BALMFORTH, Joseph

1857 - 1936  (79 years)

• Name	BALMFORTH, Joseph
  Birth	1857	Gomersal, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Ω Marriage Witness	24 Aug 1885	St Mary, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England
  Ω Marriage Witness	24 Aug 1885	St Mary, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  	By Superintendant Registrar Certificate. The marriage was witnessed by Joseph BALMFORTH and Rebecca BENSON. Witness Role: Principal: Family of Joshua BENSON & Eliza Jane HALSTEAD
  Census	31 Mar 1901	27 Skipton Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
  Age: 43y
  Census	31 Mar 1901	27 Skipton Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  Age: 43y
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	27 Skipton Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
  	Fruit and game dealer
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	27 Skipton Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	Fruit and game dealer
  Newspaper Article	9 Nov 1908	Yorkshire, England
  	Yorkshire Evening Post
  Newspaper Article	9 Nov 1908	Yorkshire, England   [4]
  	Yorkshire Evening Post
  	A TEETOTAL MAYOR FOR HARROGATE. According to arrangement, it was the turn of the Liberal section of the Harrogate Town Council to select a Mayor for the ensuing year, and the choice fell upon Alderman Joseph Balmforth, who was today duly elected.Alderman Balmforth went from Gomersall to reside in Harrogate in 1879, and is in business as.a green-grocer. He is prominent member of the Primitive Methodist Church, and a teetotaler.
  Census	2 Apr 1911	27 Mornington Crescent, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
  Census	2 Apr 1911	27 Mornington Crescent, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England   [5]
  a Fruit and Game Dealer, living with his wife Elizabeth (married 31 years - no children) Witness Role: Head of Household: Joseph BALMFORTH Witness Role: Wife: Elizabeth HALSTEAD
  Residence	26 Mar 1936	33 Station Square, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
  Residence	26 Mar 1936	33 Station Square, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  Death	26 Mar 1936	27 Mornington Crescent, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England   [6, 7]
  	His usual address was recorded as 27 Mornington Crescent, Harrogate.
  Value of Estate	8 Dec 1936
  	£14,856 15s 0d
  Value of Estate	8 Dec 1936  [6]
  	£14,856 15s 0d
  Probate	8 Dec 1936	London Probate Registry, England
  Probate	8 Dec 1936	London Probate Registry, England   [6]
  	Witness Role: Executor: Name: Harry BALMFORTTH Witness Role: Executor: Name: Edgar WOOD Witness Role: Executor: Name: Arthur FIRTH
  Newspaper Article	12 Dec 1936	Yorkshire, England
  	Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer
  Newspaper Article	12 Dec 1936	Yorkshire, England   [8]
  	Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer
  	Other Estates Mr. Joseph Balmforth (79), Stratton Square, Harrogate, greengrocer and fruiterer, member the Harrogate Town Council for 25 years and Mayor in 1908 (net personalty £44) £14,856
  Person ID	I7369	HalstedMaster
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	HALSTEAD, Elizabeth,   b. 1857, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. 1929, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1880
  	According to the 1911 census
  Family ID	F5236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S5524] Certificate Marriage held, (We hold a copy of the marriage certificate for all of these. If you require a copy please contact us. They are not available on our site due to the number and overall size), 5. [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. Q3 1885 - Ref 9b 861 - Dewsbury [S17524] Census 1901 27 Skipton Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England RG13/4054 Folio:065 Page:032, (RG13/4054 Folio:065 Page:032). [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/), Yorkshire Evening Post - Monday 09 November 1908, 31. [S5532] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:25928 Schedule:0123, 5540. [S8891] National Probate Indexes for England & Wales, (The annual indexes to all wills proved and administrations granted since January 1858. To order a copy see their website: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills), 14. [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. Q1 1936 - Ref 9a 175 - Knaresborough aged 79 [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/), Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 12 December 1936, 31.