HALLOWS family

This Hallows family of Wirksworth lost members in World War I, and served on the Cromford and High Peak Railway from its opening in 1831 to closure in 1967. Information to build a family tree and photos from their Album about the people and the railway was sent by Jeremy and Glenis Smith. Photos and info from Jean Durbin. Many thanks. Emails about this family are full of information.

HALLOWS family

03--Albert Hallows 1923 son of Alec and Drucilla Hallows 04--Alec Hallows 1900 05--Alec Hallows 1901 06--Alec Hallows 1932 son of Alec Hallows 1900 and Drucilla 08--Ann Jane 1876 & Herbert Hallows 1878 09--Ann Jane Hallows 1876 with William 1897 10--Children of Ann Jane and Herbert Hallows when young 11--Children of Herbert and Ann Jane Hallows 12--Ethel Hallows 1906 daughter of Ann Jane and Herbert 14--Herbert Hallows 1911 and Edith 15--Herbert Hallows 1878 and Ann Jane 1876 In loving Memories of Ann Jane, the beloved wife of Herbert Hallows, of Rise End, Middleton by Wirksworth, who died on Aug 7th 1943, aged 68 years. Interred in Middleton Cemetary, Aug 12 1943 17--Jane Hallows 1909, daughter of Herbert and Ann Jane Hallows 18--Maisie Hallows 1926 my mother 19--Maisie Hallows 1926 my parents Tyne Cot Memorial Casualty Details Name: HALLOWS, Samuel James Initials: S J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt) Unit Text: 17th Bn Age: 20 Date of Death: 27/09/1917 Service No: 70247 Additional: Son of John Thomas information and Mary Hallows, of 35, Rise End, Middleton, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Casuality Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial: Panel 99-102, 162-162A Reference Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL Casuality Details Name: HALLOWS, William Initials: W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt) Unit Text: 1st/6th Bn Age: 19 Date of Death: 30/08/1916 Service No: 2160 Additional: Son of Herbert and information Ann Jane Hallows, Engine House, Middleton, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial III A.6. Reference: Cemetary: Warlingcourt Halte British Cemetary, Saulty 35--Samuel James Hallows 1897, killed 1917 32--Samuel Hallows 1845, Elizabeth Barker 1839 and to the right Herbert Hallows 1878 33--William Hallows 1897 killed in 1st world war 36--Taken c1962. Drucilla and Alec Hallows at 61 Bannister Yard, Wirksworth. 37-- 38--

