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Conclusion: The future?
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Unless a male Soothill has been overlooked, it seems likely that there will be no future Soothills derived from John and Sarah (née Holt) or from Joseph and Mary (Riley) after John B P Soothill, James Anthony Soothill and Darren William Soothill have died. This means that in the future all living Soothills in England and Wales must come from the six pivotal groupings - Thomas (c.1802) and Elizabeth (née Mitchell) Soothill (12 males in the 2011 census); John (b.1806) and Hannah (née Tasker) Soothill (22 males in the 2011 census); Thomas Hartley (b.1812) and Ellen (née Barrett) Soothill (11 males in the 2011 census); John (b.1812) and Ellen (b. 1815) (née Whitehead) Soothill (3 males in the 2011 census); John and Elizabeth (née Tetlow) Soothill (5 males in the 2011 census); and, finally, Joseph and Margaret (née Winnard) Soothill (5 males in the 2011 census).
So, completing this first draft of the tale of the Soothills, the conclusion seems clear. With only just over 50 Soothill males still around in England and Wales, there seems little doubt that the Soothills are an endangered species! But then, that is how it has been for the last 150 years!
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