The Gledhill Family of Skipton and Keighley
John and Blanche Eveline Gledhill (nee Moore) with their family. Back Row: Grace, Mary, William, Dorothy and Myra. Middle Row: Norah, John, Blanche Eveline, and Florence. Front Row: May and Richard. Another son James Edward was born in 1918 and was killed in action on HMS Hood in 1942. We are still in touch with the family of Myra in the UK and Canada, May in Portsmouth, Dorothy's family in Melbourne and Grace's family in Australia, thanks to the internet.
If you are interested in finding out more about this family please contact us at the Email address on our home page. All the children left Yorkshire - Myra and Florence for Twickenham, William for Kenton, Middx, May and Nora for Portsmouth, Mary, Dorothy and Grace for Australia. John Gledhill died in Redcar, Yorkshire in 1939 at the age of 65 and Blanche Eveline lived with Norah and family and died in Portsmouth in 1950 at the age of 76
Annie Gledhill believed to be on extreme right of picture in third row. She served in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and died on Thursday, 17th October 1918 aged 43 and is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. We have a letter written to Annie by her father James Edward Gledhill and dated 6 February, 1896. This letter was kindly copied by Nan Archibald now living in Canada and a descendant of James Edward Gledhill.
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gledhill, William | Not given in 1841 Census | 25 | Whitesmith | Yorkshire |
| Gledhill, Catherine | Not given | 20 | nee Cowman | Yorkshire |
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gledhill, William | Head | 37 | Whitesmith 2 emps | Leeds |
| Gledhill, Catherine | Wife | 32 | nee Cowman | Skipton |
| Gledhill, William | Son | 9 | Scholar | Skipton |
| Gledhill, James | Son | 6 | Scholar | Skipton |
| Gledhill, Joshua | Son | 2 | Skipton |
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gledhill, William | Head | 47 | Whitesmith 3 emps | Leeds |
| Gledhill, Catherine | Wife | 43 | nee Cowman | Skipton |
| Gledhill, William Henry | Son | 19 | Whitesmith | Skipton |
| Gledhill, James Edward | Son | 16 | Pupil Teacher | Skipton |
| Gledhill, James | Nephew | 15 | Whitesmith App. | Hull |
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gledhill, Catherine | Head | 52 | nee Cowman | Skipton |
| Gledhill, Sarah Louise | Granddaughter | 28 | Later joined her father William in NZ | Skipton |
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gledhill, James Edward | Head | 26 | Bookkeeper in Bobbin Factory | Skipton |
| Gledhill, Mary | Wife | 28 | Lyn's Gt.Grandmother | Skipton |
| Gledhill, William | Son | 1 | Not Traced | Kildwick |
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gledhill, James Edward | Head | 36 | Commercial Traveller | Skipton |
| Gledhill, Mary | Wife | 38 | Lyn's Gt.Grandmother | Skipton |
| Gledhill, William | Son | 11 | Not Traced | Steeton, Kildwick |
| Gledhill, John | Son | 8 | Lyn's Grandfather | Steeton, Kildwick |
| Gledhill, Annie | Daughter | 6 | Queen Alexandra Nurse died Ghaza 1918 | Steeton, Kildwick |
| Gledhill, Catherine | Daughter | 4 | Not Traced | Steeton, Kildwick |
| Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Born in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gledhill, John | Head | 28 | Ironmonger | Steeton, Kildwick |
| Gledhill, Blanche Eveline | Wife | 27 | Lyn's Grandmother | Utley |
| Gledhill, Mary | Daughter | 7 | Lyn's Mother | Bootle, Lancs |
| Gledhill, William | Son | 5 | aka Bill Fearnley | Bootle, Lancs |
| Gledhill, Dorothy | Daughter | 5 | Married Ben Bottomley | Bootle, Lancs |
| Gledhill, Grace Eveline | Daughter | 3 | Married Richard Harland | Probably Leeds |
| Gledhill, Richard | Son | 1 | Not traced | Probably Leeds |