Hello once again! The second line that I am researching in Birkenhead is my grandmother's line, the FAIRCLOUGH family. Her father was Henry Fairclough son of Robert & Ellen (SINGLETON). Henry was born in Kirkham, Lancashire in 1847. He married Ellen Potts WILLIAMS, (daughter of John Savage Williams & Mary Ann CONEY-Wales) in Birkenhead in 1868. He was a miller (corn & flour) and a Master Baker with his businesses on Thomas Street & Union St. in Birkenhead until the 1890's. Mr. Singleton was his partner in the business. Their children were all born in Birkenhead. They were: John Robert (1869), Henry (1872), Mary Ellen (1873), William Henry (1875), Edith (1878), Ernest Richard (1880), Maggie Hoylake, my grandmother (1882), Charles Harold (1885) and Lily (1886). I have tracked down the descendents of William Henry in the USA, and Charles Harold but am still wondering about those of John Robert, Edith (who may not have even married) & Ernest Richard. I think that Edith remained in Birkenhead. I suspect Lily died as a child. I sent letters to a few Fairclough families around Birkenhead last year but had no success. If anyone knows anything about this family I would appreciate some help. A family write up said that there was a list of millers that worked in the Bidston Mill kept in that mill. Would anyone know if there is such a list somewhere? Would there be any old books that might mention the old businesses on Birkenhead such as my ggrandfather's bakery? Henry was also supposed to be a Grand Master of the Mersey Masonic Lodge #477 in Birkenhead. Would anyone know how I could receive more information about the Masonic Lodge? I wrote to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire in Timperley, Altrincham, CHS last year when I found their site on the Internet. They said they had no information about my ggrandfather in their records. They said that he had not been a Provincial Grand Master and sent me a copy of a page from "A Short History of the Province of Cheshire" with a list of the Grand Masters. They added that he may have been a Worshipful Master in his Craft Lodge, but I don't know where to write to this lodge. Could anyone send me an address for the Birkenhead Craft Lodge? I don't know why they didn't send it to me. I am almost certain that he was a member there because his son William Henry also joined and continued his membership when he moved to Canada & then the USA. One other question. (I am so glad that a Birkenhead list has been started!) Was the "parish church" in Birkenhead in 1909 St. Mary's? Thank you for any help that you can offer to get me started in the right direction for further research in Birkenhead. Sandy Stokes in Ontario Canada