Register Office Marriages

When Civil Registration commenced in 1837 it also became possible for couples to marry outside of religious venues and ceremonies were performed at Register Offices. The details recorded by the Registrar were the same as those recorded in religious venues but there are no readily available records of these. The marriages that appear on this site have been taken from various newspaper reports of the day and only give very basic information.

The marriages at Bradford are only selected and relate to those with connections to the Spen valley. The ones at Gomersal seem to stop appearing in the newspapers at the end of 1871, so it is assumed that this was around the time when proceedings were transferred to Dewsbury. 

This project is as complete as possible but further entries will be added if ever located.

The Register Office, Manor Row, Bradford

28 Dec 1843 - Dixon KIDD, North Bierley & Martha HODGSON, Cleckheaton

27 Feb 1848 - Jeremiah SMITH, Wyke & Rhoda BENN, Scholes, near Bradford

23 Oct 1856 - James WOOD & Sarah STEAD, both of Cleckheaton

16 Mar 1861 - John WHITELEY, Heckmondwike & Margaret SWALES, Bradford

31 Dec 1865 - Stephen WOLFENDEN & Jane HALEY, both of Moor End, Cleckheaton

9 Jan 1867 - John ROOLEY & Rachel GIBSON, both of Cleckheaton

2 Dec 1875 - William WARD & Sarah Jane SLATER, both of Cleckheaton

27 Dec 1877 - William THACKRAH, Halifax & Maria TAYLOR, Cleckheaton

1 Sep 1911 - Arthur FIRTH, Cleckheaton & Annie DOBSON, Bradford Moor

23 Sep 1911 - Fred FIELDING, Cleckheaton & Olive BINNS, Oakenshaw

The Register Office, Oxford Road, Gomersal

12 Aug 1850 - James GRINSTEAD, Bradford & Jane WALKER, Birstal

3 May 1858 - George BLACKBURN, butcher & Sarah PEACE, both of Dewsbury

24 May 1858 - James WILSON, Birstal & Emma WEBB, Popeley Gate, Gomersal

25 May 1858 - William TAYLOR & Alice HARGREAVES, both of Batley

28 Jun 1858 - William ROUSE & Mary MOODY, both of Batley

17 Jul 1858 - William ATKINSON  & Mary WALKER, both of Heckmondwike

17 Jul 1858 - Parker KITCHINGMAN & Maria KITCHINGMAN, both of Batley

24 Jul 1858 - Benjamin SHEPLEY, joiner & Sarah Ann BINNS, both of Birstal

18 Aug 1858 - Frederick Wm. SUCKSMITH & Martha CAUFIELD, both of Birstal

13 Sep 1858 - Thos. Wm. LISTER & Sarah MURGATROYD, both of Gomersal

20 Sep 1858 - William STREET, cloth dresser & Mary FEARNLEY, both of Brownhill, Batley

21 Sep 1858 - Geo. AUTY & Hannah Jane ELLIS, both of Batley

27 Sep 1858 - Geo. HAIGH & Mary HALL, both of Batley

16 Oct 1858 - Robt. WARD, grocer & Elizabeth ARMITAGE, both of Batley

6 Nov 1858 - Josh. GARRETT, flour dealer & Rebecca BARBER, both of Carlinghow, near Batley

8 Nov 1858 - Edwd. WARD, cloth finisher & Margaret HODGSON, eldest dau of Joseph, Innkeeper, all of Batley

11 Nov 1858 - Joseph JUBB, son of the later Matthew Parker, rag merchant & Ellen HIRST, dau of Thomas, Woollen manufacturer, all of Batley

