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     James Joshua Stubley was born on 15 February 1882. He was the son of John Stubley and Adeline Taylor. In the census of 31 March 1901 he was listed as a woollen manufacturer's son the son of John Stubley at Carlton Grange, Batley.¹
In the census of 2 April 1911 he was listed as a woollen cloth manufacturer the son of Adeline Stubley at The Uplands, Batley.²
James Joshua Stubley died on 5 May 1952 at age 70.

     John Reginald Stubley was born in 1885. He was the son of John Stubley and Adeline Taylor.
John Reginald Stubley was educated at Silcoates School.
In the census of 31 March 1901 he was at Rhyl, Flintshire, a schoolboy on holiday with his brother Cyril and a nurse.¹
In the census of 2 April 1911 he was listed as a woollen cloth manufacturer the son of Adeline Stubley at The Uplands, Batley.²
John Reginald Stubley Served with French Red Cross Society; Section Sanitaire Anglaise No.1.³
He died on 27 December 1915 at Francefrom illness contracted during strenous work with an ambulance unit.
John Reginald Stubley's grave is in Southern Cemetery, Nancy, France; Nancy Southern Cemetery.⁴

     Joshua Taylor was born in 1821 at Batley. He was the son of Thomas Taylor and Rebecca Willans. Joshua Taylor was baptized on 29 March 1821 at Batley.
He married Alice Cooke, daughter of Samuel Cooke, on 28 August 1849.¹
In the census of 7 April 1861 he was listed as the head of household at Healey Bottom, Batley, as a widower aged 40, a woollen manufactureer.²
Joshua Taylor married Martha Booth on 24 June 1870.
In the census of 2 April 1871 he was listed as the head of household at Healey, Batley, as a woollen cloth manufacturer.³
Joshua Taylor died on 19 July 1879 at Batley.⁴

     Alice Cooke was born circa 1829 at Birstall. She was the daughter of Samuel Cooke. Alice Cooke married Joshua Taylor, son of Thomas Taylor and Rebecca Willans, on 28 August 1849.¹
Alice Cooke died in 1860.

     Thomas Taylor was born on 28 November 1778 at Batley. He was the son of Abraham Taylor and Hannah Hudswell. Thomas Taylor was baptized on 3 January 1779 at Batley.¹
He married Rebecca Willans, daughter of James Willans and Susanna Brooke, on 4 February 1808 at Batley.¹
Thomas Taylor and Rebecca Willans lived in her farmhouse at Carlinghow from 1808 until 1820.² Thomas Taylor died on 29 August 1857 at Batley at age 78. He was buried on 1 September 1857 at Batley ; aged 77.¹

     Rebecca Willans was born on 10 October 1783. She was the daughter of James Willans and Susanna Brooke. Rebecca Willans was baptized on 23 November 1783 at Batley.
She married Thomas Taylor, son of Abraham Taylor and Hannah Hudswell, on 4 February 1808 at Batley.¹
Rebecca Willans was said to have been carrying on her deceased parents'farm alone at the time of her marriage.² She and Thomas Taylor lived in her farmhouse at Carlinghow from 1808 until 1820.² Rebecca Willans died on 3 May 1856 at Batley at age 72. She was buried on 5 May 1856 at Batley ; aged 72.¹

     James Stubley was born on 6 June 1824 at Barnsley. He was the son of John Stubley and Martha Easton. James Stubley was baptized on 14 July 1824 at Barnsley.
James Stubley and George Stubley were said to have been taken to the Old Mill by their father on the day after his return to Batley. There they shared a wage of about 3s a week as piecers, working 6am to 7pm and finishing at pm on Saturdays. From being piecers George & James became feeders at 4s a week, then carders at 8s a week and then fettlers at 12s a week.¹
He was listed in the census of 6 June 1841 at Back Lane, Batley, a cloth dresser.²
In the census of 6 June 1841 he was listed as a cloth dresser the son of Martha Stubley at Back Lane, Batley.³
James Stubley was He is then understood have have gained a job as a spinner at Hick Lane Mill, a business some 62 years later to be purchased by Stubleys.

