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ROSE HINDLEY HINDLEY NAME Father: David Hindley (1840-1894)

DATE OF BIRTH 12.03.1871-07.01.1951 AND DEATH Mother: Beatrice Dennison(1842-1921)

WEAVERHAM (Cheshire) PLACE OF BIRTH Children: None

OCCUPATION TEACHER DATE OF Not married MARRIAGE NAME OF WIFE/HUSBAND

DATE OF BIRTH AND DEATH

PLACE OF BIRTH

OCCUPATION

Rose Hindley was baptised on 12th March 1871 at Weaverham Parish Church; listed on P.132 of the Church Register for Baptisms.. BGGBGGBBBGBB She was the sixth child of David and Beatrice Hindley.

1871 Census Beech Lane, Weaverham. Rose Hindley, aged 3 months, born at Weaverham, living with her parents.

1881 Census Beech Lane, Weaverham, Northwich. Rose Hindley, aged 10 years, born at Weaverham, living with her parents.

1891 Census Clay Croft House, Anderton. Rose Hindley, aged 20, Assistant Mistress at a Board school, living with her parents.

On 7th January 1895 Rose, “late of Weaverham board Schools” started work as an Assistant Mistress at Whitley Lower Church of School in West . Whitley Lower is a small village in pleasant hilly countryside a few miles east of Huddersfield. ROSE HINDLEY (1871-1951) 1871ROSE/2

1901 Census Rose was Boarding with Elizabeth Jackson at Falhouse, Whitley Upper, . She was listed as Head Teacher, Church School.

Rose taught at Whitley Lower school from 1895 until 1908.

Her time at the school has been documented in the School Log Books.

Here are some extracts from Whitley Lower School Log Books:

1895 August 19th. Teaching staff listed in the Inspectors Report: Henry Wickham Bushell Master Rose Hindley Ex P.T. Art. 50 Edith Horton Monitress Sarah Helen Ingham Monitress

1895 November 5th Miss Hindley away this afternoon. Girls – no sewing. Boys – no drawing. Rose taught sewing and drawing as well as the basic subjects.

1896 August 10th Miss Hindley away from school attending her sister’s funeral. Her sister, Florance, was aged 17.

1896 August 17th Miss Hindley returned to school. Several children away harvesting. Frequent comments relating to poor attendance of pupils.

1897 November 29th Lengthy absence of Miss Hindley. Returned 31st January 1898.

1898 February 22nd Miss Hindley away yesterday, at school this morning. Rev. Bullivant sent his usual present of a toffee stick for each child, and being Shrove Tuesday the children had a half holiday.

1899 May 19th Assistant (Miss Hindley) has been at the school 3 half days during the past 5 weeks. Returned June 12th. Rose had very few absences from 1900-1908. Maybe it was as a result of better heating. See below.

1900 December 3rd The warming of the school is unsatisfactory. Sub Inspector.

1901 Census Rose, aged 28, is boarding at the home of Elizabeth Jackson, Falhouse, Whitley Upper. She is recorded as being Head Teacher Church School. She is more likely to have been the equivalent of a Deputy Head. Falhouse Lane appears to be in Whitley Lower. Rose would be living about half a mile from the school.

1902 October 3rd Heating apparatus used for first time on Wednesday. ROSE HINDLEY (1871-1951) 1871ROSE/3

1903 June 8th The first week of the school year was a holiday week, it being Whitsuntide.

1903 September 3rd 128 children present. Inspectors say that the teachers do not appear to be engaged under written agreements.

1904 May 9th Master left the school in charge of Assistant from 2.45p.m. in order to go to to cash cheque for Teachers Salaries.

1905 May 31st Inspectors listed the staff at the school as: Henry Bushell Head Teacher Rose Hindley U.A. Ethel Lister S Elizabeth Asquith S (Infant Teacher)

1905 October 17th Head Teacher away all day. School left in charge of Assistant, who reported that all went very well during his absence.

