Willie FIELDING

1863 - 1945  (81 years)

• Name	Willie FIELDING
  Birth	25 Apr 1863	Foster Mill Lane, Wadsworth, Yorkshire   [1]
  Baptism	6 Sep 1863	St. Thomas, Heptonstall, Yorkshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1871 Census	"Buttrep Bottom", Heptonstall, Yorkshire   [2]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 7, occ "Scholar (Visitor)"
  1881 Census	21, Rose Terrace, Battinson Road, Halifax, Yorkshire   [3]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 17, occ "Apprentice Joiner etc"
  1891 Census	4, Bland St., Halifax, Yorkshire   [4]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 27, occ "Wholesale Clothing Manufacturer", and an employer
  1901 Census	33, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [5]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 37, occ "Wholesale Clothier" as an employer
  1911 Census	21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [6]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 47, occ "retired clothing manufacturer"
  1921 Census	21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [7]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 58y 3m, occ "Wholesale Clothing Manufacturer (retired)", a widower
  Reference Number	V776
  1939 Register	At 1939 Register, he is married, occ "Clothing Clothing Manufacturer"
  Death	2 Feb 1945	21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [8]
  Person ID	I776	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert FIELDING,   b. 14 Mar 1826, "Hollings", Heptonstall, Yorkshire d. 28 Dec 1885, Halifax, Yorkshire (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary ASTIN,   b. 7 May 1835, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire d. 21 Nov 1916, 18, Bridge Ave., Otley, Yorkshire (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Oct 1857	Halifax, Yorkshire   [9]
  Family ID	F306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Apr 1863 - Foster Mill Lane, Wadsworth, Yorkshire Baptism - 6 Sep 1863 - St. Thomas, Heptonstall, Yorkshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 17, occ "Apprentice Joiner etc" - - 21, Rose Terrace, Battinson Road, Halifax, Yorkshire 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 47, occ "retired clothing manufacturer" - - 21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 58y 3m, occ "Wholesale Clothing Manufacturer (retired)", a widower - - 21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire Death - 2 Feb 1945 - 21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Marries Mary Elizabeth DEARNLEY, in Halifax in 1885. At 1911 they have 2 children one of whom had died. By 1939 he had married Edith Alice (born 1879). He was also a mason, at St Johns Lodge, Halifax, joining 4/1/1905, giving his age as 41 and occupation as Wholesale Clothier. He left just over £10000 when he died, a significant sum, and consistent with him being "retired" at the 1911 Census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S955] Baptism register :- St Thomas, Heptonstall (1863). [S1204] 1871 Census :- "Buttrep Bottom", Heptonstall, Yorkshire. [S952] 1881 Census :- 21, Rose Terrace, Battinson Road, Halifax, Yorkshire. [S983] 1891 Census :- 4, Bland St., Halifax, Yorkshire. [S980] 1901 Census :- 33, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire. [S981] 1911 Census :- 21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire. [S1186] 1921 Census :- 21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire. [S982] Probate register :- Willie Fielding (1945). [S950] Marriage record :- Robert Fielding - Mary Astin (1857).