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top of a ridge above the town of Halifax. The Bradford group includes Manningham (2) which is an area of Bradford about a mile north of the city centre and Wilsden which is a village to the west of Bradford. Of the remainder born in Yorkshire, there are two born in Heptonstall, one born in Shelf which is a village situated halfway between Bradford and Halifax and one in Bramham which is a village midway between Leeds and York.
Of the four heads of household born in Lancashire three were born in Rochdale (including one born in Spotland which is a village of Rochdale), one born in Chorley and one in Tottington (which is a town within the borough of Bury).
The exception is the head of household born in Newark which is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the midlands of England.
Changes between their place of birth and their present address
Comparing places of birth and current addresses, one can identify the drift to the Bradford area. This shift can be followed in more detail by considering the places of birth of the children of these heads of household, but this is more appropriately addressed when the individual households are considered below.
Places of birth of husbands and wives
Another story may emerge in terms of contrasting the places of birth of husbands and wives. Is there evidence, for instance, that wives are coming from further afield, perhaps coming to the local area after being hired as domestic servants? Sadly, there is no information about how and where husbands and wives did actually meet, but one can still speculate. Again focusing on the 21 households headed by a Soothill, there are 17 of these households in the 1861 census where both husbands and wives are living and shown in the census.
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