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He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Mary [1809-1893].
Children:
Mary was widowed by 1851.
She married Joseph Holt.
Born in Halifax.
He was
a woolstapler [1861] /
a stuff presser [1871, 1891, 1901] /
a retired stuff presser [1911].
In 1851, he was living with his brothers David &
William at 17 Wesley Street, Halifax.
In [Q4] 1868, he married (1) Grace Cockroft [1846-1876] in Halifax.
Children:
Grace died 23rd November 1876 (aged 30).
Grace & her children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 103]
In [Q2] 1882, he married (2) Sarah Ann [1839-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at
On 23rd April 1949, she married Henry John Keys from
Sudbury, Middlesex at St John the Divine, Rastrick
Born 26th March 1775.
He was known as David Dunkirk, because he lived at Dunkirk Farm, Halifax.
Baptised in Halifax [26th March 1775].
He was a dyer [1841].
On 27th June 1796, he married Judith Hartley in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Lilly Lane, Halifax [1841].
David died in Halifax [5th February 1850]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch & Rayner Soothill
Born in Halifax.
He was
a worsted dyer [1851] /
a wool stuff singer.
In 1851, he and his brothers William &
Abraham were living together at 17 Wesley Street,
Halifax.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Family stories tell that ...
He was an inmate at Halifax Workhouse [1891], and died at the
Workhouse [25th November 1900].
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 103]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Rayner Soothill
Born in Ningpo, China.
She married Sir Alexander Hosie.
Lady Hosie wrote several books on Chinese life.
and also
She also completed – and wrote the foreword for – the book A
Passport to China written by her mother.
She co-edited her father's book The Hall of Light [1951].
In her father's probate records of 1935, she is identified as Dame
Dorothea Hosie
This & associated entries use material contributed by Julian Farrar
She married (1) Sir Henry Savile.
After Henry's death, she married (2) Richard Gascoigne
from Barnbow
He was Lord of Midgley.
He married Elizabeth Fulnetby.
Child:
Johanna / Isabel [1400-14??] who married married Gilbert Lacy
This & associated entries use material contributed by William Farrar
He grew up in Bailiffe Bridge.
He was
employed at Richard Kershaw's Clifton Edge Mill [1870] /
a half-timer at Firth's Carpets /
a silk dresser with Barkers & Butterworth /
a silk dresser with Wood, Robinson & Company (for 50 years) [1891,
1901, 1911] /
a silk dresser with Wood, Robinson & Company (for 50 years) [1891,
1901, 1911] /
a player with Brighouse Rangers football team /
Captain of the Brighouse Rangers second team /
a member of the Albion Bowling Club /
a member of the Thornhill Briggs Club.
On 17th February 1884, he married Lucy Jane Bottomley at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
He died 25th December 1942.
He was buried at Brighouse Cemetery
This & associated entries use material contributed by Keith Crowley
In 1326, the Manor of Midgley (possibly) to him from his uncle
Thomas de Soothill
In [Q2] 1908, he married Annie Nicholl in Halifax.
They lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment),
then
served as a Private
with the 1st/7th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He was reported missing [22nd May 1918].
He died of head wounds as a POW in hospital in Ghent
[26th June 1918] (aged 33).
He was buried at Gent City Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref C 10].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Brunswick United Methodist Free Chapel, Halifax
Born in Halifax.
He was a bank clerk [1901, 1911].
In [Q2] 1908, he married Annie Nicholl in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 2 Lavender Vale, Wallington, Surrey [1911]
Around 1863, he married Sarah [1833-1???].
Children:
They lived at Huddersfield [1871]
Born in Halifax.
He was a woollen presser [1861].
In [Q3] 1861, he married Esther Crompton [1843-1869] in Halifax.
They lived at Brook Royd Terrace, Stainland [1870]
Esther died 10th February 1869 (aged 26).
John died 12th May 1870 (aged 28).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/23]
He married Unknown.
Child: Henry
He was Lord of the Manor of Midgley at Brearley Hall.
After his death, the Manor (possibly) passed to his nephew
Henry
Born 2nd August 1812.
On 14th February 1831, he married Ellen Barrett [1805-1871] in Halifax.
Children:
Family stories tell that ...
He was clever man, in his line, but restless.
He went to America and fought with the Northern Army in the Civil War.
He crossed the border to Canada.
He worked his way around by selling blacking & ink.
He finally returned to England.
Sons William and Abraham set him up in Halifax for
general dyeing of worn garments, and so on.
But he gave that up.
He neglected and deserted his wife
Ellen died 25th June 1871 (aged 67).
He died in Leeds [8th June 1873] (aged 61).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3540]
with some of their Soothill grandchildren
This & associated entries use material contributed by Rayner Soothill
Son of Professor William Edward Soothill.
