The young couple were Samuel Needham and Harriet Crookes. Harriet was born in the Bradfield administrative area, and I have her family on the census in the Oughtibridge and Grenoside areas. I have been able to establish that Hill Top was close by Onesacre (modern post code S35 0GQ). On the census I have been able to identify Damasel Lane which is close by where they lived. The area is just west / north west of Grenoside and Ecclesfield.
Young Samuel was born at Castleton in the Hope Valley, and was moved north to the Sheffield area as a young boy with his parents and siblings. I cannot find him on the 1841 census, and I cannot find them as a newly wed couple on the 1851 census, however he said he was residing at 'Audoth' and she stated Hill Top. The tow locations cannot have been all that far from each other geographically, certainly within walking distance I'd think. My own theory is that he was living at Dodworth (pronounced localy as Dod-oth) and the recorder of the details on the certificate wrote what he thought he heard. I still haven't managed to find anything in the vicinity of Hill Top / Grenoside / Ecclesfield that is similar or a better option than Dodworth. Dodworth to Hill Top for courting purposes is about 7 miles, so a good 2 hours walk for a healthy young stallion to strut along the lanes to see his mare.
Thank you all for the input so far.
Philip
