Batley Genealogical Records

Batley Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

St Thomas and Pickwell St Andrew, Batley Baptisms (1902-1910)

Records of baptism for people born in and around Batley between 1902 and 1910. Details include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism.

Carlinghow, St John, Batley Baptism Records (1879-1910)

Baptism records from people born in and around Batley between 1879 and 1910. Lists the name of people's parent's, their occupations and abode.

Brownhill, St Saviour, Batley Baptism Records (1871-1910)

Records of baptism for people born in and around Batley between 1871 and 1910. Details include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism.

St Thomas, Batley Baptism Records (1868-1910)

Name index linked to original images of the baptism registers of St Thomas, Batley. Records document parents' names and date of baptism and/or birth.

Batley Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Purlwell, St Andrew, Batley Marriage Records (1912-1935)

Marriage records from people who married at Purlwell, St Andrew, Batley between 1912 and 1935. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature

Carlinghow, St John, Batley Marriage Records (1880-1935)

Marriage records from people who married at Carlinghow, St John, Batley between 1880 and 1935. Lists an individual's abode, marital status and more.

St Thomas, Batley Marriage Records (1869-1935)

Details on those who married at St Thomas, Batley between 1869 and 1935. Information given usually includes abode and marital status. After April 1837 father's names and ages are recorded.

Staincliffe, Christ Church, Batley Marriage Records (1868-1935)

Details on those who married at Staincliffe, Christ Church, Batley between 1868 and 1935. Information given usually includes abode and marital status. After April 1837 father's names and ages are recorded.

Batley Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Staincliffe, Christ Church, Batley Burial Records (1965-1979)

Burial registers are the primary source for death documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date someone was buried, their age & residence. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.

All Saints, Batley Burial Records (1813-1911)

Burial registers record burials that occurred at All Saints, Batley. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present.

Brownhill, St Saviour, Batley Burial Records (1783-1812)

Burial records for people buried at Brownhill, St Saviour, Batley, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1783 to 1812.

All Saints, Batley Burial Records (1559-1812)

Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of All Saints, Batley. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.

Batley Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

West Yorkshire Tax Valuation (1910)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of records recording over 600,000 properties in West Yorkshire, their owner, occupier, description and details of their taxable value.

West Yorkshire Electoral Registers (1840-1962)

An index to and images of registers listing over 22.5 million names of those who were registered to vote. The records list name, address and qualification to vote.

West Yorkshire Land Tax Records (1704-1932)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registered recording almost 4 million tax payments on properties. They record land owners, occupiers, taxable value and sometimes a description of the property.

Newspapers Covering Batley

Bradford Daily Telegraph (1868-1870)

A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Bradford district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.

Rochdale Observer (1856-1866)

Original images of a local newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Rochdale area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.

Huddersfield Chronicle (1850-1900)

A local paper including news from the Huddersfield area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.

Bradford Observer (1834-1875)

Local news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other local information from the Bradford district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.

Leeds Times (1833-1901)

This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Leeds district. Includes family announcements.

Batley Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

York Peculiar Probate Records (1383-1883)

Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1688-1858)

An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1267-1500)

An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).

Derbyshire Will Index (1858-1928)

An index to wills, proved by the Derby Probate Registry. Index includes name, residence and year of probate. Contains entries for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and other counties.

Batley Immigration & Travel Records

West Yorkshire Removal & Settlement Records (1689-1866)

An index to and images of over 14,000 records detailing the removal and settlement of people between parishes in West Yorkshire.

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

Batley Military Records

West Riding Yorkshire Territorials in the Great War (1908-1919)

Three books detailing the unit's history from the period before and during WWI. Also contains a list of members, with dates of service and a roll of honours and awards.

West Yorkshire Militia Records (1779-1826)

Digital images of records that record those serving in and assessed for service in the militia and details of payments for the militia. The records can be searched by a name index.

North East War Memorials (1882-1951)

An inventory of memorials commemorating those who served and died in military conflicts.

North-East Diary (1939-1945)

A chronicle of happenings in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire relating to the war in Europe. Contains much detail on ship building.

Roll of Officers of the York and Lancaster Regiment (1756-1884)

Lists of officers by rank, regiment and name.

West Yorkshire Electoral Registers (1840-1962)

An index to and images of registers listing over 22.5 million names of those who were registered to vote. The records list name, address and qualification to vote.

West Yorkshire Prison Records (1801-1914)

Digital images of various documents, searchable by an index of over 335,000 names. The records include registers that record prisoners' names, ages, occupation, crimes, criminal history, education, religion, genealogical information and more.

West Yorkshire Bastardy Records (1690-1914)

Records of over 14,000 illegitimate births, which will typically name the child's father.

