APPLEYARDS Ltd [Joseph], [Conisbro, Sheffield, YKS]

[fionnghal]

Hi folks,
I’m on the trail of my Yorkshire Appleyard family.

my grandmother:
Adelaide Mary Appleyard, 1886-1974 b. Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield; d. Kearnsey Manor Nursing Home, Kent.
Married a Londoner, Ernest Norman Beavis in 1913; bank clerk

Adelaide’s parents:
Joseph Appleyard b.c.1848 Conisbro, YKS; d.1909 Sheffield YKS; cabinet maker, upholstery manf., &c
m. 1873 March, CAM
Sarah Flint Stokes b.1850 March, CAM

Sarah’s parents:
Thomas Stokes b.c.1816 school master and land surveyor
Sarah Flint b.c.1823

Joseph Appleyard’s parents:
Joseph Appleyard b.c.1819 Conisbro YKS .. I think; Cabinet maker
Ann [unsure of surname] b.c.1820

I’d be delighted to hear from anyone also researching this family

All the best for 2006
fionnghal

[Dalum]

I have a vague feeling that I have posted some APPLEYARD information before (somewhere!) - forgive me if I am repeating myself 

Some entries from the Sheffield Local Register (a digest of stories from the local newspapers).:

20 Jul 1890
Decease of Mr. Joseph Appleyard, at Conisbro’, aged 71.

29 Nov 1898
Mr. Joseph Appleyard, managing director of Johnson and Appleyards, Sheffield, committed for trial at London on a charge of criminally libelling H.L.Benjamin, wholesale furniture manufacturer, Finsbury. On December 12th. the grand jury threw out the bill.

5 March 1901
Lieut. Wilfred Appleyard, of Sheffield, reported suffering from blood poisoning at Goldenoeg, near Platrand, South Africa.

13 March 1901
Lieut. Appleyard reported to be recovering.

27 May 1902
Mr. Joseph Appleyard, jun., of Sheffield, drowned while boating on the Thames.

7 Nov 1902
Return of Lieutenant Wilfred Appleyard to Sheffield.

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I'm guessing that Wilfred is the brother of Adelaide, as listed in the 1891 census (do you have the information from that year?).

Do you know if Joseph (bn c1848 Conisbro') had a brother Walter (bn c1852 Conisbro')? I have a local history interest in Walter who was a Liberal councillor in my part of Sheffield, and was Lord  Mayor in 1916.

Hugh in Sheffield 

[fionnghal]

hi, Hugh. nice to meet you   thanks for all those snippets.  much appreciated

>I have a vague feeling that I have posted some APPLEYARD information before (somewhere!)
if you have, i havn't come across them before.

you might be right about this Wilfred being Adelaide's brother.  unfortunately, i hardly new my grandmother as my parents separated when i was very young and i'm dependent on censuses &c forbye the  sparse gleanings of a few family letters and what little i reall from a seldom mentioned subject.  so i've no personal family insight to offer

i found Wilfred in hte 1881:
1881 census, 13 Westgate, Rotherham, York, YKS; Saints library 1342130 ;PRO ref: RG11; Piece/folio: 4671/4; p.1
Joseph APPLEYARD / head / m.   / m / 32 / b. Conisbro, York / occ. Cabinet Manf., Upholsterer, Decorator Master employing 66 men, 20 boys and 10 women
Sarah APPLEYARD / wife / m. / f / 30 / b. March, CAM
Harry APPLEYARD / son /m / 4 / Rotherham York /
* Wilfred APPLEYARD / son / m / 3 / Rotherham York /
Edith Annie APPLEYARD / dau / f / 1 / Rotherham York /
Jane OUTRAM / Serv / u / f / 19 / Rawmarsh York /   occ. general servant

i've conflicting death info for dad, Joseph:
Freebmd suggested:
Death - m1908 APPLEYARD, Joseph 60yrs; GRO  Ecclesall B, vol 9c-276

but then i found a clipping in The Scotsman Archives for which i have a subscription .. if you'd like any lookups .. and it gives 10th February, 1909 and it's quite unequivocal about who they mean.  you're welcome to the clipping if you wish .. once i've worked out how to post an attachment on htis site.  there must be a way   just haven't needed to do it before.   
I checked the PRO entry for 1908, but it was just as correct.  but without a death certificate to back it up, there was no way of being sure it was mine.  maybe htere were 2 Josephs the same age dying within a year of one another!  they just seemed so coincidental.

White's Directory of Sheffield, Rotherham .. 1879,
Joseph Appleyard, , (j) cabinet maker, Dobbin Hill, Ecclesall  ['j' = jun.]
John Appleyard, cabinet maker & upholsterer, 7 Union Lane; ls? 24 Mathilda st. [his home address?]  a brother perhaps!

