They are both used in the 1901 Census so I would have thought they might continue to be used unofficially for more than 4 years. Looked in the TNA catalogue This is the Board of Trade registration of a seaman and seems to use Little Bolton in 1942 R705558 LE DAIN L M A 14/04/1942 LITTLE BOLTON This is 1911, though the title is probably older Rothwell v. Gt. & Little Bolton Co-op Socy This is 1921 RG 18/1292 1921 Little Bolton. Registrar's district: 461. Sub-district: 6. Also RG 18/1292 Great Bolton and Lever. Registrar's district: 461. Sub-district: 5. Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS -----Original Message----- From: eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Valerie Sent: 02 September 2006 17:32 To: eng-lan-bolton@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] ENG-LAN-BOLTON Great Bolton, Little Bolton etc Hi Martin, You wrote < When did the terms Great Bolton and Little Bolton stop being used?> Good question! Looking at Kelly's 1895, the terms Great and Little Bolton are still being used. However, in Kelly's 1905, the town is referred to as just Bolton, so I assume that the change was made during this ten year period. Valerie