Born: 1880
Died: 3 September 1917
Buried: Achiet le Grand Communal Cemetery Extension
Address: 19 Westgate, Baildon
Parents: Mary Ann
Spouse:
Siblings:
Occupation: Quarryman (1911)
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Baildon Moravian Church; Baildon
Children:
Regiment: Duke of Wellington’s West Riding
John Hanniford
There are a number of variations on
John’s surname - Hanniford,
Haniford, Haniforth, Hannaford
and, in his military records,
Anniford.
John was born in 1880 and his
mother was Mary Ann Haniford.
She married William Halliday on
12th April 1887 at baildon Parish
Church. She was 27 years old and
the daughter of John Hanniford,
delver; William Halliday was 27, a
carter driver and the son of
Benjamin Halliday, labourer.
The 1891 census has the family
living at 7 Westgate, Baildon where
we find:
William Halliday, 32, cart driver (in
1901 and 1911, given as coal
merchant)
Mary Ann Halliday
John Haniforth 10
Mary Halliday 3
Ruth Halliday 1.
In both 1901 and 1911 census, with
the family living at 19 Westgate,
John is given as John Halliday,
although in the latter census his
name is crossed through.
We know, however, that this is
definitely the man we are looking
for because on 12 October 1917 the
Shipley Times & Express included
the following notice in its Births,
Marriages and Deaths column:
Hanniford - Pte J Hanniford, only
son of Mr and Mrs W Halliday,
Westgate, Baildon, died from
pneumonia in France 23rd
September 1917, aged 37 years.
Thanks to Tish and Mike Lawson for their help in unravelling this complex story
