures. Sir Philip Hendy officially reopened the gallery on Friday

3rd May at 12noon with the Mayor of Barnsley in attendance. Since

1986 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has run the gallery.

Today the gallery has a stunning collection of paintings; the

collection ranges from the 17th to 20th Centuries and contains over

400 works. Since Mr Cooper’s original bequest, further bequests

have been added to the collection by the Fox family, Sir Michael

Sadler, Roland Addy, the Sutherlands, Charles Arthur Humphrey

and most recently Malcolm Whittaker, adding more dimensions to

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an already diverse collection. Highlights include Abel Hold's Peggy

Airey, Turner's The Ancient Market place, Reclining nude by Henry

Moore, Flower piece by Vanessa Bell and the Marble masterpiece

The Veiled Lady, a favourite of the public.

As well as a permanent display, which continues to rotate items

from the collections, the gallery has a temporary exhibition space,

which displays local travelling shows. In recent years, items on

display have included a little black dress worn by Marilyn Monroe

and sporting sculptures to celebrate the Olympics. Also, with a

retail area that displays jewellery and artwork by local artists and

crafts people, the gallery continues to be an art hub for the people

of Barnsley showing that its founding goals are as central today as

they were in 1914. To celebrate the milestone of one hundred

years, celebrations started on July 31st with a centenary party and

later in the year a landmark exhibition will feature one hundred

paintings from the collections. In addition the gallery has plans to

change for the better. An ambitious £765,000 project is underway

spearheaded by the Trustees of the gallery and Barnsley Museums

to create a sustainable future

for the collections. A major

round two bid has been

submitted to the Heritage

Lottery fund, which if

successful, will enable building

and exhibition works to be

completed by early 2016. This

exciting project means that as

well as celebrating the last 100

years the gallery is also looking

to the future to continue the

remarkable work already

started by Mr. Cooper.

The Cooper Gallery is situated on Church Street in Barnsley.

Opening times are Monday to Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday

10am-3pm. Admission is free. Telephone 01226 242905 for further

information.

Tracey Hebron

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WORLD WAR ONE TIMELINE

January 2nd 1915 to March 22nd 1915

January 2 - April 12 The Russian offensive in the Carpathians

begins.

January 18 - 19 Battle of Jassin took place on the German

East African side of the border with British

East Africa between a German Schutztruppe

force and British and Indian troops. Jassin

had been occupied by the British in order to

secure the border, but was weakly defended

by four companies (a little over 300 men) of

Indian troops. Nine companies of

Schutztruppe were gathered for the assault.

The British force surrendered.

January 19 First Zeppelin raid on Great Britain.

January 19 - December 22 Battle of Hartmannswillerkopf, was a

series of engagements fought for the control

of the Hartmannswillerkopf peak in Alsace,

France.

January 24 Battle of Dogger Bank between squadrons of

the British Grand Fleet and the German High

Seas Fleet (Hochseeflotte.)

January 24 - 26 Chilembwe uprising, was a rebellion against

British colonial rule in Nyasaland (modern

day Malawi) led by John Chilembwe.

January 28 - February 3 The Raid on the Suez Canal took place

after a German led Ottoman Army force

advanced from Southern Palestine to attack

the British Empire protected Suez Canal.

The Ottomans failed to capture the Suez

Canal.

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January 31 Battle of Bolimov was an inconclusive battle

fought between Germany and Russia at

Bolimov, Poland. This was the first attempt

by the Germans at a large-scale use of

poison gas; the eighteen thousand gas shells

they fired proved unsuccessful when the

xylyl bromide – a type of tear gas – was

blown back at their own lines. The gas

caused few, if any, casualties, because the

cold weather caused it to freeze, rendering it

ineffective.

February 4 Germany begins unrestricted submarine

warfare against merchant vessels.

February 7-22 Second battle of the Masurian Lakes. The

Russian Tenth Army was defeated by the

German Eighth Army.

February 19 - January 9 1916

The Gallipoli Campaign begins, also known

as the Battle of Gallipoli or the Dardanelles

Campaign was an unsuccessful attempt by

the Allied Powers to control the sea route

from Europe to Russia during World War 1.

The campaign began with a failed naval

attack by British and French ships on the

Dardanelles Straits in February-March 1915

and continued with a major land invasion of

the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, involving

British and French troops as well as divisions

of the Australian and New Zealand Army

Corps (ANZAC). Lack of sufficient

intelligence and knowledge of the terrain,

along with a fierce Turkish resistance,

hampered the success of the invasion. By

mid-October, Allied forces had suffered

heavy casualties and had made little

headway from their initial landing sites.

Evacuation began in December 1915, and

was completed early the following January.

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March 10-13 Battle of Neuve Chapelle. After an initial

success, a British offensive is halted.

March 22 The siege of Przemysl ends. This was the

longest siege of the First World War, and a

crushing defeat for Austria-Hungary against

the Russian attackers. Przemysl was a

fortress town on the River San, Poland, and

Galician stronghold. The investment of

Przemysl began on September 24, 1914 and

was briefly suspended on October 11 due to

an Austro-Hungarian offensive. The siege

resumed on November 9 and the Austro-

Hungarian garrison surrendered on March

22, after holding out for a total of 133 days.

The Russians captured the fortress.

Jeff Chambers

THE YARDLEY ROYLANCE FAMILY BAPTISMS

I don't have specific people I want to trace but would be interested

if anyone has any information about the Rev J L Walton, Vicar of

All Saints, Silkstone with Stainborough during 1864.

On the 21st August that year Rev. Walton appears to have

achieved a coup of baptising five of Edmund and Elizabeth

Yardley's children on one day, (see below)

Elizabeth Roylance was born in Bolton in the first quarter of 1840.

