Hebden Family Genealogy
Family Trees and data for Hebden, Hebdon, Hebdin, Hibden, Hepton, Ebden. Ebdon and Webden, Collectively known as The Hebden Clan
Graves and Memorials
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The old church at Stalling Busk was built around 1722 and was replaced by a new church in the village in 1909. About 750 people are buried in the churchyard. Work to make the ruined building safe was carried out by North Yorkshire County Council in 2000. From the village there is a steep path down to the church which must have been treacherous in bad weather. The lake in the background is Semerwater.
Stalling Busk Old Church
The grave of Edward, Margaret and William Hebden and Mary Hebden, who married Richard Metcalfe. The Metcalfe family were prominent in the area, and intermarried with the Hebdens. George Hodgson Hebden took his middle name from his uncle, (also named George Hodgson Hebden). His grandmother, Elizabeth Hebden (born 1757) (H26/2) never married, and the father of her six chldren is unknown, but his family name could have been Hodgson!
The Headstone on the grave of Mary Hebden (died October 31 1889) of Stalling Busk (F14/2) aged 60 years, and George Hebden of Stalling Busk (died April 1903) (F13/2). Both were children of Francis Hebden 1781 - 1865 (G22/2), and his wife Mary Metcalfe 1792- 1861 (G23/2). Most of the inscriptions in the churchyard are legible but many of the remaining stones are marked by Lichen growth.
The grave of James Hebden of Thwaite, born1826, Stalling Busk, died 1885 (F27/2), and his wife Betsey, died 1908 (F28/2). They had six children. The grave is against the wall of the Chuch and is surrounded by an iron fence. As can be seen, the headstone is in very good condition. Thwaite is a small village about 10 miles north of Stalling Busk.
St. Peter’s Church, Hebden The church is sited in the centre of the village between Main Street and Back Lane. (see the Map of Hebden)
In St. Peter's churchyard is this imposing headstone marking the grave of Robert and Drusilla Hebden and their son Robert who died November 7th 1882 aged 24.
Grave of Robert and Emma Hebden, Burnley Cemetery Stalling Busk Old Chuch with Semerwater in the distance Grave of William, Mary Hebden, and family in the Graveyard adjioning the Old Church, Stalling Busk Grave of James Hebden of Thwaite and his wife Betsey, buried in the graveyard of the Old Church, Stalling Busk Headstone of George and Mary Hebden, brother and sister buried in the Old Church, Stalling Busk The imposing headstone of Robert and Drusilla Hebden in the churchyard of St. Peter's, Hebden Isabella Ward, nee Hebden buried in St Peter's, who died 1st Feb. 1936 aged 87 years
Gravestone of Isabella Ward,
daughter of Robert and Drusilla Hebden,
b.1868 Linton-in-Craven.
She married Anthony Riley Ward
March Qtr 1894 in Skipton RD She died in 1936 aged 67 years. & is buried in St Peter’s, Hebden
headstone dedicated to William Henry Hebden (b.1852) and his wife Eleanor Ann who died aged 36.
Headstone dedicated to William Henry Hebden (b.1852) of Threapland, Cracoe, (C1/3) died 1940 aged 88 and his wife Eleanor Ann Brown (C2/3) who died in February 1908 aged 36. They had 6 children between 1892 and 1906.
Burnley Cemetery The graves of Robert & Emma Hebden of Raydaleside, North Yorkshiire, and their extended family. They moved to Burnley from the Dales and established a car business in Accrington Rd., and a motorcycle and toy shop in St james’s Street, Burnley. The family was one of three separate Hebden families in the town and probably the most successful. The car dealership moved to purpose-built premises in Todmorden Rd. in the mid 1960’s. This double headstone is for two graves, numbers A9449 and A9450 in Burnley Cemetery. (see F34/2 and F35/2).
St. Bartholomews, Burwash East Sussex (left)
This Sussex Churchyard is the last resting place of many of the Hepden family, who lived in Burwash for generations.
The Hepdens were iron founders and had a thriving business as manufacturers of cannons and heavy weaponry.
and graves are near the church, but over the years the inscriptions on the soft sandstone have been badly eroded by the weather and are difficult to read.