The HALLOWS family, who worked on the CHPR for 140 years

Data largely taken from HALLOWS pedigree by Colin Watson [numbers refer] and email from Glenis Smith of Wirksworth, grandaughter of Alec Hallows who worked on the CHPR for many years. See also GOULD pedigree There were several nasty accidents to the Hallows family working on the CHPR, see: Ralph (killed), James (killed), William (lost leg), Ralph (lost leg) and Joseph (killed) William Hallows' career: 1836: Born, 1856: Hanger-on, Sheep pasture incline, 1860:Tenting Middleton engine, 1881: Labourer in Cromford shop, 1898: Incline pulley man, Cromford, 1904: Resigned, 1913: Died 11 ** 1806 1806 1826 1836 Hannah 1828 Samuel 1858 Celia 1866 William YOUNG=====v=====HALLOWS====v====HALLOWS====v====ORME 1854 | 1863 | /HOLLIS 1875 **same person, married 3 times. | | 1896 | | |-----|----|------|-------|-----|-------------|---|--|------| |-----|---|-----| | |12 | |13 | |14 |15 | | | | | 1829 1831 1833 1836 1840 1842 1845 1847 1849 1860 1863 1864 Ralph John Mary William Sarah Joseph Samuel Alfred James Elizabeth Sarah Francis 1854a 1887 1840 1913b 1842 1880c 1925 1848 1875d | | | | | ** | BB | DD | 1826 | | | Seleh/ 1829 1837 1835 1845 1839 Selina 1849 Ralph William 1858 Mary Samuel 1863 Elizabeth (unmarried) X BRAILSFORD=====v=====HALLOWS HALLOWS=====v=====SHELDON HALLOWS=====v=====BARKER===============v=====PARKER 1896 | 1854 1913 | 1925 | | | | | | GG | | | | | | |-----|------|----|-------|-----|-----|---------| |-------|----|------|-|----|------|-----| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |17 | | | 1859 1860 1866 1868 1871 1873 1875 1877 1864 1866 1869 1871 1874 1877 1878 1859 Ralph Hannah Mary William John Sarah Elizabeth Emma William John Samuel George Albert Ralph Herbert Joseph | Thomas | PARKER | | | |16 EE 1876 | 1868 1870 Anne 1878 William 1889 Mary Jane 1897 Herbert HALLOWS=====v=====GOODWIN KIRKE=====v=====HALLOWS 1934 | 1928 | 1948 | | |-------|------|------|----|----|------|------| |-------|-------|-----|-----|----||-------|------|-----| | |18 |19 |20 |21 |22 |23 |24 | | | | | | | | | 1891 1893 1894 1897 1899 1904 1904 1911 1897 1899 1900 1901 1902 1905 1906 1908 | William George Sidney Mary Fred Ernest Albert Florence William Frances Alec Mary Ivy Stanley Ethel Olive | | 1917 | Ellen 1905 | FF KIA | | | |----|-------|-----|------| | | | | | | | 1909 1911 1912 1915 1917 | Jane Herbert Norah Gladys Alice 1897 1900 1979 HALLOWS service on the CHPR Drucilla 1922 Alec (Opened 1830, closed 1967) GOULD=====v=====HALLOWS 1800 1993 | 1963 1810 | 1820 Sam 42 |-------|---|---|-----------| 1830 x | | | | 1840 | 1923 1926 1932 1934 1850 | Sam 40? Albert Maisie Alec twin Ruby 1860 x x | (died) 1870 | | 1880 | Herbert 45 | 1923 1890 | x Maisie 1945 William 1900 | | HALLOWS=====v=====CUMMINGS 1910 x | 1975 | 1920 | Herbert 30 | 1930 | x Alec 14 | 1940 x | x 1954 1957 1950 | | Jeremy 1996 Glenis 1960 x x SMITH=====v=====CUMMINGS (informant) BB | |12 1833 1831 Martha John 1853 Jane HALLOWS=====v=====GREGSON 1887 | | |------|-----|-------|--------|---|---|-----|-------|----|-------| Note: | | | | | | | | | | 1854-1862, children born at Whaley Bridge 1854 1856 1858 1860 1862 1864 1868 1870 1872 1875 1864-1875, children born at Parsley Hay Sarah Mary Samuel William Martha John Hannah Ann Rachel George Both places are on CHPR. Ann 1929 1924 Jane 1922 Rebecca Hannah Alfred 1923 1868 DD | |14 1842 1843 Note: Joseph 1861 Sarah Joseph killed in stonefall in Hopton tunnel HALLOWS=====v=====GOULD see shocking accident on CHPR. 1880 | | |------|-----|-------|-------|--|---|----------|-----|---------|-------| | | | | | | | | | | 1861 1862 1864 1867 1869 1871 1873 1875 1877 1880 Ralph Mary Hannah Joseph Sarah Elizabeth Jane Harriett Martha Samuel 1864 EE | | 1866 John 1867 Thomas 1884 Mary HALLOWS=====v=====GRATTON | | |----------|-------|-------|--|--|----------|-------| | | | | | | | 1885 1886 1888 1892 1893 1897 1898 Mary Hannah John Mary Elizabeth Samuel Ralph Elizabeth Thomas Jane James 1917 KIA FF GG | | | | 1911 1905 1854 Florence 1929 John Mary HALLOWS=====v=====WATSON Hannah 2003 | 1993 HALLOWS/ | HOLEHOUSE |--------|--------|--|---|------|-------| | | | | | | 1929 1931 | 1939 1942 1946 John Kenneth | Derek Trevor Barbara Stanley 1935 Colin WATSON (informant) The people in the Census living at the Engine House, Middleton are: 1841 Thomas DOXEY 1851 Henry ROPER 1861 William HOLLOWS 1871 William HALLOWS 1881 William HALLOWS 1891 Samuel HALLOWS 1901 Samuel HALLOWS

