Thornhill Genealogical Records

Thornhill 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.

Middlestown and Netherton, Thornhill Baptisms (1877-1910)

Baptism records from people born in and around Thornhill between 1877 and 1910. Lists the name of people's parent's, their occupations and abode.

Thornhill Lees Holy Innocents, Thornhill Baptisms (1858-1910)

Baptism registers are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names and more.

St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill Baptism Records (1813-1910)

Name index linked to original images of the baptism registers of St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill. Records document parents' names and date of baptism and/or birth.

St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill Baptism Records (1580-1812)

Baptism registers document the baptism and sometimes birth of people in and around St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.

Thornhill 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.

Middlestown and Netherton, Thornhill Marriages (1878-1935)

Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in Middlestown, St Luke & Netherton, St Andrew, Thornhill. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on.

Thornhill Lees Holy Innocents, Thornhill Marriages (1859-1935)

Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.

St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill Marriage Records (1813-1935)

Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain ages and father's names.

St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill Marriage Records (1580-1812)

Marriage records from people who married at St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill between 1580 and 1812. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature

Thornhill 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.

Middlestown and Netherton, Thornhill Burials (1958-1967)

Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of Middlestown, St Luke & Netherton, St Andrew, Thornhill. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.

Thornhill Lees Holy Innocents, Thornhill Burials (1862-1954)

Records of burial for people buried at Thornhill Lees, Holy Innocents, Thornhill between 1862 and 1954. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.

St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill Burial Records (1813-1985)

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.

St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill Burial Records (1580-1812)

Burial registers record burials that occurred at St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present.

Thornhill 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 Thornhill

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.

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.

Leeds Mercury (1807-1900)

Fully text-searchable articles from a local newspaper covering the Leeds district. It includes family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more.

Thornhill 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.

Thornhill 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.

Thornhill 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.

Thornhill 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.

Thornhill 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.

Thornhill Directories & Gazetteers

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.

Kelly's Directory of West Riding (1893)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Kelly's Directory of West Riding of Yorkshire A-K (1881)

An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.

Thornhill Cemeteries

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.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Thornhill 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.

Thornhill Histories & Books

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.

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.

North Yorkshire Church Photographs (1890-Present)

Photographs and images of churches in North Yorkshire.

Thornhill 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.

Thornhill Occupation & Business Records

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.

Collieries of The North (1869-1991)

Profiles of collieries in the north of England, with employment statistics, profiles of those who died in the mines and photographs.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Thornhill

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.

Thornhill 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.

Thornhill Church Records

Thornhill Parish Registers (1580-1985)

The parish registers of Thornhill are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths from 1580 to 1985.

Thornhill Parish Registers (1746-1943)

The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

Thornhill Parish Registers (1717-1812)

Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at Thornhill. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1717.

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.

Biographical Directories Covering Thornhill

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.

Thornhill 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.

Thornhill 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

THORNHILL, a village of high antiquity, situated on high ground overlooking the Calder, is an extensive parish, partly in the parliamentary borough of Dewsbury, on the south bank of the river Calder, and comprises the townships of Thornhill, Upper, Nether and Middle Shitlington, Midgley, Flockton and Whitley, 6 miles west from Wakefield and 2 south from Dewsbury, in the Southern division of the Riding, lower division of Agbrige; wapentake, Dewsbury and Wakefield union and county court district, rural deanery of Dewsbury, archdeaconry of Craven, and diocese of Ripon. The portion of the parish not included in Dewsbury parliamentary borough is governed by a Local Board of twelve members. The church of St. Michael consists of chancel, nave and tower, of which the chancel and tower are in the Gothic style of the fifteenth century, while the nave, erected in 1777 in the heavy Italian fashion then prevailing, has recently been rebuilt from designs by G. E. Street esq. R.A.: the chancel of this church has been the burial place of the family of Savile, and contains some fine monuments, the recumbent figures on one of these being of oak: the arms of the Marquis of Halifax, a member of this family, which appeared in the east window, are preserved in the church, and there is other stained glass of an older and more valuable character, specially alluded to by Whittaker in his “History of the Vale of Calder:” the most ancient remaining monument in this church consists of the figure of a knight in armour, undated, and of which there is no record: the oldest of the Savile monuments is of alabaster, with two recumbent figures of Sir Thomas Savile and his lady (1449); a second is of oak, with three recumbent figures of Sir John Savile, grandson of the above, and his two wives (1504), and there are two others, one with a recumbent figure of Sir George Savile (1622), and another to Sir George Savile, his wife and two sons: there are several other memorials of less importance. The register dates from the year 1580, and is in fair condition. The living is a rectory, yearly value £1,200, in the gift of Capt. H. Savile; the Rev. Joshua Ingham Brooke M.A. of University College, Oxford, is the rector. Offices for the Local Board, built of stone in a Gothic style, and prettily situated on the Dewsbury road at its junction with Lister Hill, were erected in 1879, at a cost of £3,500; over the arched doorway, forming the principal entrance, are the arms of Thornhill; the whole building is surrounded with stone fence walls surmounted by ornamental iron palisading; Messrs. Kirk and sons, of Huddersfield and Dewsbury, were the architects. There is also a Mission chapel and clergyman’s house at Thornhill Edge. The Baptists, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, Reformed Wesleyans, and Christian Brethren have chapels here. The money arising from charitable bequests, and distributed in the parish by the churchwardens annually, amounts to about £150. There are important collieries in the place, of which Edward Theodore Ingham esq. is the proprietor; Combs Colliery is near the village. Sir George Savile, who represented Yorkshire in Parliament till his death in 1785, was the chief promoter of the Calder and Hebble Navigation, the canal passing for several miles through the Savile property, and joining the Aire and Calder Navigation at Castleford, thus communicating with the eastern coast, and with the Manchester and Liverpool Canal on the west. The greater part of the township is the property of Capt. Henry Savile of Rufford Abbey, Notts, the present representative of a family who, from the earliest period of Yorkshire history, have been the principal landowners in the valley of the Calder, and until the period of the Civil war resided at Thornhill, during the vicissitudes of which, the mansion was besieged and destroyed, and the owners have since lived at Rufford Abbey, their seat in Notts; in the rectory grounds, surrounded by a moat, are the remains of the mansion. Capt. H. Savile is also lord of the manor. Edward T. Ingham esq. and the rector, the Rev. Joshua Ingham Brooke, are the only considerable landowners. The soil is various; subsoil in low lands clay, on the hills ragg. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and roots. The population of the township in 1861 was 3,479; 1871, 5,282; population of Local Board district 6,306; of the entire parish 9,709; and the area is 2,487 acres; entire area of parish, 8,120 acres; rateable value, £30,113 14s. 9d.

