This is my regular look back at the posts added to the Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study during the previous month. The November 2023 monthly update contains the list of all the St Mary’s posts to date, including links to them, with this month’s new and updated posts signposted.
If you want to know the background, and what is involved in a one-place study, click here. Otherwise read on, to discover a wealth of parish, parishioner and wider local Batley history.
Four new posts were added during November 2023, bringing the total number of study posts to 283. Four other posts were updated. The new additions were four weekly newspaper pages for November 1917. I have accordingly updated the surname index to these During This Week newspaper pieces, so you can easily identify newspaper snippets relevant to your family. This is one of the updated posts.
More men who served and survived the First World War have been identified and are included in that section. This is the second updated post.
The final two updates relate to the identification of another Great War man omitted from the church War Memorial. Accordingly, his name has been added to the section covering Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial, and his biography will follow in due course. The War Memorial Chronology of Deaths section has also been updated to include him.
Below is the full list of pages to date. I have annotated the *NEW* and *UPDATED* ones, so you can easily pick these out. Click on the link and it will take you straight to the relevant page.
Finally, if you do have any information about, or photos of, parishioners from the period of the First World War please do get in touch. It does not have to be War Memorial men. It could be those who served and survived, or indeed any other men, women and children from the parish.
I would also be interested in information about, and photos of, those parishioners who were killed in World War Two, or others from the parish who undertook any war service and survived. This can be as broad as serving in the military, or work in munitions factories, the Land Army, even taking in refugees. This is an area I’m looking to develop in the future.
I can be contacted at: pasttopresentgenealogy@btinternet.com
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1. About my St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church War Memorial One-Place Study;
Batley St Mary’s Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility Information and Comparisons
2. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children
Batley Statistics and Descriptions – Population, Health, Mortality, Fertility etc.
3. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
4. Batley and the 1921 Census
5. Batley Population Statistics 1801-1939
Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial *UPDATED*
6. Thomas Gannon
7. Reginald Roberts
8. William Frederick Townsend
Biographies: The War Memorial Men
9. Edward Barber
10. William Barber (Memorial name spelling)
11. Herbert Booth
12. Edmund Battye
13. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
14. Michael Brannan
15. John Brooks
16. Michael Cafferty
17. Patrick Cafferty
18. Lawrence Carney
19. Martin Carney
20. Thomas William Chappell
21. William Colbeck
22. Michael Cunningham
23. Thomas Curley
24. Peter Doherty
25. Thomas Donlan
26. Mathew Farrer
27. Thomas Finneran
28. Michael Flynn
29. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
30. Martin Gallagher
31. James Garner
32. Thomas Gavaghan
33. Henry Groark
34. James Groark
35. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
36. James Griffin
37. Patrick Hopkins
38. Michael Horan
39. Lawrence Judge
40. John Leech
41. Michael Lydon
42. Patrick Lyons
William McManus – See William Townsend below
43. Thomas McNamara
44. Patrick Naifsey
45. Austin Nolan
46. Robert Randerson
47. James Rush
48. Moses Stubley
49. William Townsend, also known as McManus
50. James Trainor
51. Richard Carroll Walsh
52. Arthur William Bayldon Woodhead
Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
53. Patrick Cassidy
54. James Delaney
55. Thomas Donlan (senior)
56. Thomas Gannon
57. Michael Rush
Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
58. Cemetery and Memorial Details
59. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths *UPDATED*
During This Week
