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THOMAS SCHOLEFIELD 1678-1743
AND HIS DESCENDANTS
West Riding of Yorkshire
Thomas is my earliest known
direct ancestor on the maternal side of my family.
Evidence of his existence can be found within the " Northowram and Coley
Registers 1644-1752 "
a collection of non-conformist records of baptisms, marriages and burials.
Northowram is in the parish of Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It
is about 2.5 miles NE of Halifax and
6.5 miles away from Bradford.
The Old Chapel at
Northowram
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The marriage of Thomas in
the register is recorded as follows:
" Tho. Scholefield & Mary Bentley mar.
Nov 23 "
No other details are provided.
Mary's baptism is also recorded in this register.
She was the daughter of Thomas Bentley of Harewoodwell in Warley and was
baptised on the 5th October, 1676 at home.
Thomas and Mary had six
children:
Joshua born 1704
Hannah born 1706
Matthias born 1710
Martha born 1714
Abraham born 1719
Thomas
born c.1723 (my direct ancestor)
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It would seem that at least four of Thomas and Mary's children - Matthias,
Martha, Abraham and Thomas - migrated the
short distance to Mirfield during the 1730/40's.
Thomas died in 1743 at Northowram, the entry in the register is as follows:
" Thomas Scholefield of Northowram
died of a few hours sickness May 27 aged abt. 70 "
Mary's date of death is unknown.