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1. HANNAH HELLIWELL - International Genealogical Index - British Isles
Gender: Female Christening: 05 MAR 1797 Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
2. HANNAH HALLIWELL - International Genealogical Index - British Isles
Gender: Female Christening: 05 MAY 1802 Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
3. BETTY HALLEWELL - International Genealogical Index - British Isles
Gender: Female Christening: 10 JAN 1795 Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
4. JOHN HELLEWELL - International Genealogical Index - British Isles
Gender: Male Christening: 13 JAN 1799 Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Only John's birth states the mother as Mary-JLe

Now that's interesting - she called herself Betty when she appeared with Joseph Baxter and children in 1841 census Linthwaite. What about all these different spellings or is there 2 families - we've had this before

Hello Harold
Yes I remember the last lot of children where it turned out to be two families but this time I don't think so .
The gaps are acceptable and probably the first Hannah may have died. The father is entered as James but just John has the addition of the mother Mary. Worry not about the spelling. I just had a look at the female Helliwells to get married (1785-1796), there are six with four different spellings. These could all or some be siblings of the James and William.-JLe

Do you think William is James brother

Hello Harold

I don't know whether you consider the 'familysearch' but a quick look there I would say it doesn't appear as if James and William are brothers.
The information which I gave on the marriages at Almondbury were directly from the fhs transcriptions made by the Huddersfield FHS, these useful little books have been transcribed by volunteers to make our lives easier and help speed up our research. Whilst I have some books on baptisms I don't have the Almondbury Parish records at the moment. Whilst familysearch is helpful it isn't quite as informative as the transcribed books. If you want the other names of the female Helliwells who were married at the same time as James I can let you have them.-JLe

Yes please Janet

Just to confirm these are the marriages of females with the surname 'Hellewell' from 1785-1796.
17-09-1787 Edmund Kershaw m Hannah Hellawell botp
23-05-1793 Joseph Bamforth m Ann Hellewell botp
08-02-1790 James Brearley m Mary Hellewell Hudd/otp
27-04-1794 Joseph Platt m Nanny Hellewell botp
14-01-1793 Daniel Haigh m Elizabeh Helliwell botp
25-10-1792 Samuel Meller m Martha Hellowell botp.

Note: there are four alternative spellings-JLe

Just got this from another GRU user who had contact with Steve Whitwam in 2003 - very complicated and not sure what it all means

