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St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 September 2023 Additions

Posted on October 1, 2023 | Leave a comment

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. 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.

*St Mary of the Angels, Batley – Photo by Jane Roberts*

Eight new posts were added to the Batley St Mary’s one-place study during September 2023, including a crucial one about the arrival of the Irish in Batley, the early history of the parish and the building of the church. It means there are now 273 posts in the study. Two other posts were updated. This latest monthly update contains the list of all the posts to date, including links to them, with the new and updated posts signposted.

These additions included five weekly newspaper pages for September 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.

There was one new War Memorial biography added added this month, for William Colbeck.

More men who served and survived the First World War have been identified and are included in that section, though no new biographies were added here this month. They will follow in due course.

The two other posts relate to the arrival of the Irish, the early history of the parish and the building of the church. They can be found in the Miscellany of Information section.

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

Postscript:
I want to say 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, and I want to continue this policy in the future. However, it does cost me money to operate – from undertaking the research to website hosting costs. In the current difficult economic climate I do have to regularly consider if I can afford to continue 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.

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
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 *NEW*
22. Thomas Curley
23. Peter Doherty
24. Thomas Donlan
25. Mathew Farrer
26. Thomas Finneran
27. Michael Flynn
28. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
29. Martin Gallagher
30. James Garner
31. Thomas Gavaghan
32. Henry Groark
33. James Groark
34. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
35. James Griffin
36. Patrick Hopkins
37. Michael Horan
38. Lawrence Judge
39. John Leech
40. Michael Lydon
41. Patrick Lyons
William McManus – See William Townsend below
42. Thomas McNamara
43. Patrick Naifsey
44. Austin Nolan
45. Robert Randerson
46. James Rush
47. Moses Stubley
48. William Townsend, also known as McManus
49. James Trainor
50. Richard Carroll Walsh
51. 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*
52. Patrick Cassidy
53. James Delaney
54. Thomas Donlan (senior)
55. Thomas Gannon
56. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
57. Cemetery and Memorial Details
58. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Electoral Registers 1918-1921
225. 1918 Batley Electoral Register, North Ward, Polling Districts A and B – Naval and Military Voters

Miscellany of Information
226. A Colliery Accident with Tragic Consequences
227. A Grave Disturbance in Batley
228. A “Peace” of Batley History
229. An Appeal to Ireland to Build a Catholic Church in Batley *NEW*
230. 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 *NEW*
231. A St Mary’s School Sensation
232. Batley’s Secret Irish Society and the Ammunition Seizure
233. Hot-Cross Buns and the Yorkshire Tea-Cake Dilemma. Plus A Suggested Meal Planner for Batley Families in 1917
234. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
235. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
236. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
237. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems

Occupations and Employment Information
238. Occupations: Colliery Byeworker/Byeworkman/Byworker/Bye-Worker/By-Worker
239. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
240. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
241. Occupations: Limelight Operator
242. Occupations: Mason’s Labourer
243. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
244. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
245. Occupations: Rag Grinder
246. Occupations: Willeyer

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

World War Two
270. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
271. Thomas Egan
272. Michael Flatley
273. William Smith

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

Posted on September 1, 2023 | Leave a comment

Even though it was a difficult month personally with the death of my mother, more posts were added to the Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study during August.

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 a wealth of parish, parishioner and wider local Batley history.

Six new posts were added to the Batley St Mary’s one-place study during August. Although it is not as many as I planned, it does bring the total to 265. Two other posts were updated. This latest study update contains the list of all the posts to date, including links to them, with the new and updated posts signposted.

These additions included four weekly newspaper pages for August 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.

There was one new War Memorial biography added added this month, for Lawrence Judge.

More men who served and survived the First World War have been identified and are included in that section, though no new biographies were added here this month. They will follow in due course.

The final addition this month was about a Batley Irish secret society, and the discovery of an arms cache.

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.

