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William (b.1877) Soothill
Name
Sex
Age
Relations hip to H/ H
Occupati on
Where born
Current address
William
M
33
BOARDER
Postman
Halifax, Yorkshire
40 Harris Street, Bradford, Yorkshire
In the 1911 census William is shown as a boarder living boarder in the house of Arthur and Henrietta Watson and their two daughters, Margaret and Florence. He is a 33-year-old postman and I have not yet traced his antecedents. He must be part of the Bradford clan.
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Comparing social and geographical mobility between the generations
I have identified the five Soothill households who have proved pivotal in providing the main links between the 1861 census and contemporary Soothills. These have been further identified as the Bradford, Wakefield, Dewsbury, Halifax and Rochdale branches of Soothills. The respective heads of households of these branches – John (b. 1806), William (b. 1826?), Samuel (b. 1831?), William (b. 1836) and John (b. 1812). First, some reminders about these heads of households. In terms of birthplace, four were born in the Halifax area, while John was born in Spotland which is a village near Rochdale. Hence, compared with their residential
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