Category Archives: County Mayo

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 January 2023 Additions

Posted on February 1, 2023 | Leave a comment

This is the latest Batley St Mary’s one-place study update, looking at the posts added in January 2023. The update also contains links to all the posts in the study to date.

If you are new to to this one-place study and want to know what it is all about, click here. Otherwise read on to discover all the other posts, new and old, containing a wealth of parish, parishioner and wider local Batley history.

*St Mary’s Church – photo by Jane Roberts*

January 2023 saw the addition of nine new posts, bringing the total number for the study to 212. Three other pages were updated. Two other categories, looking at statistics for Batley and the parish of St Mary’s, were renamed.

The additions included four weekly newspaper pages for January 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.

January saw the addition of two new Memorial biographies, those for Arthur William Bayldon Woodhead and Martin Gallagher,

More men who served and survived have been identified and that page includes these new names. However, no new biographies were added here this month. They will follow in due course.

And this month there is an unusual tale in the Miscellany of Information section – a post about a bizarre crime which took place in Batley cemetery under cover of black-out darkness in 1942.

As for the renamed categories, Batley Descriptions now becomes Batley Statistics and Descriptions – Population, Health, Mortality, Fertility etc. It will cover general information about Batley. This will provide an overview of the town where St Mary of the Angels is located and therefore some more context to the lives of the parishioners. Two new posts have been added here. One looks at the population of Batley between 1801 and 1939. The other looks at Batley in the 1921 census, with all the changes wrought by the war.

The other renamed category is Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility, which has been renamed Batley St Mary’s Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility Information and Comparisons. This will look at population and health issues at a parish rather than town level, and may draw on information from the town section to enable comparisons.

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.

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 *NEW*
5. Batley Population Statistics 1801-1939 *NEW*

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
6. Thomas Gannon
7. Reginald Roberts
8. William Frederick Townsend *UPDATED*

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
9. Edward Barber
10. Herbert Booth
11. Edmund Battye
12. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
13. Michael Brannan
14. John Brooks
15. Michael Cafferty
16. Patrick Cafferty
17. Lawrence Carney
18. Martin Carney
19. Thomas William Chappell
20. Thomas Curley
21. Peter Doherty
22. Thomas Donlan
23. Thomas Finneran
24. Michael Flynn
25. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
26. Martin Gallagher *NEW*
27. James Garner
28. Thomas Gavaghan
29. Henry Groark
30. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
31. James Griffin
32. Patrick Hopkins
33. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
34. Thomas McNamara
35. Patrick Naifsey
36. Austin Nolan
37. Robert Randerson
38. James Rush
39. Moses Stubley
40. William Townsend, also known as McManus
41. James Trainor
42. Richard Carroll Walsh
43. Arthur William Bayldon Woodhead *NEW*

Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
44. Patrick Cassidy
45. James Delaney
46. Thomas Donlan (senior)
47. Thomas Gannon
48. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
49. Cemetery and Memorial Details
50. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
182. A Grave Disturbance in Batley *NEW*
183. A “Peace” of Batley History
184. A St Mary’s School Sensation
185. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
186. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
187. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
188. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems

Occupations and Employment Information
189. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
190. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
191. Occupations: Limelight Operator
102. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
193. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
194. Occupations: Rag Grinder
195. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
196. A Death in the Church

World War Two
210. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
211. Michael Flatley
212. William Smith

Postscript:
Finally a big thank you for the donations already received to keep this website going. They really do help.

The website has always been free to use, but it does cost me money to operate. In the current difficult economic climate I am considering if I can continue to afford to keep running it as a free resource, especially as I have to balance the research time against work commitments.

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 to 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.

Thank you.

Leave a comment

Posted in 1921 Census, 19th Century, 20th Century, Ancestry, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, Family History, Genealogy, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, One-Place Study, Roll of Honour, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

Tagged 1921 Census, Ancestry, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, family history, genealogy, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, St Mary's, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 December 2022 Additions

Posted on January 1, 2023 | 1 comment

The Batley St Mary’s one-place study hit a major milestone in December 2022 – the two hundredth post was published, a little over two years after the study started. More of that later.

If you are new to to this one-place study and want to know what it is all about, click here. Otherwise read on to find out what the milestone post was, and discover all the other posts, new and old, containing a wealth of parish, parishioner and wider local Batley history.

December 2022 saw the addition of eight new posts, bringing the total number for the study to 203. Two other pages were updated.

The additions included five weekly newspaper pages for December 1916. 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.

