Hello Mike, My dictionary gives the following definition for KELL. Old English word meaning a caul, film over the eye, a skull cap. Maybe a broken skull cap is a shade better than a broken kettle!! Valerie > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute regularly. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi Valerie, Boy!! this gets even better, I can vision a pirate with an eye patch and a skull cap :))) This family were boat builders in Blackburn. Many thanks for your help, I thought it was very kind of you to spend the time and look this up for me. Best wishes Mike Toronto Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Valerie @ ntlworld.com" <v.lirakis@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 9:46 AM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Root of a name question. Hello Mike, My dictionary gives the following definition for KELL. Old English word meaning a caul, film over the eye, a skull cap. Maybe a broken skull cap is a shade better than a broken kettle!! Valerie