Janet Armitage, 18851958 (aged 72 years)

Name
Janet /Armitage/
Given names
Janet
Surname
Armitage
Also known as
Janet /Tunnacliffe/
Note: Baptism record transcribed as "Jennet"
Birth
Christening
22 August 1886 29 24 (aged 11 months)
Christening of a sister
Note: DOB written in margin as 2 Jun 1886 - but it must be wrong (father and mother's names correct, plus occupation)
Birth of a brother
Note: DOB from christening record
Christening of a brother
Note: Number 487 on record
Birth of a sister
Note: DOB derived from death registry entry

DOB derived from death registry entry
I previously had birth at 2 Jan 1892 but no record of source

Birth of a brother
Christening of a sister
Note: Number 824 on register
Christening of a brother
Note: Number 825 on register
Birth of a brother
Christening of a brother
Note: Number 942 on register
Birth of a sister
Note: DOB from christening register
Census
31 March 1901 (aged 15 years)

1901 England - Census transcript - William Armitage - Household
New Brighton, Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationEmpHomeBirthplaceInfirm
William ArmitageheadMar43Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Ann ArmitagewifeMar39Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Mary Ellen ArmitagedaughterMar19Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Janet ArmitagedaughterUnm15Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
John ArmitagesonUnm12Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Eliza ArmitagedaughterUnm9Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Albert ArmitagesonUnm6Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Ernest ArmitagesonUnm4Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Ada ArmitagedaughterUnm2Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Birth of a sister
Address: New Brighton, Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Birth of a sister
Note: Spelt "Norah" on christening register (number 1399)
Christening of a sister
Note: Number 1397 on register
Christening of a sister
Note: Number 1398 on register
Christening of a sister
Note: Number 1399 on register
Birth of a sister
Religious marriage
Note: 9a 639

9a 639

Date of "marriage/banns" stated as 5 Aug 1907 (Monday), so suspect this is the Bann date, but need to view actual image.

Census
2 March 1911 (aged 25 years)

1911 England - Census transcript - Harry Tunnacliffe - Household
10 Ganden, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, ENG

NameRelationAgeMAgeFConditionYrMChAChLChDOccupationIndEmpHomeBirthplaceNatInfirm
Harry Tunnacliffehead26Mar3House PainterHuddersfield, Yorkshire, ENGENG
Janet Armitagewife25Mar3000Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENGENG
Clara Tunnacliffeyounger sister24Unm000Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENGENG
Death of a husband
Cause: Mustard Gas (probable)
Burial of a husband

Listed on the same headstone as Janet in Kirkburton Parish Church, though research indicates that no remains were repatriated.

Note: Age is wrong (should have been 33) and surname spelt incorrectly - suspect may be wrong photo, but it was in family photo album. No others of this name found in 1/4th KOYLI though...
Death of a brother
Address: 9 George Street
Cause: Fell down stone steps
Note: Steps went between the back of 9 George Street (family residence and greengrocer shop owned by parents) and School Hill
Note: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=%2BCAB6vbRL%2Fkh2WZ9LJBDqQ&scan=1
Burial of a brother
Shared note: Grave Ref: xx

Grave Ref: xx
Grave No: 1564
Register1: 150
Grave Ref at http://stormbox.com/kirkburton is R048

Gravestone inscription reads:

"In Loving Memory Of
Ann
The Beloved Wife Of
William Armitage
Kirkburton
Died Feb 28th 1921 Aged 59 Years
Also Albert Their Son
Died Feb 15th 1920 Aged 25 Years
Also John Their Son
Died May 18th 1923 Aged 34 Years
Also The Above Named
William Armitage
Died Feb 19th 1932 Aged 74 Years
At Rest"

Death of a mother
Burial of a mother
Shared note: Grave Ref: xx

Grave Ref: xx
Grave No: 1564
Register1: 150
Grave Ref at http://stormbox.com/kirkburton is R048

Gravestone inscription reads:

"In Loving Memory Of
Ann
The Beloved Wife Of
William Armitage
Kirkburton
Died Feb 28th 1921 Aged 59 Years
Also Albert Their Son
Died Feb 15th 1920 Aged 25 Years
Also John Their Son
Died May 18th 1923 Aged 34 Years
Also The Above Named
William Armitage
Died Feb 19th 1932 Aged 74 Years
At Rest"

Death of a brother
18 May 1923 (aged 37 years)
Cause: Mining accident
Note: Killed as he got "taken by the endless rope" (a long rope driven by an engine round two pulleys, one at each end of an incline). The rope was known to have been in need of replacement (I understand that a member of the Brook family who worked at the same mine was aware).
Burial of a brother
Shared note: Grave Ref: xx