1908 April 30th Head (H.W.Bushell) left the school after 22years 9 months.

1908 May 1st The staff are listed as: Hinchliff Ingham Head Teacher Rose Hindley U.A. Florrie Firth U.A. Ethel Lister S

1908 May 5th Miss Hindley left at 2.45p.m. to cash cheque for teachers salaries.

1908 June 16th Sent Miss Firth, the infants teacher, to see an applicant for the post of U.A. teacher in Miss Hindley’s place. Scarcity of applications.

1908 June 30th Miss Hindley is leaving today. She has been assistant mistress here since January 1895.

End of selected Log Book entries.

From this last date it is likely that Rose joined her sister, Margaret, in Bolton. The 1911 Census shows her and her sister lodging at 112 Bradshaw Brow, Turton, near Bolton. Rose (40) and Margaret (47) are recorded as being shopkeepers, selling fancy goods.

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My search for Rose Hindley was triggered by the 1901 Census. In the Spring of 2009 my wife and I travelled to West Yorkshire to search for the School where she had been teaching. The Census gave the as Whitley Upper. We found Upper Whitley Junior and Infant School, a Victorian building with the words Board School included in the original title and decided that this was where Rose taught. Our visit was at a weekend so I decided to write to the present head for details of records. He replied that, after much searching of the school, he had found an old book which listed staff around 1901. There was no Rose Hindley. He did, however, report that a colleague thought that Falhouse was near Whitley Lower.

Google Earth could not find the place – I had typed in Fallhouse as in the Census.

I decided to write to the Vicar of Whitley Lower Church to ask for information. He passed my letter to a Churchwarden, John Riley. John informed me that Whitley Lower is now known as Whitley. Whitley shares St Mary and St Michael’s Church with . Whitley Upper is now known as Grange Moor. The Church School was built in the 1840s and closed because of falling numbers in 1986. The School is now a community centre. John contacted an old lady who had taught at the School and she told him that a few years ago a parishioner came to her with an old school log book. The old teacher contacted Archive Service and they were very happy to take it into their keeping.

Huddersfield Library (Archive Section) confirmed that Whitley Lower Church School Log Book 1863–1904 was in their possession. (Ref. No. WYK 1468). We arranged a visit to the centre of Huddersfield and I copied the above information (up to 1904) in regulation pencil. Rose was still there in 1904 so I needed to find the next Log Book. It wasn’t until I got home and checked on the internet that I realised that the only other Log Book (Whitley Lower Church of England, First and Middle Schools 1904–1986) was obtainable from the same Library. In fact this Log Book (temporary ref. no. KA39/1) was held off site. A week later on 5th June 2009 we returned to Huddersfield and completed the task, covering the years 1904-1908. Later pages in the Log Book were bound with ribbon on account of the 30 Year Rule of confidentiality. Both log Books were in very good condition.

We drove on to Whitley Lower Community Centre and did a circular walk. We walked down Howroyd Lane and struggled up a rough track through a wood (which looks like a good road on the Google map of the area) to Falhouse Lane. Rose might have walked across fields from her lodgings to the Church as there was evidence of a public footpath from Falhouse Lane in the direction of the Church.

Falhouse Lane wound uphill to Whitley Road (the main road). We reached Whitley Village, walked past the Church and back to the car. Lunch was gratefully eaten at a country pub, a mile or so north of Grange Moor, where there were extensive views over the moorland.

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The hamlet (small village) of Falhouse is where Rose was lodging (circled bottom left). The Church is circled in the top right of the picture and the School is a few yards further down the lane close to the corner.

Two pictures in Howroyd Lane, Whitley Lower. The Church School is just visible on the right.

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Whitley Lower, Church of England School 1863-1986. West Yorkshire. It became a Community Centre after 1986.

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1891 census transcription details for: Clay Cross House, Clay Cross Road, Anderton

National Archive Reference: RG 12 Piece: 2837 Folio: 16 Page: 1

Reg. District: Northwich, Cheshire. Sub District: Northwich.