The 1851 census finds her in Werneth but according to Cheshire

records, by the end of 1853 (apparently aged 13) she had given

birth to a son in Hyde, Cheshire. Elizabeth called him Samuel and

he soon had a sister, Charlotte, who was born in January 1855

also in Hyde. Samuel had been registered ‘Father Unknown’ and

both children carry their mother’s surname though with the

differences in spelling customary of the time! The name appears as

Rylance and Roylance in various records.

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Another child arrived in 1857 and was named Elizabeth, she was

born in Hoylandswaine where the little family seem to have

settled for a while. Elizabeth was given her mother’s surname but

with another surname added, that of her father Edmund Yardley

(or Yeardley).

It is likely that all three were the children of Edmund Yeardley

though Samuel is listed in the Hoylandswaine 1861 census as age

7, ‘stepson’ of Edmund Yeardley.

Also in this April census Elizabeth (the mother) gave her name as

Elizabeth Yardley though the couple were not married until 9th

December of that year.

Interestingly, they travelled to Ashton Under Lyne to marry,

perhaps to keep secret from neighbours the fact of their

unmarried status. In later census records all the children are

described as ‘son’ or ‘daughter’ of the head of the household.

The multiple baptisms took place on 21st August 1864 at All

Saints, Silkstone with Stainborough, Yorks and were performed

by Rev J Walton.

(source: West Yorkshire, England, Births & Baptisms 1813-1910 ref

WDP137/1/2/3 – record nos 915 to 919).

On the same day (21st August 1864) were baptised:

Samuel Rylance born 1854 (record no 919)

Charlotte Rylance born 1855 (record no 918)

Elizabeth Rylance Yardley born 1857 (record no 917)

Harriet Yardley born 1863 (record no 916)

Emily Yardley born 1864 (record no 915)

Harriet Yardley had been born in 1863 in Hoylandswaine. Emily in

1864 in Penistone. They were followed by Isabella in 1866

(Penistone), then Ellen 1869, and Martha (my ancestor) in 1871

both in Glossop. Finally came more sons, Edmund in 1873 in

Glossop and James Edwin 1876, in Newton, Hyde.

Little has been found about Edmund Yardley. He was born in July

or August 1829 in Broadroyd Head, Mapplewell. The 1841 census

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places him at ‘Top of The Hill’ Hoylandswaine, and 1851 finds him

at Hoviley Lane, Hyde in Cheshire. In the 1871 census Edmund is

at 16 Todd Street in Glossop, though 1881 shows him with

Elizabeth in Spring Street, Uppermill, on the Yorks/Lancs border

where he died in July 1887 aged 62. By the 1891 census Elizabeth

was back in Newton, Hyde where she died in the July quarter aged

only 51.

I wonder why they had decided to baptise their first five children,

all together? Was it the Rev. Walton’s powers of persuasion, or had

they been drawn into the evangelism that was giving help and

comfort to the working classes at that time?

Person: Elizabeth Roylance/ Rylance

YEAR MONTH EVENT PLACE

1840 Jan-Mar Born Bolton/Prescott

1841 April Census Gee Cross

1851 April Census Werneth

1853 Oct-Dec Birth of Samuel R Hyde/Stockport

1855 Jan Birth of Charlotte R Hyde/Stockport

1857 Birth of Elizabeth R Y Hoylandswaine

1861 April Census Hoylandswaine -

Elizabeth Yardley

1861 Dec Marriage to Edmund Ashton under Lyne

Yardley

1863 Birth of Harriet Y Hoylandswaine

1864 Birth of Emily Y Penistone

1866 Birth of Isabella Y Penistone

1869 Birth of Ellen A Y Glossop

1871 Birth of Martha Y Glossop

1871 April Census 16 Todd St, Glossop

1873 Birth of Edmund Y Glossop

1876 Birth of James

Edwin Y Newton, Hyde

1881 April Census Spring St, Uppermill,

Saddleworth

1891 April Census Newton

1891 July Death Cheshire

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Person: Edmund Yardley / Yeardley

YEAR MONTH EVENT PLACE

1829 July/Aug Born Broadroyd Head /

Mapplewell

1841 April Census Hoylandswaine, Top

of Hill

1851 April Census Hoviley Lane, Hyde

1853 Oct - Dec Birth of Samuel R Hyde/Stockport

1855 Jan Birth of Charlotte R Hyde/Stockport

1857 Birth of Elizabeth R Y Hoylandswaine

1861 April Census Hoylandswaine

1861 Dec Marriage to Elizabeth Ashton under Lyne

Roylance

1863 Birth of Harriet Y Hoylandswaine

1864 Birth of Emily Y Penistone

1866 Birth of Isabella Y Penistone

1869 Birth of Ellen A Y Glossop

1871 Birth of Martha A Y Glossop

1871 April Census 16 Todd St, Glossop

1873 Birth of Edmund Y Glossop

1876 Birth of James Edwin Y Newton, Hyde

1881 April Census Spring St, Uppermill,

Saddleworth

1887 July Death Lancs

Prior to my interest in family history and having no knowledge of

this branch of the family my own parents chose names for their

twin sons who were born in 1967. James and Edwin were hardly

popular names in the sixties and I can’t help wondering if the

choice owed more to some kind of inborn family memory.

Fascinating, and a little bit spooky!

Liz Shearer

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HAROLD MASTERS

Born in Barnsley 22nd April 1894

Died on the Somme 2nd April 1918

My Uncle Harold was born 22nd April 1894, in the Summer Lane area of

Barnsley. His parents were Thomas and Sarah (Marr). Harold’s siblings

were Norman born 1887, Hilda born 1905, Winnifred born 1906, Edwin

born 1908, and Dorothy born 1909.

