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Whiston Families

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Abdy

Abdy of Whiston and Rotherham


Abson

Abson »


Aldham

John Aldham of Whiston m. Hannah Morton, w, Sept 1712 at Rotherham


Appleyard

George Appleyard of Canklow Corn Mill


Armitage

Read more


Askew

Askew of Ravenfield, Treeton, Whiston, & Wickersley


Atkinson

Living at The Rectory in 1891 was Thomas Atkinson


Auckland

Auckland of Rotherham and Whiston


Axe

John Axe, organist,died at Sprotborough, in 1814. Read More »


Bacon

Bacon of Guilthwaite


Badger

In 1882 Thomas Wright Badger was living in Whiston and practising as a Solicitor in Rotherham and Sheffield in partnership with Frederick Parker Rhodes, under the name Badger, Rhodes & Co. He was also a Wine & Spirit Merchant with Alan Badger, trading as Hutchinson Badger & Co. Read More »


Bagshaw

Bagshaw


Banks

James Banks, Millwright


Barlow

Thomas Barlow married Mary Cross, born 1755


Bartholomew

Bartholomew Family


Bartle

Bartle of Whiston and Guilthwaite


Baylis of Whiston Grove

On Oct. 6 1868, Fanny Amelia, daughter of Benjamin Baylis of Whiston Grove, married at Whiston Church to Rev. J. Worsley Cundey, curate of Holy Trinity, Bolton-le-Moors.


Beaumont

Offsite Link Beaumont of Wentworth, Wickersley and Whiston


Beech

Beech of Whiston and Catcliffe


Belk

Charles and Mary Belk and family


Bell

Joseph Bell


Binney

*In 1598 Robert Burley of Rotherham to marry Elizabeth Binney of Whiston to marry at either place.


Birkett

Mary Birkett died on May 26 1870 at Rotherham. She was relict of Rev Benjamin Birkett curate of Whiston and Headmaster of Rotherham Grammar School


Bland

Isabella Bland of Whiston Grove, wife of Joseph Bland, daughter of Edward John Heseltine died on June 21, 1862. E.J. Heseltine, a bank manager in Rotherham & his wife had another daughter Rose,born about 1824 who married in 1844 to Anthony Trollope (1815-1882), the novelist.


Boomer

Offsite Link. Boomer of Rotherham, Whiston and Haworth Hall


Bower

Offsite Link. Bower of Treeton, Whiston and Wickersley

Bradley

Sarah Bradley of Whiston, m at Rotherham Joseph Bramer 18 June 1780



Bradshaw

In October 1869, Joseph Betts Bradshaw of Whiston Grove, was granted a Patent for 'Improvement in the manufacture of Coopers' Hoops


Bramhill

John Bramhill, a farm bailiff and his wife and Eliza had 10 children. The youngest Watson Bramhill was born on May 29, 1872 in Whiston.


Briggs

*In 1609 Paul Briggs of Whiston to marry Dorothy Webster of Newton-upon-Ouse to marry at Newton-upon-Ouse


Burrows

*In 1615 John Burrows of Whiston to marry Ellen Thornton of Bradford to marry Bradford


Burrowes

Refer to Rotherham Web


Buttler

William Buttler, labourer of Whiston m. Hannah Schorah Nov 1714 at Rotherham


Button

John Button and Mary Hewitt both of Moorgate m. Rotherham Feb 1704


Capper

Capper


Carr

Robert Carr of Broom, Whiston m. Margaret Earnshaw Nov 1705 Rotherham


Cawthorne

Cawthorne


Chadwick

Robert Kent, w., p. R., & Lucy Chadwick, of Whiston m. 25 Nov 1822 Rotherham


Chafer

Chafer of Bent Laithes Farm »


Champion

Frances Champion, w, of Whiston m. Thomas Hirst, clothier of Greasbrough, July 1714 Rotherham