HALLOWS and the CHPR Photographs taken by Alec Hallows of CHPR locos at Middleton Engine House, and Hopton Incline

01-- Taken 1937 Oct 14th. Wreckage of 4 wagons loaded with limestone and a brake van. 02a-- Taken 1937 Oct 14th, a hand-crane being used by the toiling shop staff to haul a set of driving wheels of 27521 up the embankment. The large steam crane normally used could not negotiate the tight curves and steep inclines of the High Peak Line. 02b-- Remains were loaded into wagons, to be taken away by sister loco 27530 07-- CHPR and the Hallows Family Samuel Hallows, born 1806 died 1863. Wharfinger and Station Master at Parsleyhay 42 years service. Samuel Hallows, born 1845 died 1925. Engine House, Middleton by Wirksworth Herbert Hallows, born 1878 died 1948 Stationary Engine Driver, Middleton Engine House, 45 years service plus 30 years as Engineman, awarded a grant of £30 in the mid 1940 by N.U.R. Sons of Herbert Hallows: Herbert Hallows. Born 1911 died 1979 Catchpit-man at Sheep-pasture from 1937 till closure 1967 Alec Hallows, Born 1900 died 1963 Engine stoker, Engine House, Middleton by Wirksworth from 1948 to 1962, 14 years service. 20a-- 3061 2-4-0T about 1890 at Middleton Top, with most of staff. 20b-- 3073 2-4-0 taken 1887-1894 at Middleton Top. Built 1853 as 314, renum 1856 in 1860, renum 3073 in 1887 21a-- Taken 1937 Oct 14th, Thursday. On the Wirksworth and Brassington road, at the foot of the Hopton Incline on the CHPR Eight days after the accident, the remains of 27521 waiting to be hoisted up the embankment. 21b-- Wreckage in 1937 at the foot of Hopton Incline, due to excessive speed of 27521 spreading the track. Engine driver Boden died in the accident. 22b-- The boiler of a goods engine installed in Sheep Pasture Top engine house in 1884 after the original stationary engine wore out. 22c-- 26a-- Middleton Top Engine shed, after it caught fire on 30 Jul 1905. The locos are 2244 and 2278 26c-- Said to be Sam Buckley on left, William and Luther Gould on right 26d-- 1947 snow 27a-- 47006, 0F-C 0-4-0ST at Middleton Engine House. Kitson 1932 design for LMS. Withdrawn 1966. 27b-- 68006, J94 0-6-0ST at Middleton Engine House. Riddles 1943 design for MoS., bought by LNER 1946. Withdrawn 1967 on closure of CHPR 27c-- 68012, J94 0-6-0ST at Middleton Engine House. Riddles 1943 design for MoS., bought by LNER 1946. Withdrawn 1967 on closure of CHPR

