Meta Petermann Land, Percy Land, Elizabeth Sykes Land, Norman Land, and Law Land

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Law Land, the son of John Land and Lydia Law, was born in Batley England in 1858. Elizabeth Sykes, the daughter of George Stell Sykes and Sarah Walker, was born in Yorkshire, England in 1858. Law Land and Elizabeth Sykes were married in Batley, England in 1880. They subsequently lived in Toronto, Canada, Detroit Michigan, Hoboken, New Jersey, Jersey City, New Jersey and Smithtown, Long Island.

For more information on Law and Elizabeth, click on their photo.

For information on their ancestors see surnames below.


Law and Elizabeth Land, Percy and Meta Land, Photo Album

To see photos of the Land family from the collection of Helen Land, the daughter of Percy and Meta Land and the granddaughter of Law Land and Elizabeth Sykes, click on the photo of Percy Land and Meta Petermann Land


Lands and Related Families in England

The Dinsdales

The Dunfords
The Lands

Land Connnection to Charles Lindbergh

Family stories have been circulating for years that our branch of the Land family was related to Charles Lindbergh.

IT IS NOT TRUE.

Bud' Land's explanation of the supposed relationship: In February 1991 (several years after he had had a stroke) Bud Land wrote to his daughter, Justy :

"The only John in the Land family that I know of goes back to my great grandfather whose names was John Law [sic, should be Land, MLB]. He was my grandfather's (Law Land's) grandfather [should be father, MLB] and lived in London about 1875 to 1890......" [He did not live in London but in Leeds and Batley, England. MLB] John Law [sic, should be Land, MLB] was Charles Lindberg' (sic) s great grandfather too. Mrs. Lindberg (sic) was my grandfather's first cousin. Her father was Dr. Charles Land, a dentist, noted for his contributions to a method for making false teeth. His tools are on exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington."

Our Lands:
Charles born 1767 in Wakefield ,Yorkshire, England married Elizabeth Dunford. They had Charles Lewis born in Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1797. He married Anne Dinsdell. They had John born 1818 in Leeds, Yorkshire. John's second wife was Lydia Law. Their first child was Law Land born in Batley, Yorkshire, England in 1858. Law Land married Elizabeth Sykes in England. Law and Elizabeth immigrated to Canada circa 1880. They moved to Detroit circa 1890.They moved to Long Island circa 1900.

John Land WAS Bud's great grandfather.

Lindbergh's Lands:
Charles H. Land Lindbergh's grandfather was born in Canada in 1847. He was a dentist who lived in Detroit. He was an inventor and had a number of patents. His daughter, Evangeline Land, married Charles Lindbergh's father who was also named Charles. See Lindbergh These Lands were from Devonshire and came to America before 1757. See the story of this Land family at Charles Lindbergh

Additional comments on Bud's 1991 letter:
"John Land was Charles Lindsberg's great grandfather, too." (This is Not true, MLB).

"Mrs. Lindberg was my grandfather's first cousin." (This is Not true, MLB).

"Her father was Dr Charles Land a dentist noted for his contribution to a method of making false teeth". His tools are on exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington (This is true, MLB).


Laws and Related Families in England

The Laws

The Sheards

Abraham and Noa Stubley

Barber, Sarah and her father, Thomas

Healy, Abigail and her father, Joshua, and others in Birstall Parish

Kirk, Dinah and her father, Jonathan.

Lilly, Mary, the wife of Joshua Healey

Marie Worth, wife of William Law, and the Worths in Wilmslow, Cheshire

Check out other Sheards at Vivien Tomlinson's Family History


Sykes and Related Families in England

The Sykes Check out other Sykes at The Sikes /Sykes Families Association

Check out other Sykes in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire The Sykes in Slaithwaite

Check out other Sykes in Thornhill Flockton, Yorkshire The Sykes in Thornhill


Stells and Related Families in England

The Stells
Isabell Lawson and the Lawsons

Walker and Related Families in England

Walker, Robert (c. 1805-1857) m. Elizabeth Siddle


Siddle and Related Families in England

Siddle, Elizabeth and other Siddles


The Jubbs

The Jubbs were a prominent manufacturing family in Batley. The Land/Law families were not related to the Jubbs as far as I know. There were several Jubb/Sheard marriages.

