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David Gledhill

David was born on May 20th, 1805 in Huddersfield and his christening took place on July 29th, 1805 in Highfield (Independent).¹

Birth Notes
- Name: David Gledhill
  Gender: Male
  Christening Date: 29 Jul 1805
  Christening Place: INDEPENDENT,HIGHFIELD BY HUDDERSFIELD,YORK
  Birth Date: 20 May 1805
  Father's Name: Matthw Gledhill
  Mother's Name: Betty
  Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C08607-1
  System Origin: England-ODM
  GS Film number: 0828128 (RG4 3015)

David's father was Matthew Gledhill and his mother was Betty Stocks. His paternal grandparents were Matthew Gledhill and Susannah (Susy) Dawson; his maternal grandparents were George Stocks and Mary Blackburn. He had three brothers and two sisters, named <male>, Matthew, Hamor, Esther and Ruth. He was the oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 41 in June 1846 in Almondbury.²

Death Notes
- David must have died between the 1841 census and 1847 when Hannah remarried, but GRO record has wrong age. Perhaps he died in Chorlton (Q3 1843, aged 49)
  
  GLEDHILL, DAVID        31
  GRO Reference: 1846 J Quarter in HUDDERSFIELD UNION
  Volume 22 Page 224
  
  The burial matches an indant death Q4 1946, aged 0
  Name:    David Gledhill
  Gender:    Male
  Burial Date:    25 Nov 1846
  Burial Place:    Golcar, York, England
  FHL Film Number:    1542168
  Reference ID:    page 52

General Notes
- David was baptised at the Independant by Buddersfield. Before then, there a family by Parents Matthew and Susanah Geldhill with baptisms here, so David my be from a different (older) Matthew, and from his second marriage.
  
  In 1841, David a woollen weaver and Hannah (35 & 30) were at Berry Brow with Lucy and Mary (9 & 5). David had died and Hannah (i.e. Ann) remarried.
  
  In 1851, David's daughters Lucy and Mary (19 & 14) were still at 1493 Berry Brow but with step-parents John and Ann Riley.
  
  A David Gledhill, born about 1803 married Jane Taylor at Almondbury in 1852. His father was James.

Occupation Details
- From 1841 David's occupation was Woollen Weaver in Berry Brow.
  From 1837 his occupation was Fancy Weaver in Berry Brow.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Fancy weaver when daughter Mary baptised

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Matthew Gledhill
  - b.~  1759 d.Mar 1820 in Berry Brow
  
  Matthew Gledhill
  - b.Mar 1785 in Berry Brow d.Mar 1841 in Berry Brow
  
  Susannah (Susy) Dawson
  - b.~  1759
  
  David Gledhill
  - b.20 May 1805 in Huddersfield d.Jun 1846 in Almondbury
  
  Thomas Stocks
  - b.1692 in Halifax d.Dec 1732 in Longwood
  
  David Stocks
  - b.~  1715 in Longwood
  
  Eliza Wilkinson
  - b.~  1695 in Halifax
  
  Joseph Stocks
  - b.1739 in Fartown d.Jan 1800 in Berry Brow
  
  Sarah Brook
  - b.1717 in Huddersfield d. in Huddersfield
  
  George Stocks
  - b.1766 in Berry Brow d.Feb 1807 in Huddersfield
  
  George Parkin
  - b.1684 in Kirkheaton d.Nov 1718 in Linthwaite
  
  George Parkin
  - b.1712 in Linthwaite
  
  Susanna Harrison
  - b.1684 in Almondbury
  
  Elizabeth Perkin
  - b.1738 in Berry Brow d.Aug 1819 in Taylor Hill
  
  Susana (Hanah) Gleadhill
  - b.~  1715
  
  Betty Stocks
  - b.May 1786 in Berry Brow d.Jul 1855 in Berry Brow
  
  Michael Blackburn
  - b.1715 in Newsome d.01 Oct 1792 in Newsome
  
  Mary Blackburn
  - b.Feb 1762 in Newsome d.Sep 1816 in Berry Brow
  
  Hannah Scover
  - b.1724 in Armitage Bridge d.23 Mar 1791 in Newsome

Personal Timeline

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¹ FamilySearch.org
² GRO Reference