Baptisms 1879-1906

Baptisms at Scholes United Methodist Free Church are held at the West Yorkshire Archives under reference C25/5/9. The handwriting varies through the years but on the whole is very 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, Parents, Address and date of birth, which is often shown as their age at time of baptism. 

For earlier baptisms please refer to those appearing in the Cleckheaton Circuit registers.

1879
13 Jul 1879 - Alfred SYKES, Jabez & Betty, Popplewell Lane, Scholes (b. 24 Jun 1879)
13 Jul 1879 - Harrison EMSLEY, Robert & Nancy, Popplewell Lane, Scholes (b. 22 Sep 1869)
13 Jul 1879 - Mary EMSLEY, Robert & Nancy, Popplewell Lane, Scholes (b. 9 Feb 1873)
1880
30 May 1880 - Horatio GOODWILL, John Adamson & Easther Hannah, Hartshead Moor, Scholes (b. 12 Apr 1880)
7 Oct 1880 - Joseph Milton BATEMAN, John, Scholes (b. 17 Aug 1879)
7 Oct 1880 - Mark HURLEY, Eli, Scholes (b. 20 Jan 1876)
7 Oct 1880 - Clara HURLEY, Eli, Scholes (b. 11 Dec 1879)
7 Oct 1880 - Arthur LAW, John, Scholes (b. 4 Jun 1880) (also baptised at Whitechapel 30 Sep 1888 as Arthur LAWS)
31 Oct 1880 - Frank SYKES, Jabez & Betty, Popplewell Lane, Scholes (b. 24 Sep 1880)
4 Nov 1880 - Samuel AMBLER, Abraham & Harriet, Hartshead Moor (b. 19 Sep 1880)
1881
7 May 1881 - Mary GELDARD, Charles & Mary Ann, Scholes (9 days)
1882
27 Aug 1882 - Leonard BENTLEY, Thompson & Casandy, Cleckheaton (26 days)
29 Oct 1882 - Albert HURLEY, Eli & Emma, Scholes (10m 5d)
1883
7 Jan 1883 - Annie Maud AMBLER, Samuel & Bertha, Scholes (3m 10d)
25 Feb 1883 - Miriam SYKES, Jabez & Betty, Scholes (29 days)
1885
12 Nov 1885 - Arthur HURLEY, Eli & Emma, Scholes (b. 11 Apr 1885) (this entry appears in a separate record set)

At this point there appears to be several missing pages which appears to coincide with the chapel having to close down for structural repairs. There are also several entries completely out of date order which have been added to the correct date for ease of browsing.