I can be contacted at: pasttopresentgenealogy@btinternet.com

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

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

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

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. Thomas Curley
22. Peter Doherty
23. Thomas Donlan
24. Mathew Farrer
25. Thomas Finneran
26. Michael Flynn
27. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
28. Martin Gallagher
29. James Garner
30. Thomas Gavaghan
31. Henry Groark
32. James Groark
33. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
34. James Griffin
35. Patrick Hopkins
36. Michael Horan
37. Lawrence Judge *NEW*
38. John Leech
39. Michael Lydon
40. Patrick Lyons
William McManus – See William Townsend below
41. Thomas McNamara
42. Patrick Naifsey
43. Austin Nolan
44. Robert Randerson
45. James Rush
46. Moses Stubley
47. William Townsend, also known as McManus
48. James Trainor
49. Richard Carroll Walsh
50. 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*
51. Patrick Cassidy
52. James Delaney
53. Thomas Donlan (senior)
54. Thomas Gannon
55. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
56. Cemetery and Memorial Details
57. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Electoral Registers 1918-1921
219. 1918 Batley Electoral Register, North Ward, Polling Districts A and B – Naval and Military Voters

Miscellany of Information
220. A Colliery Accident with Tragic Consequences
221. A Grave Disturbance in Batley
222. A “Peace” of Batley History
223. A St Mary’s School Sensation
224. Batley’s Secret Irish Society and the Ammunition Seizure *NEW*
225. Hot-Cross Buns and the Yorkshire Tea-Cake Dilemma. Plus A Suggested Meal Planner for Batley Families in 1917
226. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
227. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
228. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
229. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems

Occupations and Employment Information
230. Occupations: Colliery Byeworker/Byeworkman/Byworker/Bye-Worker/By-Worker
231. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
232. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
233. Occupations: Limelight Operator
234. Occupations: Mason’s Labourer
235. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
236. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
237. Occupations: Rag Grinder
238. Occupations: Willeyer

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

World War Two
262. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
263. Thomas Egan
264. Michael Flatley
265. William Smith

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

Posted on August 1, 2023 | Leave a comment

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 a wealth of Batley St Mary of the Angels parish, parishioner and wider local Batley history.

Six new posts were added to the Batley St Mary’s one-place study in July 2023. This brings the total to 259. Two other posts were updated. This latest study update contains the list of all the posts to date, including links to them, with the new and updated posts signposted.

These additions included four weekly newspaper pages for July 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.

More men who served and survived the First World War have been identified and are included in that section, though no new biographies were added here this month. They will follow in due course.

There was one new school log book added in June, covering the Mixed Department in 1917.

The final addition this month was a tale of graveyard desecration, the perpetrators being St Mary’s schoolboys.

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.

I can be contacted at: pasttopresentgenealogy@btinternet.com

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

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

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

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. Thomas Curley
22. Peter Doherty
23. Thomas Donlan
24. Mathew Farrer
25. Thomas Finneran
26. Michael Flynn
27. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
28. Martin Gallagher
29. James Garner
30. Thomas Gavaghan
31. Henry Groark
32. James Groark
33. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
34. James Griffin
35. Patrick Hopkins
36. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
37. John Leech
38. Michael Lydon
39. Patrick Lyons
40. Thomas McNamara
41. Patrick Naifsey
42. Austin Nolan
43. Robert Randerson
44. James Rush
45. Moses Stubley
46. William Townsend, also known as McManus
47. James Trainor
48. Richard Carroll Walsh
49. 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*
50. Patrick Cassidy
51. James Delaney
52. Thomas Donlan (senior)
53. Thomas Gannon
54. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
55. Cemetery and Memorial Details
56. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Electoral Registers 1918-1921
214. 1918 Batley Electoral Register, North Ward, Polling Districts A and B – Naval and Military Voters

Miscellany of Information
215. A Colliery Accident with Tragic Consequences
216. A Grave Disturbance in Batley
217. A “Peace” of Batley History
218. A St Mary’s School Sensation
219. Hot-Cross Buns and the Yorkshire Tea-Cake Dilemma. Plus A Suggested Meal Planner for Batley Families in 1917
220. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
221. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
222. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
223. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems

Occupations and Employment Information
224. Occupations: Colliery Byeworker/Byeworkman/Byworker/Bye-Worker/By-Worker
225. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
226. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
227. Occupations: Limelight Operator
228. Occupations: Mason’s Labourer
229. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
230. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
231. Occupations: Rag Grinder
232. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
233. A Death in the Church
234. St Mary’s Schoolboys Wreak Havoc in a Batley Graveyard *NEW*

World War Two
256. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
257. Thomas Egan
258. Michael Flatley
259. William Smith

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

Posted on June 1, 2023 | Leave a comment

This is the latest Batley St Mary’s one-place study update, looking at the posts added during May 2023. This 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 as seen from Batley Cemetery – photo by Jane Roberts*

During May nine posts were in added, bringing the total number for the study to 245. Two others were updated.

