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Thank you Brian, in that case here's my third post! I'll post some pictures lower resolution so anyone who's interested can see. This one is of Laburnum House and I think the girl in the bonnet is my grandmother which would make the photo dated around the turn of the century, but I don't know for sure. Clarence Glover was her father who along with his brothers Leonard and Edgar owned Glover Bros. Mill. He lived in Laburnum House as did Daniel Hinchcliff before him. Daniel owned Providence Mill in Morley and possibly the Wortley Mill before the Glovers. Daniel's grandson was my grandfather and married Gladys May Glover my grandmother.

Hello All, this is all very interesting for me as Clarence Glover is my great grandfather and Daniel Hinchcliff (he didn't use the E) is my great great grandfather. My research has shown that Joseph Glover (Leonard, Edgar and Clarence's father) worked in a mill but somehow managed to get enough capital together to start his own in the Wakefield area. The brothers end up with the mill in Wortley after Joseph dies, I'm not sure of the exact sequence of events. What may be interesting to the present Clarence at Laburnum House is that Daniel Hinchcliff also lived in the house, definitely at the time of the census in 1881 but, perhaps, was already there in 1871 as he is in Lower Wortley but there are no house names or numbers on the document. Edgar and later Clarence sold out their shares of the business and somewhere I have Leonard's obituary. The mill included another large property, Fawcett House, which has since been demolished. I believe Clarence may have lived there too at some point. I have photos of both Laburnum Hose and Fawcett house probably from late 19th early 20th century. I'd be interested in any information people have on either of the families and also the Cravens whose family Daniel Hinchliff's daughter Elizabeth married into (Harry Craven was a draper and his father, Henry, an iron founder from Wakefield.