Liversedge

1881 Census – Liversedge District (including Heckmondwike). Descriptions and addresses associated within Enumeration Districts for this area:

The 1881 census for the Liversedge district contains 20 enumeration districts. ED1 to ED8 are for the Township of Heckmondwike. ED9 to ED20 covers the Township of Liversedge.

This project has not yet started but enumeration districts that have been fully transcribed will appear below in due course.

Enumeration District No: 1
Ref: RG11/4553
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Tom Gledhill

Description of Enumeration District:
Part of the township of Heckmondwike commencing at the Wesleyan Chapel House, Westgate, thence to the north and south sides of the Wakefield and Halifax Turnpike Road, up to the boundary of the township of Liversedge, including John Street, Omar Street, top part of Hill Street, top part of Beauregard Street and Upper Beauregard Street, thence to Mr Cook's house near Leeds Road, thence to the houses near the Westgate Congregational Chapel, and to Sumner's Buildings, thence to the Flush Houses and thence to Union Street, Westgate, Queen Street, Regent Street, Blanket Hall Street, the south west side of Market Place, Croft Street and Market Street to the house occupied by Mr Wass Allen at the top of Beck Lane.

Enumeration District No: 2
Ref: RG11/4553
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: William Colton

Description of Enumeration District:
Beck Lane near Mr Joshua Walker's mill, to Market Street near Old Corn Mill, Station Lane to Messrs Armitage's mill south west of Walkley Lane including Cater Lane and Bottoms to Joseph Smith's farm, thence on the north side of Walkley lane, commencing at the Building Society Houses, thence to Mr Oates house taking John William Street, Thomas Street, James Street, Kelley Street, Church Street, Sharp Street, Powell Street, National School House, The Vicarage, thence to St. James Street as far as Mrs Riley house, thence to Kay Street, Alfred Street to Wilson's butchers shop down to Mr Booth's druggist and to Spring Mill Brewery.

Enumeration District No: 3
Ref: RG11/4553
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Herbert Armitage

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Heckmondwike commencing at the Hollins, thence to B Scatchard, Bower Lane, Kilpin Hill, thence to Gledhills Buildings, taking in all that part of Kilpin Hill bordering on the townships of Dewsbury and Batley, namely Kilpin Hill Lane, Heights, Heights Lane, thence on the south side of the Wakefield and Halifax Turnpike Road, commencing at Mr Crawshaw's property then down High Street, taking Lobley Street, thence to Cawley Lane and Cawley Hill returning down High Street, thence to Stanningley and thence on Church Lane taking in Tower Street and all Wharton's Houses bordering on Church Lane thence to A Sykes' property High Street then down so far as the Sir Robert Peel Inn.

Enumeration District No: 4
Ref: RG11/4553
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Robert Parkin

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Heckmondwike commencing at Strawberry Square behind the Sir Robert Peel Inn thence to the east side of Oldfield Lane to Eliza Walker's houses taking all the houses down to Waterhouse's bakehouse shop, thence to the houses on the west side Oldfield Lane, namely Duttons, and Heckmondwike Local Board, thence to Kelly's and Batley's property near the Market Place, thence to the theatre on the Green and to Greenside, commencing on the west side of the Green at John Wilson's houses, thence to Wilby's houses, Co-operative Society Houses, thence to Barbers Fold, up Cook Lane to Halliday Square, Ings Mill Yard and Ings House thence to Bickerton's house, Centre Street, the Grove Street, Jeremy Lane, Mount Pleasant, thence down Jeremy Lane to Claremont Road, Clarendon Place and Park Road, thence taking the remaining houses on both sides of Jeremy Lane, thence to Mrs Wood's house taking West Street and 4 houses in Albion Street at the top of West Street, thence down West Street to Pearson's and Ashworth's shops. 

