In the 1891 census Slack House, Hyde Lane, Hyde, Stockport, Cheshire. Head Samuel Horsfield, age 30, cotton spinner and manufacturer, born Hyde Cheshire. Wife Emily J. [or I] Horsfield, age 32, born Manchester, Lancashire. Daughter Emily M. Horsfield, age 8, born Hyde. Son John T. Horsfield, age 6, born Hyde. Daughter Dorothy G. Horsfield, age 5, born Hyde. Daughter Barbara K. Horsfield, age 1, born Hyde. 3 servants

In the 1901 census Brookside [between 28 and 28 Top Row] Godley, Cheshire, Ashton-under-Lyne district, Newton sub-district. Head Samuel Horsfield, age 40, Cotton Spinner and Manufacturer, Employer, born Hyde, Cheshire. Wife Emily J. Horsfield, age 42, born Manchester, Lancashire. Daughter Emily J. Horsfield, age 18, born Hyde. Daughter Barbara K. Horsfield, age 11, born Hyde. 4 servants