Daughter of Charles Frederick Priestley
Wedding of Lucy & George Brearley
Lucy Priestley's Tree
Sunday 27 January 2013
Sunday 20 January 2013
Danny Hathaway
Man jailed over
Hathaway murder
A man's starting a life sentence for the murder of a Corby traveller.
Tony Holland from Desborough has been told he'll spend at
least 35 years behind bars for the double murders of Danny Hathaway and William
O'Connor from Bury St Edmunds.
Danny dissapeared from his home at the Gretton Brook Road
During the trial at ipswich Crown Court
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STATEMENT FROM DETECTIVE CHIEF INSPECTOR KATIE
ELLIOTT
Detective Chief Inspector Katie Elliott, who led the
investigation into the disappearance of Danny Hathaway, commented at the end of
the trial, which found Tony Holland guilty of murder:
"We are pleased to see Tony Holland found guilty for
the murder of Danny Hathaway today. It’s a good result at the end of an
investigation that was made all the more complex because Danny’s body has never
been found.
"When Danny was first reported missing it seemed
almost certain that he had come to harm - his family meant everything to him
and we believed he would never willingly leave them in the way he did.
"In a very short while, we were treating the enquiry
as a murder investigation with Tony Holland as the main suspect.
"Tony Holland came into the investigation at a very
early stage and within a week, we had arrested him on suspicion of
murder. There was not enough evidence to charge him at this stage but we
seized a large amount of material that continued to subject to forensic examination
and that eventually incriminated Holland
"Holland
"In April 2007 he was arrested again. At this stage
the Crown Prosecution Service were not satisfied that there was sufficient
evidence to charge him with murder.
"It was only after Tony Holland was arrested for the
murder of William O’Connor by Suffolk Police that similarities between that
case and the murder of Danny Hathaway, became clear. The successful prosecution
of Holland for both murders is a tribute to the
good work and co-operation of the Police Forces and Crown Prosecution Services
in Northamptonshire and Suffolk
"Without Danny’s body, we had to prove that he was no
longer alive, and continue our search for him, rather than simply being able to
focus on proving that Tony Holland had killed him.
"Today’s verdict is testament to over 12 months of
dedicated and meticulous investigation by my team and I would like to thank
them for that. It also demonstrates the successful joint working between
Northamptonshire and Suffolk Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.
"But for all the officers involved in this investigation, and particularly for Danny’s family, this investigation will never be over until we know where Danny’s body is and I will continue to appeal for anyone who knows where he is to help us find him so that his family can bury him and achieve some sort of peace."
"But for all the officers involved in this investigation, and particularly for Danny’s family, this investigation will never be over until we know where Danny’s body is and I will continue to appeal for anyone who knows where he is to help us find him so that his family can bury him and achieve some sort of peace."
Facts and Figures
During the investigation into the murder of Danny
Hathaway, Northamptonshire Police:
· Gathered 888 exhibits
· Undertook 1598 investigative tasks
· Took 746 statements
· Logged details of 526 vehicles
· Recorded 526 reports from officers
· Gathered 888 exhibits
· Undertook 1598 investigative tasks
· Took 746 statements
· Logged details of 526 vehicles
· Recorded 526 reports from officers
STATEMENT FROM DANIEL'S FATHER KENNETH HATHAWAY
“As the family of Daniel Hathaway, we came to this court
to try and find the truth of what happened on that cold February day more than
a year ago, and to see justice done.
“Although it is true that with Tony Holland being found
guilty of murder and sentenced after examination of the evidence that there is
some measure of justice as far as English law is concerned, we are no nearer to
finding out what actually happened and, even more particularly, neither do we
know what he has done with Daniel.
“Therefore, for us, there cannot be closure and the agony
continues; for this man has not only destroyed a wonderful person and taken the
life of a loving son, brother, partner and father of two small children, he has
sentenced us to a lifetime of uncertainty and questions.
“Questions that we ask now and questions his children will
continue to ask for many years as they grow older.
“He, the perpetrator, will serve his time in the comfort
of prison and be released but for us there is no release and no end, only the
agony of loss for a lifetime made unspeakably worse by the fact that we have
been unable to say goodbye to our loved one, nor to give him the dignity of
burial and the respect of a funeral.
“We extend our sympathy to the family of William O’Connor
and our grateful thanks to the police for their painstaking work in this
difficult case, but we also take this opportunity to make a heartfelt appeal to
those persons who know to tell us where Daniel is, so that we may come and take
him away to grieve over and to bury.
