John and Sarah Squire had ten children. Their children are John Squire's siblings and first cousins.
- 41.1.1 - Ann Squire (1814-1879) m William Robinson (1809-1864)
- Elizabeth Robinson (1833-1912)
- 1841: With her grandparents at Rest Park
- 1851: Housemaid at 7 Elmwood Place, "Little London", Leeds
- Married John Carter (1828-1893) in York in 1858
- He is a woollen dyer, and they live with his parents (the father is a wool weaver) at 8 Bradley's House, Skircoat [part of Halifax since 1892]
- Children:
- Mary Alice Carter (1858)
- Ann (Annie) Carter (1860)
- Charles Carter (1861)
- Sarah Ann Carter (1864)
- John William Carter (1867)
- Sarah Elizabeth Carter (1868)
- William Robinson Carter (1870)
- Emma Carter (1871)
- Louisa Carter (1874)
- 1881/1891: Similar address but as an independent household
- 1901/1911: Widowed. At 7 Bradley Terrace, Sowerby Bridge. Her daughter Mary Alice is with her. You might remember Sowerby ("Sawby") Bridge from Happy Valley. It felt strange watching and knowing many of the locations! When Elizabeth lived there, they were making steam engines locally for the textile industry.
- John Robinson (1834-1837)
- Susanna Robinson (1838-1874)
- 1861: House servant at her cousin-in-law William Helm's farm in Aberford
- 1871: Laundry maid at The Retreat, Gate Fulford nr York.
Fulford was the site in 1066 of the Battle of Fulford which weakened King Harold, thereby making the loss at Hastings more likely. It became part of the City of York in 1884. The Retreat
still exists "For over 200 years, we've listened and helped". The
Conservation Area notes record that the area was the scene of military activity through the English Civil, the American War of Independence, and Napoleonic Wars. Also that:
"In 1793, York Quakers decided to purchase 2 closes of land in Fulford to create a new hospital for the mentally ill. Their aim was to provide humane treatment, in airy surroundings with access to gardens and farm animals. They followed the advice of the prison reformer John Howard and their architect Bevan in choosing rising ground with a plentiful supply of water. To oversee the details of the building works they engaged the local architect Peter Atkinson. The grounds of the Retreat encompass Lamel Hill and Quaker burial ground."
- Susanna married George Calvert (1843) at St Laurence, York in 1872
- No known children. Died in (or around) Leeds
- John Robinson (1840-1918)
- Married Harriett Houson (1842-1902)
- He was an agricultural labourer. They lived in Earswick, York; The Barracks, Huntington, York; and near the Half Moon Inn, Strensall, York
- Children:
- Mary Ellen Robinson (1865)
- William Alfred Robinson (1868)
- Charles Robinson (1874)
- George Robinson (1880)
- Ann (Annie) Robinson (1849)
- 1871: At home in York with widowed mother. Domestic servant.
- Married William Henry Powell (1845) at St Maurice, York in 1871
- William was a letter carrier, and they lived at 42 Jackson Street, York
- Children:
- Frederick William Robinson Powell (1885)
- 1891: He is a caretaker at the church institute; they seem to have a servant themselves, and live at 11 Lendal, right near the Mansion House.
- 41.1.2 - Edward Squire (1816-1862) m Mary Rishworth (1818-1886)
- Mary Squire (1857-1872)
- 1871: At home, aged 13, in Lennerton with her widowed mother; died the following year
- Edward Henry Squire (1861-1889)
- 1871: At home with his mother and sister; 1881: same (Rest Park); died there eight years later.
- 41.1.3 - Sarah Ellen Squire (1818)
- 41.1.4 - Alfred Squire (1820-1900)
- 41.1.5 - Caroline Squire (1823-1888) m William Smith (1805-1888)
- David Smith (1845-1911)
- 1871: In Biggin; helping on family farm. Took over the farm when his parents died in 1888. His brothers are helping.
- Married Emma by 1901, when they are 55 and 31. No known children.
- 1911: He is head of household by virtue of being two years older than James, who shares the house but they are explicit on the census that they run it jointly. They keep a farm servant, and a domestic servant.
- William Smith (1847-1928)
- Married Hannah before 1880. He was an agricultural labourer and they lived on Leeds Road, Lofthouse nr Wakefield, in a notably mixed community: mining, farming, retail and engineering on one page of the census.
- Children:
- Walter Europe Smith (1880)
- Edgar Smith (1885)
- 1891/1901: Returned to Biggin as a licensed victualler at the pub.
- The surviving pub is the Blacksmith's Arms (not to be confused with the Blacksmith's Arms in Biggin Hill, which is 200 miles away). One regular remembers it "when it was a real pub, with farmers playing dominoes". Until quite recently, there was a Kingfisher too. 1901 has the pub a few buildings down from Mattram Hall, so the latter is more likely.
