Bailey,
James William
c1856 - 1917
James William Bailey was the
son of Robert Bailey. Robert was
born c1831 in Huddersfield. He
married Charlotte Lilley 11
February 1855 at St John the
Baptist in Kirk Heaton.
James, an only child, was born
c1856 in Huddersfield. In 1871
the family were living at 1
Herbert Street in Saltaire with
Robert working as a tobacco
maker and James as a cotton
dyer. By 1881 they had moved to
22 Caroline Street in Saltaire.
James, working as a painter,
married Clara Walker, 1 December
1881 at Braford Cathedral. Clara
was a weaver living at 18 Mary
Street in Saltaire. They had two
children; Ethel (b 1888) & Fred
(b1890).
In 1887 the family were living
at 16 Mary Street in Saltaire
before moving to 27 Albert Road
(renumbered 53) in 1891. By 1896
they were living at 7 Lower
School Street in Saltaire with
James working as a caretaker for
Salts Schools. From 1900 they
lived at 3 Lower School Street.
James died in 1917. His widow,
Clara, lived at 10 Whitlam
Street in Saltaire, until her
death in 1939.
Bairstow,
John
24 May 1855 - 27 March 1922
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Balmforth,
William
c1862 -????
William Balmforth was born
c1862 in Shipley, the son of
Joseph Balmforth.
William married Sarah Elizabeth
Ann Leach 13 February 1893 at St
Paul's Shipley. Sarah was ten
years younger than William. They
had a daughter, Mena, born in
1895. By 1895 they were living
at 30 Ada Street in Saltaire
where William was an overlooker.
William emigrated to America
with his wife and daughter in
1907. They sailed from Liverpool
aboard the SS Haverford 23
October, arriving in
Philadelphia 4 November.
In 1910 they were living in
Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts
where William was a cotton mill
worker. In 1920 & 1930 they
were in Westford, Middlesex,
Massachusetts with William
working in a worsted mill as a
superintendent. By 1940 they had
moved to Lowell in Middlesex.
Baum,
Herbert
c1887 - 1933
Herbert Baum was the son of
William Baum. William was born
1856 in Emley. He married Emily
Lord 26 September 1885 in
Wombwell, Barnsley. They had
five children, with two dying in
infancy.
Herbert, their eldest surviving
child, was born c1887 at
Ackworth near Wakefield. In 1891
they were living in Ackworth
were William was a quarryman. By
1901 they had moved to 26 Titus
Street in Saltaire. In March
1905 Herbert is reported as
being a collector for a bazaar
held at the Primitive Methodist
school room in Saltaire Road
Shipley.
Excerpt from a report
in the Shipley Times 16
February 1906:
SALTAIRE ROAD SUNDAY SCHOOL
There was a good attendance in
the Saltaire Road Primitive
Methodist Schoolroom on
Saturday, the occasion being
the annual tea and prize
distribution. A goodly number
of persons sat down for tea,
after which a pleasing
entertainment was given by the
school choir, under the
conductorship of Mr. Seth
Heaton. Mr. A. Rounsley
presided.
Certificates of proficiency in
the Scripture examination were
handed to Mr. Herbert Baum
(and others).
Excerpt from a report
in the Wharfedale &
Airedale Observer Friday 31
January 1908:
MISSIONARY CANTATA
There was a crowded
congregation in the Primitive
Methodist schoolroom, Baildon,
on Wednesday night, in
anticipation of the rendering,
by a group of young ladies and
gentlemen connected with the
Saltaire Road Chapel, of the
missionary cantata. "The
Triumph Missions," by Miss
Linde Swirls of Northampton.
Mr. Enoch Goldthorpe was the
leader, and the several parts
were taken by the following:
Chinese boy, Mr. Herbert Baum
(and others).
Report from the Shipley
Times Friday 27 March 1908:
A concert was held in the
Crag Road Primitive Methodist
Sunday School last Saturday. A
large audience assembled under
the presidency of Mr. Herbert
Baum (of Shipley), and
entertainment was provided by
the scholars attending the
school.
In 1911 the family were living
at 49 Titus Street. William was
a gardener and Herbert was a
labourer in a grease works.
Herbert's mother died in 1914.
In 1917 William and Herbert were
living at 30 Ada Street. Widower
William married widow Sarah Ann
Mann (nee Lambert) 14 January
1917 at the Primitive Methodist
Chapel in Saltaire Road Shipley.
Herbert married Mary Oakes a
mill worker aged 22 of 1 Wilmer
Road Shipley, 17 April 1917 in
the same chapel. Herbert lived
with his father at 53 Thompson
Street in Shipley until around
1921.
