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Yorkshire TWEED family

Yorkshire TWEED family

Mark Andrew (View posts)
Posted: 25 Mar 2004 11:48AM GMT
Classification: Query
I am researching the TWEED families of Scammonden, in Huddersfield and Halifax areas of the West Rining of Yorkshire.
3 brothers William and Edward from Egerton Farm emigrated to America, 2 known in Wyoming in the area of Lander. A road there is named Tweed Lane.

A third brother was George Henry TWEED b 1855 at Egerton Scammonden.

Anyone with information on this line or where George Henry went to.

Re: Yorkshire TWEED family

Posted: 5 Sep 2006 7:17PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tweed
George H married Barbara Ellen Crother in Halifax in 1875. They joined William & Edward in Wyoming where George H had a farm. In the 1900 census George H is living in Miners Delight, Fremont and is married although Barbara is not with him. By 1920 George H (if it is the right person) is living with a Mr & Mrs Clark in District 8, Fremont. At this time it states that he is divorced. I have found nothing for him after this date.

Re: Yorkshire TWEED family

James Tweed (View posts)
Posted: 22 Sep 2006 8:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tweed of Scammonden
I have a family letter passed down to me from my grandfather who is the grandson of Samuel who commissioned the letter from Scammonden. The letter was sent to William who was one of the three brothers who emigrated to America. The letter mentions a George Henry whom you are looking for. I have copied and pasted the letter here. Sincerely. James Tweed

P.S. You will find there are 17 children mentioned in the letter.

(Note: Letter written to son, William, in the United States of America by his parents, Samuel and Mary. Original letter in the possession of James R. Tweed, of Salt Lake City, Utah (Great-Great Grandson of Samuel Tweed).)

Stainland, Aug. “4” 1866

(Dear Son)

I now take the opportunity of writing these few lines to you hopeing that they will find you in good health as it leaves us at present. We left Edgerton the old place where we have lived Thirty Two Years=Twelve Months since last May and removed to the place called Sower Newyard in Stainland near to Aunt Mary’s Crey so I will leave you to judge if you mother is not got home now = We were all very much rejoiced when we received your letter in February last to find that you were still in the land of the living and doing so well. We have often dureing the last Five years discoursed about you and wondered if you had got into the American War which caused you not to write but apparently you know nothing of it or you might have said something concerning the matter.

It is a great blessing to your father & mother brothers & sisters that you have found a settled place living on your own farm & got so well stocked with cows oxen bull calfs & grey mare also chickens or by the time this reaches you I should say hens dogs cats & a nigger man to work for you & your riding animal which has got so good manners of comeing into your house to bid you good morning as you speak of but I am at a loss to know what kind of a animal this is = I have often told your mother since we received your letter that I would come and be man for you or otherwise go to the gold mines & dig for gold = according to your statement Hay is very dear with you at the rate of Two pence per pound which is rather surprising to me = Now I have to inform you that since you was over to England your sisters Hannah Maria & Mary Jane has got married, & your brother John Fred his dead he died on the 28th of Nov. 1862 leaving now at home with us seven & five of you married & five dead, makeing a total in number of seventeen children.. Ben is a Dyer at Broadbent Mill Longwood & has three children. John is a Cloth Milner at Victoria Mill Golcar, one child & buried one. Hannah Maria’s husband Bill a Tomy Lumbs perhaps you will know him best by that name is Blacksmithing at Royal George & has three children. Mary Jane & her husband William Henry Fairbanks is weaving & liveing in cottage belonging to the farm we occupy with one child, we have no weaving going on at home now they go to mill. Edward is a Slubber at Barkisland Mill for David Norcliffe. Whiteley is Parr Weaveing at Skyes’s Gosport, & Lucy is Parr Weaveing at Shauss Holywell Green. Walker is a Piecraer at Barkisland Mill. George Henry is a Bobbin Winder for Mary Jane & her husband. Ruth Annie & Eliza Ellin the two youngest is what we have to call players at home = Your dad is Farmer Man at home & your Mother has plenty of work yet, with cooking & following the house as usual = Therefore I think I have given you an understanding of all belonging to our family.

I must not forget to tell you that your uncle John of Seyfield is dead four years ago = With regards to your wife relations they have written several times to me dureing the last four years to know if we had heard from you. I answered them stateing that when we received anything from you I would let them know. I forwarded your letter to Liverpool after peruseing it & they wrote back stateing they had received one from you the day before. Perhaps you might have had an answer from them before this = I think I ought not to forget to tell you that dureing the past winter there has been an illness running among the cattle called the Rinderspest or Cattle Plague nearly all over England & in our nieghbourhood it has swept all the stock of several farmers. But thanks be to God we have had the luck to miss it up to the present time = Now I conclude this little sermon with kindest respects from all your brothers & sisters & Gin & Old Fellow which is still living at the old place Hey Lane hopeing that before this time you will have got well of your feet & made as you stated a race of it =

And may God bless you your wife & your children, hopeing that if life permits you will not be so long between writing as you must know that we are advancing into years = So no more at present from your affectionate Father & Mother Samuel & Mary Tweed.

