Moorland House, Cleckheaton

Located on the main Bradford Road at Moor End and later becomes the Ex-Servicemen's Club. For many years was the home of the Law family, of the company Samuel Law and Sons, card makers of Moorland Mills. The nearby Law Street is likely to have been named after this family. 

The Laws probably lived here from the mid 1860's. Samuel Law, the founder of company died in 1868 and his gravestone, at Whitechapel Church, states he was of Moorland House. 

2 Apr 1871 - Census entry - Hunsworth Moor, Cleckheaton. Although the premises are not named, the occupants are all children of Samuel Law who died just three years earlier.
Ann LAW  Head  41  Bowling
James LAW  Brother  U  30  Card maker  Scholes
Samuel LAW  Brother  U  28  Card maker
Martha Ellen LAW  Sister  U  24
Jane LAW  Sister  U  21
Sarah Ann LINTON  Serv  15  General servant  Rotherham

3 Apr 1881 - Census entry - Moorland House, Cleckheaton
Ann LAW  Head  U  51  Dudley Hill
James LAW  Brother  U  40  Card maker  Dudley Hill
Samuel LAW  Brother  U  38  Card maker  Scholes
Jane LAW  Sister  U  30
Elizabeth HALLER  Serv  U  19  Domestic servant  Kibbey?, Yks
Lucy A BRIGGS  Servant  15  Domestic servant  Wakefield

5 Apr 1891 - Census entry - Moorland House, Cleckheaton
Samuel LAW  Head  U  48  Card clothing manufacturer  Scholes
Emma LAW  Cousin  U  56  Living on her own means  Bowling
Hannah M WILLIAMSON  Serv  U  32  Housemaid domestic  Kilham
Maria HARTLEY  Serv  U  23  Cook domestic  Leeds 

By 1901, Samuel Law's nephew was now residing here:
31 Mar 1901 - Census entry - Moorland House, Cleckheaton
Fred LAW  Head  Wid  37  Card clothing manu.  Cleckheaton
Mary HODSON  Hkpr  W  63  Lincoln
Ellen DULFORD  Serv  U  31  Cook domestic  Bleasby, Notts
Helen ELDER  Serv  U  28  Housemaid domestic  Scotland

National Probate Calendar - 1904
Fred LAW of Moorland House, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire died 4 Mar 1904 at Moscow, Russia. Probate London 6 May to Joseph Law, card manufacturer. Effects £48410 0s 6d.

Following the death of Fred Law, John Mowat Greig and family were now residing here. John's wife was the daughter of Dr. Benjamin Clifford Sykes who had married Mary Jane Law, a sister of Samuel Law (jnr, mentioned above).

2 Apr 1911 - Census entry - Moorland House, Cleckheaton (10 rooms)
John M GREIG  Head  M  35  Card maker (E)  Glasgow
Gertrude GREIG  Wife  M  35  (11y, 4/3)  Cleckheaton
Mary GREIG  Dau  10  Scholar
Ian GREIG  Son  6  Scholar
Fred GREIG  Son  3
Esther PARKIN  Serv  U  39  General servant domestic  Rotherham
Mary WEITCH?  Serv  U  26  General servant domestic  Tarbert, Kerry
Lena GUEST  Serv  U  20  General servant domestic  Barnsley
Alice ELLESON  Serv  M  40  (16y, No children)  Steeple Bumstead, Essex

In 1915 John Mowat Greig then moves to Carlton House, Cleckheaton where Samuel Law had been residing.

At present, it isn't known what the exact timeline of events is, but by 1921 the house had been transformed into the Spenborough Ex-Servicemen's Club:

19 Jun 1921 - Census entry - Ex-Service Mens Club, Moorland House, Cleckheaton (3 rooms)
James HUDSON  Head  M  35y 10m, Bradford,  Caretaker, Spenborough Ex-Service Men's Club, Moorland House, Cleckheaton
Alice A HUDSON  Wife  M  34y 9m, Barnsley,  Home duties
Lily HUDSON  Dau  9y 5m, Barnsley,  School whole time

Electoral registers show that James Hudson remained here until 1926/7 and then we see a Walter and Eliza Westerby Bedford residing here until 1934.

In 1935 John Carter now appears in the electoral register

29 Sep 1939 - 1939 Register entry - Moorland House, Bradford Road
John CARTER  b. 12 Jun 1893  M  Club steward
Annie CARTER  b. 8 Jul 1893  M  Club stewardess
Margaret CARTER  b. 30 Jan 1923  S  Filler-up (card clothing)
William CARTER  b. 28 Jan 1928  At school

John and Annie remain here until at least 1948.

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