Born before in Flockton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Broadbent
and Alice (Barker) Broadbent
Sister of
Sarah (Broadbent) Heeley and Enoch Broadbent
Wife of
Robert Blackwell
— married
13 Feb 1853 (to before 30 Jul 1864) in Emley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Ann (Blackwell) Dixon, Betsey (Blackwell) Whitley, Clara Sarah (Blackwell) Swift, Arthur Blackwell, Thomas Blackwell and Mary Elizabeth (Blackwell) Dyson
Died before
at about age 37
in Emley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Harriet (Broadbent) Blackwell was born in Yorkshire, England.
Harriet Broadbent, daughter of Benjamin Broadbent (bef.1804-bef.1886) and Alice (Barker) Broadbent (bef.1807-1872), was born at Flockton, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England and was baptised on 5 February 1827 at Flockton, Yorkshire, England.[1][2]
In 1841, 14 year old Harriet was a female servant for William and Mary Taylor at St Mary's Gate, Honley, Yorkshire, England.[3][4]
Banns of marriage between Robert Blackwell (abt.1829-1879) and Harriet Broadbent were published on the 2, 9 and 16 of January, 1853 at St Michael, Emley, Yorkshire, England.[5]
Robert and Harriet were married on 13 February 1853 at St Michael, Emley (as "Elmley"), Yorkshire, England. Robert's profession was "Coal Miner", but his father's name and profession were not recorded.[6][7]
Children from this marriage were:
- Ann (Blackwell) Dixon (bef.1853-1924) was born in Emley (Elmley), Yorkshire, England and was baptised on 16 October 1853 at St Michael, Emley, Yorkshire, England.[8]
- Betsey (Blackwell) Whitley (bef.1855-1905) was born at Elmley Park, Emley, Yorkshire, England and was baptised on 2 September 1855 at St Michael, Emley, Yorkshire, England.[9][10]
- Clara Sarah (Blackwell) Swift(1857-1930) was born on 24 March 1857 at Elmley Park, Emley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England,[11] and was baptised on 26 April 1857 at St Michael, Emley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.[12]
- Arthur Blackwell (bef.1859-bef.1865) was born at "Bank" (possibly Bank Cottage north of Ash Cottage), Emley, Yorkshire, England and was baptised on 14 August 1859 at St Michael, Emley, Yorkshire, England.[13][14] Arthur died age 5 and a half years in 1865[15] at Ash Cottage, Whitecross, Emley, Yorkshire, England and was buried at St Michael, Emley, Yorkshire, England on 27 January 1865.[16]
- Thomas Blackwell (bef.1861-bef.1865) was born in 1861[17] at Emley, Yorkshire, England and was baptised on 7 July 1861 at St Michael, Emley, Yorkshire, England.[18] Thomas died age 3 years 9 months at Ash Cottage, Whitecross, Emley, Yorkshire, England and was buried at St Michael, Emley, Yorkshire, England on 27 January 1865.[19]
- Mary Elizabeth (Blackwell) Dyson (1863-aft.1911) was born in Emley, Yorkshire, England in 1863.[20]
In 1861 Harriet, Robert and family were at Skitterick, Emley, Yorkshire, England.'[21]
"Skitterick" was shown as a house on the 1854 Yorkshire Ordnance Survey Map[22] a mile east of Emley, south of Ash Cottage andeast of Whitecross, near the junction of Ash and Woodhouse Lanes (A ‘skitterick’ was a stream which served as an open sewer, and it derives from two Old English words meaning ‘excrement’ and ‘ditch’[23]).
Harriet died in 1864, age 37, at Skitterick Hill, Emley, Yorkshire, England,[24] and was buried on 30 July 1864 at St Michael, Emley, Yorkshire, England.[25]
Residences
Harriet was born in Flockton, Yorkshire, England and had moved 8 miles west to St Mary's Gate, Honley in 1841 where 14 year old Harriet was working as a female servant.
When she married in 1853 Harriet was at Emley Park, south of Emley, which is where her children were born from 1855 to 1857. In 1859 Harriet was at Bank, east of Emley, and at Skitterick in 1861-1864 where she died.
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBD6-NZN : 5 February 2023), Harriet Broadbent, 1827.
- ↑ "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6823-SDFF : 23 September 2021), Harriet Broadbent, 1827.
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 1274; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Almondbury; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 20; Page: 33; Line: 14; GSU roll: 464244
- Township of Henley (part of)
- St Mary's Gate
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth County William Taylor Male 35 Fancy Man Yorkshire Mary Taylor Female 35 Yorkshire Harriot Broadbent Female 14 F.S. Yorkshire - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQGY-LTM : 23 May 2019), Harriot Broadbent in household of William Taylor, Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP2/1/18. Transcript:
- I Publish the Banns of Marriage between Robert Bakewell of this parish and Harriett Broadbent of this parish.
- If any of you know Cause, or just Impediment, why these two Persons should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it.