Enumeration District No: 5
Ref: RG11/4553
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Richard Stead 

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Heckmondwike commencing on the north side of the Green at Mary Senior's house, thence up Carr Street, thence to Darley Street, King Street, part of Albion Street down Carr Street into Northgate and to Oak Street crossing Albion Street to Victoria Street, thence down Oak Street round to George Street and up George Street to Mrs Ackroyd's shop, thence to Mrs Ben Walker's house, thence to Upper George Street up the north west side, thence down the opposite side to the Upper George Inn, thence to the bottom of George Street to Mrs Royle's Cliffe's shop and cottage at back, thence to the George Inn and Royle Fold thence to Charlesworths and Furness shops, thence up the north west side of Cheapside and up the north west side of Cemetery Road to Fosters Buildings bottom of Brighton Street and to Mr Oates house.

Enumeration District No: 6
Ref: RG11/4553
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Tom Newsome

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Heckmondwike commencing on the north side of the Market Place at the bank, thence to the Woodman Inn, the Red Lion Inn, Brooke's confectioner & Clegg's shop & shop next door, thence to all the houses in Back Lane, thence to Birkby's shops, High Street, Newsome Square & Hope Street, Brooke's houses, Bevors Row, Bevors House & Vulcan Street, thence up Shaver Hill & to Swashland, thence up the north side of High Street to Milton Square, thence to Mr Geo Burnley's house & Ashfield Terrace, thence to the cottages above Burnley's Mill, thence to Senior's houses & Commercial Street & Grove Street, thence to Oldfield's houses & Walker's houses at the end of Chapel Lane, thence on the south side of Chapel Lane to & including Tanhouse.

Enumeration District No: 7
Ref: RG11/4553
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: William Archer

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Heckmondwike commencing at William ...? Mill at Wm Oxlers house, thence to Longfield Place thence to Pickerings Buildings and Moorefield Place taking Mr Walter Rhodes houses there thence to Henry Sheards farm house, Chapel House, thence to the Upper Independent Chapel House, thence up High Street to Mrs Inghams houses, Barkers houses & Birkheads shop, thence to All Ings Buildings at and near the Junction Inn, thence to Kitchingmans shop and up the south side of Hollingbank Lane to the south side and top of Dale Lane, thence to the White Lee Side to Berry Buildings on the Leeds Old Road, thence to the Half Way House and Cottage behind, also four cottages opposite on the Birstal Huddersfield Turnpike Road, thence to the houses at Culpan Chemical works thence to Crabtrees and Joanroyd thence to Stubley Farm and the cottages on the Leeds and Huddersfield Road side, thence to Firth House and Bensons at Little Green, thence to Keighleys, Wilsons & Joseph Firth and Lincoln House, thence to Ruth Haroyds(?) property at the bottom of Dale Lane, thence in a direct line down the west side of Brighton Street to the house Mr Dolan.

Enumeration District No: 8
Ref: RG11/4554
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Joseph Wharton

Description of Enumeration District:
All that remaining part of the township of Heckmondwike commencing at Mr Berry's house at the bottom of Brighton Street, thence up the east side of Brighton Street to Mr Berry's houses at the top of Brighton Street, thence to Heaton's property at the bottom of Dale Lane, thence to Back Battye Street, taking all the houses there, thence into Battye Street down the west side of Berry0s houses thence to all the houses on the east side of Battye Street, thence to Parker Street, Park Street, Oxford Street, Cemetery Lodge and Forest Hall, thence to Cemetery Road to the house lately occupied by Robert Brearley, thence Cemetery Road to the butcher's shop at the bottom of Brighton Street and thence to Thomas Wood's houses on the east side of Cemetery Road.

