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the mechanism for the transmission of the name and the signs are even worse – in 1911 there were just two males in the reproductive window of 18 to 50 years, while in 1961 there was only Eric in this age window. Hence, this Soothill grouping has been in trouble of surviving throughout the 20th century, but there is another part of the story. As we have already heard, the centre of gravity of this grouping has shifted to New Zealand.
This grouping has probably been the most consistent in terms of geographical and occupational shifts over the first hundred years. Apart from the rather dramatic move to New Zealand for a substantial part of the family, the residue has remained in Rochdale.
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John and Elizabeth (née Tetlow) Soothill
Entries in the putative 1961 census
Name
Sex
Age
Relations hip
Occupati on
Where born
Address
Lucy H.
F
61
WIDOW (of Alfred)
James Albert (Jim)
M
45
FATHER
Hilda
F
MOTHER
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