Clark

George Clark,Innkeeper at The Chequers, aged 44 born in Brigg, Lincolnshire", married to Sarah A , aged 51. Children - Hannah born 1873; William , born 1874 employed as a Butchers Assistant, at Crofton, Spring Hill Yorkshire; George,born 1875, a Heater In Wheel Works, at Wakefield;John , born 1881 at Denaby, Yorkshire; Harry ,born 1883 at Denaby; Jane A ,born 1884 at Denaby and James Clark, born 1887 at Mexboro Yorkshire


William CLARK of Whiston and Sarah DIDSBURY married on 03/07/1838 at Whiston Parish Church.Witness Robert CLIFTON


Clay

Clay »


Coe

Coe of Whiston, Treeton and Braithwell


Collison

Thomas Collison of Whiston m. Mary Eyre Nov 1715 at Rotherham


Cooper

Cooper of Whiston


Corker

Corker of Whiston and Kimberworth


Creswick

Hannah Creswick wife of Jas. Creswick Esq. died on 1 September, 1864 at Herringthorpe. On May 29, 1869 Elizabeth Creswick aged 67 of Herringthorpe Hall, died.She was a relation of Nathaniel Creswick of Easthill House, Sheffield


Cross

Luke Cross married in 1748 at Anston to Sarah Radley.


Cutts

Cutts of Guilthwaite Whiston.


Darwent

Darwent


Dawes

Dawes of Alfreton and The Stag, Rotherham


Dennis

Dennis of Aughton Whiston and Treeton


Drabble

Drabble of Canklow


Dutchman

Ann Dutchman b: 1839 in Whiston. Daughter of James(1790-1846) and Ann (Nee Simpson) Dutchman, who in 1841 were living at Herringthorpe. Source


Elam

Elam


Elliott

Elliott Chequers Inn


Ellis

Constant Ellis of Whiston married Francis Hilton of Rawmarsh on 2nd June 1656 at St. Marys, Rawmarsh (Extract from Rawmarsh Parish Registers)


George Ellis

George Ellis married Sarah Machin. Read more


Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis married Mary Roddis. Read more


Ellison

On 29 Oct 1747, Thomas Shaw, labourer (parish of Rotherham) married Ann Ellison, spinster (parish of Whiston).Possibly parents of John ch. 21/03/1747; John and William ch.12/01/1755; Ann ch. 08/10/1757; George, ch. 27/04/1760; James ch. 12/02/1764 all at Whiston.


Else

Else of Treeton and Whiston


England

England


Evans

Evans of Rawmarsh and Whiston


Flint

Flint


Foers

Foers


Foster

John Woodyear (signs ' Woodger'), parish Rotherham, m. Mary Fostard (signs 'Foster'), of Whiston 13 March 1786 at Rotherham


Gammon

Gammon


Genner

Genner of Guilthwaite Nurseries


Gilbert

John T. Gilbert


Gillott

Gillott


Goodwin

Goodwin of Morthen and Whiston


Goodworth

David Goodworth married on 4th April 1763, at Whiston, to Elizabeth Keeton


Goucher

Thomas (b1832) and Sarah (b1836) Goucher (nee Ellis)


Greaves

Greaves


Hague

Hague


Hammond

Hammond


Hardwick

The Hardwick Family of Guilthwaite Hall and Whiston »


Harrison

Harrison of Whiston


Heathcote

Richard Heathcote of Broom Cottages, Whiston


Heaton

Heaton


Herring

Herring


Heward

Heward


Hill

Hill »


Hilton

Hilton family of Braithwell and Whiston »


Hitchen

More details »


Hogton

John Marshall (1836-1892) stone mason of Thurgoland married Mary Hogton in 1857,at Whiston. Read more »


George Holmes

George Holmes, Ironmonger and Kitchen Fitter.


Hustler

Mawson Hustler, Police Sergeant.


