Hannah (Pollard) Sykes (1829 - 1919)

Born 31 Dec 1829 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Wife of Edwin John Sykes — married 1 Oct 1866 in Leeds, St. Peter's Chapel, Yorkshire, England

Died 20 Oct 1919 at age 89 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Biography

Hannah was born Hannah Pollard on 31 December 1829 Leeds, Yorkshire & baptised Hannah Pollard on 4 February 1830 Leeds, St. Peter, Yorkshire the daughter of benjamin Pollard (draper) & Mary of St. Peter Square. ^[1]

With sisters Mary (25), Emily (23) and widowed father Benjamin Pollard in 1851 living St. Peter's Square, Leeds, Yorkshire.^[2]

The marriage of Edwin John Sykes (38) (Widower & grocer) [of Linthwaite] & Hannah Pollard (36) (spinster) [of Leeds] was conducted on 1 October 1866 Leeds, St. Peter's Chapel, Yorkshire. Father of bride & groom recorded as Benjamin Pollard (linen draper) (deceased) & Silvester Sykes (schoolmaster) (deceased) ^[3]

A grocers wife in 1871 with husband Edwin & son Edwin (2) of Causeway Side, Linthwaite, Yorkshire.^[4]

She died Hannah Sykes on 20 October 1919 Cleveland Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire ^{[5] [6]}

Hannah's maiden name was Pollard ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 : Leeds, St. Peter 1830
2. ↑ England Census, 1851
3. ↑ West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, 1646-1985: Wakefield: Leeds, Farsley, Leeds, Pudsey, Stanningley; LNC10
4. ↑ 1871 England Census
5. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
6. ↑ GRO death Index Hannah Sykes Huddersfield Vol. 9a, Page 367 q December 1919 age 89
7. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 2 June 2023)
   Sykes, Edwin Pollard (Mother's maiden name: Pollard).
   GRO Reference: 1869 Jan-Feb-Mar in Huddersfield Volume 09A Page 355.