Hargers in Settle

Headstones

• The majority of headstones of interest are in Holy Ascension, Settle, with some earlier ones in St Alkelda's, Giggleswick churchyard. There is one headstone in the Settle Zion Chapel churchyard (Mary Isabella Harger née Harvey (1844-1869)), first wife of Robert Harger (1844-1885). The aforesaid Robert Harger is buried at Waltonwrays cemetary at Skipton but commemorated on the headstone where his wife and his parents are buried in Settle.
• Several Hargers were involved in the various Methodist churches and the building of them, but the Methodist chuches did not have their own burial ground. Also, Settle's Holy Ascension had an inclusive approach to the burial of non-confirmists.
• The pdf documents available here are personal research notes and photographs of the headstones.

Settle

Harold Foxcroft's publication (settle_church_graveyard_foxcroft_harger_dugdale.PDF pdf, 5Mb) gives 23 burials under 'Harger'. There are 10 headstones/plots associated with those 22 entries, most have identifiable headstones and plots; this page covers most of them. This page also includes some other plots/headstones in which are buried other Harger family members e.g. under their married name for example Hartley, Armistead, Bateson and Jackson. At the current stage of research, there are at least 60 records of burials (headstones, plots, register entries and other items) at Settle Holy Ascension, either explicity Harger named, or Harger related. This pages seeks to document Harger named headstones, and some close related significant headstones (e.g. by marriage). It is not expected to document the majority of the non-Harger-named headstones or plots in the wider extended family on this page at this time.

• 10 headstones, all Harger named (settle_headstones_harger.pdf pdf, 16Mb)
• 5 headstones, Harger related (settle_5_new_plots_oct2018.pdf pdf, 13Mb)
• Mary Isabella Harger née Harvey (Zion chapel) (zion_2_Harvey_headstones.pdf pdf, 13Mb) (with transcript from burial register of delaminating stone of Mary Isabella Harvey)
• Robert Harger (d. 1885) buried Waltonwrays cemetary Skipton (robert_harger_headstone_pdf.pdf pdf, 7Mb) also commemorated in Settle Churchyard on his parents and wife headstone (Plot Old A11), in pdf above '10 headstones'

Harold Foxcroft created a listing of the Settle burial registers in 1998. An extract with information on the churchyard and its history, and records relating to Hargers is: settle_church_graveyard_foxcroft_harger_dugdale.PDF pdf, 5Mb)

In 2018, Settle U3A started "Stories from the Graveyard" an extensive study of Settle churchyard publishing the information and a book 'Curious Tales from the Ancient Graveyard'; for information see the Resources page on this website

Burial cards for some of the above may be found at burials.

Holy Ascension Settle's burial records from 1839 to date are available online https://hagryd.uk/, along with Giggleswick burial records from 1800, which include several Hargers.

Giggleswick

• 3 Harger Headstones (and 1 Hallpike) (giggleswick_harger_x3_hallpike_x1.pdf pdf, 21Mb)

For research of the records and headstones at Giggleswick church, Nigel Mussett produced two excellent books in 2015: "Giggleswick Parish Registers 1800-1999" and "Memorials and Inscriptions At St Alkelda's Church Giggleswick 1585 - 2011" . See Resources page