Inman

Inman of Whiston and Laughton-en-le-Morthen


Iredale

John Iredale of Whiston m. Mary Jackson of Rotherham May 1710 at Rotherham


Jackson

George Jackson, of Whiston, & Eliz. Smith m. 25 Ap.1824 Rotherham

Robert Jackson, of Whiston, & Sarah Hawk, p. R m. 19 Dec 1825 Rotherham


Jarvis

Jarvis


Jenkins

Jenkins


Jubb

Jubb


Kitson

Kitson »


Lambert

Doris Lambert born 1900 in whiston, daughter of Larrett and susannah (Nee Ellis b1869 in Greasbrough) Lambert. Source


Lawton

Edward Lawton of Canklow Wood Farm died in 1856


Lee

Lee


Leedham

Leedham of Broom Farmhouse


Liversidge

Probate of John Liversidge of Moorgate, Whiston, yeoman. All his real estate to George Woodcock of Kimberworth and Samuel Kirk jnr. of Kimberworth, upon trust to sell, the money to become part of the residue of his personal estate which is bequeathed to the children of his brother William Liversidge and his sister Mary, wife of William Wood of Thorpe Arch. Will dated 30 March 1819. Proved, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 24 May 1830

Reference: 213/C/91/20. Sheffield Archives


Lockwood

John Lockwood married Elizabeth Badger


Longden

Longden/Longdin of Bramley, Whiston, Wickersley


Machin

Machen/Machin of Sheffield and Whiston.More details »


Marlow

Marlow of Staveley and Whiston. »


Marsden

John Marsden of Guilthwaite married Elizabeth youngest daughter of John Nunn of Bury St. Edmonds on April 27 1833, at Bury St. Edmonds


Marsh

Will of Richard Marsh »


Marshall

Marshall of Whiston. More details »


Martin

Martin of Whiston. More details »


Mercer

Mercer of Treeton and Whiston.


Merryweather

Merryweather, Land Agent and Farmer


Micklethwaite

Micklethwaite Iron Founder


Midgley

William Midgley, of Whiston, & Eliz. White m. 28 Feb 1813 at Rotherham


Milbourne

Isaac Milbourne of Broome, Whiston was beneficiary in the will of Thomas Hinchsliffe of Rotherham, saddletree maker.

Mirfin

Septimus Mirfin, of Whiston, & Martha Lambert m.15 Nov 1819 at Rotherham

Moss

Moss of Whiston Hall


Newbound

Benjamin Newbound & Eliz. Charlesworth, of Whiston married 24 April 1804 at Whiston. Source. Yorkshire Marriage Register

Newton

On 01/05/1614 Humphrey Newton of Whiston married Jane Barker


Nicholson

John Thompkin, p. R., & Mary Nicholson,of Whiston m. 21 June 1812 Rotherhaam


Oxley

John Oxley of Rotherham and Whiston


Oxley

William Oxley, Steel Manufacturer


Padley

Padley of Herringthorpe


Parkin

Parkin »


Peacock

Read more »


Pearson

Read more »


Porter

Read more »


Priestly

Thomas Priestly of Whiston married Ann Goodwin of Rawmarsh on the 29th April, 1657 at St. Marys Church, Rawmarsh.


Rawson

Rawson Family of Upperthorpe and Whiston


Rebbeck

Rebbeck Family of Catcliffe and Whiston


Revell

Revell Family


Rhodes

Rhodes of Manor Farm


Richardson

Richardson of Laceby Lincoln and Whiston


Roddis

Read more »


Rodger

Rodger


Rodgers

Matthias/Matthew Rodgers born in Whiston about 1843.
Read more »


Rodgers

Clement Rodgers of Whiston and Treeton


Rollinson

Rollinson of Treeton and Whiston


Rose

Rose


Rotherforth

Rotherforth of Whiston and Moorhouse


Rotherham

Rotherham »


Rushworth/Rishworth

Rushworth/Rishworth


Savery

James Savery of Whiston, was a schoolmaster about 1855

Saxton

Saxton »

Scammadine

John Scammadine of Whiston m. Margaret Bagshaw Jan 1712 Rotherham


Scurrah

Scurrah »


Shaw

Shaw of Treeton, Whiston & Wickersley


Shaw

Richard James Shaw, Postmaster (1847-1911)


Shore

Shore, William, Whiston (admin bond) proved 1645/6


Simmonite

Simmonite »


Skelton

Skelton »


Slack

William Pearson Slack, aged 59 died at Whiston, Rotherham on September 12 1877. He was colliery agent for Messrs. Fenton and the Middleton Colliery Co. Leeds for 30 years.