The Jubb Family


The Parkers

The Parkers were a prominent manufacturing family in Batley. The Land/Law families were not related to the Parkers as far as I know. There were Jubb/Parker and Sheard/Parker marriages

The Parker Family


The Taylors

The Taylors were a prominent manufacturing family in Gomersall, Birstall Parish. The Land/Law families were not related to the Taylors as far as I know.

The Taylor Family


Yorkshire, Information

With one exception, all the known branches of families of Elizabeth Sykes and Law Land were born in Yorkshire, England, in an area south west of Leeds. The exception was the family of Law's maternal grandmother who was born in the neighboring county of Cheshire. For more information about Yorkshire, click on the photo of the Aire River in Leeds


Batley, maps, pictures, and more

Batley and Birstall maps

For maps of Batley and Birstall Parishes, click on the 1906 Ordnance Survey Map of Water Lane, Holbeck, Leeds.


Batley, Wakesfield and Leeds, 1787 Map

To view the 1787 map of the area, click on the map of Batley.


Batley, Images and History

Law Land and Elizabeth Sykes were married in Batley. Law Land's ancestors the, Lands, moved to Batley circa 1855. Law Land's ancestors, the Laws, had lived in Batley since circa 1791. To view pictures of Batley, click on the photo of the Batley Parish Church


More Batley Pictures, 2006

In April 2006 Alan Farrar and his daughter took pictures of historical points of interest in Batley. Click on the picture of the entrance to Carlinghow Mills to see Alan's photos.


Batley Pagent 1907

In January 2011 Mike Gammon graciously shared images of the 1907 Barley Pageant. These images are from the collection of former Batley mayor George Hirst, an ancestor of Mike Gammon's wife.


Photos of Old Rag Trade Batley Mills by David Williams and Alan Farrar Mills

Pioneers of the Textile Trade in Batley Reminiscences from 1909, Transcribed from the Batley News by Wendy Rose Wendy Rose 2

Batley, Information

For information on the town and parish of Batley, click on the print of the Batley Parish Church


Birstall, Pictures

Including: Birstall Church, Birstall Village, and the Villages of Adwalton, Drighlington, Gomersall, Cleckheaton and Liversedge. To view pictures of Birstall parish, click on the photo of the Birstall Parish Church


Birstall Parish, Information

For Information on Birstall Barish, click on the photo of the parish church


Adwalton, Birstall Parish, Information

Sykes and Walkers lived in Adwalton, a village in the town of Drighlington, in Birstall Parish. For information on Adwalton, click on the photo of some houses in Adwalton.


Old Photos from the Birstal, Gomersal, Scholes area shared by Barry Riding

Click on the photo of Gomersal Hill Top


Wakefield, Pictures

John Land, the father of Law Land, lived in Wakefield from 1849 to 1853. His ancestors, Charles and John Land, lived in Wakefield from 1767 to 1789. To view pictures of Wakefield, click on the photo of All Saints Church in Wakefield.


Wakefield, Information

For information on the town of Wakefield, click on the photo of the old building in Westgate, Wakefield.


Horbury, Pictures

Horbury is a village three miles from Wakefield. Some of the earliest records for the name Land in the West Riding were in Horbury.


Leeds, Pictures

John Land, the father of Law Land, lived in Leeds from 1818 until 1843. His father and grandfather lived in Leeds from 1797. In addition, Benjamin Law and his second wife, Lydia Sheard, were married in St Peter's in Leeds in 1801. To view pictures of Leeds, click on the photos of St Peter's Church in Leeds.


Leeds, Holbeck, Hunslet

To view pictures and maps of the areas in Leeds, Holbeck and Hunslet where the Lands lived, click on the picture of Leeds from Holbeck


Leeds, Information

The Lands moved from Wakefield to Leeds. For more information on Leeds, click on the photo of St Peter's, Leeds.


Leeds, Queen's Street Chapel

For information on other Lands in the Queens Street Chapel records, click on illustration of the city of Leeds showing the section where the Queen's Street chapel was.


