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Topic : History of Waterloo Mills and George Jacques in 1800s |
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| Peter |
Posted on behalf of John-Christian Jacques Hello I want to find out some history of Waterloo Mills and George Jacques in 1800s, do you know anyone that could help? George Jacques was my ancestor and I believe he ran or owned the mill, which is now a modern conversion into dwellings. Any information of the Jacques family or the Corlass family, from Keighley would also be useful. Thanks for your help. John-Christian Jacques |
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| greenlanes |
Geoorge Jacques was born, in quite humble circumstances, in Bingley in 1830. His first occupation was as a wool spinner, first at Keighley (where he lived at Earl Street)and then at Becks Mill in Silsden (the village's first powered textile mill). He married Arabella Holmes at Keighley in 1854. He must have been thrifty with his wages because, when in the 1860s the very large Waterloo Mills was built, George became one of the purchasers and started his own business there. Very quickly, he became the sole owner and built up a very successful business (later with the help of his elder son Plateros) In the 1870s, George had a vey noteable home built in more than six acres of grounds: this is Spring Bank in Howden Road, which is today a nursing home but remains an impressive piece of Victorian architecture. A large slice of the Spring Bank grounds was sold in 1920s to make possible the creation of Silsden New Cemetery. Both George and Arabella were active in Silsden life, particularly at St James' Church where George was Sunday School superintendent for many years. They provided many gifts for the church (including the lovely metal gates into the churchyard, which are now listed for national protection; the church clock; a peal of bells; the brass lectern; and two memorial windows, one dedicated to their parents and one to their son Edwin, who died while a scholar at Pannal School, near Harrogate. All can be seen at the church today. George was also the first president of Silsden Mechanics Institute, which is now the Town Hall, having donated 100 guineas to its foundation. George died in 1895. Arabella died at Spring Bank in 1924 in her ninetieth year. Hope this is of some help in your researches. |
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| gazzer |
I suspect Jacques Grove will be named after the family |
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| Dreamlight |
quoteGeoorge Jacques was born, in quite humble circumstances, in Bingley in 1830. His first occupation was as a wool spinner, first at Keighley (where he lived at Earl Street)and then at Becks Mill in Silsden (the village's first powered textile mill). He married Arabella Holmes at Keighley in 1854. He must have been thrifty with his wages because, when in the 1860s the very large Waterloo Mills was built, George became one of the purchasers and started his own business there. Very quickly, he became the sole owner and built up a very successful business (later with the help of his elder son Plateros) In the 1870s, George had a vey noteable home built in more than six acres of grounds: this is Spring Bank in Howden Road, which is today a nursing home but remains an impressive piece of Victorian architecture. A large slice of the Spring Bank grounds was sold in 1920s to make possible the creation of Silsden New Cemetery. Both George and Arabella were active in Silsden life, particularly at St James' Church where George was Sunday School superintendent for many years. They provided many gifts for the church (including the lovely metal gates into the churchyard, which are now listed for national protection; the church clock; a peal of bells; the brass lectern; and two memorial windows, one dedicated to their parents and one to their son Edwin, who died while a scholar at Pannal School, near Harrogate. All can be seen at the church today. George was also the first president of Silsden Mechanics Institute, which is now the Town Hall, having donated 100 guineas to its foundation. George died in 1895. Arabella died at Spring Bank in 1924 in her ninetieth year. Hope this is of some help in your researches. Thanks for all that information Greenlanes, very useful, paints a much clearer view of the man, his success, and his family. We are descendant of George's brother Platerous, a wine dealer I believe. Other members of the family read that George left £70,000 in his will, a lot of money for those days. Do you know of any photos of George or his family members, as being rich in the 1860s he'd be one of the few who might afford the new photographic pictures of the day? Also would you know of any documents that might give mention to his Great Grandfather, as we can only trace the family as far back as his Grandfather David b. 1762? Thanks |
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| Dreamlight |
quoteI suspect Jacques Grove will be named after the family Thanks Gazzer I will look it up. |
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| greenlanes |
Have never come across a photo of the Jacques, but will have a scout round. The parish church might have something? Yes, Jacques Grove was named after the family; it is very close to their Spring Bank home. |
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| Dreamlight |
Any information or photos related to the family would be of interest and help? Do you know if George's line of the family stayed and prospered in the Silsden area? |
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| Dreamlight |
Oops, I need to correct myself regarding the money left by George. Another family member who knows a bit about George has said it was only £72, 15s .10d in his will, not the £70,000 I quoted. Sorry about that. Any ideas why Platerous Lawson Jacques may have gone to the USA in the 1860s? |
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| greenlanes |
I don't think there have been any Jacques descendants in Silsden for very many years. George's daughter Mary Arabella married Arthur Sellers of Keighley in 1898. He was a local amateur cricketer; one of their sons Arthur Brian Sellers (always known as Brian)became a professional cricketer, captain of Yorkshire and later a Test selector. There will be lots about him on the internet. George's other daughter Alice married Edgar Heap of Ilkley in 1901. He was a prosperous wool merchant in Bradford and apparently it was one of the poshest weddings Silsden had ever seen! Hundreds waited to watch the wedding procession and threw down rose petals in front of them. George's surviving son Plateras seems to have married late in life; there is a death record for a Plateras Jacques in Cheltenham in 1935; probably him as its such an unusual name. Maybe you will pick upo a few clues from the above. |
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| wcooke |
Read the information about George JACQUES with interest. I am also a descendant of Plateras Lawson JACQUES (1828-1870), the brother of George JACQUES. My gg-grandfather Plateras briefly spent some time in the United States in the early 1860s; long enough for a daughter to be born there. He was back in Yorkshire by 1866 but died in 1870. At the time of his death he was a wire polisher. The £72000 figure for the value of George JACQUES's estate comes from the National Probate Calendar. George JACQUES, Plateras Lawson JACQUES, their brother Henry JACQUES, and several other members of their families are buried in Utley Cemetery in Keighley. |
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