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The Land Family in All Saints Church, Wakefield

The first certain Land ancestor was John Land. He was the father of Charles Land baptized in All Saints, Wakefield in 1767.

John Land may also have been baptized in All Saints. The records for All Saints include two John Lands born at the appropriate time to be the father of Charles Land:

  1. John, the son of Samuel Land of Woodside, baptized on March 9, 1729/30
  2. John, the son of John Land of "West", baptized on May 3, 1734.

There were, however, more than two John Lands having children baptized in all Saints parish at the time of the birth of Charles Land. The available records do not make it possible to determine which of the John Lands was the father of Charles Land. However, it is possible to determine to some extent who was not the father of Charles Land.

The Children of the John Lands Baptized Between 1761 and 1774 All Saints, Wakefield

There were 18 children connected with the John Lands in Wakefield between 1761 and 1774. The list of these children was taken from the baptismal and burial records in All Saints Parish, Wakefield and from the IGI for the parish of Weston.

Unfortunately, neither the mother's name nor the father's occupation was listed for any of these records . The "residence" was listed for only 10 of the them. The records for the children of John Land in Wakefield All Saints and in Weston between 1761 and 1774 were:

  1. Thomas ☆ (mother unknown) on May 2, 1761 (no other information). I do not know what happened to Thomas.
  2. John ☠ ☆ (mother unknown) on March 28, 1762 (no other information).
    Burial: John was most likely the son of John of "W" buried January 1, 1765.
  3. Joseph ☆ (mother unknown) or ★ (mother Sarah Meyers), of John Land of "W", baptized on March 26, 1763.
  4. Joseph ☆ (mother unknown) or ★ (mother Sarah Meyers), of John Land of "W", on August 11, 1764.
    One of the Josephs was the child of Sarah Meyers. The mother of the other Joseph is unknown.
    Notes for the Joseph Lands born 1763 & 1764:
    • One of the Joseph Lands married Mary Young on April 14, 1788 in Weston (IGI). They had several children born in Weston: Sarah, 1789, John 1792, Thomas 1794, Philemon 1797 and James 1800 (IGI). They were listed in the 1841 census in Weston of independent means.
    • I have not found the other Joseph in later records.
  5. William ☠, ☆ (mother unknown) the son of John Land, was buried December 20, 1764 (No other notation).
    Notes: His baptism was not listed in the BT. This could mean one of three things:
    1. There were frequent records of this type when a child died very shortly after birth
    2. The baptism was either not recorded in the original register or not transcribed to the BT
    3. The family was nonconformist.
  6. Philomon Land (A child of Sarah Meyers) (1765-)
    Philemon ★ (mother, Sarah Meyers, as shown by later records) of John Land of "W", on January 19, 1765.
    Marriage: Philemon married Ruth Chadwick in Leeds in 1789 (IGI).
    See Philomen Land under Queen Street Chapel, Leeds
    Note He named his first son Philemon Meyer Land. He was clearly the son of Sarah Meyer.
  7. Henry ☆ (mother unknown), of John Land of Thornes, on May 12, 1765.
    Note: No further record for Henry
  8. Ruth ★ (mother, Sarah Meyers, as shown by later records), of John Land of "W", on November 8, 1766.
    Marriage: Ruth married Thomas Skirrow on May 19, 1788 in Weston parish (IGI).
  9. Charles Land (1767-) and Elizabeth Dunford
    Charles ☆ (mother unknown) , of John Land of "W" on January 1, 1767.
    Notes:
    • Charles was a direct line ancestor.
    • He married Elizabeth Dunford in WAS on December 25, 1787. See Charles Land
    • Since the name Charles Lewis was used by subsequent generations of Charles Lands, it is possible that this Charles was also named Charles Lewis Land and that his mother's maiden name was Lewis. Using surnames as middle names was a common practice in Yorkshire.
    • The "W" is not a helpful designation in determining who this John Land was. He could not have been the same John of "W" who was the father of Ruth. The births are too close together. Plus Ruth shows up with the Lands in Weston and Charles remained in Wakefield for longer before moving to Leeds
  10. Mercy ★ (mother, Sarah Meyers, as shown by later records) , of John Land of "W", on January 7, 1769.
    Marriage: Mercy married Joseph Farmer in Weston on June 9, 1794 (IGI).
  11. Henry ☆ (mother unknown), of John Land of "W", on September 30, 1769.
    Note: No further record.
  12. John ☠ ☆ (mother unknown), of John Land, on October 27, 1770 (no other notation).
    Death: John, the son of John Land, was buried April 30, 1773 (no other notation).
  13. John ☆ (mother unknown), of John Land of "Alv" (Alverthorpe) on January 6, 1770/71.
    Marriage and Children: He had children in New Zion Chruch, Wakefield. See John Land of Alverthrope under The Lands in New Zion Church Wakefield in the late 1700s, below.
  14. Sarah ☆ (mother unknown) or ★ (mother Sarah Meyers) November 30, 1771 (no other notation). One of the two Sarah baptized in Wakefield All Saints (1771 & 1774) was the daughter of Sarah Meyers as indicated by later records.
  15. Christopher ☠ ☆ (mother uncertain, may have been Sarah Meyers. She had a brother named Christopher, an unusual name), the son of John Land, on April 18, 1772 (no other notation).
    Death: Christopher, the son of John Land, was buried on April 23, 1773 (no other notation).
  16. Catherine Land and William Almgill
    Birth: Catherine ☆ (Mother uncertain, unlikely the daughter of Sarah Meyers. Catherine married in Wakefield and then moved to Leeds), the daughter of John Land, on December 25, 1773 (no other notation).
    Marriage: Catherine married William Almgill in 1799 in Wakefield (IGI).
    Children:
    1. Mary Land Almgill of William Almgill 30 June 1800 St Peters, Leeds. Note This was their presumed first child. Why was she named "Mary Land"?
    2. Robert 16 May 1802 St Peters, Leeds
      Marriage: Mary Mitchell 05 May 1822 St Peters Leeds
    Notes:
    • William Almgill married Elizabeth Gledill 03 April 1793 in St Peters Leeds. William of Willaim Almgill baptized 23 Aug 1795 St Peters Leeds
    • No other children born to William and Catherine Almgill in either St Peter's Leeds, New Zion Wakefield or Queen Street Chapel Leeds
    • No Almgill in Leeds in the 1841 census
    • No Almgill in Leeds in the 1851 census
  17. Sarah ☆ (mother unknown) or ★ (mother Sarah Meyers. See Sarah above.) on February 26, 1774 (no other notation). One of the Sarah Lands married John Forrest in Weston in 1800 (IGI). They were listed in the 1841 census in Weston, both age 60 of independent means.
  18. James ★ (mother Sarah Meyers), the son of John, was baptized in Weston in 1775 (IGI).
    Note: Subsequent records show that James was the son of John Land and Sarah Meyers of "W" in Wakefield who lated moved to Weston. He had children in Weston: John 1802, James 1804, Sarah 1806, Joseph 1808 James 1811 (IGI) His wife at the birth of Joseph in 1808 was Elizabeth.

