Birth: Son of Charles Lewis Land and Anne Dinsdell, Leeds, Yorkshire, England 1818.

Occupation: Clothdrawer

First Marriage: Mary Dyson, Leeds, Yorkshire, England 1840

Children of first Marriage:

John (1841), Samuel (c. 1843), William (1847), Elizabeth Ann (1849), Charles Lewis (1852), James Dunford (1855)

Second Marriage: Lydia Law, Gomersal, Birstall Parish, Yorkshire, England 1857

Children of Second Marriage:

Law (1858), Albert (1861), Percy (1862), Arthur (1864), Harry (1867), Adelaide (1868), Polly (1871), Walter (1873)

Birth, 1818, Leeds

John Land, the son of Charles Lewis Land and Anne Land of Leeds, was born on May 5, 1818 and baptized on July 12, 1818 at Queen Street Chapel, Leeds. (Queen Street Chapel Records LDS microfilm 0828139). Queens Street Chapel was a congregational parish. Congregationalists were also called non-conformist or dissenters.

Occupation

On all most all documents that list an occupation, John Land and his father, Charles Land, were listed as "cloth drawers".

The 1842 Directory for Leeds listed John Land under Land as "Jno Land, cloth drser. 56 Bk. Nile st." Under the heading Cloth Dressers he was listed as " Land John, 63 Back Nile street".

I am having some trouble determining exactly what a "cloth drawer" did, as there is conflicting information:

• According to the New English Dictionary of Historical Principles a cloth drawer "draws or tenters the woolen cloth".

  Note: After woolen cloth was woven it was felled. This was a process of cleaning and shrinking the cloth. The wet cloth was then hung on tenterhooks to be shaped and dried.This work required strength and skill as the wet cloth was heavy and the tenterhooks were sharp.

• Samuel Judd writing about the shoddy industry in Batley in the mid 1800s, said

  "finishing or dressing the cloth is the next and last process of importance: it may be considered as including burling and drawing"

  Although he described most of the steps and occupations in the process of making woolen cloth and shoddy, he never described the process of "drawing". He did say that there were 70 "drawers" in Batley in 1858 and that they made 30 shillings a week. This was one of the highest paid jobs connected with the shoddy business that Judd listed.

  Judd also:

  • Listed "tenters" as a separate job. (Tenters were not as well paid as "drawers".)
  • Said burlers removed any burrs from the finished cloth.

• Kenneth Rogers, in Warp and Weft 1930, said

  "After dressing, cloths were mended, (filling in holes caused by missing threads, called drawing ) brushed, and then pressed to give a gloss to the surface."

  The italics are mine.

• Yet another definition for "drawing" (found in several sources) is the process of drawing the warp threads through the heddles. However, this is DRAWING (the occupation is drawer, as "woolen drawer") not CLOTH drawing and is the first step in the actual weaving process. It allows the weaver to raise and lower different threads so that the weft can be woven into the warp.

"I'm afraid I'm not able to give as much time to your enquiry as I'd like but I would err towards your ancestors working in finishing. I suspect if they were drawing on the loom at an earlier stage they would be referred to as woollen or worsted drawers as the cloth hadn't been made yet. Finishing workers also tend to get paid highly, especially those who are burling and mending - sadly most of our text books are technical and ignore the manual processes quite often but I would suggest that as your ancestors were also dressers then drawer as mender is probably the most likely definition."

Neil Dowlan
Curator (Engineering)
Leeds Industrial Museum
Armley Mill

Literacy

John Land was literate enough to sign his name at the times of his marriages and the births of his children. His first wife, Mary Dyson, signed with her mark, indicating that she could not write. His second wife, Lydia Law, was literate enough to sign her name at the time of her marriage and the births of several of her children.

The Marriage of John Land and Mary Dyson

John Land, full age, bachelor, clothdrawer, of Holbeck, son of Charles Lewis Land, clothdrawer, and Mary Dyson, full age, spinster, Bell Street, daughter of Samuel Dyson, cloth dresser were married in the parish church of Leeds November 11, 1840. (Civil marriage record)

The copy of the civil registration does not include the signatures but indicates that John Land signed his own name and Mary Dyson signed with her mark. The witnesses were Thomas Hoyle and R. H. Pickard.

The parish records for Leeds available through LDS only go to 1837 so I cannot obtain a copy of the church record.

Mary Dyson

The 1851 census indicates that Mary was the daughter of Hannah Dyson and that she was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire circa 1820. The marriage certificate indicates that she was the daughter of Samuel Dyson.

