----- Original Message ----- From: Carolyn and Darryl To: ENG-LAN-OLDHAM@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 6:56 PM Subject: NEW MEMBER'S SURNAME INTERESTS. Greetings to all, This is my first message to the List. My 5 x Grandparents were James GARTSIDE and Jane ISHERWOOD, who were married in 1730, St Peter's Bolton. Possibly the marriage was only appended to the St Peter's lists from St Anne's, Turton, formerly St Bartholomew's. James was a weaver, Turton and Jane was from Quarlton. (This was all discovered by a professional researcher recommended by the Manchester FHS Society.) He found my ancestors back to my Dad, (Geoffrey GARTHSIDE + brothers Stanley, Eric and sister Enid who were all chr. in Sydney, Australia.) Their parents were Henry Stanley GARTHSIDE and Annie BLACKBURN, married 1902, St Luke's Church, Mosman, Sydney, N.S.W. The whole GARTHSIDE/GARTSIDE/GARSIDE et al family, as well as the BLACKBURNs all seem to have come from around Bolton in Lancs. The spelling of the surname changed over the years. Baptisms were frequently at Turton. Now I am trying to find out from where the GARTHSIDE(for ease of spelling) family came, prior to 1730. Not only am I on the correct List, but is there anyone there who could even suggest 'one' link further back? I'm sure I could go further back from there, if only I knew which church they attended.! Kind regards, Carolyn Wilson (M.S. GARTHSIDE). Australia..........in a country town with no LDS Church.!