From: steve whitwam [mailto:steve@@whitwam.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: 21 August 2003 10:44 To: Steve Halliwell Subject: Re: Marsden Parish Records about 1800 Hello Steve Thanks for the details, I've now been able to locate the family with certainty and have managed to trace them back to c. 1735 from the marsden parish registers. I'm enclosing a word doc with all details I have amassed. I'm also enclosing some extracts from my parish register indexes to help prove the connections. I could not find edward hellawell in 1841 where was he, how are you sure he's the son of John and Nancy ? Nancy is the 'nick name' for Ann The name Hellawell as you'll be aware can be spelt many ways, the name which appears to have become the 'norm' in the colne valley is Hellawell, I've entered all my findings as this name, you may find the original records have many various other spelling, I notice your branch of the family has settled for Halliwell. before the mid 1850's not many people could spell or for that matter were particularly bothered how their names were spelt, this was quite often determined by the clergy who entered their names into registers. If I can help any further please let me know. Have you any other details about John and Nancy and their children ? Regards Steve 1841 Census for Meltham, note James the son is living next door. 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK 1 HELLAWELL JOHN 40 CLOTH DRESSER Y 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL NANCY 40 Y 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL ELIZABETH 15 Y 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL RICHARD 12 Y 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL MARY 10 Y 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL ELLEN 8 Y 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL HANNAH 6 Y 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL SARAH 4 Y 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK 1 HELLAWELL JAMES 15 CLOTH DRESSER Y 32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HOLSTEAD WILLIAM 15 MULE SPINNER YKS Almondbury PC marriages 1821 10 09 1821 HELLAWELL JOHN WOODHOUSE NANCY BOTH OF THIS PARISH - B Marsden Parish Church Baptisms 1785 - 1812 10 01 1795 A HELLIWELL BETTY JAMES - ING HEAD CLOTHIER 26 11 1784 A HELLIWELL ELIZABETH THOMAS MARY GATE HEAD - A HELLIWELL HANNAH THOMAS - ING HEAD CLOTHIER 26 09 1792 A HELLIWELL HANNAH WILLIAM - SCOUT CLOTHIER A HELLIWELL HANNAH JAMES - ING HEAD CLOTHIER A HELLIWELL HANNAH JAMES - LINGARDS WOOD CLOTHIER A HELLIWELL JAMES SAMUEL - ING HEAD CLOTHIER 23 07 1786 A HELLIWELL JOHN THOMAS - CROW HILL CLOTHIER 13 01 1799 A HELLIWELL JOHN JAMES MARY ING HEAD CLOTHIER A HELLIWELL JOSEPH THOMAS - CROW HILL CLOTHIER 22 08 1789 A HELLIWELL JOSEPH WILLIAM - SCOUT CLOTHIER A HELLIWELL MARTHA THOMAS - ING HEAD CLOTHIER A HELLIWELL SAMUEL WILLIAM - SCOUT CLOTHIER 26 03 1797 A HELLIWELL SAMUEL THOMAS - ING HEAD CLOTHIER 13 01 1786 A HELLIWELL SARAH - HANNAH GATE HEAD SINGLE WOMAN 10 10 1790 A HELLIWELL SARAH WILLIAM - ING HEAD CLOTHIER Almondbury PC marriages 1794 04 09 1794 HELLAWELL JAMES SYKES MARY BOTH OF THIS PARISH - B Marsden PC Baptisms 1734 - 1785 02 08 1772 A HELLIWELL BETTY JOHN MARY ING HEAD - 27 03 1774 A HELLIWELL BETTY JOHN SARAH ING HEAD - 26 04 1746 A HELLIWELL HANNAH WILLIAM SARAH MARSDEN - A HELLIWELL JAMES JOHN SARAH ING HEAD - 19 02 1763 A HELLIWELL JOHN JOHN SARAH ING HEAD - 17 10 1742 A HELLIWELL JOSEPH WILLIAM SARAH BRIDGE END - 19 02 1763 A HELLIWELL JOSEPH JOHN SARAH ING HEAD - A HELLIWELL MARY WILLIAM SARAH BRIDGE END - 12 08 1761 A HELLIWELL MARY JOHN SARAH ING HEAD - 28 10 1768 A HELLIWELL SAMUEL JOHN SARAH ING HEAD - A HELLIWELL SARAH WILLIAM SARAH BRIDGE END SCHOOLMASTER 26 05 1771 A HELLIWELL SARAH JOSEPH MARY ING HEAD - 24 03 1765 A HELLIWELL THOMAS JOHN SARAH ING HEAD - A HELLIWELL WILLIAM JOSEPH MARY GATE HEAD - 25 07 1779 A HELLIWELL WILLIAM - HANNAH GATE HEAD SINGLE WOMAN Huddersfield PC Marriages 1760 03 07 1760 HELLAWELL JOHN PARKIN SARAH MARSDEN P.AL/MARSDEN - B 1.JOHN HELLAWELL born C. 1735, MARSDEN ?, occupation CLOTH DRESSER, married 03 JUL 1760, in HUDDERSFIELD PARISH CHURCH, SARAH PARKIN, born C. 1735, MARSDEN ?, died SEP 1802, LINGARDS WOOD MARSDEN, buried: 09 SEP 1802, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH. JOHN died MAR 1796, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), buried: 04 MAR 1796, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH. OF MARSDEN PARISH OF ALMONDBURY WHEN MARRIED 1760 SARAH: OF MARSDEN PARISH OF HUDDERSFIELD WHEN MARRIED IN 1760 Children: iMARY HELLAWELL born 1761, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), baptised 12 AUG 1761, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH. iiJOSEPH HELLAWELL born 1763, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), baptised 19 FEB 1763, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH, died MAR 1763, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), buried: 04 MAR 1763, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH. iiiJOHN HELLAWELL born 1763, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), baptised 19 FEB 1763, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH, died NOV 1792, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), buried: 26 NOV 1792, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH. APPEARS TO HAVE DIED UNMARRIED BURIAL REGISTER REFERING TO HIM AS THE SON OF JOHN ivTHOMAS HELLAWELL born 1765, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), baptised 24 MAR 1765, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH. vSAMUEL HELLAWELL born 1768,

