Hi Pat, I'm convinced that what is written is Hallo Trough, by comparing the individual letters with others on the same page. I then come to the same conclusion as you, that this is a phonetic spelling of Hallatrow. The other evidence of Pick family members in High Littleton, just down the road from Hallatrow, is, I think, enough to be confident about it. Since many of us get confused about where Gloucestershire ends and Somerset begins, perhaps we shouldn't get too critical if someone thought that Hallatrow was in Gloucestershire ;-) Best wishes & happy new year to all, Mike Gould Leicestershire -----Original Message----- From: bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pat Hase Sent: 03 January 2010 15:43 To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&D] Where is Mollo or Nolle Trough,Gloucestershire? is it Hallatrow, Somerset? On the 1851 census for Corston is Isaac PICK, aged 45 and his family. His surname is actually PIKE but it is is birthplace which interests me. Transcribed variously as Mollo or Nollo Trough, I think the fist letter is most probably an "H". The only name I can think of is Hallatrow, Somerset - nothing in Gloucestershire. Thanks to Michael Browning's excellent research - http://www.highlittletonhistory.org.uk/ - There is a baptism for an Isaac PIKE in 1809 in High Littleton s/o William & Mary which looks like a possibility - If Michael was still with us, I'm sure he would have been able to tell me all about the PIKEs. But can I have a second oppinion about this birthplace please? Thanks Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message