William Neild was born 25 November 1913 to Thomas Neild & Mary Elizabeth Pearson.

In 1921 they were living at 74 Hirst Road, Shipley. Thomas was a painter & paperhanger working for Shipley Urban District Council. Mary was a comb minder working at Saltaire Mills. By 1931 they were living at 9 Ashley Road in Shipley.

William married Alice May Jagger in 1939. She was born, 6 December 1915. They had a daughter, Vivien, born in 1939.

In the 1939 Register they were living at 26 Shirley Street, Saltaire, where they remained until after 1960.

William, who worked as a french polisher, served his country in WW2.

Advert in the Shipley Times Wednesday 10 July 1946: -

FRENCH POLISHING?

Write or call:

W. NEILD

26 SHIRLEY STREET, SALTAIRE.

Alice died in 1979; Wiliam in 1992. They were buried/cremated together in Nab Wood Cemetery, Shipley.

 

 Henry Newman was born in 1918 in Saltaire to Henry Newman snr. and Elizabeth Ann Gill. He was the youngest of eight children.

By 1916 they had moved to the district of Shipley. Having worked at Saltaire Mills, Henry snr. commenced work at J. Parkinson & Son Ltd, toolmakers, Canal Iron Works, Shipley, in November 1916.

In 1918 Henry snr. was living with his family at 1 Shirley Street, Saltaire. By 1921 they were at 10 George Street, Saltaire, with Henry snr. working for J. Parkinson & Sons as a machine moulder. By 1932 they had moved to 74 George Street, where they would remain the rest of their lives.

Elizabeth died 23 December, 1939. She was laid to rest in Nab Wood Cemetery, Shipley. Henry snr. died 1 March, 1941, and was laid to rest with his wife.

Henry served in WW2 as a Trooper in the 25th Dragoons, Royal Armoured Corps.

Extract from the Shipley Times 18 August 1943: -

Trooper Henry Newman, of the R.A.C., youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Newman, of 74 George Street, Saltaire, has been in India over three years. He was called up with the Militia.

Before joining up he was employed at Messrs. Miles Rhodes, tanners and curriers, Riverside Works Shipley. Trooper Newman has played cricket with the Providence Methodist Cricket Club and was a member of the Yorkshire Rascals Harmonica Band.

Henry was killed in action 7 April, 1944, in Burma (Myanmar). He was laid to rest in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Kale District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.

 

Edward Rutter Newton was the son of John Newton. John was born 1877 in Gateshead, County Durham. He married Mary Isabella Shield in 1898 in Gateshead. They had at least two sons.

Edward, the younger son, was born 13 May 1910 in Chopwell in County Durham. In 1911 the family were living in Chopwell with John working as a miner.

In 1934 Edward married Violet Angus in Gateshead. In 1937 they were living at 28 Leyburn Grove in Shipley. By 1939 they had moved to 27 George Street in Saltaire with Edward employed as a labourer at Wigglesworth’s factory in Hirst Wood, Shipley.

Edward joined the R.A.F. in 1940 and served in WW2 reaching the rank of Corporal.

Having survived the war, Edward died in 1971 in Blackpool. His widow, Violet, died in Lincolnshire in 1994.

 

Albert Edward Nutton was born 15 April, 1910, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA to Bradford born Walter Nutton and Janet Binns.

By 1913 they had returned to Yorkshire.

In 1921 Albert was living with his mother and brother, Frank, at 17 Helen Street, Saltaire. His mother worked as a weaver at Saltaire Mills. She remained at 17 Helen Street until after 1960.

Albert served in WW2 with the R.A.F.

Albert married Edna Melissa Quanbury, 3 April, 1943. They lived at 16 Victoria Road, Saltaire until after 1960, where they ran a confectionary shop.