Grave Ref: xx
Grave No: 1564
Register1: 150
Grave Ref at http://stormbox.com/kirkburton is R048

Gravestone inscription reads:

"In Loving Memory Of
Ann
The Beloved Wife Of
William Armitage
Kirkburton
Died Feb 28th 1921 Aged 59 Years
Also Albert Their Son
Died Feb 15th 1920 Aged 25 Years
Also John Their Son
Died May 18th 1923 Aged 34 Years
Also The Above Named
William Armitage
Died Feb 19th 1932 Aged 74 Years
At Rest"

Note: In loving memory of

In loving memory of

John,

Dearly beloved Son of William
and the late Ann Armitage,

Died May 18th, 1923,

Aged 34 years,

And was interred at
Kirkburton Parish
Churchyard.

George Street, Kirkburton,
May 22nd, 1923.

"In the midst of life
we are in death."

Death of a father
Burial of a father
Shared note: Grave Ref: xx

Grave Ref: xx
Grave No: 1564
Register1: 150
Grave Ref at http://stormbox.com/kirkburton is R048

Gravestone inscription reads:

"In Loving Memory Of
Ann
The Beloved Wife Of
William Armitage
Kirkburton
Died Feb 28th 1921 Aged 59 Years
Also Albert Their Son
Died Feb 15th 1920 Aged 25 Years
Also John Their Son
Died May 18th 1923 Aged 34 Years
Also The Above Named
William Armitage
Died Feb 19th 1932 Aged 74 Years
At Rest"

Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Shared note: Grave Ref: xix

Grave Ref: xix
Grave No: 1499
Register1: 253
Grave Register at Church: R003

Gravestone inscription reads:

"In Loving Memory Of
Ada
The Beloved Daughter Of
William and Ann Armitage
Died Feb 8th 1937 Aged 37 Years
Also Ernest Her Brother
Died Dec 1st 1947 Aged 51 Years
Also Alice Ann Sister Of The Above
Died Aug 27th 1960 Aged 53 Years"

Census
Note: Clara Tunnacliffe was the only other in the same household (her husband's sister)
Death of a brother
Cause: Lung Cancer
Burial of a brother
Shared note: Grave Ref: xix

Grave Ref: xix
Grave No: 1499
Register2: 14
Grave Register at Church: R003

Gravestone inscription reads:

"In Loving Memory Of
Ada
The Beloved Daughter Of
William and Ann Armitage
Died Feb 8th 1937 Aged 37 Years
Also Ernest Her Brother
Died Dec 1st 1947 Aged 51 Years
Also Alice Ann Sister Of The Above
Died Aug 27th 1960 Aged 53 Years"

Death of a sister
Death
6 February 1958 (aged 72 years)
Burial

Grave Ref at http://stormbox.com/kirkburton is R002

Picture taken 25 Apr 2009

Inscription reads:

"In Loving Memory Of
Harry Tunnacliffe
Tandem
Killed In Action Belgium July 25th 1917
Also Clara His Sister
Died Oct 12th 1946
Also Janet
Widow Of Harry Tunnacliffe
Died Feb 6th 1958 Aged 72 Years"

Inscription on additional stone on top of grave reads:

"Also
Nora Armitage
Died
Dec 2nd 1976
Aged 73 Years"

Family with parents
father
William Armitage with flat cap
18571932
Birth: 10 June 1857 23 22 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 19 February 1932Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
mother
18611921
Birth: 29 December 1861 30 25 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 28 February 1921Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENG
Marriage Marriage23 April 1882
8 months
elder sister
Mary-Ellen Armitage sitting with hat on
18821948
Birth: 1882 24 20 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 27 September 1948
4 years
herself
Janet Armitage studio portrait in formal dark dress
18851958
Birth: 13 September 1885 28 23 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 6 February 1958
3 years
younger brother
John Armitage - crop from group photo
18881923
Birth: 28 June 1888 31 26 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 18 May 1923
4 years
younger sister
Eliza Armitage studio shot in dark dress
18921974
Birth: 2 February 1892 34 30 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: between October 1974 and December 1974Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENG
2 years
younger brother
18941920
Birth: 14 April 1894 36 32 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 15 February 1920Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
2 years
younger brother
Ernest Armitage with snooker cue
18961947
Birth: between April 1896 and June 1896 38 34 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 1 December 1947
3 years
younger sister
Ada Armitage Studio Portrait Black and White
18991937
Birth: 21 February 1899 41 37 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 8 February 1937Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
2 years
younger sister
Frances Moore at back of 19 Hallas Road
19011985
Birth: 15 June 1901 44 39 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 29 June 1985Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENG
20 months
younger sister
Nora Armitage Studio Full Length Sitting
19031976
Birth: 19 February 1903 45 41 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 2 December 1976
4 years
younger sister
Alice-Ann Armitage as young girl with ribbon in hair
19071960
Birth: between January 1907 and March 1907 49 45 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 27 August 1960
Family with Harry Tunnacliffe
husband
Harry Tunnacliffe portrait in KOYLI uniform WWI
18841917
Birth: 16 April 1884 38 32 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 25 July 1917Near Adinkerke, BEL
herself
Janet Armitage studio portrait in formal dark dress
18851958
Birth: 13 September 1885 28 23 Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Death: 6 February 1958
Religious marriage Religious marriageSeptember 1907All Hallows Parish Church, Shelley Lane, Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Birth
Burial
Census
Shared note

