There are no monumental inscriptions naming Hileys in the Heptonstall graveyard.
The first Hiley burial was recorded on 21st April 1611 and was that of 'Joh'es Hilelighe de Ayring' - John Hilelighe of Erringden. There were 13 burials there between 1611 and 1807.
All the early burial entries record the person's abode as Erringden.
The Parish of Heptonstall was one of the two ancient Chapelries of the Parish of Halifax, the other one being Elland. The Chapelry of Heptonstall contained the townships of Heptonstall, Stansfield, Wadsworth, Langfield and Erringden.
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The Parish Registers for Heptonstall date from 1594. The first four baptisms recorded were for Mary (1601), John (1604), James (1606) and George (1608), all children of John Hylely of Erringden. John had married Alice Acroyd in Halifax Parish Church in 1598. The father John (Hilelighe) may have been the one who was buried in 1611.
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