Herbert was reported as being
the honary secretary at the
"Springtime" bazaar held at the
Primitive Methodist Chapel in
Saltaire Road 26 March 1919.
Herbert's father died in 1931 in
Bradford; Herbert died in 1933
in Halifax.
Baumann, Edward
Louis
c1854 - 21
December 1924
Edward Louis Baumann was born
c1854 in Vienna, Austria.
Working as a waiter he married
Sarah Blandford 31 August 1873
at St Lukes in Bradford. Before
they had children Sarah died in
1878. Edward then married Sarah
Emma Bell 14 August 1880 at
Bradford Cathedral.
In 1881 they were living at 50
Victoria Street in Bradford with
Edward working as manager of a
wine store. Sarah died childless
in 1879. Edward then married
Sarah's younger sister, Martha.
He became a citizen of the UK 4
February 1889.
In 1891 Edward was inn keeper
at the Sun Hotel in Shipley. By
1901 he was retired living at 5
Castle Road in Shipley before
moving to 13 Cross Banks in
Shipley. Despite being married
three times, Edward had no
children. He died 21 December
1924, leaving £2930 in his will
to his widow (worth £160k in
2015). Martha died 15 June 1925
leaving £5707 in her will (worth
£305k in 2015).
Edward was a member of the
Shipley Guild of Help. In
September 1914 he joined the
Board of Governors of The Titus
Salt Charity, the body that ran
Saltaire Hospital. Edward was an
active figure in Saltaire during
the war years and supported many
causes.
Fred
Bayliffe
c1862 - 1934
Fred Bayliffe was the son of
Joseph Bayliffe. Joseph was born
1837 in Kendal, Westmorland. He
married Sarah Healey in 1859 in
Huddersfield.
Fred, the eldest of eight
children, was born c1862 in
Lockwood, Huddersfield. The
family lived in Aldmondbury,
Huddersfield with Joseph working
as a woollen weaver. In 1881
Fred was also working as a
weaver.
Fred married Clara Donkersley
13 May 1883 at the High Street
Chapel in Huddersfield. They had
eight children, but five of them
died young including Elsie (1894
- 21 January 1911). The three
who lived to adulthood were
Florence (b1885), Wilfred
(b1886) and Herbert
(b1891). In 1891 the family were
living in Headingly, Leeds with
Fred working as a weaving
overlooker. By 1901 they were
living at 2 Gordon Terrace
(renumbered 53 Bingley Road) in
Saltaire. From 1904 to 1910 they
lived at 2 Maddocks Street in
Saltaire. In 1911 they were at
36 Marlborough Road in Shipley.
By 1915 they were back in
Saltaire at 51 Titus Street.
Fred was the secretary of the
Shipley Liberal Association.
Fred died in 1934.
(Note - surname often
spelt as "Bayliff")
Bayliffe,
Herbert
1890 -1966
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Bayliffe,
Wilfred
29
November 1886 - 3 June 1950
Wilfred Bayliffe was the son of
Fred Bayliffe. Fred was born
c1862 in Lockwood, Huddersfield.
He married Clara Donkersley 13
May 1883 at the High Street
Chapel in Huddersfield. They had
eight children, but five of them
died young.
Wilfred was born 29 November
1886 in Huddersfield. He was
baptised at the Salem Methodist
New Connexion Chapel in Berry
Brow, Huddersfield 26 December
1886.
In 1891 the family were living
in Headingly, Leeds with Fred
working as a weaving overlooker.
By 1901 they were living at 2
Gordon Terrace (renumbered 53
Bingley Road) in Saltaire with
Wilfred working as a woollen
weaver. From 1904 to 1910 they
lived at 2 Maddocks Street in
Saltaire. In 1911 they were at
36 Marlborough Road in Shipley
with Wilfred working as a
spinning overlooker.
Wilfred married Ivy Paley in
1912. In 1915 they were living
at 36 Caroline Street in
Saltaire. From 1923 they lived
at 49 Alexandra Road in Shipley.
Around 1930 they moved to
Keighley, then they moved to
Crossflatts Bingley around 1945.
Wilfred died 3 June 1950 at
Bradford Royal Infirmary. He
left £743 14s (worth £22k in
2013) to his widow.
(Note - surname often spelt
as "Bayliff")
Beaver, Edith Emily
30 March 1901 – 26 February 1992
Edith Emily Beaver was the daughter of Joseph Beaver. Joseph was born 3 May 1876 in Baildon. As a stone mason’s labourer, he married Alice Timmins 8 December 1897 at Bradford Cathedral.