Sower Neyward
Stainland

Re: Yorkshire TWEED family

Posted: 23 Sep 2006 8:34AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you James for posting this most interesting letter.

Re: Yorkshire TWEED family

Posted: 10 Dec 2006 7:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks James,
I can totally connect with this letter. I am a great- granddaughter of Elizabeth Lucy Tweed ( one of the 17 children) and I still live only a few miles away from Stainland where this letter was written from.

Re: Yorkshire TWEED family

Posted: 10 Dec 2006 11:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Susan

This is Mark from Halifax responding to your message as I cannot make the contact work

Will you please contact me via my last message and we can hope to exchange details

My interest is not family lined but I support St Bartholomews Church Dean Head and research various family links so am in touch with the Tweed descendants in the USA

Re: Yorkshire TWEED family

Posted: 2 Apr 2008 3:25AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Tweed


I have a couple of transcribed Wills for your Tweeds and am currently logging all the Tweed Wills at the probate office in London ( I have dome up to 1906 so far ). If you em me at Clif.jade@ntlworld.com with a bit of background on your lot I cam em them to you.
Seem to think a few of yours were farmers ..Blacksmiths?

- Clif ( London )

Re: Yorkshire TWEED family

Posted: 2 Dec 2010 1:44AM GMT
Classification: Query
TWEED PHILIP - Eff under £6,000 - 19 March ( 857?) - Letters of Admin
Late of 'The Royal George Hotel', Folkestone, Kent - Bachelor - ' Hotel Keeper' = William Tweed of 77 Earl Street, Lisson Grove, Middlesex, 'Oil & Colorman - brother.

TWEED JOHN - 16 Jan 1862 - Eff under £200 - Letter of Admin
Late of Scammondon, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Farmer, died 14 Sep 1861 at Leyfield = Susan Tweed of Leyfield, Widow of

TWEED FRANCES MARY - 12 Nov 1867 - eff under £7,000 - Lett of Admin.
Wife of Henry Wilson Tweed died 8 July 1867 at 11 Taviton Street, Gordon Sq, London = Henry Wilson Tweed (Rev).

TWEED JOHN JAMES - Eff under £7,000 - 20 April 1869 - Will
Of 4 Alfred Place, Bedford Sq, London, Middlesex, Surgeon, died 27 Feb 1869 at 2 Marks Road, Notting Hill. Proved John James TWEED of 14 Upper Brook St, Grosvner Sq & John Thomas TWEED of Lincoln and sons of Henry EVILL of Ladbrooke Hse, Ladbrooke Road, Notting Hill - Merchant.

TWEED MARY JANE- Eff under £3,000 - 24 Feb 1870 - Admin.
Late of Ipswich ' Spinster' died 7 Feb 1870 at Ipswich = Elizabeth Emily DOBREE, wife of Rev John Gale DOBREE ( Clerk) of Holton,Suffolk - sister and only next of Kin of said deceased.

TWEED MARY - Eff under £450 - 31 Jan 1871 - Will.
Mary TWEED of Dorking, Surrey ,'Widow' died 7 Jan 1871 at 8 Howard Road, Dorking, Surrey. Proved by John TWEED of Mickleham, Surrey - Farmer - son and Mary ANN KIRBY ( wife of Richard Kirby ) Tobacconist of 37 Lambeth Walk - Daughter - Executives.

TWEED WALTER JAMES ESQ - Eff under £600 - 20 May 1874 - Admin
Walter James TWEED late of Colchester, Essex,Bachelor died 24 April 1873, Colchester= Caroline Frances TWEED of Capel St Mary - widow - mother - next of kin.

TWEED SARAH ANNE - Eff under £6,000 - 6 May 1875 - Will.
Late of Bocking, Essex ,widow,died 2 April 1875.Proved by Rosalind BROMLEY of Bocking -widow - daughter.

TWEED JAMES - Eff under £800- 16 March 1876
Late of 20 Crown Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, died 10 July 1876 at 20 Crown Street, BSE. Proved James Loades FOLKERD of 2 Thorne Road, South Lambeth, Surrey ' Inspector of Army Clothing ' sole Executor.

