Help; my family were members of the brushmakers and I was wondering if anyone out there knows of the origin of this trade.... My gt gt grandfather Joseph Heap, Tippings St. in 1871 was a brushmaker also his son, my gt grandfather William Henry Heap... to the best of my knowledge they were both born in Bolton , Jos in 1841, Wm Henry in 1862., anyone got any ideas ? regards, M. Calderbank ( Heap)

There is a website for a Society of Brushmakers Descendants. http://www.brushmakers.com/ I have no idea if any useful information can be got through them, I have some brushmakers in my tree but never followed it up. Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS -----Original Message----- From: Colin & Margaret [mailto:marlin.2817@ntlworld.com] Sent: 26 May 2006 14:20 To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Brushmakers Help; my family were members of the brushmakers and I was wondering if anyone out there knows of the origin of this trade.... My gt gt grandfather Joseph Heap, Tippings St. in 1871 was a brushmaker also his son, my gt grandfather William Henry Heap... to the best of my knowledge they were both born in Bolton , Jos in 1841, Wm Henry in 1862., anyone got any ideas ? regards, M. Calderbank ( Heap)