1871 - Liversedge District
ED15

Enumeration District: 15
Ref: RG10/4594
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Thomas Green

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the Township of Liversedge. Commencing with a cottage at Wood Field Mills, thence to Dennis Charlesworth’s taking all the south side of the Wakefield and Halifax Turnpike Road in a direct line to Mr. Scholes Mill, top of Clough Lane, right and left of Clough and Upper House and two more, thence to Cite House to top of Quilla Lane, thence on the south side of Quilla Lane to top of Sepulchre Hill, then on the left side of Hare Park to Mr. Porretts School, Thorn Bush, thence to top of Quilla Lane Road to Mr. Parkin’s houses.

68 of 174 households added so far. Stats for the area will appear when the district is complete. 

The below is a transcription of this enumeration district. Every attempt has been made to accurately record the details. If possible you should check these details with the original record.

Surnames are in upper case and only recorded for the main householder. Where no surname is shown, refer to the one immediately above. The same also applies to places of birth. Some households are split by pages, these page breaks have been eliminated for ease of browsing.

Some common abbreviations used:
Ag Lab - Agricultural labourer
Ap - Apprentice
J - Journeyman
M - Married
Manu. - Manufacturer
Serv - Servant
U - Unmarried
Wid - Widow/widower

SN1 - Hightown
George STEAD  Head  M  48  Watchman  Hipperholme
Elizabeth  Wife  M  46  Liversedge
Sarah Ellen  Dau  11  Scholar

SN2 - Hightown
George BLACKBURN  Head  M  53  Lab  Hightown
Nancy  Wife  M  48  Kirkheaton
Fred  Son  9  Scholar  Hightown

SN3 - Hightown
Daniel GREENWOOD  Head  M  32  Carpet weaver  Not known?
Sarah  Wife  M  28  Hightown

SN4 - Hightown
Dennis CHARLESWORTH  (Head)  Wid  59  Card maker & farmer 8 acres  Littletown
Allatt  Son  Wid?  34  Mechanic
George Henry  Son  U  24  Farmer  Roberttown
Frederick  Son  U  20  Mechanic
Ann WOOD  Dau  M  35  Housekeeper  Littletown
William  GrSon  2  Cleckheaton
Ellen HOLMES  12  Domestic servant  Holbeck, Leeds

SN5 - Hightown
James DENT  Head  M  24  Carpet weaver  Durham
Ellen  Wife  M  20  Woollen weaver  Bishop Auckland

SN6 - Hightown
Benjamin WATSON  Head  M  45  Furness lab  Huddersfield
Eliza  Wife  M  33  Leeds
Ann Eliza  Dau  6  (birthplace blank)

SN7 - Hightown
Ruth BEAN  Head  Wid  56?  Laundress  Mirfield
Elizabeth  Dau  14  Weaver worsted mill  Huddersfield
James  Son  12  Weaver worsted mill  Kirkheaton
Joe Willey  Son  9  Scholar
Mary Ann  Dau  7  Scholar  Huddersfield
Ada Jane  Dau  2  Hightown

SN8 - Hightown
John CAMPBELL  Head  M  30  Blacksmith  Northshields
Jane  Wife  M  28  Elland
John Thos  Son  3m  Mirfield
Ann WHITAKER  Visitor  9  Low Moor

SN9 - Hightown
George FISHER  Head  M  34  Carpet weaver  Liversedge
Mary Ann  Wife  M  33
Ralph  Son  9  Scholar
Percy  Son  7  Scholar
Jane  Dau  6  Scholar (deaf & dumb)
John  Son  3
Hannah  Dau  7m

SN10 - Hightown
Thomas Wilford WARRENER  Head  M  39  Joiner  Bromton
Mary  Wife  M  32  Bridlington
Josh Wilford  Son  14  Worsted mill  Holbeck
Thomas Angel  Son  2  Hightown
Benjamin Wignal  Son  3m

SN11 - Hightown
George Whitfield ARMITAGE  Head  M  44  Bookkeeper  Hightown
Harriet  Wife  M  41
Elizabeth  Dau  13
Arthur  Son  11
Cyrus  Son  8
Josiah  Son  2
Alfred  Son  9

