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May Soothill (1921-1996) who is Jim and Willie’s younger sister seems to have had daughter, Linda (b.1951). Linda was born in Halifax and seems to be illegitimate as May retained the Soothill name. Linda became Mrs Burnside in 1971 after marrying in Basingstoke. No more is known about Linda.
Whereas all those discussed above are ultimately derived from the marriage of Alfred and Sara in 1875, the following are derived from Alfred’s younger brother, Joe, following his marriage to Clara in 1889. Joe and Clara had three children – Rosella (1890-?), Walter (1891-1929) and Luther (1895-1972). Luther and probably the unmarried Rosella both survived until the 1961 census. Luther married Amelia and it is their two children, Derrick Luther (1933-2002) and William (b.1942) who provide the continuity in this line.
Derrick had married Patricia Woodward in Bradford in 1954. Derrick and Patricia had two children – Michael P. (b.1955) and Helen (b.1955). Their birth years – if they are correct – suggest that they are twins. Michael P Soothill married Julie S. Wells in Bradford in 1979. They have had two children – Hazel Frances (b. 1983) and Jack David (b. 1984). Neither Hazel Frances (who probably uses the name of Frances rather than Hazel) nor Jack David seems to have married, so both are likely to be in the 2011 census as Soothills. However, Helen seems to have married in Bradford in May 1989 to a man called Priestley, so Helen is unlikely to be appearing in the 2011 census under her maiden name.
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Derived from John and Sarah (née Holt)
Entries in the putative 1961 census
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