Hi Michael My relatives were born in Tinsley, not far from Sheffield and so there is possibly a connection. Joseph born Holland Dyke 1811-1851 Ellen born Tinsley 1817-1902 children:- Charles born Tinsley 1832 George born Tinsley 1836 Sarah born Tinsley 1840 William born Tinsley 1846 Emily born Tinsley 1851 Charles born Tinsley (Mother Sarah no father) 1859 married Elizabeth Strickland from Manchester children Elizabeth born Tinsley 1889 John Charles born Tinsley 1890 adopted and taken to Canada by Preston family On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:00:01 -0700 BARRACLOUGH-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: ---------------------- kathy cousens k.a.cousens@bradford.ac.uk