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06:44, 6 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page Private David Victor Jackson aged 23 (Created page with " === Private David Victor Jackson aged 23 === David was born in Luddenden in 1895 and was the only child of James and Elizabeth Jackson. In 1911 the family is living at 23 Thorney Lane Midgley. David aged 15 is working as an under clerk. By 1914 he was a clerk at a Solicitors in Halifax Messes Godfrey, Rhodes and Evans David’s war records are not available, but he was in the Highland Light infantry (Glasgow Highlanders). We know that he had been injured twice already,...") Tag: Visual edit
06:43, 6 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page Private Harry Oates aged 19 (Created page with " === Private Harry Oates aged 19 === Harry was born on 7th July 1899 at 26 Booth Terrace. In the 1911 census the family is living at 23 Apple House Terrace. His mother Harriett who originally came from Mosborough in Derbyshire is listed as a Char woman, she is married to Herbert Goodall, there are 5 children, Harry and John William Oates and siblings Albert, Annie and Eliza Goodall. Harry’s Mother lived at this address until her death in 1945. Before the war Harry work...") Tag: Visual edit
06:43, 6 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page Private Willie Uttley aged 33 (Created page with " === Private Willie Uttley aged 33 === Willie Uttley was born in 1885 to James and Eliza Uttley. He was one of five children, he had an older brother Sam and three sisters Sarah, Annie and Alice. In 1911, the family was living in one of the houses behind Broadfold Hall. All the family worked in Oats Royd Mill apart from older brother Sam, occupation Tailor and who lived in the house next to the Woodman inn in Booth. And Willie who is a quarryman for Wilson and Haigh at M...") Tag: Visual edit
06:43, 6 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page Bombardier William Henry Wormald aged 21 (Created page with " === Bombardier William Henry Wormald aged 21 === William Henry Wormald was born on 26 August 1896 and was christened at St Mary’s on 1 November. In the 1901 census, the family is living at School House where his father William Henry Wormald was the School Teacher. In the 1911 census, he was living with his brother Patchett Wormald at 3 Thorn View, Luddenden. His parents William Henry and Anne (nee Patchet) both died a few years earlier. He attended St Mary’s Church...") Tag: Visual edit
06:39, 6 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page Private Percy Odell aged 20 (Created page with " === Private Percy Odell aged 20 === Percy Odell lived at 2 Halifax Lane with his mother Mary Hannah and sister Beatrice. His father George and brother Albert had had both died some years previously. He worked as a mill hand at Clay and Co, Luddenden Foot, and enlisted in October 1915. He was one of the 57,000 casualties on day one of the Battle of the Somme and died the following day. He is buried in the Bertrancourt cemetery in France. In the Halifax Courier on 15 July...") Tag: Visual edit
18:09, 5 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page Private James C Morris Breeze aged 30 (Created page with " === Private James C Morris Breeze aged 30 === James has been difficult to locate as the family did not live in the village for very long. James was born in Abergavenny and was one of nine children. His parents were John Breeze and Sarah Ann Morris both from Shropshire. In 1901 the family was living in Wavertree, Liverpool. I cannot find them on the 1911 Census. James had joined the navy in 1903 and was based at Davenport, but only lasted a couple of years before he was...") Tag: Visual edit
18:07, 5 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page Private Richard Henry Hallas aged 35 (Created page with " === Private Richard Henry Hallas aged 35 === Richard Henry Hallas was born in Paddock, Huddersfield on 20 March 1880 to Henry Hallas born in Ripponden and Mary Emma (nee Atkinson) born in Leeds. In 1891, aged 11 and living in Luddenden he was a woollen operative, and associated with Luddenden Church & School; a member of the School Pierrot Troupe. In 1901 he was 21 and a joiner with Mr Noble in Halifax and living at Bank Terrace with his parents (his father a Leather Cu...") Tag: Visual edit
18:05, 5 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page Private Cyril Wormald Thomas aged 18 (Created page with " === Private Cyril Wormald Thomas aged 18 === Cyril Wormald Thomas was born in January 1899. In the 1901 Census, the family are at The Granby Arms on High Street, his father John Henry was both an overlooker and a Publican. In the 1911 census, the family is at 1 Applehouse Terrace with his father John Henry, a Combing Overlooker, aged 45 and a widower, and Betty Uttley, 77, a widowed aunt. The notice in the Halifax Courier dated 25th September 1915 is as follows ''Privat...") Tag: Visual edit
18:03, 5 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page Private Thomas Greenwood aged 31 (Created page with " === Private Thomas Greenwood aged 31 === This article from the Halifax Courier of 28 August 1915 provides the story of Private Thomas Greenwood: PTE T Greenwood, of Luddenden The family of Pte. Thos. Greenwood, 6513, 2nd West Riding Regiment, 21 Goit Side, Luddenden, are still without official news as to his fate. Nothing of him has been heard since Aug. 24, last year. On that date he was in a skirmish, headed by Col. Gibbs, and accompanied by his brother-in-law, Pte. A...") Tag: Visual edit