West Yorkshire Coroners Notebooks (1852-1909)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registers recording over 19,000 deaths deemed suspicious or otherwise worth investigating.

West Yorkshire Poor Law Records (1663-1914)

Records details of the distribution of funds to the poor, churchwardens' records, maintenance for illegitimate child and other similar records.

Batley Taxation Records

West Yorkshire Tax Valuation (1910)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of records recording over 600,000 properties in West Yorkshire, their owner, occupier, description and details of their taxable value.

West Riding of Yorkshire Poll Book (1835)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

West Yorkshire Land Tax Records (1704-1932)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registered recording almost 4 million tax payments on properties. They record land owners, occupiers, taxable value and sometimes a description of the property.

West Riding of Yorkshire Hearth Tax (1672)

A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.

West Riding of Yorkshire Hearth Tax (1672)

A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Batley Land & Property Records

West Yorkshire Tax Valuation (1910)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of records recording over 600,000 properties in West Yorkshire, their owner, occupier, description and details of their taxable value.

West Riding of Yorkshire Poll Book (1835)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

West Yorkshire Land Tax Records (1704-1932)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registered recording almost 4 million tax payments on properties. They record land owners, occupiers, taxable value and sometimes a description of the property.

West Riding Domesday Extracts (1066)

Extracts for West Riding settlements found in the Domesday book. Includes the modern & 11th century place name, land owners and details of later history.

Poll Book for Yorkshire (1868)

A list of those who voted in the election, stating their residence and for who they voted.

Batley Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Bradford (1936)

A directory of settlements in the area detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Jones's Mercantile Directory of Bradford (1863)

A book containing a directory of traders by locality, together with a description of each location.

Kelly's Directory of West Riding (1927)

A directory of settlements in the riding detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Kelly's Directory of West Riding (1908)

Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private residents..

Kelly's Directory of West Riding (1897)

A directory of the riding detailing its history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Batley Cemeteries

Cemetery, Batley Cemetery Records (1867-1911)

An index to burials at Cemetery, Batley. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of their death or burial and their age.

West Riding Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of West Riding's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Yorkshire Graves Index (1408-2003)

An index to close to 150,000 names listed on gravestones in Yorkshire.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Batley Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Batley Histories & Books

Batley Churches (1086-Present)

A brief history of churches in the parish.

Batley History (1020-1974)

A brief history of the parish and Victoria photograph.

West Riding Domesday Extracts (1066)

Extracts for West Riding settlements found in the Domesday book. Includes the modern & 11th century place name, land owners and details of later history.

Yorkshire Domesday Records (1086)

An English translation of Yorkshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.

Victoria County History: Yorkshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Batley School & Education Records

West Yorkshire Reformatory School Records (1856-1914)

Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registers recording admission, residence and discharges for schools that aimed to reform criminal youths. A great deal of detail may be gleaned on over 9,000 individual, including genealogical details, employment record and photographs.

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Batley Occupation & Business Records

Batley Bulldogs RLFC History (1880-Present)

A history of the town's Rugby League club.

West Yorkshire Police Records (1833-1914)

Digital images of registers recording appointments, promotions, disciplinary actions, transfers, applications, injuries and more. The records can be searched by an index of over 32,000 names.

West Yorkshire Occupation Records (1793-1930)

An index to and images of occupational records. They may list name, residence, age, birth date, occupation, date of employment, employer, and marital status. Certificates of fitness for employment can include parents’ names.

West Yorkshire Alehouse Licences (1771-1962)

An index to and images of over 75,000 alehouse licences, listing name of the person who held the licence, the name and location of the public house, dates the licence was issued and renewed, and whether the licence was transferred.

West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Records (1627-1894)

An index to and images of around 7,000 apprenticeship records. They may list name, age, parents' names, master's name, trade, date, residence, terms of apprenticeship and more.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Batley

Victoria County History: Yorkshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Batley Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

West Riding Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of West Riding's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Victoria County History: Yorkshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

The Visitation of Yorkshire: 1584-5 (1000-1585)

Pedigrees compiled from a late 16th century heraldic visitation of Yorkshire. This work records the lineage, descendants and marriages of families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

The Visitation of Yorkshire: 1612 (1000-1612)

Pedigrees compiled from a early 17th century heraldic visitation of Yorkshire. This work records the lineage, descendants and marriages of families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

Batley Church Records

Batley Parish Registers (1559-1979)

The parish registers of Batley are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1559 and 1979. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1559.

Batley Parish Registers (1699-1836)

The parish registers of Batley are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

West Yorkshire Non-conformist Parish Registers (1656-1985)

A name index linked to images of birth and baptism registers from West Yorkshire non-conformist churches. These records document the birth or baptism of over 275,000 people.

