Background
Born at Halifax, Yorkshire, on 19 March (Operating system) 1741, he was the son of James Hargrove of Halifax, by his wife Mary, daughter of George Gudgeon of Skipton-in-Craven.
Born at Halifax, Yorkshire, on 19 March (Operating system) 1741, he was the son of James Hargrove of Halifax, by his wife Mary, daughter of George Gudgeon of Skipton-in-Craven.
In February 1762 he settled at Knaresborough, as a bookseller and publisher. A few years later he was able to open a branch business at Harrogate. Hargrove died at Knaresborough on 5 December 1818, and was buried in the churchyard there.
Hargrove married, first, Christiana (d 1780), daughter of Thomas Clapham of Firby, near Bedale, Yorkshire, by whom he had issue twelve children.
And secondly, Mary, daughter of John Bower of Grenoside Hall, near Sheffield. She died at York in April 1825, and was buried at Knaresborough, leaving a son, William Hargrove.