Edith was born 30 March 1901 in Shipley. She was baptised 27 June 1901 at St Paul’s Shipley. In 1901 they were living in Moorhead Lane, Shipley where Joseph was a mason’s labourer.
By 1911 they were living at 6 Victoria Road in Saltaire with Joseph a fried fish shop manager. Joseph served in WW1. He was discharged 29 January 1919 when his family were living at 9 High Bank Cottages, Moorhead Lane in Shipley. By 1931 they had moved back to 6 Victoria Road, Saltaire. In the 1939 Register Edith was working as a boot shop assistant. By 1947 she had moved with her family to 9 Victoria Road.
Edith’s father died in 1954. Edith, who never married, continued to live with her mother at 9 Victoria Road.
Edith’s passion was music and dance. She ran the Beavonian School of Dancing, based at Victoria Hall, Saltaire. In aid of good causes she produced pantomimes which were performed at Victoria Hall: -
1933 – Sinbad the Sailor
1937 – Cinderella
1938 – Dick Whittington
1939 – Babes in the Wood
1940 – Robinson Crusoe
1941 – Cinderella
1942 – Dick Whittington
1943 – Babes in the Wood
1944 – Robinson Crusoe
1945 – Jack and the Beanstalk
1946 – Dick Whittington
1947 – Cinderella
Other productions by Edith included: -
February 1935 – Concert by St Peter’s Operatic & Dramatic Society, held in the church hall.
August 1936 – Shipley Carnival Week – Revue in a large marquee.
March 1938 – Concert for Windhill & Shipley Old Folk.
October 1938 – “Beavonian Follies” Saltaire Road Methodist Church.
January 1946 – “Beavonian Follies” British Legion Silver Jubilee.
March 1946 – “Dick Whittington” Victoria Hall, Bingley.
Edith retired from producing in 1947. She died 26 February 1992 in Morecambe, Lancashire.
Beaver,
William
1845 - 12 January 1916
William Beaver was born 1845 in
Baildon, the youngest of five
children to Joseph &
Elizabeth Beaver. The family
lived in Baildon, Joseph died 23
May 1850.
William married Martha Jane
Ince 31 October 1864 at Bradford
Cathedral. They had seven
children, six of which are:-
Emily b1867
Rose Hannah b 1870
James b1872
Eliza b1875
Joseph
b 3 May 1876 (served in WW1)
John William b1882
In 1871 & 1881 they lived
at Upper Green Baildon with
William working as a cotton
dyer. By 1887 they were at 43
George Street in Saltaire,
moving to 38 George Street
around 1894. By 1898 they were
living at 48 Titus Street in
Saltaire. In 1901 they were at
New Hirst Cottage in Shipley
with William a retired chimney
sweep. In 1911 they were living
at 7 Wycliffe Road in Shipley
with William working as the
groundsman for Saltaire Cricket
Club. William was the first
professional to play for
Saltaire Cricket Club, where he
excelled as a bowler.
William's wife, Martha, died in
1913. William was living with
his son, Joseph, at 6 Victoria
Road in Saltaire when he died 12
January 1916. He was buried in
Nab Wood Cemetery, Shipley 15
January 1916.
Bennett,
Pickles
1854 - 30 October 1916
Pickles Bennett was the son of
John Bennett. John was born
c1818 in Shipley. He married
Nancy Watson 6 November 1843 at
Bradford Cathedral. In 1851 they
were living at Heaton in Shipley
with John working as a coal
miner.
Pickles, the third of four
children, was born 1854 in
Shipley. The family lived at 19
New York in Shipley. In 1871
Pickles was working as a coal
miner, later he would work as a
stone miner.
Pickles married Dinah Frear 3
October 1880 at St Wilfrid's
Calverley. They had two
daughters; Mary born 1880 and
Annie born 1893. In 1891 they
were living at 8 New York in
Shipley. Dinah died in 1893 and
she was buried at St Paul's
Shipley 30 May 1893.
Widowed Pickles married
Elizabeth Ponder 6 April 1896 at
St Wilfrid's Calverley. They had
two sons; John born 1899 and
Watson born 1906. From 1897 to
1901 they lived at 22 Murgatroyd
Street in Shipley. They moved to
Saltaire in 1901 living at:-
24 Mary Street - 1901 to 1905
19 Fanny Street - 1907 to 1908
7 Bath Buildings - 1909 to 1910
23 Ada Street - 1911 onwards
Pickles died 30 October 1916
and was buried 2 November 1916
in Hirst Wood Cemetery in
Shipley.
