Hi Keith, You wrote <Could someone tell me how i could look up a birth or babtism for Great Bolton in 1798> Baptisms for this period would almost certainly have taken place at St. Peter's, Bolton-le-Moors, the parish church. Bolton Archives hold records of baptisms from 1573 - 1850. Have you looked on the IGI? This will tell you the name of the church where the baptism took place. Valerie ------------------------------