These are the above findings in a better format for reading:

1841 Census for Meltham, note James the son is living next door.
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK 1 HELLAWELL JOHN 40 CLOTH DRESSER Y
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL NANCY 40 Y
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL ELIZABETH 15 Y
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL RICHARD 12 Y
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL MARY 10 Y
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL ELLEN 8 Y
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL HANNAH 6 Y
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HELLAWELL SARAH 4 Y
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK 1 HELLAWELL JAMES 15 CLOTH DRESSER Y
32 6 7 SUNNY BANK HOLSTEAD WILLIAM 15 MULE SPINNER YKS

Almondbury PC marriages 1821
10 09 1821 HELLAWELL JOHN WOODHOUSE NANCY BOTH OF THIS PARISH -

B Marsden Parish Church Baptisms 1785 -
1812 10 01 1795 A HELLIWELL BETTY JAMES - ING HEAD CLOTHIER
26 11 1784 A HELLIWELL ELIZABETH THOMAS MARY GATE HEAD -
A HELLIWELL HANNAH THOMAS - ING HEAD CLOTHIER
26 09 1792 A HELLIWELL HANNAH WILLIAM - SCOUT CLOTHIER
A HELLIWELL HANNAH JAMES - ING HEAD CLOTHIER
A HELLIWELL HANNAH JAMES - LINGARDS WOOD CLOTHIER
A HELLIWELL JAMES SAMUEL - ING HEAD CLOTHIER
23 07 1786 A HELLIWELL JOHN THOMAS - CROW HILL CLOTHIER
13 01 1799 A HELLIWELL JOHN JAMES MARY ING HEAD CLOTHIER
A HELLIWELL JOSEPH THOMAS - CROW HILL CLOTHIER
22 08 1789 A HELLIWELL JOSEPH WILLIAM - SCOUT CLOTHIER
A HELLIWELL MARTHA THOMAS - ING HEAD CLOTHIER
A HELLIWELL SAMUEL WILLIAM - SCOUT CLOTHIER
26 03 1797 A HELLIWELL SAMUEL THOMAS - ING HEAD CLOTHIER
13 01 1786 A HELLIWELL SARAH - HANNAH GATE HEAD SINGLE WOMAN
10 10 1790 A HELLIWELL SARAH WILLIAM - ING HEAD CLOTHIER

Almondbury PC marriages 1794
04 09 1794 HELLAWELL JAMES SYKES MARY BOTH OF THIS PARISH -

B Marsden PC Baptisms 1734 - 1785
02 08 1772 A HELLIWELL BETTY JOHN MARY ING HEAD -
27 03 1774 A HELLIWELL BETTY JOHN SARAH ING HEAD -
26 04 1746 A HELLIWELL HANNAH WILLIAM SARAH MARSDEN -
A HELLIWELL JAMES JOHN SARAH ING HEAD -
19 02 1763 A HELLIWELL JOHN JOHN SARAH ING HEAD -
17 10 1742 A HELLIWELL JOSEPH WILLIAM SARAH BRIDGE END -
19 02 1763 A HELLIWELL JOSEPH JOHN SARAH ING HEAD -
A HELLIWELL MARY WILLIAM SARAH BRIDGE END -
12 08 1761 A HELLIWELL MARY JOHN SARAH ING HEAD -
28 10 1768 A HELLIWELL SAMUEL JOHN SARAH ING HEAD -
A HELLIWELL SARAH WILLIAM SARAH BRIDGE END SCHOOLMASTER
26 05 1771 A HELLIWELL SARAH JOSEPH MARY ING HEAD -
24 03 1765 A HELLIWELL THOMAS JOHN SARAH ING HEAD -
A HELLIWELL WILLIAM JOSEPH MARY GATE HEAD -
25 07 1779 A HELLIWELL WILLIAM - HANNAH GATE HEAD SINGLE WOMAN

