Parish Records St. James, Woodside, Horsley, West Yorkshire
Baptisms January 29, 1865, parents John and Isabella Nunns of Horsforth, John Nunns is a clothier, officiating minister G. Thomas
Seth Marsden Nunns
James NunnsRobert Nunns
In the 1871 census Clap Lane, Horsforth, Yorkshire
Head John Nunns, age 43, woolen weaver, born Horsforth
Wife Isabella Nunns, age 40, woolen weaver, born Scotland
Daughter Isabella Nunns, unmarried, age 18, woolen weaver, born Horsforth
Daughter Margaret Nunns, age 13, woolen weaver, born Horsforth
Son Alexander Nunns, age 12, scholar, born Horsforth
Son Seth Nunns, age 10, scholar, born Horsforth
Son
James Nunns, age 8, scholar, born Horsforth
Son Robert Nunns, age 6, scholar, born Horsforth
Son Alfred Nunns, age 4, scholar, born Horsforth
Boarder Samuel Marden, age 35, woolen weaver, born Horsforth
In the 1881 census Clap Lane, Horsforth, Yorkshire
Head John Nunns, age 53, woolen weaver, born Horsforth
Wife Isabella Nunns, age 51, born Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [Scotland]
Daughter Ann Nunns, unmarried, age 26, woolen weaver, born Horsforth
Son Alexander Nunns, unmarried, age 22, woolen weaver, born Horsforth
Son Seth Nunns, unmarried, age 20, mechanic (engine), born Horsforth
Son
James Nunns, unmarried, age 18, dyer’s labourer, born Horsforth
Son Robert Nunns, age 16, mule piecer, born Horsforth
Son Alfred Nunns, age 14, scholar, born Horsforth
Boarder James W. Mudd, age 6, scholar, born Horsforth
Boarder Samuel Marsde, unmarried, age 45, woolen weaver, age 45
Marriage Certificate
May 31, 1890, Horsforth Church, Guisely Parish, Yorkshire
James Nunns, age 27, bachelor, tenterer, residence Drury Lane Horsforth, father John Nunns, weaver and
Elizabeth Ann Blackbourn, age 20, spinster, residence The Vicarage, Horsforth, father Anthony Blackbourn, farm labourer
after Banns by R. Walton Pearson, M. A., Vicar of Horsforth
signed James Nunns and Elizabeth Ann Blackbourn
in the presence of Henry N. Shaw and Lavinia Blackbourn
In the 1891 census Feather Bank, Horsforth, Yorkshire
Head
James Nunns, age 28, dyer’s labourer, employed, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Wife
Elizabeth A. Nunns, age 20, born Leasingham, Lincolnshire
Daughter Mary L. Nunns, age 5 months, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
In the 1901 census Carlton Mount, Yeadon, Otley, West Yorkshire
Head
James Nunns, age 38, piece dyer’s labourer, worker, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Wife
Elizabeth Ann Nunns, age 30, born Leasingham, Lincolnshire
Daughter Mary Lavinia Nunns, age 10, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Son John Nunns, age 8, born Horsforth
Daughter Ethel Nunns, age 6, born Yeadon ,Yorkshire
Daughter Margaret Nunns, age 3, born Yeadon
Daughter Louise Nunns, age 1, born Yeadon
[They are 4 doors down from Isabella, James’ sister and her family]
In the 1911 census 63 Rose Terrace, Horsforth, Yorkshire
Head
James Nunns, age 48, married, cotton dyer labourer, worker, born Horsforth
Elizabeth Ann Nunns, age 40, married 20 years, 8 children born alive, 7 still living, born Leasingham, Lincolnshire
John Nunns, age 18, single, woollen dyers labourer, worker, born Horsforth
Ethel Nunns, age 16, single, woollen mill piecer, worker, born Yeadon, Yorkshire
Margaret Nunns, age 13, dye works stamper, worker, born Yeadon
Louie Nunns, female age 11, born Yeadon
Harry Normington Nunns, age 8, born Halifax, Yorkshire
Eric Nunns, age 5, born Horsforth
The home has 6 rooms.
[Unusually, no relationship to the head of the family was stated. Very Probably Harry and Eric are sons of James and Elizabeth Nunns.]
West Yorkshire Electoral Registers Horsforth, Pudsey and Otley
Elizabeth Ann Nunns, 63 Rose Terrace
Emily Nunns, Glenholme, Nelay Lane
James Nunns, 63 Rose Terrace
Jane Nunns, 15 Stoney Lane
Samuel Nunns, Glenholme, Newlay Lane
Seth Marsden Nunns, 15 Stoney Lane
West Yorkshire Electoral Registers 1934
63 Rose Terrace, Horsforth
Elizabeth Ann NunnsJames NunnsEric Nunns
Margaret Nunns
Harry Normington Nunns
[Why is Harry’s wife Annie not listed?]
1939 England and Wales Register
63 Rose Terrace, Horsforth, West Riding, Yorkshire
1.
James Nunns, born August 15 1862, married, retired dyers labourer
2.
Elizabeth A. Nunns, born June 11 1870, married, unpaid domestic duties
3. Margaret Nunns, born April 10 1897, single, woolen warper
National Probate Calendar
James Nunns of 63 Rose-terrace Horsforth near Leeds died 29 December 1950 Probate London 5 February 1951 to Fred Newby Soothill manufacturer agent and Claude Egerton Swaine weaving manager. Effects 1088 npounds
findagrave.comJames Nunns
Birth 1863
Death 2 Jan 1951 (aged 87–88)
Burial
Horsforth CemeteryHorsforth, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Plot Blue, 442
Memorial ID 227498294
Gravesite Details
Age: 88 years, Abode: Resident and died at 63 Rose Terrace, Horsforth, Description: Labourer, Grave Type: Consecrated,