SN12 - Hightown
John SPIVEY  Head  M  52  Carpet weaver  Louth, Lincs
Sabrina  Wife  M  51
Maria TYSON  Dau  M  28
Sabrina  GrChild  5  Manchester
David  GrChild  1
Ada  GrChild  3

SN13 - Hightown
Jonathan KAYE  Head  M  25  Wheelwright  Hightown
Emma  Wife  M  23
Ann Elizabeth  3
Alice Jane  7m

SN14 - Hightown
James TERRY  Head  M  39  Currier  Baildon
Elizabeth  Wife  M  39  Radnorshire, Wales
Cresswell T JACOB  Nephew  7  Scholar  Monmouth
Edward DEAN  Boarder  53  Currier  Bishop Auckland
Stephen TAYLOR  Boarder  40  Currier  Kendel
Henry PURNELL  Boarder  34  Currier  Newark
John H WARRY  Boarder  28  Currier  Canterbury

SN15 - Hightown
Samuel MELLOR  Head  M  40  Coal miner  Thursland, Yks
Emma  Wife  M  33  Newsome
Charlot  Dau  13  Worsted mill  Dodworth
Elizabeth Ann  Dau  5  Newsome
Robert BELLERBY  App  17  Coal miner  Leeds
Ellen MELLOR  Dau  12  Worsted mill  Mirfield

SN16 - Hightown
Charles BARRETT  Head  M  23  Coal miner  Halifax
Margaret  Wife  M  20  Burnley

SN17 - Hightown
Obadiah POPPLEWELL  Head  M  34  Blanket weaver  Catley?, Yke
Mary  Wife  M  31  Kidderminster
Ellen  Dau  6  Heckmondwike
Walter  Son  3

SN18 - Hightown
Samuel BROOKE  Head  M  39  Cloth dresser  Lockwood
Hester  Wife  M  47  Hightown
Emily  Dau  8  Scholar  Littletown
Mary Jane  Dau  4  Hightown
James Sutliffe SCHOFIELD  Boarder  U  23  Dyer  Littletown
Samuel  Boarder  U  17  Worsted mill
Joseph  Boarder  14  Worsted mill

SN19 - Hightown
John GILEAD  Head  U  80  Lab  Lincolnshire
John EARNSHAW  Boarder  U  40  Glazier  Hightown

SN20 - Hightown
George HALL  Head  M  35  Currier  Huddersfield
Ellen  Wife  M  33  Hightown
Robert  Son  11  Scholar
Jane  Dau  3

SN21 - Hightown
George CLEGG  Head  M  57  Wire gauge maker  Hightown
Mary Ann  Wife  M  52  Beadle (Bedale?)
Henry  Son  20  Warehouseman  Hightown

SN22 - Hightown
Abraham SKELTON  Head  M  28  Worsted spinner  Halifax
Ann  Wife  M  24  Hightown
Hanson  Son  3
Henry  1

SN23 - Hightown
James WILSON  Head  Wid  61  Cloth dresser  Lindley
Ellen  Dau  U  28
Ellen WILLIAMS  GrDau  4  Visitor  Runcorn
Susanna FAWCETT  U  18  Domestic servant  Hightown

SN24 - Hightown
William JOHNSON  Head  M  29  Farm lab  Wetherby
Emma  Wife  M  25  Church Fenton
John Wm  Son  7  Scholar  Hightown
Harry  Son  2
Ada  Dau  6w
Annis  Dau  6  Scholar

SN25 - Hightown
George HALMSHAW  Head  M  46  Carpet weaver
Mary  Wife  M  48
Lydia Ann  Dau  U  27  Woollen weaver
Emma  Dau  15  Woollen weaver
Thomas  Son  12  Scholar
Ellen  Dau  U  23  Woollen weaver