09:20, 5 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Annex-C.pdf
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08:50, 5 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Annex-D.pdf
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08:48, 5 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Annex-B.pdf
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08:47, 5 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Annex-A.pdf
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07:45, 5 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page WW1 PROJECT (Created page with "= In September 2014, Luddenden Conservation Society launched a search for relatives of local men who died in or as a result of service in WW1. = = The community history project forms the Society’s commemoration of the centenary of the First World War in Luddenden & Midgley. = The WW1 Commemoration Project has commemorated each man on the 100th anniversary of his death and has finished on 30 April 2023 with the publication of a book telling the story. Draft Chapter...") Tag: Visual edit
14:15, 4 September 2026 PhilRadford talk contribs created page File:Jail Cells.jpg
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14:12, 4 September 2026 PhilRadford talk contribs created page File:War Memorial and the Lord Nelson.jpg
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12:53, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page LIFE IN 1901 LUDDENDEN (Created page with "'''''It is an early morning November morning in Luddenden. And it’s cold! Light is only just beginning to reach the valley, but the village is already awake.''''' ''In a small stone house on Duke Street, the Greenwood family is starting their day. The father, George, has already left for work, walking towards Pepper Hill mill where he works as a worsted overlooker. His day will be long, filled with noise, heat, stress and the steady rhythm of machinery.'' File:A...") Tag: Visual edit
12:50, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:A Day In Luddenden.png
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12:24, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Born Where.png
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11:59, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Census Panel Top.png
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11:55, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page 1901 CENSUS (Created page with "[https://touch.luddenden-census.info/ 1901 CENSUS]") Tag: Visual edit
10:52, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:James Ambler poster.png
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10:39, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page WWII PROJECT (Created page with "thumb") Tag: Visual edit
09:33, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page A TRAM SERVICE ARRIVES AT LUDDENDENFOOT (Created page with "frameless|848x848px") Tag: Visual edit
09:33, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Trams1.jpg
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09:30, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page DAY TRIPS FOR FACTORIES AND CLUBS AND SOCIETIES (Created page with "center|frameless|800x800px") Tag: Visual edit
09:29, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Day trips.jpg
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09:26, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page A RAILWAY LINE FROM LUDD'FOOT TO MIGLEY? (Created page with "'''Luddendenfoot station could have become a junction if the plans of 1864-65 came to fruition.''' In 1864 a company was formed to build a branch about 1 3/4 miles in length from Luddendenfoot up the Luddenden valley to the village of Booth. right|frameless Justification for this project was a statement that between 30,000 and 40,000 tons of stone passed over the road to Luddendenfoot each year. '''''In May 1865 the Ludden...") Tag: Visual edit
09:21, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Possible Railway Line Poster.png
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09:17, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page WEAVING WORSTED IN THE VALLEY (Created page with "'''The worsted industry of the West Riding of Yorkshire was one of the most important textile systems in the world by around 1900, centred especially on Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, and Leeds.''' center|frameless|600x600px '''Historical development of worsted weaving in the West Riding''' * Wool working in Yorkshire dates back to at least the 14th century, often as a cottage industry alongside farming. * Early production was...") Tag: Visual edit
09:00, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Worsted Production History.png
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08:33, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Worsted Weaving Overview.png
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08:27, 4 September 2026 KevinMurrell talk contribs created page File:Heat and tension in 1901.png
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15:02, 3 September 2026 PhilRadford talk contribs created page File:Peel House Mills.jpg