Wharfedale Family History Group

Founded in 1980, the group is open to anyone interested in tracing their ancestry. If your roots are in Wharfedale or further afield you will find help and encouragement in this fascinating hobby by joining the Wharfedale Family History Group

• Wharfedale Family History Group publications include Parish Registers, Monumental Inscriptions, Census data, Local History and a CD Rom Series.
• Meetings Schedule
• Membership Information

May I draw your attention to Village Tidings on the Web - the community newspaper of Upper Wharfedale now published over the internet. If you'd like to put something in our next edition, please feel free - the paper version has limited space but we have the whole www !

The British Library Net internet service (ISP) has ceased to operate as of March 31, 2007.

Pedigrees and Histories of Families in the Wharfedale area :
"This is a Genealogical Project to link the Pedigrees and Histories of Families in the Wharfedale and Craven area, a major project being undertaken by Nic Wilson, currently listing 70,000 people."

1. The Kendalls of Ilkley Family Page
   
   WILLIAM KENDALL, a farmer, was born 1745 in Nesfield, Ilkley, and died 14 Nov, 1814 in Nesfield, Ilkley. He married SEPTIMIA WRATHALL, c. 1780, daughter of Matthew Wrathall. After her death c. 1793, he married HANNAH TOMLINSON 1 Dec 1794 in Church of All Saints, Ilkley. Child of William and Septimia is: JOHN KENDALL b. 1783, Sykes, Netherdale d. 11 Apr, 1872, Nesfield, Ilkley m. ANNE (SKIRROW) BURNELL
2. The Atkinsons of Weston Family Page
   
   WILLIAM ATKINSON was born 1788 in Newall, Otley (or Weston), and died 28 Jun, 1852 in Otley. He married SUSAN WRATHALL 26 Dec,1814 in St. Wilfred's Church, Burnsall.
   Children of William and Susan are:
   1. MARTHA ATKINSON b. 1816, (Otley) d. 25 Apr, 1842, Otley
   2. SARAH ANNE ATKINSON b. 1817, Otley d. 12 Sep, 1853, Otley
   3. WILLIAM ATKINSON b. c. 1820, (Otley) d. c. 1821, (Otley)
   4. JAMES ATKINSON b. 1821, (Otley) d. 22 Feb, 1847, Otley
   5. STEPHEN ATKINSON b. 1828, (Otley) d. 13 Feb, 1851, Otley
   6. MARGARET ATKINSON b. 1830, Otley
      
      
3. The Skirrow Family Page
   
   ANNE (SKIRROW) BURNELL was born 1790 in Weston, and died 1 Apr, 1869 in Nesfield, Ilkley. She married JOHN KENDALL, a farmer, 11 Apr 1811 in St. Peter's Church, Addingham, son of William Kendall and Septimia Wrathall.
4. The Whitham Family Page
   
   ELIZABETH WHITHAM was born 19 Nov, 1811 in Addingham. She married STEPHEN WILDMAN, a cotton spinner, 11 Jan, 1836 in St. Peter's Church, Addingham, son of Edward Wildman and Anne Wrathall.
5. The Miller Family Page
   
   ANTHONY MILLER, a woolcomber, was born 28 Nov, 1807 in Addingham. He married GRACE WILDMAN 22 Aug, 1830 in St. Peter's Church, Addingham, daughter of Edward Wildman and Anne Wrathall.