Page 66 - Just another English family (Sep 2019)

Finally, Walter, the youngest child, looks to be another one who spent his entire life in or around Rochdale. He married a local Rochdale girl, Martha Ann Fitton (1858-1936) in Rochdale in 1882. Walter and Martha Ann had three children – the eldest, Sarah Ellen (1883-?) was born in 1883; the next, John (1888-1951), was born in 1888 and then, three years later, their final child, Jeaney (1891-?) was born, probably in 1891.
So, to summarise, John and Ellen had eight grandchildren named Soothill from their own four boys. Of this total of eight grandchildren, five were boys, but John Winn did not even survive babyhood. Hence, it rests with the four male first cousins – John Albert (1878-1923), Herbert (1882-?), Harry (1884-1973) and John (1888-1951) to carry the Soothill flag among this branch of the family.
Moving back to John Soothill who married Ellen and entering the field of speculation, it seems possible – although currently there is no firm evidence, apart from the location of Rochdale and its environs – that John Soothill is the brother of
James Soothill, the 42-year-old fuller, and William Soothill, engineer, who are both discussed below.
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John and Elizabeth (née Tetlow) Soothill
Entries in the 1861 census
the 45-year-old
Name
Sex/ Relationshi p
Age
Occupation
Where born
Current address
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