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working are the father and son of Joseph and William Arthur with Joseph engaged in the familiar occupation (for Soothills at this time) of stuff presser, while his 12-year- old son is already working as a stuff cropper. Does this focus change over the next few decades?
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John (1822-?) and Mary (née Briggs) Soothill
Entries in the 1861 census
Name
Sex/ Relationshi p
Age
Occupation
Where born
Current address
John
H/H
38
Wool Dyer
Shelf, Yorkshire
Commercial Road, Dewsbury
Mary
Wife
38
n/s
Shelf, Yorkshire
Thomas
Son
11
Errand boy
Shelf. Yorkshire
Nancy
Daughter
8
Scholar
Shelf. Yorkshire
Isabella
Daughter
6
Shelf, Yorkshire
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