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Hi. I am hoping that there is someone out there who can perhaps assist me to further my search for any ancestors of one Joseph Heap (1816 - 1888 ??) who was married to a lady by the name of Sarah Swain (1818 - 1890). He was a school master and on retirement they went to live at Wadsworth House in Oxenhope where he died.

The 1841 census states that he was teaching at a school in Cumberworth near Huddersfield.

Any additional information would be most appreciated. Thank you.

For our info.

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Lowertown, Haworth, Keighley, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Joseph Heap Head Married Male 65 1816 Clerk To Local Board Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Heap Wife Married Female 63 1818 Clerks Wife Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England
Joseph H Heap Son Single Male 27 1854 Master Tailor Yorkshire, England
Charles S Heap Son Single Male 17 1864 Worsted Operative Yorkshire, England
Albert E Heap Son Married Male 29 1852 Woolbroker South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Heap Daughter In Law Married Female 29 1852 Brokers Wife Shepley, Yorkshire, England
Charlotte E Heap Grand Daughter Single Female 4 1877 Scholar Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Louisa Heap Grand Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
HEAP, ALBERT ELIAS SWAIN
GRO Reference: 1852 M Quarter in HEMSWORTH Volume 09C Page 86

HEAP, GEORGE HENRY SWAINE
GRO Reference: 1838 D Quarter in HUDDERSFIELD UNION Volume 22 Page 360

Marriage cert. would name his Father

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1837 (>99%)

HEAP Joseph Huddersfield 22 407 Scan available - click to view
SWAIN Sarah Huddersfield 22 407

Joseph Heap
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
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Name: Joseph Heap
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1837
Marriage Place: Kirkburton, York, England
Spouse: Sarah Swain
FHL Film Number: 993694
Reference ID: p10 no19

Available on ancestry -

Joseph Heap
in the West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935

Name: Joseph Heap
Marriage Age: Full Age
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1837
Marriage Place: Kirkburton, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Kirkburton, All Hallows
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Spouse: Sarah Swain

From image - No Father named
He is of full age , a Bachelor and Occupation looks like Clothier? Living at ? Holling House.
She is aged 20, a spinster, living at Haddingley. Her Father Samuel a ? Cropper
Witnesses - John Charlesworth and John Smith

??? Born a couple of years before census dates. No Father on Marriage cert. so ---

Hepworth is a small village to the southeast of Holmfirth and southwest of Jackson Bridge in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and the parish of Holme Valley.

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Joseph Heap
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 16 Oct. 1814
Christening Date (Original): 16 Oct 1814
Christening Place: Hepworth Wesleyan, Jackson Bridge, York, England
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1814
Mother's Name: Hannah Heap

Commission of Bankrupt bearing Date the 17th Day of June, 1820, awarded and issued forth against WILLIAM HEAP and JOSEPH HEAP, both of Hepworth, in the Parish of Kirliburton, in the County of York, Clothiers and Co-partners, Dealers and Chapmen
23 February 1822 - Leeds Mercury - Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Perhaps one of these men is his father? Or uncles if the baptism above is his.


His death notice.

Heap.— On the 6th instant, at Wadsworth House, Oxenhope, Joseph Heap, in his 74th year.
10 November 1888 - York Herald - York, Yorkshire, England


One of his son's death.


Same day, aged 10, Samuel Walter, son of Mr. Joseph Heap, schoolmaster. Lower Town, near Keighley.
12 November 1857 - Bradford Observer - Bradford, Yorkshire, England



March 31 at the Wesleyan chapel, Oxenhope, Mr. Joseph Whitaker, grocer and butcher, to Charlotte Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Joseph Heap, Wesleyan schoolmaster, Oxenhope.
05 April 1866 - Bradford Observer - Bradford, Yorkshire, England



January 6th at 7 Westfield-terrace, aged 74, Sarah relict of the late Joseph Heap, of Oxenhope.
09 January 1892 - Leeds Times - Leeds, Yorkshire, England

an Ancestry tree has this -

Joseph Heap from tree Heap Family Tree
Record information.
Birth 1816 Holmfirth Yorkshire England
Marriage 24/08/1837 Kirkburton Yorkshire England
Residence 1881 Haworth Yorkshire England
Death 11/06/1888 Oxenhope Yorkshire England

It shows his Mother as Hannah and Father as Joseph but no documentation to back this up.

