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- 31 Mar 1901, Lofthouse Gate, Outwood, Wakefield, 53
KELLY'S TRADE DIRECTORY, LOFTHOUSE GATE
1875 Ezra, Grocer
1877, Ezra, Shopkeeper & Butcher
1887, Ezra, Shopkeeper, Butcher & Beer seller
1882, 1892,1904,, Ezra, Butcher
1881 Stanley-cum-Wrenthorpe census
Lofthous Gate
EZRA Hemingway, 33, Head, Butcher/Shopkeeper, Outwood
EMMA LOUISA Hemingway, 29, Wife, Hunslet
HERBERT Hemingway, 5, Son, Scholar, Outwood
JOHN WILLIAM Hemingway, 4, Son, Scholar, Outwood
HARRY Hemingway, 2, Son, Scholar, Outwood
PERCY Hemingway, 1, Son, Outwood
FRANCES MAY, 1, dau, Outwood
1891 census
LOFTHOUSE GATE
HENRY Hemingway, 43, Head, Butcher/Grocer, Lofthouse Gate
EMMA LOUISA Heingway, 40, Wife, Leeds
HERBERT Hemingway, 15, son, Scholar, Lofthouse Gate
JOHN WILLIAM Hemingway, 14, Scholar, Lofthouse Gate
HENRY Hemingway, 12, Son, Scholar, Lofthouse Gate
PERCY Hemingway, 11, Son, Scholar, Lofthouse Gate
WALTER Hmeingway, 8, Son, Scholar, Lofthouse Gate
GEORGE Hemingway, 5, Son, Lofthouse Gate
ARTHUR Hemingway, 3, Son, Lofthouse Gate
ELSIE Hemingway, 2, Dau, Lofthouse Gate
HAROLD Hemingway, 1month, Lofthouse Gate
Eliza Ann Thompson, 18, Servant, Wakefield
1901 Stanley census
59 Potovens Lane, Lofthouse Gate
EZRA, Head, Widower, 53, Butcher, grocer, off-licence, own property, Lofthouse Gate
HERBERT, son, S, 25, Butcher, grocer, Lofthouse Gate
PERCY, son, S, 21, Painter & decorator, Lofthouse Gate
FRANCES M, dau, S, 20, General domestic servant, Lofthouse Gate
WALTER, son, S, 18, Plumbers apprentice, Lofthouse Gate
SIDNEY, son, S, 17, Bricklayers apprentice, Lofthouse Gate
GEORGE, son, S, 15, Lofthouse Gate
ARTHUR, son, S, 13, Lofthouse Gate
ELSIE, dau, S, 12, Lofthouse Gate
HAROLD, son, S, 10, Lofthouse Gate
LOUISE, dau, S, 8, Lofthouse Gate
(Ezra was not a widower, wife Emma Louise was in Ashton-under- Lyme for the birth of a baby to Will's wife Ada- RH)
Ezra was Chairman of the Burial Board, Chairman of the Hospital Committee, Chairman of the Education Committee and a local JP" (from letter written by his daughter Louise)
Ezra took over the shop, Eldon House, left to him by his mother Mary Ann, he set up as a butcher & grocer, leaving the pit where hw was a coal screener.He rented a 4 field farm in Outwood to rest his animals which he had bought for slaughter.
Later he had a house and shop built on the corner of Canal Lane and Bker Lane which was named Redvers House, his son Herbert taking over the other business premises. Ther eis a small stone tablet on the house with his initials.
From 'Going back a Bit' by RP Rhodes
Coming to the eastern juction of Canal Lane with Baker lane, stands a house & shop, which faces the Lofthouse Gate Council School and which was built at approximately the same time. A small greenhouse was built leaning on the SW side and a stable on the eatern side of the house and these premises were owned and occupied by Mr & Mrs Ezra Hemingway who had a rather large family of boys and girls, all of whom appearedto have attained ultimately, trade or profession.
The shop was a general store and catered particularly for the school children across theway, an excellent piece of strategy, having the shop built opposite the new school premises and at
approximately the same time.
The Hemingway family comprised of several sons and daughters the names as far as I can ascertain were Percy, Sidney, Walter, John William, George, Herbert and Harold and the daughters were named Cissie, Elsie & Louie.
Mrs Hemingway was very little in evidence, being I suppose occupied in domestic chores, but aprt from such pre-occupation , I understand that her husband was by far the more dominant personality.
