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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: BridgetM on Saturday 30 July 11 15:53 BST (UK)
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Is George Machell, Clothier, the father of my George Machell born 1817-1830?
(A clothier can be a maker or seller of cloth or clothing, so is it possible that clothier is a fancier name for weaver? George Machell, Clothier, was illiterate.)
(Also, would a weaver be called a labourer on his son’s marriage certificate?)
Baptism: Batley, Yorkshire
16 Nov 1823 George Machell son of George Machell (Clothier) & Martha Machell
(On the baptism records of the other children of George & Martha the family lives in Soothill.
1841 Census: Batley Carr, Dewsbury
George Machill 55 born abt 1786 Weaver b Yorks
George Machill 15 born abt 1826 Yorks
1847 Marriage: Stonnington, Northumberland
George Marshal Full Age Bachelor Labourer Father: George Marshal, a Labourer
Esther Webster Minor Father: John Webster, a Mason
1851 Census: Knarsdale, Northumberland
George Marshal 25 born abt 1826 Leeds a Stone Mason
Ester Marshal 21 born Leeds
John Marshal 2 born Leeds
1861 Census: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
George Marshal 35 born abt 1826 Morley, Yorkshire a Stone Mason
Esther Marshal 36 born Dewsbury
1865: Birth Charles Edward Machell son of George Machell, a Stone Mason & Esther nee Webster.
1871 Census: Rawdon, Yorkshire
George Machell 54 born abt 1817 Morley, Yorkshire a Stone Mason
(With wife, Esther, and 2 children.)
1881 Census: Saddleworth Yorkshire
George Machell 55 born abt 1826 Yorkshire Boarder a Stone Mason
1886 Death: Dewsbury
George Machell 56 born abt 1830
(George Machell, born abt 1786, was a Weaver in 1841, a Handloom Weaver Woolen born Dewsbury in 1851 & a Cloth Weaver born Soothill in 1861.)
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Machell is a massive family in Dewsbury with regards to Mungo and Shoddy, One of their mills still stands today. I dont know if you have a connection to the same Machells but might be worth a check. It was William Machell who started the business in 1856 with his brother and went on to become mayor and alderman of dewsbury