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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.

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

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

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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

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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*

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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

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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*

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Family and Local History Talks in 2022 and 2023

Posted on May 11, 2022 | Leave a comment

After a break of a couple of years I’m now back with a new series of family and local history talks.

These are:

Local Links to the Lusitania;
Tips for Researching your Great War Ancestors;
My Batley St Mary’s in World War One One-Place Study;
The Home Front: the White Lee Explosion of 1914.

Local Links to the Lusitania focuses on people with Yorkshire connections on board the Cunard liner, torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast on 7 May 1915. The sinking did not affect only the rich and famous. Many Yorkshire people were involved. This talk explores some of their stories.

There is a possibility this talk can be tailored to your local area.

Based on my groundbreaking book The Greatest Sacrifice: Fallen Heroes of the Northern Union about rugby league players who died in World War One, the talk investigates the stories behind some of the men. It is also packed with tips for researching your own Great War Army ancestors.

My Batley St Mary’s in World War One One-Place Study is based on my ongoing study of the Catholic parish of St Mary of the Angels, particularly during the First World War. It investigates what a one-place study is, why I embarked on one, why I chose this particular focus, as well as my findings.

The Home Front: the White Lee Explosion of 1914 is a talk based around the events of December 1914 when a devastating explosion, caused during the manufacture of picric acid for the war effort, took place at White Lee. It resulted in deaths and injuries, as well as damage across a vast area of Batley, Heckmondwike and the Spen Valley. It is an event often overlooked because of later explosions in Yorkshire at Low Moor and Barnbow. This talk aims to provide more information about this Heavy Woollen District incident, the forerunner to the later explosions. The talk will explore the unlucky history of the site as well as the events on the day and the aftermath.

For more details about these talks, including booking one, please contact me at: pasttopresentgenealogy@btinternet.com

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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

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

Posted on April 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.

*A selection of school log books – Photo by Jane Roberts*

March saw the addition of seven new pages. Two other pages were updated.

Although March may therefore appear to have been quiet, I have been working away in the background on a new strand to the St Mary’s One-Place Study – the school. More of that later.

The additions included four weekly newspaper pages for March 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: Robert Randerson. A Batley rugby league player and St Mary’s school teacher, his first days at the school are also recorded in the brand new section to the study – the school log books.

These log books were kept regularly by the school – the infants, mixed and boys’ departments. They record the everyday routine of their running. Some of the entries may be mundane, register checking for example. But amidst these entries are some real gems – for example unusual incidents, disease outbreaks, school outings, and issues relating to individual school children or teachers. Interwoven through them is the religious context to St Mary of the Angels school, and how local and national events also impacted on it. They provide a snapshot of Catholic school life in a bygone time. Crucially for this study, these particular logs are not available online or in the archives.

This month there are two new pages relating specifically to these log books. The first is a general introduction. The second is the 1913 log book entries for the newly formed Boys’ Department. And it is on these pages Robert Randerson appears.

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. Martin Carney
11. Thomas Curley
12. Peter Doherty
13. Thomas Donlan
14. Thomas Finneran
15. Michael Flynn
16. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
17. Thomas Gavaghan
18. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
19. James Griffin
20. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
21. Thomas McNamara
22. Patrick Naifsey
23. Austin Nolan
24. Robert Randerson *NEW*
25. James Rush
26. Moses Stubley
27. 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*
28. James Delaney
29. Thomas Donlan (senior)
30. Michael Rush

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

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

Occupations and Employment Information
124. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
125. Occupations: Limelight Operator
126. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
127. Occupations: Rag Grinder
128. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
129. A Death in the Church

School Log Books *NEW*
130. Boys’ School – Log Book, 1913 *NEW*

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
131. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
132. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
133. Michael Flatley

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St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 28 February 2022 Additions

Posted on March 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.

*Sam Sykes – One of the Newspaper additions this month*

It has been a busy month. In total eight new pages were added. Eight others were updated.

I focused on occupations during February, with three new work descriptions added – those of confidential clerk, office boy/girl and willeyer.

I have added four weekly newspaper pages for February 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 also written one biography for a War Memorial men: Dominick Brannan, also known as Dominic or George Brennan. I have updated five others (Michael Brannan, Michael Flynn, Thomas Foley, Patrick Naifsey, Austin Nolan). Also updated is Reginald Roberts, who was linked to the parish but not on the Memorial.

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 *UPDATED*
4. William Frederick Townsend

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

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
30. Cemetery and Memorial Details
31. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

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

Occupations and Employment Information
119. Occupations: Confidential Clerk *NEW*
120. Occupations: Limelight Operator
121. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl *NEW*
122. Occupations: Rag Grinder
123. Occupations: Willeyer *NEW*

The Families
124. A Death in the Church

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
125. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
126. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
127. Michael Flatley

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

Posted on February 1, 2022 | 3 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.

In the past month I have added five weekly newspaper pages for January 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 also written two new biographies for a War Memorial men: those of Peter Doherty and Thomas Gavaghan.

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 *UPDATED*
3. Reginald Roberts
4. William Frederick Townsend

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

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
29. Cemetery and Memorial Details
30. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

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

Occupations and Employment Information
114. Occupations: Rag Grinder
115. Limelight Operator

The Families
116. A Death in the Church

Population, Health, Mortality and Fertility
117. 1914: The Health of Batley School Children Generally, with a Particular Focus on St Mary’s School Children

World War Two
118. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
119. Michael Flatley

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