Schools

Free, endowed with £70 per annum, in 1812, under the will of Richard Walker, & is managed by trustees & the curate of Thornhill; J. W. Peaker, master.

The Higher Elementary school (boys), occupies the buildings of the Old Grammar schools, the revenues of which charity are left to accumulate until the Charity Commissioners think fit to frame a new scheme for their administration 3 John Dearden, master. There is a School Attendance Committee at Thornhill.

National (girls & infants), Thornhill, Miss Oates, mistress.

Lees Moor, Mrs. J. W. Peaker, mistress.

Thornhill Edge is a village in Thornhill township, principally occupied by colliers. The Primitive Methodists and Christian Brethren have chapels here.

National school, Miss Maggie Graham, mistress.

Kelly's Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire (1881)

THORNHILL LEES is a Village and ecclesiastical Parish formed in 1850 from the parishes of Dewsbury and Thornhill, in Dewsbury union and county court district, rural deanery of Dewsbury, archdeaconry of Craven and diocese of Ripon, and is a station tin the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway and near the river Calder, 1 mile south from Dewsbury. The church of the Holy Innocents, is a building in the Early Decorated style, erected in 1858, consisting of chancel, nave with clerestory, and tower surmounted by an elegant spire, forming a most picturesque object from the line of railway; the reredos and font are of Caen stone, beautifully carved; the four lights of the chancel, the large east and west windows, and most of the other windows are stained, the seats are of dak; all the sittings are free: the Church together with the parsonage and schools adjoining were built chiefly at the expense of Messrs. Cook, son and Wormald, the proprietors of Dewsbury mills, from designs by Messrs. Mallinson and Healey, architects. The late Joshua Ingham esq. of Blake Hall and the late John Hague esq. of Crow Nest, assisted the founders in the endowment. The register dates from the year 1858. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £158 with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Ripon and held by the Rev. Edward Chadwick M.A. of St. John’s College, Cambridge. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels here. Cullieries and glass bottle works afford the chief employment here. Lees House is the residence of John Walker J.P. esq. one of the partners in Dewsbury mills. The Savile Estate Offices, opposite the railway station, consist of a well-built Gothic structure: William Lipscomb esq. J.P. of Beech Lawn, Heath. near Wakefield, is the agent. The principal landowners are Capt. Henry Savile and Edward Theodore Ingham esq. The area is 1,180 acres; the population in 1871 was 2,807.

Schools

National, Septimus Wharton & Theodore Lucas, masters.

Infants’, Savile Town, Miss Elizabeth Dobson, mistress.

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

Most Common Surnames in Thornhill

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Agbrigg Wapentake
1Walker1741:680.87%5
2Fisher1721:694.25%94
3Wood1671:710.87%6
4Smith1631:730.35%1
5Sykes1261:941.31%22
6Armitage1241:952.25%60
7Wilcock1221:977.45%310
8Taylor1181:1000.52%2
9Scargill1091:10925.35%1,113
10Parker1031:1151.37%39
11Brook1011:1171.30%38
12Senior991:1201.87%62
13Bedford941:1263.81%180
14Oldroyd921:1296.79%367
15Ramsden901:1312.65%116
16Haigh851:1391.03%28
16Dunford851:13933.73%1,726
18Blackburn831:1431.89%83
19Firth821:1441.05%36
19Asquith821:1445.61%341
21Hardcastle811:1464.70%291
22Ellis801:1481.01%33
23Brooke791:1503.35%192
24Oates751:1583.68%233
24Hampshire751:1588.47%553
26Noble741:1602.96%177
27Pickles731:1621.70%87
28Kaye711:1672.11%119
29Richardson701:1690.86%30
30Sheard691:1713.15%214
31Jackson681:1740.42%8
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