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their father and the re-marriage of their mother, they could perhaps be contenders for going abroad which I will consider again in Chapter 6.
So what happens to this grouping in terms of where they live and what they do? The Holt household is living in the Halifax area at the time of the 1861 census and stepson John seems to be engaged in some aspect of the woollen industry.
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John (1806-1869) and Hannah (née Tasker) Soothill
Entries in the 1861 census
Name
Sex/ Relationshi p
Age
Occupation
Where born
Current address
John
H/H
55
Stuff Presser
King Cross.., Yorkshire
3 Cobden Street,
Horton,Brad ford
James
Son
15
Worsted spinner
Halifax, Yorkshire
John
Son
9
Scholar
Bradford, Yorkshire
Louisa
Daughter
17
Worsted spinner
Halifax, Yorkshire
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