22 400 Christopher Brook of Dighton Huddersfield 1581 1581

sister Agnes Sykes

23 610 William Sykes clothier Thurstanland Kirkburton  1587 1587

son John, John Sykes son of James Sykes my brother, wife Grace

witnesses James Sykes of Thurstanland and George Sykes my brethren

23 1005 John Bottomley clothier Slaighthwaite Huddersfield 1588 1588

son in law James Sykes

23 1004 Oliver Hirst of Slaighthwaite 1588 1588

Elizabeth wife of John Sykes, James son of John Sykes of the Chappell

24 357 Edmund Sykes husbandman Slaighthwaite Hall 1590 1590

James Sykes elder of Lingarths various sums owed to me by various people

Robert Marsden of Marsden Bridgend

Agnes Marsden of Marsden Bridgend land occuoied by William Hirst of Harsine Ilam

Edmund Marsden of Netherby,

brother James 20/-, son John Sykes of Lingarths

John Sykes of the Newhouse & Edmund Sykes & Jennet Sykes children of Oliver Sykes

supervisors Gilbert Sykes of Slaighthwaite & John Sykes the elder of Lingarths

25 858 George Sykes bachelor Slaighthwaite Hall Huddersfield 1590 1591

sister Elizabeth Sykes, Agnes wife of John Ramsden of Scammonden, brother John, brother Edmond, Roger Lethe, eldest brother William and his children Isabel & John

John Sykes of Stanfield

25 1221 John Sykes innkeeper Slaighthwaite Huddersfield 1592 1592

wife Mary, eldest son John, son James, younger children, brother Thomas, neighbour John Webster

witnesses Thomas Campinot, Thomas Hoyle, George Hirst, George Thorp

25 1538 John Sykes of Huddersfield 1592 1594

John Sykes of W...........,   ........ Sykes father Richard?. Alexander Blackburn & wife Janet

26 477 Jennet Armitage of Hawood Austonley made & proved 1596

son in law John Sykes

28 17 John Sugden of Hoylehouse Kirkburton 1599

son in law Edmund Sykes, son Robert, son William, son John, wife Anna

29 732 Bernard Sykes of Shaffield in Huddersfield 1599 1605

wife Jenet, servant Dorothy Firth

supervisors James Bottomley of Rotcher & John Campinot

31 220 Richard Sykes of Kirkburton 1609 1609

wife Jane, son Richard and his children, son George

31 708 Edmund Sykes of Slaighthwait Hall Huddersfield 1611 1611

wife Elizabeth, son John Sykes, son in law James Hirst, son Edmund Sykes, brother George Sykes,

witnesses John Sykes, James Sykes, Thomas Sykes

25 1221 John Sykes of Slaighthwaite Huddersfield

wife, son John, son James eldest nephehim, brother Thomas

34 605 George Sykes clothier Highburton 1616 1617

son George, daughter  Elizabeth Horne, wife Isabel, son John,

witnesses Richard Mosley, Robert Chappell, Thomas Mosley, Richard Mosley

36 71 Jervas Sykes of Riley Kirkburton 1616 1624

wife Margaret, youngest son Thomas, youngest daughter Mary Sykes, daughter  Sibell wife of John Aneley, son Gervas, son Robert

35 314 Abraham Thewlis yeoman Honley 1618 1619

£26 Nicholas  Sykes

37 63 James Bottomley of Slaighthwaite 1621/2

daughter Ann Sykes

40 44 John Sykes of Stainland Elland 1625 1625

son John,  daughter Mary, wife Mary

39 36 Thomas Sykes clothier Shawfield Huddersfield 1625 1625

wife Alice, son John, John Kaye esquire Woodsome, daughter Ann, son Thomas, son George, daughter  Elizabeth, son John

41 309 William Dson of Slaighthwaite 1628 1630

witnesses John Sykes of Shawfield, John Sykes of Newhouse

42 306 nuncupative Elizabeth Sykes of Huddersfield 1633 1634

test George Hirst & George Dyson both of Slaighthwaite

two daughters Agnes Haigh & Alice Sykes, son John Sykes,

James Hirst & John Sykes shares in a cow in John Sykes' hands

Jennett Haigh, John Haigh, son Edmund Sykes,

August 1636 Nicholas Sykes of Longley Almondbury made 4 8 1636

wife Elizabeth, Nepphew Edward Ostcliffe, nephew Thomas Ostcliffe, neice Elizabeth daugter William Ostcliffe + Mary & Alice her sisters, nephew John Ostcliffe, niece Elizabeth Robinson, nephew John Armitage, nephew Timothy Armitage, niece Margaret wife of Anthony Orrede, niece Sarah wife of Thomas Webster, brother Thmas Sykes and his daughters Hellen & Isabel nephew Cotton Taylor, nephew George Taylor, nephew Raynald Taylor, nephew John Hollingworth, nephew John Sykes, nephew John Thewlis

