Person:James Beardsell (3)

m. 25 Feb 1749
  1. Betty Beardsell1753 -
  2. Jonas Beardsell1756 -
  3. Anna Beardsell1758 -
  4. Susannah Beardsell1761 -
  5. Thomas Beardsell1761 - 1797
  6. James Beardsell1764 - 1857
  7. Hannah Beardsell1774 -
  1. Joseph Beardsell1793 - Bef 1851
  2. Charles Beardsell1798 - 1852
  3. Peter Beardsell1802 - 1854
  4. Isaac Beardsell1806 - 1858
Facts and Events
Name James Beardsell
Gender Male
Christening[1] 11 Nov 1764 Almondbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandAll Hallows Church, Almondbury
Marriage to Mary Clough
Census[2] 1841 Holme, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandLower End, Holme
Census[3] 1851 Holme, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandLower Hagg, living with son Isaac
Burial[4] 17 Jan 1857 Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandprobably

Began working as a child in the textile trade. Built Holme House; married, and had four sons: Joesph, Charles, Peter, and Isaac. Founded James Beardsell and Sons. Had a spinning shop on Meal Hill. (News Focus: "Hunting for roots of textile revolution" by John Avison. Huddersfield Examiner Sept 29, 2009)

No references to the marriage to Mary Clough found.

References
  1. West Yorkshire, England. Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
    West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records
    New Reference Number: WDP12 (Almondbury, All Hallows, Image 5 of Almondbury, 1765), 09 Mar 2009.

    "James, the son of Joshua Beardsell of Holme, clothier, baptized November 11th [1764] at All Hallows Church in Almondbury."

  2. England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Reg'n dist: Huddersfield; Sub-reg'n dist: Holmfirth; Enum Dist: 10
    (Class: HO107; Piece: 2292; Folio: 88, Page: 1, GSU roll:87486-87487).

    Household Schedule 2: Lower End, Holme
    James Beardsell, head, wid'r, 75, woollen weaver, born in county

    Sole resident. Families of sons Isaac Beardsell and Charles Beardsell in houses listed before and after him.

  3. England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Reg'n dist: Huddersfield; Sub-reg'n dist: Honley; Enum Dist: 1d
    (Class: HO107; Piece: 2292; Folio: 89; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87486-87487).

    Household Schedule 5: Lower Hagg, Honley
    Isaac Beardsell, head, mar, 44, woollen manufacturer & farmer of 15 acres, born Yorkshire, Holme
    Ruth Beardsell, wife, mar, 41, born Yorkshire, Upper Thong
    Emma Beardsell, daur, unm, 19, born Yorkshire, Holme
    Mary Beardsell, daur, unm, 17, born Yorkshire, Holme,
    Ellen Beardsell, daur, unm, 10, scholar, born Yorkshire, Holme
    Ruth Hannah Beardsell, daur, 5, born Yorkshire, Holme
    Ben Beardsell, nephew, unm, 18, woollen manufacturer, born Yorkshire, Holme
    James Beardsell, visitor (father), widower, 86, retired manufacturer, born Yorkshire, Holme
    Sarah Haigh, visitor, widow, 70, born Derbyshire, Camberworth

  4. West Yorkshire Archive Service. Original data: West Yorkshire Nonconformist Records. Archive Location: Kirklees
    , in West Yorkshire Archive Service. West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, 1646-1985. (Ancestry.com, 2011)
    Reel Number: Holmfirth, Honley, Huddersfield; K 7; Reference Number: NI/L/2.

    Event Type: Burial
    Name: Mr James Beardsell
    Death Date: abt 1857
    Burial Date: 17 Jan 1857