Smales

*In 1610 Stephen Bright of Sheffield to marry Jean Smales (60) of Whiston at Sheffield


Smedley

Smedley


Smith

Smith of Broom House Farm, Whiston


*In 1624 Samuel Smith of Whiston to marry Mary Bradford of Arksey to marry at either place.


Percy Smith, J.P.

Percy Smith of Herringthorpe


Sowden

David Sowden m. Ann Wainwright, both of Guilthwaite 10 Dec 1722 at Rotherham


Spendlove

Robert Spendlove born 1823 married Mary Ann Styring Read more »


Stanley

Read more »


Stirk

*In 1626 James Stirk of Whiston to marry Sarah Rhodes of Dinnington to marry at either place.


Stocks

Stocks of Ecclesfield and Whiston »


Storkey

Storkey »


Street

Street »


Stringer

*In 1614 William Worsley (33) of Adlingfleet to marry Elizabeth Stringer of Whiston

See also Stringer of Sharleton


Styring

Styring of Manor Farm, Moorhouse


Swann

Swann


Thackry

Thackry


Thompson

William Thompson of Whiston m. Martha Winter Feb 1734 Rotherham

William Cawthorn, p. R., & Ann Thompson, of Whiston m. Rotherham 25 Dec 1826. Source Yorkshire Marriage Registers

Richard Thompson, of Whiston, & Eliz Tessaman m. 2 March 1829 at Rotherham

Frances Turner

Frances Turner of Barnsley and Whiston


Turner

Turner family of Whiston from 1653


Sarah Turner married Joseph Roddis at Whiston on 24th Nov 1813. (Source IGI)


Unwin

Arthur M Unwin ,a farmer, born in Rowthorne, Derbys in 1855. His wife was Emily J born in Whiston in 1859. They had a daughter Mary E. born in Whiston in 1884 and resided at Whiston Hall, where they employed two Domestic Servants - Emily Nettleship, from Letwell Yorkshire,and Elizabeth E.Hinchliffe, from Rotherham.


Vardy

Charles VARDY of Rotherham and Ann ELSE married on 10/12/1839 at Whiston Parish Church.Witness Lydia GREAVES


Wade

Elizabeth Wade of Whiston married Christopher Maw of Rotherham in 1627


Wadsworth

Wadsworth


Walker

Walker


Wells

Alfred Ernest Wells,of Southlands, Moorgate, Rotherham, Managing Director of Edgar Allen and Co. Ltd, of the Imperial Steel Works, Sheffield, former Chairman of Board of Management of the National Shell Factory. Died age 67, in 1925.

White

White family


Whitehead

Whitehead family


Widdowson

Widdowson of Whiston


Wilkinson

Wilkinson


Williams

On 23rd September, 1931, a Bankruptcy notice appeared in the paper. H. Williams of Brookside Cottage, Whiston, lately carrying on the business at High Street, Whiston, of Confectioner and Blacksmith's striker.


Wilson

William Wilson, of Whiston, m. Mary Memot, s. 23 Nov 1752 at Rotherham


Windle

Windle of Broom Cottage Old Tollbar House, Whiston


Wood

Wood of Whiston


Woodger

Woodger of Low Road, Whiston


Woodhead

Martha Woodhead late of Middlesbro, age 44, died at Whiston on 21 December, 1867


Woolhouse

Woolhouse of Treeton Whiston and Anston


Woollen

Woollen of Braithwell and Whiston


Wadsworth/Wordsworth

Wordsworth/Wadsworth


Wright

Wright


Yeardley

Yeardley of Whiston And Thurcroft


Youle

C.E.Youle of Grenfell Ave, Mexborough, Credit Draper, and lately residing and carrying on business at High Street, Whiston, as a grocer, was declared Bankrupt, January, 1930.

J Youle and Company

J Youle and Company Ltd, Rotherham, brass founders

* Extracts from Pavers Marriage Licences


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