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John Horsfall and Nancy Sutcliffe

John who was born in Huddersfield in 1823 marries Nancy Sutcliffe at St Peter's Church, Huddersfield. She was the daughter of John and Mary Sutcliffe, born at Kirkburton in 1822. At the time of their marriage John was a moulder and they were both living at Rashcliffe, just south of Huddersfield. By the time of the 1851 Census, John, like his brother Turner, has moved to Tameside and is living on Lodge Lane in Dukinfield, still a moulder by trade and they have four children; Sarah Ann, Charlotte, Mary and Henry aged five months. Henry is our great grandfather. Organ

By the time of the 1871 Census, John has died and his Widow Nancy is the Licencee of the Organ Public House on Acres Lane in Stalybridge with seven of their children. On the right is a photograph of Acres Lane circa 1910 showing the Organ on the right.

But, by the time of the 1881 Census Nancy has given up the pub and is living at 3 Spring Bank Street, Dukinfield with only two of her children still living at home.

Using the census returns and the BMD Indexes I have managed to piece together that they had the following children:

The Children of John and Nancy Sutcliffe
Name Born Where Summary

Sarah Ann 1845 Huddersfield Possibly married to James Wilson at Castle Hall

Charlotte 1847 Dukinfield She is on the 1851 Census, but not on the 1871. Her sister Charlotte is born in 1857, so it is likely she died before this date

Mary 1849 Dukinfield Mary is with her parents on the 1851 Census, but not on the 1871, so she has either married or also died young

Henry November 1850 Dukinfield Henry is our great grandfather, more about him on the next page

John 1852 Dukinfield He is living with his widowed mother at the time of the 1871 Census, but by the time of the 1881 Census is married and living with his wife, Elizabeth, stepson James William Hibbert Horsfall, daughter Mary Ann Hibbert Horsfall and son John at 13 Chapel Walk, Dukinfield. John is an Iron Moulder by trade

Charles 1854 Dukinfield He is on the 1871 Census with his widowed mother, but after that I have found no further trace

Charlotte 1857 Dukinfield She is living with her mother Nancy on the 1871 Census, but by the time of the 1881 Census she is married to George Knight, a cotton machine minder, and living with their three year old daughter Sarah Ann at 97 Cross Leech Street, Dukinfield

Jane 1859 Dukinfield She is living with her mother Nancy at the time of the 1871 and 1881 Census Returns, but shortly after that marries John Lever at Castle Hall

Thomas Turner 1864 Dukinfield Tom Turner is living with his mother at the time of both the 1871 and 1881 CensusReturns

**The Children of John and Nancy Sutcliffe**
Name	Born	Where	Summary
Sarah Ann	1845	Huddersfield	Possibly married to James Wilson at Castle Hall
Charlotte	1847	Dukinfield	She is on the 1851 Census, but not on the 1871. Her sister Charlotte is born in 1857, so it is likely she died before this date
Mary	1849	Dukinfield	Mary is with her parents on the 1851 Census, but not on the 1871, so she has either married or also died young
Henry	November 1850	Dukinfield	Henry is our great grandfather, more about him on the next page
John	1852	Dukinfield	He is living with his widowed mother at the time of the 1871 Census, but by the time of the 1881 Census is married and living with his wife, Elizabeth, stepson James William Hibbert Horsfall, daughter Mary Ann Hibbert Horsfall and son John at 13 Chapel Walk, Dukinfield. John is an Iron Moulder by trade
Charles	1854	Dukinfield	He is on the 1871 Census with his widowed mother, but after that I have found no further trace
Charlotte	1857	Dukinfield	She is living with her mother Nancy on the 1871 Census, but by the time of the 1881 Census she is married to George Knight, a cotton machine minder, and living with their three year old daughter Sarah Ann at 97 Cross Leech Street, Dukinfield
Jane	1859	Dukinfield	She is living with her mother Nancy at the time of the 1871 and 1881 Census Returns, but shortly after that marries John Lever at Castle Hall
Thomas Turner	1864	Dukinfield	Tom Turner is living with his mother at the time of both the 1871 and 1881 CensusReturns

Great, great grandfather John Horsfall must have died sometime between the conception of their youngest child Tom Turner in 1864 and before the 1871, because Nancy is already a widow by then.