West Yorkshire Non-conformist Membership Records (1772-1973)

Tens of thousands of entries from non-conformist records detailing churches' membership. Records can include details such as date & place of birth, residence, familial relations and occupations. Records are indexed by name and connected to original images.

Batley Churches (1086-Present)

A brief history of churches in the parish.

Biographical Directories Covering Batley

Yorkshire Who's Who (1912)

A listing of the prominent residents of the county of Yorkshire, giving details on family, education, careers, hobbies, associations and more. Also includes details on the county's government officials, military officers, members of parliament, religious leaders and demographics.

Officers of The Green Howards (1688-1931)

Biographies of hundreds of men who served as officers in The Green Howards, an infant regiment in the King's Division. Details given include parentage, date of birth, military career and later professional career.

Who's Who in Northern Mining (1852-1910)

Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Batley Maps

Maps of Yorkshire (1407-1922)

Digital images of maps covering the county.

Collery Maps of The North (1807-1951)

A number of maps of northern England with the locations of collieries plotted.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Ordnance Survey 1:10 Maps (1840-1890)

Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Batley Reference Works

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

British Family Mottoes (1189-Present)

A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.

Historical Description

BATLEY is a municipal borough and township, partly comprised within the parliamentary borough of Dewsbury; a parish and a polling place for the southern division of the Riding, in the lower division of Agbrigg wapentake, Dewsbury, Hunslet and Bramley unions and Dewsbury county court district, rural deanery of Birstal, archdeaconry of Craven and diocese of Ripon, 198 miles from London, 1 mile north from Dewsbury, 34 ½ miles from Manchester; 8 south from Leeds, 36 ½ from York, 8 ½ north-east from Huddersfield. The London and North Western and the Great Northern Railway Companies have stations here. A tramway, on which steam power is used, runs from Dewsbury through Batley to Gomersal. The township of Batley includes the hamlets of Brownhill, Carlinghow, Clark Green, Havercroft, Chapel Fold, Healey, Staincliffe, White Lee, Upper Batley, Kilpin Hill, Publwell and part of Batley Carr. The town was constituted a municipal borough by Royal Charter, 8th December, 1868, and is governed by a mayor, six aldermen and eighteen councillors. A Local Board of Health for the Batley district was established in 1853, under the powers of the Public Health Act 1848, by whom the sanitary arrangements of the town have been much improved; this board, together with the local boards of health for the adjoining districts of Dewsbury and Heckmondwike, have obtained several Acts of Parliament for supplying the districts with water. The church of Ail saints, a stone building of the time of Henry VII. consists of chancel with aisles forming chapels belonging to the Earls of Wilton and the trustees of the late Earl of Cardigan, nave with aisles and embattled tower with a peal of 8 bells, dated 1851: here is a monument, dated 1630, to the memory of a member of the Mirfield family, of Howley Hall: the font bears the date of 1662, and is a good example of the period, in perfect preservation: the church was restored in 1873, when the aisles were re-roofed, the plaster removed from the pillars and arches and the old pews replaced by open seats, at a cost of £800. The register dates from the year 1559 and is in good condition. The living is a discharged vicarage, yearly value £500 with residence, in the alternate gilt of the trustees of the late Earl of Cardigan and the Earl of Wilton, and is held by the Rev. Thomas Gateward Davies M.A. of Brasenose College, Oxford, surrogate. Brownhill is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1871 out of Batley and Birstal; the church of St. Saviour, with school and parsonage, was erected at a cost of about £5,000, from designs by Messrs. Sheard and Hanstock, and is in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave and aisles; to which a tower is to be added: the chancel, containing a stained east window, has been decorated and a reredos erected at a cost of about £500. The register dates from the year 1871. The living is a vicarage, endowed with £245 yearly, partly by the ecclesiastical commissioners and otherwise from money left for that purpose by the late Rev. Joshua Nussey, rector of Oundle, Northamptonshire, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Batley, and held by the Rev. John Ridley. The ecclesiastical parish of St. Thomas was formed from that of Batley in 1868; the church, with school and parsonage house attached, was erected in 1868, from designs by Michael Sheard esq. at a cost of £11,000, the site being given by the Earl of Wilton, and is a building in the Early Geometric style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, organ chamber, vestry, tower and spire; the chancel contains a window, placed there by Michael Sheard esq. to the memory of his daughter, ob. 1867. The register dates from the year 1868.U The living is a vicarage, endowed by the ecclesiastical commissioners with £200 yearly with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Batley and held by the Rev. Thomas Middlebrook Horsfall M.A. of Worcester College, Oxford. The area is 297 acres; the population in 1871 was 4,701. The Catholic church dedicated to St. Mary of the Angels, erected in 1870, in the Early English style of the thirteenth century, was consecrated in December, 1870. The Congregational chapel, a building in the Gothic style with a spire at the north-east angle, above 100 feet high, was erected in 1856; the cost of erection was about £2,200, and it contains sittings for 550 adults. There are also chapels for the Wesleyans, Methodist New Connexion, Baptists and Primitive Methodists. The cemetery, laid out in 1865, at a cost of £12,500, contains 12 acres with two Gothic mortuary chapels, from designs by Michael Sheard esq. A commodious market house, in the Gothic style, from designs by stead Ellis esq. has been erected by the corporation at a cost of £5,000. The premises of the West Riding Banking Company, in Hick lane, were built at an expense of £10,000, from designs by Messrs. Sheard and Hanstock, and are of White rock stone, in the Gothic style; the internal fittings of the rooms, with the ceilings and wainscoting, are all of pitch pine. The Town Hall was erected in 1853, at a cost of £2,000, by a Company, from whom it was purchased in 1874 by the Corporation for the sum of £3,400: the Borough Justices hold their meetings and have their offices here. The Mechanics’ Institute has a good library and is well supplied with daily papers and periodicals. The Working Men’s Club, numbering 300 members, has convenient premises in Wellington street, containing news and billiard rooms with class rooms for lectures. Batley is celebrated as the principal seat of the rag and shoddy trade, which took its rise here about 50 years ago, and has proved a source of great wealth to many engaged in it: the manufacture of army cloths, pilots, flushings and druggets is very largely carried on, and has raised Batley to a position of considerable importance in the clothing district. There are also iron foundries and works for the making of machinery used in the manufacturing trade. Coal abounds in the township, and there are excellent quarries of building stone. A Chamber of Commerce has been established, the meetings of which are held monthly. There is a Masonic hall, and several lodges of Freemasons. The Earl of Wilton is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The land is chiefly in pasture. The area of the township, which is co-ex tensive with the municipal borough, is 2,140 acres; the entire area of the parish is 6,286 acres; and the population shows great progress; in 1851, 9,308; in 1861, 14,173; and in 1871, was 20,871; the entire population of the parish is 35,616; rateable value £79,372. The parish includes the townships of Morley, Gildersome and Churwell.