Emails

Colin Watson of Southampton writes: Hello John, A long time since I last spoke to you, but I was very interested in your new entry on the Hallows family. I was also interested in the email from Jean Durbin. She said that Celia Hallows (Brailsford) may have been pregnant with Ralph's child when he was killed. I had a suspicion about this too, but looking on census records no dates seemed to match up. I decided to look on BMD to see if I could find a child for Ralph and Celia, and I found an entry for a Mary Hannah Hallows in Ashbourne district, Vol 7b, Page 413, Dec Quarter 1854. As the names were the same as Celia's mother Mary and Ralph's mother Hannah I was fairly excited that I may be lucky if I ordered a certificate. The Certificate has now arrived and Mary Hannah was born on 26th November 1854 at Middleton. The father was Ralph Hallows Deceased. The mother Celia Hallows formerly Brelsford and informant Celia Hallows, Middleton, 14th December 1854. Their daughter was therefore born in the month following Ralph's death. I have now added her to my family tree. I have also found an interesting link in Ince's Pedigrees in the Coates Family tree 066d. This states that the Coates family seem to have been settled here on or before the reign of Elizabeth, for in 1571 Clemence Coates and Humphry Hallowes both of Youlgreave were mard. Hope you are both well and thank you for all your excellent work. Yours sincerely, Colin Watson, Southampton. ----------- Jean Durbin of Australia writes: Dear John Yes, I can help with the following and I do remember Glenis contacting me re Hallows family history perhaps about a year ago now. There were indeed a number of Hallows menfolk involved in accidents & mishaps of one sort or another on the CHPR. The four names you mention Joseph, James, William & Ralph were all sons of my 3 x gt grandfather Samuel Hallows & Hannah Young. Joseph Hallows was killed in the Hopton Tunnel in 1880 & that you already have as a coroner's inquest report I believe. Ralph Hallows was killed 9 Oct 1854 age 25, the death certificate describes him as a driver to a passenger train carriage on a railway namely the CHPR. At this time a passenger carriage was used on that line but later because of accidents the practice was discontinued & the line was for freight only. Thomas Mander was the Coroner & the verdict was accidental death. The Derby Mercury for 18th Oct 1854 has the following: Fatal Accident on the Cromford & High Peak Railway "On Monday, the 9th, an accident occurred on this line of railway which caused the death of Ralph Hallows, the driver of a train & injured 2 passengers. Deceased was the driver of a single passenger carriage which had been established about 3 months, & which proceeded daily to & fro daily from Whaley Bridge. In returning to Cromford, on the afternoon of the day mentioned, he neglected to hang on the carriage to the main chain at the Middleton inclined plane, & the consequence was that the carriage proceeded downwards at such velocity that that the points could not be worked, & it struck on some stone trucks which were standing on the line, & which had been a short time previously lowered by the engine. Hallows was taken up speechless & died in about 15 hours afterwards." There is a little time discrepancy here, if Ralph Hallows died 15 hours after the accident on the afternoon of the 9th then death surely would have been the 10th but the death certificate does say the 9th. I have a photo of the "hanging on" procedure if you are interested which acted as a brake on the inclined planes on the railway. Ralph was married to Celia Brailsford in 1849 in Wirksworth. Her mother in law Hannah Hallows nee Young died in Sep 1854 aged 45 of gastro enteritis at Parsley Hay where her husband Samuel was a wharfinger on the CHPR. Celia was probably pregnant with her first child (a daughter) when Ralph was killed in Oct 1854. In 1858, May 16th, Celia married her father in law Samuel Hallows at Bakewell Register Office, he as a widower aged 51, she a widow aged 33. I am assuming this marriage may not have been allowed by the Established Church or at least frowned upon. Samuel died in 1863 at Parsley Hay of paraplexy (stroke?). Celia had another daughter with Samuel in 1862 & was probably pregnant with her 3rd child (a son) when Samuel died. Celia then married William Orme in Wirksworth 20th May 1866 but William Orme seems to have died in 1875 in Cromford aged 39. I have no idea what Celia looked like but she certainly didn't lack for husbands !! James Hallows was killed 23 May 1875 in Wirksworth age 26, the death certificate says he died from accidental injuries sustained by a wagon running over him on the Cromford & High Peak Railway at Hopton inclined plane. An inquest was held 24 May 1875 but as yet I haven't located a newspaper report of the inquest. James died in Wirksworth hospital & his address was given as Middleton by Wirksworth. James married Margaret Shaw 14 Apr 1871 at Carsington and a son was born later in 1871. William Hallows was born 1836 Parsley Hay & married Mary Sheldon in 1856 at Matlock. His right leg was injured on the Cromford High Peak Railway but I don't know when exactly. I have a photo of him working in the Cromford Rail workshops after the accident, showing a pegleg below his right trouser leg. He did receive a pension in 1909 & free rail pass, & died in 1913. I am still looking for a newspaper report of the accident if it exists. William Hallows had a son also named Ralph Hallows who seems to have been injured on the railway according to the following report: Derby Mercury 26th June 1878 - Accident Wirksworth "On Thursday afternoon last an accident of a somewhat singular character occurred upon the Cromford & High Peak Railway, now worked by the London & North Western Company, to a stoker in their employ, named Ralph Hallows, who was at his usual work upon the engine, then running at the very slow pace of about 5 miles an hour, when a strong chain, used in shunting wagons, fell off the footplate on the line, one end, however, remaining entwined around Hallows' leg. Before the engine could be brought to a stand the end on the ground caught under a "sleeper" & stuck fast, which drew the other end so tight round Hallows' that his leg was broken in such a dreadful manner as to necessitate amputation below the knee. This operation was satisfactorily performed the same evening at the Wirksworth Cottage hospital where the young man now lies in a favourable state. This strange accident is rendered all the more remarkable by the fact that Hallows' father has a wooden leg, & that another relative has been killed on the line, & a third had a leg taken off, all through accidents from engines." Not sure who the third amputee was but it may just be an inaccurate newspaper report. The Ralph Hallows injured in 1878 seems to have remained single & in 1901 he is a railway level crossing gate keeper at Hazel Grove in Cheshire with his sister Emma as his housekeeper. He died in 1912. Hope the above helps you. The Hallows' as a family were certainly heavily involved in the CHPR railway. Both sides of my family have railway connections. My father was a railway guard & I got numerous trips in the guards van as a child. The railway industry was always a dangerous one as the above illustrates. The CHPR employed a lot of people & I do have material on some of those people plus information on the CHPR history & working. Best wishes Jean

