Hambe Headache in Huddersfield

[bykerlads]

At random perusal of records suggests that Hambe does not come up very often at all, unlike many other places. Does this indicate that it was a very small hamlet?

[sstarr2008]

I can find mention of the France family living in Marsh during the 16th century.I wonder if Hambe was the name of a farm house?
Have you found any wills for the family? Any other names involved with the family?

[chinakay]

I wonder if Hambe was the name of a farm house?

See reply #3

The Marsh family seem to be my people. I think. Also a bunch in Leehead having children at the same time, very hard to separate them as both have Richard as a father.

No wills, nothing.

Other names, Elizabeth France married into my Kittsons in 1664, and earlier wives in the family were Elizabeth Tayler and Elizabeth Marsden. So far back they're hard to find. No shortage of Elizabeths at this time, was there....I wonder why

Quarmby is a possibility. It's right next to Marsh. Thank you dobfarm.

Cheers,
China

[dobfarm]

Another possibility ? as Bykerlads said there was not that many Hambe abodes in the Huddersfield register, it was not uncommon to find PR entries of abodes of another parish if one of the parents came from or worshiped in Huddersfield.

There is Hanby (Hanbe) Close at Fenaybridge with modern houses but the name Hanby could have originated from a small holding on that land 17th century

[dobfarm]

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Last post- posted twice for some reason

[bykerlads]

It's definitely not Quarmby as this is written clearly with a Q several times in the records and on the same pages as Hambe.
I'd go for it being a version of Hamby, possibly a farm with houses but I don't know where it is. Dobfarm's suggestion seems worth persuing. We need to look at old maps of the area next, I'd guess.
Or check the records for Almonbury church the same period to see if Hambe crops up,there.

[J.R.Ellam]

Fenay Bridge was in the Kirkheaton & Almondbury parishes it is to the west of Lepton in-between Kirkburton and Waterloo.

John

[bykerlads]

I've had a go at looking through the Almondbury records.
The early ones are fiendishly hard to decider online.
I looked at 1730, randomly, and came across two new possibilities:
Farnley as in Farnley Tyas
Honley
If you look at them in the PR's they both look very like the script for Hambe. Though I'd go with the first letter being an H.

[dave the tyke]

This is from the 1760 seating arrangements for Slaithwaite chapel. Notice that John France(s) lives at Halme or the writer would have us believe that is the spelling, but lower down John Lightowlers lives at Holm or Lower Holm depending on the strength of the ditto. I think that both Johns live at the same place - Holme.