James LINDLEY

  General Notes:

From "The Ancestry of John Horsfall Lindley" and from Lindley Family History

Birth was either 11th or 15th Feb 1842 - confirmed as 15th at Hoowood

Marriage at Selby Dec 1861 9c 775
Marriages Dec 1861
Chappell George
Fenton Elizabeth
Firth Hannah
Lindley James

Marriages Sep 1871 Halifax 9a 702
BENN William
DUDDING Mary Ann
Lindley James
MIDDLETON Sarah

He had FIVE children by first wife (2 died) and EIGHT from second wife (according to letter written by him about his life). Eventually found the fifth child, George Firth. Born before the marriage, and not known if James was the father.

1851 census (indexed as Lindle)
HO107/2292 F368 P18
Hoowood, Austonley, Yorkshire
James Lindley, Head, Mar, 43, Woollen Spinner, Yorkshire Hepworth
Hannah do, Wife, Mar, 42, Woollen Spinner Wife, Yorkshire Wooldale
Emma do, Daur, U, 18, Woollen Piecer, Yorkshire Wooldale
Ellen do, Daur, , 13, , Yorkshire Austonley
Hannah do, Daur, , 11, Scholar, Yorkshire Austonley
James do, Son, , 9, Scholar, Yorkshire Austonley
Job do, Son, , 6, Scholar, Yorkshire Austonley
Matilda do, Daur, , 1, , Yorkshire Austonley

In 1861 Census was a railway porter and in lodgings in Snaith
RG9/3530 F18 P31
Snaith, Yorkshire
Sarah Siddall, Head, Un, 58, Grocer, Yorkshire Snaith
Joseph Good, Boarder, Widr, 36, L??? Dealer, Yorkshire Knedlington
James Lindley, Boarder, Un, 19, Railway Porter, Yorkshire Hawood
Charles F Griffiths, Boarder, Un, 21, Saddler, Cheshire

1871 Census
RG10/4384 F64 P45
Water Gate, Hipperholme cum Brighouse(Halifax), Yorkshire
James Lindley, Head, Widow, 29, Ry Station Master, Yorks Austonley
Firth Lindley, Son, Un, 8, Scholar, Yorks Carlton Selby
Barrowclough Lindley, Son, Un, 6, Scholar, Yorks Crofton & Wakefield
Mary Ann Dudding, Serv, Un, 23, Housekeeper, Yorks Airmyn (married James in Sept the same year)
Son Frank was still alive at that time - where?

1881 Census
RG11/4416 F90 P27
New Road, Mytholmyoyd, Yorkshire
(Their house was adjacent to the railway station - where he was station master)
James Lindley, Head, Mar, 39, Station Master, Yorkshire Holmfirth
Mary Ann do, Wife, Mar, 33, , Yorkshire Goole
Firth do, Son, Unm, 18, Railway Clerk, Yorkshire Snaith
Gertrude Ann do, Daur, , 8, Schollar, Yorkshire Halifax
Edith Annie do, Daur, , 6, Schollar, Yorkshire Halifax
Harry do, Son, , 5, Schollar, Yorkshire Bradford
Mary Ellen do, Daur, , 3, Schollar, Yorkshire Halifax
John Duding do, Son, , 2, , Yorkshire Halifax
Ethel Ellen do, Daur, , 8 mo, , Yorkshire Halifax

1891 census
RG12/3582 F55 P24 & F56 P25
Leeds & Whitehall Rd, Hipperholme, Yorkshire
James, Head, Married, 49, Coal Merchant, Yorks Holmfirth
Mary Ann do, Wife, Married, 43, , Yorks Aurmyn
Gertrude Ann Lindley, Daughter, Single, 18, Clerk in Stone Trade, Yorks Hipperholme
Edith Annie do, Daughter, Single, 16, Scholar, Yorks Hipperholme
Harry do, Son, Single, 15, Horse Driver, Yorks Low Moor
Mary Ella do, Daughter, Single, 13, Dressmakers Apprentice, Yorks Mytholmroyd
John D do, Son, Single, 12, Scholar, Yorks Mytholmroyd
Ethel Helena do, Daughter, , 10, Scholar, Yorks Mytholmroyd
Frank E do, Son, , 7, Scholar, Yorks Hipperholme
Helen Alberta do, Daughter, , 5, Scholar, Yorks Hipperholme

1901 census (indexed as Rindley/Rudley)
RG13/4115 F84 P35
2 Lees Building, Halifax Road, Hipperholme
James Lindley, Head, M, 59, Cashier Stone Trade, Yorks Holmfirth
Mary A do, Wife, M, 53, , Yorks Airmyn
Gertrude A do, Daur, S, 28, Teacher of Music, Yorks Hipperholme
Harry do, Son, S, 25, Goat Merchant Assistant, Yorks Lowmoor
Mary E Laister, Daur, M, 23, , Yorks Mytholmroyd
John D Lindley, Son, S, 22, Rly Goods Clerk, Yorks Mytholwroyd
Ethel H do, Daur, S, 20, Shopekeeper Sweets, Yorks Mytholwroyd
Helen A do, Daur, S, 15, School Teacher, Yorks Hipperholme
Katie A Laister, Relative, S, 4mo, , Yorks Hipperholme

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Railway Porter, 1861.

• Occupation: Station Master, 1871.

• Occupation: Coal Marchant, 1891, Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England.

• Occupation: Stone Merchant's Cashier, 1913.

James married Hannah FIRTH, daughter of William FIRTH and Jane GLEADOW, on 25 Dec 1861 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England. (Hannah FIRTH was born circa Sep 1841 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England and died circa Mar 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.)

James next married Mary Ann DUDDING, daughter of Henry DUDDING and Ann EMERSON, circa Sep 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. (Mary Ann DUDDING was born circa Mar 1848 in Airmyn, Yorkshire, England and died circa Jun 1936 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.)