All of the above records were taken from the Wakefield Parish records except where noted.

Notes on the parents of the 18 Land children baptized between 1761 and 1775

  • I believe that there were at least two and perhaps three (possibly four) John Lands having children in WAS between 1761 and 1774:
    1. John Land (listed in the several of the records as being from "W") married Sarah Meyers in Wakefield All Saints on December 12, 1759. Subsequent records show that they moved to the parish of Weston no later than 1775. Their known children (whose names are indicated with ★ above) were Philomon, Ruth, Mercy and James. John Land and Sarah Meyers were also the parents of one of the Josephs and one of the Sarahs. It is possible that they were also the parents of one of the Johns and Christopher. All of the records for Land in Weston are connected to this family.

    2. The other John Land of "W" could be one of two people. This gets very confusing because the records are so unspecific:

      1. John Land who was listed from "W" and who was probably not the husband of Sarah Meyers had:
        1. One of the Joseph of John Land of "W" baptized in either 1763 or 1764. The other Joseph was the son of John Land and Sarah Meyers.
        2. Charles of John Land of W baptized in January 1767. I do not believe for several reasons that he was the son of Sarah Meyers. One reason being that he does not appear to have moved to Weston but stayed in Wakefield for a while and then moved to Leeds.
        3. Henry of John Land of "W" baptized in 1769 does not show up in further records. His baptism was too close to Mercy's baptism to be a child of Sarah Meyer.

      2. John Land listed from Alv and Thornes could have been one or two people (This could include being the same person as designated "W" and the father of Charles Land; as Charles baptized 1767 and John baptized 1770 Alverthorpe ended up in the same small independent congregation in subsequent record.) There was an area called Alverthorpe with Thornes. However, there were seperate villages of Alverthorpe and Thornes. The baptisms for the children of this John Land were:
        1. Henry of John Land of Thornes in 1765. He does not show up in subsequent records.
        2. John of John Land of Alverthorpe in 1770.
          Note: He shows up in latter record in New Zion Chapel, Wakefield as does Charles Land (son of John Land) and William Land (son of James Land)

  • It would have been impossible for Sarah Meyers to have had 18 children in 13 years. Some of the baptisms are too close together.

  • "W" was not a designation in earlier records. The Lands in the previous generation were from Woodside and Westgate both of which start with "W". Later Lands lived in Wrenthorpe which could also be designated with a "W". Thre may have been a Woodside in Wrenthrope. The Google map shows a Woodside Lane in Wrenthorpe. "Westgate" was the most populated part of the city as shown by the 1790 map.

  • The Lands who moved to Weston show up in Askwith (a village in the parish of Weston) in the later records.

The Wives of the John Lands

There were only two marriages listed in Wakefield All Saints for John Land in the general time frame.

  1. John Land to Mary Tunstal on October 7, 1754 in Wakefield All Saints.

    There is a seven year break between the time of their marriage and the baptism of the first of the children of the John Lands in Wakefield All Saints.

    This marriage is the only record for Land between 1750 and 1759.

  2. John Land to Sarah Meyers in 1759. It is possible to determine based on Sarah's siblings and on the later records in Weston who several of the children of Sarah Meyers were.

  3. Unknown

    Even if I believe that there is still at least one marriage record missing and that some of the above where neither the children of Mary Tunstal or Sarah Meyers.

Notes:

  • The two marriages could be a first and second marriage for the same person. However, there were known to be several John Lands in the parish.

  • Why are there no baptism recorded between 1754 and 1761?

  • Who was Mary Tunstal? I could not find a listing for the baptism of Mary Tunstal in the IGI.

Who was the mother of Charles Land?

I do not believe that either Sarah Meyers or Mary Tunstal was the mother of Charles Land.

Subsequent members of this branch of the Land family used compound names that were the full names of an ancestor i.e. James Dunford Land and Charles Lewis Land. The name Charles Lewis Land was used for several generations. It is possible that Charles Land was named for his maternal grandfather, Charles Lewis, and that his mother was a Lewis.

In fact there were several records for Charles Lewis in Wakefield over the years. However, I have not yet been able to make any connection to the Lands.

The Lands in Wakefield All Saints 1622 to 1698

The "parish" of Wakefield includes the Chapelries of Horbury and Stanley which kept their own records. The records for All Saints included the town of Wakefield and the villages of Alverthorpe and Thornes (In the township of Alverthrope with Thornes) and the villages of Wrenthorpe, Stanley and Lingwell Gate (in the township of Wrenthorpe with Stanley). There are other villages in the parish but the Land (in the earlier records at least) seem to be associated with the afore named villages.

The records for All Saints start in 1613. The records are supposed to be listed on the IGI from 1640. I did not find any listings for Land until 1622.

