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Barry

Barry Report 13 May 2021 22:25

HI dont know if any one can help me a ancestor of mine John Haley 1811 to 1859
had a iron foundry in Shipley west Yorkshire and i am trying to find the name and its location i believe its in Shipley
John was married to Mary......

It would be great if any one has info

thanks Barry

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 13 May 2021 22:59

Name: John Haley
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Haley
Gender: Male
Where born: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Shipley
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
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Registration District: Bradford
Sub-registration District: Shipley
ED, institution, or vessel: 1a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 38
Piece: 2312
Folio: 8
Page Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
John Haley 38............Innkeeper, ..Brass and Iron founder
Mary Ann Haley 39
Sarah Ann Haley 18
Charles Haley 17
John Haley 10
Elizabeth Haley 5
Thomas Wardman 32

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 13 May 2021 23:08

Mention of family burials here..........

https://hicksons.org/ByCounty/ShipleyCemetery6.html


Have you looked for a Will of John, which would probably mention any property?
Do you have reason to think that he actually owned a foundry?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 May 2021 08:40

Have you looked anywhere for info about foundries in the area?

Barry

Barry Report 14 May 2021 11:43

yes his father had one in Bradford and John opened on in Shipley

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 May 2021 12:09

?????
2In 1781, much of the area was moorland, though a few inclosures had been made (Silson 2015). A few buildings bordered the turnpike road that linked Leeds and Bradford. All the remaining moor was inclosed in 1799. Shortly before, Joseph Strickland had erected probably the first steam-powered mill in Bramley (Jenkins 1975; Strong 2008) It was built in the extreme west of the area, and over time was named as Company Mill, Temperance Mill, and finally Spring Valley Mill. When it was first recorded, in 1794, it must have seemed that Stanningley was destined to become yet another West Riding textile village. And indeed in the nearby Pudsey part of Stanningley, other textile mills were built (Strong 2008).However, the industrial future of the area near Stanningley Town Street lay in engineering. This industry started when John Rogers from Bradfordbuilt a small foundry just east of Company Mill just before 1827 (WRRD 1827). Unfortunately Rogers soon died and his widow, Elizabeth, sold the foundry to Charles Haley, Jonas Haley, George Taylor and Joseph Butler in 1830 (WRRD 1830). Jonas soon left the partnership probably to continue to work an existing foundry (Parson and White 1830). In 1838 Haley’s business was said to be in the Pudsey part of Stanningley (White 1838). In 1834, the three remaining partners of Stanningley Iron Works appointed a young man, only twenty-four years old and called Joseph Pitts, as a book-keeper (Grace’s Guide

Some Stanningley Industries - Pippa Hale
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A few buildings bordered the turnpike road that linked Leeds and. Bradford. All the remaining moor ... foundry just east of Company Mill just before 1827 (WRRD 1827). ... before joining Butler, Haley and Taylor at Stanningley Iron Works. Butler ...

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 14 May 2021 12:10

What documentation gave you the information about the family foundries?

Perhaps we could look at that to find further clues.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 14 May 2021 12:39

I thought this sounded familiar.

A previous thread:

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1379040

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 14 May 2021 12:42

What makes you think the foundry was in Shipley?

He may have lived in Shipley but worked in Stanningley.
They are only about 5 miles apart.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 14 May 2021 13:02

There was the Prince of Wales Foundry in Shipley, which closed approx 1891, lay empty for two years, and then was sold and renamed the Canal Iron Works.

But I can't find anything about the history of the Prince of Wales Foundry, so don't know who the pre-1893 owners were.

https://www.northlincsweb.net/ParkinsonsShipley/html/shipley.html

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 May 2021 13:17

Also another thread prior to the one highlighted above

alviegal

alviegal Report 14 May 2021 15:15

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Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned CHARLES HALEY, JOSEPH HALEY, JOHN HALEY, JOSHUA HALEY, ENOCH HALEY and EMANUEL HALEY as Iron and Brass Founders at Bradford and Shipley, both in the County of York, was this day dissolved by mutual consent, and that the said Partnership will in future be carried on by the said Charles Haley and John Haley, and that all Debts due to and owing from the said Partnership will be received and paid by the said Charles Haley and John Haley. As Witness our Hands, this 4th Day of December, 1843. CHARLES HALEY, JOSEPH HALEY, JOHN HALEY, JOSHUA HALEY, ENOCH HALEY, EMANUEL HALEY.
Witness to all the signatures Rich. Halliday.

07 December 1843 - Bradford Observer - Bradford, Yorkshire, England

alviegal

alviegal Report 14 May 2021 15:24

These are all guesses.

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Low Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Emanuel Haley Male 25 1816 iron founder Yorkshire, England
Mary Haley Female 25 1816 Yorkshire, England
Jane Haley Female 2 1839 Yorkshire, England
William Haley Male 0 1841 Yorkshire, England
William Haley Male 17 1824 Yorkshire, England


1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Low Lane, Shipley, Bradford, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Enoch Haley Male 30 1811 iron moulder Yorkshire, England
Ellen Haley Female 30 1811 Yorkshire, England


1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Foundry Street, Bradford, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Joshua Haley Male 25 1816 moulder Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Coates Female 20 1821



1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Low Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
John Haley Male 29 1812 iron founder Yorkshire, England
Mary Haley Female 29 1812 Yorkshire, England
Sarah Haley Female 8 1833 Yorkshire, England
Charles Haley Male 6 1835 Yorkshire, England
Isaac Haley Male 4 1837 Yorkshire, England
Mary Haley Female 1 1840 Yorkshire, England


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1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Ebenezer Street, Bradford, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Charles Hayley Male 60 1781 iron founder Yorkshire, England
Sarah Hayley Female 50 1791 Yorkshire, England
Charles Hayley Male 15 1826 Yorkshire, England
Joseph Hayley Male 12 1829 Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Hayley Female 10 1831 Yorkshire, England
Samuel Hayley Male 8 1833 Yorkshire, England
Sarah Hayley Female 4 1837 Yorkshire, England
Issa Myers Male 20 1821 Yorkshire, England
Hannah Myers Female 20 1821 Yorkshire, England

alviegal

alviegal Report 14 May 2021 16:03

???

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Partnership between the undersigned CHARLES HALEY of Bradford in the County of York, Brass and Iron Founder and JOHN HALEY of Shipley in the Parish of Bradford aforesaid, Brass and Iron Founder, carried on at Bradford and Shipley under the firm of "Charles Haley & Co.," is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due and owing by the Bradford Branch of the concern are to be paid and received by the said Charles Haley, and all debts due and owing by and to the Shipley Branch of the said concern, are to be paid and received by the said John Haley.
Witness our hands this 9th day of February 1855. CHARLES HALEY, JOHN HALEY

22 February 1855 - Bradford Observer - Bradford, Yorkshire, England

But I see you already had all this back in 2012 :-(

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1313420

Barry

Barry Report 13 Jun 2021 18:22

thanks everyone for your help