April 1638 William Sykes of Flathouse Almondbury

son George <21, son James, son John, daughter Mary, daughter  Ann, wife Mary

witnesse George Ferrand, Edward Mallinson, William Ferran

February 1638/9 Dorothy Sykes of Halcote Huddersfield

John Hagh son of John Hagh, John  Shaw, Jhn Bamford, Raph Haslim

son John Sykes's two daughters Anna & Sara,  John Hagh my son

June 1646 Richard Buthroid of Roidhall Quarmby

John Sykes 

PCC Berkeley f279 William Woodhead yeoman Meltham November 1649

James Sykes of Houbbi in Slaithwaite and his son James

PCC will Alchin 404 Elizabeth Sykes widow Almondbury 1651 1654

George Bayley & Stephen Hudson executors

sister Margaret Bailey, George Bailey, kin John Hudson, kin Stephen Hudson of Crouch, Martha Bailey daughter said George, £11 to poor of Almondbury, children said John Hudson by his wife Ellen, Nicholas Hudson 1/-,Margaret wife Anthony Horredge, George son said Anthony,  Mary Swift widow, Ann daughter Anthony Horredge, Dorothy Dankersley, Sarah Webster, John Armitage of Holmefirth £12 and his brother Timothy £12, Abigail Burdett 10/-, Thomas Parks son of John Parks 10/-, Grace daughter  Thomas Lockwood 3/4, Mary wife William Kaye of Line 3/4, John Kaye of Highburton 3/4, John Eastwood of Farnley Tyas 3/4, Elizabeth Eckeshill 3/4, Sarah Haigh of Wiggincross 3/4, Samuel Mason 3/4, Elizabeth Morton 3/4, half residue to Martha Bailey, half residue to children said Stephen Hudson buy his wife Mary Waddington 

PCC Brent folio 90 1653 Richard Sykes parson of Kirkheaton made 27 12 1652

eldest son Richard, second son John, third son Smuel, fourth son Bernard, youngest son Chalesa, daughter  Rebecca

land occupied by Martha Sykes to second son John

land in Leeds, farm at Cawthorne

45 367 James Sykes clothier Lingarths 1662

daughter  Ann wife of John Wood of the Crimble, son William, son Thomas, son Edmund, son James

46 360 Edmund Sykes of Slaighthwaite Hall 1663 1664

2 sons Edmund & John, daughter  Elizabeth, daughter  Mary, daughter  Sarah

48 122 George Sykes of Farnley Tyas Almondbury 1665 1666

Four children John, Joseph, Susan & Mary, wife Susan, son William, eldest son George and his two daughters Elizabeth & Ann, second son James and his children Susan & James

50  491 Humphrey Dyson clothier Booth Slaithwaite Huddersfield 1668 1668

daughter Isabel wife of Edmund Sykes

52 554 William Sykes alesetter Slaighthwaite 1671

wife Ann, deceased son William's wife now wife of Willam France stepfather to my grandchildren : John Sykes , James Sykes, William Sykes & Esther Sykes

59 301c John Dyson of Parrock Head Slaithwaite 1679 1682

daughter  Isabel wife of Edmund Sykes

59 26 Ann Armitage widow Lockwood 1680 1681

daughter Silence wife of William Sykes

60 386 William Sykes clothier North Crossland Almondbury 1683 1684

wife Mary, daughter  Martha

February 1684  John x Sykes clothier Flathouse

eldest son James, Joshua Shaw 10/-, son in law Joshua Gartside 1/-, children of Joshua Gartside born to my daughter Alis, grandson David Harrop, younger son Samuel, daughter  Sarah Sykes,

60a Grace Kay widow Farnley Tyas 1685 1685

land at Wiggincross Quarmby occupied by John Sykes of Woodbottom

Vacancy April 1686 John Swallow of Huddersfield

sister Ann Sykes

August 1686 James Meaver of Lingards

daughter  Susanna wife of John Claiton, daughter  Gennet, son Robert, deceased daughter  wife of John Sykes and her son James, daughter  Mary wife of John Conerly, daughter  Elizabeth wife Thomas Plat