Since Mary Dyson is not a direct line ancestor, I did not make a thorough search for the her birth record. I did a brief check on the Dysons in the International Genealogical Index. Her birth was not listed on the IGI. However, it shows that Samuel and Hannah Dyson of Huddersfield had:

1. ____ (no name listed) Dyson, February 20, 1801, Independent Chapel, Highfield by Huddersfield
2. Joseph Dyson, December 25, 1813, St Peter's Huddersfield
3. Ann, November 5, 1815, St Peter's Huddersfield
4. Elizabeth, July 24, 1818, St Peter's Huddersfield
5. William , February 20, 1820, St Peter's Huddersfield

According to the IGI, Samuel Dyson married Hannah Hoyle, August 13, 1804, St Peter's Huddersfield.

Note: Thomas Hoyle was one of the witnesses at the marriage of John Land and Mary Dyson,

These listings were the only records on the IGI for Samuel Dyson of Huddersfield.

Death of Hannah Dyson: Hannah Dyson, age 50, of Batley was buried November 14, 1858

Children of John Land, and Mary Dyson

John Land and Mary Dyson had:

1. John Land (1841)

   Birth:

   Civil Record: John Land, the son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Mary Land, formerly Dyson, was born on March 14, 1841 at 36 West Street, Leeds.

   Note: West Street was in West Leeds.

   To see a photo of West Street go to Where the Lands Lived in Leeds now or at the bottom of the page.

   Church Record: I did not find the baptismal record for John Land.

   1851 Census: He was listed, age 9, in the 1851 census in Batley with his parents.

   1861 census: He was listed in Batley in E. D. 7, Parwell Lane, John Land, boarder, unmarried, age 20 cloth finisher, born in Leeds living with the family of Squire Senior, woolen weaver, age 40 (?), born in Dewsbury, his wife, Fanney, age 50, born in Batley, their son John, age 20 (?) factory hand card fetter (?), born in Batley, and their daughter Dorothy, age 16, woolen power loom weaver, born in Batley.

   Note: This was not listed by Ancestry.

   1871 Census: He was not listed in the 1871 census on Ancestry.

   1881 Census: He was not listed in the 1881 English census

   Other Censuses: He was not listed in the 1880 or 1881 censuses in the US or Canada

   1891 and 1901 Censuses in England: Not listed.

   Marriage: ?? Not obvious on Free BMD

   Death: Not listed by Free BMD between 1871 and 1881

2. Samuel Land (1843-1930) and Mary Ann Law Emigrated to Philadelphia

   Birth:

   Civil Record: Sam Land, boy, son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Mary Land formerly Dyson, 13 Cherry Tree Yard, Kirkgate, North District of Leeds, 16th January 1843.

   Note: I can't find Cherry Tree Yard on a current or 1908 map of Leeds. I do, however, have a picture of it from leodis. Go to Where the Lands Lived in Leeds now or at the bottom of the page.

   Church Record: I did not find his baptismal record.

   1861 Census: Batley, E.D. 11, Samuel Land, (I cannot read relationship to head of household), unmarried, age 18, tailor app, born in Leeds, was living with Thomas Pickering, head of household, age 26, master tailor, born in Batley, his wife, Emma , age 23, born in Batley, their two children, Emily Law, daughter, age 4, born in Batley, Maria, daughter, age 2, born in Batley, Mary Ann Law, sister-in-law, age 15, born in Batley, and Joshua Deacon, boarder, age 42, woolen spinner, born in Bradford.

   Marriage: Sam Land, 20 years, bachelor, tailor, of Batley, son of John Land, cloth drawer married Mary Ann Law, age 18, spinster, of Batley, daughter of William Law (deceased), cloth weaver, at the Register Office, District of Dewsbury on November 7, 1863. The witnesses were Thomas Pickering and William Buckley. (Civil Record).

   Notes:

   • Mary Ann Law was the sister of Samuel Land's step mother, Lydia Law, the second wife of John Land.
   • Thomas Pickering was the husband of Mary Ann Law's sister, Emma.
   • The copy of the civil registration does not include the original signature of Sam Land, but indicates that he signed his own name and that Mary Ann Law signed with her mark. When Mary Ann's sister, Lydia, married John Land the record indicated that she signed her name.

