Willie FIELDING

1863 - 1945  (81 years)

• Name	Willie FIELDING
  Birth	25 Apr 1863	Foster Mill Lane, Wadsworth, Yorkshire   [1, 2]
  Baptism	6 Sep 1863	St. Thomas, Heptonstall, Yorkshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1871 Census	Buttress Bottom, Heptonstall, Yorkshire   [3]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 7, occ "Scholar (Visitor)"
  1881 Census	21, Rose Terrace, Battinson Road, Halifax, Yorkshire   [4]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 17, occ "Apprentice Joiner etc"
  1891 Census	4, Bland St., Halifax, Yorkshire   [5]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 27, occ "Wholesale Clothing Manufacturer", and an employer
  1901 Census	33, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [6]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 37, occ "Wholesale Clothier" as an employer
  1911 Census	21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [7]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 47, occ "retired clothing manufacturer"
  1921 Census	21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [8]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 58y 3m, occ "Wholesale Clothing Manufacturer (retired)", a widower
  Reference Number	V776
  1939 Register	21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [2]
  	At 1939 Register, he is married, occ "Clothing Clothing Manufacturer"
  Death	2 Feb 1945	21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire   [9]
  Person ID	I776	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	9 May 2026

  
  

  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 Avenue, Otley, Yorkshire (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Oct 1857	Halifax, Yorkshire   [10]
  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 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 7, occ "Scholar (Visitor)" - - Buttress Bottom, Heptonstall, Yorkshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 17, occ "Apprentice Joiner etc" - - 21, Rose Terrace, Battinson Road, Halifax, Yorkshire 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 27, occ "Wholesale Clothing Manufacturer", and an employer - - 4, Bland St., Halifax, Yorkshire 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 37, occ "Wholesale Clothier" as an employer - - 33, Hopwood Lane, 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 1939 Register - At 1939 Register, he is married, occ "Clothing Clothing Manufacturer" - - 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 15/5/1879). 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). [S1415] 1939 Register :- 21, West View, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, Yorkshire. [S1204] 1871 Census :- Buttress 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).