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Richard Usher Inskip (1896 1955)Richard Usher Inskip was born in Mossley, Lancashire and he had tenbrothers and sisters. His ancestors had been celebrated photographersand his father was a talented musician.Moving to Yorkshire in 1904, the Inskip family lived in Hanover Street,Farnhill.Richard...
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Robert Hugh Brown (1889 1954)Robert Brown was the fifth child of a Farnhill family. Employed as a piece folder in a silk and cotton mill, Robert became a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery.Whilst serving in France he contracted trench fever and later, in 1917, was hospitalised, in Glasgow, with...
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Rupert Edward Barker (1896 1964)The young Rupert Barker began his working life a woollen mill and would later become a tailor running his own business from his home at Arbour Cottage, Farnhill.From a young age he was involved in music singing tenor solos and serving as organist and choir master...
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Sam Holmes (1889 1947)Sam Holmes, born in Farnhill, became a bobbin setter in one of the local mills while still attending school part-time.An active member of Kildwick and Farnhill Institute he served on various committees.Not much is known about his war service or whether he actually served...
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Sidney Biggs (1896 1970)Sydney Biggs moved, with his family, from Keighley to Farnhill where his father served as a parish councillor.On his 18th birthday Sidney joined the Navy, signing on for a period of 12 years. He served on three different vessels during the war before paying for an early...
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Thomas Beckwith Spencer (1883 1970)Thomas Beckwith Spencer, whose father was employed by Farnhill Parish Council as the local sanitary inspector, was one of six children.Thomas became an accountants clerk and lived for a short time in Leicestershire. Here he would meet his future wifes twin...
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Thomas Beckwith Spencer (1883 1970)Thomas Beckwith Spencer, whose father was employed by Farnhill Parish Council as the local sanitary inspector, was one of six children.Thomas became an accountants clerk and lived for a short time in Leicestershire. Here he would meet his future wifes twin...
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Thomas Bulcock (1885 unknown)Thomas Bulcocks family moved to Farnhill from Lothersdale and when he was 15 years old Thomas was working as a worsted spinner.He married when he was 24 and in 1915 started his active service in France. Promoted to Corporal, Lance-Sergeant and eventually full Sergeant,...
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Thomas Edward Thompson (1882 1954)Thomas Edward Thompson, whose father was a railway signalman, was born in Skipton in 1882.When he was 18 he was employed as a coachman, probably at Kildwick Hall. He was certainly living in the local area at the time of his marriage, in 1908.Although nothing is...
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Walter Dawson (1892 1917)Walter Dawson was born in Farnhill, attended Kildwick School and was in the choir of St Andrews church.A keen and talented footballer he worked as a wool and weaving overlooker at Woodrows Mill in Junction.Enlisting in 1915 he joined the Royal Naval Division and died, of...
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William (Willie) Barker (1896 1918)William Barker, although born near Halifax, lived in Farnhill from a veryearly age. After attending Kildwick School, where he seems to have beena diligent scholar, he worked first as bobbin pegger and then he becamean apprentice wheelwright.Volunteering for active...
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William (Willie) Thompson (1893 unknown)William Thompson was born in Skipton. He was the second son in the Thompson family and he had had two older sisters who had died in infancy.After his mother died, when he was three, William and his brother went to live with their maternal aunt and her husband...
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William Birch Holmes (1892 1981)William Birch Holmes was the illegitimate son of the daughter of Kildwicks postmaster, and he and his mother lived at the Post Office.When he was 18, William was employed as a weaver and he was a member of Kildwick Cricket Club. He began his war service in 1914 with...
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William Feather (1878 1957)William Feather was born in Farnhill and by the age of 12 was working in a cotton mill. A gifted musician, who was active in many village organisations, he married a girl who was in service at Kildwick Hall.Because William Feathers name is on the Farnhill Parish Council...
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William Lister Slack (1887 1919)William Lister Slack (known as Billy) was born on Silsden Moor, an area in the hills between Silsden and Bradley, and was one of seven children.After the death of Williams father the family moved to Farnhill and, when he was 13, William was employed as a spinner. He...
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William Ward (1889 1963)William Ward was the eldest of nine children. He was born in Keighley, and the first indication of his connection with Farnhill was when he was married in 1915.He served with different units of the Royal Field Artillery, before and during WW1. He had four children and, after...
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Willie (William) Latham (1890 unknown)Willie Latham was born in Eastburn. His father was farm manager at Knott Farm.The family moved to Hellifield House in High Farnhill and Willie became an architects clerk. He was also a talented musician studying for more than a year in Berlin.Serving in the...
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PDF Containing Information On Where The Volunteers Lived and Where They Went - Covering Where Did They Come From In The Village, Where Did They Live After WW1, How Old Where They When They Moved Away and Was Getting Married A Trigger For Leaving The Village
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PDF Containing Information on Millie Clough Who Painted the Picture and her family
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Barker, Harry
Albert Barkers Life Story -Brother of Harry Barker
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Barker, Harry
Albert Barkers Life Story -Brother of Harry Barker
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Barker, Harry
Harry and Ethel Barkers Family tree - infroming us of Births, Deaths, Location, Marriages and Children
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Barker, Herbert
Herbert Barkers life story - infroming us of: Pre-war Life, Baptism Records, Marriage Certificates, WW1 Service, Medals, Post-war Life, Census, Death and Roll of Honour
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Barker, Herbert
PDF of Herbert Barkers life story - infroming us of: Pre-war Life, Baptism Records, Marriage Certificates, WW1 Service, Medals, Post-war Life, Census, Death and Roll of Honour