These additions included four weekly newspaper pages for May 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.

Two new Great War Memorial biographies were added, Matthew Farrar and Willie Barber.

More men who served and survived the First World War have been identified and are included in that section, though no new biographies were added here this month. They will follow in due course.

Thomas Egan’s biography was added to those men from the parish who died in World War Two.

The final additions this month are two new school log books, covering the Mixed Department in 1914 and 1915.

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 for this month, 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 can be contacted at: pasttopresentgenealogy@btinternet.com

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

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

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

Biographies: The War Memorial Men
9. Edward Barber
10. William Barber (Memorial name spelling) *NEW*
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. Thomas Curley
22. Peter Doherty
23. Thomas Donlan
24. Mathew Farrer (Memorial name spelling) *NEW*
25. Thomas Finneran
26. Michael Flynn
27. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
28. Martin Gallagher
29. James Garner
30. Thomas Gavaghan
31. Henry Groark
32. James Groark
33. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
34. James Griffin
35. Patrick Hopkins
36. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
37. John Leech
38. Michael Lydon
39. Thomas McNamara
40. Patrick Naifsey
41. Austin Nolan
42. Robert Randerson
43. James Rush
44. Moses Stubley
45. William Townsend, also known as McManus
46. James Trainor
47. Richard Carroll Walsh
48. 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*
49. Patrick Cassidy
50. James Delaney
51. Thomas Donlan (senior)
52. Thomas Gannon
53. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
54. Cemetery and Memorial Details
55. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
204. A Colliery Accident with Tragic Consequences
205. A Grave Disturbance in Batley
206. A “Peace” of Batley History
207. A St Mary’s School Sensation
208. Hot-Cross Buns and the Yorkshire Tea-Cake Dilemma. Plus A Suggested Meal Planner for Batley Families in 1917 *NEW*
209. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
210. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
211. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
212. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems

Occupations and Employment Information
213. Occupations: Colliery Byeworker/Byeworkman/Byworker/Bye-Worker/By-Worker
214. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
215. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
216. Occupations: Limelight Operator
217. Occupations: Mason’s Labourer
218. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
219. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
220. Occupations: Rag Grinder
221. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
222. A Death in the Church

World War Two
242. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
243. Thomas Egan *NEW*
244. Michael Flatley
245. William Smith

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St Mary of the Angels, Batley: One-Place Study Update – 1 to 30 April 2023 Additions

Posted on May 1, 2023 | Leave a comment

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

April 2023 saw a St Mary’s one-place study milestone – the 38th War Memorial biography was published, marking the halfway point for these. It was one of eight posts added in April, bringing the total number for the study to 236. Three others were updated.

These additions included four weekly newspaper pages for April 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.

Two new War Memorial biographies were added, John Leech and Michael Lydon. The latter was the 38th War Memorial biography. One further biography – that of John Brooks – was updated with some post-war information family information following the death of his mother in 1918.

More men who served and survived have been identified and are included in that section, though no new biographies were added here this month. They will follow in due course.

Reflecting Easter, a new post was added to the Miscellany of Information section. It deals with the food situation in 1917, including the tea-cake debate, and a suggested weekly meal menus for the family at a time of food shortages. It also covers the hot-cross bun crisis which was a concern for many in the run up to Easter.

The final addition this month is a new school log book, covering the Mixed Department in 1913.

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.

I can be contacted at: pasttopresentgenealogy@btinternet.com

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

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

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

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 *UPDATED*
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
27. James Garner
28. Thomas Gavaghan
29. Henry Groark
30. James Groark
31. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
32. James Griffin
33. Patrick Hopkins
34. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
35. John Leech *NEW*
36. Michael Lydon *NEW*
37. Thomas McNamara
38. Patrick Naifsey
39. Austin Nolan
40. Robert Randerson
41. James Rush
42. Moses Stubley
43. William Townsend, also known as McManus
44. James Trainor
45. Richard Carroll Walsh
46. 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*
47. Patrick Cassidy
48. James Delaney
49. Thomas Donlan (senior)
50. Thomas Gannon
51. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
52. Cemetery and Memorial Details
53. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths

