Working Lives: Huddersfield and District Family History – A Governess and a Rural Policeman

An opportunity to find out about the lives of two working people in the Holme Valley in the Nineteenth Century in a presentation by members of the Huddersfield & District Family History Society. We will explore the life of a local governess who arrived as a young woman from Northamptonshire to work for a Honley family. The research will look at her background, her training, her links to Honley and, unusually for most governesses, her marriage to a local man. In contrast, we will follow the career of a rural policeman working in the villages around Holmfirth. Using newspapers and other resources, we will explore how law and order was maintained and share some of the challenges faced policing in a rural area. There will be an opportunity to look at research techniques using local and other resources, together with help and advice about your own family history research.

Timings & Tours

Monday 15 September:

1530-1700

Location & directions

Holmfirth Library, 47 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 3JH

Contact on day:

Holmfirth Library 47 Huddersfield Rd, Holmfirth HD9 3JH

Telephone number:

+441484414868

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

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