Hi Dorothy, Just done a "Middleton" search on the National Archives Wills page and noticed this reference.......... Description/ Will of John Wild, Coal Master of Middleton , Lancashire Date/ Catalogue ref Details/ 19 May 1848 PROB 11/2075 PDF Image of Will / 165 KB 2 pages Total Price (£) 3.50 Thought I would point it out in case you had missed it. Good hunting Sylvia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Hargreaves" <dorethym.hargreaves@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:53 PM Subject: [ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON-L] Middleton Collieries > Hi Everyone > He was a partner in the Wild, Haigh coal masters of Middleton and Hopwood > Colliery. > > His daughter Jane married James wild, son of Samuel Wild who would appear to > be the partner of James. > > I have more information about these families and if anyone knows any more > about the collieries and where they were situated, or is connected in any > way, I would love to hear.

Hi Sylvia Many thanks for that. I hadn't seen it. Regards Dorothy