from Jean Durbin

Taken 1913 in front of Goods Shed at Steeple House. Members of First Aid class. BACK ROW (standing)left to right: Jack OLDBURY Wagon Examiner, known as "Tapper Jack"; Tom SWIFT Guard; Harold KIRK Fireman; William BODEN Driver, "Billy Boden", died in Hopton derailment; Jack HARRISON Fireman; Bernard WALKER Fireman; ===unidentified===; Joe NADIN Hanger-on; David BOND, Winding Engineman at Sheep Pasture; Luther GOULD, Goods Agent at Cromford; MIDDLE ROW (sitting) left to right: Herbert HALLOWS, Winding Engineman at Middleton; Herbert SLACK Guard at Middleton; Len SPENCER; Tom WEBBER, Number taker, died 1913; Herbert EVANS Pointsman at catchpit on Sheep Pasture; Dick DOXEY Hanger-on, Middleton Top; - FARNSWORTH Chief Clerk in Luther Gould's office; FRONT ROW (kneeling) left to right: Tom HUDDERT Blacksmith at Cromford aka "Tosser" Billie LAMB Horse-dray driver; Herbert SPENCER Storekeeper; J W SPENCER Plate-layer. Photo source Derby Local Studies Library CROMFORD HIGH PEAK RAILWAY Staff Registers PRO/RAIL 144/ William BRADLEY driver W.H. BROOKS born 29 Oct 1854, began work 8 Nov 1883 ? William CHAPPELL fireman, driver born 18 Apr 1873 Adam DAWSON engine driver born 3 Feb 1842 James EVANS stationary engineman Sheep Pasture born 29 May 1822, began work 1839 George GOODWIN fireman, later driver George William GOODWIN fireman H HALLOWS born 29 Mar 1878, began work 17 Jun 1898 S HALLOWS born 2 Jul 1845, began work 20 Dec 1875 W HALLOWS born 4 Sep 1836,began work Sep 1856 W HARDY born 24 Jun 1863, began work 7 Mar 1884 J JEPSON born 27 Mar 1862, began work 17 Jan 1890 Joseph MELLOR driver J OXLEY born 5 May 1837, began work 7 Dec 1883 George PENNINGTON fireman, killed 1876 F. REEDS born 18 Aug 1853, began work 14 Feb 1876 Henry ROBINSON fireman Henry ROPER foreman Cromford 1888, born 17 Jun 1827, began work 1858 ? J SHELDON born 15 Jun 1843, began work Jan 1883, dismissal May 1898 Samuel SHELDON driver John SIMS born 24 May 1859 Samuel SLACK driver born 1 Apr 1854 J SMITH 28 Mar 1863, began work 17 Jan 1890 E SPENCER born 20 Jan 1872, began work 23 Jun 1898 T. WALKER driver in 1937 ? WOODHOUSE born 7 Jan 1845, began work 29 Nov 1876 Photo source Derby Local Studies Library The foot of the Cromford Incline, 15 Apr 1934. Past cleaner Sam Buckley and bicycle are about to travel home to Middleton on an ascending water tank. 33 years and 16 days later, driver Buckley took the last train from Middleton Top to Friden when that section of the line finally closed. Carefully ignoring him in front of the telephone box are a visitor, shunter Tom Beeson and wagon examiner Jack Oldbury The Hallows family actually came to Matlock DBY from Wetton STS circa mid 1780s. They seemed to be quite poor as the head of the family was collecting parish relief from Wetton whilst in Matlock & one of the sons was making the trip to Wetton to collect the money for a while according to a document unearthed in the Matlock records centre. Summary of my Hallows descent from Samuel Hallows & Hannah Young. John HALLOWS second