Sorry for confusion with posts. I do wonder sometimes wether it is better to edit or add another post, as i know it's easy to miss a post when reading .
Yes Bradford, I expect many families moved to towns and cities.
I noticed your Butterfields are at Tumbling Hill Street area (Butcher Street) , right near the centre off Thornton Road,(/Longside Lane/New Gratton/Thornton Road/) wich was near where my John William B 1852 is in 1891 census , Leathem Street, not there anymore.
Your Gill is then up at Little Horton Lane and also not far from where John W moves to Havelock st , Grt Horton (near the big tesco at Grt Horton now) and then Tom is born at Rosse Street , back down toward Tumbling Hill Street. I wonder if the Bradford Butterfields ever met up and knew their relatedness to each other . Sat in a pub like the Mill Lane with clay pipes debating it , "nay lad , that wer 't tother James o'er at Sheepoyles, yonder , favthurs muther wor a Pickles " , like that
When my lot first appear in Bradford on the census (1871 ) it is at Bowling (West) , near "Ripley Ville", Bowling Old Lane area. A lot of it all pulled down in the clearances of the 1970s.
I am very interested in the industrial revolution and Bradfords history, especialy the strikes, early trade unions, chartists and so on. The high rates of illegitamacy might partly be connected to the mill bosses / managers, but thats nothing certain me saying that.
Illegitamcy wasn't uncommon in rural areas anyway
Your chart sounds great , quite a task. Im afraid im a bit all over the place with my records but have been thinking about doing some more 1841 Butterfield lists for the area this week . Will post them
Will have a look for Susannah too
Keighley aug 20th ,1844 At Ogden Butterfields x marriage , overlooker, of Lane Ends, to
Hannah Lister x , of Lane Ends , minor, d/o Thomas, wool comber,
Ogden has no father named , line drawn through
Witnesses
James Hey x
Sarah Foulds