SN26 - Hightown
Johanna JACKSON  Head  Wid  71  Schoolmistress  Hightown

SN27 - Hightown
Sampson WEBSTER  Head  M  34  Iron moulder  Hightown
Elizabeth  Wife  M  32
Edwin  Son  10  Scholar
Matthew  Son  7  Scholar
Sarah Jane  Dau  4  Scholar
Mary Elizabeth  Dau  3
Johnathan LILEY  Father-in-law  Wid  56  Currier boarder

SN28 - Hightown
George CAWTHRA  Head  M  64  Painter  Hightown
Sarah  Wife  M  60  Heckmondwike
Ellen  Dau  U  36  Stuff weaver  Hightown

SN29 - Hightown
Samuel SOWDEN  Head  M  59  Card maker  Hightown
Jane  Wife  M  50
Charlotte  Dau  U  17  Worsted weaver  Castleford
Elizabeth  Dau  15  Worsted weaver  Hightown
William  Son  13  Worsted weaver
John  Son  9  Worsted weaver

SN30 - Hightown
James SANDERSON  Head  M  70  Lab outdoor  Hightown
Margret  Wife  M  72
Richard  Son  M  36?  Carpet weaver
Ellen  Dau  U  19  Worsted weaver
Hannah  M  27
Alice WADSWORTH  GrDau  1  Orphan  Raistrick

SN31 - Hightown
Robert DENNIS  Head  M  46  Labouring drysalter  Cawston?, Norfolk
Martha  Wife  M  41  Bailiff Bridge
Charles James  Son  11  Scholar  Hightown
Beilby  Son  6  Scholar
Ada  Dau  1

SN32 - Hightown
Thomas CARR  Head  M  46  Dyer  Dewsbury
Ann  Wife  M  48  Stanley

SN33 - Hightown
Nanny CLOUGH  Head  M  43  Charwoman  Hightown
Rachel WALKER  Sister  U  36  Woollen weaver
Mary Ann  Sister  U  32  Woollen weaver

SN34 - Hightown
Susan ROUSE  Head  Widow  65  Farmer of 7 acres  Hightown
Charles Edwin  Son  27  Currier

SN35 - Hightown
Benjamin ROUSE  Head  M  33  Plumber  Hightown
Elizabeth  Wife  M  30  Cleckheaton
Sarah  Dau  9  Scholar  Hightown
Joseph  Son  6

SN36 - Hightown
Cain SYKES  Head  M  38  Carpinter  Hightown
Martha  Wife  M  34  London
Annie  Dau  15  Woolen spinner  Hightown
Sarah Ann  Dau  11  Scholar
Laura  Dau  8  Scholar
Percy  Son  4  Scholar
Emma  Dau  1

2 houses uninhabited

SN37 - Hightown
William HIRST  Head  M  62  Miner  Hightown
Emma  Wife  M  30  Hartshead

SN38 - Hightown
Abram SCHOFIELD  Head  M  56  Woollen weaver  Hightown
Elizabeth  Wife  M  53
John  Son  U  21  Iron moulder
Sam  Son  10  Scholar
Annie HALMSHAW  GrDau  4  Scholar

SN39 - Hightown
Sam HALMSHAW  Head  M  32  Blacksmith  Hightown
Sarah  Wife  M  30
Lucy  Dau  9  Scholar
Willie  Son  3
Mary  Dau  1

SN40 - Hightown
Charles John MANN  Head  M  31  Watchman  Bridgenorth, Shrops.
Nancy  Wife  M  31  Hightown
George  Son  10  Errand boy
Sarah  Dau  6  Scholar
James  Son  4  Scholar
Mary Ann  Dau  2
(SN40)  Jackson  Son  3m

SN41 - Hightown
James CROWTHER  Head  M  40  Coal miner  Roberttown
Ann  Wife  M  38  Middletown
Elizabeth Ann  Dau  16  Worsted twister  Hartshead
Broughton  Son  13  Lab
Henry  Son  2  Mirfield
Walter  Son  2w  Hightown

SN42 - Hightown
William HAMMOND  Head  M  36  Grocer  Ripon
Roda  Wife  M  37  Hartshead
Elizth HEMINGWAY  Aunt  U  55  Retired grocer  Roberttown
Catherin Hemingway JACKSON  Cousin  U  21  Dressmaker  Hightown