   Children:

   1. John William circa 1864, Batley
   2. Alice, circa 1867, Batley
   3. George Henry circa 1869, Batley
   4. Herbert, 1870, Batley
   5. Charles D, 1873, Philadelphia
   6. Frederick, 1875, Philadelphia
   7. Walter, 1877, Philadelphia
   8. Ann Marie, 1879, Philadelphia

   1871 census in England: Beck Lane Batley, Sam Land, head, age 28, tailor, Mary Ann wife, age 25, John Wm son age 6, Alice Maud daughter age 4, George Henry son age 2, Herbert son age 2 mo, Elizabeth Ann Land, visitor, age 21, weaver. all born Batley.

   Note: Elizabeth Ann was Sam's sister.

   Immigration: Circa 1871 Samuel and Mary Ann Land immigrated to Philadelphia. For more information on Samuel and Mary Ann Land in Philadelphia see below or go to The Lands in Philadelphia now.

3. William Land (1847-1884) and Hannah Collier

   Birth:

   Civil Record: William the son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Mary Land, formerly Dyson, was born April 28, 1847, Bottom of Back Lane, Wakefield. The birth was reported by his father, John Land. Note: Back Lane runs parallel to Westgate.

   Church Record: I have not found a baptismal record for William Land.

   Marriage: William Land, age 23, tailor, of Batley, son of John Land, cloth dresser, married Hannah Collier, of Batley, daughter of Benjamin Collier, mason, on August 23, 1870 in the parish church in Batley. William Land signed his name. Hannah Collier signed with her mark. The witnesses were Thomas Pickering and John Hodgson, who signed with his mark. (Civil record).

   Notes:

   • Thomas Pickering was the husband of Emma Law, the sister of William's step mother, Lydia Law Land.

   Occupations: Tailor, mill hand

   Children:

   1. John James born 1871 Batley (from 1871 census)

      Death: Philadelphia, Pa USA

      John James Land, age 1 yr 5 mos, died July 16, 1872, buried July 18, 1872, parents, William and Anna Land (LDS film #531270, Deaths, St Timothys, Roxborough, Pa)

      Notes:

      • John James died within a few days of reaching the United States. He had arrived in NYC on July 8 1872.
      • Anna and Hannah were names that were commonly interchanged
      • St Timothys, Roxborough was the church that William's brother, Samuel and his wife, Mary Ann Law Land, attended and where their children were baptized, wed and buried.

   2. Benjamin

      Birth: circa 1873 in "America" - most likely Philadelphia.

      Occupation: Insurance Agent

      Residence: Batley (1896) and The Mount, Birstall (1901)

      Trip to America 1893: Benjamin Land age 20, mechanic, born in USA from Liverpool to New York City final destination Philadelphia 13 September 1893

      Marriage 1896: Benjamin Land, age 23, single, Insurance Agent, of Batley, son of William Land, (dead) mill hand, married Clara Oldroyd, single, age 21, weaver, of Beeston, father, Henry Oldroyd, painter, witnesses, Elliott Colbyer (?) and Sarah Ellen Wilkeson, April 4, 1896 (Parish Records LDS film #1542210)

      Death of Clara: Deaths Dec 1896 Land, Clara, 22, Dewsbury, 9b, page 386 (Free BMD)

      Marriage: In the 1901 census he was listed with a 19 year old wife named Harriett

      Land, Benjamin, Brown, Harriett, Dewsbury, 9b, 1270, Sep 1899 (Free BMD)

      Children:

      1. Clifford, circa 1899 (from census)
         Civil Record: Births Jun 1898, Land, Clifford, Dewsbury, 9b, 598 (Free BMD)
      2. Elisie 1901 (from census)
         Births Jun 1900, Land, Elsie, Dewsbury, 9b, 643 (Free BMD) Ê

      Notes:

      • Clara died December 1896
      • Clifford was born in the June quarter 1898
      • Benjamin remarried in the September quarter of 1899

      1881 Census: With his father.

      1891 Census: Not listed

      1901 Census: Benjamin Land and family were listed in Birstall. See Lands in the English Censuses

   3. John W. born circa 1875, Batley (1881 Census)

      1881 Census: With his father.

      Death: John William Land, age 8, March 1883, Dewsbury 9b 416 Deaths

   4. Fred, born circa 1877, Batley (1881 Census)

      Death: Fred Land, age 7, Wood Wele buried July 13, 1884 (Batley Parish Records)

   1861 Census: With his father and step mother in Batley.

   1871 Census: William Land was listed in Batley in E.D. 11, page 36 as follows:

   • William Land, head, age 23, occupation, tailor, born in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
   • Hannah, wife, age 20, occupation, power loom weaver, (I didn't note place of birth).
   • John J. , son, age 2 months, born in Batley, Yorkshire.

