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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Death Lookup Request - Halifax/Ovenden/Illingworth John Priestley 1838-1841
« on: Monday 25 May 15 20:31 BST (UK)  »
After more searching, I have found a John Priestley buried in Stoney Royd cemetery #2168; this appears to be a re-interment from either Ebenezer Primitive Methodist or South Parade Methodist, and John and Lydia Priestley had children baptized in both locations.

Any suggestions on how I might request a lookup for this cemetery plot?  Contact Stoney Royd?  I still don't have a more exact date than between 1837 and 1841   :-[

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Birth Lookup Request - John Priestley Ovenden 1800-1809
« on: Saturday 30 August 14 02:23 BST (UK)  »
Last post!  That first one should read..."children of JOHN and Lydia Priestley"!

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Birth Lookup Request - John Priestley Ovenden 1800-1809
« on: Saturday 30 August 14 02:20 BST (UK)  »
And you may be correct in your guess that son Thomas B. may be named after a grandfather.  There is no Thomas in Lydia's family, the Blackburns.  I had thought that Thomas B. might be a clue to a Blackburn, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Now if I could find a John, son of Thomas....   

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Birth Lookup Request - John Priestley Ovenden 1800-1809
« on: Saturday 30 August 14 02:16 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your response!  I'm operating on the assumption that the family was non-conformist; I do have the children's names and baptisms for two of them in the Methodist and Wesleyan records listed below:

The children of Thomas and Lydia Priestley, all born in Halifax (Ovenden) were:  Sally (1831-, m. 1852? John Barton 9b67 BMD ), Ellen (1832- m. Squire Jackson), Thomas B. (1834-1891, m. Clarissa Leake, moved to US), Emma (1835-aft1897, m. William Speight, 2nd Greenwood King), Mary (1837-1914, m. Heber Illingworth).

Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Halifax – Sally b. 06Jan1831, c. 19May1831, dau John and Lydia Blackburn Priestley
South Parade Wesleyan Halifax – Ellen c. 29Jun1832, dau of John and Lydia Priestley

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Death Lookup Request - Halifax/Ovenden/Illingworth John Priestley 1838-1841
« on: Wednesday 20 August 14 23:38 BST (UK)  »
My daughter lives just outside London; is there any way she might be able to look at these death certificates or would my only recourse be to order them one at a time?  Thank you for your help!

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Birth Lookup Request - John Priestley Ovenden 1800-1809
« on: Wednesday 20 August 14 17:03 BST (UK)  »
Would anyone be willing to check the Illingworth/Ovenden parish records for births of John Priestley between the years of 1800 and 1809?  Unfortunately the name couldn't be more common, but I don't know how to narrow it down without listing possible parents.  Thank you for any help you can give!

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Death Lookup Request - Halifax/Ovenden/Illingworth John Priestley 1838-1841
« on: Wednesday 20 August 14 16:59 BST (UK)  »
Is there anyone willing to check for the death record of John Priestley from Ovenden sometime between 1838-1841?  (There are several John Priestleys who died during this time frame, found in freeBMD, but I have no idea how to narrow down which one is the right one?)  I believe he was born sometime between 1800-1810; his wife Lydia Blackburn was born 1811 in Ovenden.  Their marriage with both listed as Ovenden took place 1830 in Halifax.
Thank you for any help you can give!

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Ebenezer Chapel ( Primitive Methodist) Halifax burial ground 1890s?
« on: Wednesday 20 August 14 06:59 BST (UK)  »
New to RootsChat and read with great interest the remarkable work of those who have done research in this cemetery.  It is highly likely that my ancestor, John Priestley (ca1810-ca1840), was buried in this cemetery as his daughter Ellen was baptized at Ebenezer Chapel Primitive Methodist in 1831.  His last child was born in 1838 and he was gone by the 1841 census.  The family was also connected with South Parade Methodist.  His wife, Lydia (nee) Blackburn appears in the 1841 census as a widow and later married a Jowett.

Can anyone advise on how to follow up on this?  John Priestley has been my brick wall for years!

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