SN43 - Hightown (identified as the Shears Inn by other means)
Margret JACKSON  Head  Wid  59?  Innkeeper & farmer of 20 acres  Hightown
Joshua  Son  U  20  Lab
George LISTER  Orphan  14  Scholar
Charles SENIOR  Serv  U  21  Farm servant  Emsworth
Emma GUEST  Serv  U  19  Domestic servant

SN44 - Hightown
James STABLES  Head  M  57  Blacksmith  Halifax
Ann  Wife  M  54  Adwalton
Mary  Dau  15  Worsted drawer  Hightown
John BROOKE  Son-in-law  M  26  Warp dresser  Horton
Esther  Dau  M  22  Woollen weaver  Brighouse

SN45 - Hightown
Sam CORDINGLEY  Head  M  41  Sawyer  Hightown

SN46 - Hightown
Joseph MANN  Head  M  63  Birstal
Elizabeth  Wife  M  61
Charles  Son  U  28  Wire drawer
Sam  Son  U  26  Woolsorter

SN47 - Hightown
Henry BEANLAND  Head  M  38  Coke burner  Tong
Elizabeth  Wife  M  36  Leicestershire
William  Son  15  Coal miner  Tong
Thompson  Son  12  Coal miner
Mary Ann  Dau  2

SN48 - Hightown
Charles GOODALL  Head  M  22  Cloth weaver  Batley
Judy  Wife  M  21  Buttershaw

SN49 - Hightown
Joseph WOOD  Head  M  52  Cartman  Hightown
Sarah  Wife  M  43  Roberttown
Joseph  Son  U  22  Wire drawer  Hightown
Tom  Son  U  20  Wire drawer
Allen  Son  15  Mill lab
Alfred  Son  11  Mill lab

SN50 - Hightown
John HARGREAVES  Head  M  54  Worsted washer  Newkirk, Lancs
Hannah  Wife  M  53  Hightown
Mally  Dau  U  21  Stuff weaver
George  Son  U  19  Carpet weaver
Samuel  Son  16  Carpet weaver
James  Son  12  Scholar
Elizabeth  Dau  10  Scholar

SN51 - Hightown
George CRAWSHAW  Head  M  47  Card dresser  Dewsbury
Margret  Wife  M  47  Heckmondwike
Joe  Son  U  20  Woollen twister
Tom  Son  U  19  Blacksmith
Ellen  Dau  10  Scholar  Dewsbury

SN52 - Hightown
Joseph CLOUGH  Head  M  47  Coal miner  Hightown
Lousia  Wife  M  42  Sheepridge
Henry  Son  U  21  Currier  Hightown
Emma  Dau  U  19  Worsted weaver
Fred  Son  15  Joiner
Alfred  Son  13  Coal miner
Ralph  Son  9  Scholar
Ben  Son  8m

SN53 - Hightown
Joseph SHEARD  Head  M  56  Shoemaker  Hightown
Hannah  Wife  M  55  Mirfield

SN54 - Hightown
John CROSSLEY  Head  M  28  Coal miner  Hightown
Alice  Wife  M  27
William  Son  3
Arthur  Son  1

SN55 - Hightown
Joseph HEMINGWAY  Head  M  40  Cloth finisher  Hightown
Hanna  Wife  M  44
Isaac  Son  16  Coal miner
Sarah Jane  Dau  11  Scholar
Joe  Son  2

SN56 - Hightown
Ralph DICKINSON  Head  M  60  Lab  Wigan
Mary  Wife  M  39  Blackburn
Elizabeth  Dau  15  Worsted twister  Hightown
Robt  Son  10  Scholar
Alice  Dau  6  Scholar
Jane  Dau  3  Scholar

SN57 - Hightown (identified as the Woodman Inn by other means)
Mark FISHER  Head  M  51  Wheelwright & beer shop  Hightown
Hannah  Wife  M  45
Samuel NICHOLSON  Son  U  22  Mechanic
Fredrick  Son  U  18  Lab
Pricilla FISHER  Dau  U  20  Worsted mill
William  Son  7  Scholar