60. During This Week Newspaper Index *UPDATED*
61. 1914, 8 August – Batley News
62. 1914, 15 August – Batley News
63. 1914, 22 August – Batley News
64. 1914, 29 August – Batley News
65. 1914, 5 September – Batley News
66. 1914, 12 September – Batley News
67. 1914, 19 September – Batley News
68. 1914, 26 September – Batley News
69. 1914, 3 October – Batley News
70. 1914, 10 October – Batley News
71. 1914, 17 October – Batley News
72. 1914, 24 October – Batley News
73. 1914, 31 October – Batley News
74. 1914, 7 November – Batley News
75. 1914, 14 November – Batley News
76. 1914, 21 November – Batley News
77. 1914, 28 November – Batley News
78. 1914, 5 December – Batley News
79. 1914, 12 December – Batley News
80. 1914, 19 December – Batley News
81. 1914, 24 December – Batley News
82. 1915, 2 January – Batley News
83. 1915, 9 January – Batley News
84. 1915, 16 January – Batley News
85. 1915, 23 January – Batley News
86. 1915, 30 January – Batley News
87. 1915, 6 February – Batley News
88. 1915, 13 February – Batley News
89. 1915, 20 February – Batley News
90. 1915, 27 February – Batley News
91. 1915, 6 March – Batley News
92. 1915, 13 March – Batley News
93. 1915, 20 March – Batley News
94. 1915, 27 March – Batley News
95. 1915, 3 April – Batley News
96. 1915, 10 April – Batley News
97. 1915, 17 April – Batley News
98. 1915, 24 April – Batley News
99. 1915, 1 May – Batley News
100. 1915, 8 May – Batley News
101. 1915, 15 May – Batley News
102. 1915, 22 May – Batley News
103. 1915, 29 May – Batley News
104. 1915, 5 June – Batley News
105. 1915, 12 June – Batley News
106. 1915, 19 June – Batley News
107. 1915, 26 June – Batley News
108. 1915, 3 July – Batley News
109. 1915, 10 July – Batley News
110. 1915, 17 July – Batley News
111. 1915, 24 July – Batley News
112. 1915, 31 July – Batley News
113. 1915, 7 August – Batley News
114. 1915, 14 August – Batley News
115. 1915, 21 August – Batley News
116. 1915, 28 August – Batley News
117. 1915, 4 September – Batley News
118. 1915, 11 September – Batley News
119. 1915, 18 September – Batley News
120. 1915, 25 September – Batley News
121. 1915, 2 October – Batley News
122. 1915, 9 October – Batley News
123. 1915, 16 October – Batley News
124. 1915, 23 October – Batley News
125. 1915, 30 October – Batley News
126. 1915, 6 November – Batley News
127. 1915, 13 November – Batley News
128. 1915, 20 November – Batley News
129. 1915, 27 November – Batley News
130. 1915, 4 December – Batley News
131. 1915, 11 December – Batley News
132. 1915, 18 December – Batley News
133. 1915, 23 December – Batley News
134. 1916, 1 January – Batley News
135. 1916, 8 January – Batley News
136. 1916, 15 January – Batley News
137. 1916, 22 January – Batley News
138. 1916, 29 January – Batley News
139. 1916, 5 February – Batley News
140. 1916, 12 February – Batley News
141. 1916, 19 February – Batley News
142. 1916, 26 February – Batley News
143. 1916, 4 March – Batley News
144. 1916, 11 March – Batley News
145. 1916, 18 March – Batley News
146. 1916, 25 March – Batley News
147. 1916, 1 April – Batley News
148. 1916, 8 April – Batley News
149. 1916, 15 April – Batley News
150. 1916, 22 April – Batley News
151. 1916, 29 April – Batley News
152. 1916, 6 May – Batley News
153. 1916, 13 May – Batley News
154. 1916, 20 May – Batley News
155. 1916, 27 May – Batley News
156. 1916, 3 June – Batley News
157. 1916, 10 June – Batley News
158. 1916, 17 June – Batley News
159. 1916, 24 June – Batley News
160. 1916, 1 July – Batley News
161. 1916, 8 July – Batley News
162. 1916, 15 July – Batley News
163. 1916, 22 July – Batley News
164. 1916, 29 July – Batley News
165. 1916, 5 August – Batley News
166. 1916, 12 August – Batley News
167. 1916, 19 August – Batley News
168. 1916, 26 August – Batley News
169. 1916, 2 September – Batley News
170. 1916, 9 September – Batley News
171. 1916, 16 September – Batley News
172. 1916, 23 September – Batley News
173. 1916, 30 September – Batley News
174. 1916, 7 October – Batley News
175. 1916, 14 October – Batley News
176. 1916, 21 October – Batley News
177. 1916, 28 October – Batley News
178. 1916, 4 November – Batley News
179. 1916, 11 November – Batley News
180. 1916, 18 November – Batley News
181. 1916, 25 November – Batley News
182. 1916, 2 December – Batley News
183. 1916, 9 December – Batley News
184. 1916, 16 December – Batley News
185. 1916, 23 December – Batley News
