Kirkheaton Directory of Trades and Professions for 1834

Transcript of the entry of 'professions and trades'
for KIRKHEATON in Pigot's Directory of 1834.

• Dalton is a populous maufacturing township, in the parish of Kirkheaton, about
• one mile therefrom. The manufactures in this township are of the same nature as
• Kirkheaton, for which there are several very extensive establishments. The
• Swedenborgians have a chapel here. The township contained, by the last returns,
• 3,060 inhabitants.

• Lepton is likewise a populous township, in the same parish as Dalton, about
• three miles and a half east by south from Huddersfield. In addition to
• manufactories for woollen cloth and fancy goods, several scribbling and fulling
• mills are dispersed through the township and its vicinity. Population according
• to the returns at the last census, 3,320.

• Emley is a village, in the parish of its name, in the same wapentake and riding
• as Kirkheaton, about 8 miles from Huddersfield. This is an agricultural parish,
• and contains no manufactures. The places of worship are the parish church,
• dedicated to St. Michael, and a chapel each for Wesleyan and primitive
• methodists. The living of Emley is a rectory, in the gift of the Earl of
• Scarborough, and incumbency of the Rev. Robery Pym. Two annual fairs are held
• here, one on the 25th of March, the other on the 29th of September, for cattle,
• earthenware, &c. The parish (which has no dependent township), contained, by the
• census taken in 1821, 1,351, and by the last returns (1831) 1,445 inhabitants.
• Flockton is a chapelry and village, in the parish of Thornhill, in the same
• wapentake and riding as Kirkheaton, 7 miles e.s.e. from Huddersfield. In this
• chapelry and the neighbouring township of Shitlington, are extensive coal mines.
• The places of worship are a chapel of ease to Thornhill, and one for calvinists.
• The living of Flockton is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of trustees : the Rev.
• Thomas Rogers, is the incumbent. Population of the chapelry, at the census taken
• in 1831, 995.

• Atkinson Charles, Bradley mills
• Beaumont Richard Henry, esq. Whitley hall
• Brooke John, esq. Dalton
• Hinchcliffe Mrs. Elizabeth, Dalton
• Hutchinson Mr. William Denby, Flockton
• Kaye John Lister Lister, bart. Denby grange hall
• Kettlewell Rev. William, Dalton
• Margetson Rev. Edward, Dalton
• Noble Mr. Luke, Dalton
• Pym Rev. Robert, Emley
• Sykes Mr. Shakspeare, Lepton
• Walker Joseph, esq. Lepton
• Walker Mr. Samuel, Lepton

• Bevers David, Emley
• Brook John, Dalton
• Free Grammar School, Dalton --- George Sykes Dyson, master
• Kettlewell Rev. William (gent's boarding) Dalton
• Mellor Abraham, Kirkheaton
• Mellor Joshua, Flockton

• Bedford Joseph, Lepton
• Bedford William, Grange moor, Lepton
• Bottomley Joshua, Flockton
• Brown Matthew, Emley
• Cardwell Jonathan, Flockton
• Cardwell Thomas, Lepton
• Dransfield Francis, Kirkheaton
• Newhill Thomas & Son, Dalton
• Parker Francis, Emley
• Smith John, Emley

• Bedford Joseph, Emley
• Firth Joseph, Emley
• Hepworth Jonathan, Flockton
• Hill John, Dalton
• Jackson John, Lepton
• Kenworthy John, Lepton
• Lodge John, Emley
• Naylor Charles, Flockton
• Parker George, Emley
• Rhodes Samuel, Flockton

• Abbott John, Flockton
• Astwick Thomas, Flockton
• Child Abraham, Lepton
• Ewart Robert, Dalton
• Grayson John, Emley
• Hepworth Joseph, Emley
• Horn William, Kirkheaton
• Hudson Thomas, Lepton
• Littlewood George, Emley
• Mountain William, Flockton
• Senior John, Flockton
• Spivey Richard, Lepton
• Stringer J. Lepton
• Sutcliffe Joseph, Lepton
• Whittaker Henry

