Hi folks, I suspect that this was Richard Tetley (1803-1889), the son of Betty Tetley of Birstal. He married Mary Huddlestone in 1832. The addresses of the partners, from something like a Kelly's directory of that time, might be useful. I'll see what I can find, next time I'm in a library. Regards Richard Richard Tetley wrote: > Hi folks > The following appeared in the Bradford Observer way back on the 27th December 1838. > > DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP > NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Partnership lately subsisting between us the undersigned JONAS SMITH RICHARD TETLEY, JAMES PARISH, and DAVID ABERCROMBIE, carrying on business as Worsted Spinners at Bradford in the county of York, under the Firm of ' Smith, Tetley, and Company was this day dissolved by mutual consent, so far as regards the said David Abercrombie. Dated this twenty-second day of December, 1838 > JONAS SMITH > RICHARD TETLEY > JAMES PARISH > DAVID ABERCROMBIE > Witness David Crossley > Solicitor Bradford -- Born in Sheffield, but currently in Nottingham UK. Family names:- ASHFORTH, CAVE, CHAMPION, HODGES, HOPE, JACKSON, NICHOLSON, SIMPSON, SLEE, TETLEY, WALKER, WESTOVER, WOOLLEN, WILLIAMS. Home Website: http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.tetley/