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21 Jan 1869 Kiveton Wales, Yorkshire (West Riding) "X The mark of Elizabeth Witney, Mother, Kiveton Wales", so she was illiterate. Filed #B26 Birth Certificate; General Records Office: Mar Qtr 1869; Vol: 7b; Page: 41; District: Worksop; County: Yorkshire (West Riding) * 8 Jun 1889 Bachelor Age 20 Elizabeth Sanderson/Witney Register Office, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) Central Street, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) Coal Miner Francis Sanderson; Sarah Wood; Henry Wood Filed #M13 Marriage Certificate; General Records Office: Jun Qtr 1889; Vol: 9c; Page: 311; District: Barnsley; County: Yorkshire (West Riding) 21 Jul 1891 Princess Street, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) Death Certificate of his first wife, Elizabeth Sanderson/Witney Not applicable Widower on his second marriage and pre-deceased his second wife with whom he was living at the time of his death 9 Jun 1896 Widower Age 27 Elizabeth Hunter/Witney Register Office, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) Centre Buildings, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yoprkshire (West Riding) Coal Miner Joseph Brown Sanderson, Nellie Wordsworth Filed #M8 Marriage Certificate; General Records Office: Jun Qtr 1896; Vol: 9c; Page: 402; District: Barnsley; County: Yorkshire (West Riding) Coal Miner Age 12 3 Apr 1881 Smith Houses, Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire (West Riding) LDS CD of 1881 Census. FHL Film: 1342113; PRO Ref: RG11; Piece: 4608; Folio: 146; Page: 22 Coal Miner Age 22 5 Apr 1891 Princess Street, Hoyland Common, Yorkshire (West Riding) S & N CD of 1891 Census PRO Ref: RG12; Piece: 3780; Folio: 109a; CD: Addendum V1; Page: 43; Thumbnail: 49 Coal Miner 9 Dec 1896 21, Stead Lane, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) Birth Certificate of his daughter Ruth Witney/Gilbertson Coal Miner 8 Jul 1898 21, Stead Lane, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) Birth Certificate of his son Denis Witney Coal Miner 15 Dec 1900 Hood Green, Stainbrough, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) Birth Certificate of his son Fred Witney Coal Miner (Hewer) Married Age 33 31 Mar 1901 Hood Green, Stainbrough, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) S & N CD 20 of 1901 Census PRO Ref: R13; Piece: 4324; Page: 9 (Thumbnail: 16) Coal Miner 20 Oct 1902 68, Elm Street, Hoyland Common, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) Birth Certificate of his daughter Jessie Witney/Boothroyd/Woodhouse Coal Miner 20 Dec 1913 Not given Marriage Certificate of his daughter Alice Witney/Matthewman Farmer 3 Aug 1932 Hollin Dyke Farm, Thurgoland, Yorkshire (West Riding) Marriage Certificate of his son Denis Witney Smallholder 3 Jun 1933 Hollin Dyke Farm, Thurgoland, Yorkshire (West Riding) Marriage Certificate of his daughter Jessie Witney/Boothroyd/Woodhouse Farmer 27 Mar 1937 Hollin Dyke Farm, Thurgoland, Yorkshire (West Riding) 2nd Marriage Certificate of his daughter Jessie Witney/Boothroyd/Woodhouse to Charles Woodhouse 17 Jan 1939 Age 69 Hollin Dyke Farm, Bird Lane, Thurgoland, Yorkshire (West Riding) Chronic Interstitial Myocarditis; Arterio Sclerosis Daughter, Jessie Witney/Boothroyd/Woodhouse Filed #D8 Death Certificate; General Records Office: Mar Qtr 1939; Vol: 9c; Page: 358; District: Penistone; County: Yorkshire (West Riding) Holy Trinity Parish Church, Thurgoland, Yorkshire (West Riding) Tombstone visited on 13 Mar 2002 Edward Witney 1st Elizabeth Smith/Witney James Witney; Tom Witney; Joseph Witney; Walter Witney Anne Witney/Stevenson; Mary Witney/Cloke; Elizabeth Witney/Widowson; Emily Witney/Wood; Esther Witney/Mann; Clara Witney/Mann Denis Witney; Fred Witney (By his 2nd wife) Alice Witney/Matthewman (By his 1st wife); Ruth Witney/Gilbertson; Jessie Witney/Boothroyd/Woodhouse (By his 2nd wife)

COMMENTS

William Witney's farm is variously spelt as "Hollin Dyke" and as "Holling Dyke". Probably, the Ordnance Survey spelling of "Hollin Dyke" is preferable.

His daughter, Alice Witney, was born only five months after his marriage to his first wife, Elizabeth Sanderson/Witney. His eldest daughter from his second marriage, Ruth Witney/Gilbertson, was born only six months after his marriage to his second wife Elizabeth Hunter/Witney. Family records also suggest that William Witney also fathered a son by a woman, whose name is not yet known, whom he did not marry.

* William Witney's birth was registered in the "Anston Sub-District of Worksop Registration District in the County of York". His birth place, Kiveton Wales, is in Yorkshire although Worksop is in Nottinghamshire. Registration District boundaries have subsequently changed.

To find his grave in Thurgoland Parish Church cemetery, from the road follow the path on the right of the church into the two fields of the cemetery extension. Turn left into the left hand extension field. Turn right down the first path. The grave is in the bottom right hand corner of this left hand field. The tombstone inscription says: "In ever loving memory of WILLIAM the beloved husband of ELIZABETH WITNEY who died 17 Jan 1939 aged 69 years, also the above ELIZABETH WITNEY who died 5 Aug 1961 aged 86 years." Transcribed during a visit on 13 Mar 2002

There are Matthewman graves in Thurgoland Parish Churchyard. It is not yet known whether any belong to the family of his son-in-law, the husband of Alice Witney/Matthewman

At some time during his work as a coal miner, he was a "Development Contractor" meaning he organised and paid his own team underground for the driving of new tunnels and the opening up of new coal faces. While at Hollin Dyke he continued for a while to walk to Tankersley, where the day's work began at 6 a.m. Gradually switched into mobile green grocery, driving his pony and trap the ten miles into Sheffield Wholesale Market. Source: Family records

PHOTOGRAPHS

Several available, house, chapel (had become a furniture works by 2002), boys school erected 1891 etc. Also photos of site of Tankersley Colliery taken from Greaves Lane. Tankersley Colliery site lies SW of St. Peter's Tankersley Parish Church. Map of area available from Barnsley Leisure Services.