TWEED PENELOPE - Eff under £300 - 16 August 1876 - Admin.
Wife of Rev Robert Tweed late of Ascot-under-Wychwood, Oxford. Died 4 July 1866 at Lillington, Warwickshire = Robert Tweed Rev of Stratton Audley.

TWEED ALICE- Eff under £300 - 29 May 1877- Admin.
Late of St Helens, Lancashire, Widow , died 17 March 1877 at St Helens. Granted to George BARNES of Pighue Lane,Wavertree,Nr Liverpool ' Joiner' - Uncle & Guardian of Harry Barnes TWEED an infant the son & only next of Kin.

TWEED GEORGE - Eff under £200 - 9 Oct 1877 - Will
George TWEED late of Horringer, Suffolk - General Shopkeeper , died 14 Sep 1877 at Horringer, Suffolk. Proved Bury St Edmunds by William ROBINSON of Bury St Edmunds ' Gent' and Abraham WING of Horringer ' Farmer' The executor.

TWEED JAMES , THE REV, - Eff under £5,000 - 23 Oct 1877 - Will & 2 Codicils.
James Tweed late of Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire- ' Clerk' died 28 August 1877 at Stratton. Proved Rev James Peers TWEED of the Rectory, Little Waltham, Essex ' Clerk' and son and William TWEED of Harlow, Essex nephew.

TWEED JOSEPH - Eff under £450 - 9 March 1877 - Admin.
Late Birchencliffe near Huddersfield, Yorkshire ' Cattle Dealer' a 'widower' died 27 Jan 1877 at Birchencliffe= John TATHAM of Gibbet Street, Halifax, Yorkshire 'Cattle Dealer' - Uncle and guardian of Samuel TWEED and Alice TWEED minors ,the children and the two next of kin.

TWEED MARIA - Est under £ 1,300 ? - 22 Feb 1878 - Will
Late of Moulton,Suffolk, widow,died 27 Jan 1877 at Moulton. Proved Bury St Edmunds by Maria Hanton TWEED of Moulton ' spinster' and daughter and sole heir.

TWEED ROBERT - Est under £1,500 - 25 October 1880 - Will.
Late of Colchester, Essex 'Gentleman' died 27 Sep 1880 at Colchester. Proved Ipswich by Annie Maria TWEED of Colchester - widow,the relict and James TWEED of Little Badow Hall, Essex Esq - the brother - Exuc.

TWEED EDWARD BAXTER- Est £293.19s - 27 Dec 1882 - Will.
Late of 55 Bridge Street,Parish of Holy Sepulchre,Cambridge,Cambridgeshire ' College Servant' died 15 Oct 1882 at Cambridge. Proved by Sarah Ann TWEED of 55 Bridge Street - widow and relict and sole executor.

TWEED ELIZABETH - Est £140 - 25 April 1883 - Will.
Late of 48 Panton Street, Cambridge ' widow' ,died 11 April 1883 at 48 Panton Street.Proved Peterborough by Jane TWEED of 55 Panton Street widow , sole Executrix.

TWEED ANN - Est £238.4s - 10 Nov 1885 - Admin.
Wife of Samuel TWEED late of 80 Coupland Street, Greenhays, Manchester, Lancashire died 26 September 1876 at 6 Boundary Lane. Granted = Samuel TWEED of 80 Coupland Street, Greenhays -'Butcher'.

TWEED JAMES - Est £2, 803.17s.9d - 27 Feb 1886 - Will.
Late of Leybourne,Kent 'Gentleman' died 1 December 1885 at Leybourne. Proved Mary TWEED of Leybourne 'widow' the relict and Walter TWEED of Epping, Essex,Bank Manager the Nephew the Executors.

TWEED ROBERT BARTON - Est £280 - 4 Feb 1887 - Will.
Formerly of Rockhills, Sydenham, Kent, Late of Athol House, College Road, Upper Norwood, Surrey. Died 29 Dec 1886 at St Bartholomews Hospital, City of London. Proved by Sarah Ann TWEED of 16 Queens Terrace, Kirkwood Road,Peckham, Surrey ' widow' and relict and sole Exec.

TWEED ELIZABETH - Est £163 - 11 June 1888 -Will.
Formerly of 527 Bolton Road but late of 191 Barend Road, Buth, Bradford, Yorkshire ' widow died 23 May 1888 at 191 Barend Road. Proved Wakefield by James TWEED of 191 Barend Road 'Greengrocer' and Son and sole Exec.