Harold’s father Thomas started his haulage business in 1899, Harold

would have been five years old. They moved into 35 Fitzwilliam Street,

this address had stables to the rear of it and as such was better to run

the haulage business.

Harold went to St Mary’s School on Churchfields. Each day before going

to school Harold would rise early to help get the horses and the carts

ready for the day’s work. When he got home after school, there would

be plenty of work for him in the yard, and no doubt, whenever Harold

was not at school he would be out on the carts working.

Thomas and Sarah were very strong Methodists and Harold, under the

influence of his mother and father took to religion and started to learn

Theology. He wanted to become a preacher and as such was well

educated and had a very religious mind.

During World War One the Government commandeered the only Petrol

vehicle that Thomas had and some of the horses. It could have been

that Harold either followed the horses or he enlisted but either way he

ended up in the Royal Field Artillery with the regimental number of

140670.

Due to the heavy loses in France, Harold was transferred to the 3rd

(Training) Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.

On the 28th March 1918, early in the morning, the Cornwall’s were

relieved and marched back to a wood south of Demuin for some well

earned rest and recuperation but shortly after they arrived a message

came which said that the enemy had broken through the French lines.

The Cornwall’s were to take up a position behind Meziers. At first it was

quiet but on the 29th they were attacked and the D.C.L.I. was driven out

of their position. A counterattack was then organized and started, but

the enemy was in overwhelming strength and the Cornwall’s were forced

to withdraw to a position south of Demuin in a wood where they dug in.

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At 5.30 a.m. on the 30th March the Battalion, then reduced to about

fourteen, was ordered to join the 61st Brigade. At 6.30 a.m., the enemy

opened fire from machine guns and also fired several high-explosive shells

into the wood where the Cornwall’s were. Again, the flanks gave and the

remnants of the 7th Cornwall’s had to retire. The wood, by this time, was

practically surrounded by machine guns and there were heavy casualties

as they tried to get away. Orders then came by hand, to take up positions

between Hangard and Domart where the Cornwall’s dug in. On the

afternoon of the 31st of March the line was shelled, but no infantry attack

followed and the remainder of the day passed quietly.

The Cornwall’s were withdrawn from the conflict and this was the end of

the offensive on the Somme for the 7th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry,

and indeed for the Germans.

On Harold’s last leave he had an argument with his father Thomas, the

argument was about the situation that Harold saw in the trenches. Harold

stated that if there was a god he would not allow the massacre of the

trenches to happen. Unfortunately the argument was never resolved and

Thomas never saw his son again

Private Harold Masters, Army No 28134, died on the 2nd April 1918, two

days after being withdrawn from the conflict, there did not appear to be

any information about gas being used and so it must be presumed that

Harold was severely wounded and died from his wounds.

Harold was buried at the The New British Cemetery, Bouchoir. Section No

19, Reference No 19, Grave Plot 1 Row A No 16.

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Medal Index Card

The Medal Index Cards will

tell you what medals the

serviceman was awarded.

Harold Masters

TRACING A RELATIVE WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR ONE

Harold Masters has found out quite a lot about his uncle by doing

basic searches online. Now he can look further into his relatives

past and pin information together to tell a more in depth story,

one that I know he is in the process of doing already.

If you are researching ancestors who fought in the First World War

the best place to start is always friends and family. They have

stories, memorabilia, photographs and ‘hearsay’ that might be

useful. Obviously many of those who knew servicemen of the

Great War personally or were sons and daughters are few in

number. The good news is that to mark the centenary of the start

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of the First World War there has been a wealth of material and

resource made available for tracing ancestors who served in the

conflict. Quite a few records can be found online but other

information needs a more in depth search. Do not let that put you

off because by using sites like Ancestry or Find my Past you can

trace quite a lot of useful information to fill in the gaps albeit for a

fee.

If you don’t have that access to online sites, there are lots of other

places you can try. Your local library may have records such as

newspaper, photographs, census records and town archives. There

are also memorials in churches, which will possibly help to steer

you in the right direction.

Military museums and the national archive collections are also

really useful but they require you to be able to have some details

beforehand and you have to conduct your research at a distance

unless you are able to have the opportunity to visit centres.

Sadly it is usually easier to trace a relative if he was a casualty, as

his death will be recorded with the details of his military unit, date

of death and location of burial or commemoration. The great pity is

that as a result of enemy bombing on London in the Second World

War, two thirds of the service records of 1914-18 servicemen were

destroyed or burnt beyond rescue and the information was lost so

you will count yourself lucky if you can find them. The details of

when the person signed up for military service, his service record

and the military units he served with, may be more difficult to

confirm.

To find out if your ancestor was a casualty of the war is quite

straight forward online by visiting the Commonwealth War Graves

site. There you can trace the name and it will tell you if he is

buried and where. The site will also give you some historical

background to the actions that took place in that area. In some

cases, you will also find details of military unit at the time of death,

a regimental number, age and next of kin.

The Medal Index Cards will tell you what medals the serviceman

was awarded. This might help you to trace the campaigns they

were involved in. The card will also confirm details including

regimental number, military unit and medals issued. Cards usually

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include the date when the individual entered a theatre of war on

active service if that date was before 1916. Occasionally the cards

have additional personal information on the reverse. The most

common awards were the British campaign medals: 1914-15 Star,

British War Medal and Victory Medal. Often known by their

nickname after the war of "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred".

If you want to know more go online to www.greatwar.co.uk here

you will find all sorts of useful information.