There were also three new school log books added, for the infants’ department. These covered 1913, 1916 and 1917. And it is the 1917 log book which has the distinction of being the study’s two hundredth post.

Unfortunately, due to other work priorities, this month there were no new Memorial biographies. I hope to begin adding to them once more in the New Year, if time and work permits. And, although more men who served and survived have been identified and that page includes these new names, no new biographies were added here either.

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.

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

Batley Descriptions – Directories etc.
2. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
3. Thomas Gannon
4. Reginald Roberts
5. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
6. Edward Barber
7. Herbert Booth
8. Edmund Battye
9. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
10. Michael Brannan
11. John Brooks
12. Michael Cafferty
13. Patrick Cafferty
14. Lawrence Carney
15. Martin Carney
16. Thomas William Chappell
17. Thomas Curley
18. Peter Doherty
19. Thomas Donlan
20. Thomas Finneran
21. Michael Flynn
22. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
23. James Garner
24. Thomas Gavaghan
25. Henry Groark
26. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
27. James Griffin
28. Patrick Hopkins
29. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
30. Thomas McNamara
31. Patrick Naifsey
32. Austin Nolan
33. Robert Randerson
34. James Rush
35. Moses Stubley
36. William Townsend, also known as McManus
37. James Trainor
38. Richard Carroll Walsh

Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
39. Patrick Cassidy
40. James Delaney
41. Thomas Donlan (senior)
42. Thomas Gannon
43. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
44. Cemetery and Memorial Details
45. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
173. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
174. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
175. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
176. A St Mary’s School Sensation
177. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
178. A “Peace” of Batley History

Occupations and Employment Information
179. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
180. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
181. Occupations: Limelight Operator
182. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
183. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
184. Occupations: Rag Grinder
185. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
186. A Death in the Church

School Log Books
187. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
188. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914
189. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915
190. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1916
191. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1917
192. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1918
193. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1919
194. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1920
195. Infant School – Log Book 1913 *NEW*
196. Infant School – Log Book 1914
197. Infant School – Log Book 1915
198. Infant School – Log Book 1916 *NEW*
199. Infant School – Log Book 1917 *NEW*

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
200. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
201. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
202. Michael Flatley
203. William Smith

Postscript:
My website has always been free to use, but it does cost me money to operate. In the current difficult economic climate I am considering whether I can continue to afford to keep running it as a free resource, especially given the time this research takes.

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 to 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.

Thank you.

1 Comment

Posted in 20th Century, Ancestry, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, Family History, Genealogy, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, One-Place Study, Roll of Honour, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, Yorkshire

Tagged Ancestry, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, family history, genealogy, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, St Mary's, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 November 2022 Additions

Posted on December 1, 2022 | Leave a comment

This is the latest Batley St Mary’s one-place study update. If you want to know more about the background to this one-place study click here. Otherwise read on to discover all the posts, new and old, containing a wealth of parish, parishioner and wider local Batley history.

November 2022 saw the addition of six new posts, bringing the total number for the study to 195. Two other pages were updated.

The additions included four weekly newspaper pages for November 1916. 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.

I have written two new War Memorial biographies, those of Thomas William Chappell and Henry Groark.

More men who served and survived have been identified. I have updated that page accordingly. No new biographies were added here in November, but they will follow in due course.

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.

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

Batley Descriptions – Directories etc.
2. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
3. Thomas Gannon
4. Reginald Roberts
5. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
6. Edward Barber
7. Herbert Booth
8. Edmund Battye
9. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
10. Michael Brannan
11. John Brooks
12. Michael Cafferty
13. Patrick Cafferty
14. Lawrence Carney
15. Martin Carney
16. Thomas William Chappell *NEW*
17. Thomas Curley
18. Peter Doherty
19. Thomas Donlan
20. Thomas Finneran
21. Michael Flynn
22. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
23. James Garner
24. Thomas Gavaghan
25. Henry Groark *NEW*
26. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
27. James Griffin
28. Patrick Hopkins
29. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
30. Thomas McNamara
31. Patrick Naifsey
32. Austin Nolan
33. Robert Randerson
34. James Rush
35. Moses Stubley
36. William Townsend, also known as McManus
37. James Trainor
38. Richard Carroll Walsh

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
44. Cemetery and Memorial Details
45. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
168. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
169. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
170. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
171. A St Mary’s School Sensation
172. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
173. A “Peace” of Batley History

Occupations and Employment Information
174. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
175. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
176. Occupations: Limelight Operator
177. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
178. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
179. Occupations: Rag Grinder
180. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
181. A Death in the Church

School Log Books
182. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
183. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914
184. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915
185. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1916
186. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1917
187. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1918
188. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1919
189. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1920
190. Infant School – Log Book 1914
191. Infant School – Log Book 1915

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
192. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
193. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
194. Michael Flatley
195. William Smith

Postscript:
My website has always been free to use, but it does cost me money to operate. In the current difficult economic climate I’m having to consider whether I can continue to afford to keep running it as a free resource.

