Descendants of Richard Dewhirst of Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

DEWHURST DNA #99662

Submitted by David Freeman and Richard Ollerton email them for more information

[1] Information for this family is based on a best fit of IGI records and needs to be confirmed. Ellen is from Wadsworth (W of Halifax).

Family of Richard and Peggy Crossley

[1] Information for this family is based on a best fit of IGI records and needs to be confirmed. Richard’s occupation is given as webster (weaver) and he is from Stansfield (marriage) and Langfield (Robert’s chr) (both W of Halifax).

Family of Robert Dewhirst and Theodocia Webster

[1] Robert’s occupations were weaver and woolsorter. His wife Theodocia Webster Dewhirst was born 17 November 1763 and chr 14 December 1763 in Saint Peter’s, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, daughter of John Webster. No Will for Robert was found in Borthwick index 1805-19 although the Old Wesleyan Chapel Leeds burial register has a Robert Dewhirst aged 57, buried 13 July 1817 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

[2] Although Benjamin’s burial entry gives his age as 46 in January 1832 (implying he was born 1785-6), his parents are identified as Robert and Theodocia Dewhirst through the Queen St Wesleyan Chapel baptismal records of his sister Mary’s children, where Mary’s parents’ names are given. Click on Benjamin's name in the charts to see his descendants.

[3] Mary’s husband John Winterburn was christened 3 September 1792 in Leeds, Yorkshire and was buried 11 March 1848 aged 55 at Queen St Wesleyan Chapel Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England in the same crypt as her brother Benjamin and other members of his family. John's occupations were book keeper, wool sorter, and clerk. The marriage of Mary and John was witnessed by Joseph Bowers who was also named on Benjamin Dewhirst’s 1815 wedding banns document and his 1831 will. John was an executor of Benjamin’s will.

Children of Mary and John were:

• William, born 13 January 1813, bap 21 March 1813, died bef September 1887 in Barton upon Irwell (probably Urmston), Lancashire, England - occupation: Wesleyan minister: 1835 Glossop 1836 New-Mills 1837 Haslington 1838 Newton 1839 Preston 1841 Colne 1844 Bingley 1847 Otley 1850 Cleckheaton 1851 Ilkestone 1854 Buxton 1855 Monmouth 1857 Melksham 1859 Winterbourne 1862 Banwell 1864 Clitheroe 1867 Wigan 1872 Stainland 1875 Cadishead 1876-81? Manchester (City Rd, Sup.) ... 1887 "died in the work”
• Sarah Ann, born 06 August 1815, bap 24 October 1815, died bef 1831
• Benjamin, born 12 June 1817, bap 16 Oct 1817died aft 1841 – occupation: painter and guilder
• John, born 20 March 1820, bap 23 March 1826
• Mary, born 13 May 1822, bap 10 September 1822, died aft 1871
• Edward, born 03 June 1824, bap 30 June 1824
• Edwin, born 17 September 1826, bap 29 November 1826
• Salina, born 22 August 1828, bap 03 December 1828, died aft 1871
• Sarah Ann, born 03 January 1831, bap 23 March 1831, died aft 1871, all baptisms registered at Queen St Wesleyan Chapel Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

[4] Thomas’ occupation is (possibly) a dyer. Mary was b abt 1798 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England and died aft 1861. Child of Thomas and Mary is: Ann
Dewhirst, b abt 1831 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, christened 11 Oct 1835 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, died aft 1851, occupation milliner.

NOTE: there is room for some children to have died between John and Mary and also between Thomas and Robert.

[5] Child of Robert and Ann is: Theodocia Dewhirst, chr. at St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, 6 June 1830.

Family of Joseph Dewhirst and his two wives, Sarah Mabon? and Sarah Rigby

[1]  Joseph's occupation was listed as wool stapler/wool sorter. Wife #1 (likely) Sarah Mabon was buried 24 April 1827 in Leeds Wesley Methodist Old Chapel where Joseph’s father Robert is also buried. There are no known issue from this marriage. Joseph and wife #2 Sarah Rigby married 4 days after the 1841 census was enumerated so both are found living separately. Joseph lives next door to his (probably widowed) sister-in-law Mary (Kitchingman) in Skinner St Leeds and Sarah lives with her widowed father at Woodhouse in Leeds, where he is enumerated as a Dissenting Minister (Baptist).