Acknowledgments - www.greatwar.co.uk

Bryan Danforth

WAR MEDAL

In the last edition of the journal I printed a reply from Irene

Hughes about her relative Thomas Richard Allott a native of

Kexbrough who died in the First World War. She commented on a

medal given to her relative in recognition of his sacrifice. Irene has

sent me some photos of the medal and I have done some research

into it.

The medal measures 3½ cm high and 2cm wide. The inscription

reads "Presented by the inhabitants of Kexboro' in recognition of

service in the Great War 1914 - 1919."

The nature of the medal and the inscription has posed more

questions than answers. According to Irene’s research Gunner R

Allott was killed in action on 8th October 1918.

It seems strange that such a memento should be presented with

no acknowledgement as to the fact that he was killed. Unless it

was a generic medal presented to all families of those who served.

Jeff Chambers, our publications officer, has done a little more

digging. He came across the following, on the Internet, regarding

First World War peace / tribute medals.

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Apparently, most of the small villages in the West Riding issued

tribute medals. However, they have become very scarce as most

of them were designed to hang on Albert watch chains as fobs and

a great many were melted down in the gold and silver boom in the

1970’s.

Flockton W.M.C issued a gold medal. The Mayor of Wakefield

issued silver examples in 1919 to men from the city of

Wakefield. Other examples are for Lepton W.M.C., Ossett and

Brighouse. Huddersfield issued an unnamed white metal peace /

welcome home medal. These welcome home/ tribute medals fall in

three distinct types:

1. well-made examples in gold, silver or bronze given by the

local community to returning servicemen / women, as a gift

of thanks often named or intended to be named and backed

up by a certificate;

2 pure quality examples made of lead / white metal given in

1919 to schoolchildren to commemorate the 1919 peace

treaty. Normally unnamed;

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3 standard silver or gold watch fobs that have been engraved

to fit the occasion normally very small issues.

The Brighouse medal was awarded to all returning servicemen and

women from Brighouse and Rastric district. It was also given to

the next of kin of all war service casualties. They were presented

in large numbers at large public gatherings until about 1923 and

the local Brighouse paper ran articles with long lists of recipients

but no other details other than what was inscribed on the reverse

of the medal. The boxed medal was accompanied by a typed card

containing the following wording, or similar:

The Men and Women of [name of village] your fellow

Townspeople, send you the accompanying Medal, which they hope

you will accept as a slight token of their gratitude for the part you

took in helping to save our Country and to bring the War to a

successful termination and as an appreciation of the many

hardships and losses you endured.

Perhaps the medal that Irene Hughes has is one of these. If you

have anymore information please contact the editorial team.

EDITOR

HENRY LODGE – GROCER

The Missing Shop

Having read the Editorial in “Domus Historiae” of Oct. 2014 about

the importance of sharing our Family History research I am

making another appeal for old photographs of my granddad’s

grocer’s shop at 81, Blacker Road, Staincross.

In January 2008 you kindly published a photograph taken in 1941

showing me as a baby with Granddad, Albert Henry Lodge, born

1871, and Annie his second wife at the back of their house and

shop. No one came forward with any photos of the front of the

house but I thought I would ask again!

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The shop may have had his name above the window also the

word “Grocer”. My aunt Evelyn Lodge sold her homemade bread

and cakes made in the bakery behind the house.

After Annie’s death in 1965 the house and shop were destroyed in

order to build a new road next to the recreation ground. Surely

someone has a photograph of the Rec and maybe the house in the

background?

I have a few old photos showing the rear of the house. This photo

shows Annie round about 1960 – does anyone remember her?

I would be very grateful if someone is able to help!

Pat Dean (nee Lodge)

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FAMILY NAMES

The item from Liz Shearer about her parents’ choice of names for

her brothers set me thinking about how we choose names for our

children. Of course there are names that are passed on from

generation to generation, mother to daughter and father to son.

My own father was named for his grandfather and back through

generations of John Henry Bennetts many found in the old St

Mary’s churchyard in Barnsley, and I chose to call my own son

John. My grandmother Priscilla was named for several of her

female ancestors who lived and died within the memory of those

who chose her name, Priscilla Cooper, testament to this is

evident in Cawthorne churchyard.

But what about the names chosen by parents who, for whatever

reason, have no knowledge of the ‘family names’ that go back

through generations? We all know that names come into fashion

then drift away again into the archives for future parents to

dredge up again in twenty or thirty years. Liz Shearer tells us

about twins called James and Edwin; whilst James is a name that

seems to stay around most of the time I have to say that Edwin

is generally less popular, making this a strange choice for young

parents in the sixties.

My daughter was also born in the sixties. For her middle name I

chose Rebecca, a name I have always loved. Twenty years later,

from family history research I found that this was my great

grandmother’s name, and that it goes back in that branch of my

family as far as I can reach to 1743. Owing to my mother’s sad

childhood there had been no contact with any of her family

during my lifetime until I began the search for my own history.

My mother hadn’t even known that she had been named after her

aunt and often grumbled about being called Ethel. Had she

known why she’d been saddled with this name she may have felt

differently about it.

My grandson was called Joshua, a name that goes back through

generations on all sides of my family as well that of his

grandfather. Again we didn’t know how popular this name was

over many generations of all the families until I started my

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research. Then one day we got an email from somebody in the USA

claiming him as one of their much extended and researched family.

His surname (not mine) is very unusual and there are more of the

family in America than here in the UK. The original migrant from

Lincolnshire to Virginia in 1649 had the name Joshua, which he

passed down through generations on that side of the Atlantic.