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| Kingfisher, Biggin, 2007 (credit) |
- 1911: Farmer. Acaster Selby. Employer, keeping a Beast Man and a domestic servant. The population of the village in 1881 was 115; in 2001, 56.
- Edward Smith (1849-1916)
- Married Eliza Sykes in Church Fenton (another echo of the local marshland) in 1880. No known children.
- 1881: Confused the census index, this one. He's living next door to his parents in Biggin, with his mother-in-law. 1891/1901. Corn merchant, Biggin.
- 1911: Visiting brother-in-law Edwin Sykes at 30 Honoria [Street], Fartown, Huddersfield. He is a widowed corn merchant; Edwin is a hay, straw and corn merchant. My photos of Huddersfield are here. Edward died five years later, in Tadcaster district. My photos of Tadcaster are here.
- James Smith (1849-1941)
- 1881: Still on family farm, age 33; 1891/1901/1911: still there, helping his brother
- Leeds, 20 miles away, must have seemed like a different world. One wonders if many of the family ever ventured much further.
- Mary Smith (1856)
- 1871: At home in Biggin. No later record found.
- Sarah Smith (1856)
- 1871: At home in Biggin. No later record found.
- John Smith (1857)
- Married Elizabeth Ellen Jackson (1861-1929) at St Peter & St Leonard, Horbury in 1890. No known children.
- Thomas Smith (1857-1930)
- Married Jane Gilbertson (1872-1906) in Tadcaster district in 1893
- He is a farmer, and they live in Little Fenton. By 1991, a farm labourer in nearby Ryther.
- Children:
- Thomas Clarence Smith (1893)
- Beatrice Smith (1896)
- Joseph Arthur Smith (1898)
- Elsie M Smith (1901)
- Dorothy Smith (1904
- Charles Albert Dawson Smith (1863-1949)
- Married Mary Elizabeth Jagger (1865-1938)
- He is a farmer at Little Fenton
- Children:
- Caroline Smith (1891)
- George William Smith (1893)
- Albert Smith (1896)
- Ernest Smith (1898)
- Evelyn Smith (1901)
- Amy Smith (1903)
- Sydney Smith (1908)
- Lucy Smith (1910)
- 1901/1911: Farmer at Far Farm, Ryther. Sons helping. This is now a wedding venue, and there are a couple of photos of the farmland on Geograph.
- 41.1.6 - Mary Squire (1825-1897) m William Helm (1825-1897)
- Mary Jane Helm (1856-1929)
- Married Frederick Stubbs (1851-1909) in Aberford in 1878
- He is farmer of 150 acres at Low Lead, Lead Hall nr Aberford, employing a man and a boy. Low Lead Farm was part of the Hazlewood Estate at one time. Hazlewood Castle - the castle is one of the oldest fortified house in Yorkshire (and another wedding venue), and overlooks the Towton battlefield. Again, there are pictures of the farmland on Geograph.
- Children:
- Helen Lilian Stubbs (1888)
- 1901/1911: Still a farmer's wife (widowed in 1909), but now living on Main Street, Saxton.
- 41.1.7 - Charlotte Squire (1826)
- 41.1.8 - Edgar Squire (1827-1902) m Isabella Featherstone (1821-1856)
- Henry Squire (1853-1926)
- Born in Cawood
- 1871: Apprentice wheelwright in Low Fold, Thurlstone, Barnsley
- 1881:Joiner and carpenter at Chapel View, Thurlstone
- Married Anne Coldwell (1849) at St John the Baptist, Penistone, Barnsley in 1891
- Children:
- Lucy Coldwell (1866). Step-daughter.
- Wilfred Barlow (1887). Stepson.
- Horace Barlow (1890). Stepson.
- Edgar Featherstone Squire (1893)
- 1911: 46 High Street, Penistone. Carpenter and joiner at the steelworks. Penistone Steel Works was owned and operated by Charles Cammell [later Cammell Laird & Co] almost from the outset in 1864, to its closure in 1930. It was the first works in the UK that depended entirely on the making of steel on a large scale solely by Bessemer plant.
Lots of photos online.
There had been a serious accident at the works in 1898. "The flywheel of the engine driving the rolling mill, suddenly burst
asunder while revolving at a rapid rate. As the wheel measured 30 feet
in diameter, and weighed 40 tons, the flying fragments naturally wreaked
great havoc, and unfortunately caused loss of life and injury to
workmen. So terrific was the momentum of the disintegrated wheel that
one piece of metal weighing about three tons passed through the roof of
the engine house and travelled a distance of 160 or 170 yards." (
Grace's Guide).
From 1934, the site was used as David Brown's foundry - it ended up making armour plating for tanks, casings for blockbuster bombs, cables for the PLUTO D-day pipeline, and castings for aero-engines and steam turbines.
- 41.1.9 - David Squire (1829-1830)
- 41.1.10 - Hannah Squire (1830-1830)
Next (John's maternal cousins)
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