“Please, for our sakes and the sake of his two children,
tell us where Danny is.”
Conviction Of Tony Holland - Murder Of Daniel Hathaway - 04-05-2008
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STATEMENT FROM DETECTIVE CHIEF INSPECTOR
KATIE ELLIOTT
Detective Chief Inspector Katie Elliott,
who led the investigation into the disappearance of Danny Hathaway, commented
at the end of the trial, which found Tony Holland guilty of murder:
"We are pleased to see Tony Holland
found guilty for the murder of Danny Hathaway today. It's a good result at
the end of an investigation that was made all the more complex because
Danny's body has never been found.
"When Danny was first reported
missing it seemed almost certain that he had come to harm - his family meant
everything to him and we believed he would never willingly leave them in the
way he did.
"In a very short while, we were
treating the enquiry as a murder investigation with Tony Holland as the main
suspect.
"Tony Holland came into the
investigation at a very early stage and within a week, we had arrested him on
suspicion of murder. There was not enough evidence to charge him at this
stage but we seized a large amount of material that continued to subject to
forensic examination and that eventually incriminated
"
"In April 2007 he was arrested again.
At this stage the Crown Prosecution Service were not satisfied that there was
sufficient evidence to charge him with murder.
"It was only after Tony Holland was
arrested for the murder of William O'Connor by Suffolk Police that
similarities between that case and the murder of Danny Hathaway, became
clear. The successful prosecution of
"Without Danny's body, we had to
prove that he was no longer alive, and continue our search for him, rather
than simply being able to focus on proving that Tony Holland had killed him.
"Today's verdict is testament to over
12 months of dedicated and meticulous investigation by my team and I would
like to thank them for that. It also demonstrates the successful joint
working between Northamptonshire and Suffolk Police and the Crown Prosecution
Service.
"But for all the officers involved in this investigation, and particularly for Danny's family, this investigation will never be over until we know where Danny's body is and I will continue to appeal for anyone who knows where he is to help us find him so that his family can bury him and achieve some sort of peace." Facts and Figures
During the investigation into the murder
of Danny Hathaway, Northamptonshire Police:
· Gathered 888 exhibits · Undertook 1598 investigative tasks · Took 746 statements · Logged details of 526 vehicles · Recorded 526 reports from officers
STATEMENT FROM DANIEL'S FATHER KENNETH
HATHAWAY
"As the family of Daniel Hathaway, we
came to this court to try and find the truth of what happened on that cold
February day more than a year ago, and to see justice done.
"Although it is true that with Tony
Holland being found guilty of murder and sentenced after examination of the
evidence that there is some measure of justice as far as English law is concerned,
we are no nearer to finding out what actually happened and, even more
particularly, neither do we know what he has done with Daniel.
"Therefore, for us, there cannot be
closure and the agony continues; for this man has not only destroyed a wonderful
person and taken the life of a loving son, brother, partner and father of two
small children, he has sentenced us to a lifetime of uncertainty and
questions.
"Questions that we ask now and
questions his children will continue to ask for many years as they grow
older.
"He, the perpetrator, will serve his
time in the comfort of prison and be released but for us there is no release
and no end, only the agony of loss for a lifetime made unspeakably worse by
the fact that we have been unable to say goodbye to our loved one, nor to
give him the dignity of burial and the respect of a funeral.
"We extend our sympathy to the family
of William O'Connor and our grateful thanks to the police for their
painstaking work in this difficult case, but we also take this opportunity to
make a heartfelt appeal to those persons who know to tell us where Daniel is,
so that we may come and take him away to grieve over and to bury.
"Please, for our sakes and the sake
of his two children, tell us where Danny is."
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Double murderer jailed for life
A man who
murdered a traveller and then killed another man while out on police bail has
been jailed for life.
Tony
Holland, 23, murdered Danny Hathaway, 44, of Corby ,
Northamptonshire, in February 2007. Mr Hathaway's body has not been found.
He must
serve a minimum of 35 years Ipswich Crown Court ruled.
Children's
questions
Mr O'Connor
was killed after Holland
The jury
unanimously convicted Holland of Mr O'Connor's murder and found him guilty of
Mr Hathaway's murder by a majority verdict.
In a
statement Mr Hathaway's father appealed to those who know where his son's body
is to come forward, so he can be found and have the "dignity of burial and
the respect of a funeral".