61 389 William Sykes of Slackthwaite 1690

wife Anne, brother Thomas and his children :- William, Mary & Martha, brother Philip, deceased brother John's children :- James,  Seth & Susan

William son of James Gledhill of the Cop, Margaret daughter John Taylor of White way, James son of Samuel France of Shawfield.

farm to wife Anne and then to nephew Seth Sykes

Marsden will Ann Marsden of Blacklee August 1693

Ann Sykes, Hannah Sykes, daughter Sarah Sykes, Susan Sykes, John Sykes

adm February 1694 Joseph Sykes of Kirkburton to Matthew & Benjamin Sykes; widow Sarah relinquishing

adm May 1694 William Sykes of Farnley Tyas to Abraham Beaumont

adm January 1695 John Kay of Lingards to widow Susan

August 1698 John Mellor of Lingards

daughter Susan wife of John Sykes

61 295 Samuel Sykes of Flathouse 1698

sister Sarah, wife, only daughter, cousin David Harrop,

adm June 1698 Jacob Sykes of Honley to Mary widow

62 243 George Sykes of Almondbury Town 19 4 1699

eldest son George, son James, daughter  Elizabeth wife of John Spivie, wife Mary, Three youngest sons, : John, Joseph & William

Marsden will John Haigh of Lowerhouse 1700

Lidia wife John Sykes 2/-. Ann Haigh spinster living with Benjamin Sykes of Crimble 2/-

Marsden will Ann Marsden of Puke May 1703

sister Sarah Sykes. John Sykes

May 1704 Mary Kay of Lane Almondbury

Sarah wife of John Sykes

Adm February 1704 Edmund Sykes of Slackthwaite to son John

September 1704 John Sykes gentleman Farnley Tyas

father in law Abraham Roberts, mother Elizabeth Roberts, brother Joseph Kay, brother Charles Kay, wife & children,

adm to Mary Kay widow & John Broadbent of Linthwaite

September 1704 John Sykes of Lepton

wife Mary,  daughter Elizabeth,  daughter Lydia, son Nathaniel,  daughter Hannah, son John, elder  daughter MaryTownend and her children Nathan & Dorothy

adm November 1704 George Sykes of Linthwaite to Ann widow

63 384 John Sykes of Woodsome November 1704

but Kay not Sykes

63 43 Robert Sykes of Lepton Kirkheaton April 1705

wife Mary, poor of Almondbury, uncle John Jessop of Townend, three youngest children : John, Mary & Susan, son Samuel, son Israel <21, son Josias <21, daughter Deborah <21, son Benjamin,

30 755 James Sykes of Longroidbridge Almondbury 1708 1708

Five daughters ewe each, wife Maria, brother Samuel

65 297 George Sykes clothier Lepton March 1708, July 1709

brother John 1/-, brother William 1/-, sister Mary Sykes, wife Mary rest

71 139 Joseph Wood of Highhouse Linthwaite 1716

daughter  Elizabeth wife of Edmund Sykes of Slaighthwaite Hall

71 90 William Sykes of Flathouse Almondbury 14 9 1716

Four brothers John, James, George & Samuel, brother Thomas

sister Mary wife of James Quarmby, sister Ann/Martha wife of James Helliwell

71 134 John Sykes of Bridelybrook Holt Layth Almondbury 20 11 1716

son John, son Joseph, nephew <21 John son of Benjamin Sykes of Crimble,

nephew <21 John son of John Sykes of Oldfield

son in law James France and his daughter Sarah

71 130 Joseph Wood of Highhouse Almondbury 1716

daughter Elizabeth wife of Edmund Sykes of Slaighthwaite Hall

71 331 Joseph Sykes of Overthorp Slackthwaite 1717

Joseph Sykes <21 of Back Lane Slaighthwaite so of my sister Susan

74 530 James Sykes clothier Holtlaythe Lingards August 1720

daughter Mary wife William Haigh £8, tenant right to Holt & Holtlaythe to my son John Sykes <21, wife Elizabeth pregnant, daughter Mary, daughter  Sarah

