Karen; You mentioned two names that are in my family tree, None of the other names are familiar so I doubt we are connected. My names are connected to the SIMM family. Elizabeth HIGHAM married George SIM/SIMM in 1844. Her parents were John & Mary [BALDWIN] HIGHAM. Her siblings were Mary, Samuel, Twins Thomas & Margaret & Henry. They originally came from Upholland.George's sister Mary SIM/SIMM married Samuel ASCROFT in 1849. They lived on Clayton street in Wigan. Billie ____________________________________________________________________________________ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097