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Hello Tyke,

I don't know if I can help, but I do know that in this kind of research, even seemingly irrelevant pieces of jigsaw can be useful. My information may not be from the same branch of your family.

I'm a descendant of Henry W. Long, who was General Manager of the Britannia Mills, Leeds, during some time in the late 19th century, and who lived in Yeadon, where we have a family "slot" of some kind in the churchyard. I have only been there once, 40 years ago. Henry Long's son (or could it be grandson?) Joseph Pullen Long was my grandfather, and he married Maud Bland, a daughter of a bank manager in Guiseley, some time before or near the start of the First World War. Their married life was in north London, where he was a school-teacher.

Currently I am not in the UK, but during the next few months, if you need, I can get more information from my father if necessary, since he has some documents relating to the inheritance of woollen mills, dating, I think, from 1720. I have never felt a personal need to delve into the family history because much of it seemed to be known already, although to what level of accuracy I am uncertain.

Best of luck on your quest.