TWEED CHARLES - Est £150 - 11 Sep 1889 - Will.
Late of Church Street, Steyning,Sussex 'Blacksmith' ,died 4 July 1889 at Church Street, Steyning. Proved William Cox TWEED of 13 Hill Side Terrace, Steyning, Sussex ' Blacksmith' and Son one of Exec.

TWEED GEORGE - Est. £21. 18s - 19 May 1890 -Will.
Late of Cheveley,Cambridgeshire 'Wheelwright' died 20 April 1890 at Cheveley. Proved by Andrew James TWEED ' Cottager' - son and Eliza Harriet TWEED ' spinster' daughter both of Cheveley.

TWEED JAMES PEERS ( REV ) - Est £4,519.8s. - 24 March 1890 - Will and Codicil.
Late of Little Waltham Rectory, Essex died 5 Jan 1890 at Little Waltham Rectory. Proved William Oliver TWEED of the Custom House, City of London Esq and brother and Walter Stewart BROADWOOD of Fernly, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire Esq,the Exec.

TWEED JOHN - Est £186.10s - 6 August 1891 - Will.
Late of Bolster Moor, Goldcar, Huddersfield, Yorkshire 'Butcher ' died 12 June 1891 at Bolster Moor. Proved Wakefield by Hannah TWEED of Bolster Moor widow and relic and John Henry TWEED and Joseph TWEED both of Bolster Moor ' Butchers' and sons.

TWEED WILLIAM RICHARD - Est £293.10s - 13 Feb 1891 - Admin.
Late 9 Coombs Grove, Greenwich, Kent, died 3 Jan 1891 at 9 Coombs Hill Grove to Louisa TWEED of 9 Coombs Hill Grove, Widow and relict.

TWEED HENRY WILSON ( REV) - Eff £8,315.10s.9d - 1892
Of Bridstow Vicarage, Herefordshire - Clerk - died 27 Jan 1892. Probate London 15 March = Richard TWINING and Arthur James TWEED Esq

TWEED JOHN - 1892
Of Mickleham,Surrey 'Farmer' ,Died 20 Jan 1892. Probate London 11 Feb 1892 - Harriet TWEED Widow.

TWEED JOHN 0- 1892
Of 5 Jones Street.....,Hadfield, Derbyshire ' Gent' ,died 22 April 1892 to George William HULME.

TWEED HENRY - Eff £64.3s 2p - 1893.
Of Somersham, Huntingshire ' Builder' died 10 Feb 1892 to Mrs Mary Ann TWEED Widow and Exec.

TWEED ROBERT - Eff £156.14s.10d - 1892
Of Scotland Road, Liverpool, Lancashire ' Bookkeeper ' Died 1 July 1893 to Mary TWEED Widow.

TWEED EMMA - Eff £584.18s - 1894
Of '?' Cottage, Scammonden, Huddersfield, Yorkshire ( wife of Joseph TWEED ) Died 25 Nov 1879 Admin to Joseph TWEED ' Farmer and Cattle Dealer'.

TWEED FREDERICK WILLIAM - Eff £4,724,2s.10p - 1894
Of Horncastle,Lincolnshire's Solicitor ' Died 13 June 1894.Probate Lincoln 5 Sep to Mary Rebecca TWEED ' widow' and Frederick Gordon TWEED and Edward Ernest TWEED Solicitors.

TWEED MARY ANN - Eff £181.2s.6d - 1894.
Of Somersham, Huntingdonshire. Died 25 Dec 1893 to Nathan CANHAM 'Bricklayer.

TWEED ISAAC - Eff £194.8s - 1895
Of Wimborn, Dorset .Inspector of Permanent Ways,Died 11 Feb 1895.Probate 12 March 1895 to John LONG ,Builder and Charles FILMORE Schoolmaster.

TWEED JOSEPH - Eff £613.4s.6p - 1895
Of Scammonden,Yorkshire' Farmer' Died 3 March 1895.Probate to Thomas LUMIS and John TWEED' Farmer's.

TWEED MARIA ANN - Eff £986.13s.7p -1895
Of Epping, Essex (wife of Walter) Died 9 Sep 1895.Probate to Walter TWEED ' Bank Manager' .

TWEED EDWARD - Eff £831.13s - 1896
Of Scare House, Greetland,Halifax, Yorkshire ' Dyer' ,died 2 July 1896 at Menston,Yorkshire.Probate to Elizabeth TWEED widow.

TWEED JAMES - 1896
Of 191 Beckerend Road,Bradford, Yorkshire,'Fruiteer & Greengrocer' died 11 August 1896.Probate to Mary Ann TWEED widow.