Schools

Botley Free Grammar, founded in 1612, by the Rev. William Lee & endowed with lands producing about £230 a year; new school premises for 200 boys, with a master’s residence, have been erected at Carlinghow, at a cost of about £4,500, Rev. Langton Samuel Calvert M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin, headmaster; W. Williamson, London; W. Tyssen-Cormick B.A.; C. E. Tunnard Moore B.A. & W. M. Warburton B.A. assistant masters; T. M. Allaun, art master.

National, Carlinghow, John Henry Machin, master.

Board schools

Purlwell, erected with master’s house in 1874, at a cost of £8,000, for 750 children, Isaac Brook, mastery Miss Miriam Whitworth. mistress; Mrs. M. F. Brook, infants’ mistress.

Warwick road, erected with master’s & keeper’s houses, in 1877, at a cost of £8,000, for 700 children, John Mullineaux, master; Miss M. R. Collins, mistress; Miss A. M. Fox, infants’ mistress.

Carlinghow, erected in 1880, at a cost of £4,000, for 660 children, Thomas Newhouse, master; Miss M. Frazer, mistress; Miss L. Holloway, infants’ mistress.

Healey, erected in 1877, at a cost of £5,000, for 375 children, A. P. Bridges, master; Miss K. Gledhill, mistress.

Field lane, erected in 1879, at a cost of £1,600, for 240 infants, Miss E. M. Hart, infants’ mistress.

Park road, erected with master’s house in 1876, at a cost of about £10,000, for 700 children, Robert Gadie, master; Miss M. A. Talbot, mistress; Miss s. L. Barber, infants’ mistress.

National, stocks lane, Alfonzo Gardiner, master; Miss Minnie Gee, mistress.

National, Brown hill, James Alexander Radcliffe, master; Mrs. Alice Radcliffe, mistress.

National, St. Thomas’, Richard William Walker, master.

Kelly's Directory of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire (1913)

Most Common Surnames in Batley

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Agbrigg Wapentake
1Smith3631:810.78%1
2Walker3331:891.67%5
3Senior3121:955.89%62
4Taylor3071:961.36%2
5Wilson2791:1061.26%3
6Sykes2541:1162.64%22
7Preston2521:1179.25%153
8Newsome2401:12314.39%303
9Fox2271:1304.76%70
10Sheard2211:13310.08%214
11Ineson2111:14040.19%928
12Hirst1951:1512.48%34
13Ellis1921:1542.42%33
14Hall1901:1551.74%17
15Parker1881:1572.50%39
16Clegg1841:1606.56%147
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