Enumeration District No: 9
Ref: RG11/4554
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: George Illingworth

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Liversedge commencing at Valley Mill, two houses there, thence proceed to Hill Street, Flush, on the north side of the Wakefield and Halifax Turnpike Road, taking all the houses at Flush on that side of the road from Hill Street to Mr Lees, The Elms, then to Mr Spivey's and Green's houses on the south west of the said Turnpike Road, thence to Wormald Street, taking Prestons Houses, Brooks Houses, Bentleys Houses and Charles Cloughs houses at the top of Wormald Street near the railway, thence to the cottages at Providence Mill, thence to Gas Street and Mr Kelleys House and five cottages behind Mr Kelleys House, thence to all Mr Cooke's cottages in South Street and New Street, Millbridge, and on the south west of the said Turnpike Road, thence to the house occupied by Mr Joseph Ellis on the north side of the said road, thence to Coates Fold, Richd Langs houses and the houses near the New Inn, Millbridge, thence up the east side Birstal and Huddersfield Turnpike Road to Field Head, West Park Villa, Popeley House and cottages, to Mr Oates and Mr Nelsons Little Green, thence to Healds Hall, taking Healds Hall, Porter Lodge and cottage, thence to Stott's houses at the bottom of Cooks Park, thence to Mr Cooks cottages behind and near John Smiths, grocer, thence to Bridge House and to Ben H Sykes's and Pattinsons butcher shop and 1 cottage adjoining the Globe Inn.

Enumeration District No: 10
Ref: RG11/4554
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Milnes North

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Liversedge commencing at the Globe Inn, Millbridge and taking all the cottages behind the Globe Inn, thence proceeding up and to all the houses on the south side of the Birstal and Huddersfield Turnpike Road to Elliott's Houses, Cooke's Houses, Spivey's Houses and Burnley's Houses. Thence to all the houses at Yew Tree on the south side of the said road from the railway to Mr Albert Rhodes' house near Liversedge Hall Lane, thence to Mr Dymond's houses behind the Old Yew Tree and at the Headlands, thence to all the houses at Liversedge Colliery on the north side of the railway in and near Quarry Road and Yew Tree Terrace, thence to the cottages at West End, thence to Jeremiah Wharton's houses, Powell's butcher shop and Mr Lucas' house, thence to Bennett's, Brown's and Murgatroyd's cottages in Brick Field, thence to Mr Cooke's cottages opposite the corn mill and Corn Mill House.

Enumeration District No: 11
Ref: RG11/4554
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Charles Illingworth

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Liversedge commencing at Mr George Sampson's shop on the south side of the Wakefield and Halifax Turnpike Road at Mill Bridge, taking Sampson's Houses and Camm's Houses in Brick Field, thence up the Wakefield and Halifax Road to railway station on the south side of the said road including the houses near the Black Bull Inn, Mr Horsfall's house, the houses at Strawberry Bank, the Post Office and houses near Mrs Lawford's houses, the Liversedge Hotel and the houses near to station gate including the Gate House, thence down the north side of the said road to Thomas Street and Valley Road as far as Mr Cawthra's, painter, thence down the said Wakefield and Halifax Road to Mr Milnes North's, grocer, thence up the Leeds Road to the Swann Hotel and cottages behind, thence to Mr Gomersal's houses, Cowburns Buildings, Morris Buildings, Battey's Buildings, National School House, Whitley's Buildings and all the cottages in Holme Street and to Mr Charles Burnley's house.

Enumeration District No: 12
Ref: RG11/4554
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: George Cheffinger 

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Liversedge commencing at the old footpath, Norristhorpe, leading to Heckmondwike, at Mortimer's houses on the north side of Norristhorpe Lane, thence down the said Lane to Squire Lister's grocers shop, thence on Forge Lane as far as the old iron works, thence to Ben Hirst's houses and to Spring House and all the cottages belonging to the same including the cottages on the east of Norristhorpe Lane, thence to all the houses at Milton Row, Smithies and Low Mills (or Bottoms) thence through the railway arch to Mr Josiah Rhodes house & cottage, thence to Park Farm Colliery, Park Colliery, Park Farm, Low Farm, Lodge Farm and the houses at Norris Hill, thence to the south side of Norristhorpe, taking all the houses from the Rising Sun Inn to Taylor's houses, and from thence to the houses at South Fields, Owlet, Hirst & Woodland Cottage.