Bradford, Pictures

Elizabeth Siddle Walker was living with her son, Joseph, in Bradford in 1881. To see pictures of Bradford click on the town hall in Bradford


Fell Lane and Keighley, Pictures

Elizabeth Sykes' great grandfather, George Stell, was born in Fell Lane in Keighley parish. Ann Dinsdale the wife of Charles Lewis Land was born in Keighley in 1796. Ann's mother, Peggy Mitchel was born in Keighley in 1776. Peggy's father, John Mitchel, was born in Keighley in 1754. To view pictues of Fell Lane and Keighley, click on the photo of Fell Lane.


Keighley, Independent Congregation

For more information on the Stells in the Independent Congregation in Keighley, click on the photo of Fell Lane.


Keighley Information

For more information on the Keighley, click on the photo of a bit of the old town


Keighley History and Old Photos at Vale and Dale

Keighley History


Kildwick Photos

To see images of Kildwick, click on the image of Kildwick Hall


Other West Riding Towns, Pictures

Pictures of other towns in the area.


Wilmslow and Stockport, Cheshire, Pictures

Benjamin Law and his family moved to Stockport in the 1830s. William Law married Mary Worth of Wilmslow circa 1832.


Michael Popplewell's Storey Tales

Michael Popplewell's Storey Tales from The Press, an independent Dewsbury newspaper.

Michale Popplewell Story Tales


Weaving Industry in England

The Land ancestors were connected with the weaving industry in England. For more information on the weaving industry in England click on the picture of power loom


Armley Mill

The Armley Mills Museum tells the story of the weaving industry in the West Riding of Yorkshire. For an explanation of the industrialized process with photos, click on the picture of Armley Mills.


The Rag Trade

David Williams and Alan Farrar sought out some of the old mill buildings which are still standing around Batley. To see David Williams photos of these buildings click on the image of mill gate.


The Industrial Heritage of Calderdale — Textile Mills

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Life in Yorkshire

For information about and pictures of life in Yorkshire, click on the postcard of the children at their tea.


Houses in Yorkshire

For information on housing in Yorkshire, click on the picture of the cottage.


Children in Yorkshire

For information on children in Yorkshire, click on the picture of the children.


Crime in Yorkshire

For information on crime in Yorkshire, click on the picture of a Gibbet


Transportation in Yorkshire

For information on means of transportation in Yorkshire, click on the picture of the stage coach


"Nonconformist" Congregations in Yorkshire

For information on "Nonconformist" Congregations in Yorkshire, click on the picture of the Queens Street Chapel, Leeds


Original Documents

To see copies of some of the original documents, click on the 1796 signature of Benjamin Law


Benjamin Law and the Development of Shoddy

Benjamin Law was the developer in 1813 of a very important process for turning old wool into new cloth called shoddy. For information on Benjamin Law and the development of shoddy, click on the photo of the mill on Mayman Lane and Blakeridge Lane, Batley


The English Censuses

The Lands
The Laws
The Sheards
The Sykes


Collieries and Coal Mines

For some information on coal mining in Yorkshire go to


Causes of Death in Yorkshire

The cause of death was generally not listed on the parish records. The records for the White Chapel in Cleckheaton listed the cause of death from 1793 and 1813 giving an indication of the fatal illnesses in the area. For more information, click on photo of the White Chapel.


Immigration

Law Land immigrated with his wife, Elizabeth Sykes Land, to Canada circa 1882. Elizabeth Sykes had two brothers who also immigrated to Canada around the same time. Law's half brother, Samuel Law, and his wife, Mary Ann, (who was Samuel's step mother's sister) immigrated to Philadelphia circa 1871. Lydia Law Land, Law's mother and Samuel's step mother, immigrated to Philadelphia with several of her children in 1883. For more information on emigration from England in general and the immigrations of the Lands and Sykes specifically, click on the postcard of Smithtown, Long Island


Toronto, Canada, Pictures

Samuel, Elizabeth, and Robert, the children of George Stell Sykes and Sarah Walker immigrated to Toronto, Canada between 1882 and 1884. Samuel and Robert remained in Toronto until (at least) the 1920s. To view pictures of Toronto, click on the postcard of Queen's Park, Toronto.


Detroit, Pictures Law Land and family lived in Detroit, Michigan from circa 1892 to at least March 1894. To view pictures of Detroit, click on the postcard of Cadillac Square.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pictures

Lydia Law Land, the daughter of William Law and Mary Worth and the widow of John Land, immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with several of her children in 1883. Lydia's sister, Mary Ann Law, and her husband, Samuel Land, were already living in Philadelphia at the time. To view pictures of Philadelphia, click on the postcard of Fairmont Park.