186. 1916, 30 December – Batley News
187. 1917, 6 January – Batley News
188. 1917, 13 January – Batley News
189. 1917, 20 January – Batley News
190. 1917, 27 January – Batley News
191. 1917, 3 February – Batley News
192. 1917, 10 February – Batley News
193. 1917, 17 February – Batley News
194. 1917, 24 February – Batley News
195. 1917, 3 March – Batley News
196. 1917, 10 March – Batley News
197. 1917, 17 March – Batley News
198. 1917, 24 March – Batley News
199. 1917, 31 March – Batley News
200. 1917, 7 April – Batley News
201. 1917, 14 April – Batley News
202. 1917, 21 April – Batley News
203. 1917, 28 April – Batley News
204. 1917, 5 May – Batley News
205. 1917, 12 May – Batley News
206. 1917, 19 May – Batley News
207. 1917, 26 May – Batley News
208. 1917, 2 June – Batley New
209. 1917, 9 June – Batley News
210. 1917, 16 June – Batley News
211. 1917, 23 June – Batley News
212. 1917, 30 June – Batley News
213. 1917, 7 July – Batley News
214. 1917, 14 July – Batley News
215. 1917, 21 July – Batley News
216. 1917, 28 July – Batley News
217. 1917, 4 August – Batley News
218. 1917, 11 August – Batley News
219. 1917, 18 August – Batley News
220. 1917, 25 August – Batley News
221. 1917, 1 September – Batley News
222. 1917, 8 September – Batley News
223. 1917, 15 September – Batley News
224. 1917, 22 September – Batley News
225. 1917, 29 September– Batley News
226. 1917, 6 October – Batley News
227. 1917, 13 October – Batley News
228. 1917, 20 October – Batley News
229. 1917, 27 October – Batley News
230. 1917, 3 November – Batley News *NEW*
231. 1917, 10 November – Batley News *NEW*
232. 1917, 17 November – Batley News *NEW*
233. 1917, 24 November – Batley News *NEW*
Electoral Registers 1918-1921
234. 1918 Batley Electoral Register, North Ward, Polling Districts A and B – Naval and Military Voters
Miscellany of Information
235. A Colliery Accident with Tragic Consequences
236. A Grave Disturbance in Batley
237. A Part of St Mary of the Angels in Batley Cemetery
238. A “Peace” of Batley History
239. An Appeal to Ireland to Build a Catholic Church in Batley
240. A Potted Early History of the Irish in Batley, the Building of St Mary of the Angels Church, and the Parish Priest’s Fatal Accident
241. A St Mary’s School Sensation
242. Batley’s Secret Irish Society and the Ammunition Seizure
243. Hot-Cross Buns and the Yorkshire Tea-Cake Dilemma. Plus A Suggested Meal Planner for Batley Families in 1917
244. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
245. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
246. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
247. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
Occupations and Employment Information
248. Occupations: Colliery Byeworker/Byeworkman/Byworker/Bye-Worker/By-Worker
249. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
250. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
251. Occupations: Limelight Operator
252. Occupations: Mason’s Labourer
253. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
254. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
255. Occupations: Rag Grinder
256. Occupations: Willeyer
The Families
257. A Death in the Church
258. St Mary’s Schoolboys Wreak Havoc in a Batley Graveyard
School Log Books
259. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
260. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914
261. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915
262. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1916
263. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1917
264. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1918
265. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1919
266. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1920
267. Infant School – Log Book, 1913
268. Infant School – Log Book, 1914
269. Infant School – Log Book, 1915
270. Infant School – Log Book, 1916
271. Infant School – Log Book, 1917
272. Infant School – Log Book, 1918
273. Infant School – Log Book, 1919
274. Infant School – Log Book, 1920
275. Mixed Department – Log Book, 1913
276. Mixed Department – Log Book, 1914
277. Mixed Department – Log Book, 1915
278. Mixed Department – Log Book, 1916
279. Mixed Department – Log Book, 1917
World War Two
280. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
281. Thomas Egan
282. Michael Flatley
283. William Smith