78 340 Benjamin Sykes clothier Crimble Slaighthwaite Huddersfield March 1725/6

eldest son Benjamin and his son Joseph, son John, daughter Hannah wife of Horn Dyson of Crimble, daughter Mary wife of John Fraunce, daughter Elizabeth wife of James Wilkinson, wife Alice

81 144 Jacob Sykes of Flathouse Linthwaite Almondbury 26 7 1729

daughter Ann, son James, wife Ann, son in law Robert Walker of High House, son in law John Quarmby of Holehouse

Marsden will Samuel Haigh of Gatehead May 1732

Mary wife of Joseph Sykes

Adm November 1736 Benjamin Sykes of Golcar to wife Martha now wife of John Hardy

adm January 1738/9 James Sykes of Almondbury to Rebecca his widow

85 289 Joseph Sykes iinkeeper Huddersfield April 1738

wife, Sir John Ramsden Bt, daughter  Grace wife Thomas Dransfield, Walkers Fram, Shaws Farm assigned as by John Walker dr Huddersfield

son in law James Shaw

executor wife and daughter  Grace

overseer Charles Dransfield

87 33 Joshua Sykes clothier Huddersfield April 1740

father William Sykes, daughter  Mary, wife Sarah, John Bamforth of Slackthwaite

88 302 Thomas Sykes of Flathouse Linthwaite August 1743

son William tenantright  at Flathouse, wife Jane, son James

adm October 1746 William Sykes of Lowerhouse Almondbury to James Sykes Jr

91 157 William Sykes of Lowerhouse Almondbury October 1746

wife Ann, child my wife is pregnant with, son John by former wife and his grandmother Sarah Sykes,

my father James Sykes Snr

91 217 Mary Sykes of Honley Woodbottom February 1746/.7

son John, son Jonathan, daughter  Mary, son Thomas

91 236 1746/7 John Aneley of Parrockfoot Huddersfield

nephew John Sykes and his son William. Joseph brother said John, Mary sister said John, Grace sister said John & wife of William Batley

90 112 Joseph Lockwood of Royd Almoindbury 1747

Susan wife of James Sykes of Flathouse, Mary daughter James Sykes of Flathouse

93 221 Joseph Sykes butcher Parrockfoot Huddersfield 1749/50

mother Mary, sister Grace Batley clothdresser Huddersfield & their children, Joseph, John, Mary & Elizabeth Batley,

nephew William Sykes <21, sister Mary Sykes

adm June 1751 James Sykes of Lowerhouse Almondbury to son George

97 41 Samuel  Sykes of Edge South Crossland Almondbury made 1752 proved April 1753

son James, son William, son Thomas, son Joseph, daughter Elizabeth wife of Abram Mellor 1/- each

daughter  Sarah wife Edmund Dyson, daughter  Margarey wife Matthew Armitage, son Thomas, son Benjamin, wife Elizabeth

98 113 Mary Sykes of Parrockfoot Huddersfield made 1753 proved 1754

last will late uncle John Ainley, late brother Joseph Sykes, cousin William Sykes of Midran, nephew William Sykes, cousins William Sykes & Joshua Sykes, sister Grace wife of William Battley of Huddersfield and her children Joseph, William, John, Mary & Sykes

99 32 Edmund Mellor woolstapler Lingarths 1755

daughter Mary wife of William Sykes

adm November 1757 John Sykes of Roylshead Longwood

to children ; John, Thomas, Joseph, James & Elizabeth Sykes

101 32 Mary Sykes widow Paddock Lift Almondbury 1757

daughter  Grace wife of William Batley of Huddersfield and their children :- Joseph <21, William, John, Mary, Sykes

Joshua Sykes shaloon weaver

104 83 Abraham Sykes clothier Boothbanks Huddersfield April 1760

eldest son William, wife Sarah, son James, son Joseph, daughter Sarah Sykes, daughter  Mary wife of John Seal

Marsden Joseph Sykes of Clough 1761

executors son Joseph Sykes and Samuel Haigh of Chapelhouse gentleman

daughter  Elizabeth wife of William Marsden, daughter  Hannah wife of John Rayner

107 300 John Brooksbank  yeoman the Foild Kirkheaton June 1763

Martha Brooksbanks, Mary Sykes and Rachel Gryme

107 544 William Haigh of Paddockfoot Hall Huddersfield 1763

daughter Susan wife of John Sykes and Susan's daughter  Susan Haigh <21

108 243 John Sykes of Lath in Slaighthwaite made 25 7 1758 proved 1764 

daughter Elizabeth Sykes, Mary wife of John Eastwood, daughter Sarah wife of William Jackson, Hannah daughter  of Abraham Wood