Son, Herbert ultimately became a butcher and marrieda daughter of theMoxon familyof Outwood.
Heestablished his business in a small shop in Potovens Lane, along with an abattoir and outbuilding or two, next to his brother John William's off-licence & grocery store, which later , and tday (1974) includes the local Post Office and which contained the first telephone exchange at Lofthouse Gate in the early 1920's.
Percy & George joined partnership as painters and decorators and carried on business in this capacity for many years, then later set up inthe transport business by acquiring buses to commence a local bus service and also tp inaugurate charabancs trips to seaside rwesorts and other places of interest.
Brothers Walter & Sidney apparently took to the plumbing & engineering trade and I still have vivid recollections of them obtaining a contract job at Hemsworth with a former aunt of mine who resided in Top Street and to where I accompanied them for a holiday, when I was about six years old.
A prticular incident which prompts this recollection was, thatthey considered a great joke, was , for one to hold me upside-down, suspended by the ankles, whilst the other rubbed my face with bread and butter, or bread & jam. Anyhow, the joke was eventually on them, or at least one of them, as I grabbed hold of the nearest leg and gave it a lusty bite, which action secured my immediate release and excluded any further attempt at that type of joke.
I have a vague recollection of a further son named Harry but failed to recollect any further details.
Harold the younger son followed all three sisters into the teaching profession at the neighbouring school, where I had the experience of coming under his jurisdiction.
This was an experience that one die not forget in a hurry, as Harold who was an athletic type of personality, who frequently lepaed the dividing walls of the school, merely by placing one hand thereon and springing over, proving himself to be highly capable of dealing with the very roughest 'kids' in the school in no uncertain manner.
Woe betide any meandering scholar, whom Harold should suspect of not paying attention, especially on the back row of the class, as any such indidual would be promptly reminded of his or her delinquency, by a piece of chalk, a ruler, book, rubber or wooden board cleaner being hurled usually with unerring aim and maximum velocity at the offender's head.
Harold's general demeanour & display of physical exuberance, eventually earnrd him amongst the pupils, the nickname of "Bullmilk" a most nonsensical title but very exprssive of course.
I remember that several of the Hemingway sons & daughters were pretty good hockey players, who played over several seasons with a fairly successful team at Lofthouse, which I think, operated underthe title of 'Lofthouse Glenfield'
WAKEFIELD EXPRESS 30TH JANUARY 1904, P2
OUTWOOD ANNUAL BALL
Though Christmas has been gone by over a month and January is almost spent, the people of Outwood have nevertheless kept up their festivities, as last night, the 25th Annual Christmas Ball was held in the Church School, Leeds Road. For years this event has been held in the old schools, but now the new and commodious building has been opened those who attend these dances find how much more enjoyable they will be. These reunions have to no small extent helped financially to raise this fine building. Last night the room had been tastefully decorated by the Committee, for those who did not come to "trip the light fantastic toe" a whist drive was held in one of the classrooms. The MC's for the dance were Messrs JH Moxon and PERCY HEMINGWAY, and for the whist drive Mr HP Tuffley and Mr HL Pullan.
Mr RE Tuffley was the Honorary Secretary to whom no small share of the success was due.
Mr. Bolton's Band supplied the music. Dancing was kept until 2 am this morning
Amongst those attending were;
Mrs E Hemingway
Mr Ezra Hemingway
Miss Cissie Hemingway
Mr & Mrs JW Hemingway
Mr P Hemingway
Mr & Mrs Herbert Hemingway
Mr GW Moxon
The Wakefield Express - Saturday 22nd Sept 1906
HEMINGWAY - September 18th, at his residence, Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate, aged 58, Ezra Hemingway. Interred at Outwood Cemetery on Thursday. No cards"
A similar notice appeared in the "Wakefield and West Riding Herald"
Outwood Cemetery MI
In loving memory of WILLIAM SQUIRE of Lofthouse Gate who died March 2nd 1901
Aged 42
Also of EZRA HEMINGWAY who died September 18th 1906, aged 58
Also of EMMA LOUISA, wife of the above EZRA HEMINGWAY who died February 14th 1919 aged 68
Also of HARRY HEMINGWAY, son of the above who died August 23rd 1930 aged 52
Also PERCY HEMINGWAY who died March 15th 1945 aged 65
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1847 - 1906 (~ 58 years)