"Please,
for our sakes and the sake of his two children, tell us where Danny is,"
Kenneth Hathaway said.
He went on
to accuse Holland
"Questions
that we ask now and questions his children will continue to ask for many years
as they grow older", he said.
Det Ch Insp
Katie Elliott, of Northamptonshire Police, said there had not been enough
evidence to charge Holland
She said the
investigation would continue until Mr Hathaway's body is found.
In a
statement Mr O'Connor's family described Holland
It read:
"The actions of one callous man has changed so many lives. He has killed a
part of all of us."
Outside
court, Det Ch Insp David Skevington, of Suffolk Police, said the latest
forensic techniques, mobile phone technology and automatic number plate
recognition systems helped to identify and track Holland
Rooke Garbutt
DEATH OF MR ROOKE GARBUTT
A Founder of the Batley Agricultural Society
Batley has lost another of its esteemed
personalities by death on Saturday, a few weeks short of his 75th
birthday, of Mr Rooke Garbutt of Grosvenor Terrace,
Batley. Well known in many spheres and highly respected by all who knew him, Mr
Garbutt’s death is deeply regretted by the people of the town in which he had
led an active life, and in many of whose affairs he had taken a prominent part.
His fatal illness extended over four months and prior to that he had scarcely
ever known a day’s illness.
A native of Easingwold, in North
Yorkshire , Mr Rooke Garbutt was son of the late Mr James Garbutt,
for many years in business in Heckmondwike as a chemist and grocer. . Mr Rooke
Garbutt was educated at Harrogate and
then apprenticed with the late Mr John Blackburn, shoddy manufacturer of Old
Mill, and father of ex-Alderman John Wm Blackburn .
Subsequently Mr Garbutt was with Messrs John Whittaker and Sons, Talbot Street ,
Batley but much of his business was spent with Messrs John Jubb and Sons of
Phoenix Mills, Batley, with whom he had served
14 years, firstly for a short time as a traveller, and later as a
manager. He was a well-known and popular figure in local business circles and
spent a good deal of time at the Dewsbury rag sales and at Huddersfield
Exchange. He retired from business at the age of 70 and one of his most
treasured possessions was a gold watch presented to him in 1895? by the firm and work people of Messrs John Jubb
and Sons “as a mark of respect after 21 years service”
Outside business and family affairs Mr Garbutt’s great
interest in life was the Batley Agricultural Society, of which he was one of
the founders. Energy, enthusiasm and great capacity for organisation were amongst
his outstanding characteristics, and the success of the Society’s annual shows
was in no small measure due to his personal efforts. He had a deep-rooted
interest in the Society as ,
and a great affection for the Hospital, for which it raised valuable funds.
From 1903 to 1912 he continuously
occupied the presidency of the Society, and made an admirable leader, inspiring
others by his very enthusiastic example. In 1905 he was presented with a gold
albert and mounted
£2 piece inscribed “Presented to Mr Rooke Garbutt, Esq., by the
Committee of Batley and District Agricultural Society in recognition of his
services to the Society during the past ten
years, and as president for three years – 1903-4-5”
The full extent of Mr Garbutt’s work for the Agricultural Society may nrver
be known to the public but it is known and appreciated by those who were
privileged to work with him in that organisation. A few weeks ago the Society –
which has recently been revived after a war-time lapse of activity - decided on of the funds to endow a cot at Batley Hospital
Mr Garbutt did not, however, confine his public work to one
direction alone. He was at one period for a number
years a North
Ward representative on Batley Town Council, and gave much valuable
assistance in the administration of the town’s affairs, but was ultimately
compelled to resign owing to the calls of
business. Always in his element at arranging
public demonstrations, he provided and superintended the erection and lighting of the two huge bonfires lit,
one in 1911 to mark the Coronation of King Edward and the other to mark Queen Victoria ’s diamond
jubilee in 1897.
In his younger days he was a local cricketer
of more than average ability and assisted Heckmondwike several seasons For a short time he also assisted the
old Batley Club, at the period when the team included such well-known stalwarts
as the late Mr Joseph Auty, Mr John Wm. Blackburn and Mr John Taylor. Many
years ago Mr Garbutt was also keenly Interested in the old Volunteer movement. He
was an excellent shot and won many prizes as one of the Honorary Members shooting Club. He was associated with Hick Lane
Wesleyan Chapel, and in politics was a Conservastive, being a former member of
Batley Conservative Club.
