This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: scaramallion Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bottomley/225.1.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not even going to try and work out the cousin relations - is it 3rd 4th 5th cousins or cousins several times removed! lol! I will ask my mum again about the Hall but I'm sure theres some links from there to Maria Gascoigne. As said, we were the poor relations. There were large garden parties and the like that Amelia sometimes got to attend, and they got high quality clothing hand outs etc. I just couldn't find the connection, but its hard when you are going off half remembered fragments. I got the impression that it was thought Maria married beneath her station. If there was a definite link to harewood - that line could be traced way back, so I was kind of interested to see if there was indeed merit to it. I think there was a photo of Amelia once - but Ive just been through some photos recently and didnt see it. She was a scary looking lady when she was older from my memory of the photo. I do have ones of her daughetrs when they were younger though which I can scan for you if you send your email. Email is scaramallion@ntlworld.com Would be good to see one of Pliny, thankyou. For some reason I thought you were still in Yorks. My gran moved to Manchester from Yorks and I live just down the road in Bolton. My aunt lives in Fleetwood so this side of the Boococks are also Lancastrians now. Will be weekend probably before I can scan anything, thanks for the info though Anne 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.