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SCARGILL, Josiah

SCARGILL, Josiah

Male 1851 - 1913  (62 years)

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  • Name SCARGILL, Josiah 
    Birth 1851  Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 8 Jun 1851  St Michael & All Angels, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  35 Combs, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  35 Combs, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  3 Court 1; Parker Street, Batley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  3 Court 1; Parker Street, Batley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Dewsbury Union Workhouse; 58 Healds Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Dewsbury Union Workhouse; 58 Healds Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death Jul 1913  Batley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Newspaper Article 25 Jul 1913  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Leeds Mercury 
    Newspaper Article 25 Jul 1913  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Leeds Mercury 
    • BATLEY MAN FOUND DROWNED
      The body of Josiah Scargill, aged sixty-three, a miner of North-street, Cross Bank, Batley, was recovered from the canal at Thornhill, yesterday. He had not worked as a miner for several years owing to rheumatism. He had been missing from home since July 14th.
    Person ID I32725  HalstedMaster
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

    Family ROWLEY, Rachel,   b. 1850, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1896, Batley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 1872  Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. SCARGILL, Amelia,   b. 14 Apr 1872, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1947, Brights Cottage; 12 Braodway, Morecombe, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. SCARGILL, Florinda,   b. 1874, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1966, 123 Beckett Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     3. SCARGILL, Hilary,   b. 1876, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1877, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     4. SCARGILL, Young Edward,   b. 1879, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. SCARGILL, Fidelia,   b. 24 Sep 1880, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1949, 89 Luton Road, Cleveleys, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     6. SCARGILL, Lilian,   b. 1883, Staincross, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. SCARGILL, Gordon,   b. 1885, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1894, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 9 years)
     8. SCARGILL, Tom,   b. 1887, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1887, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     9. SCARGILL, Rosina,   b. 1888, Batley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F10372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S10737] Ancestry Parish Records, (This source covers all parish records available via the Ancestry website: https://www.ancestry.co.uk whether it be baptism, marriage or burial. Not all will have images but the source should point to the correct record set), 16.
      West Yorkshire baptisms

    2. [S11550] Census 1881 RG11 Piece:4569 Folio:023 Page:11, 11560.

    3. [S11552] Census 1891 RG12 Piece:3718 Folio:054 Page:27, 11562.

    4. [S11557] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:27319 Schedule:9999, 11567.

    5. [S3] GRO Deaths Indexes, (Available on many websites - This covers all Death registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 3.
      Q3 1913 - Ref 9b 794 - Dewsbury aged 58

    6. [S6923] British Newspaper Archive, (This is a single source that covers all entries in the British Newspaper Archive. Check each individual's entries for any articles that record more details and information. Website: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/), 31.
      Leeds Mercury - Friday 25 July 1913

    7. [S6923] British Newspaper Archive, (This is a single source that covers all entries in the British Newspaper Archive. Check each individual's entries for any articles that record more details and information. Website: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/), Leeds Mercury - Friday 25 July 1913, 31.

    8. [S78] GRO Marriages Indexes, (Available on many websites - This covers all Marriage registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 2.
      Q1 1872 - Ref 9b 864 - Dewsbury


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