I've been researching my family tree for years and have about 3000 direct relatives so far, I haven't included in the tree any children of a married female, only her husband, so only Hatfulls are listed + spouses and so far, all are related. I have recently found at least one family of Hatfulls who were born in Blackburn in Lancashire and want to trace them back to London which is where they stemmed from, as all Hatfulls came from around the Deptford area originally and going back to 1700. I did find three males, a father, his son and grandson, each born in Yorkshire in the late 1600's though. The book, "The Hatfulls of Deptford" has been very useful in my research and gave me a good head start, they were a well respected family in Deptford in the 18th century.
I found on "thegenealogist.co.uk" a family as follows: James Hatfull (Solicitor's Clerk) aged 47, born 1844 Blackburn - married to Elizabeth, children: Ann, born Blackburn 1891, James B R, born Blackburn 1887 and Herbert E, born Blackburn 1889. It is this discovery which has prompted me to search for this family's roots. I found an entry for James (the Solicitor's Clerk), at least I think it is him, in the 1871 census where he was a clogger in a household which had servants. It seems a strange career move so this may be incorrect but a James was listed in the 1871 census but not his family, his age was about right. I can find no entries in the 1851 or 1861 censuses for this family and suspect that the father of James snr. came from London.
Can anyone help tracing the Hatfulls from Lancashire back to London or, though unlikely, to Yorkshire? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Keni