Interestingly my niece in Australia gave birth to a son on the same

day as my grandson was born. She called him Joshua too, a name

that had not appeared in any of her ancestry except that of her

mother and me. I don’t think that Joshua was a very popular

name in the eighties, though I may be mistaken in that. I have

heard several examples of this phenomenon, enough to convince

me that there may be something deeper at work here than simple

choice of names, or even fashion. If you have similar experiences

with inherited family names, lease let us know and maybe we can

look deeper into the how and why of it.

Maggie Bennett (Sub editor)

SACRIFICE ON THE SOMME

The Thiepval Memorial commemorates those who are missing from

the Somme. It bears the names of 72,195 servicemen who died in

the Battle of the Somme and have no known grave. As well as men

from Britain there are names from South Africa. Memorials to the

Canadians and the Australians are elsewhere on the Somme and

each one bears witness to the sacrifice made by countless

thousands who died and those who survived many with horrific

injuries.

The first Battle of the Somme began on 1st July 1916 and ended on

18th of November 1916. There was a second Battle of the Somme

between August 21st and September 3rd 1918 but it is July 1st 1916

that is etched in to the annals of British military history as its most

bloody day. On that day the armies of Britain and the

Commonwealth suffered 57,470 casualties of which, 19,240 were

killed, the biggest loss of life in one day ever suffered by Britain.

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The French who were taking a beating at Verdun were anxious for

the British to take a little of the heat off them by launching an

offensive to draw the Germans away from them. Many of the new

troops that were in the area, especially the Pals Battalions, were

not ready for an all out attack and the British high command

wanted to wait for 1917 to launch an offensive.

The Theipval Memorial

However the French were in danger of being overrun so the

offensive on the Somme went ahead. Many of the objectives set

for the first day were not reached until November 1916 and then

the British lines were so extended that holding onto them was

precarious.

In August this year I visited the battle sites of the Somme and

traced the names of people who had lived or worked in

Grimethorpe and are remembered on the war memorial outside St

Luke’s Church.

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Joseph Collishaw was born in

1883 in Headingly, Leeds. His

father was George Collishaw and

his mother Annie Marie. He

married Annie Ada McGrath, who

had been born in Bombay, India,

in 1908 and they had two

children, John Joseph born 1909

and George born in 1911. In the

1911 census, Joseph was a

plumber living in Allerton-by-

Water near Castleford. Joseph

could have been working at the

pit or for the owners. He could

possibly have been involved with

the massive building projects in

the village at this time.

He enlisted in Barnsley (private

13/158) in the 13th Battalion,

York and Lancaster Regiment (Barnsley Pals) and was killed in

action on 1st July 1916 on the first day of the Somme offensive.

George Cosgrove was born in

1895 in Earlestown, Manchester

to George and Elizabeth

Cosgrove. He had four brothers

and three sisters.

In 1911 his family were living in

11 Joseph Street, Grimethorpe

where his father was employed

as a miner at the colliery but

George was an inmate at St

Joseph’s Industrial School in

Longsite, Manchester. The school

housed around 400 pupils mainly

orphans but also those who had

a tendency for “petty pilfering,

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wandering and sleeping out”. Pupils were usually discharged during

their 16th year.

George must have rejoined the family in Grimethorpe because in

his Army Service Records he is listed as a miner. They must also

have moved because their address is now 12 Margate Street,

Grimethorpe.

According to his service record when he enlisted in Barnsley on the

19th November 1914, George was 19½ years old, slight build, 5

foot 8 inches tall, with dark hair and blue eyes (private 13/157).

He joined 13th Battalion Yorks and Lancaster Regiment (Pals).

In December 1915 George and the rest of the regiment embarked

to Egypt to guard the Suez Canal against the Turks. In March 1916

they were deployed to France. He was killed in action on 1st July

1916. The first day of the Somme, aged 20.

Sidney Gill Jnr was born 1896 in Rotherham. His father Sidney

Gill was married to Lois Peace in 1894 and Sidney Jnr was their

only child. Lois died in 1899 in Barnsley and Sidney Snr. married

Maria Andrews Gill (nėe Tomlinson) at St Luke’s Church on August

25th 1904. They lived at Oak Tree House, Grimethorpe and Sidney

senior was the colliery manager. Young Sidney was educated at

Barnsley Grammar School.

Sidney Jnr (private 12/114) enlisted in Sheffield in the 12th

Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. He was killed in action at

Serre on 1st July 1916, on the first day of the Somme offensive.

The family’s address at this time was The Grove, South Kirby,

Pontefract.

John Thompson was born 1887 in Seaham, Sunderland. His

service book is incomplete and does not give much information. He

enlisted (private 13/953) in Barnsley into 13th Battalion, Yorks and

Lancaster Regiment (Pals). His wife, Miriam is listed as living at 62

East Street, Blackhall, Castle Eden in County Durham. A mining

village on the coast between Peterlee and Hartlepool. How did he

get on the Grimethorpe monument?

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At the age of 13 he was employed as a trapper at Seaham Colliery.

He probably came to work at the colliery and stayed with his sister,

Elizabeth Harrison, who lived at 159 Brighton Street, Grimethorpe.

John was killed in action on the 1st July 1916 on the first day of the

Somme offensive.

Richard Parker was born in 1882 in Wigan. In 1911 he lived at 8

Chapel Street, Grimethorpe with his wife Margaret (neé Braddock)

whom he had married in 1901 in Wigan. He was employed as a

miner (a hewer) at the colliery.

He was 34 when he enlisted at Pontefract on the 11th September

1914 in to the West Yorkshire Regiment (14947) then in October

he transferred to 10th Battalion, Yorks and Lancaster Regiment

(17735).