September 1766 Joseph Sykes of Lockwood

son William

110 237 Joseph Sykes of Longwood Almondbury September 1766

wife , eldest son John 1/-, son William

110 237 Joseph Sykes clothdresser Lockwood September 1766

elder son John, son William farm I live at that I rent from Mr Haigh and three closes I rent from Mr Whitacre

adm September 1766 Joseph Sykes of Lingarths to Ann his widow

111 296 James Wood yeoman Highhouse Linthwaite November 1767

executor uncle James Sykes of Flathouse

113 27 Joseph Parkin yeoman Holehouseclough Almondbury February 1769

executor James Sykes of Flathouse

103 374 Elizabeth Sykes widow Nathaniel Sykes yeoman Great Lepton Kirkheaton July 1769

daughter  Mary wife William Womersley, daughter  Elizabeth George, son Robert, daughter Stchwah Greenwood, daughter  Katherine Sykes, son Nathaniel

114 67 John Sykes clothier Crimble Golcar Huddersfield 1770

wife Hannah, children:- Joseph, James, Mary wife of James Thorp, Hannah wife of Robert France, Sarah wife of Michael Ramsden, Elizabeth wife of Richard Baxter, William & Edmund.

grandchildren James Sykes and Mary Sugden

132 461 William Dyson of Wood Marsden Almondbury 1788

daughter  Elizabeth wife of John Sykes, daughter Hannah wife of James Sykes

134 391 Abraham Mellor innkeeper Almondbury July 1790

trustee James Sykes clothier Townend

134 223 Edmund Bottomley clothier Rocher Slaighthwaite 1790

executors John Sykes clothier Heywood in Linthwaite Almondbury

138 486 Jonathan Hirst of Darton made 1774 proved 1794

daughter  Ann Sykes

136 335 George Broadbent Scammonden Huddersfield February 1792

sons in law Joseph Sykes & James Sykes

140 106 March 1796 Thomas Sykes clothier of Edgeend Crosslandhalf

Executors sons George & John

wife Mary, daughter Mary £150, daughter Alse £150, sons George, John & Benjamin

159 483 James Shaw clothier Low Westwood Golcar January 1815

daughter Sarah wife of John Sykes and her children

176 235 John Hirst farmer Hollin Hey Scammoinden Huddersfield October 1827

my brother William's daughter Betty wife of Benjamin Sykes

168 325 James Haigh of Share Hill Golcar 1829

daughter Nancy wife of John Sykes

186 358 John Hirst of Meal Hill Slaighthwaite Huddersfield December 1832

daughter  Alice wife of William Sikes

206 51 Elizabeth/Betty Haigh of Sharehill Golcar 1842

Benjamin Sykes, John Sykes, James Sykes, Betty Sykes, Mary wife of James Shaw, Nancy wife of Benjamin Dyson, Mary wife Thomas Priestley

218 173 Luke Shaw clothier Averstroyd Golcar February 1848

daughter Jane/Elizabeth wife of Joseph Sykes of Barn Slaighthwaite

236 George Haigh yeoman Burton Dean in Kirkburton 1855

son in law Charles Sykes fancyweave Kirkburton, Sarah wife of aforesaid Charles Sykes

240b 345 George x Shaw farmer Heath Slaithwaite Huddersfield May 1856

grandchild Hannah daughter

adm June 1868 John Sykes of Honley to Hannah his widow

99 59 Abraham Rayner yeoman Holme Almondbury

daughter Mary wife of Thomas Sykes, wife Mary, eldest son William, second son Isaac, youngest son Richard

138 325 John Hirst of Halm in Slaighthwaite

William Sykes of Cophill & Cloughhouse son of late nephew Benjamin Sykes

77 51 William Dyson yeoman Hoylehouse Almondbury

William Sykes son of John Sykes of Heathons

March 16586/7 Gamaliel Hudson deceased Kirkburton

Faith wife John Sykes of Honley

74 549 James Hirst of Mealhill Slackthwaite

son John, daughter Martha wife of Benjamin Sykes ygr of Slackthwaite & their son Joseph

27 506 James Shaw husbandman Slaighthwaite Huddersfield

brother in law John Sykes

45 368 Godfry Whitehead of Smithyplace

daughter  Mary wife of John Sykes

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