Edward Highley was born in Todmorden in 1866, the son of James and Ruth (nee Kershaw). Two daughters, Ruth and Betsy, were born two years later but Ruth and both her daughters are all recorded as dying in July 1868 and are buried in the graveyard at Lumbutts near Todmorden. James remarried the year after - this time to Alice Roberts (nee Smith).
Edward married Hannah Mary Ingham in 1896. A daughter Doris was born in 1898.
The family lived in Station Road in Cornholme. The 1921 census shows Edward working at Frostholme Mill in Cornholme as a Drawer-in and Twister (Cotton), Hannah Mary working in Vale Mill, Cornholme as a Cotton Weaver, and Doris working at Springwood Mill, Cornholme as a Cotton Weaver.
Edward played the B-flat tuba in the Todmorden Brass Band. He can be identified from the lists of names in the following photos.
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| Todmorden Brass Band 1921-22 |
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| Todmorden Brass Band 1923 |
Edward is buried along with Hannah Mary in the Mount Zion Methodist Chapel graveyard in Cornholme. His grave is situated right at the top of the graveyard but is currently inaccessible because of all the overgrown bushes and vegetation.
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| The graveyard at Cornholme |
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