He married Sarah Fox, daughter of David Fox and Mary Ibberson, on 9 July 1846 at Dewsbury.⁴

Bottoms Mill

in 1850 James Stubley and George Stubley his brother, supposedly having saved £150 each, set up a venture of their own, in a building in an area known as the Bottoms, by Batley Beck. Initially they were commission spinners, according to Willans working largely for the Sheards by whom they had formerly been employed.^5,6
In the census of 30 March 1851 he was listed as the head of household at Havercroft, Batley, as a spinner at a woollen factory. His brother George, a widower, was living with him.⁷
In 1854 the Crimean War brought a period of success, with large Government contracts. However, the war's end almost saw the end of this Stubley venture when a large Government order for army blankets was cancelled. The Company were treated sympathetically by their creditors, enabling them to carry on, and this faith in them was justified when, fifteen years later, every creditor was paid out in full.⁸

In the census of 7 April 1861 he was listed as the head of household at Albert Street, Batley, as a woollen manufacturer.⁹
James Stubley was a J.P. In the census of 2 April 1871 he was listed as the head of household at Albert Terrace, Batley, a Woollen manufacturer and farmer.¹⁰
In the census of 3 April 1881 he was listed as the head of household at Wood Villa, Batley Field Hill, Batley, as a woollen manufacturer.¹¹
In the census of 5 April 1891 he was listed as the head of household at 40 Field Hill, Batley, as a woollen manufacturer. There are three female servants.¹²
On 2 July 1892 James Stubley
; laid the foundation stone of the Batley Technical School , of which he was a generous benefactor.¹³ He died on 3 September 1896 at Woodfield House, Batley, at age 72. In his will he left an estate said to be worth nearly £200,000, including property in Lincolnshire.⁸

     Mary Elizabeth Stubley was born in 1847. She was the daughter of James Stubley and Sarah Fox. Mary Elizabeth Stubley was baptized on 21 November 1847 at Batley.¹
She died on 13 April 1849.

     Elizabeth Stubley was born on 6 April 1853. She was the daughter of James Stubley and Sarah Fox. Elizabeth Stubley was baptized on 19 June 1853 at Parish Church, Batley.¹
In the census of 7 April 1861 she was listed as as a scholar aged 8 the daughter of James Stubley at Albert Street, Batley.²
In the census of 2 April 1871 she was listed as the daughter of James Stubley at Albert Terrace, Batley.³
In the census of 3 April 1881 she was listed as the daughter of James Stubley at Wood Villa, Batley Field Hill, Batley.⁴
Elizabeth Stubley married Charles Colman Edwards in 1882.⁵
Elizabeth Stubley died on 22 August 1927 at age 74.⁶

     Charles Colman Edwards was born on 18 March 1849. He married Elizabeth Stubley, daughter of James Stubley and Sarah Fox, in 1882.¹
Charles Colman Edwards died on 2 December 1920 at Batley at age 71.²

     Martha Jane Stubley was born on 19 August 1855. She was the daughter of James Stubley and Sarah Fox. Martha Jane Stubley was baptized on 4 November 1855 at Batley.¹
She died on 14 April 1858 at age 2.

     David Stubley was born on 1 February 1858. He was the son of James Stubley and Sarah Fox. In the census of 7 April 1861 he was listed as aged 3 the son of James Stubley at Albert Street, Batley.¹
David Stubley was educated at Silcoates School and in Germany.²
In the census of 3 April 1881 he was listed as a manufacturer the son of James Stubley at Wood Villa, Batley Field Hill, Batley.³
In the census of 5 April 1891 he was listed as the son of James Stubley at 40 Field Hill, Batley.⁴
In 1896 brothers David and John Stubley were in charge of the Batley mills following the death of their father in that year.
In the census of 31 March 1901 he was listed as the head of household at Wood View, Batley, as a woollen manufacturer.⁵
David Stubley took over as Mayor of Batley when his brother died in mid term in 1911.²
Between 1917 and 1919 David Stubley was again Mayor of Batley.²
He lived at at Marshfield House, Upper Batley, and at Hirst Priory, Crowle, Lincolnshire.⁶
In 1920 David Stubley bought a part of the Wilton Estate in Batley including the freehold of the Woodlands Estate from the 6th Earl of Wilton, Seymour Edward Frederick Egerton.⁷
David Stubley was a J.P. and Freeman of the Borough of Batley.
He died on 26 April 1934 at age 76.