Birth Occupation Name Relation Condition Sex Age Where born Year Disability HINDLEY, Great Budworth, Head Married M 50 1841 Game Keeper & C David Cheshire HINDLEY, Great Budworth, Wife Married F 49 1842 Beatrice Cheshire Great Budworth, HINDLEY, John Son Widower M 29 1862 Gardiner Cheshire HINDLEY, Weaverham, Daughter Single F 27 1864 Boot Shop Assistant Margaret Cheshire Weaverham, HINDLEY, Lois Daughter Single F 22 1869 Cheshire HINDLEY, Assistant Mistress Weaverham, Daughter Single F 20 1871 Rose Board School Cheshire

HINDLEY, Weaverham, Son Single M 13 1878 Scholar Oswald Cheshire HINDLEY, Weaverham, Daughter Single F 12 1879 Florance Cheshire HINDLEY, Weaverham, Son M 10 1881 Frederick Cheshire HINDLEY, Weaverham, Son M 8 1883 Charles Cheshire

1901 census transcription details for: Fallhouse, Whitley Upper, Yorkshire (West Riding)

National Archive Reference: RG 13 Piece: 4103 Folio: 84 Page: 10

Reg. District: Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Sub District: Kirkheaton, West Riding..

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Birth Occupation , Name Relation Condition Sex Age Where Born Year Disability

JACKSON, Ulverstone, Head Widow F 47 1854 Elizabeth Lancashire

JACKSON, Thornhill, Son Single M 20 1881 Coal Banksman Harry Yorkshire

JACKSON, Pit By Worker Thornhill, Son Single M 17 1884 John Willie (Below Ground) Yorkshire

JACKSON, Kirkheaton, Daughter Single F 15 1886 Woollen Winder Sarah Yorkshire

JACKSON, Kirkheaton, Son M 11 1890 Samuel Yorkshire

HINDLEY, Head Teacher Weaverham, Boarder Single F 28 1873 Rose (Church School) Cheshire

1911 census transcription details for: 112 Bradshaw Brow Turton Near Bolton, Lancashire.

National Archive Reference: RG14PN23373 RG78PN1364 RD461 SD6 ED4 SN63

Condition/ Birth Name Relation Yrs Sex Age Occupation Where Born Year married

BROMILEY, Head Widow F 76 1835 Lancs Bolton Ann

HINDLEY, Shopkeeper Fancy Weaverham Boarder Single F 47 1864 Margaret Goods Cheshire

HINDLEY, Shop Assistant Weaverham Boarder Single F 40 1871 Rose Fancy Goods Cheshire ROSE HINDLEY (1871-1951) 1871ROSE/9

At some point in the next nine years Rose must have decided to emigrate to Canada to join her brothers Frederick and Charles in British Columbia. She sailed from Liverpool to Quebec on 23rd July 1920. From Quebec she would have taken a train to British Columbia.

Ship passenger transcript details in 1920

Name: R HINDLEY

Date of departure: 23 July 1920

Port of departure: Liverpool

Passenger destination port: Quebec, Canada

Passenger destination: Quebec, Canada

Date of Birth: 1871 (calculated from age)

Age: 49

Marital status:

Sex: Female

Occupation: Dom

Passenger recorded on: Page 22 of 49

MINNEDOSA Ship: 142717 Official Number: Capt G Evans Master's name: Canadian Pacific Railway Atlantic Steamship Line: Steamship Line Where bound: Quebec, Canada Square feet: 26663 Registered tonnage: 8521 Passengers on voyage: 1745

Rose’s sister, Margaret, joined Rose in Canada in 1947. ROSE HINDLEY (1871-1951) 1871ROSE/10

Rose lived in the Nelson area of British Columbia, Canada, for 30 years. She died on 7th January 1951.

British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979 about Rose Hindley

Name: Rose Hindley

Gender: Female

Age: 79

Death Date: 7 Jan 1951

Place of Death: Nelson

Registration #: 1951-09-001191

bca #: B13207

gsu #: 2032699