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Topic: Funeral Train from Ilkley to Scholemoor Cemetery 1902? (Read 642 times)
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charlotteCH
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Dave thanks for that info,
Unlikely the last 5 miles was on foot as it was mid February and probably snowing. So either by train or they would have had a stack of carriages at the station.
I have a report from the Bradford Observor 17/2/02 and there is a long list- many dozens- of men named as attending the funeral and the train trip is mentioned- it says - and I hadn't noticed this detail- " The remains were afterwards[after the service at my grandparents house in Ilkley] conveyed by train to Bradford."
In the Obit published in the same paper 4 days earlier it says" The funeral takes place at Scholemoor next Saturday".
So when it says train conyeying my grandfather's body to Bradford it may be loose use of terminology and Braford = Scholemoor.
What's the Bradford T & A please?
charlotte
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+
GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI
HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY Nunney/Frome 18-19C
HUMPHRIES, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN Ont. Canada 1830+
PILSEN, Sask.
82nd Regt of Foot 1808-1825
1st WRY Militia 1780-1800
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dave the tyke
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Charlotte,
a question - did the 'many dozens of men' attend the funeral service or did they actually travel to Scholemoor ?
There was mention in an earlier post of the charges and who paid.
Where did your grandfather work ? perhaps his employer paid if he was in a senior position a partner perhaps.
Dave
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Bland, Greenwood Bland, Ellis, Benn, Woodhead, Priestley, Illingworth, Lightowler, Platts, Boys, Bradley, O'Hara, Hall Areas - North Bierley, Northowram, West Bowling, Horton, Shelf, Allerton, Queensbury, Haworth, Ovenden, Halifax, Luddenden, Midgley, Elland, Littleborough Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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charlotteCH
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HI Dave,
Tthere are more that 5 dozen men mentioned in the account of the funeral--- there are a number of Alderman, Reps of the Bradford Soc. of Architects, Bradford School Board, Bradford Builders Assosc., Bradford Liberal Club, Ilkley Grammar School etc... I think they did go to the Cem. from the way the account is written.
My grandfather was an architect and had well established his own Bradford & Ilkley firm. He left decent amount of money and his wife was independently wealthy so money would not have been a factor.
There was a service held at the Hargreaves house in Ilkley before the train left- and the paper says "A large number of Mr Hargreaves ' personal friends and represtentatives of various public bodies with which he had been connected assembled at the station and accompanied the cortege to the cemetery."
Any comments?
charlotte
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+
GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI
HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY Nunney/Frome 18-19C
HUMPHRIES, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN Ont. Canada 1830+
PILSEN, Sask.
82nd Regt of Foot 1808-1825
1st WRY Militia 1780-1800
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charlotteCH
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Hi Ray, Is Brookwood the Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney? I am familiar with that cem. There was a Necroplois Mortuary Chapel at the Cemetery into which the trains drew... and the train left from Central Station in the city of Sydney.
The trains don't run there now... don't know when this was discontinued- my guess would be when motor transport became more generally used.
Thanks for that reference- will see if I can get it on interlibrary loan- if it is in fact Rookwood.
charlotte
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+
GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI
HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY Nunney/Frome 18-19C
HUMPHRIES, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN Ont. Canada 1830+
PILSEN, Sask.
82nd Regt of Foot 1808-1825
1st WRY Militia 1780-1800
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dave the tyke
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Hi Charlotte,
if you go to this site
http://www.bing.com/maps/
put Lidget Green into the Address search box -
Click on the cross to kill the address and enlarge the view.
Scholemoor cemetery is to the Left of Cemetery Road and North of Necropolis Road. Bring that area to the top center, go to Ariel view then zoom in a couple of clicks until you can see Old Corn Mill Lane at the bottom of the screen, to the Left of Beckside Road. The rail line ran to the North of the Lane.
You can then bring the Cemetery to the center of the screen and have a close up look in the Birds eye view
Dave
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Bland, Greenwood Bland, Ellis, Benn, Woodhead, Priestley, Illingworth, Lightowler, Platts, Boys, Bradley, O'Hara, Hall Areas - North Bierley, Northowram, West Bowling, Horton, Shelf, Allerton, Queensbury, Haworth, Ovenden, Halifax, Luddenden, Midgley, Elland, Littleborough Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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charlotteCH
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Hi Dave and Ray,
Ray I'll see if I can get the book on interlibrary loan... funny that the names of the two cemeteries ars so close. What you describe sounds like it was in Sydney way back. Bit of a hoot to have different class waiting rooms for ush a train 
Dave, thanks for the url and the guidance how to get the best from the site I appreciate that and will look there after lunch- in Aus.
charlotte
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HARGREAVES, HANSON, BAILEY, BURTON, HEWITT, JAGGER, LOCKWOOD, UTTLEY, RUDD, TAYLOR, HOLDEN, SHAW Halifax / Sowerby/ Southowram 18C+
GILL, Accrington, Blackburn, West Derby, Lancs, migrated USA 1891 to RI: GILL in SC: HOTCHKISS in RI: PELOQUIN in RI
HUMPHRIES, HILLIER, ALLEN, LYDBURY Nunney/Frome 18-19C
HUMPHRIES, JOYCE, HEWITT, ROBINSON, McMULLEN, SUFFEL, CARNEY, MARRON, COMPTON, FREEMAN Ont. Canada 1830+
PILSEN, Sask.
82nd Regt of Foot 1808-1825
1st WRY Militia 1780-1800
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