   William Land in "America": William and Hannah spent some time in Philadelphia and returned to England.

   • Immigration: William Land, labourer, age 24 arrived in NYC on the Nevada, 8 March 1872. His wife Hannah, age 27, arrived in New York on 8 July 1872 with her son, John James Land, infant, on the Atlantic.
   • Records in Philadelphia: The only record I have found for William Land in Philadelphia the death of John James Land in 1872

Since they immigrated to the US in 1872 and had a son born in Batley in 1875, the longest that they could have been in Philadelphia was three years.

Return to England: William and Hannah Land returned to Batley by 1875 and were listed with three children in the 1881 Census which indicates that William Land had:

• Benjamin, born in "America" in 1873
• John W., born in Batley in 1875.

1881 Census in Batley: William Land and his family were listed at 191 Wilson Building, Bradford Road, Township of Batley, Parliamentary District of Dewsbury, Parish of St. Thomas Church as follows:

• William, head married, age 33, cloth finisher, born in Batley, Yorkshire.
• Hannah, wife, age 37, born in Honley, Yorkshire
• Benjamin, son, age 8, scholar, born in America
• John W., son, age 6, scholar, born in Batley, Yorkshire
• Fred, son, age 4, scholar, born in Batley, Yorkshire
• Elizabeth Collier, mother-in-law, age 63, born Honley

Death of William Land: William Land age 35, tailor, of Wood Wele, was buried April 27, 1884 Batley Parish.

Death of Ann Collier Land: Unknown

1891 Census in Batley: Did not find Hannah

1901 Census: I did not find any listings for Ann (Hannah) Collier Land in the 1901 indexes on line.

4. Elizabeth Ann Land

   Birth:

   Civil Record: Elizabeth Ann, the daughter of John Land, cloth drawer, and Mary, formerly Dyson, was born on November 8, 1849, Westgate Common, Alverthorpe with Thornes. The birth was registered on December 12, 1849 by Mary Land, mother, who signed with her mark.

   Church Record: I did not find the baptismal record for Elizabeth Land.

   Further Records: I do not know what happened to Elizabeth Ann. The last real record I have foe her was in the 1871 census with her brother, Sam.

   However: It is possible that Elizabeth Land also immigrated to Philadelphia. The Records for St Timothy's Parish in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia have a very limited number of entries for the name Land. This include:

   • The death record of John, the son of William and Anna
   • The baptismal, death and marriage records of the family of Samuel Land and Mary Ann Law Land
   • A baptismal record in which Elizabeth Land was the sponsor.

     Eva of Thomas and Isabel Wailes, born March 5, 1884, baptized April 20, 1884, sponsors, Robert Kaye and Elizabeth Land (LDS film 0531270, Baptisms, page 51-52)

     Notes:
     • no immigration listed for elizabeth on ancestry
     • Samuel and Mary Ann Land did not have any children named Elizabeth

5. Charles Lewis Land (1852-?) and Hannah Gomersal

   Birth:

   Civil Record: Charles Lewis Land, the son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Mary Land, formerly Dyson, was born on May 24, 1852, Westgate Common, Thornes. The birth was reported by John Land, father.

   Church Record: I did not find the baptismal record for Charles Land.

   Marriage: Charles Lewis Land, age 24, bachelor, warehouse man, George's Terrace, Field Lane, Batley, son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Hannah Gomersal, age 21, spinster, Batley Field Hill, daughter of David Gomersal (deceased), woolen spinner, were married December 24, 1876 in the Independent Chapel in Batley. They both signed their names. Witnesses were: Alfred Wildsmith (?) and Eliza Hirst. (Civil Record)

   Occupation: 1876 Warehouse man, 1891 General dyer and cleaner, 1901 insurance agent

   Children:

   1. Herbert L son born Batley circa 1878
   2. Amy E. born Warmley, Gloucester circa 1880
   3. Gertrude born Fishponds, Gloucester circa 1882
   4. Wilfred, born Keighley circa 1885
   5. Percy born Keighley 1889
   6. David E born Keighley circa 1893

   Addresses: Batley in 1878, Gloucester from at least 1880 to 1882, Keighley 1885 to 1901

   1891 Census: In Keighley see Lands in the Censuses

   1901 Census: In Keighley see Lands in the Censuses

   Later Lands in Keighley:

   You may be interested to know that my mother's cleaning lady was "Mrs. Stell", and she lived on Fell Lane. There was also a mill on the North Beck (Stell's Mill), which was burned down around 1950. One of my school-friends married a Jean Land, so there were still Stells and Lands in Keighley in the 1950's-60's.

