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Title: John Lightowler 1799 Northowram
Post by: dave the tyke on Sunday 10 September 17 09:05 BST (UK)

Hi,
I need your help.
I have a John Lightowler born about 1799 in Northowram, Halifax according to 1851 and 1861 census and inferred from 1841.
He married Mary Greenwood 25 Dec 1820 and they had 9 children. (The last David in 1841 confirms Mary as the mother).
I think John died in 1866 but have no proof of this other than a GRO record - not direct line so I don't want to send for the certificate. I would like burial details though.
I would like birth/baptism records if anyone can find them.
Thanks
dave

Title: Re: John Lightowler 1799 Northowram
Post by: emeltom on Sunday 10 September 17 09:30 BST (UK)

I can find three possible baptisms with the surname Lightowlers, all baptised Wibsey which is only a few miles from Northowram.

21 Sep 1800 father Daniel
23 Sep 1801 father Joseph
28 Feb 1804 father James

Emeltom

Title: Re: John Lightowler 1799 Northowram
Post by: dave the tyke on Sunday 10 September 17 11:09 BST (UK)

Thanks emelton, I'll have a look at them.
Northowram Independent was the venue for the baptism of at least some of his children and Halifax parish church was where he married, so I would have thought that side would be favourite.
Dave

Title: Re: John Lightowler 1799 Northowram
Post by: Calverley Lad on Sunday 10 September 17 15:46 BST (UK)

Births of John Lightowler named boys seems to be abundant around Wibsey area.
http://vitaldb.moorlandit.com/display_results.php?sortby=fn&ad=ASC
 Brian

Title: Re: John Lightowler 1799 Northowram
Post by: dave the tyke on Sunday 10 September 17 18:23 BST (UK)

Thanks Brian, The likely ones are the same that emeltom found, a Daniel appears in a later census, I guess that he is a grandson of Daniel so can be discounted, a John dies in 1804 aged a couple of months, I don't have much for John son of Joseph as yet but I suspect I am looking in the wrong area. I think Coley is a probable location but he seems to be missing from the registers.
Dave

Title: Re: John Lightowler 1799 Northowram
Post by: Calverley Lad on Sunday 10 September 17 19:06 BST (UK)

I take it you mean this document?:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Halifax/NorthowramRegister
 Brian

Title: Re: John Lightowler 1799 Northowram
Post by: dave the tyke on Sunday 10 September 17 19:22 BST (UK)

I think that later in its life Heyward's chapel was known as the Northowram Independant chapel. I found the right pages on Anc. com. with possible siblings and some of John's children in there but nothing for John himself. Thanks for the Heyward registers link though.
Dave