• Astwick Richard, Flockton
• Braithwaite John, Flockton
• Brown Benjamin, Kirkheaton
• Brown James, Kirkheaton
• Brown Joseph, Kirkheaton
• Gill John, Emley
• Hammerton John, Lepton
• Hammerton John, Lepton
• Hoyland Joseph, Lepton
• Jackson William, Emley
• Jessop George (machine maker) Lepton
• Schofield William (& timber dealer) Kirkheaton
• Sowerby William, Emley
• Swallow Joseph, Emley
• Whitlum Joseph, Emley

• Harrison John, Lepton
• Lodge Joseph, Dalton
• Stancliff James, Kirkheaton
• Stancliff John, Kirkheaton

• Atkinson Joseph (& frizer) Bradley mills
• Garthwaite John, Kirkheaton
• Schofield John, Dalton
• Schofield Matthew, Dalton

• Dawson William, Lepton
• Jagger & Ness, Lepton edge
• Jagger Matthew & James, Emley moor
• Marsh William, Kirkheaton
• Milnes & Stansfield, Flockton
• Mountain George, Flockton
• Ness & Co. Lepton
• Stringer Edward Emley, Woodhouse

• Armitage William, Bradley mills
• Fearnhead James, Dalton

• Silverwood John, Emley
• Swallow Jonathan, Emley
• Swift Martha, Emley

• Ellam & Kirk, Bradley mills, Dalton

• Bedford Thomas, Kirkby Emley
• Hall Joseph, Lepton
• Kay William, Flockton
• Sykes Joseph, Lepton
• Sykes Nathaniel, Lepton

• Broadbent George, Dalton
• Broadbent James, Dalton
• Burnet James, Kirkheaton
• Frost George, Dalton
• Hallas David, Lepton
• Horton Thomas, Kirkheaton
• Jenkinson James, Kirkheaton
• Jessop Thomas, Lepton
• Kirby John, Kirkheaton
• Kirby William, Kirkheaton
• Lodge Matthew, Lepton
• Marsden David, Lepton
• Milner Joseph, Dalton
• Nowell William, jun. (& merchant) Lepton
• Oldroyd Matthias, Lepton
• Pollard John, Kirkheaton
• Pollard John, jun. Kirkheaton
• Pollard William, Dalton
• Senior George & Son, Dalton
• Senior James, Lepton
• Shaw James, Lepton
• Shaw John, Lepton
• Shaw Jonathan, Lepton
• Simeon James, Lepton
• Sykes Richard, Kirkheaton
• Tolson James, Dalton
• Wilby Joseph, Lepton
• Wood Joshua & Sons (& merchants) Dalton

• Atkinson Thomas (& merchant) Bradley mills
• Cockhill Thomas & Richard, Dalton
• Coppley John, Lepton
• Dawson James, Kirkheaton
• Dyson Hanby, Grange moor, Lepton
• Dyson John & William, Emley moor

• Booth Ann, Dalton
• Horn Mary, Lepton
• Redfearn Benjamin, Flockton mill

• Atkinson Thomas (assignees of -- fullers) Bradley mills
• Brook George, Lepton
• Dawson William, Lepton
• Wilkinson Abraham (scribbling) Bradley mills
• Wilkinson Henry (scribbling) Bradley mills
• Wilson Hannah & Co. Lepton
• Wood John, Lepton

