St. Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 June 2026 Additions

With the addition of 12 new posts in June, the Batley St. Mary of the Angels One-Place Study now stands at 468 posts, including lots of new photographs. One other post has been updated. Those are the headlines for the month, which also included me giving a talk about the early history of the parish and Irish migration to Batley for Wakefield Family History Society.

The first new post is the parish history snippets piece for June 2026. These snippets cover a variety of events and people from the parish from years gone by, and can be found in the Bulletin for Batley St Mary of the Angels and Birstall St Patrick section. Even if you have seen them on the Bulletin, it is worth checking them here as some have links to more detailed pieces I have written.

One post has been added to the In the Spotlight: Am Dram, Opera and Concerts section, with part of programme from this production pictrured on the left.

And finally for this month a further 10 photos have been added to the School Photos section. The overarching subject post has been updated too. Through sharing on Facebook, these photos are bringing back memories, getting people talking and many of the children and teachers have been identified. But if you can help with the others do get in touch, either by commenting on the Facebook pages I’ve uploaded them to (predominantly Batley Photos Old and New and the St Mary’s (Batley) Former Pupils site. Or you can always contact me, details of how are at the end of this post.

Below is the full list of all the one-place study pieces to date. Simply click on the link and it will take you straight to the relevant page. I have annotated the *NEW* and “UPDATED” posts, so you can easily pick them out.

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.

Postscript:
I may not be able to thank you personally because of your contact detail confidentiality, but I do want to say how much I appreciate the donations received to keep this website going. They really and truly do help. Thank you.

The website has always been free to use, and I want to continue this policy in the future. However, it does cost me money to operate – from undertaking the research and writing it up which can be around 20-30 hours a month, purchasing resources and documents, visiting archives, right down to website hosting costs (which given the number of photos I include does add up). In the current difficult economic climate I do have to consider if I can afford to continue running it as a free resource, especially given this reduces the amount of time I devote to client work.

If you have enjoyed reading the various pieces, and would like to make a donation towards keeping the website up and running in its current open access format, it would be very much appreciated.

Please click here be taken to the PayPal donation link. By making a donation you will be helping to keep the website online and freely available for all.

As a professionally qualified genealogist, if you would like me to undertake any family, local or house history research for you do please get in touch. More information can be found on my research services page.

Thank you.

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

1. About my St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church War Memorial One-Place Study;

Batley’s Public Buildings and Institutions
2. Batley Hospital: The First 50 Years – 1878 to 1928
3. The Early History of Batley’s Public Baths

Batley St Mary’s Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility Information and Comparisons
4. 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.
5. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
6. Batley and the 1921 Census
7. Batley Population Statistics 1801-1939

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
8. Thomas Gannon

9. Michael Howley
10. Reginald Roberts
11. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
12. Edward Barber
13. William Barber (Memorial name spelling)
14. Herbert Booth
15. Edmund Battye
16. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
17. Michael Brannan
18. John Brooks
19. Michael Cafferty
20. Patrick Cafferty
21. John William Callaghan
22. Lawrence Carney
23. Martin Carney
24. Thomas William Chappell
25. William Colbeck
26. Michael Cunningham
27. Thomas Curley
28. Peter Doherty
29. Thomas Dolan
30. Thomas Donlan
31. James Edwards
32. John W. Enright
33. Mathew Farrer
34. Thomas Finneran
35. Michael Flynn
36. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
37. Martin Gallagher
38. James Garner
39. Harold Gaunt
40. James Gavaghan
41. Peter Gavaghan (1)
42. Peter Gavaghan (2)
43. Thomas Gavaghan
44. Henry Groark
45. James Groark
46. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
47. James Griffin
48. William Hargreaves
49. Michael Hopkins
50. Patrick Hopkins
51. Michael Horan
52. James Hughes
53. Lawrence Judge
54. John Leech
55. Michael Lydon
56. John Thomas Lynch
57. Patrick Lyons
William McManus – See William Townsend below
58. Thomas McNamara
59. Clement Manning
60. Patrick Naifsey
61. Austin Nolan
62. Robert Randerson
63. James Rush
64. Moses Stubley
65. William Townsend, also known as McManus
66. James Trainor
67. Richard Carroll Walsh
68. 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)
69. Patrick Cassidy
70. James Delaney
71. Thomas Donlan (senior)
72. Thomas Gannon
73. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
74. Cemetery and Memorial Details
75. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Guest Contributions
308. Memories of Skelsey Row – by Brian Foley

