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Martha Arnold of Mirfield and the Kirklees Luddites
Searching for Martha Arnold, who married Mirfield-born Thomas Sheard, turned up echoes of the Luddite uprising in West Yorkshire and a possible family connection.
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The Hemingway Family of the Walterclough, Southowram…and a Brontë Connection
The origins of the Hemingway family in Southowram and a connection with the writing of Emily Bronte.
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16th Century Woolman – Thomas Sheard of Ovenden
History of the Sheards of the West Riding. Will of Thomas Sheard of Ovenden. Wool trade in 16th Century Halifax.
