Hello Deb, Thanks again. Perhaps the name Sarah Caroline is more common than I had thought. As for 1901, Sarah Caroline, born in Middlesex, was 26, a cotton mill worker and still living at home at 22a Horsa St, Bolton. I wonder if we shall ever know whether my great aunt is the same Sarah Caroline as the one who witnessed your grandparents' marriage? Best wishes Mary In a message dated 22/03/2008 05:27:10 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Mary, I have had a look for SCK. I found the 1881and 91 census, couldn't find 1901. I looked up marriages from 1909-1920 but there are quite a few so if she did marry it could be any of them. I did notice that she was a card tenter in 1891; was she still doing that in 1901 as Percy was a piecer in a cotton mill that year. He was 12yo. There would have been a big age gap but Sarah may have known Percy's mother, Miriam or even Edith's parents. (I only know the father as Edward Hall and at the time of the marriage in 1909 he was a spinner.) regards - Deb [email protected] wrote: Hello Deb, Thank you for this response. Sarah Caroline was born c1875, therefore would have been around 34 years old in 1909. This is much older than Edith Hall although it does not rule her out as a witness. They may have been work mates or even related. While Sarah was a common name at that time. In 1901 Sarah Caroline was unmarried and still living at home with her parents Isaac and Sarah Martha Ann Knowles (she used these names interchangeably on census returns through the C19). If she was witness to the marriage, she was still unmarried at that point. I should appreciate a lookup for her marriage and death, if that is possible. Also, if it is not too much to ask, the births of any children. But at age 34, I wonder if she ever married. Many thanks, Mary --------------------------------- Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other people can learn from them! :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message