--- On Sat, 18/8/12, pam bell <pambell405@gmail.com> wrote: > My relative, a German emigrant, > Augustus Muller who married an English > woman, Susannah Roots was a chemist and raised his three > sons to be chemists. I understand the eldest son was in school away > from the family. > Also, I believe the father was involved with the wool or > cotton industry because his sons made soap in the United States. > Could someone advise me on: > 1. is there a written history of the soap industry and/or > clothing industry in West Riding? > 2. what archive is the best place to find out about families > in Huddersfield/W Riding around 1870-1880s? > 3. What is the best organization to contact genealogy > research in Huddersfield area?< 1)Try Googling on "soap industry+West Riding of Yorkshire" 2) West Riding Archives, Kirklees: http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ (Kirklees is the official council name for the Huddersfield area) 3) Huddersfield & District Family History Society: http://www.hdfhs.org.uk/ Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family histories blog, http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” Oscar Wilde