- This is the first time of asking, on Sunday the 2nd Day of Jany 1853 By me, Robert Pyon
- This is the second time of asking, on Sunday the 9th Day of Jany 1853 By me, Robert Pyon
- This is the third time of asking, on Sunday the 16th Day of Jany 1853 By me, Robert Pyon
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP2/1/10. Transcript:
- 1853 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Elmley in the County of York
- No: 234
- When Married: Feby 13th
- Name: Robert Blakewell; Harriet Broadbent
- Age: full; full
- Condition: Bachelor; Spinster
- Profession: Coal Miner
- Residence: Elmley; Elmley Park
- Father: -; Benjamin Broadbent
- Father's Profession: -; Farmer
- Married in the Church at Elmley according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by me, Robert Pyon
- This Marriage was Solemnized between us, { Robert Blakewell X his mark; Harriet Broadbent X her mark
- in the Presence of us, { Miles(?) Poole; Henry Beckett
- ↑ Robert Blakewell FreeBMD.org; database online. Citing: Robert Blakewell [and Harriet Broadbent], Marriages 1853 Mar Quarter District: Wakefield Vol: 9c Page: 5 (accessed 04 April 2023)
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP2/1/6. Transcript:
- Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Elmley in the County of York in the Year 1853
- When Baptized: Oct 16
- Name: Ann
- Parents: Robert Harriet Blakewell
- Abode: Elmley
- Profession: Labourer
- Ceremony by: Robt Pyon Rector
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP2/1/6. Transcript:
- Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Elmley in the County of York in the Year 1855
- When Baptized: Sept 2
- Name: Betsey
- Parents: Robert Harriet Blakewell
- Abode: Elmley Park
- Profession: Labourer
- Ceremony by: Robt Pyon Rector
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTPS-3L4 : 5 February 2023), Betsey Blakewell, 1855.
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 4 March 2023), database entry for Blackwell, Clara Sarah (Mother's maiden surname: Broadbent), GRO Reference: 1857 J Quarter in WAKEFIELD UNION Volume 09C Page 1.
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP2/1/6. Transcript:
- Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Elmley in the County of York in the Year 1857
- When Baptized: April 26; No. 632
- Child's Christian Name: Clara Sarah
- Parent's Names: Robert Harriet Blackwell
- Abode: Elmley Park
- Profession: Coal Miner
- Ceremony Performed by: Robert Pyon Rector
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP2/1/6. Transcript:
- Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Elmley in the County of York in the Year 1859
- When Baptized: Augst 14
- Name: Arthur
- Parents: Robert Harriet Blakewell
- Abode: Bank
- Profession: Labourer
- Ceremony by: Robt Pyon Rector
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ9L-59K : 5 February 2023), Arthur Blakewell, 1859.
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 14 June 2023), database entry for Blackwell, Arthur. Age at death: 5. GRO Reference: 1865 M Quarter in WAKEFIELD UNION Volume 09C Page 3
- ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP2/1/18. Transcript:
- Burials in the Parish of Elmley in the County of York in the Year 1865
- Name: Arthur Blackwell
- Abode: The Ash Whitecross Parish of Elmley
- When buried: 27 January 1865
- Age: 5 1/2 years
- Ceremony by: Edd Hewville Curate of Elmley
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 14 June 2023), database entry for Blackwell, Thomas (Mother's maiden surname: Broadbent), GRO Reference: 1861 J Quarter in WAKEFIELD UNION Volume 09C Page 3
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910. West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP2/1/6. Transcript:
- Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Elmley in the County of York in the Year 1861
- When Baptized: July 7
- Name: Thomas
- Parents: Robert Harriet Blakewell
- Abode: Elmley
- Profession: Labourer
- Ceremony by: Robt Pyon Rector
- ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP2/1/18. Transcript:
- Burials in the Parish of Elmley in the County of York in the Year 1865
- Name: Thomas Blackwell
- Abode: The Ash Whitecrofs Elmley
- When buried: 27 January 1865
- Age: 3 yrs & 9 months
- Ceremony by: Edward Henville Curate of Elmley
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 14 June 2023), database entry for Blackwell, Mary Elizabeth (Mother's maiden surname: Broadbent), GRO Reference: 1863 M Quarter in WAKEFIELD UNION Volume 09C Page 5
- ↑ "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5906d3e8e9379091b155012b : viewed 5 Apr 2023), Harriet BLACKWELL in household of Robert BLACKWELL, Skitterick, Yorkshire, West Riding, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/3417, Folio 37, Page 2, Schedule 10, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- Township of Emley; Ecclesiastical District of Ripon (crossed out, replaced with "Emley")
- No.: 10; Skitterick
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Occupation Where Born Robert Blackwell Head Married Male 31 Groom & Gardener (Domestic Servant) Yorkshire Wentworth Harriet Blackwell Wife Married Female 34 Yorkshire Flockton Ann Blackwell Daughter Female 7 Scholar Yorkshire Emley Betsy Blackwell Daughter Female 5 Scholar Yorkshire Emley Clara S Blackwell Daughter Female 3 Yorkshire Emley Arthur Blackwell Son Male 1 Yorkshire Emley - ↑ National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey Yorkshire Sheet 261. Surveyed: 1849 to 1850, Published: 1854. 1854 Yorkshire Sheet 261
- ↑ Yorkshire Historical Dictionary. Skitterick definition (Accessed 04 April 2023)
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 04 April 2023), database entry for Blackwell, Harriet. Age at death: 37. GRO Reference: 1864 S Quarter in WAKEFIELD UNION Volume 09C Page 2.
- ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: WDP2/1/18. Transcript:
- Page 107
- Burials in the Parish of Elmley in the County of York in the Year 1864
- Name: Harriet Blackwell
- Abode: Skitterick Hill
- When buried: 30 July 1864
- Age: 37 years
- Ceremony by: Edw Henville Curate of Elmley
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