1871 - Liversedge District
ED20

Enumeration District: 20
Ref: RG10/4595
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Thomas Beaumont

Description of Enumeration District:
Commencing at the Broomfield Hotel, Moor Bottom near Cleckheaton, School House, Kellett’s House, Shaw Houses, Nutter Houses, Drake Houses, Taylor Houses, Wadsworth Houses and Building Society's Houses, thence to Woodside, Quaker Lane, Lower Blacup, New York and Upper Wood Side, Quaker Lane to George Clough’s cottage, Hemingway’s houses to Mr Addy’s, Quaker Lane Yard.

54 of 87 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 - Bloomfield (sic) Hotel (see the Broomfield Hotel)
John ROBERTS  Head  M  36  Publican  Liversedge
Ann  Wife  M  29  Cleckheaton

SN2 - School House
Henry BATES  Head  M  45  National School master  Kendal
Sarah  Wife  M  46  National School mistress  Clifton
Bernard  Son  15  Scholar  Scholes
Jane  Dau  13  Scholar
Mary J  Dau  11  Scholar
Agnes  Dau  9  Scholar

SN3 - Moor Bottom
Walter BLACKBURN  Head  M  25  Turner in iron works  Cleckheaton
Mary Jane  Wife  M  23
Ernest  Son  2
Alice  Dau  8m  Liversedge

SN4 - Moor Bottom
Stephen THORNTON  Head  M  30  Stone mason  Cleckheaton
Elizabeth  Wife  M  24  Rochdale
John H  Son  1  Cleckheaton

SN5 - Moor Bottom
John KELLETT  Head  M  59  Flannel merchant  Cleckheaton
Hannah  Wife  M  66
Elizabeth COATES  Dau  M  31
Hannah J  GrDau  9  Worsted spinner  Scholes
William  GrSon  7  Scholar
Agnes  GrDau  4  Scholar
Lamplugh  GrSon  1

SN6 - Moor Bottom
Seth KERSHAW  Head  M  28  Mechanic in worsted mill  Scholes
Mary  Wife  M  23  Flannel weaver  Moor Bottom

SN7 - Moor Bottom
Samuel BIRKBY  Head  M  31  Setting machine tenter  Scholes
Elizabeth Ann  Wife  M  31  Cleckheaton
Robert William  Son  4
Ernest  Son  2

SN8 - Moor Bottom
William CLARKSON  Head  M  55  Blacksmith  Liversedge
Mary  Wife  M  53
Martha Ann  (Dau)  U  20  Cleckheaton

SN9 - Building Society Square
William LISTER  Head  M  27  Setting machine tenter  Hartshead Moor
Elizabeth  Wife  M  29  Sheffield
John  Son  6w  Hartshead Moor

SN10 - Building Society Square
Simon KELLETT  Head  M  33  Card maker  Liversedge
Hannah  Wife  M  34  Scholes
Julia Ann  Dau  4  Cleckheaton
Sophia S  Dau  2  Liversedge

SN11 - Building Society Square
William BROOKE  Head  M  24  Wire drawer  Cleckheaton
Julia Ann  Wife  M  21  Brotherton

SN12 - Building Society Square
Lucy MIDDLEBROOK  Head  U  62  Grocer  Gildersome

SN13 - Moor Bottom
William BEAUMONT  Head  M  64  Flannel weaver  Slaithwaite
Mary Ann  Wife  M  59  Manchester
Crispin JACKSON  Son-in-law  M  28  Wool willyer  Hartshead
Mary Ann  Dau  M  27  Manchester
Ada  GrDau  4  Scholar  Moor Bottom
George A  Son  2

SN14 - Moor Bottom
John MOYE  Head  M  51  Grease extractor  Elston, Suffolk
Hannah  Wife  M  49  Hanley, Staffs
George GRIFFITHS  Son-in-law  M  21  Worsted willyer  Cleckheaton
Ann  Dau  M  23  Worsted layer on
William Hy  GrSon  12  Scholar

SN15 - Moor Bottom
George VARLEY  Head  M  30  Blacksmith  Hebden Bridge
Hannah  Wife  M  31  Hartshead

SN16 - Moor Bottom
Aquilla BOOTH  Head  M  30  Master blacksmith  Clifton
Mary  Wife  M  31
Alice  Dau  2

SN17 - Moor Bottom
Robert WOMERSLEY  Head  M  34  Firing engineer  Clifton
Ann  Wife  M  33  Scholes
John  Son  16  Lab
Emily  Dau  9  Scholar
Sarah Ann  Dau  7  Scholar
George  Son  4  Scholar  Cleckheaton
Dick  Son  2  Liversedge
Samuel  Son  3m