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 to 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.

Thank you.

Leave a comment

Posted in 20th Century, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, Family History, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, Remembrance, Roll of Honour, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 October 2022 Additions

Posted on November 1, 2022 | Leave a comment

October 2022 saw the addition of seven new posts, bringing the total number for the study to 189. Two other pages were updated.

The additions included four weekly newspaper pages for October 1916. 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.

I have written one new War Memorial biography, that of Patrick Hopkins.

More men who served and survived have been identified. I have updated that page accordingly. No new biographies were added here in October.

The Infant School log book for 1915 has been added to the School Log Books section.

Finally for this month there is one new piece in the Miscellany of Information section, about the Batley Peace Medal. Although written from a St Mary’s perspective, this is of far wider Batley local history interest.

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.

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

Batley Descriptions – Directories etc.
2. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
3. Thomas Gannon
4. Reginald Roberts
5. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
6. Edward Barber
7. Herbert Booth
8. Edmund Battye
9. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
10. Michael Brannan
11. John Brooks
12. Michael Cafferty
13. Patrick Cafferty
14. Lawrence Carney
15. Martin Carney
16. Thomas Curley
17. Peter Doherty
18. Thomas Donlan
19. Thomas Finneran
20. Michael Flynn
21. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
22. James Garner
23. Thomas Gavaghan
24. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
25. James Griffin
26. Patrick Hopkins *NEW*
27. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
28. Thomas McNamara
29. Patrick Naifsey
30. Austin Nolan
31. Robert Randerson
32. James Rush
33. Moses Stubley
34. William Townsend, also known as McManus
35. James Trainor
36. Richard Carroll Walsh

Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
37. Patrick Cassidy
38. James Delaney
39. Thomas Donlan (senior)
40. Thomas Gannon
41. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
42. Cemetery and Memorial Details
43. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
162. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
163. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
164. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
165. A St Mary’s School Sensation
166. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
167. A “Peace” of Batley History *NEW*

Occupations and Employment Information
168. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
169. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
170. Occupations: Limelight Operator
171. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
172. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
173. Occupations: Rag Grinder
174. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
175. A Death in the Church

School Log Books
176. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
177. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914
178. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915
179. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1916
180. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1917
181. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1918
182. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1919
183. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1920
184. Infant School – Log Book 1914
185. Infant School – Log Book 1915 *NEW*

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
186. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
187. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
188. Michael Flatley
189. William Smith

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 to 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.

Thank you.

Leave a comment

Posted in 20th Century, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, Family History, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, Remembrance, Roll of Honour, Schools, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

Tagged Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, family history, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, Roll of Honour, St Mary's, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 September 2022 Additions

Posted on October 1, 2022 | Leave a comment

This is the latest update of the pages relating to my Batley St Mary’s one-place study. If you want to know more about the background to my one-place study click here. Otherwise read on to discover all the posts, new and old, containing a wealth of parish, parishioner and wider local Batley history.

September 2022 saw the addition of 10 new posts, bringing the total number for the study to 182. Two other pages were updated.

The additions included five weekly newspaper pages for September 1916. 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.

I have written two new biographies for War Memorial men – Michael and Patrick Cafferty. There is also a new biography for a parishioner who died but is not on the Memorial – Thomas Gannon

More men who served and survived have been identified. I have updated that page accordingly. One new biography has been added to this section in September – that of another Thomas Gannon.

Finally for this month there is one new piece in the Miscellany of Information section, about the 1929 service of consecration of the church and the new altar.

Below is the full list of pages to date. I have annotated the *NEW* ones, plus the *UPDATED* pages, so you can easily pick these out. Click on the link and it will take you straight to the relevant page.

