Birth: January-March 1875 Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Father: David Ackroyd 1844-1901
Mother: Ellen Marks 1844-a1901
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Unknown
Death: After 1901
Unknown
Birth of John William Ackroyd in FreeBMD in January-March 1875 in Leeds (9b 421).
In the 1881 census as John W Ackroyd aged 6, born in Leeds, and living with his parents (David and Ellen), two brothers (Harry and Matthew) and two sisterss (Emily A and Florence) at 2 St Anns Street, Leeds.
In the 1891 census as John W Ackroyd aged 16, born in Leeds, employed as a clicker apprentice, and living with his parents (David and Ellen), three brothers (Ernest, Harry and Mathew) and threesisters (Emily A, Florence and Nellie) at 26 St Anns Street, Mill Hill, Leeds.
In the 1901 census as John Wm Ackroyd aged 26, born in Leeds, unmarried, employed as a labourer in soap works, and living with his parents (David and Ellen), two brothers (Ernest and Hy), three sisters (Emily A, Florence and Nellie) and neice (Eva Musckump) 34 England Street, West Leeds.
A clicking machine is a die cutter to cut out parts from leather or similar materials for articles, such as gloves, shoes, and small leather products, according to finish, grain, and pattern of material: from the Dictionary of Trades.
John William Ackroyd was Felicity's second cousin twice removed.
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