These baptisms at Marsh Chapel are recorded in the West Yorkshire Archives under reference number C25/70a. The catalogue actually records the location as Cleckheaton Primitive Methodist and the cover page of the register itself shows it as the Cleckheaton Wesleyan Reform Chapel. On the first page of baptisms the header has been amended from Wesleyan Reform Chapel to read United Methodist Free Church Chapel, Cleckheaton.
The original records are quite messy and often confuse the date of baptism with the date of birth. There are also pages which are completely out of date order, but these have been added below in the correct order for ease of browsing.
The handwriting varies through the years but on the whole is quite poor. Every effort has been made to accurately transcribe the details. If possible, you should check the below details against the original records.
The format for the entries is: Date of baptism, Child's name, details of Parents, Address and date of birth (or age).
The register states that the baptisms commence in 1860 but the first two entries are from slightly before this time.
No Date - Hannah Maria DOBSON, William, Cleckheaton (b. 28 May 1858)
18 Jan 1857 - Hannah MITCHELL, David & Sarah, Cleckheaton (b. 18 Oct 1856) (out of date order?)
1860
2 Sep 1860 - Mary Ann DOBSON, William, Cleckheaton (b. 26 Jun 1860)
1861
3 Feb 1861 - Sarah BINNS, Joseph & Charlotte, Littletown (b. 13 Nov 1860)
7 Apr 1861 - William Hiley STEAD, Rufus & Sarah, Liversedge (b. 17 Jan 1861)
21 Jul 1861 - Sarah Ellen COULBY, Samuel & Rachel, Cleckheaton (b. 3 Jun 1861)
28 Jul 1861 - Eliza GREENWOOD, John & Ann, Little Gomersal (b. 15 Dec 1855)
28 Jul 1861 - Sarah SHARP, John & Hannah, Little Gomersal (b. 10 Mar 1861)
1 Sep 1861 - Alfred HOLMES, Joseph & Mary Ann, Cleckheaton (b. 18 Jun 1861)
1862
16 Feb 1862 - Annice WALKER, John & Lydia, Littletown Lane?, Liversedge (b. 23 Sep 1858)
16 Feb 1862 - Elizabeth Ann WALKER, John & Lydia, Littletown Lane?, Liversedge (b. 2 Mar 1860)
16 Feb 1862 - Lucy Ann HAYS, John & Harriet, Moorend, Cleckheaton
25 May 1862 - James HODGSON, Clayton & Elizabeth, Upper lane, Cleckheaton (b. 27 Apr 1862
11 Sep 1862 - Mary Ann CLOUGH, Thomas & Hann(ah?), Hightown, (b. 29 Jun 1862)
12 Jul 1862 - Hannah BENNETT, (parents names are blank), Cleckheaton (b. 12 May 1862) (out of date order)
1 Sep 1861 - Alfred HOLMES, Joseph & Mary Ann, Cleckheaton (b. 18 Jun 1861) (out of date order but already entered above)
16 Nov 1862 - John William LISTER, James & Elisebeth, Cleckheaton (b. 6 Feb 1859)
16 Nov 1862 - Elisebeth LISTER, James & Elisebeth, Cleckheaton (b. 27 Feb 1862)
1863
11 Jan 1863 - Anne Elizabeth WOOD, John & Elizabeth, Upper Lane, Cleckheaton (b. 8 Nov 1862)
11 Jan 1863 - Mary THORNTON, Henry & Mary Ann, Upper Lane, Cleckheaton (b. 26 Jun 1862)
11 Jan 1863 - Mary ATKINSON, Isaac & Frances, Upper Lane, Cleckheaton (b. 7 Nov 1862)
