The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Seth Haigh (1879-1950)

Personal data Seth Haigh 

  • He was born on August 11, 1879 in Golcar, Yorkshire, England.
    First name(s) SETH
    Last name HAIGH
    Birth year 1879
    Birth quarter 3
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name France
    District Huddersfield
    County Yorkshire
    Country England
    Volume 9A
    Page 411
    Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
  • Profession: in the year 1939 Schoolmaster.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: Scapegoat Hill, Golcar, Huddersfield, Yorkshire (West Riding).
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Scapegoat Hill, Golcar, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      James Haigh Head Married Male 30 1851 Longwood, Yorkshire, England Fancy Woollen Weaver
      Mary Ann Haigh Wife Married Female 25 1856 Longwood, Yorkshire, England Dressmaker
      Benson Haigh Son Single Male 3 1878 Golcar, Yorkshire, England -
      Seth Haigh Son Single Male 1 1880 Golcar, Yorkshire, England -

      Parents marriage....
      First name(s) JAMES Last name HAIGH Marriage quarter 1 Marriage year 1877 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ JAMES HAIGH married one of these people Sarah Ann Senior, Mary Ann France District Huddersfield District number -
      County Yorkshire Country England Volume 9A Volume as transcribed 9A Page number 541
    • in the year 1891: Huddersfield Road, Stainland with Old Lindley, Halifax, Yorkshire.
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Huddersfield Road, Stainland with Old Lindley, Halifax, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      James Haigh Head Married Male 40 1851 Yorkshire, England Power Loom Tuner Woollen
      Mary A Haigh Wife Married Female 35 1856 Yorkshire, England -
      Benson Haigh Son - Male 13 1878 Yorkshire, England Woollen Piecer
      Seth Haigh Son - Male 11 1880 Yorkshire, England Scholar
      Mary Haigh Daughter - Female 3 1888 Yorkshire, England
    • in the year 1901: 32, Mill Hill Road, Acton, Brentford, Middlesex.
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      32, Mill Hill Road, Acton, Brentford, Middlesex, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Seth Haigh Lodger Single Male 21 1880 Golcar, Yorkshire, England Assistant School Teacher
    • in the year 1911: 50 Maldon Road, Acton, Brentwood, Middlesex.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      50 Maldon Road Acton, Acton, Middlesex, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Seth Haigh Head Married Male 31 1880 Yorkshire W R Golens Assistant Teacher
      Christina Haigh Wife Married Female 39 1872 London Hammersmith -
      Denis James Haigh Son - Male 3 1908 Middlesex Acton -
      Alfred Sage Boarder Widower Male 76 1835 Kent Borden Private Means
    • in the year 1939: Horse &, Groom Inn, Bittaford, Totnes, Devon.
      White Household (10 People)
      Horse & Groom Inn Bittaford , Totnes R.D., Devon, England

      FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER

      Frances White 04 Apr 1873 Female Licensed Victualler Widowed 49 1
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      Wilhelmina Sparks (Braklebank) 24 Jul 1885 Female Domestic Help Married 49 4
      Thomas Stacey 31 Oct ? Male Labourer Single 49 5
      Seth Haigh 11 Aug 1879 Male Schoolmast e Married 49 6
      Christina Haigh 08 Feb 1872 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 49 7
      Arthur William P Nicoll 29 Jun 1905 Male Schoolmaste Met S Con S? T Dw File No 4 Married 49 8
      Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
      Kathleen (Queenie K) King 22 Aug 1907 Female - Married 49 2
    • in the year 1950: 13 Poplar Farm Close, West Ewell, Surrey.
  • He died on November 27, 1950 in Ewell, Surrey, England, he was 71 years old.
    First name(s) SETH Last name HAIGH Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1879 Age 71
    Death quarter 4 Death year 1950 District Surrey Mid Eastern County Surrey Volume 5G
    Page 185
    Country England
    Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
  • Probate on February 5, 1951 naar London, England.
    Effects ¹5,094-3-11d To Gladys Haigh widow and Dennis James Haigh, television engineer.
  • This information was last updated on February 23, 2021.

Household of Seth Haigh

(1) He is married to Christina Susan Allison.

They got married on 2ND Q 1902 at Fulham, London. England, he was 22 years old.

First name(s) SETH Last name HAIGH Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1902 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ SETH HAIGH married one of these people Mary Ann O'Leary, Christina Susan Allison District Fulham
District number - County London Country England Volume 1A Volume as transcribed 1A
Page number 575 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Name: Christina Susan Allison Registration Year: 1902 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration District: Fulham
Inferred County: London Volume: 1a Page: 575 Records on Page: Name Seth Haigh Christina Susan Allison
Frank Thomas Brown Mary Ann O'Leary

(2) He is married to Eleanor Gladys Cook.

They got married on 1ST Q 1950 at Ealing, Middlesex. England, he was 70 years old.

First name(s) SETH
Last name HAIGH
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1950
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ SETH HAIGH married
ELEANOR G HOTSTON
Spouse's last name HOTSTON
District EALING
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 5E
Page 368

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Historical events

Birthday August 11, 1879

  • The temperature on August 11, 1879 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
    • April 5 » Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
    • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
    • July 8 » Sailing ship USSJeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.
    • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
    • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).

Day of death November 27, 1950

  • The temperature on November 27, 1950 was between 0.1 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
    • June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
    • June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
    • July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
    • October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
    • November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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