White's Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham, 1905 lists:
Joseph Appleyard, managing director, Appleyards Ltd, 6 Broomfield, 2 Newbould Lane Rotherham, Sheffield
Harry Appleyard, furniture manuf. [Johnstone & Appleyards Ltd., Oak House, Moorside, Dore ??  This is Joseph and Sarah Flint Stokes's son i'm sure.

there are also other Appleyard cabinet makers but i haven't found homes for them yet

Joseph A [b.c1848 Conisbro'] does have a brother Walter [i'd estimated him at b.c.1851. so you're probably right.  there was also a Frank too [b.c.1855] but these are unproven gleanings.  so i can't provide any paper confirmation .. not so far anyway.  what did Walter do?  i found one that was a confectioner in 1905 and hte other, more likely candidate, in 1881 cabinet maker for Johnson & Appleyard; personal address 12 Packer's Rd [Kelly's 1881 directory].  is that him?  it'd be great to be able to fill in more details on him.   + i found another Applewood  death, the nearest to proving Frank so far, d.6 Aug 1928, retired cabinet maker; late of 3 Moncrieff Rd, Sheffield. 

i came on 2 Walter Appleyards, but no idea if there is any connection.  1] Walter A d. 24 Jly 1930 late of Endcliffe Cr, Sheffield. no clues as to occ. or relatives.

2] Walter A inheriting from an Alfred Appleyard, a Leeds metal-broker, if that's of any use.   I've got clippings of both these events.

Certainly, the Appleyard cabinet makers firm was producing plenty of money and were no doubt in a very influential position, so putting a family member in a good position to run for Council.

Any idea which regiment Wilfred Appleyard was in?  I've found 2 men -  one in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1900 and one in the East Surrey Reg.  no mention of SA though.  the E SRY Wilfred was in hte services spanning 1909-1923, so doesn't sound like our Wilfred if he returned to Sheffield in 1902 as in your notes...  unless it was only temporary.

> 27 May 1902 Mr. Joseph Appleyard, jun., of Sheffield, drowned while boating on the Thames.
i wonder whose Joseph jnr this was.  there must have been a few around. 

> as listed in the 1891 census (do you have the information from that year?).
i don't and i'd really appreciate a copy if you don't mind.   

Have you any idea who Joseph A [b.c.1819]'s wife was? - Joseph, Walter & Frank's parents - I have 2 candidates - Ann [Hannah] Tyas or Hannah Rushforth .. and htere could be more possiblities out there i know nothing of yet

if there are any clippings you'd like, i'll be happy to send you them. 
thankyou very much for taking hte time to send your notes

le dùrachd
fionnghal

[Dalum]

hello fionnghal,

Here is the 1891 information for both Joseph and Walter (a confectioner living in Endcliffe Crescent - that ties up a few loose ends you mentioned )...

1891 census
ref: piece 3805 e.d. 23 folio 44
37 Botanical Road   
(Ecclesall Bierlow)

Joseph APPLEYARD Head Marr 43 cabinet manufacturer upholsterer and decorato YKS Conisbro'
Sarah F APPLEYARD Wife Marr 40     CAM March   
Wilfred APPLEYARD Son 18 scholar YKS Rotherham
Edith A APPLEYARD Dau 11 scholar YKS Rotherham
Joseph APPLEYARD Son 9 scholar YKS Rotherham
Percy APPLEYARD Son 6 YKS Sheffield   
Adelaide M APPLEYARD Dau 4 YKS Sheffield   
Winifred M APPLEYARD Dau 1 YKS Sheffield   
Harriet Ann BOOTH servant Unm 20 general servant domestic YKS Conisbro'   

1891 census
ref: piece 3805 e.d. 25 folio 73
Endcliffe Crescent
(Ecclesall Bierlow)

Walter APPLEYARD Head Marr 39 confectionery manufacturer   YKS Conisbro'      
Eliza APPLEYARD Wife Marr 34 YKS Sheffield   


>White's Directory of Sheffield, Rotherham .. 1879,
Joseph Appleyard, , (j) cabinet maker, Dobbin Hill, Ecclesall  ['j' = jun.]

I am sure the '(j)' in this entry means 'journeyman' (ie he had served an apprenticeship).

>John Appleyard, cabinet maker & upholsterer, 7 Union Lane; ls? 24 Mathilda st. [his home address?]  a brother perhaps!

I checked this directory at http://www.historicaldirectories.org/ and yes, it's 'h 24 Matilda street' where h=house

The death entries for Joseph are indeed confusing. there is certainly no entry in the GRO index for MAR 1909. The Sheffield papers can probably shed light on this.

>in 1881 cabinet maker for Johnson & Appleyard; personal address 12 Packer's Rd

That should be Parker's Road. I'm wondering if that Walter had a change of career. I can't prove at the moment  that the councillor/Lord Mayor is the confectioner, but it shouldn't be difficult to do so.

I have not been able to find Frank (or Francis) in 1891.

I don't know which regiment Wilfred served with, but the newspapers should reveal that (I will check).  I am surprised that he is not in the index I have to Sheffield at the Front a pictorial record of Sheffield men who served in South Africa. I noted one Wilfred Appleyard (d 7 Oct 1916) on the War Graves Commission site, but there isn't sufficient information to link him to these familes. He was a Private, which seems unlikely for the former Lieutenant.