Huddersfield PC Marriages 1760
03 07 1760 HELLAWELL JOHN PARKIN SARAH MARSDEN P.AL/MARSDEN -
B 1.JOHN HELLAWELL born C. 1735, MARSDEN ?, occupation CLOTH DRESSER, married 03 JUL 1760, in HUDDERSFIELD PARISH CHURCH, SARAH PARKIN, born C. 1735, MARSDEN ?, died SEP 1802, LINGARDS WOOD MARSDEN, buried: 09 SEP 1802, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH.
JOHN died MAR 1796, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), buried: 04 MAR 1796, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH. OF MARSDEN PARISH OF ALMONDBURY WHEN MARRIED 1760 SARAH: OF MARSDEN PARISH OF HUDDERSFIELD WHEN MARRIED IN 1760
Children: i) MARY HELLAWELL born 1761, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), baptised 12 AUG 1761, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH.
ii) JOSEPH HELLAWELL born 1763, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), baptised 19 FEB 1763, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH, died MAR 1763, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), buried: 04 MAR 1763, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH.
iii)JOHN HELLAWELL born 1763, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), baptised 19 FEB 1763, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH, died NOV 1792, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), buried: 26 NOV 1792, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH. APPEARS TO HAVE DIED UNMARRIED BURIAL REGISTER REFERING TO HIM AS THE SON OF JOHN
iv)THOMAS HELLAWELL born 1765, ING HEAD MARSDEN (ALM), baptised 24 MAR 1765, MARSDEN PARISH CHURCH.
v)SAMUEL HELLAWELL born 1768,

Okay Ozi, but still tough to get one's head around. Let me try and be simplistic and add and subtract as you see appropriate. Remember I am only focussing on my tree

1. John (hopefully he is a cloth dresser and not coss dresser) is brother to my Elizabeth.

2. They are both POSSIBLY children, along with Hannah, of James Hellawell and Mary Sykes.

3. James Hellawell was son of John Hellawell and Sarah Perkin married 1760

Brilliant, but is there any evidence that the Betty Hellawell who married Joseph Baxter is this very girl.

Could ask Steve Whitwam but he previously has not replied to me.

Hello Harold
Just a question. If your relative Elizabeth Hellawell married to Joseph Baxter always referred to herself on the census as Betty, what other proof have you that she was christened Elizabeth and not Betty (I know these names are interchangeable) but sometime people were christened with what we would describe as nicknames. There seems to be several Elizabeth Baxters and Betty Baxters in this area. The children could be baptised at Marsden (chapel of ease?)and not at Almonbury as I previously mentioned.-JLe
also why do you think that Elizabeths father is James-J

Janet, mostly suppostion - see below

Okay enthusiasts now is the time to kick in and wrap this one up.

I've now gone thru Steve Halliwell's tree and it does tie up and with Steve Whitwam's help goes back a long way (1634) BUT THE BIG QUESTION REMAINS IS MY ELIZABETH HELLAWELL THE SAME AS STEVE'S BETTY

Steve doesn't say much about Betty but in my tree she marries Joseph Baxter and they have a number of kids including Mary (1820) who is my great grandfather's (John Hellawell Shaw) mother. I know the latter for certain because she appears on his birth certificate which was handed down to me - the rest is supposition.

How do I confirm my Elizabeth and Steve's Betty are one in the same. Steve Whitwam might be the answer but I never have success in contacting him

Harry, unless you find some other piece of information like a will that names her or she's mentioned in Parish Council minutes, I don't think there is any way you can be very sure.

Ozi

I do now have a detailed response from Steve Whitwam and he claims (and he does have undoubted credibility) that my Betty's parents were in fact John Hellawell and Mary Quarmby so I am going to redirect accordingly but any help would still be appreciated.