   John Newhill, January 2008

6. James Dunford Land (1855-?) and Mary Elizabeth Mickelthwaite

   Birth:

   Civil Record: James Dunford Land, the son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Mary Land, formerly Dyson, was born March 8, 1855, Carlinghow, Batley. The birth was reported by Mary Land, mother, who signed with her mark.

   Church Record: His baptism was not listed in the Bishop's Transcript for Batley parish.

   Marriage: James Dunford Land, age 21, bachelor, book binder, 21 Booth Street, Stockport, son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Mary Elizabeth Mickelthwaite, age 21, spinster, Cross Bank, Batley, daughter of John Micklethwaite, carrier, were married December 24, 1876 in the Independent Chapel, Batley. They both signed their names. Witnesses: John E Hirst and Mary Gomersal. (Civil Record)

   Note: Charles Lewis Land and James Dunford Land were married the same day.

   Occupation: book binder 1876, bookbinder and stationer 1881, draper 1891 and 1901

   Children:

   1. Unknown

   1881 Census in England: James D. Land and family were listed in the 1881 Census at 223 Commercial St. in the township of Batley, Parliamentary District of Dewsbury in the Parish, Church as follows:

   • James D. Land, head, age 26, bookbinder and stationer, born in Batley, Yorkshire.
   • Mary E. Land, wife, age 26, feather dresser, born in Batley, Yorkshire.
   • Martha J. Wilkinson, sister-in-law, age 25, woolen power loom, born in Batley.
   • Ernest M Wilkinson, nephew, age 4, born in Batley

   1891 Census in England: James D. Land and family were listed in the 1891 Census on Cambridge Street, :
   • James Dunford Land, head, age 36, draper, born in Batley, Yorkshire.
   • Mary Elizabeth Land, wife, age 36, born in Batley, Yorkshire.
   • Emily Robinson, boarder, single age 19, milliners shopwoman, born Heckmondwike
   • Clara Muschamp boarder age 16, general labourer domestic, born Baltey

   1901 Census in England: James D Land and family were listed in the 1901 Census in Knaresbrough Outer, St John the Baptist, York, West Riding as follows:

   • James D Land, head, married, age 46, fancy draper employer, born Batley
   • Mary E Land, wife, married, age 46, born in Batley
   • Amy Mickelthwaite, niece, single, age 17

   Note for 1901 Census: I could not read the address which Christine Walker in Jan. 2006, kindly imformed me is "Forest Moore".

   For information on the family of Mary Elizabeth Mickelthwaite go to Mickelthwaite now or at the bottom of the page.

Move from Leeds to Wakefield and then to Batley

As indicated by the places and dates of births of Samuel in Leeds in 1843 and William in Wakefield in 1847, the lands moved from Leeds to Wakefield between those dates.

As indicated by the places and dates of births for Charles Lewis Land in Wakefield in 1853 and James Dunford Land in Batley in 1855, John Land and his family moved to Batley between those dates.

1851 Census Wakefield

John Land and family were listed at Clayton Hill, Alverhorpe cum Thornes (Wakefield) in the 1851 see Lands in the Censuses

Directory Listings for John Land Land

John Land was not listed in Batley in the 1857 or 1863 Directory of Leeds. Batley was not included in the 1872 Directory of Leeds.

Death of Mary Dyson Land

Church Record: Mary Land of Havercroft, age 38, was buried in Batley parish March 21, 1857 (LDS film #1542210).

Civil Record: Mary Land, wife of John Land, cloth drawer, died March 19, 1857, of consumption (certified), the death was reported by John Land, present at the death, King Street, Batley.

Marriage of John Land and Lydia Law, November 7, 1857, Birstall

Not quite eight months after Mary's death John Land married Lydia Law. John was about 16 years older than Lydia and had at least six children still living from his first marriage: John age 16, Samuel, age 15, William, age 9, Elizabeth Ann, age 8, Charles Lewis, age 4, and James Dunford, age 2.