1901 England - Census transcript - William Armitage - Household
New Brighton, Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationEmpHomeBirthplaceInfirm
William ArmitageheadMar43Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Ann ArmitagewifeMar39Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Mary Ellen ArmitagedaughterMar19Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Janet ArmitagedaughterUnm15Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
John ArmitagesonUnm12Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Eliza ArmitagedaughterUnm9Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Albert ArmitagesonUnm6Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Ernest ArmitagesonUnm4Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Ada ArmitagedaughterUnm2Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG
Religious marriage

9a 639

Date of "marriage/banns" stated as 5 Aug 1907 (Monday), so suspect this is the Bann date, but need to view actual image.

Census
Shared note

1911 England - Census transcript - Harry Tunnacliffe - Household
10 Ganden, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, ENG

NameRelationAgeMAgeFConditionYrMChAChLChDOccupationIndEmpHomeBirthplaceNatInfirm
Harry Tunnacliffehead26Mar3House PainterHuddersfield, Yorkshire, ENGENG
Janet Armitagewife25Mar3000Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENGENG
Clara Tunnacliffeyounger sister24Unm000Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENGENG
Census

Clara Tunnacliffe was the only other in the same household (her husband's sister)

Name

Baptism record transcribed as "Jennet"

Burial
Shared note

Grave Ref at http://stormbox.com/kirkburton is R002

Picture taken 25 Apr 2009

Inscription reads:

"In Loving Memory Of
Harry Tunnacliffe
Tandem
Killed In Action Belgium July 25th 1917
Also Clara His Sister
Died Oct 12th 1946
Also Janet
Widow Of Harry Tunnacliffe
Died Feb 6th 1958 Aged 72 Years"

Inscription on additional stone on top of grave reads:

"Also
Nora Armitage
Died
Dec 2nd 1976
Aged 73 Years"

Shared note

Worsted drawer

Descendants of Janet Armitage

  1. Generation 1
    1. Janet Armitage studio portrait in formal dark dress

      Janet Armitage, daughter of William Armitage and Ann Rangeley, was born on 13 September 1885 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG and died on 6 February 1958 at the age of 72.

      She married Harry Tunnacliffe, son of Joe Tunnacliffe and Emma Stancliffe, in September 1907 in All Hallows Parish Church, Shelley Lane, Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG. He was born on 16 April 1884 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENG and died on 25 July 1917 in Near Adinkerke, BEL at the age of 33.

Ancestors of Janet Armitage

  1. Generation 1
    1. Janet Armitage studio portrait in formal dark dress

      Janet Armitage, daughter of William Armitage and Ann Rangeley, was born on 13 September 1885 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG and died on 6 February 1958 at the age of 72.

  2. Generation 2 back to top
    1. William Armitage with flat cap

      William Armitage, son of John Armitage and Eliza Moorhouse, was born on 10 June 1857 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG and died on 19 February 1932 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG at the age of 74.

    2. Ann Rangeley, daughter of John Rangeley and Rebecca Senior?, was born on 29 December 1861 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG and died on 28 February 1921 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENG at the age of 59.

  3. Generation 3 back to top
    1. John Armitage, son of James Armitage and Nancy Heely, was born on 23 August 1833 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG and died on 26 January 1903 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG at the age of 69.

    2. Eliza Moorhouse, daughter of Abraham Moorhouse and Mary Anne Fisher, was born on 6 April 1835 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG and died on 11 January 1911 at the age of 75.

    3. John Rangeley, son of John Rainsley and Martha Waring, was born in 1831 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, ENG and died in June 1896 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENG at the age of 65.

    4. Rebecca Rangeley

      Rebecca Senior? was born in 1836 in Keighley, Yorkshire, ENG and died in June 1903 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENG at the age of 67.