Steve writes

1. JOSEPH BAXTER born 1789, LINTHWAITE, occupation WOOLLEN WEAVER, married 02 DEC 1811, in ALMONDBURY PARISH CHURCH, BETTY HELLAWELL, born 1792, SLADES LINTHWAITE, baptised 29 SEP 1792, ALMONDBURY PARISH CHURCH (LONGWOOD), (daughter of JOHN HELLAWELL and MARY QUARMBY) died NOV 1864, COWLERSLEY LINTHWAITE, buried: 03 NOV 1864, LINTHWAITE PARISH CHURCH. JOSEPH died SEP 1853, SMITH RIDING LINTHWAITE, buried: 04 SEP 1853, LINTHWAITE PARISH CHURCH. LIVING AT SMITH RIDING LINTHWAITE 1841, 1851 DIED AGED 64 YEARS BETTY: LIVING AT STORTH LINTHWAITE 1861 WIDOW DIED AGED 73 YEARS

Children:

2. i MARY BAXTER born 1816.

ii HANNAH BAXTER born 1820, COWLERSLEY LINTHWAITE, baptised 19 NOV 1820, SLAITHWAITE PARISH CHURCH.

iii ELIZABETH BAXTER born 1823, LINTHWAITE, baptised 25 DEC 1823, SLAITHWAITE PARISH CHURCH.

iv EMMA BAXTER born 30 MAY 1831, SMITH RIDING LINTHWAITE, baptised 19 SEP 1841, LONGWOOD PARISH CHURCH.

v JOSEPH BAXTER born 1833, LINTHWAITE.

3. vi GEORGE BAXTER born 1836.



Second Generation



2. MARY BAXTER (1.JOSEPH1) born 1816, COMMON END LINTHWAITE, baptised 05 JUN 1816, SLAITHWAITE PARISH CHURCH, married (1) (NOT MARRIED), (UNKNOWN), married (2) 16 APR 1843, in HUDDERSFIELD PARISH CHURCH, JAMES SHAW, born 1820, LONGWOOD, baptised 18 DEC 1820, SALENDINE NOOK BAPTIST CHURCH, (son of JAMES SHAW and BETTY LEECH) occupation ENGINEER WOLN MILL, died POST 1901, MILNSBRIDGE GOLCAR ?. OF GOLCAR DAU OF JOSEPH CLOTHIER WHEN MARRIED IN 1843 JAMES: LIVING AT LONGWOOD GATE 1851, TOP OF ING 1861, 1871 ENGINE DRIVER WOLN MILL WHEN MARRIED SON OF JAMES SHAW SPINNER LIVING AT CLOUGH BOTTOM LONGWOOD 1891 SHOPKEEPER & WIDOWER LIVING WITH SON JOHN AT 6 GEORGE ST MILNSBRIDGE GOLCAR 1901

Children by (UNKNOWN):

4. i ELLEN ELIZA ANN BAXTER born 1839.

Children by JAMES SHAW:

5. ii JOHN HELLAWELL SHAW born 1843.



3. GEORGE BAXTER (1.JOSEPH1) born 1836, LINTHWAITE, occupation WOOLLEN WEAVER/SPINNER, married 25 JUL 1863, in HUDDERSFIELD REGISTER OFFICE, HANNAH LITTLEWOOD, born 1834, HOLMFIRTH. WITH MOTHER IN 1861 UNMARRIED LIVING AT CHAPEL HILL HUDDERSFIELD 1871, 1881 MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT IN HUDS WKLY EXAMINER BOTH OF LINTHWAITE

Children:

i JOE BAXTER born 1864, LOCKWOOD.



Third Generation



4. ELLEN ELIZA ANN BAXTER (2.MARY2, 1.JOSEPH1) born 1839, LINTHWAITE, married (NOT MARRIED), (UNKNOWN). ELLEN died POST 1861. WITH MOTHER AT LONGWOOD 1861

Children:

i SARAH JANE BAXTER born 1859, LONGWOOD. WITH GRANDPARENT SHAW AT LONGWOOD 1871



5. JOHN HELLAWELL SHAW (2.MARY2, 1.JOSEPH1) born 1843, LONGWOOD, occupation TAILOR, married 1870, MARY ANN, born 1844, CROYDEN SURREY, died POST 1911, MILNSBRIDGE GOLCAR ?. JOHN died POST 1911, MILNSBRIDGE GOLCAR ?. LIVING AT 6 GEORGE ST MILNSBRIDGE GOLCAR 1891, 1901 LIVING AT 36 GEORGE ST MILNSBRIDGE 1911 RETIRED TAILOR

Children:

6. i MARY LOUISA SHAW born 1886.