SN58 - Hightown
George CATTON  Head  M  66  Gardener  Mirfield
Mary  Wife  M  65  Dewsbury
Mary BARRET  Dau  Wid  42  Worsted mill  Millbridge
George Hy  GrSon  13  Worsted mill  Hightown

SN59 - Hightown (identified as the Rising Sun Inn by other means)
Thomas WALKER  Head  M  48  Innkeeper  Hightown
Lousia  Wife  M  42
Sarah Elizth  Dau  U  20  Worsted weaver
Frank  Son  15  Currier
Hannah POPPLEWELL  Sister-in-law  Wid  63
Betty CORDINGLEY  Sister-in-law  U  50  Domestic servant

SN60 - Hightown
Hannah CORDINGLEY  Head  Wid  63  Hightown
Frances Elizth  Dau  U  37  Worsted mill
Joe  Son  U  31  Quarry man
Sarah Jane  Dau  U  27  Worsted mill
Parkin  Son  U  25  Mechanic
Susanna  Dau  U  22  Worsted mill
Rachel Ann  GrDau  7  Scholar  Yorkshire

SN61 - Hightown
Mitton HARGREAVES  Head  M  35  Carpet weaver  Calis, Yks
Sarah  Wife  M  47  Hightown
Thomas  Son  12  Scholar
Holdsworth  Son  9  Scholar

SN62 - Hightown
Susanah DEAN  Head  Wid  70  Hightown
Pheabe  Dau  U  33  Worsted twister
John  Son  U  21  Joiner

SN63 - Hightown
Mary SYKES  Head  Wid  61  Lodging house keeper  Hightown
George MANN  Boarder  U  56  Butcher  Cleckheaton
Thomas DENNISON  Lodger  U  71  Currier  Darlington
Mariah HALLEWELL  Lodger  Wid  51  Cloth weaver  Heywood, Lancs
David SHAW  Lodger  U  53  Coal miner  Rochdale
John HARGREAVES  Lodger  Wid  47  Cloth weaver  Barnard Castle
Thomas Henry GREAVES  Lodger  13  Coal pit hurrier  Sligo, Ireland
James RADICEN  Lodger  M  41  Hawker  Londonderry, Ireland
Ann  Lodger  M  34  Hawker  Dewbury
Joseph HOLT  Lodger  U  43  Tinner  Stockport
George BANCROFT  Lodger  Wid  61  Bobing turner  Headgesworth, Lancs
John CRAWSHAW  Lodger  M  64  Lab  Dewsbury
Margret  Lodger  M  57  Hawker  Otley

SN64 - Hightown
James CATTONS  Head  M  30  Plasterer  Hightown
Ann  Wife  M  30  Leeds
Fanny NEWMAN  Dau-in-law  9  Scholar  Kettering, Northants

SN65 - Hightown
Crispin HALMSHAW  Head  M  41  Worsted weaver  Hightown
Elizabeth  Wife  M  41
Burnley  Son  U  17  Worsted weaver
Joseph  Son  12  Scholar
Harry  Son  10  Scholar

SN66 - Hightown
John WRIGHT  Head  M  30  Stone mason  Hightown
Elizabeth  Wife  M  31
Emma  Dau  3
Lucy Ann  Dau  2

SN67 - Hightown
Mary STEAD  Head  M  38  Washerwoman  Hightown
Amelia HALEY  Dau  U  12?  Worsted mill
Sarah  Dau  8  Scholar
Samuel  Lodger  U  46  Carpet weaver
Joseph  Lodger  U  20  Lab

SN68 - Hightown
Abram WHITLEY  Head  M  55  Green grocer  Rochdale
Lydia  Wife  M  54  Hightown
William ROBINSON  Lodger  U  70  Lab  Skipton
John PARKER  Lodger  Wid  48  Lab  Rochdale
Daniel MASH  Lodger  M  65  Carpet weaver  Bristol
John SMITH  Lodger  U  32  Furniture polisher  London
Thomas STRANGE  Lodger  U  31  Traveller  Leeds

More to follow in due course...