Johnson / Bryans Families

Tracing the ancestry of Pamela Murdoch Bryans and Maurice Alan Johnson

James Micklethwaite, of Hopton Hall

Male Abt 1754 - 1824  (~ 70 years)

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  • Name James Micklethwaite 
    Relationshipwith Marion Murdoch Johnson
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt Apr 1754 
    Death 24 Sep 1824  Hopton Hall, Mirfield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial 27 Sep 1824  St Mary, Mirfield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2021 

    Father Daniel Micklethwaite
              b. Abt May 1724  
              d. 18 Oct 1780, Mirfield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Ann Jackson
              b. Abt Oct 1724, Kirkheaton, Yorkshire West Riding, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 6 Aug 1750  St Mary, Mirfield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [3

    Wife Elizabeth "Betty" Oxley
              b. Abt Jan 1765  
              d. 24 May 1822 (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Marriage 3 Apr 1783  Mirfield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age at Marriage James was 29 years old - Elizabeth was 18 years old. 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Micklethwaite
              b. Abt 1789  
              d. 1867 (Age ~ 78 years)
     2. Ann Micklethwaite
              b. Abt 1794  
              d. 1828 (Age ~ 34 years)
     3. Harriet Micklethwaite
              b. Abt Apr 1799  
              d. 8 Dec 1882 (Age ~ 83 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Early Life
      James Micklethwaite was born c. 1754 (based on his age at death, see below). His parents were Daniel Micklethwaite and Ann Jackson.

      Family Life
      James married Betty Oxley on the 3rd of April 1783, at Mirfield in West Yorkshire. They had at least three daughters:
      1. Ann, born 1794 and who died in 1828 aged 34
      2. Elizabeth, born 1789 and who died in 1867 aged 78
      3. Harriet born in 1799 and who married William Marriott; she died in 1882 aged 83


      Death
      A memorial inscription at St Mary's church in Mirfield1 reads:
      In memory of ELIZABETH wife of JAMES MICKLETHWAITE of Hopton Hall who departed this life May 24th 1822 aged 58 years.
      Also the above JAMES MICKLETHWAITE who departed this life on the 24th day of September 1824 aged 71 years.
      Also of ANN daughter of the above who departed this life March 24th 1828 aged 34 years.
      Also of ELIZABETH daughter of the above who departed this life Nov 14th 1867 aged 78 years.


      Residences
      Hopton Hall:

      Footnotes
      [1] Available from www.kirkheaton.info


  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Apr 1783 - Mirfield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Sep 1824 - Hopton Hall, Mirfield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 27 Sep 1824 - St Mary, Mirfield, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S0138] Ancestry, West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, (ancestry.co.uk), 27 Sep 1824, James Micklethwaite; West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP1/4/1.

    2. [S0472] kirkheaton.info, Mirfield St Mary Memorial Inscriptions, Micklethwaite graves.

    3. [S0230] Ancestry, West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, (ancestry.co.uk), 6 Aug 1750, Micklethwaite / Jackson;.

    4. [S0170] Ancestry, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, (ancestry.co.uk), 3 Apr 1783, Micklethwaite / Oxley; FHL 990708.