Hello Gary, The names in the GILSON ancestors of mine all seem to be Thomas, William, John, Joseph, Walter and with the women its Sarah, Ann, Matilda, Elizabeth, Hannah, Marion, Mary......... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *tearing hair our here* Are there any other GILSON's out there who has a Richard GILSON who was buried 1744 Brotherton. Yorkshire he m. Francis PICKERING and they had John c..1731...Richard c1726..Mary c1737...Ann c. (?)...William c. 1728 I have been trying to bang down this brickwall for almost a year. I have a feeling this Richard GILSON b. (?) buried 1744 was born in another county other then Yorkshire....I cannot find him anywhere, so I'm travelling all over England.~ ~~Denise~~ Australia.