Miscellany of Information
198. A Colliery Accident with Tragic Consequences
199. A Grave Disturbance in Batley
200. A “Peace” of Batley History
201. A St Mary’s School Sensation
202. Hot-Cross Buns and the Yorkshire Tea-Cake Dilemma. Plus A Suggested Meal Planner for Batley Families in 1917 *NEW*
203. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
203. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
205. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
206. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems

Occupations and Employment Information
207. Occupations: Colliery Byeworker/Byeworkman/Byworker/Bye-Worker/By-Worker
208. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
209. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
210. Occupations: Limelight Operator
211. Occupations: Mason’s Labourer
212. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
213. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
214. Occupations: Rag Grinder
215. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
216. A Death in the Church

World War Two
234. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
235. Michael Flatley
236. William Smith

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

Posted on April 1, 2023 | 3 comments

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

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

March 2023 has been a busy month. It saw the addition of 10 new posts, bringing the total number for the study to 228. Seven others were updated.

The additions included five weekly newspaper pages for March 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 month there is one new Memorial biography, James Groark. More men who served and survived have been identified and are included in that section, though no new biographies were added here this month. They will follow in due course. And thanks to information received, a new man associated with the parish who lost his life in the War has been identified, Martin Flatley. He has therefore been added to the section covering Men Associated with St Mary’s Who Died but Who Are Not on the War Memorial. I very much appreciate it when people contact me with information about St Mary’s parishioners to include in this one-place study.

A new occupation post has been added this month – a colliery bye-worker (and other variants by which the job was known).

Following on from this, a new post has been added to the Miscellany of Information section, dealing with a coal mining accident with tragic consequences which involved four parishioners. With thanks to Joanne Harrison for allowing me to use a family photo for this piece.

If anyone does have any photos which could be included in this one-place study, they would be gratefully received.

The last couple of additions this month are two new school log books have been added for the Infants’ school, covering 1919 and 1920.

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 for this month, if you do have any information about, or photos of, parishioners from the period of the First World War, including any men who served (be it those who died or those who survived), or any parishioners who died in World War Two, it is always gratefully received.

I can be contacted at: pasttopresentgenealogy@btinternet.com

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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 do have to consider if I can continue to afford to keep running it as a free resource.

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

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. 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 *UPDATED*
19. Thomas William Chappell
20. Thomas Curley
21. Peter Doherty
22. Thomas Donlan
23. Thomas Finneran *UPDATED*
24. Michael Flynn
25. Thomas Foley D.C.M.
26. Martin Gallagher
27. James Garner
28. Thomas Gavaghan
29. Henry Groark
30. James Groark *NEW*
31. Michael Groark (also known as Rourke)
32. James Griffin
33. Patrick Hopkins
34. Michael Horan
William McManus – See William Townsend below
35. Thomas McNamara
36. Patrick Naifsey
37. Austin Nolan
38. Robert Randerson
39. James Rush
40. Moses Stubley
41. William Townsend, also known as McManus
42. James Trainor
43. Richard Carroll Walsh
44. 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*
45. Patrick Cassidy
46. James Delaney
47. Thomas Donlan (senior)
48. Thomas Gannon
49. Michael Rush

Burials, Cemeteries, Headstones and MIs
50. Cemetery and Memorial Details *UPDATED*
51. War Memorial Chronology of Deaths *UPDATED*

Miscellany of Information
192. A Colliery Accident with Tragic Consequences *NEW*
193. A Grave Disturbance in Batley
194. A “Peace” of Batley History
195. A St Mary’s School Sensation
196. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church – 1929 Consecration Service
197. The Controversial Role Played by St Mary’s Schoolchildren in the 1907 Batley Pageant
198. The Great War: A Brief Overview of What Led Britain into the War
199. Willie and Edward Barber – Poems

Occupations and Employment Information
200. Occupations: Colliery Byeworker/Byeworkman/Byworker/Bye-Worker/By-Worker *NEW*
201. Occupations: Confidential Clerk
202. Occupations: Lamp Cleaner
203. Occupations: Limelight Operator
204. Occupations: Mason’s Labourer
205. Occupations: Office Boy/Girl
206. Occupations: Piecer/Piecener
207. Occupations: Rag Grinder
208. Occupations: Willeyer

The Families
209. A Death in the Church

World War Two
226. World War Two Chronology of Deaths
227. Michael Flatley
228. William Smith

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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

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
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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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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