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METCALF

[METC651] William Metcalf m. [DAVN652] Martha Davison
. [METC661] James Metcalf m. [RUSH662] Ann Rushworth
. . [METC672] Mary Metcalf m. [LEEE671] Epaphras Lee

5. [METC651] William Metcalf (born 1785), a clothier, married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 22nd December 1806) [DAVN652] Martha Davison (born 1787, see DAVISON), witnessed by John Backhouse and John Linsley. They had ten children born and baptised at Armley as follows:

4. [METC661] James (baptised 6th September 1807), married Ann Rushworth. see later;
William (baptised 8th February 1810), married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 17th February 1833) Hannah Harvey Sargison Raper;
Elisabeth (born 19th January 1812, baptised 8th March 1812), married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 15th April 1832) John Wainman;
John (baptised 29th May 1814), married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 8th April 1833) Nanny Coupland;
Benjamin (baptised 10th November 1816), married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 26th May 1844) Mary Ann Hudson;
Edward (baptised 20th June 1819), married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 6th December 1841) Ann Whitelock;
Martha (baptised 18th November 1821), died (age 9 months) at Armley (buried at St. Bartholomew, 6th August 1822);
Mary (baptised 4th September 1825), died (age 9 months) at Armley (buried at St. Bartholomew, 15th June 1826);
Joseph (baptised 5th August 1827), possibly married Sarah Duxberry;
George (baptised 29th August 1830), died (age 11 months) at Armley (buried at St. Bartholomew, 7th July 1831).

William died (age 54, of stomach cancer) at Armley (23rd March 1841, buried at St. Bartholomew, 26th March 1841). Martha died (age 75, of exhaustion from diarrhoea) at Armley also (21st March 1863, buried at St. Bartholomew, 25th March 1863).

4. [METC661] James Metcalf (born 1807), a clothier, married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 4th September 1827) [RUSH662] Ann Rushworth (born 1808, see RUSHWORTH), witnessed by Thomas Walker. They had four children born and baptised at Armley as follows:

Martha (baptised 7th September 1828), married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 21st May 1848) Reuben Marshall;
John (born 29th March 1831, baptised 29th May 1831), married 1. (at Leeds, St. Peter, 30th March 1863) Ann Whincup; then 2. (at Leeds, St. Peter, 10th February 1868) Henrietta Wren;
3. [METC672] Mary (born 22nd August 1842, baptised 4th September 1842), married Epaphras Lee, see later;
Sarah (baptised 7th September 1845), married 1. (at Leeds, St. Peter, 20th December 1862) John Anderson; then 2. (at [probably] Ilkley, All Saints, 1875) William Dison.

Latterly James helped his widowed son John run a grocery shop at Hunslet. James died (age 73, of bronchitis and hepatitis) at Hunslet (4th September 1880, buried at Armley, St. Bartholomew, 7th September 1880). Ann died (age 73, of senile decay) at Armley (20th November 1881, buried at St. Bartholomew, 22nd November 1881).

3. [METC672] Mary Metcalf (born 1842, daughter of James) married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 1st September 1861) a slubber [LEEE671] Epaphras Lee (born 1838, see LEE).