Page 57 - Just another English family (Sep 2019)

Nettleton (1845-1934) in 1867 and the evidence begins to build up, as we shall see later, that this James is probably the bigamist. The case is discussed further in the next chapter and in Stories of the Soothills.
To summarise, John and Hannah eventually had nine grandchildren named Soothill of whom five were boys. Hence, there are five male first cousins - John Edward (1857-1908), James Albert (1862-1864), Samuel (1866-1962), John (1866-1946) and George (1870-1914) to carry the Soothill flag – or rather the name forward from this branch of the family. Sadly, James Albert had died aged about two years, but otherwise the others reached adulthood, got married and had children.
Now probing possible change over time in terms of occupation and locations, all members of the two households are firmly located in the Bradford area in the 1861 census, having shifted at some point earlier from the Halifax area.
In the 1861 census all working members, both male and female, were engaged in the woollen industry with the two heads of household both as stuff pressers and their children as worsted spinners or as a worsted weaver.
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Thomas Hartley (1812-1873) and Ellen (née Barrett) Soothill
Entries in the 1861 census
Name
Sex/ Relationshi p
Age
Occupation
Where born
Current address
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