The LDS FHL has two versions of the Bishop's Transcripts for Wakefield. The originals are very faded, poorly photographed, and hard to read. A second set of records is a hand written copy made in modern times. It is hard to determine when it was copied, but it is written with pencil on the backside of paper that periodically shows a ghost of a business logo showing through. The handwriting is quite bad and there seems to be a lot of stuff missing. There is also an index of the parish compiled by the LDS Genealogical Society. I have used all of these sources in addition to the IGI for the information on the Lands in WAS.

The records for the Lands in Wakefield All Saints between 1622 and 1698 are as follows:

  1. William Land and William Land Junior

    See Early Land Records in Yorkshire for baptismal records of children of William Land and William Land junior born in 1623 and 1633

  2. Richard "Lond"

    Baptism: Unknown. Note: With a death of a first wife this could be the same person as the next listing

    Marriage:

    Children:

    1. John the son of Richard "Lund" was buried May 18, 1624
    2. Bryan, the son of Richard "Lund" was buried April 25, 1629

    Deaths:

  3. Richard "Lond"

    Marriage: Richard "Lond" married Ann Marynutt on March 4, 1633.

    Children:

    1. Anne the (?) of Richard Land was buried September 4, 1632.
    2. John baptized on March 8, 1633.
    3. Ann, the daughter of Richard Land baptized in 1635.
    4. Richard baptized on October 21, 1637

    Death: Richard "Lunde" was buried December 13, 1644. Note: This was during "de peste" or plague.

  4. Valentine

    See Early Land Records in Yorkshire for information on Valentine Land (1609)

  5. Robert Land

    See Early Land Records in Yorkshire for More information on Robert Land

  6. Matthew Land

    Richard, the son of Matthew "Lond" was buried September 15, 1670.

    7. Note: The name Richard could indicate a connection to the Richard listed above.

  7. George Land

    "An infant" of George "Lund"(?) was buried August 13, 1675.

  8. _____ Land

    Susannah Land, widow, Westgate, buried December 20, 1698.

  9. John Land

    John "Lund" married Ann Lee, October 24, 1715

Female Lands

  1. Mary Land married Jonathan Batty in 1676. (From index).

  2. Sarah Land married Michael Sheard on August 15, 1688.

There were no further records for the Lands until the children of Samuel and John born between 1723 and 1745.

The Lands in Wakefield All Saints 1723 to 1750

Threre were two Lands havind children baptized in Wakefield All Saints between 1723 and 1750, Samuel and John. The records for Samuel are connected to Woodside while those for John are connected to Westgate.

  1. Samuel Land (c 1690 no later than 1703), Woodside, and ________ __________

    Birth: Two possibilities

    1. Son of Jo. 26 SEP 1686 Rothwell. Note this branch had later connections to Rothwell.
    2. Son of Thomas, 04 AUG 1691 Horbury
    Marriage: Unknown

    Children:

    1. Francis Land (1723-) and Sarah Rothrey

      Birth: Francis, of Samuel Land of Woodside, baptized on June 29, 1723. Note: The earliest listing for the name, Francis Land, on the IGI is in Ackworth in 1642, no father listed. This is the second listing on the IGI.
      Marriage: Francis Land married Sarah Rothrey in Wakefield All Saints on February 11, 1745.
      Children:

      1. Sarah born 1746
        Death: Sarah, the daughter of Francis Land, was buried June 30, 1751. buried in 1751 (WAS).
      2. Thomas in 1748
      3. Francis, son of Francis Land was buried December 2, 1750 (WAS)
      4. John in 1751
      5. Francis Land (1754-) and Anne Fenton
        Birth: Francis of Francis, 06 JUL 1754 (WAS)
        Occupation: Unknown.
        Marriage: Francis married Anne Fenton in 1778, in Calverly.
        Children: Francis Land and Anne Fenton had nine children between 1779 and 1799, all except one of them was baptized in WAS. The baptized are from the WAS BT except where noted.
        1. Sarah Land (1779-) and John Hartley
          Birth: Sarah of Francis in 1779 WAS.
          Marriage: Sarah married John Hartley in 1799 WAS.
          Children:
          1. Francis Hartley (1802-) coal miner and Grace Clarkson
            Birth: 4 February 1802 Wakefield (alans family history, Ancestory.com) Stanley cum Wrenthorpe per 1851 census
            Occupation: Coal Miner 1851, 1861 census
            Residence: Leeds St Savior, 1851 Census
            Marriage: Grace Clarkson (alans family history, Ancestory.com)
            Children:
            1. John circa 1827 Stanley cum Wrenthorpe per 1851 census
            2. Thomas Hartley and Mary Higgins
              Birth: Thomas (alans family history, Ancestory.com) born circa 1829 Stanley cum Wrenthorpe per 1851 census, Preston per 1881 census, coal miner per censuses
            3. Francis born circa 1831 Rothwell coal miner per 1851 census
              4. William born Rothewell circa 1833 cola miner per 1851 census Mary age 14 in 1851 census
            4. George age 10 in 1851 census
            5. Joseph age 7 in 1851 census
              6. Charles age 4 in 1851 census
            1861 Census: Leeds, Francis Hartley age 58 coal miner, born Stanley, Rebecca wife age 54, born Lincolshire, Mary age 24 daughter dressmaker, born Stanley, George son age 19 coal miner born Great Preston, Joseph son age 16 coal miner born Newton le Willows, Charles son age 14 born ?? Preston, Charlotte Whiling step daughter age 16 born Leeds
        2. Mary of Francis and Ann in 1780
        3. Ann of Francis and Ann in 1782
        4. Frank Land (1783-), Mary ____ & Mary Wood
          Note: Two Frank/Francis Lands born in this time frame. See also Francis son of James Land and Hannah Illingworth. One of them married Ann Dry in Royston in 1818. One of them married Mary Wood in 1818 in Rothwell. Since the sons of Francis have other connection to Rothwell it is likely that this is the Francis who married in Rothwell.
          Birth: Frank 1783 son of Francis and Ann
          Occupation:
          Marriage: Francis Land married Mary ______
          Children:
          1. Francis 1807 WAS
          Death of Mary Land:
          Marriage: Francis Land married Mary Wood 22 March 1818 in Rothwell
          Children: Francis Land and Mary Wood had:
          1. Anne of Francis and Mary 7 Sept 1818
          2. John c. 1818 from census
          3. Jane in 1820 (Rothwell)
          4. Joseph Land and Elizabeth ______ of Lingwell, Alverthorpe, labourer, coal miner
            Birth: Twins Joseph in 1822 Rothwell Parish, Lofthouse according to census
            Occupation: Coal miner
            Marriage: Elizabeth
            Children in Alverthrope:
            1. Francis Thomas, December 31, 1864 (0020038)
              Death: Francis Thomas Land, Alverthorpe, age 7 weeks was buried on December 2, 1864. (0020038)
            2. Lucy of Joseph and Eliza Land, Alverthorpe, labourer, September 5, 1869 (0020038)
            3. Annie of Joseph and Eliza Land, Alverthorpe labourer, September 4, 1870 (0020038)
            1851 Census: Lingwell Gate, Stanley with Wrenthorpe, Joseph Land head age 29, ag lab born Wakefield, Eliza wife, age 20 born Wakefield next to Mary Land widow, age 68 and her children John age 33 coal miner.
            1861 census Lingwele gate Stanley cum Wrenthorpe, Joseph, married age 39, labourer at coal mine, born Rothwell, Eliza wife, age 30 born Stanley, Mary d age 7, Caroline d age 5, Phoebe d age 3, Fanny d age 1, Rest born Stanley
            1871 census Alverthorpe with Thornes, Joseph, married age 49, ag lab. born Lofthouse, Eliza wife, age 40 born Stanley, Mary Ann d age 17, factory hand born Lingwell, Caroline d age 15, factory hand born Lingwell, Phebe d age 13, factory hand born Lingwell, Fanny d age 11, scholar born Lingwell, Nancy Hagar Land age 8, Emma Eliza Land age 5 Lucy age 3 and Anne age 10 mo. Rest of children born Alverthrope.
          5. Mary in 1822
          6. Sarah in 1825
          7. Samuel in 1827
            8. All baptized Rothwell
          Death of Francis Land born 1783: 25 Janaury 1831, Francis Land, age 48, Wakefield St John's (National Burial Index, list of Land burials provided by Alan, August 2008)
          1851 census: Lingwell gate, Stanley with Wrenthorpe, Mary Land, head widow, age 68, servant out door, born Normanton, John, son age 33, coal miner, Mary, daughter, age 29 servant, and William grandson age 2 all born Wakefield Note: Mary born circa 1783
        5. James of Francis and Ann in 1786.
          Marriage: James married Anne Ramsley in Rothwell in 1809
        6. Aaron Land (1788-) miner and Mary Holmes, Lingwell & Rothwell, and Leeds
          Birth: Aaron Fenton Land the son of Francis and Ann in 1788 in Woodkirk.
          Occupation: Coal miner
          Marriage: Aaron married Mary Holmes in 1814 in Wakefield, St. John.
          Children:
          1. Ann in Wakefield 1816
          2. Sarah, May 25, 1817 of Aaron Land, Lingwell miner, and Mary Holmes, (BT)
          3. Joseph in Rothwell 1820. Joseph may have married Nancy Douthroye in WAS in 1842.
          4. Mary, March 14, 1824 of Aaron Land, Lingwell miner, and Mary Holmes (BT)
          5. Aaron Land (East Ardsley 1832)
            Birth: Aaron, twin of Dan. See next entry
            1861 Census: Leeds North East York Road: Aaron Land head, married, age 33, shoe maker, Marie wife, age 33, canvas weaver, Charlotte daughter age age 9, Kate daughter age age 6 Albert son age age 5 Walter son age, age 3, all born Leeds.
            Death of Aaron Land: 1865 Leeds North, North/68/147 Yorkshire BMD
          6. Dan in East Ardsley in 1832
            Further Records: Not in censuses.
          7. Emma in Leeds, Old Methodist in 1836.
          1841 Census York Road, Leeds, Aaron Land age 50 miner, Mary age 45, Charlotte age 15, Mary age 15, Aaron age 14.
          Death of Aaron Land: 1846 Leeds Southeast Leeds SE/13/443 Yorkshire BMD
        7. John (1790-) and ___
          Birth: John Land son of Francis Land 02 May 1790 Woodkirk (LDS IGI C041641 (Woodkirk Baptisms [1662-1812])
          Marriage:
          Children:
          1. Aaron of John and Mary 25 Dec 1824 Wakefield (LDS IGI C071651 [1813-1824])
        8. Jane of Francis and Ann in 1794 WAS.
          Marriage: Jane married George Frost in WAS in 1813.
        9. Thomas Land of Francis and Ann in 1797 WAS
          Note: See Lands in Wakefield, later records Note: There were two Thomas Lands born in 1796/7
          1. Thomas son of Francis Land and Ann Fenton
          2. Thomas son of James Land and Ann Whitney
          The later records for Thomas Land, coal miner married to Frances Brook, would suggest a connection with this branch of the Land family.
        10. Joseph of Francis and Ann in 1799 WAS.

        6. Death of Francis Land born 1754: 25 December 1823 Francis Land age 72 Wakefield St John's (National Burial Index, list of Land burials provided by Alan, August 2008)

        Death of Anne Fenton, wife of Francis Land born 1754: 22 January 1823 Anne Land age 69 Wakefield St John (National Burial Index, list of Land burials provided by Alan, August 2008) Note: This really should be checked in the St John's church records to make sure there is no conflict.

      Death of Francis Land born 1723:

      Death of Sarah Rothrey, wife of Francis Land born 1723:

    2. Samuel, of Samuel Land (Illegible), baptized in January 1725.

    3. Mary, the daughter of Samuel Land was buried March 27, 1726. Note: There was no corresponding baptism for Mary.

    4. Margaret, of Samuel Land of Woodside, baptized on January 1, 1729.
      Death: Margaret, the daughter of Samuel Land of Woodside was buried January 17, 1729.