SN18 - Building Society Square
George WOOD  Head  M  34  Card mechanic  Cleckheaton
Susannah  Wife  M  30  Gomersal
Kershaw  Son  10  Factory operative  Cleckheaton
Arthur R  Son  8  Factory operative
Louisia  Dau  6
Fred  Son  4
Geo Henry  Son  11m
Joseph KERSHAW  Father-in-law  Wid  70  Groom  Gomersal

SN19 - Building Society Square
Benjamin FEARNLEY  Head  M  31  Factory engine driver  Tong
Elizabeth  Wife  M  28  Sheffield
Hannah  Dau  1  Gomersal

SN20 - Building Society Square
Joseph RHODES  Head  M  56  Power loom tuner  Birstall
Ann  Wife  M  53  Gomersal
Susannah  Dau  U  19  Power loom weaver
Maria AMREY  Lodger  U  20  Power loom weaver  Hull

SN21 - Building Society Square
John WILSON  Head  M  44  Tenter of flannel looms  Leeds
Dorothy  Wife  M  43  Kirkstall
Rebecca  Dau  U  21  Worsted hanker  Leeds
Elizabeth  Dau  U  18  Worsted twister
Ellen  Dau  16  Worsted spinner
Sarah  Dau  13  Worsted spinner
Martha H  Dau  11  Worsted layer on  Liversedge
Ann  Dau  7
John  Son  5  Scholar
Mary Jane  Dau  3
Arthur  Son  10m
William  Father  Wid  77  Blanket weaver  Bramley

SN22 - Building Society Square
Samuel KERSHAW  Head  M  49  Cloth finisher  Gomersal
Harriett  Wife  M  49
Hannah M  Dau  U  25  Flannel warper
William  Son  U  23  Flannel spinner
Grace  Dau  U  19  Flannel weaver
Emily  Dau  U  17  Flannel weaver
Smith  Son  10
Seth  Son  8
Arthur  Son  7
Fred  Son  5
Sam  GrSon  3  Liversedge

SN23 - Building Society Square
Sam PEARSON  Head  M  33  Machine broker  Cleckheaton
Eliza  Wife  M  29

SN24 - Building Society Square
John Wm THORNTON  Head  M  22  Painter & decorator  Birstall
Ann  Wife  M  20  Clifton

SN25 - Building Society Square
Edwin PRIESTLEY  Head  M  40  Small wire drawer  Halifax
Rebecca  Wife  M  39
George  Son  16  Small wire drawer
Sarah H  Dau  14  Flannel weaver
Ellen  Dau  12  Factory operative  Cleckheaton
Elizabeth  Dau  8  Scholar
Susannah  Dau  6  Scholar
Alice  Dau  4  Scholar
Clara  Dau  2

SN26 - Building Society Square
Abram CLOUGH  Head  M  48  Bricklayer's lab  Cleckheaton
Nancy  Wife  M  43
George  Son  4  Scholar
Harriett  Dau  3  Liversedge

SN27 - Building Society Square
Thomas WOODCOCK  Head  M  57  Joiner  Hightown
Sarah E  Wife  M  48  Marsden
Rowland  Son  14  Worsted doffer  Hightown

SN28 - Building Society Square
Emma BLAMIRES  (Head)  Wid  36  Plain sewer  Snaith
George  Son  14  Cleckheaton
Charles Hy  Son  12  Scholar
Edwin  Son  7  Scholar

SN29 - Building Society Square
John ELLISON  Head  M  27  Overlooker in worsted mill  Keighley
Rhoda  Wife  M  32  Gomersal
William G  Son  2  Cleckheaton
Annie  Dau  8m  Liversedge

SN30 - Building Society Square
John BIRKBY  Head  M  44  Card machine tenter  Birstall
Sarah Ann  Wife  M  40
Arthur  Son  12  Scholar
Albert  Son  6  Scholar

SN31 - Building Society Square
James TAYLOR  Head  M  31  Iron moulder  Gomersal
Ann  Wife  M  32  Batley
Elizabeth  Dau  6  Scholar  Gomersal
Harriett  Dau  2  Batley
Christopher  Son  4m  Liversedge

SN32 - Building Society Square
Joseph CULPAN  Head  M  33  Woolsorter  Cleckheaton
Hannah  Wife  M  26  Clifton
Ann  Dau  3  Cleckheaton
Lucy  Dau  9m  Liversedge

1 house uninhabited

SN33 - Has been omitted

SN34 - Building Society Square
Joseph CLOUGH  Head  M  35  Woolsorter  Cleckheaton
Ann  Wife  M  34  Gomersal
Arthur  Son  12  Factory operative  Cleckheaton
Walter  Son  10  Factory operative
Annie  Dau  5  Scholar  Gomersal
James Wm  Son  2