Extract from the Shipley Times 7 April 1943: -

PRETTY WEDDING AT SHIPLEY
Nutton—Quanbury

An interesting feature of the wedding which took place at St. Peter’s Church, Shipley, on Saturday (3 April), was that the pupils of the Beavonian School of Stage Dancing formed a most original and unusual guard of honour for the bride and bridegroom, making an archway of tap dancing shoes.

The bridegroom was Corporal Albert Edward Nutton, R.A.F., V.R., elder son of Mrs. Nutton and the late Mr. W. Nutton, of Helen Street, Saltaire, and the bride was Miss Edna Mellisa Quanbury, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Quanbury, of Victoria Road, Saltaire.

The bride teaches at the Sunday School and is a pupil at the Beavonian School of Stage Dancing and has taken part in four of Miss Beaver’s pantomimes. In the next production of Robinson Crusoe she will, at Miss Beaver’s invitation, play the part of “Captain Will Atkins.”

The Vicar (the Rev. T. B. Cornish) officiated.

The service was fully choral. Mr. F. Greenwood was at the organ. The hymns sung were The Voice That Breathed O'er Eden and O Perfect Love. The organist also brilliantly played Wagner’s Bridal March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn’s Wedding March.

The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a graceful gown of ivory satin cut on classic lines. The sleeves were long and finished at the wrist with tiny buttons. The skirt was cut with a flowing train. She wore a tulle embroidered veil, held with a coronet of tiny orange blossom and pearls, and a double necklace of pearls completed the ensemble. She carried a bouquet of pink carnations and white heather.

She was attended by four bridesmaids: Miss Marjorie Nutton (cousin of the bridegroom), Miss Janette Underwood, of Peterborough (cousin of the bride), Miss Barbara Kellett (cousin of the bridegroom) and Miss Eileen Marriott (a friend of the bride).

The Misses Underwood and Nutton were dressed in period frocks of crepe vogue in a shade of dusky pink, and the Misses Kellett and Marriott wore frocks of crepe vogue in ice blue, each with tight-fitting bodices buttoning from neck to waist, and puffed sleeves. The skirts were very full, finished each side front with ruched frills forming motifs from hem to hip line. They wore coronets to match and carried bouquets of tulips.

Miss Pat Ackroyd acted as trainbearer, wearing a dress of ivory satin, designed on lines to match that of the bride. She also had a coronet to match and carried a basket of pink carnations.

Master David Huggins, who acted as page, carried the ivory satin cushions with initials and true lovers’ knot embroideries in gold. He wore the traditional Kate Greenaway suit, with deep blue velvet trousers and an ivory crepe blouse with pleated frill.

Mr. Eric Bell was the best man, and Mr. Alan Kellett (cousin of the bridegroom) and Mr. Trevor Meek were groomsmen. Mr. George Barker and Mr. Keith Underwood (cousins of the bride) carried out the duties of ushers.

A reception was held at the Victoria Hall, Saltaire, and later in the evening some of the charming young ladies of the Beavonian School of Stage Dancing took part in a delightful cabaret arranged by Miss Beaver, dancing in perfect time and rhythm to the accompaniment of Miss Beaver’s most efficient pianist, Mr. Harold Elliott.

The honeymoon is being spent in the Lake District, and the bride travelled in grey with Burgundy accessories.

They were the recipients of several useful and ornamental presents, and amongst those to the bride were a lemonade set, two-tier cakestand and set of mats from her colleagues at the Metal Box Co., Apperley Bridge, where she is employed.

Extract from the Shipley Times 10 February 1960: -

CONFECTIONERS’ CHAIRMAN

A Shipley man, Mr Albert Edward Nutton, of 16 Victoria Road, Saltaire, was elected president of the Bradford branch of the National Union of Retail Confectioners at their annual meeting last Tuesday. Mr Nutton, who has been in business under the name of Quanbury for ten years, is a confectioner, tobacconist and travel agent, and is a member of the committee of Saltire Cricket Club. Before the war he worked in the wholesale grocery trade.

Albert died in 1988; Edna died in 2000.