Emily (Bentley) Clapham (1852 - 1916)

Born 7 Nov 1852 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Thomas Stowell Clapham — married 5 Feb 1903 in Moldgreen, Yorkshire England Christ Church

Died 12 Oct 1916 at age 63 in Steeton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Emily (Bentley) Clapham was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

Emily was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, on November 7, 1852. She was the daughter of John Bentley and Harriet Carver. Her father passed away in 1858. Emily was enumerated in the 1861 census residing with her mother, three siblings, and two cousins at 66 West Parade Street, Huddersfield.

Emily married Thomas Stowell Clapham on April 5, 1903, in Moldgreen ( a district in Huddersfield), at Christ Church. According to the Parish Register, Emily was a fifty year old spinster residing at Westfield House, Moldgreen. Her father was named as Joseph Bentley (deceased) "Merchant". Thomas was a fifty four year old widower and "Iron Founder" residing on Devonshire Street, Keighley. His father was named as William Clapham "Iron Founder. The witnesses were J.P. Bentley and W.H. Clapham. Emily and Thomas appear in the 1911 census residing at Laurel Grove, Keighley. Thomas' son, Frederick, and one servant also at residence.

Emily passed away on October 12, 1916. She was buried in Utley Cemetery, Keighley. Her Probate was administered on November 16, 1916, in Wakefield, naming Joseph Edwin Bentley "Dyer" as beneficiary.

Sources

• England & Wales Birth Index 1837-1915: Vol. 9a page 320.

• England Census 1861: Class: RG 9; Piece: 3265; Folio: 71; Page: 9; GSU roll: 543105

• West Yorkshire England Marriages & Banns 1813-1935: Parish Register.
• Christ Church, Moldgreen, Parish Register, Marriages 1903: page 37 no. 74.

• England Census: 1911: Class: RG14; Piece: 26090

• England & Wales Death Index 1916-2007: Vol. 9a page 261.

• England & Wales National Probate Calendar 1858-1966: 16 November 1916

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• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N4Q-5QT : 1 October 2014), Emily Bentley, 1853; 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.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CW-PH5 : 12 September 2020), Emily Bentley in household of Harriette Bentley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFCV-L6K : accessed 13 January 2016)], Thomas Stowell Clapham and Emily Bentley, 05 Feb 1903; citing Mold-Green, York, England, reference item 4 p 37; FHL microfilm 1,542,282.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:263B-GQ6 : accessed 13 January 2016)], Emily Bentley, 1903; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWNP-YHC : accessed 13 January 2016)], Emily Clapham, Keighley, Keighley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; 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.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JHY-DQN : accessed 13 January 2016)], Emily Clapham, 1916; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8LQ-BXC : accessed 13 January 2016)], Emily Clapham, ; citing Keighley, Yorkshire, England, reference item 2 p 4 rn 164; FHL microfilm 990,052.