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Rufus Hanson & Eliza Ann Revell

Genealogical Details

Rufus Hanson, born circa 1845, Wibsey, West Yorkshire [10]

Married 1863, at Kirkstall, West Yorkshire [4] to:

Eliza Ann Revell, born circa 1846 in Bowling, West Yorkshire [10], daughter of [6] Joseph Revell and Hannah Fearnley.

Children of Rufus and Eliza were [10] :

  1. Ellen Hanson, born circa 1865, Farnley, West Yorshire.
  2. Albert Edward Hanson, born circa 1873, Farnley, West Yorkshire.
  3. Alice Maud Hanson, born circa 1879, Farnley, West Yorkshire.

Family History Details

In 1881 (census), this family lived at 44 Long Row, Farnley, West Yorkshire. Rufus worked as both a portrait painter and coal miner in 1881 and by the 1890s became a professional photographer. A number of the early Revell photographs were taken by Rufus. Ellen was listed as a "pupil teacher" (training to be a teacher?). Rufus's infant niece Sarah (7 months old) born at Wortley was also living with the family.

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