I don't know who Joseph senior's wife was. If there is an obituary (which there may be, since his death is noted in the Local Register) that may help.

When I get the chance I will look up some of these events in the newspapers.

regards,

Hugh

[Dalum]

I have done some look-ups in the papers today. They will take me a little time to digest

First, corrections to two of the dates in my first message:-
Joseph senior died on 20 Jun 1890, not July.
Joseph who drowned died on 27 Apr 1902, not May.

I learned nothing more about who Joseph senior's wife was. She is not mentioned in the report of his funeral so I assume she died before him.

Some 'headlines'...
Walter was definitley a brother of the 'middle' Joseph and of Frank.
Joseph who drowned and Wilfred the soldier were definitely siblings of Adelaide.
Wilfred was in the East Sussex Regt.
Joseph the father of Adelaide died in 1909 (in Kobe, Japan)

There is a photo of the family in front of their house at http://www.picturesheffield.com. The picture reference is u01588 (on the search page, put this in the bottom space). Picture u01589 is an interior shot.

Hugh

[fionnghal]

you beauty    i never thought i'd have a chance of getting a photo of htem.   piur dead brilliant.  thanks a million    what a wonderful facility.  i spent a happy hour looking at all sorts of pikkis and tracking down many of the streets where they had workshops/outlets. 

and thanks for the extra details 

i've been busy cataloguing all hte directory records i had into chronological order.  you're right too, Walter ceases to be involved in hte furniture &c business c.1881 then a Walter shows up in hte directories as proprietor/manager/something or orther of hte The Don Confectionery Co Ltd in 1901.  I also notice that there has been a link with food for some time.  In 1879, George Appleyard jun., is involved in groceries, cabinet making and udertaking in teh Church Street Cabinet works.  in 1881 a George is a farmer, a cabinet maker & upholsterer.  back in 1862 Joseph Appleyard is listed as a cabinet maker, while a George is listed as being both farmer & cabinet maker.  I wonder what the relationship was between these two.  this is proving to be an intriguing puzzle to unfankle.  thanks a lot for your input    it is much appreciated

my mainline Appleyard couples are:
Joseph Appleyard b.c.1785 d.1839; m.1810 Jane Chester
Joseph Appleyard b. c.1819 Conisboro', d.1890; m. Ann [Hannah?]
Joseph Appleyard b.c.1848 d.1909; m.1873 Sarah Flint Stokes

Wilfred must have been a fulltime serviceman, his return from S Africa being just a break.  I have him as a Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, & Lt Col., not quite sure if i've got them in the correct order    i'd have had to check them agaist the dates. 

I found Walter's death
Walter Appleyard, late of Endcliffe Cr., Sheffield died 24 Jly 1930. his will was proved in the pricipal Probate Registry 3 Sep 1930 by Ernest Weston, Eric Norman Simons & Leonard Simpson Friend [i've come on his name before in relation to the Appleyards].  i can send you hte clipping if you wish.  does that tie in with your Councillor?

right, it's hte middle of ht enight.  i'm heading off.
le durachd 
fionnghal

[Dalum]

Wilfred went to SA in 1899 as a lance-sergeant with the Dublin Fusiliers. He was soon promoted to sergeant. He was attached to the East Surrey Rgt when he received his commission as Lieutenant. He also served for a time in SA with the 26th Mounted Infantry. he returned to Sheffield on 4 months leave and was then going to travel overland to India to join the East Surreys.

It seems I may be wrong about Jospeh senior's wife pre-deceasing him. One of the floral tributes at the funeral of their grandson Joseph (drowned) in 1902 was from "His loving Grandmother, Mrs Appleyard of Conisbro' ."

Yes, the Walter who died in 1930 was the Lord Mayor etc. There is a long obituary. I had thought that the Don Confectionery co might be the then name for Bassett's (as in Liquorice Allsorts), especially as the Bassetts also lived in Endcliffe Crescent. But it seems that Walter's firm was in Bridge Street. He took no active part after 1905, devoting himself to "public work, poetry, philosophy and Spiritualism".

I will scan all these articles. Would you like to pm me your address?

Hugh   

[fionnghal]

will do .. i'll just remind myself how 

[fionnghal]

>  Wilfred went to SA in 1899 as a lance-sergeant with the Dublin Fusiliers.

i wondered if he'd started of in them.  it fits in with my clippings

> It seems I may be wrong about Jospeh senior's wife pre-deceasing him.

you hadn't mentioned her death.  i'm afraid i cannot shed any light on that yet

> He took no active part after 1905, devoting himself to ..

aye, the last directory entry i have for him, in connection to the 'Don..' is 1905

i found a useful publication at:
http://www.regionalfurnituresociety.com/backjournals.htm
which i'm waiting for.  don't expect it'll arrive till after the New Year now. 

2001 Journal of the Regional Furniture Society.  it ran a piece:
'Johnson & Appleyards Ltd of Sheffield: A Victorian Family Business' by Julie Banham
you probably know of it, but if not, i'm sure your local archives will have a copy.
I'm looking forward to it coming .. a wee xmas present to myself 

cheers for nuw,
le durachd
fionnghal