Civil record: John Land, age 38, widower, clothdrapper, of Gomersal, son of Charles Land, clothdrawer, and Lydia Law, age 22, spinster, of Gomersal, daughter of William Land, weaver. The witnesses were Nathaniel William Thorburn and Joseph Crowther. Note: The copy of the civil records does not include the original signatures of John and Lydia but indicates that they both signed their own names.

The Birstall parish record: John Land, age 38, widower, cloth ____, Gomersal, son of Charles Land, cloth_____, and Lydia Law, age 22, spinster, Gomeral, daughter of William Land, weaver, married in the parish church. Witnesses the same as listed in the civil registration.

• Frequently marriages seem to have occurred in a parish other than the one in which the bride and groom appear to have been living.
  • The records for the births of the children of John Land indicate that he lived in Batley Parish from at least 1855.
  • The records for Lydia Law and her father, indicated that they lived in Batley Parish from at least 1840.
  • The records indicate that all of the children of John Land and Lydia Law Land were born in Batley Parish.
  • There were no baptismal records for any of the children of John and Lydia in Gomersal in Bristall Parish.
  • There were no other contemporary records for any family closely connected to either Lydia Law or John Land in the Gomersal records.

  Why were they married in Gomersall in Birstall parish? The only connection that I can see at this point is that Lydia's grandfather, Benjamin Law, was born in Gomersal.

• John was listed on the civil record as a "cloth drapper". This is the only record where he was listed as such. According to A Dictionary of Old Trades, Titles and Occupations, by Colin Water, a "draper" was

  "Originally anyone who sold something by quantity particularly wool but also other commodities."

Children of John Land and Lydia Law

Lydia Law and John Land had:

1. Law Land

   Birth

   Civil Record: Law, son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Lydia, formerly Law, was born in Batley on December, 29, 1858. The birth was registered on January 14, 1859 by John Land, father, of Alma Terrace, Batley.

   Note: Law was given his mother's maiden name as his first name. John and Lydia could not name him, William, after Lydia's father because John already had a son, William, from his first marriage. It was relatively common in England at the time to give a son his mother's maiden name as a first name.

   Church Record: I could not find the baptismal record of Law Land.

   Marriage: Law Land married Elizabeth Sykes on April 25, 1880, in Batley in 1880. The immigrated to Canada circa 1882 and subsequently immigrated to the United States. For more information on Law and Elizabeth, their marriage and family see below or go to Law Land now.

2. Albert Land

   Birth:

   Civil Record: Albert Land, son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Lydia Land, formerly Law, was born March 1, 1861, birth reported by his father, John Land, Alma Terrace, Batley (Civil Record).

   Church Record: I could not find a baptismal record.

   Further Record: Albert immigrated to Philadelphia with Lydia in 1883. I did not find any other records for him in Philadelphia.

   Death: Albert died in January 1886 in Philadelphia.

3. Percy Land

   Birth:

   Civil Record: Percy Land, the son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Lydia, formerly Law, was born on November 2, 1862, birth reported by Lydia Land, Mother, Wheat Croft, Batley.

   Church Record: I did not find a baptismal record for Percy.

   Further Records: Percy immigrated to Philadelphia with Lydia in 1883. I did not find any other records for him in Philadelphia.

   Death: Percy died in 1885 in Philadelphia.

4. Arthur

   Civil Record: Arthur Land, son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Lydia Land formerly Law, was born August 31, 1864, Wheats Croft Batley. Birth reported September 7, 1864 by Lydia Land, mother (Civil Record).

   Church Record: I did not find a baptismal record for Arthur.

   Further Records: Arthur immigrated to Philadelphia with Lydia in 1883. I did not find any other records for him in Philadelphia.

5. Harry

   Birth:

   Civil Record: Harry Land, son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Lydia Land, formerly Law, was born January 2, 1867, Wood Well, Batley. The birth was reported by Lydia Land, mother.

   Church Record: I did not find the baptismal record for Harry Land.

   Further Records: Harry immigrated to Philadelphia with his mother in 1883 and married in Philadelphia in 1896. See Lydia and Her Children in Philadelphia

6. Adelaide

   Birth:

   Civil Record: Adelaide Land, the daughter of John Land, cloth drawer, and Lydia Land, formerly Law, was born May 25, 1868, Church Lane, Batley. The birth was reported by Lydia Land, mother.

   Church Record: I did not find the baptismal record for Adelaide Land.

   Further Records:

   Adelaide immigrated to Philadelphia with her mother in 1883. She married in Philadelphia in 1900. See Lydia and Her Children in Philadelphia

7. Polly

   Civil Record: Polly Land, daughter of John Land, cloth drawer, and Lydia Land, formerly, Law, was born September 21, 1871, Wood Well, Batley. The birth was reported by Lydia Land, mother.