[2] Sarah Rigby was b. abt. 1813 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, the daughter of Reverend John Rigby and Mary Wright (b. abt 1768, d. 4 Jun 1823) who married 30 May 1799 at Adel, Leeds. Rev John Rigby died 11 Oct 1846 at Blackley, Yorkshire. Six children were born to this marriage:

• Ebenezer, b.1801 Huddersfield; Mannaseh, b. 1802 Blackley
• John, b abt. 1806, Blackley
• Martha, b. 1807 Blackley
• Thomas, b. abt. 1810-11
• Sarah (b. abt. 1816) who married Joseph Dewhurst
• Mary, b. abt. 1821

[3] Before her marriage Sarah Ann’s occupation was worsted weaver. John Bottomley was b 27 June 1844 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England and died 17 July 1905. His occupations were warehouseman, yarn agent, wool merchant and wool & waste merchant (employer). In 1881, Sarah Ann’s neice Florence Rigby (daugher of Manasseh) is living with them as a servant.

Children of Sarah Ann Dewhirst and John Bottomley are (information from censuses, IGI and www.janets-families.org.uk/Bottomley.pdf):

• Sarah Bottomley b. 22 May 1865 in Bradford, Yorkshire, d. 8 Aug 1870
• Mary Ann Bottomley b. 4 Sep 1867 in Bradford, Yorkshire, d. 8 Jan 1869
• Henry John Bottomley b. 24 Oct 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, d. 18 Mar 1928
• Mary J Bottomley b. 21 Aug 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, d. 29 Jul 1944 (married Herbert Milton Dewhirst (where does he fit in?) on 6 Apr
  1897)
• William Bottomley b. 25 Oct 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, d. 2 Feb 1941
• Annie Bottomley b. 20 Dec 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, d. 28 Jan 1928
• Elizabeth Ann Bottomley b. 11 Apr 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, d. 22 Sep 1950
• Alfred Ernest Bottomley b. 14 Feb 1882 in Bradford, Yorkshire, d. 14 Jan 1861

[4] Before her marriage Martha’s occupation was worsted weaver. Martha's father is listed as being Joseph Dewhirst on her marriage certificate. At the time of their marriage Martha and Benjamin lived in Horton. On Martha's birth certificate her parents are listed as Joseph Dewhirst and Sarah Rigby. Martha was born at home where they lived at Castleton Terrace, Wortley, Leeds, W. Yorkshire, England. Martha d. 30 November 1932, in Devonport, Tasmania; aged 85 years (headstone).

[5] Benjamin was b. 28 Nov 1847 in Lower Gornal, Sedgley, Dudley, Stafford, UK and d. About 1902-1910. Benjamin was the son of Richard Jones and Martha Dewhirst. Richard was a nail maker. m: 31 Oct 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

Children of Martha Dewhust and Benjamin Jones are:

• Sarah Anne Jones b: Abt. 1870 in Horton, Yorkshire
• Emmie Jones b: Abt. 1874 in Southbridge USA (m.Thomas Whitfield 18 Sep 1901 who was b: 1870 in Manchester UK and d: 07 Apr 1933 in Devenport Tas) d: 27 Feb 1948 in Springvale Victoria
• Julia Jones b: 25 Jul 1875 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia d: 31 Jul 1875 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
• Harriet Jones b: 25 Jul 1875 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia d: 01 Aug 1875 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
• Joseph Henry Jones b: 25 Mar 1877 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia (who m. Margaret Eveline Hall b: 15 Jun 1876 in Belfast, Ireland m: 26 Mar 1905 in Cape Town, South Africa d: 09 May 1939 in Vancouver, BC, Canada) d: 08 May 1937 in Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Lily Jones b: 18 Aug 1879 in Crystalbrook South Australia (m. [1] William Brand Walker b: 01 Dec 1882 in Glasgow m: 26 Dec 1905 d: 15 Nov 1906 in Hobart, [2] Andrew Walker b: 23 Aug 1886 in Glasgow m: 09 Mar 1916 in Melbourne d: 21 May 1938 in Burwood Vic) d: 05 Jun 1950 in Burwood Victoria
• Flory Jones b: 28 Feb 1880 in Crystalbrook South Australia d: 13 Mar 1880 in Crystalbrook South Australia
• Anne Jones b: 28 Feb 1880 in Crystalbrook South Australia d: 13 Mar 1880 in Crystalbrook South Australia
• Flory Jones b: 02 Feb 1882 in Tasman Peninsula Tas d: 01 Jun 1934 in Devenport Tasmania
• Esther "Essie" Jones b: 23 Apr 1886 in Hobart (m. Albert Edgar "Warrie" Warren m: 1927 d: 1943 in Melbourne) d: 29 Jan 1969 in Hobart
  one female Jones b: ? - in Death Certificate for Martha it says she had 11children.