SN35 - Building Society Square
William SHACKLETON  Head  M  55  Wool comber  Haworth
Emily  Wife  M  48
Aaron  Son  U  19  Woolsorter  Bradford
Ira  Son  14  Band tyer
Sarah  Dau  12  Worsted spinner
Emma  Dau  10  Worsted spinner

SN36 - Building Society Square
John FIRTH  Head  M  39  Warp dresser  Clayton West
Ellen  Wife  M  36  Stanley
Harriett  Dau  15  Worsted spinner  Hanging Heaton
Emma  Dau  14  Worsted spinner  Clayton West
Mary Ann  Dau  12  Worsted spinner
Elizth Ann  Dau  10  Worsted spinner
William C  Son  7  Scholar
George  Son  5  Scholar

SN37 - Building Society Square
George HALEY  Head  M  32  Woolsorter  Brighouse
Sarah Ann  Wife  M  31  Dressmaker  Cleckheaton
Annie  Dau  3
Mary Ann  Dau  9m
Alfred MORTIMER  Lodger  U  25  Warehouseman
Joe  Lodger  14

SN38 - Building Society Square
Thomas DENNELL  Head  M  40  Gardener  Leeds
Hannah  Wife  M  39
Mary E  Dau  12  Scholar  Liversedge
Walter  Son  9  Scholar

SN39 - Building Society Square - 1 house uninhabited

SN40 - Drake's Houses
James DRAKE  Head  M  40  Stone mason  Liversedge
Sarah Ann  Wife  M  40  Lancashire
Eliza Jane  Dau  16  Yorkshire
George  Son  14  Stone mason
Elizabeth Ann  Dau  8
Allen  Son  11  Scholar
Samuel BRYAN  Lodger  U  19  Stone mason

SN41 - Drake's Houses
Allen DRAKE  Head  M  32  Stone mason  Hartshead
Angela R  Wife  M  33
Ann  Dau  2  Liversedge
Mary  Dau  2
Ernest  Son  9m

SN42 - Drake's Houses
Joseph TAYLOR  Head  M  53  Shoemaker  Cleckheaton
John LEEMAN  Lodger  U  47  Shoemaker  Derby
Adolphus LYONS  Lodger  U  29  Hawker  Oldham
Joseph MILLINER  Lodger  U  34  Flannel weaver  Cleckheaton

SN43 - Drake's Houses
Benjamin BINNS  Head  M  45  Stone mason  Liversedge
Sarah Ann  Wife  M  42  Cleckheaton
George  Son  U  21  Stone mason  Liversedge
Thornton  Son  15  Boiler maker  Cleckheaton
William  Son  13  Boiler maker  Liversedge
Rowland  Son  11  Scholar
Ben  Son  8  Scholar
Sarah E  Dau  6  Scholar

1 house uninhabited

SN45 - Taylor's Houses
Joseph WHITEHEAD  Head  M  45  Reed maker  Cleckheaton
Rhoda  Wife  M  43  Dressmaker
John  Son  17  Woollen weaver
George  Son  15  Factory operative  Clifton
Hannah J  Dau  12  Factory operative  Cleckheaton
Clara  Dau  9  Factory operative
Sarah  Dau  6  Scholar
Arthur E  Son  9m  Liversedge

SN46 - Taylor's Houses
William YOUNG  Head  M  50  Bricklayer's lab  Cleckheaton
Mary  Wife  M  52

SN47 - Taylor's Houses
David BARBER  Head  M  47  Warehouseman  Wyke
Elizabeth  Wife  M  43
Frederick  Son  U  18  Machine maker
Thomas  Son  16  Worsted spinner
Henry  Son  13  Worsted spinner
Fanny  Dau  10  Worsted spinner  Liversedge
Jeremiah  Son  7  Scholar  Cleckheaton
Annie S  Dau  4  Scholar
Mary E  Dau  2

9 houses uninhabited (Taylor's Houses)

SN48, SN49 & SN50 have been omitted

SN51 - Wood Side
John RITCHIE  Head  M  27  Engineer at iron foundry  Manchester
Sophia  Wife  M  22  Liversedge
William  Son  3

SN52 - Lower Blacup
William WOODCOCK  Head  M  78  Farmer  Liversedge
Mary  Wife  M  58  Gargriffe, Yks
Mary PAPWORTH  Lodger  U  25  Dressmaker  Impington?, Cambs

SN53 - Lower Blacup
Christopher WOODCOCK  Head  M  55  Farmer  Liversedge
Ann  Wife  M  62?
Edward  Son  U  25  Leather currier
Christopher  GrSon  9  Scholar
Frank BEDFORD  GrSon  2

SN54 - Lower Blacup
Henry GIBSON  Head  M  49  Farmer  Cleckheaton
Hannah  Wife  M  43  Southowram
Susannah  Dau  U  29  Liversedge

More to follow in due course...