   Church Record: I did not find the baptismal record for Polly Land.

   Further Records: Polly immigrated to Philadelphia with her mother in 1883 and married in Philadelphia in 1891. See Lydia and Her Children in Philadelphia

8. Walter

   Civil Record: Walter, the son of John Land, cloth drawer, and Lydia Land, formerly, Law, was born on September 3, 1873, Wood Well, Batley.

   Church Record: I did not find the baptismal record for Walter Land.

   Further Records: Walter immigrated to Philadelphia with his mother in 1883. See Lydia and Her Children in Philadelphia

1861 Census Batley

John Land and family were listed at Wheats Croft Batley in the 1861 see Lands in the Censuses

Changes in the Naming Pattern for the Land Family

With the exception of Law who was named for Lydia's maiden name, none of the children of John Land and Lydia Law were given names that appeared in the records up to that time.

This represents a big break in the naming pattern in the Land family, who tended to name their children after their ancesters. It should be noted that family names were used with the children of the first marriage. It is only with the second set of children that new names enter the name pool. It is clear that new names were introduced into the family around the time of many other social changes. Some of these new names were used by several other branches and/or generations:

• Percy was used by Lydia and John in England in 1863, by Law in Canada in 1885, and by Adelaide in Philadelphia in 1903.
• Albert was used by Lydia and John in England in 1861 and by Adelaide in Philadelphia in 1897.
• Adelaide was used by Lydia and John in England in 1869 and by Law in Canada in 1883. (Law's first daughter was called Edith Adelaide, but she went by the name Adelaide.)
• Walter was used by Lydia and John in England in 1874 and by Samuel in Philadelphia in 1878. Samuel did keep with tradition in naming his first son after his father, John, and his son, Charles, was given a name that had been used in the Land family for several generations.
• Law was used by John and Lydia in England in 1848 and by Harry Land in Philadelphia in 1901

Frederick, Edna and Herbert were introduced in the next generation:

• Freddie, Frederick and it's variations were used by William in England in 1874, Samuel in Philadelphia in 1875, and Law in New Jersey in 1890.
• Herbert was used by Samuel in Philadelphia in 1871 and by Law in New Jersey in 1899. (Law's son who was later called Norman, was listed on the 1900 census as Herbert; there is no name on his birth certificated it simply lists a male child. Adelaide also named a son Norman in 1901.)

1871 Census Batley

John Land and family were listed at Wood Wele Batley in the 1871 see Lands in the Censuses

Death of John Land

John Land, age 59, cloth drawer, died on October 26, 1877 at Nussey Mill Yard, Batley, cause of death "probably apoplexy", reported by Lydia Land widow of the deceased, present at the death, Nussey Mill Yard, Batley (Civil Record)

LDS microfilm 1482951 contains the death records for Batley parish cemetery from 1867 to 1967. John Land's burial was not listed.

According to Webster apoplexy is,

"A sudden and total loss of movement and consciousness, commonly called 'a stroke', due to rupture or clotting of one of the blood vessels in the brain"

1881 Census Batley

Lydia Land and family were listed at Nussey Mill Yard, Batley in the 1881 see Lands in the Censuses

Addresses for The Family of John Land in Leeds, Wakefield, and Batley

The records indicate that John Land lived in the following places:

• Born in Leeds in 1818
• Hobeck (a section of the city of Leeds) at the time of his marriage to Mary Dyson in 1840.
• 36 West Street, City of Leeds at the birth of John in 1841.
• 56 Back Nile Street, City of Leeds, in the 1842 Leeds Directory (home?). 63 Back Nile Street (work?). Back Nile Street is in the Leland section of Leeds. It was demolished to make room for wider streets in the early 1900s.
• Leeds at the birth of Samuel in 1843.
• Back Lane, Wakefield at the birth of William in 1847.
• Westgate Common, Alverthorpe with Thornes (a "suburb" of Wakefield) at the birth of Elizabeth Ann in 1849.
• 106 Clayton Hill, Wakefield in the 1851 census. Clayton Hill is not on a current map of Wakefield.