26 Jul 1863 - Snowden BINNS, Joseph & Charlotte, Cleckheaton (b. 2 May 1863)
26 Jul 1863 - Alfred? DOBSON, William & Sarah, Cleckheaton (b. 9 Apr 1863)
23 Aug 1863 - Mary COULBY, Samuel & Rachel, Cleckheaton (b. 19 Jul 1863)
27 Dec 1863 - Emily STEAD, Rufus & Sarah, Cleckheaton (b. 4 Jul 1863)
27 Dec 1863 - Emily WOOD, John & Ann Elizabeth, Pinott Hall, Liversedge (b. 3 Dec 1863)
1864
15 May 1864 - Sam WOOD, John & Elizabeth, Upper Lane, Cleckheaton (b. 17 Jun 1864)
11 Sep 1864 - John HODGSON, Clayton & Elizabeth, Upper Lane, Cleckheaton (b. 24 May 1864)
17 Nov 1864 - Mary Emily KNOWLES, John H & Esther, Cleckheaton (b. 3 Oct 1864)
1865
6 Apr 1865 - Margaret Elizabeth POWELL, Richard & Hannah, Rawfolds, Liversedge (b. 4 Feb 1865)
16 Apr 1865 - Arthur BENNETT, John & Ann, Albion Street, Cleckheaton (b. 8 Jun 1864)
16 Apr 1865 - Lawford FIRTH, John & Mary, Church Street, Cleckheaton (b. 4 Feb 1865)
1 Oct 1865 - Arthur BROADWITH, William & Jane, Hartshead Moor, Cleckheaton (aged 5w)
11 Jul 1865 - Sarah Elizabeth BLAMIRES, Sam & Ann, Moor End, Cleckheaton (aged 3m) (out of date order)
No date - Evaline Merrall VICKRIDGE, Rawfolds (b. 5 Nov 1865)
1866
6 May 1866 - Annie COULBY, Samuel & Rachael, Upper Lane, Cleckheaton (b. 11 Apr 1866)
10 Nov 1866 - Annie HODGSON, Clayton & Elizabeth, Upper Lane, Cleckheaton (aged 9w)
9 Dec 1866 - Anne Elizabeth STEAD, Rufus & Sarah, Cleckheaton
1867
26 May 1867 - Charles Henry BENTLEY, John & Mary, Leeds (aged 3m)
1868
31 May 1868 - Elizabeth COULBY, Samuel & Rachael, Rawfolds (aged 1m)
6 Dec 1868 - Edith STEAD, Rufus & Sarah, Cleckheaton (aged 12w)
1869
21 Mar 1869 - Ellen HODGSON, Clayton & Elizabeth, Cleckheaton (aged 6w)
8 Aug 1869 - John Hartley SPENCE, James & Mary Jane, Cleckheaton (aged 8w 2d)
21 Nov 1869 - Charles Henry COULBY, Samuel & Rachel, Dewsbury (aged 7w)
1870
5 Jun 1870 - Lilly Jane MANNING, Harry Edward & Jane, Cleckheaton (aged 2w)
5 Jun 1870 - Rose ELiza MANNING, Harry Edward & Jane, Cleckheaton (aged 2w)
20 Nov 1870 - Fred PEARSON, William & Mary Ann, Cleckheaton (aged 11w)
11 Dec 1870 - Philip Henry Thornton BROWN, Samuel & Sarah, Cleckheaton (aged 14w)
25 Dec 1870 - Elizabeth Ann WARTON, James & Eliza, Mill Bridge (aged 7w 4d)
1871
22 Jan 1871 - William COULBY, Samuel & Rachel, Wilton Place, Dewsbury (aged 10w)
14 May 1871 - Mary Hester SMITH, James & Ruth, 305 Manchester Road, Bradford (aged 7w)
27 Aug 1871 - Clara STEAD, Rufus & Sarah, North Gate, Cleckheaton (b. 30 Apr 1871
1872
15 Sep 1872 - John George COULBY, Samuel & Rachel, Dewsbury (b. 31 Jul 1872)
1873
9 Mar 1873 - Herbert PAERSON, William & Mary Ann, Marsh Buildings (b. 21 Dec 1872)
27 Mar 1873 - James Percy HILLAS, Benjamin & Elizabeth Ann, Moor End, Cleckheaton (b. 4 Feb 1873)
1874
13 Sep 1874 - Lilian BROOK, John & Elizabeth, Moor End, Cleckheaton (b. 11 Sep 1873)
1875