     John Stubley was born on 3 June 1796. He was the son of Joseph Stubley and Elizabeth Marsden. John Stubley was baptized on 13 August 1796 at Parish Church, Batley.¹
He is said to have left for Barnsley when a young man, to enter the service of an uncle who was a farmer, then moved to Pogmoor and subsequently returned to Batley. in 1810. He married Martha Easton on 26 July 1818 at Barnsley.
John Stubley He may not have returned to Batley until after 1833 when his son Leonard was baptised in Barnsley.
He himself took on work as a waggoner. He died in 1839; One day while carrying on his trade in Leeds John had the job of loading a piece of machinery with a crane when the rope snapped and he was crushed to death.
He was buried on 19 February 1839 at Batley.¹

     Martha Easton married John Stubley, son of Joseph Stubley and Elizabeth Marsden, on 26 July 1818 at Barnsley.

In the census of 6 June 1841 she was listed as the head of household at Back Lane, Batley.¹
In the census of 30 March 1851 she was listed as the head of household at Batley as a bobbin winder.²

     Benjamin Fox was born in 1755. He was the son of Benjamin Fox and Betty Lister. Benjamin Fox was baptized on 11 May 1755 at Dewsbury.¹
He married Margaret Robinson on 12 September 1776 at Dewsbury.¹
Benjamin Fox died in 1818 at Dewsbury.

     Abraham Talbot age not as census, possibly this is Abraham buried 2 5 1828 aged 1. He was baptized on 19 November 1826 at Zion Chapel, Batley.¹
He was born on 1 November 1826. He was the son of John Talbot and Hannah Slater.

     William Ibberson was born circa 1742. He was the son of William Ibberson. William Ibberson married Sarah Senior, daughter of William Senior, on 18 November 1765 at Batley witnesses William Senior and William Pearson.¹
William Ibberson died on 2 January 1837 at Batley; His death notice describes him as one who joined the Wesleyan Society in his early twenties.²

     Sarah Senior was the daughter of William Senior. Sarah Senior married William Ibberson, son of William Ibberson, on 18 November 1765 at Batley witnesses William Senior and William Pearson.¹

     John Talbot was born on 22 August 1785. He was the son of James Talbot and Mary Sunderland. John Talbot was baptized on 18 September 1785 at Batley.

     Joseph Fisher married Ellen Sheard, daughter of John Sheard and Elizabeth Armitage, on 24 June 1713 at Thornhill.¹

     Stephen Mowbray was born in 1683 at Batley. He was the son of John Mowburye and Mary Field. Stephen Mowbray was baptized on 12 June 1683 at Batley.¹
He married Hannah Dixon, daughter of Robert Dixon and Elizabeth Wood, on 11 November 1719 at Batley.¹

     Charles Stubley was born on 24 October 1790 at Batley. He was the son of Rachel Stubley. Charles Stubley was baptized on 14 November 1790 at Batley.¹
He, born to Benjamins Law's first wife Rachel Stubley eight months before their marriage, so possibly his son, seems a very likely person to have assisted in the first trials of making shoddy cloth as stated by Law's grandson Edwin.
He married Hannah Mason on 30 March 1812 at Batley.¹
In the census of 6 June 1841 he was listed as the head of household at Lane End, Havercroft, Batley, as a clothier.²
In the census of 30 March 1851 he was listed as the head of household at Commercial St., Batley, as a cloth weaver aged 62.³
In the census of 7 April 1861 he was listed as the head of household at Drake Street, Batley, as later a woollen weaver.⁴
Charles Stubley died on 13 January 1873 at age 82.⁵

     George Redfearn was born on 22 February 1800. He was the son of Thomas Redfearn and Mary Hall. George Redfearn was baptized on 23 March 1800 at Batley.¹
He married Harriet Sharp on 15 September 1823 at Batley.¹
In the census of 6 June 1841 he was listed as the head of household at New Batley, Batley, as a clothier.²
In the census of 30 March 1851 he was listed as the head of household at New Street, Batley, a widower, a woollen rag dealer.³

     Joseph Stubley was born in 1772. He was the son of Abraham Stubley and Noah Eastwood. Joseph Stubley was baptized on 19 January 1772 at Parish Church, Batley.¹
He married Elizabeth Marsden, daughter of Thomas Marsden, on 1 July 1793 at Batley.¹
Joseph Stubley married Ann Annowey on 3 October 1805 at Penistone.²
Joseph Stubley married Mary Denton, daughter of Richard Denton, on 31 October 1809 at Batley.¹
Joseph Stubley is said to have been a manufacturer typical of many others, having his wool carded and spun in one of the "Company mills" , weaving it at home, then selling it in the Leeds cloth market.
He died in 1824 at Batley.  And was buried on 6 September 1824 at Batley; aged 52.¹