Individual Notes

Note for: Sir William Wadham, - Index

Individual Note:
founder of Wadham College, Oxford

Individual Notes

Note for: Joan Warre, ABT 1533 - Index

Birth Note: Source: Above citation lists their address as Northcote, Devon, England.

Individual Notes

Note for: Sophia Emily Wehlen, 11 May 1911 - 6 Mar 1983 Index

Burial:
     Place:   Gibsons, B.C., Canada

Individual Note:
     Worked for Dr. O. Morris (died 17 Feb 1944) and Rozanna S. Morris (1866-Nov 10, 1958) in Vernon, B.C. until time of marriage.

Individual Notes

Note for: Alfred West, ABT 1840 - 7 Feb 1915 Index

Individual Note:
of the Rydings, Birstall, Yorkshire - a Grade 2 listed building dating back to 1420. From BronteParsonage BlogSpot: " The end of the walk is at Rydings, the early home of Ellen Nussey. The building retains the famous battlements and has a cruck-frame medieval dining hall and a panelled staircase. It has been restored sympathetically, to a very high standard, by the paint company which owns it." (SigmaKalon).

1881 census - listed as coal owner and farmer of 40 acres, living at The Rydings Hall, Gomersal.
Chairman and managing director of the The White Lee Colliery Co., Birstall for over thirty years.
Went to live at The Rydings in 1851, with grandfather Mr. Bastow(e).

The following obituary is from the Batley Reporter and Guardian newspaper for Friday, Feb. 12, 1915.

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Death of Mr. Alfred West, of Birstall

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INVENTOR OF PIT SHAFT SAFETY DEVICE

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We regret to have to inform this week the death of Mr. Alfred West, which took place at this residence, Rydings Hall, Birstall, on Sunday evening. Mr. West was exceedingly well known throughout the district, having been chairman and managing director of the White Lee Colliery Co., Birstall, ever since its formation nearly thirty years ago. A colliery, however has been situated in that district for a century and a half, and Mr. West's grandfather, the late Mr. Bastowe, sank the original shaft at the White Lee pit. Mr. West was born of a colliery family which hailed from Halifax. Formerly he took an active part in the life of Birstall, being a member of the old Local Board for twelve years, during which period he occupied the chair. For several years he was Birstall's representative on the Dewsbury Board of Guardians, and was also a member of the Birstall Chamber of Commerce.

Mr West was of an inventive turn of mind. It was the deceased gentleman who brought into existence West's Simplex safety hook for preventing over-winding, which is well known and extensively used in collieries. He was also associated with Mr. Gillott, a Barnsley gentleman, in getting out a coal-cutting machine, still well known, and with Mr. Russell, a Government geological surveyor, in preparing a geological survey of the Birstall district. Mr. West was a Churchman, and a strong Conservative in politics, in which he took a great interest. He had resided at Rydings Hall (The Thornfield Hall of "Jane Eyre") for 64 years. Within recent years Mr. West has lived a quiet life, although he was engaged in business matters until about ten weeks ago, when his health began to fail.

The internment took place at Birstall on Wednesday, and was of a quiet nature. The funeral cortege proceeded from the house to the Parish Church, where a service was held, conducted by the Reverend F. Sykes, of Morley. The mortal remains were afterwards laid to rest in the adjoining churchyard. The chief mourners were the deceased gentleman's three sons, Dr. L. F.West (now of Birmingham), Mr. D. Arnold West (of Wakefield), and Mr. C. A.West (of Sheffield). Mr. H. Day (director of the White Lee Colliery Company), Mr. P. Kench (son-in-law), Mr. P. Kench jun., Mr. D. Hirst (nephew, of Bradford), Mr. S. Walker (York), Mr. E. Garbutt, Mr. A. Ackroyd (Eccles), and Dr. A.G.S. Broughton (Batley).

There were also present Councillors J.T. Wilkinson (chairman), W.O.R. Holton, and J. Garbutt (Birstall District Council), Dr. R.A. Forsyth (Medical Officer of Health), Alderman J. Illingsworth (Batley), Major T. Newcome (Dewsbury), Mr. J. A. H. Radcliffe (secretary Birstall Chamber of Commerce), Mr. C. Creighton, Mr. A. Stockdale, Mr. A. Porritt, Mr. Deaking (manager, White Lee Colliery), Mr. F. Greenwood (late of Morley Main Collieries), Mr. W. Crowther, and seventeen of the deceased gentleman's former employees. The following employees acted as bearers: - Messrs. J. Clark, G. Simpson, A. Hirst, H. Brown, S. Keighley, J. Jubb, S. Jubb, and J. Beames.

There were beautiful floral tributes from the family, "Elsie" (daughter-in-law), "His Sister" (E.J.West), Dr. and Mrs. A.G.S. Broughton, "Phil and Kate and the children", Mr. and Mrs. W.O.R. Holton, Winifred M.F. Smith (Sheffield), Mr. Herbert Day and Mr. Henry Day, Mr. and Mrs. Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. Dollimore (Hitchin), "Millie" (maid), Manager and Deputies of White Lee Colliery, Office Staff, Topmen and Teamers of White Lee Colliery, and Miners of White Lee Colliery.

Also owned: Muffitt Lane mine, Leeds (1881): Smithies, Birstall, Leeds; White Lee, Leeds.

1841 census of England:
Living in Halifax, West Yorkshire:
Samuel West age 25 blacksmith
Mary West age 20
Alfred West age 1

Next door was:
James Bastow age 45 coal agent
Dinah Bastow, age 45
Mary West age 3