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

Batley Descriptions – Directories etc.
2. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
3. Thomas Gannon *NEW*
4. Reginald Roberts
5. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
6. Edward Barber
7. Herbert Booth
8. Edmund Battye
9. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
10. Michael Brannan
11. John Brooks
12. Michael Cafferty *NEW*
13. Patrick Cafferty *NEW*
14. Lawrence Carney
15. Martin Carney
16. Thomas Curley
17. Peter Doherty
18. Thomas Donlan
19. Thomas Finneran
20. Michael Flynn
21. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
22. James Garner
23. Thomas Gavaghan
24. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
25. James Griffin
26. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
27. Thomas McNamara
28. Patrick Naifsey
29. Austin Nolan
30. Robert Randerson
31. James Rush
32. Moses Stubley
33. William Townsend, also known as McManus
34. James Trainor
35. Richard Carroll Walsh

Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
36. Patrick Cassidy
37. James Delaney
38. Thomas Donlan (senior)
39. Thomas Gannon *NEW*
40. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
41. Cemetery and Memorial Details
42. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
157. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
158. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
159. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
160. A St Mary’s School Sensation
161. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service *NEW*

Occupations and Employment Information
162. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
163. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
164. Occupations: Limelight Operator
165. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
166. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
167. Occupations: Rag Grinder
168. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
169. A Death in the Church

School Log Books
170. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
171. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914
172. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915
173. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1916
174. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1917
175. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1918
176. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1919
177. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1920
178. Infant School – Log Book 1914

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
179. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
180. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
181. Michael Flatley
182. William Smith

Postscript:
If you have enjoyed reading this post and would like to make a donation towards ensuring the continued running of this website, it would be very much appreciated.

Please click here to be taken to the PayPal donation link.

Thank you.

Leave a comment

Posted in Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, Family History, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, Remembrance, Roll of Honour, Schools, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

Tagged Ancestry, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, family history, genealogy, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, Remembrance, St Mary's, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 August 2022 Additions

Posted on September 1, 2022 | Leave a comment

This is the latest update of the pages relating to my Batley St Mary’s one-place study. If you want to know the background and what this one-place study involves click here. Otherwise, read on and dive right into the latest monthly update.

*St Mary’s Church, the old school and convent – photo by Jane Roberts*

August 2022 saw the addition of eight new posts, bringing the total number to 172. Two others were updated.

The additions included four weekly newspaper pages for August 1916. 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.

I have written two new biographies for a War Memorial man – those of James Garner and James Trainor.

More men who served and survived have been identified. I have updated that page accordingly. No new biographies for these men have been added this month. They will follow in due course.

Finally for this month there are two new school log books. These are for the Boys’ Department in 1920 and the Infant School in 1914.

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

Batley Descriptions – Directories etc.
2. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
3. Reginald Roberts
4. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
5. Edward Barber
6. Herbert Booth
7. Edmund Battye
8. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
9. Michael Brannan
10. John Brooks
11. Lawrence Carney
12. Martin Carney
13. Thomas Curley
14. Peter Doherty
15. Thomas Donlan
16. Thomas Finneran
17. Michael Flynn
18. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
19. James Garner *NEW*
20. Thomas Gavaghan
21. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
22. James Griffin
23. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
24. Thomas McNamara
25. Patrick Naifsey
26. Austin Nolan
27. Robert Randerson
28. James Rush
29. Moses Stubley
30. William Townsend, also known as McManus
31. James Trainor *NEW*
32. Richard Carroll Walsh

Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
33. Patrick Cassidy
34. James Delaney
35. Thomas Donlan (senior)
36. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
37. Cemetery and Memorial Details
38. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
148. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
149. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
150. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
151. A St Mary’s School Sensation

Occupations and Employment Information
152. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
153. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
154. Occupations: Limelight Operator
155. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
156. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
157. Occupations: Rag Grinder
158. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
159. A Death in the Church

School Log Books
160. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
161. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914
162. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915
163. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1916
164. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1917
165. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1918
166. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1919
167. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1920 *NEW*
168. Infant School – Log Book 1914 *NEW*

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
169. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
170. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
171. Michael Flatley
172. William Smith

Postscript:
If you have enjoyed reading this post and would like to make a donation towards ensuring the continued running of this website, it would be very much appreciated.

Please click here to be taken to the PayPal donation link.

Thank you.

Leave a comment

Posted in 20th Century, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, Family History, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, Roll of Honour, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 July 2022 Additions

Posted on August 1, 2022 | Leave a comment

This is the latest update of the pages relating to my Batley St Mary’s one-place study, the details of which I announced here.

July saw the addition of seven new posts, bringing the total number of posts to 164. Three others were updated.