7. ii JAMES EDWARD SHAW born 1873.



Fourth Generation



6. MARY LOUISA SHAW (5.JOHN3, 2.MARY2, 1.JOSEPH1) born 1886, LOCKWOOD, married SEP QTR 1908, in HUDDERSFIELD DISTRICT, HAROLD BOWER, born 1887, NESEDENT GERMANY, (son of EDGAR BOWER and ELIZA HANSON) occupation WOOLLEN WEAVER. HAROLD: LIVING WITH PARENT'S IN LAW IN 1911 IN MILNSBRIDGE

Children:

i JACK FINCH BOWER born 1909, MILNSBRIDGE GOLCAR.



7. JAMES EDWARD SHAW (5.JOHN3, 2.MARY2, 1.JOSEPH1) born 1873, WOOLWICH KENT, occupation WOOLLEN WEAVER, married MARY E., born 1866, GOLCAR. LIVING AT 27 GEORGE STREET MILNSBRIDGE LONGWOOD 1901

Children:

i LILLY DORIS SHAW born 1896, MILNSBRIDGE LONGWOOD.

Hello Harold
Having read your new information on your Hellawell ancestors I decided to call at the Hudds fhs to buy the booklet containing the relevant information on Betty Hellawell,( for my own use, I hasten to add) - Steve says she was baptised on 29th Sept 1792.-.
When I got home I realised I had been given the next booklet starting 1793 so at the moment I am not able to confirm the information but a chapel of ease at Longwood seems quite likely. If I were to query anything, just a tiny issue. In the census of 1851 Betty is 58 and 1861 is 68. Suggesting her birthdate was after April 1st. Normally baptisms took place within weeks of a childs birth whereas this Betty would have been a full six months old when she was baptised at the end of September.
If however the information is 100% correct in this next booklet are two siblings of Betty- David Hellawell bapt 16 11 1794 and Jonas Hellawell bapt18 09 1798 both sons of John - Carpenter of Slades Linthwaite- Good luck with your continued search-Jle

Thanks Janet - you really are brilliant, but help me a lttle further - I don't expect you to do it for me because I won't learn. But how do I delve further into the ancestry of both John Hellawell (maybe Helliwell or Helewell) and Mary Quambry?

Best Regards Harry Bower

Harry, I'm not going to try to jump into the middle of this and be any use, I just had to guffaw out loud instead of just to myself.

You started out with Hellawell being "such a significant name to me", and by the end of page 1 you were at "So it is not too suprising I have been lumbered with this silly name".

That was my giggle for the night -- it's reminding me of a comedy routine I can't quite get to the front of my brain, but it just seemed to kind of sum up what family history can do to one. ;)

I suppose we might all approach it in a different way. I have the added bonus of living in the area that you are researching. I am researching the surname Haigh in the Holme Valley and I am so desperate to sort it that I have taken every Haigh in an enclosed area( which includes two parishes) and try to sort out who is who, almost like doing a jigsaw but in your case there aren't that many Helliwells/Hellawells/Hellowell etc etc.The earliest transcribed booklets from the hdfhs for the Almondbury parish is1703 and as an example there are 4 Helliwells (as opposed to 131 Haighs...get my drift). I would gather the names of the same generation as your Betty Hellawell and then collect the next generation.e.g. there is an Anna Helliwell (1704)dau of Jacobi, which is James from Height, because of local knowledge (and being a nerd when it comes to addresses) I know is Linthwaite,suggesting that your family may have lived there at least another hundred years before.-jLe

Harold- Just another snippet. I have just had another look in the 1703- 1727 booklet and there are 9 Quarnby(sic) from Linthwaite and one which made me laugh as the vicar (trying to be correct)wrote it as Hole House Linthwaite , probably because in broad Yorkshire a hole was pronounced 'oil as in coil 'oil ( where the coal went) when in fact it should have been written as Hoyle House and it is still there today as that address.-JLe