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John
H/H
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Carder and Beerseller
Spotland, Lancashire
New Stock Road,
Wardlewort h,Rochdale
Ellen
Wife
45
Home manager
Spotland, Lancashire
Sarah Jane
Daughter
17
Power loom weaver
Wardle, Lancashire
Robert
Son
15
Cardroom hand
Wardle, Lancashire
Hamblet
Son
13
Cardroom hand
Wardle, Lancashire
John Thomas
Son
11
Cardroom hand
Wardle, Lancashire
Mary Ellen
Daughter
9
Scholar
Wardle, Lancashire
Walter
Son
5
Scholar
Wardle, Lancashire
This is one of the pivotal Soothill families identified in the 1861 census which continue to have a contemporary presence in England and Wales, but have also spread out to New Zealand. This grouping of the Soothill tribe is different in one important respect from the other such pivotal families. In brief, they are living in Lancashire – in Rochdale, to be precise – while the other pivotal families are living in Yorkshire. In fact, John and Ellen’s family is the only one living in Lancashire in 1861 to have present-day Soothill descendants.
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