Person:Jonathan Kaye (3)

Jonathan Kaye was the 8th child of Benjamin and Sarah Kaye who spent their lives in the vicinity of Kirkburton, a separte parish, northeast of Holmfirth. At the 1861 census he was living with his widowed mother in Wooldale where he worked as a power loom weaver at a woollen mill. About this time he met up with Betty Battye, who was the 19 year old daughter of Joseph and Lydia Battye, also of Wooldale. According to the 1871 census Jonathan and Betty had a son, Joe, in 1861. Joe was illegitimate and was known as Joe Kaye Battye or Joe Battye.

Jonathan and Betty married in November 1864. A daughter, Ann, was born and baptized in 1868. But here the mystery begins. In 1870 Betty, now a widow, married Henry Worsley and the 1871 census household was made up of Henry, Betty and the two Kaye children. No burial has been found for Jonathan around this period and the only civil registration from Huddersfield is dated 1865. The Jonathan William Kaye death registration in 1869 was for a child aged 9.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire, England. Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910. (
   Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011)
   West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records;
   New Reference Number: WDP172/1/9 (Kirkburton, All Hallows, page 255, #2034).

   Born 11 Jun 1833, bapt 6 Oct 1833. Jonathan, son of Benjamin & Sarah Kaye of Thorncliffe Green (father: weaver)

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: Kirkburton, Enum Dist 3
   (Class: HO107; Piece: 1277; Book: 6; Folio: 57; Page: 19; Line: 17; GSU roll: 464246).

   Household Schedule: Common Side, Kirkburton
   Benj'n Kaye, male, 40, "M" [weaver?], born in county
   Sarah Kaye, female, 40, born in county
   George Kaye, male, 19, born in county
   Bill Kaye, male, 17, born in county
   Miles Kaye, male, 15, born in county
   Ben Kaye, male, 14, born in county
   John Kaye, male, 10, born in county
   Jonathan Kaye, male, 8, born in county
   Eythas [Eustace?] Kaye, male, 5, born in county
   Saul Kaye, male, 3, born in county
   David Kaye, male, 9mths, born in county

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: New Mill, Enum Dist 4c
   (Class: HO107; Piece: 2293; Folio: 164; Page: 30; GSU roll: 87488-87489).

   Household Schedule 100: Mearhousebank, Fulstone
   Sarah Kaye, head, widow, 47, beer house keeper, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Benjamin Kaye, son, unm, 22, woollen weaver, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   John Kaye, son, unm, 20, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Jonathan Kaye, son, unm, 18, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton Son
   Cutychus [Eustace?] Kaye, son, 16, unm, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Saul Kaye, son, 14, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   David Kaye, son, 12, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Sarah Kaye, daur, 9, scholar, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Lowther Kaye, son, 4, scholar, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton

4. ↑ England. 1861 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: New Mill, Enum Dist 6
   (Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3251; Folio: 100; Page: 7; GSU roll: 850881).

   Household Schedule 34: Lee, Wooldale
   Sarah Kaye, head, widow, 58, piece burler, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Jonathan Kaye, son, unm, 26, woollen power loom weaver, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Sarah Kaye, daur, unm, 17, heald [sic] knitter, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton
   Lowther Kaye, son, 14, woollen spinner, born Yorkshire, Kirkburton