I have traced two members of my family, Benjamin Hird (b. 1779) and his brother Robert (b. 1787) to Haworth. I have extremely strong evidence to other Hirds in the Keighley and Haworth area through a letter sent by Robert to his cousin Benjamin Midgely in New Zealand, that makes them likely siblings to Dinah Hird (Mr Midgley's mother).

Anyone out there with links to this family?

Rob
robert@welbourn.com
Newton, MA

I am tracing my sister-in-law's family, and she descends from Ellis and Isabella Hird of Haworth. Ellis was born in Haworth in about 1781. Their children were:
Joseph, b. abt. 1816;
Squire (my sister-in-law's ancestor), b. abt. 1819 (Married Mary Wadsworth, b. abt. 1823, Haworth, dau of Jonas Wadsworth, b. 1796/1801, Haworth.);
James, b. abt. 1822;
Dinah, b. abt. 1826;
Samuel, b. abt. 1826;
Grace, b. abt. 1828;
John, b. abt. 1829;
Isabella, b. abt. 1832;
Zillah, b. abt. 1839 (She had a son, Ellis, b. 1859 and was the aunt of Julien Hird, b. abt. 1852).

Squire Hird and Mary Wadsworth had Matilda Hird, b. 1847, Haworth, who married William Spencer Gill, b. 1846, Idle/Windhill, Yorks.

Do you know of this branch of the family. It seems likely that Ellis is a brother of Benjamin, Robert and Dinah. Can you give me any more information?

Julie Ryan

I have the following children of Benjamin Hird and Ann Hey, which I got from a fellow Hird researcher (a descendant of Dinah Hird, m. Joseph Midgley 1794):

John, 1766
Ellen, 1768
Sibyl, 1770
Mary, 1772
Dinah, 1774
Benjamin, 1779 (my ancestor)
Robert, 1787

I'm sure this is not an exhaustive list of the children, so Ellis may be part of this lot. One of these days I must look at the PRs for Haworth!

Rob

I am also researching descendants of Joseph Midgley and
dinah Hird, specifically Mary who married Joseph Baxter 7 Jun 1835 in Bingley. Can you help?

Bill

Hi Bill,

I have a list of Joseph Baxter (1810-1886) and Mary Midgley's (1814-1884) children, as follows:

Mary Ann (b. c. 1837)
Maria (b. 1839)
Christiana (1840-1845)
Williamson (b. 1844)
Angelina (b. 1846)
Dinah (b. 1851)
Betty (b. 1854)

All born in North Bierley.

Rob
robert@welbourn.com

Hi Rob,

That is exactly what I have except I did not have a date of death for Christiana

Here is what I have for that generation
Joseph Baxter son of John and Elizabeth (Peel) Baxter
born 1811 Sutton died Jan-Feb-Mar 1886 Bradford
married Mary Midgley 7 Jun 1835 Bingley

Children
Mary Ann Jan-Feb-MAR 1838 - 12 Mar 1899 Philadelphia, PA
married John Corbett who died 18 Apr 1918 Philadelphia
7 children

Christiana 1840-45

Williamson 17 Nov 1844 Fordoff Green North Bierley - 1926 Wall, Monmouth Co, New Jersey
married Hannah Kaye 24 Nov 1851 Emley - 4 Feb 1907 Philadelphia and they had 5 children

angelina born 1847 North Bierley died 1 Aug 1936 Low Moor never married buried in Wesley Place Methodist Cemetery Low Moor

Dinah Hird born 1851 died 12 Jan 1921 Low Moor
married Simeon Holroyd Clegg Jun 1874 West Riding
and they had 3 children
they are buried with Angelina

Betty born Apr-May-Jun 1854 in North Bierley
died aft 1911
married Samuel Hargreaves born ca 1855 died after 1911
they had 6 children

Williamson is the gggrandfather of a close friend of mine in Maryland, USA and I can give you his complete line

Do you have any other details/documents?
I just got a copy of Williamson's birth record, hence I found Mary Midgley was his mother

Bill Robey
wgrobey@verizon.net