This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jocelyn1411 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10155.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Brian. Not sure what you have, but here is a bit i found: COTTLE SARAH A 26 DEC 1854 FULWOOD B 082 009 1841 SCHOLES, James M 35 1806 Fent Dealer Lancashire SCHOLES, Caroline F 25 1816 Lancashire SCHOLES, James M 0 (5 months)1841 Lancashire COTTON, Sarah F 15 1826 Shopwoman Lancashire HOWARD, Mary F 10 1831 servant Lancashire PARRIN, Mary F 50 1791 cotton & silk dyer Lancashire PARRIN, Harriet F 12 1829 Lancashire PARRIN, Samuel M 15 1826 dyer Lancashire Address: Oldham Street, Manchester 1851 SCHOLES, James Head Widower M 48 1803 Fent Dealer Cheetham, Lancashire SCHOLES, Esther Ann Daughter F 11 1840 Manchester SCHOLES, James S Son M 10 1841 Scholar Manchester SCHOLES, John Edward M 8 1843 Scholar Manchester COTTLE,Sarah A L Sis-InLaw F 23 1828 Assistant Manchester Address: 54, Oldham Street, Manchester as an aside, I found a family ' Goldseller' born Russia who were also tent dealers in Cheetham Lancs. name: Carolina Cottle gender: Female baptism/christening date: 29 Dec 1816 baptism/christening place: Manchester, Lancashire, England parents: Joseph & Alice COTTLE poss death for John COTTLE b 1820: name: John Cottle gender: Male burial date: 09 Jan 1835 burial place: Manchester, Lancashire, England Possibly Caroline's brother but there are a few JC's b Somerset: Name: Joseph Cottle Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823 Age: 26 Arrival Date: 14 May 1849 Arrival Port: Point Henry, Australia Departure Port: Plymouth Ship: Sir George Seymour 1841 COTTLE, Joseph M 50 1791 Ostler Lancashire COTTLE, Alice F 50 1791 Lancashire CHARLESWORTH,Chas 20 1821 baker WHITE, Wm M 20 1821 coachman Lancashire SHARROCK, Wm M 40 1801 machineman Lancashire PERRY, Saml M 25 1816 Actor Address: Spear Street, Manchester Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries . The Manchester Times and Gazette (Manchester, England), Saturday, January 12, 1839; On the 10th Instant, at the Collegiate Church, Mr James SCHOLES to Miss Caroline COTTLE, both of this town. Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries . Manchester Times (Manchester, England), Saturday, March 29, 1851; Issue 251. 'On the 18th Instant, at Harpurhey,aged 65 years,relict of the late Joseph COTTLE, Oldham Street. There is also a death notice for a James SCHOLES of Harpurhey, aged 77 - a nice obit if you want it-1837 There is also a large article about the indictment of some ' Chartists' and James SCHOLES, fent dealer and draper of 52 Oldham Street offered to put up a sureity...along with a lot of other names..Aug 26, 1848 The Manchester Times and Manchester and Salford Advertiser and Chronicle (Manchester, England), Tuesday, October 3, 1848; James Scholes of 52 Oldham Street, charged with underweight and unstamped cloth - fined 18s.6p Fent Dealer - Dealer in "Fents" - Cloth remnants, ends of bolts of cloth etc Cheers Jocelyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.