The additions included five weekly newspaper pages for July 1916. 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.

I have written a new biography for a War Memorial man – that of Edward Barber.

More men who served and survived have been identified. I have updated that page accordingly. No new biographies for these men have been added this month. They will follow in due course.

Finally for this month there is one new school log book. This is for the Boys’ Department in 1919.

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

Batley Descriptions – Directories etc.
2. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
3. Reginald Roberts
4. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
5. Edward Barber *NEW*
6. Herbert Booth
7. Edmund Battye
8. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
9. Michael Brannan
10. John Brooks
11. Lawrence Carney
12. Martin Carney
13. Thomas Curley
14. Peter Doherty
15. Thomas Donlan
16. Thomas Finneran
17. Michael Flynn
18. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
19. Thomas Gavaghan
20. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
21. James Griffin
22. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
23. Thomas McNamara
24. Patrick Naifsey
25. Austin Nolan
26. Robert Randerson
27. James Rush
28. Moses Stubley
29. William Townsend, also known as McManus
30. Richard Carroll Walsh

Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
31. Patrick Cassidy
32. James Delaney
33. Thomas Donlan (senior)
34. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
35. Cemetery and Memorial Details
36. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
142. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
143. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
144. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
145. A St Mary’s School Sensation

Occupations and Employment Information
146. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
147. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
148. Occupations: Limelight Operator
149. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
150. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
151. Occupations: Rag Grinder
152. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
153. A Death in the Church

School Log Books
154. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
155. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914
156. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915
157. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1916
158. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1917
159. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1918
160. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1919 *NEW*

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
161. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
162. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
163. Michael Flatley
164. William Smith *UPDATED*

Leave a comment

Posted in 20th Century, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, Family History, Great War, Home Front, Local History, One-Place Study, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

Tagged Ancestry, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, family history, genealogy, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, One-Place Study, St Mary's, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 June 2022 Additions

Posted on July 1, 2022 | 4 comments

This is the latest update of the pages relating to my Batley St Mary’s one-place study, the details of which I announced here.

June saw the addition of eight new posts, meaning the site has passed the 150 mark. In fact, this month’s additions brings the total number of posts to 157. Two others were updated.

The additions included four weekly newspaper pages for June 1916. 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.

I have written a new biography for a War Memorial man – that of Richard Carroll Walsh.

More men who served and survived have been identified. I have updated that page accordingly. No new biographies for these men have been added this month. They will follow in due course.

There is also a new occupational post. This describes the job of a lamp cleaner. It is perhaps an overlooked coal mining occupation, but turned out to have a fascinating history, critical to improving mine safety.

Finally for this month there are two new school log books. These are for the Boys’ Department in 1917 and 1918. The latter is particularly relevant to today’s Covid-hit world, covering the first and second waves of the Spanish Flu pandemic. School closures are commonplace in 1918 as Batley succumbed to the virus.

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

Batley Descriptions – Directories etc.
2. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
3. Reginald Roberts
4. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
5. Herbert Booth
6. Edmund Battye
7. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
8. Michael Brannan
9. John Brooks
10. Lawrence Carney
11. Martin Carney
12. Thomas Curley
13. Peter Doherty
14. Thomas Donlan
15. Thomas Finneran
16. Michael Flynn
17. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
18. Thomas Gavaghan
19. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
20. James Griffin
21. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
22. Thomas McNamara
23. Patrick Naifsey
24. Austin Nolan
25. Robert Randerson
26. James Rush
27. Moses Stubley
28. William Townsend, also known as McManus
29. Richard Carroll Walsh *NEW*

Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
30. Patrick Cassidy
31. James Delaney
32. Thomas Donlan (senior)
33. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
34. Cemetery and Memorial Details
35. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
136. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
137. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
138. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
139. A St Mary’s School Sensation

Occupations and Employment Information
140. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
141. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner *NEW*
142. Occupations: Limelight Operator
143. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
144. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
145. Occupations: Rag Grinder
146. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
147. A Death in the Church

School Log Books
148. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
149. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914
150. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915
151. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1916
152. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1917 *NEW*
153. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1918 *NEW*

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
154. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
155. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
156. Michael Flatley
157. William Smith

4 Comments

Posted in 20th Century, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, Family History, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, Remembrance, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

Tagged Ancestry, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, family history, genealogy, Great War, History, Ireland, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, St Mary's, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 May 2022 Additions

Posted on June 1, 2022 | Leave a comment

This is the latest update of the pages relating to my Batley St Mary’s one-place study, the details of which I announced here.