TWEED MARY ANN Estate £4,821.18s.5p - Admin with Will,Lincoln - 1896.
Of Minster Yard, Lincoln ( wife of John Thomas TWEED ) died 5 Dec 1896. Admin with Will,Lincoln 31 December to the said John Thomas TWEED Solicitor and Town Clerk of Lincoln.

TWEED MARY MARIA - Eff £132 - 1896
Of Gwynne,Terrace,Newmarket- ' Spinster;' died 6 Sep 1896 at Cheveley,Cambridgeshire. Admin BSE 23 Sep to Emmerline TILBROOK ( wife of John TILBROOK) .

TWEED JOHN AINGER - Eff £1, 041.9s.6p - 1899
Of Manningtree, Essex ' Baker' ,died 6 Dec 1898.Probate Ipswich 10 Feb to George RICHES ' Farmer' and Robert TWEED' Coffee House Keeper'.

TWEED JOSEPH BARTHROP ( REV) - Eff £2,465.9s - 1899.
Of 53 Lansdowne Place, Hove, Sussex ' Clerk, died 18 March 1899.Probate London 23 April to Cecil Hume NICHOLL Esq.

TWEED THOMAS - Eff £500 - 1899 - Resworn Dec 1900 - Eff £1,015.6s1p.
Of Hollin Bay Nr Scammonden, Huddersfield, Yorkshire,' Cattle Dealer;died 12 May 1899. Admin London 8 July to Martha Hannah TWEED widow.

TWEED MARY - Eff £2, 977. 16s - 1900.
Of 3 Lansdowne Road, Tonbridge Wells ' Spinster ' , died 16 March 1900. Probate London 12 May to William Oliver TWEED 'Retired Civil Servant' and Robert Peers Fenn TWEED ' Solicitor'.

TWEED CHARLES Eff £207.17s.8p - 1901
Of 27 Cross Street,Upper Street ,Islington, London,Middlesex,died 2 July 1901. Admin London August to Sarah TWEED widow,

TWEED JAMES - Eff £1,906.18s.2p - 1901 - Resworn March 1902 - Eff £2, 633.8s.16p.
Of Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex ' Gent' died 1 Dec 1900.Probate London 11 Feb to Kate Alice TWEED ' widow' and Rev Lancelot William Hale ANDREWS ' Clerk' and Henry Hervey ELWES ' Gent'.

TWEED John James - Eff £40, 154.0s.8p - 1902 - Resworn June 1903 - Eff £42, 576.19s.1p.
Of 14 Upper Brook Street,Grosvenor Sq, London, Middlesex, 'Surgeon',Died 22 Feb 1902.Probate London 17 April to Alfred HAINES ' Solicitor'.

TWEED WALTER - Eff £27, 972.12s.10p - 1902 - Resworn April 1903 - Eff £26,795.2s.10p
Of Marshalls, Epping, Essex, ' Bank Manager ', died 28 Dec 1901.Probate London 7 March to Alfred Thomas HOWE 'Gent' and Rev Edward BUCKMASTER.

TWEED HARRY ERNEST WALKER - Eff £200.13s.3p - 1903
Of The Half Moon Hotel, Borough High Street,Southwark,Surrey, Died 16 Dec 1902. Admin London 17 Jan to Maude TWEED Widow.

TWEED JOHN- Eff £30.18s- 1904
Of 145 Evesham Street,Redditch, Worcestershire,Died 11 June 1904. Probate London 30 June to Sarah Ann JACQUES ( wife of Charles JACQUES ).

TWEED WILLIAM HENRY - Eff £381.13s.4p- 1905 - Further Grant 13 Dec 1943 (?? )
Of 1 Lisbon Road,Freemantle,Southampton,died 21 Feb 1905 at Niton,Isle-of-Wight. Admin and Will ,London 5 April to William TWEED ' Retired Baker' .

TWEED SAMUEL Eff £3,933.1s.7p- 1906
Of 43 Princess Road,Moss Side,Liverpool, died 17 May 1906.Probate London 10 Oct to CharlotteTWEED 'Spinster ' .

-m Clifjade

Re: Yorkshire TWEED family

Posted: 2 Dec 2010 9:42AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks

There are 5 or more of the Scammonden and associated families in your list

Re: Yorkshire TWEED family

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 5:41AM GMT
Classification: Query
I notice that most of the Tweed family members listed owned businesses or had trades or professions; two were surgeons. (Is this a biased sample?) Quite a few did very well, leaving estates in the thousands of pounds: that would have bought a nice portfolio of good houses back then.

I'm descended from a branch of the Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, Tweeds who migrated to Queensland; they were not especially wealthy, but owned land and cattle, and were (obsessively?) orderly: for example, a newspaper, once a person read it, must always be restored to its original neat state.
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