Memorial to John Hebden 1779 - 1852, of the late Canadian Regt. of Voltigeurs
Memorial to John Hebden 1779 - 1852 in Lister Lane Cemetery, Bradford (H12/19)
A Memorial Tablet marking the grave of John Hebden. The inscription reads: “In memory of Lieut Adjutant John Hebden of the Late Canadian Regt. of Voltigeurs, formerly of the 8th of King’s Foot. The gallant officer had seen considerable service in Europe, the West Indies and British North America. He departed this life December 26th 1852”,
St. Stephen’s Church, Burnley, Lancashire
A bit of Self-indulgence here! St. Stephen’s is the church which has seen the comings and goings of my Hebden family over four generations. Construction of the church was started in 1870, and it was built entirely of local stone. The congregation came mainly from the victorian terraced streets and mills of the Burnley Wood District. The church underwent a major restoration programme in the early 1960’s.
St Oswald’s Church, Howell, Lincolnshire A church with many links to the Hebden Clan. The Howell Estate came to the Hebdens via Isabella De Yelland, heiress of Sir Richard De Yelland, who married Sir Willam De Hebden about 1288. Inside the church is a stone font (see the Heraldry page) - a gift to the church from Sir Nicholas De Hebden who died in 1416 and is buried in the church. To this day the church does not have electricity, and some services are conducted by candlelight.
St Stephen's Church, Oxford Road, Burnley
Fountains Abbey, Ripon, North Yorkshire
The abbey was founded in 1132 by a breakaway group of monks from St Mary’s Abbey in York. By 1170,the original wooden buildings were replaced in stone and by 1247 the layout of the Abbey was virtually complete. The Abbey benefitted from land given by beneficiaries, and by leasing some of this out to tenants. After the dissolution of the monastries, the land was sold as freehold to buyers and former tenants making them freeholders in their own right.
Holmshurst Manor, Burwash 1869 St. Everilda Church, Nether Poppleton,
St Everilda Church, North Poppleton, N Yorks. Named after a 7th Century saint, it is only one of two churches in the U.K. dedicated to Saint Everilda. The other one is in Everingham 20 miles to the south-east. The stained glass in the east window and one in the south aisle are of late 13th and 14th centuries. The first church on the site was probably a wooden structure erected in the 7th Century though no traces of this have yet come to light. (image courtesy of Ray Wells)
Grave Bendigo NZ
Grave of Matilda Hebden Bendigo Cemetery N.Z. In a somewhat lonely setting, is the grave of Matilda Hebden. The inscription reads: “To the memory of Matilda, the beloved wife of Brian Hebden. who died after a brief illness Dec 13th 1871 aged 26 years”. Unfortunately, I know nothing more about her, or her husband. If you know any- thing about Brian or Matilda and their family, please let me know at: stuart.hebden@one-name.org
St. Helens Church, Wheldrake, East Yorkshire
St. Helens, Wheldrake East Yorkshire
Edward Hebdon and Jane Fowler married here on 16th Nov. 1826. It was the family church until the 1850’s when the family moved to York. There was a church at Wheldrake in 1086. The Church of St. Helen consisted of the sanctuary, nave, west tower, and vestry. Only the ashlar tower survives from the medieval building. The lower section of the tower is early 14th century, but the upper parts are more than 100 years later. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1778-1779. (This image and right, courtesy of Ray Wells)
The grave of Edward & Jane Hebdon of Wheldrake
The grave headstone reads: In Loving Memory of Edward Hebdon who died Mar 5th 1854 age 51 years Also Jane Hebdon beloved wife of the above who died May 14th 1851 age 61 years also the following daurs & son of the above Mary Ann d.1847 18 yrs Harriet d. Feb 1858 24 yrs Sarah Ann d.1858 Edward d.1864 Age 22 yrs
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Holmshurst Manor (left) was originally built by Goddard Hepden in 1610 - his initials (GH) are carved into a coat of Arms above the front door. Goddard Hepden was born in 1575. The couple had 10 children Their last child, Thankfull Hepden, married three times and had seven children, their descendants are alive today. The family tree chart is Sheet 24. Most of the Hepden chest tombs
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