Biltcliffe,
Sam
30 October 1880 - 1969
Ref.
Article appearing in Saltaire
WW1 Diary, 12
March 1915
Sam Biltcliffe was the son of
Henry Smith Biltcliffe. Henry
was born c1846 in Newmill near
Huddersfield. He married Annie
Charlesworth in 1874.
Sam, the fourth of six
children, was born 30 October
1880 in Kirkheaton near
Huddersfield. In 1881 the family
were living in Kirkheaton with
Henry working as a butcher. By
1891 the family had moved to
Saltaire, living at 14 Constance
Street. By 1901 they were at
Dove Hall in Baildon with Sam,
following in his father's
footsteps, working as a butcher.
Sam married Sarah Petty in
1909. In 1911 they were living,
without children, at 69 Bingley
Road (originally 10 Gordon
Terrace) in Saltaire. In 1915
they were living at Midgley Farm
Cottage in Baildon. By 1923 they
had moved to Guiseley and from
1926 they lived in Menston.
Sam died in 1969 at Shardlow in
Derbyshire.
Boddy, John
1843 - January 1915
Ref.
Article appearing in Saltaire
WW1 Diary, 15
January 1915
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Bould, John
1892 - 13 July 1965
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Bradley,
Abraham
1876 - 1936
Abraham Bradley was the son of
James Bradley.
James was born c1849 in Bingley.
He married Selina Briggs 25
October 1869 at Bradford
Cathedral. In 1871 they were
living in Baildon with James
working as a stone mason.
Abraham, the fourth of six
children, was born c1876 in
Shipley. In 1881 the family,
without James, were living in
Idle. By 1891 Abraham and three
of his sibling were adopted by
James & Ida Beaver. They
were living at 37 Mary Street in
Saltaire with Abraham working as
a spinner.
Abraham, an iron foundry worker
living in George Street Shipley,
married Ada Elizabeth Ibbetson
17 May 1897 at St Pauls Shipley.
They had five children, two of
whom died in infancy:-
Clara (24 February 1898 - 1986)
Mercy (1906 - 1946)
Elizabeth (b1908).
Abraham and his family moved
around Saltaire & Shipley as
follows:-
1899 - 20 Beatrice Street
Shipley
1901 - 23 Caroline Street
Saltaire
1904 - 24 Titus Street Saltaire
1911 - 24 Oxford Street Shipley
1915 - 42 Rhodes Street Saltaire
1922 - 14 George Street Saltaire
When Abraham moved to Rhodes
Street in 1915 he was working
for himself as a window cleaner.
Abraham died in 1936 and was
buried in Nab Wood Cemetery
Shipley. Ada died in 1946 and
was buried alongside him.
Briggs,
Charles Hawkswell
14 December 1851 - 19 November
1917
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Bristol, Charles Clarence
24 January 1898 – 5 March 1972
Charles Clarence Bristol was the son of Samuel Bristol. Samuel was born c1870 in Salford, Lancashire. He married Mary Ellis 11 September 1897 at Wesley Chapel, Oldham Road Manchester.
Charles, the eldest of four children, was born 24 January 1898 in Manchester. The family lived in Heaton Norris, Stockport in Cheshire where Samuel was a buyer of cotton goods. Charles served in WW1 as a private with the 2 nd Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment. He enlisted 19 February 1917 and was discharged 26 February 1917. Charles married Mary Whitfield Bonner 24 August 1933 at St Peter’s Shipley.
Report from the Shipley Times 26 August: -
LATE DOCTOR’S DAUGHTER MARRIED. The wedding took place quietly' at Shipley St. Peter’s Church, on Thursday. of Mr. Charles Clarence Bristol, only son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Bristol, of Heaton Moor, and Miss Mary Whitfield Bonner, second daughter of the late Dr. Bonner and Mrs. Bonner, of 22, Ivy Road, Moorhead, Shipley. The bridegroom, who is on the staff of Lloyds Bank, Shipley, is Assistant. District Commissioner of Boy Scouts in Bradford. Miss Bonner wore a dress of fine marocain, in a dainty shade of love-in-a-mist blue, with a black panne velvet sash, and black panne hat trimmed with blue and pink. her shoulder she wore spray of Banksia roses. The honeymoon will be spent in Switzerland.
Charles & Mary had a daughter, Rosemary, born 24 June 1934.
In the 1939 Register Charles was a bank official living with his family at 22 Sherwood Grove in Shipley.
