Walsden in 1851

Members of the Yorkshire Hileys moved west from Sowerby along the Calder Valley and settled in Todmorden and Walsden in the 1760s.

In the Census of 1851 there were 13 households containing Hiley/Highley families with a total of 58 Hiley/Highley individuals. The most common male name was John and the most common female name was Mary. Most of the adult men were employed in spinning and weaving mills.

The map (from Walsden - A Century of Change 1780-1880 by J Crowther) shows the locations of these families.