Sarah Marsden

An elderly Sarah with my grandmother, Maud Annie

 Sarah was born in 1808 in Yorkshire. She appears to have been an only child.

She married William Lockwood in 1827. Looking at other family trees, a lot of people have her marked down as Sarah Sykes. Her father was called Marsden. One of her children had Sykes for a middle name. I couldn't trace her mother's middle name. Could it be that her parents weren't married?

The 1861 census makes it clear that Sarah's family were part of a larger household. The address is Silver Hill, Almondbury. The head of the household was a James Taylor, Merchant. It looks like Sarah and her family lived and worked on the estate of the Taylor family. Looking at the actual handwritten copy of the census, James Taylor lived at Fenay Hall.

She died in the Huddersfield area.

William Lockwood

William was born in 1805 in Lepton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. He appears to be one of nine children, four of which are his half siblings.

He married Sarah Marsden in 1827. Looking at other family trees, a lot of people have her marked down as Sarah Sykes but I've been unable to trace why this is.

He appears to have lived in Almondbury, Yorkshire, all his life.

In the 1841, 1851, 1861 and 1871 census, he is recorded as working as a gardener.

The 1861 census makes it clear that William's family were part of a larger household. The address is Silver Hill, Almondbury. The head of the household was a James Taylor, Merchant. It looks like William and his family lived and worked on the estate of the Taylor family. Looking at the actual handwritten copy of the census, James Taylor lived at Fenay Hall.

 He died in 1872 in the Huddersfield area.

Thomas Lodge and Mary Baildon

This is as far back as we have traced the Lodge branch of the family. These were the parents of David Lodge and his six siblings.

Thomas was born in 1776 in Yorkshire. He married Mary in 1801. The 1841 census has him resident in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire. The 1841 census records his occupation as labourer. He died in 1849 in Huddersfield.

Mary was born in 1780 in Lepton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. The 1841 census states her occupation as winder and has her resident in Kirkheaton. After her husband's death, the 1851 census has her resident in Lepton.  She died later that year in Lepton.

David Lodge

David is my great great grandfather. He was born in 1816 in Yorkshire.

The records I have on him, reveal the following:

1816 - christening in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire
1830 - he appears in the bankrupt directory. He is resident in Almondbury, Huddersfield and working as a fancy manufacturer
1841 - he married Ann Castle in Kirkheaton
1841 - working as a fancy weaver
1851 census - resident in Lepton, working as a cotton dyer

He died in 1860.

Mary Elizabeth Lockwood

Mary was my great grandmother. She was born in 1849 in Almondbury, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. one of ten children. She lived in Almondbury until she married Luke in 1880. After that, she moved to Lepton.

1871 and 1881 census have her occupation recorded as dressmaker.

She died in 1927.

Luke Lodge

Luke is my great grandfather. He was born in 1957 in Lepton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He was one of eight children.

Details on his work life reveal the following:

1864 - farmer's boy
1871 - piecer
1881 - woollen spinner
1901 - yarn spinner

He married Mary Elizabeth Lockwood in 1880.

From census records, he appears to have lived in Lepton all his life although I do not have records of his death.

Alfred William Lodge

This is my maternal grandfather. He was born in 1885 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He had two sisters, Edith and Ethel. The impression my mother gave me of him is a dapper, well spoken, confident man. He was a singer in his spare time and encouraged my mother's interest in amateur dramatics. I think he was also quite a demanding person too.

He fought in the first world war. I have a photograph album taken of his army years and documentation of when he left the army.

The 1901 census records him as resident in Lepton, Huddersfield and working as a book binder. The 1910 census records his occupation as 'printer jobbing'.

He married Maud Annie Lockwood in 1915 in Burley. Maud was his first cousin. I assume that would have been frowned on at the time.

He remained in Kirkstall until 1963. His wife died in 1962 and he moved with my mum to Scotland. Unfortunately he died in December of that year. My mum always said he was lost without Maud.