  "Parliamentary Division of West Riding, Yorkshire, Borough of Wakefield, Registrar's District of Alverthorps

  "All that portion of the hamlet of Thornes lying on the south east side of the Wakefield and Hudderfield Turnpike Road and bounded thereby on the north west commencing at a dwelling house in the occupation of Mils Wornalds near to the north lodge of Thornes House Park on Westgate Common to the dwelling house on Westgate Bridge occupied by John Wood from thence in an easterly direction by the boundary of the township to the Wakefield and Danby Dale Road for thence in a southerly direction to the junction with Law Field Lane thence along the said lane in a westerly direction to and skirting the northend of Thornes House Park to Mils Wornalds house aforesaid.

  This forms part of the Ecclesiastical District of Thornes and also forms part of the corporate and parliamentary borough (sic) of Wakefield>"

• Westgate Common, Alverthorp with Thornes at the birth of Charles Lewis in 1852.
• Carlinghow, Batley at the birth of James Dunford in March 1855.
• King Street, Batley at the death of Mary Land (John's first wife) in 1857. King Street is not on a current map of Batley.
• Alma Terrace, John Land at he birth of his of son, Law Land in 1858
• 121 Wheats Croft, Batley in the 1861 census and the August 1864 birth of Arthur.
• Wood Well, Batley at the birth of Harry in January 1867. Wood Well is not on a current map of Batley. However, it was on the 1905 Ordnance Survey Map of the town.
• Church Lane, Batley at the birth of Adelaide in May 1868. Church Lane is not on a current map of Batley.
• Wood Well, Batley at the birth of Polly in 1871. The 1871 census listed them at 43 Wood Well, Batley.

  "That part of the township of Batley commencing at the corner house at the bottom of Healey Road up to the bottom of Healy taking Thos. Taylor's and I. Taylor's houses down the Foot Road to Brod Well and all the houses at Wood Wele and the houses at the bottom of Healy Rd. The above Enumeration District is in the West Ward of the municipal borough of Batley in the Parliamentary District of Dewsbury and in the Ecclesiastical District of the Parish Church of Batley."

• Nussey Mill Yard at the death of John in 1877.
• Lydia Land and her children were listed at 11 Hussey (?) Mill Yard in the township of Batley, Parliamentary District of Dewsbury, St. John' s Church, Carlinghow Parish. Nussey Mill Yard is not on a current map of Batley. Lydia and her children were in ED19 "Part of the Township of Batley" described as follows:

  "Commencing at the foot of the road leading out of Blakeridge Lane to Nussey's mill taking all the houses in that mill yard and all the houses on the north side of the road leading from the top of Blakeridge Lane to Caringhow, taking all the houses in Jubb's mill yard and all the houses in Victoria Street, Brick Street and all the houses on both sides of the Dewsbury and Gomersall Turnpike road as far as the house at the bottom of Nussey Mill yard there and the houses near to and including the Wiltons Arms Bridge Hotel and all the houses there on both sides of Carlinghow Hill and Upper Batley Lane as far as the lane leading from Upper Batley to Brownhill then coming back to Beck Lane Carlinghow (both sides) taking the north side of Carlinghow to the Carlinghow Old Hall Farm including that farm house then taking the road from there to the Dewsbury and Gomersal Turnpike road and all the houses on both sides of that road including the Cooperative House and all the houses in Dock Ivy Field down to the bottom of Beck Lane.

  House 279

  Families 290

The Name Land

For information of the possible meaning and origins of the name Land go to The Name Land

The Lands in England

The earliest known Land ancestor in this line was John Land born no later than 1746, place unknown. The first record connected to him was found in Wakefield in 1767. For an overview of the genealogy go to Land Ancestors

Lydia Law Land and seven of her children immigrated to the Philadelphia in 1883. For more information on Lydia and her children in Philadelphia, click on the photo of the Philadelphia Art Museum.

Law Land, the son of John Land and Lydia Law, married Elizabeth Sykes in Batley, Yorkshire in 1880. They subsequently lived in Toronto, Canada, Detroit Michigan, Hoboken, New Jersey, Jersey City, New Jersey and Smithtown, Long Island. For more information on the family of Law and Elizabeth, and their life in America, click on their photo.

For information on Charles Lewis Land, click on the photo of the Aire River, Holbeck

For listings of the Lands in the censuses, click on the picture of the houses in Batley.

To view pictures and maps of the areas in Leeds in which the Lands lived, click on the picture of Leeds from Holbeck

To view photos of Leeds, click on the photos of St Peter's Church in Leeds.

For information on Leeds, click on the photo of St Peter's, Leeds.

For information on Lydia Law, and her ancestors click on the photo of Wellington Street, Batley.