*Headstone of William Smith in Batley Cemetery, Photo by Jane Roberts*

May saw the addition of eight new pages. Two other pages were updated.

The additions included four weekly newspaper pages for May 1916. 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.

More men who served and survived have been identified. I have updated that page accordingly. There is one new biography here this month, that of Patrick Cassidy

I have written one biography for a parishioner killed during the Second World War – William Smith.

There is also a new occupational post which links to William Smith, about the role of a piecer/piecener.

Finally for this month there is one new school log book. This is for the Boys’ Department in 1916.

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

Batley Descriptions – Directories etc.
2. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
3. Reginald Roberts
4. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
29. Patrick Cassidy *NEW*
30. James Delaney
31. Thomas Donlan (senior)
32. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
33. Cemetery and Memorial Details
34. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
131. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
132. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
133. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
134. A St Mary’s School Sensation

Occupations and Employment Information
135. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
136. Occupations: Limelight Operator
137. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
138. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener *NEW*
139. Occupations: Rag Grinder
140. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
141. A Death in the Church

School Log Books
142. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
143. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914
144. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915
145. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1916 *NEW*

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
146. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
147. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
148. Michael Flatley
149. William Smith *NEW*

Leave a comment

Posted in Batley, County Mayo, Family History, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, Roll of Honour, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

Tagged Ancestry, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, family history, Family History Tips, genealogy, Great War, History, Local History, Occupations, One-Place Study, St Mary's, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 April 2022 Additions

Posted on May 1, 2022 | 2 comments

This is the latest update of the pages relating to my Batley St Mary’s one-place study, the details of which I announced here.

April saw the addition of eight new pages. Two other pages were updated.

The additions included five weekly newspaper pages for April 1916. 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.

More men who served and survived have been identified. I have updated that page accordingly. No new biographies for these men have been added this month. They will follow in due course.

I have written one biography for a War Memorial man: Lawrence Carney.

This month there are two new school log book pages. These are the ones for the Boys’ Department in 1914 and 1915.

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

Batley Descriptions – Directories etc.
2. 1914: Borough of Batley – Town Information from the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Biographies: Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the Memorial
3. Reginald Roberts
4. William Frederick Townsend

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
5. Herbert Booth
6. Edmund Battye
7. Dominick (aka George) Brannan
8. Michael Brannan
9. John Brooks
10. Lawrence Carney *NEW*
11. Martin Carney
12. Thomas Curley
13. Peter Doherty
14. Thomas Donlan
15. Thomas Finneran
16. Michael Flynn
17. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
18. Thomas Gavaghan
19. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
20. James Griffin
21. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
22. Thomas McNamara
23. Patrick Naifsey
24. Austin Nolan
25. Robert Randerson
26. James Rush
27. Moses Stubley
28. William Townsend, also known as McManus

Biographies: Those who Served and Survived (this includes a list of those identified to date and who will later have dedicated biographical pages) *UPDATED*
29. James Delaney
30. Thomas Donlan (senior)
31. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
32. Cemetery and Memorial Details
33. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
126. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
127. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
128. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems
129. A St Mary’s School Sensation

Occupations and Employment Information
130. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
131. Occupations: Limelight Operator
132. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
133. Occupations: Rag Grinder
134. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
135. A Death in the Church

School Log Books
136. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913
137. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1914 *NEW*
138. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1915 *NEW*

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
139. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
140. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
141. Michael Flatley

2 Comments

Posted in Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, Family History, Great War, History, Home Front, Local History, One-Place Study, Roll of Honour, Schools, St Mary's RC Church, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, WW2, Yorkshire

Tagged Ancestry, Batley, Catholic, County Mayo, family history, genealogy, Great War, History, Local History, One-Place Study, St Mary's, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, Yorkshire

	Stuart Hartley on Details of My Family and Local…
	pasttopresentgenealo… on Details of My Family and Local…
	Stuart Hartley on Details of My Family and Local…
	Dylan Weeks on “Who Do You Think You Are? Liv…
	Dianne Moulden on My County Mayo Family and the…

Category Archives: County Mayo

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 January 2023 Additions

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 December 2022 Additions

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 November 2022 Additions

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 October 2022 Additions

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 September 2022 Additions

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 August 2022 Additions

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 July 2022 Additions

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 June 2022 Additions

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 31 May 2022 Additions

St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 April 2022 Additions

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Archives

Categories

Meta

Copyright