Acknowledgments and Links

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This Page lists sources and people that have been of assistance and useful links

There are specific credits embodied in this site, and more will be added. However, as I go through old notes and correspondence, I am struck by how much has been worked out by means of dialogues, of saying "what do you think of this?", and often reaching a consensus. Please don't feel slighted if I've missed you out; let me know and I can make adjustments.For convenience and in checking census data has been referenced to Ancestry.co.uk, but much was first discovered in a more laborious way with visits to the Family Records Centre following searches in indices.

Many books are cited but especially useful publications have included:-

Yorkshire Archaeological Society: 1851 census index for Morley and Batley
Huddersfield & District Family History Society: 1841 census indices for Batley, Dewsbury and Heckmondwike. Also the invaluable indices to Batley Baptisms, now so well worn my copies are disintegrating!
The History of Batley: 1800-1874 by Malcolm H.Haigh 1978:
Batley Pride, Malcolm Haigh, 2005:
The Rise and Progress of Batley, J Willans, 1880(my dog-eared copy was probably Isaac's):
and of course Records of the Parish of Batley, Michael Sheard, 1894:
and From Village to Town, published anonymously but by my ancestor Isaac Binns, 1882.

The following are among those who have been of assistance:-

An anonymous gentleman in Huddersfield Library many years ago who explained the value of joining Family History Societies even as a distant member, and told me of the Society of Genealogist and the Yorkshire group that meets there.
Helpful library and archive staff, especially in Kirklees Libraries and at the Society of Genealogists
Michael Barker
Margaret Binns
Ann Bremner
Bruce Cheeseman
Sheila Gordon
Barbara Hayes
Lee Hall
John Haigh
John Hall
John Irvine
Elizabeth Lancaster
Jenny Lang
Charles Nicholson
Deb Walker
Stephen Tomlinson
Teresa Pask, without whose assistance I should still be struggling to build this site.

Useful Links

Yorkshire on Genuki
London Group of the Yorkshire Family History Societies
Huddersfield and District Family History Society
Morley and District Family History Group
Yorkshire Archaeological Society Family History Section
Maggie Blanck's site Maggie, a descendant of Benjamin Law, the inventor of Shoddy, has much information on Batley.
Useful collections of Batley images are at Link 1and Birstall at Link 2
Batley Community Archive has another valuable collection (You will spot some of my photos here)
John Hall has information on his Hall descent , with comment on DNA and theories as to earlier origins
The Cricket History of Calderdale and Kirklees for information about cricketer Louis Hall

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This site may not be downloaded to another, but I should welcome appropriate links. I should be grateful for any corrections and delight in contributions.

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