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Dennis
H/H
45
Fustian...
Tottington, Lancashire
Woolford Village South
West Side, Tottington
Lower End, Bury
Mary
Wife
40
Fustian weaver
Tottington, Lancashire
Dennis and Mary Soothill, aged 45 and 40 years respectively, were born in Tottington and are still living in the place at Woolford Village South West Side, Tottington Lower End. While the occupation of Dennis is not exactly clear, they are probably both employed as fustian weavers. Curiously, nothing else has been traced about this couple apart from their presence in the 1861 census. As Mary is comparatively old for having a child after the 1861 census, I suspect that both died childless, but the lack of death registrations remains a puzzle. The lack of any information prior to the 1861 census is also a puzzle. Where were they, for instance, for the 1851 and 1871 censuses!
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Following this discussion of households where the Soothill name has discontinued by the time of the 1911 census, there are several individuals in the 1861 census who are currently not connected to other members of the Soothill tribe and also do not appear to have any descendants who feature in the 1911 census.
James Soothill (1783-?)
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