I am indebted to Ian Micklefield of Methley who has provided me with typewritten copies of the Albert Micklefield notebook entries by year – appended is the copy for year 1916:-
1916
John Thomas Hiscock farm labourer for Mr Scott of Clumpcliffe Methley was killed at Oulton by the falling of a tree on Saturday night Jan 1st 1916
David Thompson died on Monday Jan 10th 1916 aged 70 years
Martin Manally of Castleford died in Pit at Allerton Bywater on Thursday morning Jan 27th 1916
Joesph Morris died on Thursday Feb 10th 1916 58 years old
Herbert Holt was killed at Whitwood Beeston on Thursday Feb 10th 1916 aged 25 years
Jack Bastow of Wellington Inn, Whitwood died March 1st 1916 aged 49 years buried at Allerton Bywater on Sunday March 5th
Wm Fletcher took Rose and Crown Inn on March 6th 1916 Greenwood left it
Fred Wright took Bay Horse Inn on March 6th 1916 John Haigh left it
Tom Anderson buried July 6th 1916 aged 55 years
John Edwin Sawyer buried July 19th 1916 aged 50 years
Elisa Ashton was buried Aug 10th 1916 aged 63
Arthur Worrilow was killed at Woodlesford and buried at Methley Aug 18th 1916 aged 5 years
Ann Arundel of Oakfield’s was buried Aug 30th 1916 aged 77 years
William Duckell was killed in France Sept 1st 1916
William Lee was killed in France Sept 18th 1916
A heavy thunderstorm on Sunday at Methley and Mr Stead house was struck by lighting and a window blown right out Sept 3 1916
James Webster of Methley was buried Sept 21st 1916 aged 79 years
Hannah Bedford died at Wakefield Asylum on Sunday Oct 8th and buried at Methley on Thursday Oct 12th 1916 53 years
Martha Micklefield died on Friday and buried on Monday cot 23rd 1916 48 years
Aeroplane came down at Methley in a field at Clumpcliffe on Saturday Nov 25th 1916
Zeppelins bombs dropped at Pontefract Park on Monday night and at Featherstone and Sharlston Nov 27th 1916
William Dobson was buried Nov 21st 1916 aged 82
William Fletcher died on Saturday Dec 23rd at Rose and Crown Methley and buried on Tuesday Dec 26th 1916 aged 53 years
Harry Hodgson died on Saturday Dec 23rd and buried Wednesday Dec 27th 1916 56 years old
John Charlesworth died on Sunday Dec 24th and buried Wednesday Dec 27th 1916 aged 90 years
Sam Shires died on Monday Dec 25th and buried on Thursday Dec 28th 1916 aged 60 years
Moses Howson was buried Dec 6th 1916 aged 52 years old