Descendants of Richard Dewhirst of Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

DEWHURST DNA #99662

Submitted by David Freeman and Richard Ollerton email them for more information

[1] Information for this family is based on a best fit of IGI records and needs to be confirmed. Ellen is from Wadsworth (W of Halifax).

Family of Richard and Peggy Crossley

[1] Information for this family is based on a best fit of IGI records and needs to be confirmed. Richard’s occupation is given as webster (weaver) and he is from Stansfield (marriage) and Langfield (Robert’s chr) (both W of Halifax).

Family of Robert Dewhirst and Theodocia Webster

[1] Robert’s occupations were weaver and woolsorter. His wife Theodocia Webster Dewhirst was born 17 November 1763 and chr 14 December 1763 in Saint Peter’s, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, daughter of John Webster. No Will for Robert was found in Borthwick index 1805-19 although the Old Wesleyan Chapel Leeds burial register has a Robert Dewhirst aged 57, buried 13 July 1817 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

[2] Although Benjamin’s burial entry gives his age as 46 in January 1832 (implying he was born 1785-6), his parents are identified as Robert and Theodocia Dewhirst through the Queen St Wesleyan Chapel baptismal records of his sister Mary’s children, where Mary’s parents’ names are given. Click on Benjamin's name in the charts to see his descendants.

[3] Mary’s husband John Winterburn was born about 1792-3 outside of Yorkshire and was buried 11 March 1848 aged 55 at Queen St Wesleyan Chapel Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England in the same crypt as her brother Benjamin and other members of his family. John's occupations were book keeper, wool sorter, and clerk. The marriage of Mary and John was witnessed by Joseph Bowers who was also named on Benjamin Dewhirst’s 1815 wedding banns document and his 1831 will. John was an executor of Benjamin’s will.

Children of Mary and John were:

• William, born 13 January 1813, bap 21 March 1813, died bef September 1887 in Barton upon Irwell (probably Urmston), Lancashire, England - occupation: Wesleyan minister
• Sarah Ann, born 06 August 1815, bap 24 October 1815, died bef 1831
• Benjamin, born 12 June 1817, bap 16 Oct 1817died aft 1841 – occupation: painter and guilder
• John, born 20 March 1820, bap 23 March 1826
• Mary, born 13 May 1822, bap 10 September 1822, died aft 1861
• Edward, born 03 June 1824, bap 30 June 1824
• Edwin, born 17 September 1826, bap 29 November 1826
• Salina, born 22 August 1828, bap 03 December 1828
• Sarah Ann, born 03 January 1831, bap 23 March 1831, all baptisms registered at Queen St Wesleyan Chapel Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.

[4] Thomas Dewhirst and Grace Nowel had the following children:

• Betty Dewhurst b: Abt. 13 Apr 1819 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
• Isaac Dewhurst b: Abt. 13 Apr 1819 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
• Ann Dewhurst b: Abt. 1826
• Thomas Dewhurst b: Abt. 1826
• Sarah Dewhurst b: Abt. 1828
• Mary Dewhurst b: Abt. 1831
• Henry Dewhurst b: Abt. 1834
• James Dewhurst b: Abt. 1837
• Hartley Dewhurst b: Sep 1840 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England

NOTE: there is room for some children to have died between John and Mary and also between Thomas and Robert.

[5] Child of Robert and Ann is: Theodocia Dewhirst, Chr. at St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, 6 June 1830.

Family of Joseph Dewhirst and Hannah Turner (wife #1)

[1] Hannah Turner Dewhirst must have died between 1829 and 1841.

Family of Joseph Dewhirst and Sarah Rigby (wife #2)

[1]  Joseph's occupation was listed as wool stapler/wool sorter. Joseph and Sarah married 4 days after the 1841 census was enumerated so both are found living separately. Joseph lives with his son William and Sarah lives with her widowed father at Woodhouse in Leeds, where he is enumerated as a Dissenting Minister (Baptist).

[2] Sarah Rigby was b. Abt. 1816, the daughter of Reverend John Rigby and Mary Wright (b. abt 1768, d. 4 Jun 1823) who married 30 May 1799 at Adel, Leeds. Rev John Rigby died 11 Oct 1846 at Blackley, Yorkshire. Six children were born to this marriage:

• Ebenezer, b.1801 Huddersfield; Mannaseh, b. 1802 Blackley
• John, b abt. 1806, Blackley
• Martha, b. 1807 Blackley
• Thomas, b. abt. 1810-11
• Sarah (b. abt. 1816) who married Joseph Dewhurst
• Mary, b. abt. 1821

[3] Martha's father is listed as being Joseph Dewhirst on her marriage certificate. At the time of their marriage Martha and Benjamin lived in Horton. On Martha's birth certificate her parents are listed as Joseph Dewhirst and Sarah Rigby. Martha was born at home where they lived at Castleton Terrace, Wortley, Leeds, W. Yorkshire, England. Martha d. 30 November 1932, in Devonport, Tasmania; aged 85 years (headstone).

[4] Benjamin was b. 28 Nov 1847 in Lower Gornal, Sedgley, Dudley, Stafford, UK and d. About 1902-1910. Benjamin was the son of Richard Jones and Martha Dewhirst. Richard was a nail maker. m: 31 Oct 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

Children of Martha Dewhust and Benjamin Jones are:

• Sarah Anne Jones b: Abt. 1870 in Horton, Yorkshire
• Emmie Jones b: Abt. 1874 in Southbridge USA (m.Thomas Whitfield 18 Sep 1901 who was b: 1870 in Manchester UK and d: 07 Apr 1933 in Devenport Tas) d: 27 Feb 1948 in Springvale Victoria
• Julia Jones b: 25 Jul 1875 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia d: 31 Jul 1875 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
• Harriet Jones b: 25 Jul 1875 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia d: 01 Aug 1875 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
• Joseph Henry Jones b: 25 Mar 1877 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia (who m. Margaret Eveline Hall b: 15 Jun 1876 in Belfast, Ireland m: 26 Mar 1905 in Cape Town, South Africa d: 09 May 1939 in Vancouver, BC, Canada) d: 08 May 1937 in Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Lily Jones b: 18 Aug 1879 in Crystalbrook South Australia (m. [1] William Brand Walker b: 01 Dec 1882 in Glasgow m: 26 Dec 1905 d: 15 Nov 1906 in Hobart, [2] Andrew Walker b: 23 Aug 1886 in Glasgow m: 09 Mar 1916 in Melbourne d: 21 May 1938 in Burwood Vic) d: 05 Jun 1950 in Burwood Victoria
• Flory Jones b: 28 Feb 1880 in Crystalbrook South Australia d: 13 Mar 1880 in Crystalbrook South Australia
• Anne Jones b: 28 Feb 1880 in Crystalbrook South Australia d: 13 Mar 1880 in Crystalbrook South Australia
• Flory Jones b: 02 Feb 1882 in Tasman Peninsula Tas d: 01 Jun 1934 in Devenport Tasmania
• Esther "Essie" Jones b: 23 Apr 1886 in Hobart (m. Albert Edgar "Warrie" Warren m: 1927 d: 1943 in Melbourne) d: 29 Jan 1969 in Hobart
  one female Jones b: ? - in Death Certificate for Martha it says she had 11children.