Mortimers of Horbury Yorkshire, Mill Owners in Philadelphia

Hoboken, New Jersey, Pictures

Lands, Petermanns and Blancks lived in Hoboken, New Jersey. For early photos and information on Hoboken, click on the picture of the River Street, Hoboken


Hoboken Fire, 1900, Pictures

On June 30, 1900 there was a terrible fire in Hoboken, click on the photo of the burned out piers to see pictures of the fire and its aftermath


Jersey City, New Jersey, Pictures

Lands and Petermanns lived in Jersey, New Jersey. For early photos and information on Jersey city, click on the picture of the The Jersey City Library


Smithtown, Long Island, Pictures

The family of Law Land moved to Hauppauge in 1900. His son, Percy Land moved to Smithtown circa 1924. To see pictures and Smithtown, click on the photo of Main Street Smithtown


Central Islip, Long Island Pictures

Hauppauge (Smithtown) and Central Islip are seperated by Town Line Road. Both Law and Percy Land lived at some point in Central Islip. The closest shopping area and the train station to where they lived in Hauppauge were located in Central Islip. Law Land owned property in Central Islip. In addition, both Law and Percy worked in Central Islip.


St James, Long Island Pictures

Percy Land owned property in St James. To see pictures of St James, click on the post card of Lake Avenue, St James


Friede's Inn, Smithtown, Long Island Pictures

To see pictures of Friede's Inn, Smithtown, Long Island, click on the image of Friede's Inn


Hauppauge, Long Island Pictures

To see pictures of Hauppauge, Long Island click on the image of the Methodist Church


Other Long Island Pictures

To see pictures of other places on Long Island, click on the image of the Southern State Parkway


January 24, 1925 Total Eclipse of the Sun, Long Island

On January 24, 1925 a total eclipse of the sun was visible from the hill behind the house of Percy and Meta Land.


1939 Coast to Coast Fire Run

In 1939 Bud Land made a fire run from New York to California. To see photos of of some of the places they visited, click on the picture of Bud


The Sykes in Canada

For information of Elizabeth's brothers in Toronto, click on the the photo of Helen Land and a Sykes cousin in Toronto in 1922.


A Shoddy Business

NOW THEN and online archive has a geat program originally heard on the BBC 13/11/2004.

A SHODDY BUSINESS

Tim Wiedenkeller

Tim Wiedenkeller, the son of Ted and Doris Wiedenkeller, released his first CD, "Milagros," in 2004. It is a collection of original classical banjo compositions which was featured on NPR (National Public Radio) in July 2005. As of October 2005, Tim is recording his second record, "Soul House" which is an eclectic production featuring original vocal songs.


Research Sources

Information on the Land/Law/Sykes/Walker families was obtained from family members and original documents. For information on the sources used to research the Land/Law/Sykes/Walker families see Research Sources


Special Thanks

To:

  • My father, Bud Land (deceased), the son of Percy Land and Meta Petermann, and the grandson of Law Land and Elizabeth Sykes for the information he collected on the family history and for his stories about the family.
  • My aunt, Helen Land, the daughter of Percy Land and Meta Petermann, and the granddaughter of Law Land and Elizabeth Sykes, for the information she collected on the family history and for the photos she gave me.
  • Justina Land Leler, the daughter of Bud Land, for the photos and documents she has shared with me.
  • Julia Land, the daughter of David Wiedenkeller Land and Mary Mc Cleary, the granddaughter of Mary Land and David Wiedenkeller Land, and the great granddaughter of Law Land and Elizabeth Sykes for the information she collected on the family.
  • All the wonderful people that Tom and I met on our trip to Yorkshire June 2002. So many people went out of their way to help us. Malcolm at the Batley Library, after helping me make copies of some articles, took us to the Batley News where Barry Salmon pulled the file on Benjamin Law and made copies of all the relevant articles. On one occasion we stopped for directions and a gentleman let us for about 15 minutes to the Armley Mill. Everywhere we went people were interested in our project and were exceedingly kind and helpful.
  • My husband, Tom, who did a fantastic job of driving on the left side of the road, making many U-turns, finding parking places on narrow streets, and taking photos during our trip to Yorkshire in 2002.