    5. John Land, of Samuel Land of Woodside, baptized on March 9, 1729/30

      Note: Most likely one of the John Lands of "W" having children between 1761 and 1774.

      Seven year break

    6. William, of Samuel Land of "Wood", baptized on April 11, 1737.

    7. Sarah, of Samuel Land of "Wood" baptized on November 21, 1741. Sarah may have married either Thomas Copley in 1760, Wakefield All Saints or John Longley in 1765 Wakefield.

      8. The only listing I can find for Woodside on a current map is in Wrenthorpe.

  2. John Land (c 1710), Westgate, and Martha Eastwood

    Birth: Could be a brother or son of Samuel. However, he is connected to "Westgate" while Samuel was connected to "Woodside".

    Marriage: John Land married Martha Eastwood in Wakefield All Saints on January 13, 1730.

    Children:

    1. Samuel Land (1731-) and Ann Sutherland, Westgate and Alverthorpe

      Birth: Samuel, of John Land of Westgate, baptized on December 11, 1731.

      Marriage: Samuel married Ann Sutherland in 1755.

      Children:

      1. John, April 29, 1757, no place listed. (WAS)
        Death: Buried October 15, 1758.(WAS)
      2. Elizabeth, March 24, 1759, no place listed (WAS)
      3. James of "Saville" Land of Alverthorpe, April 16, 1763 (WAS)
        Death: James Land, the son of Samuel of "A" was buried November 8, 1763
      4. Thomas, July 8, 1764 Alverthorpe (WAS)
      5. Ann, the daughter of Samuel Land of "Alv" was baptized February 5, 1768 (WAS)
        Death: Buried July 31, 1769. (WAS)
      6. Nanny, July 14, 1770 Alverthorpe. (WAS)
        Note: Ann, Hannah, and Nanny are all forms of the same name.
        Marriage: Hannah Land married William Taylor in WAS in 1798.
      7. Judith, July 14, 1774, no place listed. (WAS)
        Death: Judy, the daughter of Samuel Land was buried May 5, 1775

    2. John Land (1734-) ??????

      Birth: John Land of "West", baptized on May 3, 1734.

      Note: Most likely one of the John Lands of "W" having children between 1761 and 1774. See Children of John Land between 1761 and 1774, Wakefield, All Saints

    3. Joseph Land (1736-) and Martha Moorehouse in Thornes

      Joseph, of John Land of "West", baptized on August 2, 1736.
      Marriage: Joseph Land married Martha Moorehouse in Wakefield All Saints on February 22, 1762.
      Children:

      1. William of Joseph Land, Thornes, August 6, 1763 (WAS)
        Note: May be the William Land who married Martha Hirst in Birstall in 1786
      2. Mary of Joseph Land of Thornes April 20, 1767 (WAS)
        Note: May be the Mary Land who married William Kit or Kitson in 1787

    4. James Land (1740-) and Susannah Baldwin, place unknown

      Birth: James, of John Land of "West", baptized on August 15, 1740 (WAS).
      Marriage: James Land married Susannah Baldwin in WAS in 1760.
      Children:

      1. John, December 26, 1761 no place listed. (WAS)

    5. Martha, of John Land of "West", baptized on January 22, 1743. (WAS)
      Burial: Martha and her brother, Thomas, (see next entry) was buried on May 13, 1746. (WAS)

    6. Thomas baptized on May 10, 1745 and buried on May 13, 1746 (WAS).
      Burial: "Thomas and Martha, son and daughter of Jno Land May 13, 1746." (WAS)

    7. William Land (1747-) and Sarah Wright
      Birth: William baptized on September 5, 1747.
      Marriage: William Land married Sarah Wright in 1769.
      Children:
      1. William Land 1771 and _____ ______
        Birth: William, October 28, 1771 no place listed (WAS)
        Marriage: Unknown
        Occupation: Shoemaker per 1841 census
        Children: ??
        1841 Census: Alverthorpe with Thornes, Wakefield, William Land shoe maker, age 70, Ann age 50
      2. Martha in 1773. (WAS)
        Death: Martha, the daughter of William Land was buried February 20, 1774. (WAS)
      3. Sarah in 1774. (WAS)
        Death: Sarah the daughter of William Land was buried February 8, 1781. (WAS)
      4. Joseph in 1777
      5. James Land (1779-) Alverthorpe, Turnkey at prison, and Mary Lawson
        Birth: James in 1779.
        Marriage: James Land married Mary Lawson on October 14, 1805 in Leeds St Peter (Leed Parish Index).
        Children: They had the following children all baptized in Wakefield St John.
        1. (can't read name), the (can't read) of James Land and Mary his wife, daughter of (can't read) and Sarah Lawson, was baptized on October 9, 1806 (WSJ BT)
        2. Elizabeth in WSJ, October 9, 1809 (WSJ BT),
        3. Mary in WSJ, December 8, 1811 (WSJ BT)
        4. Joseph baptized on January 30, 1814.
          Note: This entry is a little confusing. It lists Joseph the son of "Joseph Wright Land", Turnkey at prison, and Mary Lawson of Westgate (WSJ BT). I believe, however, that the father was James and the son was named Joseph Wright.
        5. Elizabeth in WSJ, April 14, 1816, the daughter of James Land, Prison turnkey, and Mary Lawson (WSJ BT)
        6. Ann, the daughter of James Land, Alverthorpe clothier, and Mary Lawson in WSJ, September 5, 1819 (WSJ BT).
        1841 Census: Westgate Common, Alverthorpe with Thornes, James Land age 60, ag lab, Mary Land age 60, Elizabeth Cooper age 20
      6. Mary in 1783.
      7. Matty in 1787

    8. Martha baptized on June 30, 1750.
      Marriage: Matty (Martha) married Richard Nowell in 1773

Wakefield Tax Records

Wakefield Land tax records are on LDS microfilm 1657876. Given the numbers of Lands in Wakefield at the time it is clear that not every one in the town was evaluated for land taxes. While there were some tenants listed there must have been many more people who were not listed. I am not sure how this worked.

