Wyke

1871 Census – Cleckheaton District (including Hunsworth, Oakenshaw, Scholes and Wyke). Descriptions and addresses associated within Enumeration Districts for this area:

The 1871 census for the Cleckheaton district contains 20 enumeration districts. ED1 to ED6 are for the Township of Wyke. ED7 & ED8 covers the Township of Hunsworth, and ED9 - ED20 relate to the Township of Cleckheaton.

These districts may at some future time be transcribed.

Enumeration District No: 1
Ref: RG10/4430
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Bradford, Yorkshire
Registrar’s Sub-District: Cleckheaton
Name of Enumerator: William Briggs

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the Township of Wyke comprising and commencing at the Quiet Woman beer house, New Road Side and all the houses on the west side of the Bradford and Huddersfield Turnpike road to the Wyke Bar, including Carr House Gate, Edge Nook, High Fearnley, Raws farm and Bar House. 161 Houses, 170 Separate families.

Enumeration District No: 2
Ref: RG10/4430
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Bradford, Yorkshire
Registrar’s Sub-District: Cleckheaton
Name of Enumerator: Robert Sellers

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the Township of Wyke comprising and commencing at Storr Hill Bottom, Brick Hill and all the east side of the Bradford & Huddersfield Turnpike road commencing at a cottage opposite the Quiet Woman beerhouse, New Road Side including all the houses to the Junction Inn, Storr Hill Top, Storr Hill Side including the beer house and cottages at the Bottom Rock Side, Storr Hill Top on the left side to Jesse Sugden's farm house and ending at Joseph Taylor's New Saths(?). 163 houses, 170 separate families.

Enumeration District No: 3
Ref: RG10/4430
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Bradford, Yorkshire
Registrar’s Sub-District: Cleckheaton
Name of Enumerator: John Eastwood

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the Township of Wike comprising the Balme, Worthing Head, Temperance Field, Bowling Green and all the houses on the left hand side of the road through Wike as far as John Marsden, Flash Pond, then commencing at Wike Hall, Godfrey Sellers and sons houses, Parsonage House, School House and ending at the Porter's Lodge, Westfield.

Enumeration District No: 4
Ref: RG10/4430
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Bradford, Yorkshire
Registrar’s Sub-District: Cleckheaton
Name of Enumerator: John Marsden

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the Township of Wike comprising and commencing at the Temperance Hall and all the houses on the right hand side of the road through Wike as far as the cottage opposite Joseph Briggs farm including Well Lane, Carr Hall, Carr, Upper and Lower West Croft, Halifax Street, Acomb Terrace and the houses at Wike Mill. 136 houses, 145 separate families.

Enumeration District No: 5
Ref: RG10/4431
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Bradford, Yorkshire
Registrar’s Sub-District: Cleckheaton
Name of Enumerator: John Holdsworth

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the Township of Wyke comprising and commencing at the Church School House, Brick House, Parsonage and cottages below, Pickle Hill, Wyke Banks, Lower Wyke Villa, Public House, Houses at the Culbert, all Lower Wyke and Bailffe Bridge to the Punch Bowl Inn including the Bar House, right and left of the Leeds & Whitehall Road as far as Fairburn's garden, Griffe, Griffe House, Long Lover, Bessy Green including John Eastwoods, Tofts & Robin Hood Inn. 146 Houses, 146 separate families.

Enumeration District No: 6
Ref: RG10/4431
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Bradford, Yorkshire
Registrar’s Sub-District: Cleckheaton
Name of Enumerator: Samuel Briggs

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the Township of Wyke comprising and commencing at Joseph Sellers, Wyke Common right and left side, Mindle End, Knowle Lane, Knowle, Upper and Lower Cow Close, Wyke Lane both sides, Woodroyd, Pearson Fold, Saml Butterworth's farm house and Wyke Bottoms. 170 houses, 180 separate families.