In the Spotlight: Am Dram, Opera and Concerts
309. 1901 – St. Mary’s Schools’ St. Patrick’s Day Concert
310. 1948 – St. Mary’s Amateur Operatic Society Presents “Our Miss Gibbs” *NEW*
311. 1952 – The Bohemian Girl, St. Mary’s Schoolboys
312. The St Mary’s Amateur Operatic Society 1950 Production of The Gondoliers
313. The 1951 St Mary’s School Production of Maritana for Fr. O’Brien

Maps and Photographs
314. A Description of the Parish Boundaries
315. Aerial View of St Mary’s Church and the Surrounding Streets
316. Batley St Mary’s – Map Published in 1894
317. Batley St Mary’s – Map Published in 1907
318. Batley St Mary’s – Map Published in 1922
319. Batley St Mary’s – Map Published in 1933

Miscellany of Information
320. A Tale of Three Pigs, a Headstone and The Longest-Lived Parishioner
321. A Bitter-Sweet Remarriage
322. A Colliery Accident with Tragic Consequences
323. A Description of the Parish of St Mary of the Angels in 1950
324. A Grave Disturbance in Batley
325. A Part of St Mary of the Angels in Batley Cemetery
326. A “Peace” of Batley History
327. An Appeal to Ireland to Build a Catholic Church in Batley
328. 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
329. A St Mary’s Parishioner in the Holy Land
330. A St Mary’s School Sensation
331. A St Mary’s School Trip Souvenir
332. Batley’s Secret Irish Society and the Ammunition Seizure
333. Batley St Mary’s First Torchlight Procession
334. Batley St Mary’s Second Torchlight Procession
335. Buffalo Bill and A Right Royal Celebration for Batley’s Schoolchildren
336. “Daddy’s Death and then Triplets”
337. Heritage Impact Assessment: St Mary’s Catholic Primary School and Convent, Batley
338. Hot-Cross Buns and the Yorkshire Tea-Cake Dilemma. Plus A Suggested Meal Planner for Batley Families in 1917
339. Into the Valley of Death – One of the Six Hundred
340. Is Your Female Ancestor Amongst Those Invited to the 1915 Event for Wives and Mothers?
341. “I’ve Done it for Love” – A Batley Murder
342. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
343. The Consequences of a Refusal to Work in 1918
344. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
345. The Deaths of the Smallpox Hospital Caretakers
346. The Debate Over Grave-Diggers’ Holidays
347. The Earliest Published Account of Batley St Mary’s Church and Schools
348. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
349. The Horrific Death of Little Mary Leach
350. The Unholy row between St Mary’s Church and the Batley and Birstall Irish Clubs
351. Thomas Ate My Rat
352. William Berry – A Beautiful Voice Stilled
353. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems

Occupations and Employment Information
354. Occupations: Colliery Byeworker/Byeworkman/Byworker/Bye-Worker/By-Worker
355. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
356. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
357. Occupations: Limelight Operator
358. Occupations: Mason’s Labourer
359. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
360. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
361. Occupations: Rag Grinder
362. Occupations: Willeyer

School Photos *UPDATED*
387. Photo No1
388. Photo No2
389. Photo No3
390. Photo No4
391. Photo No5
392. Photo No6
393. Photo No7
394. Photo No8
395. Photo No9
396. Photo No10
397. Photo No11
398. Photo No12
399. Photo No13
400. Photo No14
401. Photo No15
402. Photo No16
403. Photo No17
404. Photo No18
405. Photo No19
406. Photo No20
407. Photo No21 *NEW*
408. Photo No22 *NEW*
409. Photo No23 *NEW*
410. Photo No24 *NEW*
411. Photo No25 *NEW*
412. Photo No26 *NEW*
413. Photo No27 *NEW*
414. Photo No28 *NEW*
415. Photo No29 *NEW*
416. Photo No30 *NEW*

The Families
445. A Death in the Church
446. St Mary’s Schoolboys Wreak Havoc in a Batley Graveyard

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