26 Nov 1858 - Henry HEPWORTH, spinner & Martha Ann JACKSON, both of Carlinghow, Batley

30 Nov 1858 - William REDFEARN, blanket manufacturer & Mary POPPLEWELL, both of Heckmondwike

25 Dec 1858 - Thomas HETHERINGTON, Cloth weaver & Emma HUDSON, both of Morley

25 Dec 1858 - Alfred CRAWSHAW, Woollen slubber & Elizabeth MOUNTAIN, both of Mirfield

31 Dec 1858 - Thomas HUDSON, Flanshaw Lane, nr Wakefield & Amelia BROOK, Holdenclough

24 Jan 1859 - John HEY, wood turner & Hannah WHITAKER, both of Batley

24 Jan 1859 - John William GLEDHILL, Gomersal & Mary Ann WHITTINGTON, Mill Bridge

24 Jan 1859 - William PRESTON, police constable & Sarah GRAY, dau of William, farmer, all of Batley

26 Feb 1859 - Leonard STUBLEY, Soothill & Mary BROWN, Batley

1 Mar 1859 - John WALKER & Lydia HAYS, dau of Joseph, all of Drub, Gomersal

7 Mar 1859 - John SUTCLIFFE, machine maker & Sarah LISTER, dau of Wm., all of Flush, Liversedge

26 Apr 1859 - Chas. SUCKSMITH, cloth finisher & Sarah LAWTON, both of Birstal

15 Nov 1859 - John VERITY & Martha SCARR, both of Birstal

10 Dec 1859 - Arthur KITCHINGMAN, plasterer & Sarah Ann METCALFE, both of Staincliffe

24 Dec 1859 - John PEEL & Sarah Ann OXLEY, both of Heckmondwike

26 Dec 1859 - Joseph AUTY & Ann SUTCLIFFE, both of Dewsbury

7 Apr 1860 - Wilson THORNES & Jemima STUBLEY, both of Batley

9 Apr 1860 - James THURMAN, wood turner & Sarah Ann TERRY, both of Batley

9 Apr 1860 - Thomas BURNLEY, clothier & Mary Jane MARSDEN, both of Batley

9 Apr 1860 - Matthew FARRAR, clothier & Mary PINDERGAST, both of Batley

19 May 1860 - Sam BROOK, joiner & Mary Ann WALLIS, both of Birstal

20 May 1860 - John FOZARD, joiner & Rachel BROWN, both of Batley

20 May 1860 - Geo. JACKSON & Sarah HELLIWELL, both of Gomersal

26 May 1860 - Joseph HOLMES, clothier, Howdenclough & Ann NORTH, Birstal

28 May 1860 - Michael ALMOND, cloth dresser & Annie Elizabeth WATSON, both of Dewsbury

8 Sep 1860 - John HALL, cloth weaver & Elizabeth WARING, both of Morley

10 Sep 1860 - Chas. AUTY, cloth weaver, Hanging Heaton & Catherine BROADHEAD, Heckmondwike

15 Sep 1860 - John ASQUITH & Margaret GREAVES, both of Gomersal

24 Sep 1860 - William PARKER, woollen manufacturer & Catherine BOLD, both of Dewsbury

25 Sep 1860 - John FURNESS, tailor & Martha RAYNER, both of Heckmondwike

26 Nov 1860 - John HAIGH, cloth weaver & Sarah Ann JESSOP, both of Mirfield

26 Nov 1860 - Joseph SYKES, blanket weaver & Sarah DEWS, both of Heckmondwike

7 Dec 1861 - David BARSTOW, woolsorter & Mary ARMITAGE, both of Gomersal

7 Dec 1861 - William ILLINGWORTH, engine tenter, White Lee & Ann GIBSON, Batley

31 Dec 1861 - Joseph ROBERTSHAW, overlooker & Eliza ROTHERY, both of Heckmondwike

9 Dec 1861 - Henry BAGSHAW, iron moulder, Dewsbury & Eliza Ann FIRTH, Thornhill

7 Jun 1862 - Abraham COLBECK, cloth weaver & Margaret SMITH, both of Batley

7 Jun 1862 - Joseph JACKSON, woollen spinner, Batley Carr & Ruth Fergus O'Connor MITCHELL, Batley

7 Jun 1862 - Fredk. MARRIOTT, stone mason, Batley & Victoria ANTINGHAM, Dewsbury

24 Aug 1863 - John CHEETHAM, spring maker, Millbridge & Nancy HEMINGWAY, Cleckheaton

