St James CofE LittleHorton/W.Bowling, Bradford

[dave the tyke]

Hi,
I'm looking for 1840s BMD information and possibly a photo of the above church. There might be records at Bradford archives which I will visit later but if anyone can add anything in the mean time it would be most appreciated.
Thanks
Dave

[arthurk]

The registers should be at Bradford Archives, and could well be among the collection of West Yorkshire parish registers at Ancestry. I don't have any names to check against, and the registers are a bit lacking in exact addresses, but I think they may be the ones listed as "Bradford, St James".

I can't help with a photo, I'm afraid, but Bradford Local Studies Library might be worth a try.

Arthur

[BumbleB]

WYAS list the following churches in Bowling and/or Little Horton

Bowling - St John, St Luke (Broomfields), St Stephen and St Bartholomew (Ripleyville)
Little Horton - St John  - Ancestry has St Oswald (baptisms start 1902)

The only St James listed is in Bradford.  Bradford said to cover Bierley, Bolton, Bowling, Lidget Green and Undercliffe, therefore to add to the above:

Bierley - St John
Bolton - St James and St Lawrence (Bolton Woods)
Lidget Green - St Wilfred
Undercliffe - St Augustine

[arthurk]

I was basing my reply partly on the National Index of Parish Registers book, which lists:
Bradford St James, St James Street, Manchester Road, Bowling
Erected 1836-8
Parish created 1842 from Bradford St Peter
United with Bradford All Saints 1965
Demolished 1966

Comparing this with the West Yorkshire Archives list of parish registers, and especially the dates for which registers are available, I think this will be the one they show as Bradford, St James, with reference BDP27.

Arthur

[BumbleB]

If that's the case, then Ancestry have baptisms from 1837, marriages from 1843 and no burials For Bradford, St James.

 

[dave the tyke]

Hi guys,
thanks for the replies. Arthur, the one in Manchester road is the right one. The early O/S maps show a cemetery so I think somewhere there should be burial records, possibly linked to St Peters.
One of the main records I am searching for is a baptism of Fanny Greenwood Bland who was born in Queen Street 30 Nov 1847, right next to St James church. Unfortunately, because of children born before marriages, the family used the names Greenwood, Greenwood Bland, Bland, Greenwood Barker and Barker at various times. So research has not been easy.
Anyone know if Bradford Archives has re-opened?

Dave

[arthurk]

One of the main records I am searching for is a baptism of Fanny Greenwood Bland who was born in Queen Street 30 Nov 1847, right next to St James church. Unfortunately, because of children born before marriages, the family used the names Greenwood, Greenwood Bland, Bland, Greenwood Barker and Barker at various times. So research has not been easy.

I can't see her in a quick look at Ancestry, but it looks as though a page of the baptism register has been left out there - it goes from 25 April 1847 at the foot of page 15 to 26 March 1848 at the top of page 17, in other words page 16 isn't there.

Anyone know if Bradford Archives has re-opened?

Yes they have, but check times beforehand as they're not open every day.

Arthur

[dave the tyke]

Thanks Arthur.

Dave

[dobfarm]

There was two St James Church's in Bradford

http://catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=BD79057%2f3&pos=3

One on Wakefield road near Coventry Street Bowling Bradford (Bradford ring road)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradfordlibraries/7203227408/

One off Mill lane (Manchester road one- It was where the Corner of Mill Lane and Nelson Street is now where a company Hire Power now stands ) at St James square (This had no burial ground but had a Mill pond at its West side)

There is a photo in WYAS Bradford taken in 1970's where this church stood, so the church was pulled down before then.

http://catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=BD78065%2f1%2f18%2f7&pos=16