That's roughly what a surname book of mine says - landed family in SW Lancashire from 12th Century. Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > joyce stevens > Sent: 02 March 2008 14:53 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] molineux > > Answered my own question. Likely, but not positively goes > back to Normandy. > http://books.google.com/books?id=FSwAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88 > &dq=derivation > +of+name+mollineux&source=web&ots=zVVO3CNkrV&sig=kL5IJrun9cSBg > NG2x8HorBg > +of+name+LZf0 > &hl=en#PPA91,M1

Hi All Can anyone advise what newspapers were operating circa 1840 in the Bolton and Wigan area Also as far as the 1841 census goes, where were those in jail recorded Am trying to cover all possibilities regarding lack of information on my Molyneux research in that era Regards Robert From the Roaring Forties

You can search the British Library catalogue for newspapers with Bolton in the title, limiting to a date range # Title Edition Place Date Range 1 Bolton Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1848 to 1849 2 The Bolton Chronicle, and Register, etc. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1825 to 1845 3 The Bolton Chronicle and South Lancashire Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1845 to 1853 4 Bolton Express and Lancashire Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1823 to 1824 5 Bolton Express and Lancashire General Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1824 to 1826 6 The Bolton Free Press, etc. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1835 to 1847 7 The Bolton Times, and Lancashire Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1848 to 1848 8 The British Temperance Advocate : England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1850 to 1880 9 Mackie's Bolton Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1849 to 1854 Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert > Sent: 06 March 2008 21:29 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] molineux > > Hi All > Can anyone advise what newspapers were operating circa 1840 > in the Bolton and Wigan area Also as far as the 1841 census > goes, where were those in jail recorded Am trying to cover > all possibilities regarding lack of information on my > Molyneux research in that era Regards Robert From the Roaring Forties