He was promoted to Lance Corporal in an unpaid capacity.

His service record described

him as 5 foot 8½ inches tall

with a 37 inch chest and

weighing 153lbs. He had

brown hair and a light

complexion with blue eyes.

His eyesight was not that

good and he could have

needed to wear glasses. His

religion was recorded as C

of E.

He died of his wounds on

the 3rd of July during the

Battle of the Somme.

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Robert Sudworth was born in 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire. He

married Elizabeth Hill at St Peter’s Church Felkirk, West Yorkshire

on 1st January 1903. In 1911 he was living at 25 School Hill,

Cudworth, Barnsley with his wife and four children. Also at the

address were his father Abraham Sudworth and two lodgers.

Robert worked at the pit as a hewer. At the time of his enlistment

he was living at 18 Joseph Street, Grimethorpe, Barnsley.

The youngest of his children named on the 1911 census, Rose,

died later that year aged only 6 months. However, Robert and

Elizabeth had two more children, Joseph born in 1913 and

Elizabeth born in August 1914.

Robert (private 13/902) enlisted in Barnsley on the 2nd October

1914 in the 8th Battalion Yorks and Lancaster Regiment. He was

not a big man; his service book describes him as 5 foot 5 inches

tall, 138 lbs. in weight with dark hair and brown eyes.

He was posted to France on the 27th April 1916. On 16th July 1916

he was posted as missing. By February 1917 he was still registered

as missing but his wife was awarded a pension of 27/- to look after

her and the five children. On 26th September 1917 his status was

presumed dead, previously missing.

Walter Yates was born in 1885 in Aston near Birmingham. He

enlisted in the 2nd Battalion the Bedfordshire Regiment as a private

(21066).

He lived at 5 Brierley Road, Grimethorpe, and worked as a hewer

at the colliery. He was married to Sarah Ann. Walter Yates and

Sarah Ann Barker had their Banns read at St Luke’s Church

Grimethorpe in 1910. The man’s full name, Walter Thomas

Cornelius Yates, does not match but much of the rest does.

Perhaps Walter Yates was much easier to write than Walter

Thomas Cornelius Yates. Walter was killed in action on 11th July

1916 during the Somme offensive.

Richard Banks was born in 1882 in Wigan, Lancashire. His father

was William Banks and his mother Mary Banks. William was a

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miner and lived and worked in a number of places around Bolton.

Richard was also a collier and moved to Grimethorpe between

1911 and 1913, his son William H. was born in Grimethorpe.

Richard lived at 10 King Street, Grimethorpe and was a miner at

Grimethorpe Colliery. He was married in November 1907 to Annie

Therese Luders, who was born in West Bromwich in 1883. Her

parents, Edward and Caroline Luders, had emigrated from

Germany in the 1870s. Edward was a butcher and moved to Bolton

around 1900 and Annie’s brother Gustave Adolf who was born in

Manchester in 1880, worked as a labourer in the pits whilst Annie,

or Anna, worked in the woollen mills. I wonder what happened to

her parents during World War One when feelings towards Germany

and Germans were strained. Even our Royal Family changed their

names.

Richard (private 2778) enlisted at South Kirby and served with the

1st/5th Battalion of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was

killed in action during the battle of the Somme on Sunday 23rd July

1916, aged 34.

Samuel Stansfield was born in 1895 in Haughton Green,

Manchester. His parents were James W Stansfield, a butcher, and

Ann Stansfield.

In 1911 Samuel, aged 16 and his younger brother, James W, aged

12, were living with his Uncle Nathan at a house on Darton Lane

Head, Royston, Barnsley. He was a trammer at the pit. He must

have worked at Grimethorpe Colliery at the time of his enlistment

in Barnsley.

Samuel (L/Cpl 3/3113) joined the 2nd Battalion of the Kings Own

Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was killed on the 18th November 1916,

the last day of the first Battle of the Somme.

Bryan Danforth

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New Publications 2014

Worsbrough St Mary’s Church

Baptisms Vols. 1 to 6 (1800-1839)

Marriages Vol. 1 (1800-1812)

Burials Vols. 1 to 5 (1800-1839)

Contact Jacqueline for volume details, or, look

at the Genfair site.

All transcription booklets available at £2.50 each from:

the bookstall at meetings

Jacqueline at [email protected]

Genfair at http://www.genfair.co.uk/supplier.php?sid=2

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A Reminder that the

2015 Membership Subscriptions

were due on the 1st

January 2015

We hope you have enjoyed membership of Barnsley

Family History Society (BFHS)

To continue your membership, could you please

complete and return the forms that were printed on the

centre pages of the October 2014 edition of the

journal.

You will also find all payment options and a standing

order mandate.

Please send your subscriptions to

The Membership Secretary, Barnsley FHS,

7 Honeywell Street, BARNSLEY. S71 1PR

E-mail: [email protected]

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CASES FROM THE YORKSHIRE ASSIZES

York Castle - Tuesday, August 4th 1829

Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE took his seat upon the Bench at nine o’clock and

proceeded with the following trial.

