I have so far traced my family tree back to around 1801 when my g g grandfather, Thomas
Canby was born in Westmorland. He married Ellen Miller in Whittington, Lancashire in 1823
and had 7 children, one of whom was my g grandfather, John b 1834.John and his wife
Margaret nee Barker moved to Yorkshire and eventually the Huddersfield area. John was a
police constable for some of his working life. They had 2 daughters and 4 sons, Ellen,
Agnes Eliza, Joah Fawthrop, Richard, Thomas (who was mayor of Huddersfield 1928/29) and my
grandfather, Andrew Barker Canby. Although I know what happened to Ellen and her
descendants and most of those descended from Thomas, I am a bit in the dark so far as the
other 3 are concerned. Eliza Agnes b1864 married Edgar Battye in 1888 and had at least 2
sons, though I don't know their names. Eliza died in 1953. Joah b1862 married Ann
Hobson in 1887 but I can find nothing else relating to him so far. Richard b1866 d 1942
had at least 1 daughter E C Can!
by.
Is there anyone out there who is connected to these people?
Lynda Firth
Huddersfield