Person:John Waddington (6)

From John Waddington's "Who's Who" 1765 Ped 101 p. 320

John Waddington of Hartshead, nr. Liversedge, Yorks, abt. 1730 Hartshead, bd. 1812 Halifax, md. 1765 Rachael Gladhill of Hartshead. Son of Joshua Waddington 1729 of Birkhouse, Dewsbury and Lightcliffe, nr. Halifax. Had issue 5 sons---James W., abt. 1772 Hartshead; Joshua W., abt. 1775 Hartshead, bd. 1792 Lightcliffe; John W., abt. 1778 Hartshead, d. 1847, md. 1799; Samuel W., abt. 1781 Hartshead, and Jonas W., abt. 1783 Lightcliffe, bd. there 1802. Descended from Richard de Wadyngton 1388 of Coley, Halifax.

See Wakefield Registration Office 1792, D.O.292, p. 225--between Ann Lees of Roath in Warley and John W., of Birkhouse in Clifton par. Hartshead---concerning land and dwelling-house in Southowram, etc.