Hi, All, and Barbara, I have been told by a cousin of my Dad's that her father,(viz. a GARTHSIDE or a SMITH (and she was m. to a HOLT) was the person who made shoes/(cloggers?) for that Club. (? a Clogger). Some of my GARTHSIDE/GARTSIDE etc. were cloggers/shoe makers and she told me in the 1990's that her father made shoes for the Bolton Wanderers. When I asked her / replied to her mail, she told me that she was too old to 'bother' with family history.! (Oh, alas!) However, when I wrote to the Club in abt 1996-1998 they replied with a message that they "had never heard of him" ! It is still a mystery to me ! I am sure she was a Gertrude m. to a HOLT ( I could be wrong in the surnames). I still wonder............. Carolyn. Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BARBARA WINDER" <barbara@wonderwinder.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] GARTHIDE/GARTSIDE/GARSIDE ET AL. > Sharon,

Carolyn, The one at Bolton Wanderers is Phil Gartside. He's dark haired and quite chubby if that helps. There is a link via Reeboks to Bolton and clogging. Reeboks of international fame began in Bolton as a cloggers, and of course helped to fund the stadium which is called the Reebok Stadium. They now have moved their main international offices there. Best Wishes, Barbara