Report from the Shipley Times 24 October 1945: -
Already well known in Shipley, Mr C. C. Bristol, of Sherwood Grove, Nab Wood, will tomorrow succeed Mr C. H. Bowyer as manager of Saltaire branch of Lloyds Bank Ltd.
Mr Bristol first came to Saltaire about twenty years ago and was later in the bank’s Shipley branch. For the past four-and-a-half years he has been manager of Barkerend Road branch, Bradford.
He has a long record of service to the Boy Scout movement, being District Commissioner for Bradford and Assistant County Commissioner. During the war he was a Divisional First Aid Commandant.
Report from the Shipley Times 28 April 1954: -
Scouting Honour for Mr. C. C. Bristol
The only Bar to the Silver Acorn held in Yorkshire has been awarded to Mr. C. C. Bristol, of 22 Sherwood Grove. Shipley, who is Assistant County Scout Commissioner (Training). This is one of the highest honours in scouting and is awarded for exceptional service to the movement.
Mr. Bristol has been connected with scouting since 1910. He started as an ordinary scout and then moved up through the “ranks" of patrol leader, troop leader and so on. When he came to the Shipley district years ago, he helped the St. Margaret's Frizinghall Troop, became secretary the local Association and District Scout Master, before attaining the position of Assistant District Commissioner.
The Silver Acorn is now worn in the same way as the Silver Wolf, the movements highest award for International Service. Mr. Bristol is well-known in Shipley a vice-chairman of the Shipley Divisional Conservative Association of the Lodge of Amity of Freemasons.
Report from the Shipley Times 28 May 1958: -
Mr. G. E. Clapham at present clerk-in-charge, has been appointed manager of the Saltaire and Shipley branches of Lloyds Bank Ltd., in succession to Mr. C. C. Bristol, of Sherwood Grove, Shipley, who is shortly retiring.
Mary, Charles’s wife, died in 1962 in Staincliffe near Skipton.
Charles died 5 March 1972 at Sutton In Craven, near Keighley. In his will he left £11,358 (worth c£155,000 in 2020).
Butt,
Julian
2 September 1879 - 15 December
1960
Julian Butt was the son of
William Henry Butt. William was
born c1835 in Herefordshire. He
married Julia Willis, 7 August
1869, at Bradford Cathedral. In
1871 they were lodging in Horton
where William was a gardener.
Julian was born 2 September
1879 in Pudsey. In 1881 they
were living at Brough near
Beverley; by 1891 they had moved
to 113 George Street in Shipley.
Julian, a slater's labourer,
married Eliza Halliday 30
October 1906 at St Paul's
Shipley. They had a daughter,
Kathleen, born 28 April 1910.
From 1910 to around 1958 they
lived at 20 Ada Street in
Saltaire.
Report from Yorkshire
Post Wednesday 26 November
1941:
While three men were
repairing the guttering at
houses Owlet Road, Windhill
yesterday, a ladder broke and
the men and the scaffolding
fell to the ground They were
taken Saltaire Hospital, where
Julian Butt (62), Ada Street,
Saltaire. who was suffering
from severe injuries to his
back, was detained. The others
were allowed to go home after
treatment.
Eliza died in 1st Qtr. 1957 at
20 Ada Street; Julian died 15
December 1960 in Eccleshill. In
his will Julian left £214 4s to
his son-in-law Jack McDonald.
Butterfield,
John
1859 - 14 September 1934
John Butterfield was the son of
Craven Butterfield
Craven was born 28 September
1835in Thornton, Bradford. He
married Martha Lilley in 1858.
John, the eldest of five sons,
was born 1859 in Shipley. In
1861 the family were living at 3
Ada Street in Saltaire with
Craven working as a warp
dresser. By 1871 they were
living in Bradford. In 1881 they
were living at 20 Spring Place
in Shipley with John working as
a warp dresser.
John, a warp dresser living at
40 Windsor Road in Shipley,
married Mary Lilley 29 October
1884 at St Pauls Shipley. Mary
was the niece of her mother in
law, Martha. In 1891 & 1901
they lived at 12 Ashley Road in
Shipley with John working as a
hairdresser. They had three
children; Florence (born 1890,
died 1893), Lily (b1886) and
James Arthur (b1895).
In 1911 they were living
at 1 Gordon Terrace (now 51
Bingley Road) in Saltaire.
John was a member of the
Shipley & District
Hairdressers Association. By
1920 John and his family were
living at 34 Springswood
Avenue in Shipley. John died
14 September 1934 at Salts
Hospital. He left £896 8s 3d
(worth £56k in 2013) to his
widow and son.
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