2 May 1875 - Susannah COULBY, Samuel & Rachael, Dewsbury (b. 23 Oct 1874)
27 May 1875 - Lilian HILLAS, Benjamin & Elizabeth Ann, Cleckheaton (b. 5 Jan 1875)
22 Aug 1875 - Albert RHODES, John & Mary, Cleckheaton (b. 16 May 1875)
23 Nov 1875 - Edward CRAWSHAW, Albert & Jane, Cleckheaton (b. 12 Nov 1875)
23 Dec 1875 - William BROSCOMBE, Solomon & Mary Ann, Rawfolds
26 Dec 1875 - Edith PEARSON, William & Mary Ann, Moor End, Cleckheaton (b. 26 Aug 1875)
1876
16 Apr 1876 - Rhodin BLAMIRES, Sam & Ann, Cleckheaton (b. 10 Jan 1876)
4 Jun 1876 - Agnes SPENCE, John & Eliza, Flush, Heckmondwike (b. 25 Apr 1876)
27 Jul 1876 - Sarah JOLLIFF, John & Ann, Cleckheaton (b. 28 Dec 1875)
24 Sep 1876 - William CLAFFY, Timothy & Annie Maria, Cleckheaton (b. 16 Jul 1876)
24 Dec 1876 - Harry YATES, Fred & Ann, Heckmondwike (b. 31 Oct 1876)
1877
21 Jan 1877 - Mary Ann COULBY, Samuel & Rachel, Cleckheaton (b. 7 Oct 1876)
1 Apr 1877 - Lucy THOMPSON, William & Elizabeth, Cleckheaton (b. 23 Sep 1876)
22 Mar 1877 - Frank BROSKHAM, Solomon & Mary Ann, Rawfolds (b. 18 Oct 1876) (out of date order)
5 Apr 1877 - (Blank) BENNETT, William & Selina, Cleckheaton
13 May 1877 - Ethel WHARTON, Joseph & Anne Ada, Liversedge (b. 5 Dec 1876)
14 Jun 1877 - Joseph Whitcliffe STABLES, found in a heap of coals near the railway bridge, Whitcliffe, Cleckheaton 6 Jan 1877, (supposed to be born in Sep 1876)
A note dated 16 Jan 1929 is attached to the above baptism and reads: Joseph Whitcliffe Stables - In the Cleckheaton Guardian 24 Jan 1879, a notice appears of the death of this child who was taken in and cared for (when found by Mr Jos Bentley), by Mr & Mrs Stables of Whitcliffe. The child died on Jan 20 & was buried at The Old Cemetery on Jan 23 1879. See also Tales from the Grave - Sad Case of the Abandoned Child
14 Jun 1877 - Harold HILLAS, Benjamin & Elizabeth, Cleckheaton (b. 19 Jan 1877)
2 Sep 1877 - Frank WALKER, George & Sarah Ann, Marsh, Liversedge (b. 20 May 1877)
6 Sep 1877 - Arthur Leonard HANSON, Fred & Anne Elizabeth, Brooke Street, Cleckheaton (b. 28 Jul 1877)
9 Sep 1877 - David BRIDGE, William & Christiana, Liversedge (b. 14 Aug 1875)
9 Sep 1877 - Philip BRIDGE, William & Christiana, Liversedge (b. 2 Aug 1877)
4 Oct 1877 - Ralph WRIGHT, William & Emma, Union Street, Cleckheaton (b. 17 Sep 1877)
1878
24 Mar 1878 - Agnes BLAMIRES, Rawden & Sophia, Cleckheaton (b. 7 Feb 1878)
2 Jun 1878 - Adah SPENCE, John & Eliza, Halifax (b. 14 Nov 1877)
9 Jun 1878 - Elizabeth Ann WHITE, James & Alice, Cleckheaton (b. 24 Oct 1877)
26 Nov 1878 - Sarah Elizabeth CLAFFY, Timothy & Anna Maria, Cleckheaton (b. 21 Jul 1878)
13 Dec 1878 - James Henry BRAYSHAW, Edwin Henry & Martha Judith, Cleckheaton (b. 13 Oct 1878)
15 Dec 1878 - Martha Ann EDLINGTON, Thomas & Maria, Cleckheaton (b. 19 Oct 1878)
Entries in the same register continue, but are then recorded as Central Chapel, Cleckheaton