  • Dominic Lennon, descendent of Henrietta Sheard Johnson (1856) daughter of Joseph Sheard (1820) and Sarah Colbeck, who first contacted me by email in January 2003 and has sent maps, contributed information on the Sheards Batley and put me in contact with other Sheard researchers.

  • Bruce Cheesman, descendent of Emma Sheard Parker daughter of Joseph Sheard (1820) and Sarah Colbeck, for information on Emma Sheard and Alfred Parker in Canada.

  • Vivien Tomlinson, descendent of Elizabeth Rebecca Sheard (1846) daughter of John Sheard (1820) and Sarah, for her article on shoddy Manufacturing in Batley and Berlin and information on her branch of the Sheard family

  • Susan Hazell, a descendent of George Sheard (1802), for information on Sheards in Batley and for telling me about the Sheards in Herkimer County, New York.

  • Andy Coates another Sheard descendant for information on the family of James Sheard and Ann Colbeck.

  • Vivien Tomlinson for sharing her well researched and detailed information on the Sheards of Batley, November 2004. Her addition is a real gold mine of Sheard information.

  • Chris Godsmark, a descendant of Joseph Fenton Sykes, for information on Joseph Fenton Sykes, August 2004

  • Holly Wooler, the wife of a descendant of Polly Land Wooler of Philadelphia, for information on the Woolers in Philadelphia, 2004

  • Robert Crosslands, a descendant of Benjamin Law through Benjamin's son, William, for information on his branch of the Law family, January 2005

  • June Booth for informations of Sykes in Adwalton, January 2005

  • Malcolm Bolton for information on the Siddles in Hunslet and Holbeck, January 2005.

  • John Hall for information on the Siddles in Gildersome and for putting me on to Yorkshire BMD, a really great site that finally enabled me to find the marriage record of John Sykes that I had tried for years to find through other on line services and LDS, January 2005. And for continuous input and information on the Siddles, 2006.

  • Jean Land Bird, the daughter of Arnold Land and Jean Avery and the granddaughter of Law Land and Elizabeth Sykes, for information on her mother's family, the Averys, and on her husband, Donald Bird, January 2005

  • Michael Tyrkala, a grandson of Joseph Land (the son of Law and Elizabeth Land) for information on the family of Joseph's wife, Mary Elizabeth Lorah, April 7, 2002

  • Pauline Gilhooley for information on James/John Siddle, his wife, Nancy, and their children March 2005

  • Dru, the daughter of Teddy Wiedenkeller and Doris Land, for corrections on the family of Paul Theodore Wiedenkeller and Doris Wiedenkeller Land Wiedenkeller, May 2005

  • Ruth Wooler Fry, the granddaughter of Polly Land Wooler and the Great-Great-granddaughter of Lydia Law and John Land, who wrote August 2005 and included information about her grandmother and her great aunt, Adelaide Land Daniels, and her family.

  • Alan Farrah for information on the family of Ann Marie Sheard (1805-1891+) and Benjamin Farrar.

  • David Walker for the genealogy of the family of John Parker (1690) born in Thornhill Lees, whose descendants where woolen manufacturers in Batley and whose descendant Alfred Parker married Emma Sheard (1842-1914).

  • Kymberly Williams for information on Gordan Wiedenkeller, March 2006

  • Ruth Wooler Fry and her sister Barbara Wooler Land for photos of Lydia Law Land, Adelaide Land Daniels and the family of Polly Land and John Wooler. April 2006

  • Alan Farrah and his daughter for photos of Batley, April 2006

  • Cathy Ball and the Smithtown Library for photos of old Hauppauge and for a photo of Percy Land when he sang at Carnegie Hall in 1911. April 2006

  • Andy Michlethwaite, March, 2006 for information on the Michelthwaites

  • Alan Farrar and David Williams for photos of the old rag trade mills in the Batley area, July 2006

  • Wend Rose for transcriptions of old news articles from the Batley paper, May 2006


Your As A Source

If you have any suggestions, corrections, information, copies of documents, or photos that you would like to share with this site, please contact me at maggie@maggieblanck.com


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