The following Lands were listed in the land tax lists in Wakefield

  1. William Land was listed with a house in the township of Alverthorpe as both a proprietor and tenant from 1781 when this set of records began. By 1787 his holdings had increased to an additional two parcels of land that he was renting. In 1887 the "widow" Land was listed at the same property. In 1788 this property was again listed under William Land. The second William was most likely the son of the first William. William Land was listed at this property until at least 1797. Since William was not closely related to the Lands I am searching for I did not following him beyond this point.

  2. James Land was listed as a tenant on Mr Gill at Dick Ing starting in 1781. In 1782 there was a notation that this was "poor land". In the 1887 listing for this property "John Land" was the tenant.

    3. No date: Mr Hopkinson (proprietor), James Land (tenant), 1/1

    No date: Wakefield, poor land, James Land Land 1/1/91/2

  3. Joseph Land was listed as a proprietor and tenant for a house in Thornes starting in 1797.

  4. John Land was listed as a tenant with a house in Alverthorpe starting in 1796.

  5. Henry Land was listed with land starting in 1795.

The Lands in New Zion Church Wakefield in the late 1700s.

Wakefield New Zion

The introduction to the Wakefield New or Zion Chapel reads,

"The baptism Book for the Independent Meeting Place Wakefield. Which was opened the first of January 1783 by Mr Gover Zach 6:13 and Mr Coken who presented form Matt 18:20 for setting"
New or Zion Chapel Wakefield is on two LDS microfilms: 0828166 and 1657064. Microfilm 0828166 contains the baptism of James, the son of Charles Land and Elizabeth Dunford, and the introductory comments on the opening of the Independent Meeting Place quoted above. It also contains four baptisms for the children of John and Ann Land and four baptisms for the children of William and Sarah Land and several burial records. Microfilm 1657064 contains some of the same information. The format is different and some of the information is different. There were no Land marriages listed in either microfilm between 1838 and 1852.

  1. Charles Land, born 1767 son of John Land and Mother Unknown

    Baptism: Son of John see above.

    Marriage: Charles Land married Elizabeth Dunford on December 25, 1787 in All Saints, Wakefield.

    Children:

    1. James, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Land, was born August 3, 1789 and baptized August 11, 1789 in the New Zion Independent Church in Wakefield (LDS film 0828166).

      Notes:

      • This was most likely their first child.
      • The name James Dunford Land was used by this branch of the Land family for several subsequent generations.

      Eight Year Break

      Sometime between the birth of James in 1789 and the birth of Charles Lewis in 1797, Charles Land and Elizabeth Dunford moved to Leeds.

    2. Charles Lewis Land

      Birth: Charles "Louis" Land, the son of Charles Land of St James Street, was baptized in the Leeds parish church on September 3, 1797.

      Note:

      • While the middle name was spelt "Louis" in this baptism, subsequent records spell the name "Lewis".

      3. See Charles Land and Elizabeth Dunford

  2. John Land, (1770) son of John Land of Alverthorpe and Ann ______

    Baptism: John, of John Land of "Alv" (Alverthorpe) on January 6, 1770 in Wakefield All Saints. See above under Children of John Land baptized between 1761 and 1774.

    Marriage: Unknown, Ann, no later than 1793

    Children:

    1. Hannah born on November 7, 1793 and baptized on November 20, 1793. Microfilm 0828166. New Zion Independent Church in Wakefield.
    2. David baptized March 19, 1795. Both microfilms. New Zion Independent Church in Wakefield.
      Marriage: Elizabeth Roach 31 May 1824 St John Wakefield
      Censuses: No
    3. Elizabeth born on February 3, 1795 and baptized on March 19, 1795. Both microfilms. New Zion Independent Church in Wakefield.
    4. Ann of "John and Ann Land of Alverthrough, Wakefield", born on February 1, 1798 and baptized on March 13, 1798. Both microfilms. New Zion Independent Church in Wakefield.
    5. Ronda of "John and Ann Land of Alverthop, Wakefield," born October 29, 1800 and baptized on February 17, 1801. Both microfilms. New Zion Independent Church in Wakefield.
      Marriage: Ronda Land married John Wilby in Wakefield December 26, 1826 (IGI).
      Note: Ronda is an unusual name. There was only one other listing for Ronda in the IGI. Ronda, the daughter of John and Sarah Land was baptized on April 10, 1857 in East Knottingley.

  3. William Land, and Sarah _____ Albrigg and Kirkgate, Wakefield

    Baptism: Unknown, circa 1788. He may be the son of James per an odd listing at New Zion. No listing on IGI for son of James. If he was not a son of James he would have been of the right age to be a brother of Charles Land (1767) and also of John Land (1770), both sons of John Land who were members of the same congregation, albeit at different times.

    Marriage: Unknown, no earlier than 1808, Sarah. IGI has listing to Sarah Hirst in 1808 in Dewsbury (???) Willian and Sarah were such common names.

    Children

    1. George circa 1811 per 1841 census conection to Sarah Ann, his daughter. 03 MAY 1809, 30 MAY 1809, Ossett Green Independent Congregational, Ossett, Yorkshire, England son of William and Sarah Land (LDS IGI).
    2. "A child of William Land entered 10 feet from the (pales?) April 9, 1829 (Microfilm 0828166).
      "A child of William Land" buried April 9, 1823, (Microfilm 1657064). New Zion.
      Note: This most likely represents the same burial.
    3. Sarah of "William and Sarah Land of Agbrigg, Wakefield", born on May 24, 1829 and baptized on October 5, 1829 (Microfilm 0828166) New Zion. Only "Wakefield" is listed on microfilm 1657064.
    4. John of "William and Sarah Land of Agbrigg, Wakefield", born on March 10, 1831 and baptized on April 12, 1831(Microfilm 0828166) New Zion. Only 'Wakefield is listed on microfilm 1657064.
    5. Henry of "William and Sarah Land of Agbrigg, Wakefield", born on August 30, 1833 and baptized on November 24, 1833 New Zion. There is a note between this baptism and the one below it and I do not know which record it belongs to. It reads, "Bap by Jn Bryce Liverpool"( Microfilm 0828166). Only "Wakefield" is listed on microfilm 1657064.
      Death: Henry, the son of William Land of "Kirkgate", was buried April 30, 1863 in "feet ?" of ground. New Zion
    Church Members for New Zion: (Microfilm 1657064) William and Sarah Land of Kirkgate, Date of Admission January 30, 1842, "vote of church", general remark for William "died in the Lord, August 28, 1856" general remarks for Sarah, "died in 1868".