son of Samuel Hallows & Hannah Young/ Born 1 Jul 1831, bap 24 Jul 1831 Cromford Weslyan Methodists Married Martha Jane Gregson 16 Jan 1853 Taxal CHS Died 26 Mar 1887 Parsley Hay, buried 29 Mar 1887 Hartington, no headstone found. (I haven't sent for a death cert. as yet) Census 1861/Vaux Row Whaley Bridge CHS John HALLOWS marr 29 permanent way platelayer b. Cromford DBY Census 1871/Monyash DBY John HALLOWS marr 39 book keeper b. Cromford DBY (seems to have taken over from his deceased father Samuel at Parsley Hay) Census 1881 HMQ DBY John HALLOWS marr 49 goods agent b. Cromford DBY Children of John Hallows & Martha Jane Gregson: Sarah 1854 Whaley Bridge, Mary Ann 1856 Whaley Bridge, Samuel 1858 Whaley Bridge, William 1860 Whaley Bridge, Martha Jane 1862 Whaley Bridge, John 1865 Parsley Hay, Hannah Rebecca 1868 Parsley Hay, Ann 1870 Parsley Hay, Rachel Hannah 1872 Parsley Hay, George Alfred 1875 Parsley Hay My gt grandfather Samuel Hallows born 18 Nov 1858 Whaley Bridge, bap 20 Nov 1865 Winster Prim. Methodist circuit, died 1 Jun 1929 Wirksworth, buried 4 Jun 1929 Wirksworth. Married Sarah Ann Horobin 31 May 1883 Earl Sterndale. Sarah Ann's father ran the Royal Oak at Sparklow & the CHPR ran just behind the pub. Samuel was a platelayer) Children of Samuel Hallows & Sarah Ann Horobin: John William 1884 Harpur Hill, Martha Jane 1885 Fairfield, Samuel James 1888 Fairfield, Herbert 1889 Monyash, Mary Annie 1891 Middleton by Wirksworth (my grandmother), married Wm Alfred Franklin 1920 Middleton by Wirksworth, Hannah 1895 Middleton by Wirksworth Photo source Derby Local Studies library As you can see the man seems to stand inside the rails beside the chain which is twisted around a rope attached to the winding engine as far as I can tell, so if anything went wrong, it would be very easy to get tangled up in it. The chain loops are then hung over the buffers to pull the wagons up the incline or act as a brake to go down the incline. I think that is the theory. Wedding photo of my great aunt Hannah Hallows dau of Samuel Hallows & Sarah Jane Hallows nee Horobin. 1917 Groom Fred Richardson a Yorkshire man in uniform. Front row extreme left-Sarah Jane Hallows. Back row right Samuel Hallows, next to him dau Martha Jane Melbourne (she married John Wm Melbourne in 1908, he was killed 1915 in France) Bridesmaid next to Sarah Jane Hallows is my grandmother Mary Annie Hallows. Photo of Samuel Hallows & wife Sarah Jane Hallows nee Horobin circa 1907 I believe possibly Middleton by Wirksworth. Back row left to right: Dau Mary Annie Hallows(my grandmother), son Herbert Hallows, son John Hallows son William Hallows, son Samuel Hallows, dau Martha Jane Hallows. Front row Left to right: Sarah Ann Hallows nee Horobin, dau Hannah Hallows, Samuel Hallows senior. Source Derby Local Studies Library Not the best photo in the world but you can just see standing at the back the chap with the peg leg. Photo was labeled William Hallows. Date somewhere after 1890 I suppose.

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