• Astwick John, Flockton
• Beaumont William, Lepton
• Blackburn Charles, Emley park
• Bradley Edward, Flockton
• Braithwaite Alice, Flockton
• Broadbent Joseph, Dalton
• Child William, Flockton
• Clayton John, Lepton
• Durrans James, Lepton
• Dyson John & William, Emley moor
• France Joseph, Kirkheaton
• Garthwaite John, Kirkheaton
• Haigh James, Lepton
• Haigh John, Emley
• Hallis Richard, Lepton
• Helem Joseph, Emley moor
• Littlewood Charles, Emley
• Lodge Matthew, Lepton
• Mallinson Elizabeth, Lepton
• Marsh William, Kirkheaton
• Moulson Robert, Lepton
• Mountain Joseph, Flockton
• Newhill Charles, Dalton
• Norcliff Samuel, Lepton
• North Richard, Lepton
• Oldroyd Abraham, Kirkheaton
• Pickard George, Flockton
• Pickles Thomas, Grange moor, Lepton
• Sheard Matthew, Kirkheaton
• Silverwood John, Emley
• Spivey John, Lepton
• Stancliff Charles, Kirkheaton
• Swallow Jonathan, Emley
• Swift Martha, Emley
• Sykes Charles, Kirkheaton
• Sykes Joseph, Lepton
• Tolson Robert James, Lepton
• Webster George, Lepton
• Wood Joseph, Lepton

• Blakeley John, Flockton
• Dickinson George, Flockton
• Dyson Henry Leah, Emley
• France James, Kirkheaton
• Hirst Joshua, Dalton

• Bennett Abraham, Flockton
• Tatterson Joseph, Lepton

• Beckett William, Emley
• Bever John, Emley moor
• Bever Thomas, Emley
• Hoyle Jabez, Flockton
• Johnson Thomas, Flockton
• Lockwood Joseph, Emley
• Townend Henry, Flockton

• Angel, George Mountain, Flockton
• Beaumont Arms, David Thornton, Kirkheaton
• Black Horse, Mary Gomersall, Dalton
• Blacksmiths' Arms, Armitage Eaton, Kirkheaton
• Blacksmiths' Arms, Charles Stockwell, Lepton
• Brown Cow, James Hirst, Kirkheaton
• Coach, Ann Hepworth, Emley
• Druid's Arms, Thomas Lee, Kirkheaton
• Freemasons' Arms, George Sheard, Kirkheaton
• George & Dragon, Hannah Lyles, Flockton
• Green Dragon, James Gill, Emley
• Grove Inn, John Divers, Dalton
• Kaye's Arms, Jane Ness, Lepton
• Red Lion, Thomas Kaye, Lepton
• Spangled Bull, William Schofield, Kirkheaton
• Star, Joseph Sutcliffe, Lepton
• Sun, John Abbott, Flockton
• Tandem Inn, John Sykes, Lepton
• Three Crowns, Charles Fitton, Lepton
• White Horse, William Popplewell, Emley
• White Horse, Thomas Wood, Lepton

• Blacker Thomas, Emley
• Clegg William, Flockton
• Fearnhead James, Dalton
• Hallas John, Emley moor
• Kaye Eli, Flockton moor
• Mountain Thomas, Flockton
• Shaw James, Dalton

• Adamson Thomas, Emley moor
• Bedford James & Co. Emley
• Clegg William, Flockton
• Hardy John, Lepton
• Kay David, Emley
• Kay John & Son, Emley
• Swift Benjamin, Dalton

• Armitage James, card maker, Kirkheaton
• Dyson Thomas, cooper, Emley
• Parker Francis, ironmonger, Emley
• Pontey William, gardener, Kirkheaton
• Pontey William & Francis, nursery & seedsmen, Kirkheaton
• Snowden Joseph, plumber &c. Lepton
• Stringer William, hat manufacturer, Emley moor
• Wilson John, land agent to Sir John L.L.Kaye, of Denby, Flockton

• To London, Deacon & Co.'s Vans pass through Lepton, every Tues. Thurs. & Sat.
• To Huddersfield, Deacon & Co.'s Vans pass through Lepton, every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday -- & Robert Hepworth, from Emley, every Tuesday
• To Wakefield, Deacon & Co. pass through Lepton, every Mon. Weds. Thurs. & Sat.

Transcribed by Steve Garton. ©2000