    Note: Their children were baptized in New Zion from 1829 to 1833, yet they didn't become members until 1842. I have noticed this pattern in other Nonconformist congregations.

    Death: William Land died age 68, August 28, 1856 (microfilm 1657064).

    1851 census: Kirkgate, Wakefield, Holy Trinity William Land, head, age 62 parson broker, born Wakefield, Sarah Land, wife, age 61, born Wakefield, John Land, son age 19, joiner, born Wakefield, Sarah Land, daughter age 21, assistant in the house, born Wakefield, Sarah Ann Land, granddaughter, age 15, born in Boston Lincolnshire

    Sarah Ann Land: According to the 1841 census was age 6, daughter of George Land age 30, blacnksmith and Jane Land age 30, plus another daughter Jane age 2. Boston Lincolnshire.

    Odd Record: The ledgers for New Zion are a little disorganized. The following entry was listed in an undesignated category and I believe represents payment for a burial plot and stone for William Land and family.

    Mr. William Land of Kirkgate, son of James (?), April 30, 1843 10/6, 2 grave 10 feet. The next line contains the entry, "Mr Wm Land, stone over same, 1/1/0". (Note: 10/6 and 1/1/0 represent an amount of money.)
    1861 Census: Sarah Land age 72 mother in law and Sarah A Land niece were listed on Quebec Street Wakefield with David Kenyor, age 32, tailor (master employing 2 boys) and Sarah age 31, plus 2 apprentices.

  4. Miscellaneous at New Zion

    There are several other records at New Zion

    Burial: George Land died May 19 1858 (microfilm 1657064). There are three digits to indicate the age which looks like "109". It may be 49. This could possible have been, George the son of William and Sarah and the father of Sarah Ann.

    Church Members:

    1. Margaret Land and Elizabeth Ann Land, age 16, of Queen Street, admitted April 24, 1878. There was no age listed for Margaret. Under General remarks, "Margaret Land died in 1887", no date, "Elizabeth Ann Land married Lapier (?) December 18 (?) 1889" (Microfilm 1657064). Elizabeth Ann was born circa 1862.

    2. Marie Land, age 12, Cock Swan Yard, mill girl, admitted December 29, 1881. There were two other "mill girls" whose address was "Cock Swan Yard" admitted the same day. All three of them were dismissed "to John Street" on August 3, 1882. It was a common cause of dismissal in the records.

Other Land Records in Wakefield All Saints 1740 and Later

Baptismal, Marriage and Deaths For Other Lands in WAS 1740 and Later

  1. Jo Lund "Huch't" was buried December 8, 1740

  2. Ann Land married John Tompson in 1746. Ann was born no later than 1726.

  3. Martha Land married William Thirkel in 1746. Martha was born no later than 1726. Could be the daughter of Samuel baptized in Dewsbury in 1718.

  4. Ann Land married James Hudson in 1750. Ann was born no later than 1730.

  5. Joshua Land married Sarah Bland in 1768. They had at least one daughter, Alice in 1769. There is no appropriate baptismal record for Joshua born no later than 1748.

  6. Sarah Land had a son, Thomas, March 24, 1761.

  7. Thomas Land and Jane Townsend
    Birth:
    Marriage: Thomas Land married Jane Townsend in Pontefract in 1772.
    Children: They had the following children baptized in WAS:
    1. Elizabeth in 1773
    2. James Land and Elizabeth Flemming, Rothwell and Wakefield
      Birth: James in 1775
      Marriage: Elizabeth Fleming in WAS in 1796
      Children:
      1. Thomas in 1797 in Rothwell
      2. Thomas in 1799 in Rothwell
      3. William in 1801 in Rothwell
      4. Mary in 1802 in Rothwell
      5. James of James and Elizabeth 15 March 1805 WAS
      6. Elizabeth in 1806 in Rothwell
      7. John 1808 in Rothwell
      8. Samuel in 1809 in Rothwell
      9. Henry in 1811 in Rothwell
      10. Emanuel, 09 OCT 1812, Christening, 27 NOV 1812, of James Land and Elizabeth All Saints, Wakefield,
      11. Jane in 1815 in Rothwell
      Censuses: No
    3. Jinney in 1778
      Death: Jenny buried October 17, 1778
    4. Thomas in 1779
    5. Polly, of Thomas and "Jane" in 1782
    6. Sarah of Thomas and "Mary" in 1787.

  8. Priscilla Land married James Clegg in 1789. Priscilla was born no later than 1769.

  9. Ann Land married Thomas Oridge in 1790 WAS. Ann was born no later than 1770.

Other Charles Lands Taken from the IGI and the Censuses

Charles was not a name that appeared in the available Land family records until the baptism of Charles, the son of John Land, in All Saints Wakefield in 1767. Subsequently there are several listings for the Charles Land in the IGI and the censuses as follows:

  1. Charles Land, Leeds

    Baptism: No later than 1795
    Marriage: Charles Land married Mary Rawnsley in St. Peters, Leeds on June 14, 1815.
    Children:

    1. Birth: James, Unknown
      Marriage:
      Children:
      1. Elizabeth Rawnsley Land of James Land and Ann baptized on June 19, 1825 in Saint Peters Leeds.
      2. Not listed in the censuses.

  2. George Land, Dewsbury, who named a son Charles in 1818

    Baptism:
    Marriage:
    Children:

    1. Charles Land
      Birth: Charles the son of George and Sarah Land of Dewsbury, was baptized on January 28, 1818.

    Not listed in the censuses.