Enumeration District No: 13
Ref: RG11/4554
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: John Cowburn

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of Liversedge Hall at Joseph Mitchels, thence up Liversedge Hall Lane taking both sides of the road and including Liversedge Hall, Gomersall Houses, Hirst Houses, T.H. Mann's house, Oak Ville, and cottages, Heath Cottage and cottages near, and Prospect Cottage and cottages near, thence to Parkers Houses at the top of Liversedge Hall Lane, thence to and taking all the houses on the north side of Lumb Lane, to the Birstal and Huddersfield Turnpike Road, thence to all the houses in the Brick Field behind the Yew Tree Inn, thence to Whitakers Houses on the west side of the above road, thence to the old Toll Bar House near the Old Yew Tree, thence to Duxbury House and the cottages near, thence to Carleton House, Woodfield House and Porters Lodger, thence to Providence Buildings bottom of Roberttown and cottages above, thence to Lister Farm and cottages, thence to Smithy Hill including John Taylor's house and J.H. Muffit's house, thence to the farm cottage near the New Inn, Roberttown, thence to the New Inn and the cottages adjoining, thence to the houses in Lumb Lane near the cotton mill, thence to Lister Houses and the other houses at the Fountains, thence to Mr Musgreaves houses in Fountain Street, thence to the cottages near Mr Heaton chemical works, from thence in a direct line to the Star Inn, thence J. Ramsdens 3 cottages below the Star Inn and to Frank Hirst house and Chas Stringer...(description possibly continues but is not available)

Enumeration District No: 14
Ref: RG11/4555
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Charles Fisher

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Liversedge commencing at Mr George Wright's, Common Side, Robert Town, thence to Listers Cottages, Brearley's and Longley's Cottages, thence up Robert Town Common to Fawcetts Cottages near the Grey Horse Inn, thence to Hucketts Cottages, Tordoffs Cottages, Wallers Cottages including the Grey Horse Inn, Fidelity Lodge Cottages, Flints Cottages, Robinsons and Drakes Cottages, thence to George Firths old Cottages and to all the cottages on the north side of Robert Town Common to Mr John Cockills, thence to the butchers shop at the bottom of Church Street, taking Fishers, Parkinsons and Womersleys houses, thence up the south side of Church Street, to Mr George Firths new cottages, thence to the Top of Common to Stott Swithenbank's farm, thence to Langs Farm, Langleys Cottages and Radcliffe Arms Inn, thence to Mr Arthur Sheards, Mr Thomas Heys and thence to the remaining houses on the north side of Church Street, Vicarage and National School House, thence to the remaining houses on the north side of Leeds Road from the end of Church Street to Mr William Thorntons below the Cherry Tree Inn, thence to Pogg Mires, Moor Side, Bully Trees, Triangle, Bay Farm, Worlds End, Swamp, Toad Hole & Shaw Pump.

Enumeration District No: 15
Ref: RG11/4555
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Charles Henry Illingworth

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Liversedge commencing at Castle House Hill, near the township of Gomersal, thence down the east side of Listing Lane, from Armitage's cottages to the Register Office near Healds Hall, thence on the south side of the Leeds and Whitehall Turnpike Road from the cottages near the first Toll Bar at Littletown to Littletown Bridge, to the top of Knowler Hill on the east side of the road, and to all the houses at the top of Knowler Hill, thence to the south side of the Wakefield and Halifax Turnpike Road, taking all the houses from Joseph Fisher to Birkby Lane, Hightown, and a cottage at Woodfield Mill.

Enumeration District No: 16
Ref: RG11/4555
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Benjamin Broadbent

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Liversedge commencing at Mr Charles Rouse's houses near Birkby Lane, Hightown and taking all the south side of the Wakefield and Halifax Turnpike Road in a direct line to Scholes Mill at the top of Clough Lane, thence to Clough, taking both sides of the road, thence to Upper House and cottages there, thence to Scite House and the cottages at the Wesleyan Chapel and from thence to the end of Hare Park Lane, thence on the south side of Hare Park Lane to Sepulcher Hill, thence down the west side of Sepulcher Hill to Hare Park Hall and Thorn Bush, and from thence to Parkins at the top of Hare Park Lane, thence to all the houses on the west side of Heights from Parkin's Mill to Charlesworth's house at Buttershaw Lane End.