William PARKER (22), charged with sacrilegiously and feloniously breaking

into the parish church of Tankersley, in the West Riding of this county, on

the night of the 26th of March last, and stealing therefrom a number of

bibles, common prayer books, music books, and a key, the property of the

parishioners. Mr. MAUDE stated the case. Edmund GREEN, parish clerk of

Tankersley, deposed that on Thursday, the 24th March, he secured the

church door in the usual way, and on the Saturday morning following, he

found the porch door unfastened, and the articles named in the indictment

missing. On further examination, it was discovered that admission had

been gained to the church by taking out a pane from one of the windows

on the south side of the edifice, and removing two iron stanchions. Sarah

BARKER, who lives at Sheffield, proved that the prisoner, who lodged with

her, and stated himself to be a dealer, in stockings, brought into his lodg-

ings on the day after the robbery a quantity of books, saying he had

swapped his stockings for them. Mr. Joseph PEARCE, bookseller, of Shef-

field, who had purchased a number of books from the prisoner, on hearing

of the robbery gave information to a constable whom the prisoner was

apprehended. A quantity of the stolen books and several tools, such as he

might have used in breaking open the premises, were found in his room.

The prisoner told constable WILD that the mode by which he became pos-

sessed of the books was by having exchanged tea for them.

The Rev. John SANDERSON, curate of Tankersley, identified two of the

books traced to the possession of the prisoner.

FOUND GUILTY. There was a second indictment against the prisoner,

which charged him with breaking into the church at Worsbrough, and

stealing therefrom; on the 1st of April last, several bibles and prayer

books, but no evidence was offered.

JUDGMENT of death was recorded against the prisoner.

Citations

The Sheffield Independent, and Yorkshire and Derbyshire Advertiser, Sat-

urday, August 08, 1829. Issue 504.

The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury, Tuesday, August 11, 1829. Issue

2334.

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CASES FROM THE YORKSHIRE ASSIZES

York Castle - Friday, July 20th 1838.

Mr. Justice WILLIAMS took his seat upon the bench.

THE QUEEN vs. THE INHABITANTS OF ARDSLEY.

Messrs. KNOWLES and CORRIE were for the prosecution, Messrs. BAINES

and WORTLEY for the defendants. This was an indictment against the

township of Ardsley, for non-repair of a road leading from the Barnsley and

Pontefract to the Barnsley and Doncaster road, about 1,300 or 1, 400

yards in length, and the question was whether they were liable to repair it.

It was proved, on the part of the prosecution, that the township had

always repaired the road.

Mr. BAINES addressed the Jury, for the defendants. It was contended that

this was an attempt on the part of the great landowners, to throw an

unjust burden on the township.

The Judge summed up when the Jury found the defendants Not Guilty,

they being of the opinion that the before mentioned road was originally

made to the mill, and for private convenience, before it became a turnpike,

and afterwards continued a road for private convenience.

Citations

The York Herald, and General Advertiser, Saturday, July 21, 1838. Issue

3436.

The Hull Packet, Friday, July 27, 1838. Issue 2799.

York Castle - Wednesday, July 13th 1853.

Mr. Justice ERLE took his seat upon the bench.

FORGERIES AT BARNSLEY.

William HORNE (31) was charged with having, on the 3rd February last, at

Barnsley, forged and paid off a forged bill of exchange for £22 10s. 6d.,

with intent to defraud the Wakefield and Barnsley Union Banking

Company.

Mr. BLANSHARD and Mr. SHAW were for the prosecution; Mr. Serjeant

WILKINS and Mr. JOHNSTON conducted the defence.

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The prisoner is a stay manufacturer at Barnsley, and kept an account with

the bank named. On the 3rd February last, a bill of exchange for £22 10s.

6d. purporting to be drawn upon and accepted by Mr. G. B. NORTON, of

Sheffield was paid at the bank to the credit of the prisoner. It was a two

month bill, and on becoming due it was dishonoured, the signature of Mr.

NORTON, as the acceptor, being a forgery. The clerks at the bank were

aware that the bill was paid to them, but by whom they could not tell;

whether it was the prisoner they had no means knowing, and hence the

charge of uttering1 failed to be proved by the prosecution. With respect to

the forgery, the signature of Mr. NORTON was not shown to be the

handwriting of the prisoner, and this charge also fell. His lordship upon

both points directing the Jury to return a verdict of Not Guilty.

The prisoner was then further charged with forging and uttering two other

bills of exchange for £30 and £13 17s. 6d., on the 10th January last, with

intent to defraud the aforesaid bank.

These charges also failed through similar grounds, and the prisoner was

acquitted.

Citation

The Leeds Mercury, Saturday, July 16, 1853. Issue 6241.

1 Forgery is the creation of a forged document, with the intent to defraud,

whereas uttering is merely use - the passing - of a forged document, that

someone else had made, with the intent to defraud.

CORRECTION

A correction to member’s details published in the last edition of the

journal.

Member 1787 Mrs Margaret GUEST

159 Quincy Drive, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 6L9

Canada. [email protected]

GUEST Barnsley/Leeds YKS ALL

KERSHAW Barnsley YKS 1700-1800s

PEARSON Leeds YKS 1700-1800s

BOWYER Warfield BRK ALL

SARGEANT Binfield BRK ALL

BEENHAM ALL ALL ALL

MANSFIELD Silkstone YKS Pre-1800

Specifically searching for William Guest b. 1798, m. 1823 to Martha

Kershaw in Silkstone. Need his parents (mother may be Mansfield as his

daughter was Eliza Mansfield Guest baptised Nov 1823 at St Mary’s

Barnsley

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DOES THIS STIR ANY MEMORIES?

BFHS member Vicki Haynes sent this intriguing photograph of an unusual

looking group outside the Malt Shovel Inn, Darton.

She had discovered the photograph whilst looking through some family

belongings. She writes …

Although born in Barnsley, my home village was Darton from birth until

the age of 7, in 1953, when my father took a job in Nigeria teaching

engineering. This was a big step in those days.

My parents were Bert and Mary Kilburn (nee Davies) and at that time they

lived in Richmond Avenue, Darton. My mother’s parents were Howard and

Annie Davies (nee Sidebottom) who last lived at 86a Barnsley Road,

Darton.

