Joseph Samuel Eales (bapt.1820-1883) was born at Leeds, the son of Joseph and Jane. In 1841, the Eales (father and son) were working as linen weavers. Joseph Samuel married Mary née Denton at Leeds parish church in 1846, when his occupation was weaver. Frustratingly, the family is elusive in the Census of 1851, but Joseph Samuel and Mary remained in Leeds for most of the 1850s. Two daughters, Sarah and Caroline, were born at Leeds in 1854 and 1857, respectively. In the late 1850s, Joseph Samuel and Mary settled in She....