Halifax outside York - worth a look?
Sep 13th, 2013, 09:14 AM
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I think the real interest is in the village streets around the mill showing the forman's houses and the workers house (togther and apart) and in the history books, do you realise that this business was not limited in anyway because the limited company had not yet been invented, so everything went in and out of his pocket and two generations later they were back on the streets. The best time to come is on open day when the art fair is on and many of the houses open for the day.
Sep 13th, 2013, 11:38 AM
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Sorry Bilbo I will stop ths and own up living in Lancashire.
On the subject of model villages, we visited Port Sunlight on The Wirral for the first time this summer.
The contents of the Lever Gallery were really impressive. Well worth a visit.
On the subject of model villages, we visited Port Sunlight on The Wirral for the first time this summer.
The contents of the Lever Gallery were really impressive. Well worth a visit.
Sep 13th, 2013, 11:56 AM
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Hi OliverandHarry,
"My immigrant ancestor came from a parish called Shelf in Halifax to Massachusetts in 1635 and my husband thinks we should see it."
Just wondering - where did the family settle in Massachusetts and have you done any genealogical work on them in the US? My bet is that you would have tons of cousins/kinfolk who are also his decendants. Good luck...
"My immigrant ancestor came from a parish called Shelf in Halifax to Massachusetts in 1635 and my husband thinks we should see it."
Just wondering - where did the family settle in Massachusetts and have you done any genealogical work on them in the US? My bet is that you would have tons of cousins/kinfolk who are also his decendants. Good luck...
Sep 13th, 2013, 11:58 AM
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I also visited Port Sunlight a while back after reading about him in a very good book -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Sunligh...ord+leverhulme
Agree it's a fascinating place, and we loved the Gallery too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Sunligh...ord+leverhulme
Agree it's a fascinating place, and we loved the Gallery too.
Sep 13th, 2013, 02:45 PM
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Dr DG, Saltaire is not in Bradford. Shipley is a small town between Bradford and Saltaire - guess where I was born and raised 
Have you visited Bolling Hall in Bradford - my favorite museum hidden away in the middle of a housing estate? Although I will admit that I would visit Keighley just for Cliffe Castle.
Grandma, thanks for the heads up re. Last tango in Halfax, I watched the first episode last night on my iPad and have made sure to record the rest of the season. I really enjoyed it although it did leave me feeling a little homesick.
Oliverandharry, I don't suppose your ancestor is called Halstead? Apparently Jonas emigrated in 1635 and one of his decendents is Bill Gates.
Have you visited Bolling Hall in Bradford - my favorite museum hidden away in the middle of a housing estate? Although I will admit that I would visit Keighley just for Cliffe Castle.
Grandma, thanks for the heads up re. Last tango in Halfax, I watched the first episode last night on my iPad and have made sure to record the rest of the season. I really enjoyed it although it did leave me feeling a little homesick.
Oliverandharry, I don't suppose your ancestor is called Halstead? Apparently Jonas emigrated in 1635 and one of his decendents is Bill Gates.
Sep 14th, 2013, 10:09 AM
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I am always grateful for posters' generosity in making so many wonderful suggestions of places to go and things to see. Clearly the Shelf/Halifax area is worth a look, and perhaps longer than a look. Thanks particularly for the links and web connections - especially for the Calderdale database, alya, which did yield a family member and another bit of info I'd been looking for. Shelf is the primary location mentioned, although there are notes of Bentley Rise, or just Rise, and West Riding, which I take refers to West Yorkshire.
The family name is Barstow, which may be a variation on Bairstow, of which there appear to be many in this area of Yorkshire. An entire family of 4 sons and two daughters emigrated to Plymouth, MA in 1635. The eldest, Michael was married to Grace Halstead, sister of Jonas. She died in 1633 and did not come to America. As to the Mass. connections, Michael and the youngest, my ancestor John, went to Charlestown and on to settle Watertown, from land grants on the Beaverbrook in 1636. The four others settled primarily in Scituate and Rehoboth. And yes, there are thousands of descendants. There is not much to suggest they were Puritans -Michael was connected to the Church of Christ all his life. John died at 43 - drowned in the Charles while walking at night and falling through the ice. Fortunately for me, he left sons.
Thanks to you all again for taking the time to help me.
The family name is Barstow, which may be a variation on Bairstow, of which there appear to be many in this area of Yorkshire. An entire family of 4 sons and two daughters emigrated to Plymouth, MA in 1635. The eldest, Michael was married to Grace Halstead, sister of Jonas. She died in 1633 and did not come to America. As to the Mass. connections, Michael and the youngest, my ancestor John, went to Charlestown and on to settle Watertown, from land grants on the Beaverbrook in 1636. The four others settled primarily in Scituate and Rehoboth. And yes, there are thousands of descendants. There is not much to suggest they were Puritans -Michael was connected to the Church of Christ all his life. John died at 43 - drowned in the Charles while walking at night and falling through the ice. Fortunately for me, he left sons.
Thanks to you all again for taking the time to help me.
Sep 15th, 2013, 12:31 PM
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Hi OliverandHarry,
Thanks for your genealogical background – quite fascinating. Life on this side wasn’t easy for those who forged through the wilderness.
May I suggest a book? MAYFLOWER,The Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathan Philbrick. It covers the Pilgrims’ (for lack of a better word) painful decision to leave England, the voyage, the founding of Plymouth and Rehobeth, then their shifting interactions with the native population that led to the bloody King Philip’s War.
Let us know what you decide. Enjoy…
Thanks for your genealogical background – quite fascinating. Life on this side wasn’t easy for those who forged through the wilderness.
May I suggest a book? MAYFLOWER,The Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathan Philbrick. It covers the Pilgrims’ (for lack of a better word) painful decision to leave England, the voyage, the founding of Plymouth and Rehobeth, then their shifting interactions with the native population that led to the bloody King Philip’s War.
Let us know what you decide. Enjoy…
