Hi, All, I am very grateful to all those who have advised me. A small problem has arisen........................ Today I "joined" Origins, thinking that that would be where I could try to find information earlier than 1730. Alas, they only have Boyd's Marriage Index which I have searched to no avail for all possible (well, to me!) spellings of GARTHSIDE and ISHERWOOD. The 1730 marriage of Jas GARTSIDE and Jane ISHERWOOD does not even appear. (Help: what have I done)? The extracted entry on the IGI says St Peter's Bolton, but as Valerie suggested (sorry if I have the wonderful person's name incorrect), their marriage was probably at St Anne's, Turton and appended to the St Peter's list. I am most grateful for the wonderful bmd church records' site. I can only find the earliest bmds of "my" line back to 1771, though. Is it not possible to research in England/Lancashire as one can in SCT, on-line, back to the earliest parish records? Am at an utter loss................any ideas as to where I can do this would be sooooooo wonderful ! Best wishes, Carolyn. Australia.