Thomas William Ackroyd (1872 - 1940)

Born 7 Jan 1872 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Hannah (Greenwood) Ackroyd — married 22 Jun 1893 in King Cross, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, St Augustine

Died 8 Aug 1940 at age 68 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas Ackroyd was born in Yorkshire, England.

Thomas was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on January 7, 1872.^[1] He was the son of Joseph Ackroyd and Frances Wood. He was baptized on June 23, 1872, in King Cross (Halifax), at St Paul.^[2] According to the Parish Register ^[3] his parents were Joseph and Frances Ellen residing in Huddersfield. His father's occupation "Painter". He was enumerated in the 1881 census ^[4] as a nine year old residing with his parents and four siblings at 81 Hanson Lane, Halifax. Paternal grand father Thomas Ackroyd, widower and "Mason" also at residence as well as five year old visitor Clina Murgatroyd. Thomas appears in the 1891 census ^[5] residing at 326 Queens Road, Halifax, with his parents and three siblings. He stated he was nineteen, single, and a "Painter". (Note...Family Search record is mis-transcribed noting his age as ten).

Thomas married Jane Hannah Greenwood in 1893.^[6] The ceremony was held on June 22nd in Halifax at St Augustine. According to the Parish Register, ^[7] Thomas was a twenty one year old bachelor and "Painter" residing at Queens Road, Halifax. His father was named as Joseph Ackroyd "Painter". Jane was a nineteen year old spinster residing in Luddenfoot ( a community in Calderdale), Her father was named as James Greenwood "Overlooker". The witnesses were James Greenwood and Sarah Hannah Ackroyd. The couple would have two children. (In the 1911 census , Jane stated she had two children but one had died). Thomas, Jane, and three year old daughter Ivy were enumerated in the 1901 census ^[8] residing at 39 Sutcliffe Street, Northowram (village in Calderdale east of Halifax). His occupation "Painter and Paperhanger". The family was living at 2 Churn Lane, Highroyd Well, Halifax in 1911.^[9] Thomas was a "House Painter" for the Borough Town Council.

Thomas and Jane appear in the 1939 Register ^[10] residing at 597 Well Royd Crescent, Halifax. Thomas' occupation "Painter Retired". Daughter Ivy and her husband Cecil F. Tatham also at residence. Thomas passed away on August 8, 1940.^[11] His Probate, dated October 18, 1940, in Wakefield, ^[12] named his beneficiary as widow Jane Hannah. Thomas was sixty eight.

He passed away in 1940.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XHL-3XC : 1 October 2014), Thomas William Ackroyd, 1872; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQD7-D9Q : 19 March 2020), Thomas William Ackroyd, 1873.
3. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 (Free Ancestry Image)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27R-RQLX : 11 December 2017), Thomas M Ackroyd in household of Joseph Ackroyd, Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, Piece/Folio 4404/51, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,234.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DB7-6ZM : 7 May 2019), Thomas William Ackroyd in household of Joseph Ackroyd, Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DF6-SZ5 : 13 December 2014), Thomas William Ackroyd, 1893; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1893, quarter 2, vol. 9A, p. 743, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 (Free Ancestry Image)
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9RR-F6P : 21 May 2019), Thomas W Ackroyd, Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Northowram subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWJZ-VC8 : 15 May 2019), Thomas William Ackroyd, Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register (Free Ancestry Image)
11. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVH1-RQN7 : 4 September 2014), Thomas W Ackroyd, 1940; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
12. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL6-4LLR : 17 September 2018), Thomas William Ackroyd, 18 Oct 1940; citing Probate, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .