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followed by Philip David (b.1949). Thora married in Bolton in 1966, so should be in the 1961 census, while Philip married Alison Moorhouse (b.1951) in Huddersfield in 1972.
Alfred’s younger brother, Joe, is the other source in this grouping of Soothills. .Joe (1857-1936) married Clara Langley in 1889 in Brighouse, Halifax. Joe and Clara had three children, Rosella (1890-?), Walter (1891-1929) and Luther (1895-1972). There is no evidence that Rosella either got married or had any children. Both Walter and Luther married, and I want now to consider the offspring of those marriages.
Walter married Florence Clark (1894-1960) in Halifax in 1926. There is no evidence that they had any children, but this is not the case for Luther. Luther married Amelia Pritchard, a Bradford girl, in Bradford in 1928. Luther and Amelia had two children – Derrick Luther (1933-2002) and William (b.1942). Derrick married Patricia E. Woodward in Bradford in 1954 and they had two children – Michael P. (b.1955) and Helen (b.1955); with apparently the same birth year I am assuming that they are twins. As they are born in 1955, both will be in the 1961 census. Meanwhile, William who married Christine Pattison in Bradford in 1965 had two children Beverley A. (b.1965) and Julie Dawn (b.1967), but their story comes later.
In the 1861 census the brothers, Alfred and Joe, were still at school and living in the Tetlow household in the Halifax area. By the time of the 1911 census Joe’s household was still based in Halifax with Joe working as a silk dresser. His children had various occupations – his daughter, Rosella, was a cotton reeler, his son Walter was listed as an iron driller and Luther (shown as Lutha in the census) was identified as a 15-year-old hair dresser.
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Derived from John and Sarah (née Holt) Soothill
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