  3. The John Lands of Knottingly who named sons, Charles in 1826 and 1851

    1. John Land born unknown, married Sarah (unknown) and had a son Charles Land in 1826.
    2. John and Sarah Land of East Knottingley, had Charles Land (1851-) , baptized on October 8, 1851. Given the dates, this John and Sarah must be in the generation after the John and Sarah listed above.

    LANDS IN KNOTTINGLEY

    There were no Lands listed in the Knottingley tithes 1719-1721 (microfilm 1657859)

    William Land (1795-) and Ann (Hannah)

    Birth: c 1795 Knottingley
    Marriage: Anne (Hannah)
    Children:

    1. Mary of William Land and Anne 1814
    2. Anne of William and Hannah 1821
    3. Hannah 1827
    4. Samuel of William Land and Hannah 1830
      1861 Census: Crew aboard a ship or vessel, Eclipse, Hayle Cornwall Samuel Land unmarried age 31, mate, born Knottingley, Yorkshire
    5. Jane in 1833
    1861 Census: Cowtown (?) Knottingly, William Land, age 66, waterman, Hannah, wife, age 66 (?) Jane daughter, 18

    Joseph Land (1795-)

    Birth: c. 1795
    Marriage: Sarah
    Children:

    1. Harriet in 1816
    2. John of Joseph and Sarah 1818
    3. Anne of Joseph and Sarah 1820
    4. Chrissey of Joseph and Sarah 1822
    5. William of Joseph Land and Sarah 1825
    1871 Census: Hogate Hospital South Handley, Hannah Land, head,age 69, Joseph Land, husband, age 76, formerly ag lab. born Knottingly.

    John Land (c. 1794-)

    Birth: No later than 1794
    Marriage: Sarah
    Children: John Land and Sarah had:

    1. Harriet in 1814
    2. Joseph of John Land and Sarah 1816
    3. John in 1818
    4. Rosamond of John Land and Sarah 1818
    5. Charles of John and Sarah 1826
    6. Sarah of John Land and Sarah 1825
    7. Selina of John Land and Sarah 1827
    8. Twins, Sarah
    9. William, of John Land and Sarah 1831

    John Land (??)

    Birth:
    Marriage: Sarah
    Children: John Land and Sarah had:

    1. Sarah Anne of John Land and Sarah 1848 July
    2. Elizabeth of John and Sarah 1850

    John Land (1824-)

    Birth: 1824
    Marriage: Sarah
    Children: John Land and Sarah of East Knottingley had:

    1. Sarah Ann of John Land and Sarah East Knottingley 1848 Oct
    2. Charles of John and Sarah East Knottingley 1851
    3. Frederick of John and Sarah of East Knottingley 1855
    4. Ronda of John Land and Sarah of East Knottingley 1857
    5. Samuel of John Land and Sarah of East Knottingley 1859
    6. Alice Elizabeth of John Land and Sarah 1863, East Knottingley
    7. William in 1866.
    1861 Census: Knottingley Ropery Walk, John Land head, age 37, waterman, Sarah, wife,age 36, Sarah Ann d, age 12, Elizabeth age 10, Charles age 9, John age 8, Rhoda age 4 and Samuel age 2
    1861: Vessel Sperlation (?) Smithlocks Linconshire, John Land, married, master age 37 born Knottingley and Charles, son age 10, born Knottingley, Yorkshire

    Ronda is an unusual name. There are three listings on the IGI for Rhoda Land in Yorkshire:

    1. The daughter of John Land and Ann in Wakefield New Zion, in 1801,
    2. Marriage of Rhoda Land to John Wilby in Wakefield in 1823.
    3. The daughter of John Land and Sarah in East Knottingley in 1857.

  4. Charles Land, the son of Sarah Land, Wakefield, St John, on May 31, 1829.

  5. Charles Land married Ann Robinson in Tong in November 4, 1832.

  6. Charles Rutter Land was baptized in Salem Independent Chapel in Leeds on December 15, 1834, the son of Elizabeth Land of Leeds, widow. Her signature however looks like Elizabeth "Foy", widow. Salem Chapel had only one other listing for the name Land. In 1834 and 1835 two children were baptized whose mother was Mary Ann Land. The father was Ebenezer Gusher.

  7. The Charles Lands born between 1842 and 1855

    There were 7 Charles Lands born between 1842 and 1855 who were listed in the censuses.

    1. Charles Land son of John Land born c 1851 in Knottingly, see above

    2. Charles Land (c 1845-) born Stanley son of John Land, twine spinner and Sally.

    3. Charles Land (c 1845-) born Honley listed in the 1851 the censues with his mother, Marriah Land, head widow, age 41, domestic manager, Martha Ann, daughter, age 15, power loom weaver woolen, Ellen Marriah, daughter, age 13 burler, William Edwin, son age 11, peicer woolen Charles, age 6, scholar, and Sophiah daughter, age 8, scholar, Benajmin son age 9 mos., all born Honley

    4. Charles Lewis Land born 1848, son of James Dunford Land and Mary Ratcliff and the grandson of Charles Lewis Land and Ann Dinsdale. Died in 1857. Listed in the 1851 census in Leeds. See James Dunford Land and Mary Ratcliff under Charles Lewis Land

    5. Charles Lewis Land born 1852, son of John Land and Mary Dyson and the grandson of Charles Lewis Land and Ann Dinsdale. See John Land

    6. Charles Land (1852-) son of George Land, blacksmith, born Wrenthorpe, Outwood listed in the censues. See under George Land Wrenthorpe miner Later Lands in Wakefield

    7. Charles Land, of John Samuel Land and Mary, in Patrington in 1855. John Samuel Land and Mary of Patrington also had George Andrew in 1850. John Samuel Land of Patrington Yorkshire and his wife, Lucy, had: John Fullarton Land born in 1832 in Patrington, Yorkshire and John Fullarton born in 1833 in Saint John Deansgater, Manchester, Lancashire. They moved back to Patrington, Yorkshire and had Lucy Mary in 1837 and Edith in 1838.

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