Hello I am new to the list so bear with me. In a 1937 cutting from The Sentinel, James BENTLEY b.1840 (yes, he really was 97) described his birthplace as being in Hartshill, near "the soapworks". I have searched the 1841 census and maps of the time but cannot find such a facility. James's 1841 entry puts him roughly half way up Hartshill Road. His birth cert shows him as being born in Hartshill, and his mother is described as "an inmate". I would be grateful for any ideas as to what and where this soapworks might have been. Thanks. Kevin Hall

Kevin - try contacting the Hanley Archive By telephone: (+44) 01782-238420 By fax: (+44) 01782-238499 By email: stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk Steve -----Original Message----- From: Kevin [mailto:kevinhall@beeb.net] Sent: 10 August 2005 17:35 To: ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Pots] Location of The Soap Works? Hello I am new to the list so bear with me. In a 1937 cutting from The Sentinel, James BENTLEY b.1840 (yes, he really was 97) described his birthplace as being in Hartshill, near "the soapworks". I have searched the 1841 census and maps of the time but cannot find such a facility. James's 1841 entry puts him roughly half way up Hartshill Road. His birth cert shows him as being born in Hartshill, and his mother is described as "an inmate". I would be grateful for any ideas as to what and where this soapworks might have been. Thanks. Kevin Hall ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.0/63 - Release Date: 03/08/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.7/70 - Release Date: 11/08/2005