He was
a medical practitioner
and
Medical Officer of Health for Norwich
In 1916, he married Katherine H. Bradfield.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch & Julian Farrar
He married Unknown.
Child: Bessie Taylor
Born in Halifax [9th January 1866].
On 9th April 1898, he married (1) Laura Beckett
at the Methodist Free Church, Southport.
The couple went to Australia.
Laura died in Perth, Australia [26th September 1935].
In 1938, he married (2) Margaret Wilkinson Farrar [1903-1977].
Walter died in Sydney, Australia [20th April 1951].
Margaret died in Oxford [24th April 1977]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Rayner Soothill
Born in Halifax [28th August 1835].
He was
a worsted dyer [1851] /
a stuff presser [1871] /
a lay-preacher of the United Methodist Free Church /
a Methodist New Connexion lay minister [1871] /
a cloth-presser [1881].
In 1851, he and his brothers David &
Abraham were living together at 17 Wesley Street,
Halifax.
On 2nd October 1858, he married Margaret Ashworth [1839-1919] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was William's
brother Abraham.
William died 28th May 1893.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £339 15/-.
Margaret died 18th April 1919
was interred at Bandon Hill, Surrey, and is remembered on the family
grave
He & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 104].
The children ★ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3540]
with their Soothill grandparents,
grandmother Mary Ashworth [1818-1879]
and Elizabeth Baxendale [1796-1875]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch & Rayner Soothill
He became a distinguished Chinese scholar
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch & Julian FarrarSoothill, Mr Ref 400-3695
A member of the Soothill family.
Soothill, Mr Ref 400-850
Mary was born in Halifax
Soothill, Abraham Ref 400-1641
Son of Thomas Hartley Soothill.
Grace was born in Halifax
Sarah [née Greenwood] was the widow of Mr
Longbottom
Soothill, Bessie Taylor Ref 400-134
Elder daughter of W. Soothill.
Soothill, David Ref 400-3414
Son of Mary (née Longbottom) & David Soothill.
Soothill, David Ref 400-1044
Son of Thomas Hartley Soothill.
David was a drunkard at 21 and his wife became one too
Soothill, Dorothea Ref 400-2566
Daughter of Professor William Edward Soothill.
Soothill, Elizabeth Ref 400-2774
Daughter of Margery [née Fitzwilliam] of
Sprotborough and Thomas Soothill of Soothill.
Soothill, Sir Gerard Ref 400-2854
Of Redbourne, Lincolnshire and Brearley Hall, Luddendenfoot.
Soothill, Harry Ref 400-1616
Son of John Soothill.
Lucy Jane was born in Southowram
Soothill, Henry de Ref 400-3697
Son of Sir John De Soothill
Soothill, Herbert Ref 400-1233
He was a cabinet maker, working for his father at North Castle Street.
Soothill, Herbert Ashworth Ref 400-1639
Son of William Soothill.
Annie was born in Halifax
Soothill, John Ref 400-1617
Born in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Halifax
Soothill, John Ref 400-844
Son of Mr Soothill.
Soothill, Sir John de Ref 400-3696
Son of Mr Soothill.
Soothill, Thomas de Ref 400-3694
Son of Mr Soothill.
Soothill, Thomas Hartley Ref 400-1043
Son of David Soothill.
Thomas liked both food and drink, and was a short fat man at
age of 50-60 years.
Soothill, Dr Victor Farrar Ref 400-1251
MRCS [Eng 1912], LRCP [Lond 1912], MB, B.Chir [1913], MD [1918], DPH
[1920], U. Camb.
His death was registered in Norwich [1956]
Soothill, W. Ref 400-129
Of Brighouse.
Soothill, Walter Ref 400-1047
Son of William Soothill.
Laura was born in Holt, Erpingham, Norfolk [16th July 1864]
Margaret was born on 3rd July 1903
Soothill, William Ref 400-1250
Son of Thomas Hartley Soothill.
Margaret was born in Halifax [30th October 1839],
the daughter of ?? &
Mary Ashworth [1818-8th September 1879]
Soothill, William Edward Ref 400-454
Son of William Soothill.
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Another branch of the family –
Henry Sothill
- were Lords of the Manor of Clifton.
See:
Brearley Hall, Luddendenfoot /
Gilbert Lacy /
Mr Soothill /
Sir Gerard Soothill /
Thomas de Soothill /
de Sothill family /
Sothill
The Soothill family Ref 400-1896
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The name probably originated in Dewsbury
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for people with the surname Soothill,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Marriage
1862
Soothill surname Ref 400-1
Unattached BMDs for Soothill
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