He leaves a widow, one son Mr James Rooke Garbutt, and two
daughters Mrs John Arthur Lodge of Batley and
Mrs P B Coates of Taunton Somerset.
The Funeral
The internment at Batley
Cemetery
Batley News, May 25, 1923
Saturday 19 January 2013
Percy Wilfred Loryman
1883 - Born Mirfield
1908 Married Pepina Ferrari
1891 Greenburgh Terrace, Dewsbury
1916 - In Mesopotamia, Flying Corps
Amazingly on the same page as news from Ruhleben
C Whitehead & Sons
Leeds Mercury 30th April 1883
FOUNDATION-STONE LAYING AT RAVENSTHORPE.
On Saturday afternoon the foundation-stone of the new stores for the Self-Help Co-operative Society, Ravensthorpe,
was laid, but the weather being wet the proceeding s were got through as
quickly as possible. Afterwards a tea party was held in celebration of the event, and there was a very large attendance. The building is from the designs of Messrs. Kirk and Sons, aichitects, of Dewsbury
and Huddersfield, and will occupy the site of the old stores belonging to, the society, and of several cottages adjoining, and which is on the west side of North-road at its junction with Huddersfield-road. The structure will be three stores high, with (cellarage under the whole), and will give accommodation ample for all requirements for the grocer's, draper's, bootmaker's, and butcher's departments; the first and second having a frontage to the main road. Besides these departments and shops there will be a large hall for public meetings, 62ft. long by 45ft, wide, and 22ft high, lit with 13 large circular-headed windows having enriched and moulded plaster imposts, and moulded archivats. Two stone staircases of good dimensions lead to the hall for ingress and egress. In addition to the chief building there will be at the back, slaughter-house, stable, corn-crushing room, shoemakers' workshop, and other places, all conveniently arranged for business purposes. The style of architecture of the new store is Italian of a plain character, and the front to Huddersfield-road is to
have an ornamental pediment prepared to receive a clock, and that to North-road an ashlar inscription gablet. The exterior walls will be of pitch-faced delph stone, with asular dressings, the interior walls being of brick. The contractors are—Masons. Messrs. C. Whitehead and Sons; joiners, Messrs. Fothergill and Schofield ; plumber, Mr. E . Walker; slater, Mr. J. Thornton; plasterers, Messrs. Grange and Cookson; painter,Mr. J.C. Ledgard; and
ironfounders, Messrs. Marsden and Co. The execution of the contracts will be carried out under the immediate
supervision or Messrs. Kirk and Sons, the architects, and no time is to be lost in completing the building, which will be a decided ornament to the village of Ravensthorpe.
Fanny Priestley
1850 - Born Lockwood, Huddersfield
1861 - 6 Albert Buildings, Wooldale (See Fred Priestley)
1871 - Upton Street, Batley, (See Fred Priestley)
1881 - Clutton St, Soothill, living next to her Mother, Emma
1891 - Soothill Lane, Batley, Near Broom Street
1901 - 5 Grosvenor Road, Batley, with a servant
1911 - 5 Grosvenor Road, Batley, with a servant
1935 - 19th June Died in North Curry, Taunton, Somerset
Emma Priestley 1854
1854 - Born Westbury, Wiltshire (also listed as Wednesbury)
1861 - 6 Albert Buildings, Wooldale, See Fred Priestley
1871 - Upton Street, Batley, See Fred Priestley
1878 - Married to Fred Foster
1881 - Wharf Street, Dewsbury (Birthplaces are wrong but this may be a ditto from previous family)
1901 - 56 Lea Street, Huddersfield
At some point the Foster's emigrated to South Africa "In his 78th year Mr. Priestley went to South Africa on a visit to his brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs Fred Foster, formerly of Hanging Heaton, and while he was there was introduced to General Smuts."
1926 - 3rd May Emma & Fred arrived at Southmpton on the Edinburgh Castle from Natal, South Africa. Staying c/o G. Payne, Queen Elizabeth Street, London. Listed as Manager & Wife
James Priestley
Born 2nd October 1824
Christened 9th January 1825
1851 - No idea where the Priestleys were but as Emma was born in Wiltshire they could have been anywhere. I've tried alsorts of searches but no luck. Although Fred was born in Honley in 1852
1861 - 6 Albert Buildings, Wooldale
Died 8th September 1879
Gravestone Plot B601 Batley cemetery, buried 12 Sep 1879
Father of Frederick Priestley
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