My father’s parents were Abraham and Emma Kilburn (nee Garbutt). They

last lived in Oakwood Square, Kexborough.

I hope the photo and the information may be of use to some members.

Vicki Haynes

If you have any information about this photograph let us know. ED.

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NEW MEMBERS and THEIR INTERESTS 1792 Mrs Pat TOWNEND Fletcher Barnsley Post 1800 Yates Barnsley Post 1800 Ardon Barnsley Post 1800 1794 Mr Robert JESSOP 1795 Mr Royston JONES 8 Old Home Farm Rousdon LYME REGIS Devon DT7 3YL [email protected] Ward Darfield/Barnsley WRY 1850 - 1970 Camplejohn Darfield/Barnsley WRY 1850 - 1970 Tingle Darfield/Barnsley WRY 1850 - 1970 1796 Mr Peter NEAL 1797 Mr Jonathon WHITESIDE Ivy Cottage Brimpsfield GLOUCESTER GL4 8LB [email protected] Whiteside Wentworth Castle WRY 1800 - 1820 Whiteside Stainborough WRY 1800 - 1820 Allen Wentworth Castle WRY Pre 1840 Allen Stainborough WRY Pre 1840 Allen Dodworth WRY Pre 1840 My 3x great grandfather, James Whiteside, was agent to Henry Vernon

at Wentworth Castle c1812. He married Sarah Allen at Silkstone 1812. I

believe Sarah's parents were Joseph & Sarah Allen and that Joseph had

been butler to William, Earl of Strafford. Hence the interest in Wentworth

Castle and it's estate.

1798 Mr Anthony PAYLOR

1799 Mr John MILLS

1800 Ms Donna CHEVERTON

1801 Mr Frank HIGHAM

Elaine Jackson

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SEARCH SERVICES

The Society is offering all its members six free searches during the year. You don‘t

have to use them all at once, they can be spread out over the year. Arrangements

for non-members are unchanged. Phil Edwards

Baptisms

Barnsley Ebenezer

Methodist New Connexion 1862-1973

Barnsley St. George 1832-1844

Barnsley St. Mary 1813-1837

Barnsley Wesleyan 1839-1910

Darton All Saints 1813-1822

Cawthorne All Saints 1800-1844

Royston St. John 1813-1831

Silkstone All Saints and

Bretton Chapelry 1813-1840

Wentworth Wesleyan 1849-1980

Wortley St. Leonard 1813-1856

Marriages





Penistone St. John 1800-1837


Silkstone All Saints 1800-1837

Burials





Dodworth St. John 1848-1934

Hoyland Nether St. Peter 1813-1861

Penistone St. John and

Denby Chapelry 1800-1856


Silkstone All Saints and

Bretton Chapelry 1800-1840

Tankersley St. Peter 1813-1858

Worsbrough St. Thomas 1859-1903

Wortley St. Leonard 1800-1854

National Probate Calendars /

Wills Index 1858 to 1943

Please give full name and year of

death. Because wills were not always

proved immediately we will search up

to three years after the death.

National Burial Index; Third Edition

England & Wales. Please give full name,

year -range and county if known.

Soldiers who died in the Great War

Please give full name and age if known.

1851 Census, Barnsley Area

Please give surname and forename(s) if

known and age. Or request all occurrences of a given surname.

1891 Census, Barnsley

Please give surname and approximate

age. 1891 Search results supplied as

copy of enumeration page.

For searches or enquiries please

contact:

Phil Edwards, 8 Western Street,

Barnsley, S70 2BP

or [email protected]

Please quote your membership number.

If applying by post please enclose a

large SAE (or IRCs.)

DIARY DATES

BARNSLEY F.H.S. PROGRAMME 2015

January 20th MEMBER’S RESEARCH NIGHT

February 17th A.G.M.

Followed by a talk by Jane Ainsworth about her research of

Barnsley First World War Memorials

February 22nd BARNSLEY HISTORY DAY - Barnsley Town Hall 10 am - 4 pm

March 17th MEMBER’S RESEARCH NIGHT

March 28th ROTHERHAM LOCAL & FAMILY HISTORY DAY - Herringthorpe

United Reform Church, Wickersley Road, Rotherham S60 4JN

10 am - 4 pm

April 21st GUEST SPEAKER - Barbara Dixon

May 19th MEMBER’S NIGHT

May 30th SHEFFIELD AND DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY FAIR - Sheffield

Wednesday Football Ground, Owlerton, Sheffield S6 1SW.

10 am - 4 pm

June 16th SOCIETY VISIT

June 27th YORKSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY FAIR - Knavesmire Exhibition

Centre, York Racecourse YO23 1EX 10 am - 4 pm

July 21st MEMBER’S NIGHT

August 18th GUEST SPEAKER - Ian Morgan - ‘The Pleasure Palace’

BARNSLEY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

This is the official journal of the Barnsley Family History Society, published in January, April, July and October of each year. Please send material for the April 2015 edition to the Editor, Bryan Danforth, 165 Brierley Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley S72 7AR or email [email protected], by 28th February 2015. The Society accepts no responsibility for the views expressed in the articles published. The right to final editing lies with the Journal Editor. Meetings of the Society are held at Buckley Street Methodist Church Hall, Union Court, Barnsley, on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7.30 - 9.30 pm. There is no meeting in December. Free parking is available and there is full wheelchair access. The venue is within easy reach of Barnsley town centre. For more information visit the website at www.barnsleyfhs.co.uk

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of any part of this publication is not permitted without the written permission of the editor.

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