1892
10 Jul 1892 - Hilda SYKES, Henrietta, Scholes (13w)
4 Sep 1892 - Frederick CORDINGLEY, John & Clara, Hartshead Moor (7w 4d)
18 Sep 1892 - Hilda BARRACLOUGH, Fred & Ann, Scholes (14w)
20 Nov 1892 - Florence Gertrude SAVILLE, Isaac & Deliah, Scholes (4?w)
1893
5 Mar 1893 - Ruth Hellen SPEIGHT, John & Sarah, Scholes (8w)
23 Jul 1893 - Irving BENTLEY, Thompson & Cassandre, Scholes (15w)
1894
15 Apr 1894 - Emma TOWEND, Harry & Tamer, Moor Bottom (4w)
15 Apr 1894 - Harrold EPWORTH, William & Clara, Scholes (5m)
1895
24 Feb 1895 - Edith HURLEY, William & Emily, Cleckheaton (10w)
5 Jun 1895 - Willie BARKER, Dan & Hannah, Scholes (10w)
18 Aug 1895 - Hilda SPEIGHT, John & Sarah, Scholes (5w)
18 Aug 1895 - Elenor EPWORTH, William & Clara, Scholes (6w)
18 Aug 1895 - Fred SHAKLETON, William & Mary Hannah, Scholes (5w)
18 Aug 1895 - Emma BOARDLY, William & Mary, Scholes (2y)
1896
16 Feb 1896 - Florence PEARSON, Arthur & Ann, Cleckheaton (5w)
13 Dec 1896 - Fred HURLEY, William & Emily, Cleckheaton (6m)
1897
10 Mar 1897 - Florence Evelyn WOOD, Ernest & Edith, Scholes (1y 9m)
10 Mar 1897 - Arthur WOOD, Ernest & Edith, Scholes (3m)
10 Mar 1897 - Ernest BARKER, Dan & Anna, Scholes (11w)
10 Mar 1897 - Edith PRIESTLEY, Albert & Esther, Scholes (5y)
10 Mar 1897 - Harry PRIESTLEY, Albert & Esther, Scholes (2y)
11 Mar 1897 - Emma INGHAM, Hartwell & Hannah, Cleckheaton (8y)
11 Mar 1897 - Mary INGHAM, Hartwell & Hannah, Cleckheaton (6y)
11 Mar 1897 - Annie INGHAM, Hartwell & Hannah, Cleckheaton (1½y)
11 Mar 1897 - Edith HARRIS, George & Elizabeth, Cleckheaton (7y)
7 Jun 1897 - Henrietta Elizabeth ROBERTSHAW, Jesse & Jane, Scholes (14w)
12 Sep 1897 - Evelyn PEARSON, Stephen & Frances, Scholes, Hartshead Moor (22w)
7 Nov 1897 - Alice SHACKLETON, William & Mary Hannah, Scholes, Cleckheaton (8w)
1898
1898 - Herbert SPEIGHT, John & Sarah, Scholes, Cleckheaton (11w) (Just the year given)
10 Jul 1898 - Arthur THORPE, Hannah, Stanningley (3m)
16 Oct 1898 - Harold TAYLOR, Benjamin, Moor Top, Cleckheaton (3w)
23 Oct 1898 - Vernal HOULDSWORTH, Rayner & Elizabeth H, Scholes (11m)
23 Oct 1898 - Stanley PEARSON, Arthur & Ann, Cleckheaton (5w)
1899
1 Jan 1899 - May ELLIS, John & Annie, Scholes (7w)
1 Jan 1899 - Harold ELLIS, John & Annie, Scholes (7w)
4 Jun 1899 - Arnold KENT, Albert, Scholes (11w)
5 Nov 1899 - Live PEARSON, Frank & Mary, 4 Dawson Street, Wyke (1m) (First name should be Levi)
18 Dec 1899 - Elsie HEPWORTH, Iram, Hartshead Moor (7w)
1900
15 Apr 1900 - Emmeline CONVY, John H & Leah, Hartshead Moor (6w)
6 May 1900 - John BINNS HALL, Ernest & Jane, Chapel Lane, Scholes (6m)
9 Sep 1900 - Doris ROBERSHAW, Jonas & Naomi, Wyke (15m)
1901
28 Jul 1901 - Harold SKYES, Frank & Mary Elizabeth, Scholes (6w) (Surname should be Sykes!)
30 Aug 1901 - Annie BUTTERFIELD, Herbert & Susannah, Scholes (3m)
1902
27 Apr 1902 - Ethel SPEIGHT, John & Sarah, Scholes (4m)
29 Apr 1902 - Mortimer LAW, Sam & Mary Ann, Scholes (2w)
15 Jun 1902 - Ethel WOOD, Albert & Alice, Hartshead Moor, Scholes (6w)
20 Jul 1902 - Alec HURLEY, Mark & Mary Jane, Scholes (1m)
3 Aug 1902 - Wilfred CLOUGH, Walter & Sarah Ann, Cleckheaton (1m)
7 Sep 1902 - Ada ATKINSON, Alfred & Sarah Elizabeth, Stanningley (6w)
23 Nov 1902 - Ethel SCHOFIELD, Tom & Caroline, Scholes (6w)
14 Dec 1902 - Alice BIRCHALL, Joshua & Eliza Ann, Scholes (6w)
28 Dec 1902 - Mildred ROBINSON, Irvin & Fanny, Wyke (8w)
1903
31 May 1903 - Willie FIRTH, George Henry & Alice, Hartshead Moor (5w)
31 May 1903 - Florrie NAYLOR, John Henry & Betty, Bailiffe Bridge (5m)
31 May 1903 - Ann Ellen LAW, Sam & Mary Ann, Scholes (3w)
1904
6 Mar 1904 - Norman PARKINSON, Tom & Rhoda, Scholes (9w)
20 Mar 1904 - Harry WILKINSON, Richard & Adelaide, Scholes (7w)
5 Jun 1904 - Frank ASQUITH, Burnall & Emma Jane, Scholes (6w)
2 Oct 1904 - Gertie BIRCHALL, Joshua & Eliza Ann, Scholes (5w)
1905
8 Jan 1905 - Lucy Emily JAGGER, Irvin & Louisa, Scholes (6w)
19 Mar 1905 - Elizabeth HOYLE, Sam & Eliza Ann, Bailiffe Bridge (7w)
19 Mar 1905 - Emile HIRST, Ben & Mary, Bailiffe Bridge (12m)
23 Apr 1905 - Edith AINSWORTH, Alfred & Annie, Scholes (5w)
30 Apr 1905 - Willie COLLINS, Harry & Ellen, Robertown (4w)
30 Apr 1905 - Ella HURLEY, Mark & Mary, Scholes (5w)
30 Apr 1905 - Arthur Leonard BUTTERFIELD, Burton & Rebecca, Hartshead Moor (7w)
1906
21 Jan 1906 - Evelyn ROBERTS, Arthur & Sarah Jane, Scholes (6w)
21 Jan 1906 - Robert HANSON, Sam & Minnie, Scholes (4m)
11 Feb 1906 - Harry BAXTER, Joseph & Annie, Scholes (6w)
11 Feb 1906 - Norman BAXTER, John & Amy, Scholes (1y 6m)
26 Apr 1906 - Wilfred ASQUITH, Burnhill & Emma Jane, Scholes (4w)
6 May 1906 - Percy Lawrence BENTLEY, Lamplough & Minnie, Scholes (5w)
6 May 1906 - Willie BAXTER, Donald & Lenora, Scholes (4m)
7 May 1906 - Alice SPEIGHT, Harry & Esther, Hartshead Moor, Cleckheaton (2w)
26 Aug 1906 - Ellen Jane PATRICK, William Henry & Elizabeth Ann, Hartshead Moor (2m)
26 Aug 1906 - Evelyn WILKINSON, Richard & Adelaide, Scholes (5w)
9 Sep 1906 - Willie LAW, Sam & Mary Ann, Scholes (8d)
14 Oct 1906 - Edwin MALLINSON, Fred & Phoebe, Hartshead Moor (6w)
21 Oct 1906 - Harold SHACKLETON, William & Mary Hannah, Scholes (5w)