Family search shows various marriages for a Hannah Heap between 1800 and 1820 in Kirkburton (and other places) where Joseph married

COULD THIS BE BAPT RELATING TO ANCESTRY TREE MAYBE NOT

Name: Joseph Heap
Age: 9
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1814
Baptism Date: 28 Sep 1823
Baptism Place: Kirkburton, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Kirkburton, All Hallows
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but a brother ????

Jonas Heap
Age: 0
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1823
Baptism Date: 28 Sep 1823
Baptism Place: Kirkburton, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Kirkburton, All Hallows
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Father: Heap
Mother: Hannah Heap

jonas
Last name Heap
Birth year 1823
Birth date 04 Sep 1823
Baptism year 1823
Baptism date 28 Sep 1823
Church All Hallows
Place Kirkburton
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Mother's first name(s) Hannah
Mother's last name -
Father's first name(s) -
Father's occupation Spinster
Address Scholes
Country England
Record set Huddersfield Baptisms

Abraham
Last name Whitehead
Name note -
Marriage year 1824
Marriage date 11 Nov 1824
Marriage place Kirkburton
Spouse's first name(s) Hannah
Spouse's last name Heap
Residence Kirkburton, York, England
County Yorkshire
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973

1841
Paris, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Abraham Whitehead Male 40 1801 Yorkshire, England
Hannah Whitehead Female 45 1796 Yorkshire, England
Frank Whitehead Male 15 1826 Yorkshire, England
Flora Whitehead Female 13 1828 Yorkshire, England
Sarah Whitehead Female 5 1836 Yorkshire, England
Cato Whitehead Male 8 1833 Yorkshire, England
Jonas Heap Male 17 1824 Yorkshire, England

If Hannah was a single Mum - there are unfortunately several baptisms (to go with the several marriages) in the Kirkburton/Holmforth areas 1777 - 1790 but also other places

Kirkburton
1777 - Father John
1782 - Father Christopher
1792 - Father Daniel
1795 - Father Ellis

1793 - Father Joseph, Mother Mally at Lane Independent, Holmforth
1795 - Father Joshua , Mother Sarah at Lydgate English Presbyterian, Kirkburton

Baptised twice then Maddie ? Same birthdate. My post shows Wesleyan baptism 1814, yours shows All Hallows in Kirkburton 1823.

I have a number of siblings for one of my ancestors all baptised CofE but just one shows in a Wesleyan too. If you can get to see an original of the baptism you might be able to see what I did - the Mother's parents were named - very helpful !

sorry said maybe not because father is joseph
somehow didnt paste this bit

Mother's first name(s) Hannah
Mother's last name -
Father's first name(s) Joseph
Father's occupation Clothier
Address Scholes
Country England

Have found an original image for the 1814 baptism.

Joseph son of Hannah Heap of Scholes in the parish of Kirkburton was born Sept 12th and Baptised Oct 16th 1814

The event took place at Nether Thong - google Netherthong Wesleyan Chapel.

Netherthong close to Holmforth

Got to go out now.

nnah ????
Hannah
Last name Heap
Birth year 1793
Birth date 12 Feb 1793
Baptism year 1793
Baptism date 10 Mar 1793
Place Holmfirth
Birth place as transcribed Holmfirth Near Huddersfield
Denomination Independent
Father's first name(s) Joseph
Mother's first name(s) Mally
County Yorkshire
Country England
The National Archives reference TNA/RG/4/3032
Description YORKSHIRE: Holmfirth, Lane Chapel Upper Thong, Almondbury Huddersfield (Independent): Births & Baptisms
Record set England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms

Joseph
Last name Heap
Age -
Marriage year 1792
Marriage date 12 Nov 1792
Marriage place Kirkburton
Dedication All Hallows
By licence or banns Banns
Spouse's first name(s) Mally
Spouse's last name Earnshaw
Spouse's age -
Spouse's parish Kirkburton
Spouse's county West Riding of Yorkshire
Parish Kirkburton
County Yorkshire (West Riding)



do you think jonas could be a brother

Alviegal, Greyghost and Maddie

Thank you one and all for your invaluable assistance.
Many of the little asides are going to be extremely helpful and although I still have some doubts as to the accuracy of Joseph Heap's DOB, 2014 or 2016, you have discovered other facts that will undoubtedly help in determining his ancestral line. I have found myself going up the wrong branches for quite some time now so you have narrowed my search pattern considerably.

Thank you again. :-)