Dear Tati and DS
Sorry I've been so quiet - couldn't get to the computer last night
You've got it spot on, from the info that Nicky came back with I was able to find Thomas at Cheetham and came to the same conclusion.
And I can confirm that my Ellen did indeed marry Frank Sutcliffe.
I am very new to Rootschat and am so pleased to have found you, I've been doing Family history for some time and have had great difficulty with this particular family and yet in the space of 3 days with your help have solved the puzzle.
Unfortunately I didn't have any references to post as I got the little information I had from comparing several different census search sites such as origins, ancestry and 1901 census, plus certificates.
So thank you once again - you are all fantastic
loulou