25 Aug 1863 - George THURMAN, tailor & Mercy THOMPSON, Hanging Heaton

7 Nov 1863 - Samuel LAND, tailor & Mary Ann LAW, both of Batley

7 Nov 1863 - Oliver MORTIMER, Gomersal & Ellen BLACKBURN, Cleckheaton

10 Nov 1863 - John LORD, clothier & Jane MELLOR, both of Batley

13 Feb 1864 - Benj. KNOWLES, manager & Barbara NORRIS, both of Dewsbury

30 Mar 1866 - Thomas BURNLEY, Mill Bridge & Louisa BLACKBURN, Hightown

30 Mar 1866 - George JAGGER & Mary POLLARD, both of Heckmondwike

2 Apr 1866 - John AUSTIN & June SHAW, both of Batley

2 Apr 1866 - Joseph MURGATROYD & Mary Ann MEADOWS, both of Gomersal

2 Apr 1866 - Wm. SHAW & Jane ROBERTSHAW, both of Dewsbury

19 Nov 1866 - Joseph OVEREND & Hannah THORNWELL, both of Birstal

1 Dec 1866 - Isaac MALLINSON, Mirfield & Anne HEATON, Gomersal

1 Dec 1866 - Stephen Smithson GILL, Soothill & Hannah FOX, Batley

4 Dec 1866 - Frank OXLEY, Spen, Gomersal & Mary Ann DENT, Heckmondwike

20 Mar 1868 - Matthew NUTTON, Dewsbury & Elizabeth OLIVER, 2nd dau of William, Birkling nr Ripon

21 Mar 1868 - William KAYE & Ellen BROWN, both of Heckmondwike

21 Mar 1868 - David Applegarth BROWN & Elizabeth Drewis AMBLER, both of Dewsbury

9 Apr 1868 - Wm. CLEGG & Grace CLEGG, both of Hanging Heaton

10 Apr 1868 - Daniel DRANSFIELD, Ossett Street Side & Ann HEMINGWAY, Earlsheaton

11 Apr 1868 - Joe BRUCE & Elizabeth SMITHSON, both of Batley Carr

11 Apr 1868 - Stephen LAWTON & Harriet WALKER, both of Dewsbury

14 Apr 1868 - Josiah GOODALL & Emma LISTER, both of Heckmondwike

17 Sep 1868 - Thomas BROOKE & Emma GOMERSALL, both of Dewsbury

26 Feb 1870 - Samuel NORTON & Mary WEBSTER, both of Staincliffe

28 Feb 1870 - Henry ROMLEY, cloth fuller & Mary MITCHELL, both of Batley Carr

1 Mar 1870 - Mark STREET, Staincliffe & Harriet FOSTER, Heckmondwike

1 Mar 1870 - Wm. TOLSON & Emma GOODALL, both of Dewsbury

17 Sep 1870 - William Foster COATES & Amanda KAYE, both of Batley

17 Sep 1870 - Edward LONGBOTTOM & Harriet Ann SENIOR, both of Batley

19 Sep 1870 - Joseph CHAPPELL & Emma AUDSLEY, both of Batley

19 Sep 1870 - John William LINDON & Eliza KAYE, both of Batley

20 Sep 1870 - Joseph COLBECK & Eleanor HARGREAVES, both of Batley

8 Apr 1871 - William Cordingley ARMITAGE, Little Gomersal & Mary Ann LACY, dau of William, Hairdresser, Cleckheaton

20 Aug 1871 - John BENTLEY & Grace BLAKELEY, both of Birstal

30 Aug 1871 - Dan STEAD & Mrs Harriet CANN, both of Thornhill

14 Oct 1871 - Barrett BUTLER, son of William, waggon builder, late of Horsforth & Harriet BENTLEY, only dau of Ben, corn dealer, Dewsbury

25 Dec 1871 - William ASQUITH & Rose Anna COLLINS, both of Batley

25 Dec 1871 - Thomas BREAREY & Martha Ann CROSSLEY, both of Hanging Heaton

25 Dec 1871 - Thomas HEMINGWAY & Sarah Eliza NICHOLL, both of Hightown

25 Dec 1871 - William OATES, waterman & Margery HEELEY, both of Thornhill

26 Dec 1871 - William LISTER, Dewsbury & Martha WALKER, Heckmondwike

Others

9 Dec 1911 - At Manchester Register Office - Harry STEAD, Manchester, formerly of Cleckheaton & Ellen PETTY, Barton Moss, Manchester