arrow arrow arrow
William MURGATROYD
(1830-1897)
Betty BROADBENT
(1829-1900)
Thomas EARNSHAW
(1841-1899)
Elizabeth BRIGGS
(1843-1871)
William Henry MURGATROYD
(1868-1971)
Martha EARNSHAW
(1865-1937)
Ernest MURGATROYD
(Cir 1893-1915)

 

Family Links

Ernest MURGATROYD

  • Born: Cir Sep 1893, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
  • Died: 5 May 1915, The Somme, France aged about 21
picture

bullet  General Notes:

Commemorated on grave of parents (plot B186 at Luddenden)

Births Sep 1893
Murgatroyd Ernest Halifax 9a 485

1901 census
2 Sun Buildings, Luddenden (indexed under Mungatroyd on web site)
RG13/4135 F9 P9
William H Murgatroyd, Head, M, 32, Clerk in Worsted Mill, Warley
Martha do, Wife, M, 35, , Denholme
Ernest, Son, 7, , Warley
Laura, Daur, 6, , Warley
Florence, Daur, 3, , Warley
Albert Victor, Son, 1, , Warley
George, Son, 3m, , Warley

1911 census
RG14PN26538 RG78PN1529 RD496 SD6 ED22 SN102
1 Rough Hall, Wainstalls, Halifax (6 rooms)
William Henry Murgatroyd, Head, 42, Married, Manager (Worsted Spinning), Yorkshire Halifax
Martha Murgatroyd, Wife, 45, Married (18 years), , Yorkshire Denholme
Ernest Murgatroyd, Son, 17, Single, Spinners Clerk (Worsted Spinning), Yorkshire Halifax
Laura Murgatroyd, Daughter, 16, Single, Student, Yorkshire Halifax
Florence Murgatroyd, Daughter, 13, , School, Yorkshire Halifax
Albert Victor Murgatroyd, Son, 11, , School, Yorkshire Halifax
George Murgatroyd, Son, 10, , School, Yorkshire Halifax
Bertha Murgatroyd, Daughter, 8, , , Yorkshire Halifax
Walter Murgatroyd, Son, 6, , , Yorkshire Halifax
Thomas William Murgatroyd, Son, 3, , , Yorkshire Halifax
- against Martha : 10 children born alive in the marriage, 8 still alive and 2 had died

From CWGC site Casualty Details
Name:MURGATROYD, ERNEST
Initials:E
Nationality:United Kingdom
Rank:Private
Regiment:Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regt.)
Unit Text:2nd Bn.
Date of Death:05/05/1915
Service No:14037
Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:Panel 20
Cemetery:YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

WW1 details from findmypast.com
Name: MURGATROYD, Ernest Regiment, Corps etc.: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Battalion etc.: 2nd Battalion. Surname: Murgatroyd Forename(s): Ernest Initials: E Birthplace: Halifax Enlisted: Halifax Residence: Rank: PRIVATE Number: 14037 Date died: 05 May 1915 How died: Died of wounds Theatre of war: France & Flanders


picture

Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This Website was Created 5 May 2019 with Legacy 9.0 from MyHeritage; content copyright and maintained by website owner