Old Honley Through a Lens – published by Honley Civic Society

Part 1 – Hearl and Gilbert Heaton – an album of photographs from the early 20th century.  Photographs of the village of Honley from the Honley Civic Society archives, taken by father and son, Hearl and…

Honley’s Pioneering Cyclists

Like many people, Richard Hobson found he had time on his hands during lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic. Matters were made worse by having to spend the days on a much-extended break  in…

The Surprising Miss Siddon of Honley House

Emily Frances Siddon was “a self-contained lady of great strength of will, logical mind and administrative ability”, “a born leader”. She was a member of the Huddersfield Board of Guardians and a strong advocate for…

Honley – I REMEMBER…My 1920s Childhood in Honley

Honley – Finding Banks

FINDING BANKS By Angela Marshall Written by Civic Society member Angela Marshall and inspired by the BBC TV programme A House Through Time, this is the story of a Honley house, a family business and…

Honley – Restored to Glory

Restored to Glory By Peter Marshall Taking advantage of the temporary closure of St Mary’s Church in Honley during the pandemic, the 110-year-old Conacher organ, built in Huddersfield, was completely overhauled and restored. This booklet…

Honley – Colliers and Clothiers

COLLIERS AND CLOTHIERS The Honley Families of Hall Ing, Woodroyd, Gynn and Grove By Peter Marshall New research has revealed much about the foremost families who made this area a significant industrial location in the…

Tracing Your Textile Ancestors

‘Yours for Eternity’ – A Romance of the Great War

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HDFHS – House History Record Book

House History Research Record Book Compiled and published by Huddersfield and District Family History Society Introduction House History Research is an investigation into a mix of related records – family history, local history, architectural history…

Tracing your House History

A Guide For Family Historians By Gill Blanchard CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1  Where to Find Information and Resources Indexes, Transcripts and Catalogues Finding Archives, Record Offices, Local History Libraries, Heritage Local and Family…

GR – Halifax & District Surnames

Wool and Worsit

  An extract from the Introduction This book is the result of seven years of research into the history of textiles in Holme Valley, which began when I realised that there were at least two…

Tracing Ancestors using DNA

The Greatest Sacrifice

Under the Canopy of Heaven

“Those men don’t make cloth; they make money.” So says George Mellor’s stepfather of the rich manufacturers swelling their beloved textile town and sucking the life from the cloth dressing shops. As the stranglehold of…

Turnpike Roads for Local and Family Historians

Turnpike Roads for Local and Family Historians By Edgar Holroyd-Doveton This study traces the development of the turnpike roads across Britain. It explores the stimulus and development of these roads over the two hundred years…

Tracing Your Yorkshire Ancestors by Rachel Bellerby

First published in 2006 by Pen & Sword Family History 2nd Edition, published 2013 The many different archives that welcome family history researchers are explored here and explained. Often these archives are overlooked, yet they…

GR – Places of Kirkheaton & District by George Redmonds

Places of Kirkheaton & District, including Dalton, Whitley, Lepton, Denby and Grange Moor. by George Redmonds, published by David Shore 2005 The place-name of Kirkheaton has different layers of meaning. For some it refers to…

GR – Place-Names of Kirkburton, Shepley & Shelley by George Redmonds

Place-Names of Kirkburton, Shepley & Shelley by George Redmonds, with contributions from Robert Carter, published by David Shore 2009 The old townships of Kirkburton, Shelley and Shepley seem to me to form a distinctive district…

HDFHS – Ancestral Notebook