Enumeration District No: 17
Ref: RG11/4555
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: William Cordingley

Description of Enumeration District:
All the houses in Tanner Street, down Buttershaw Lane to Upper Trippy, Lower Trippy, thence to Walton Cross, up Windy Bank Lane from Windy Bank Lane both sides of the Halifax Road to Buttershaw Lane, all the houses on the north side of the Halifax Road to Blacup Lane, thence to Quarry House and all the houses above the Shoulder of Mutton Inn to Marsh, all houses Quaker Lane End.

Enumeration District No: 18
Ref: RG11/4555
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: David Womersley

Description of Enumeration District:
Commencing at the cottage at the Dining Rooms of the Broomfield Mill, Moor Bottom near Cleckheaton, thence to the Broomfield Hotel, National School House, Chapel Trustees Houses, Shaw Street, Nutters Houses and Kelletts Houses, thence to the houses called the Twenty Two, thence to Drake's Houses, Smiths Houses, Roberts Houses, and all the houses in School Street, Moor Bottom, thence into Quaker Lane to Wood Nook, Lower Blacup and Upper Woodside, thence to the cottage occupied by Joseph Leeming, Quaker Lane, thence to Hemingways Houses, Law's House and Ben Gomersal house and all the remaining houses in Quaker Lane including one of Marshall's cottages, thence to Mr Oddy's Houses, thence to three cottages at Jackson's Chemical Works, Hightown and up Chemic Lane End down the north side of the Wakefield and Halifax Turnpike Road from Chemical Lane End to Mr George Milner Houses Lower Hall Lane End.

Enumeration District No: 19
Ref: RG11/4555
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: George Stansfield

Description of Enumeration District:
All that part of the township of Liversedge commencing at George Milners houses in Lower Hall Lane, Hightown, thence to all the houses at Lower Hall, thence to Hirst Houses and all the houses from Lower Hall Lane End on the north side of the Wakefield and Halifax Turnpike Road to the houses at the Public Offices, Hightown, thence to Priestleys Houses, Knowler Hill, thence down Knowler Hill to Littletown Bridge taking all the houses on the west side of the road including the houses on Stanley Lane, thence to Mr John Gomersall's houses and all the houses in Carr Street, Littletown, thence to Edward Walker's shop and to all the houses on the south side of the Leeds and Whitehall Turnpike Road to Upper Carr and Eddercliffe, thence to the cottages at Stanley Colliery on both sides of the railway, thence to the houses at Primrose Farm, thence to Briggs Houses near Blakelock's Mill at Rawfolds, thence to the Miller and Dyer beerhouse, thence to The Grove and Porter Lodge and Blakelock's Houses, thence to cottages at Rawfolds Old Pit and three cottages near, thence Pyenot Hall and all the houses there, thence to Naylors Houses, Marsh and to the Marsh Hotel and Pearson's Houses, thence to Marsh House and all the houses at Syke Fold.

Enumeration District No: 20
Ref: RG11/4555
Superintendent Registrar’s District: Dewsbury
Registrar’s Sub-District: Liversedge
Name of Enumerator: Joseph Ramsden Smith

Description of Enumeration District:
All that remaining part of the township of Liversedge commencing at Mr Joshua Thornton's house at Marsh, and taking all the houses on the north side of the Leeds and Whitehall Turnpike Road, down to Mr John Coats farm, near the Old Oak Inn at Littletown, and including Thornton's Houses at Marsh, all the houses near and in New Street, Rawfolds, The Royds and cottage near Messrs. Briggs' stables, two houses at Eddercliffe, Board School House, Garden House, Littletown, Hadwin's Houses, New Inn beerhouse and cottages near, all the houses in Ramsden Street, G Ramsden houses, and all the houses in Well Fold, the Star Inn, Coate's Fold and the houses at and near the Old Oak Inn.