Dear List, I hear that "Finch" is a popular name in the Wigan area but I never read about the family and the directory entries seem to indicate little "Finch" activity. Can anyone give me an idea why a name that seems very much from Wigan is so hard to see on either the net or other entries? Father Stuart

Dear Father Stuart: I don't know all the answers regarding this, but, when I do a search on Ancestry.com for FINCH on the 1851 British Census......there are many many FINCH entries. Are you looking for anything particular regarding Elizabeth GASKILL and William FINCH ? Would the 1861 Census entry be helpful ? or the 1871 entry, etc. etc. Barb, Ontario, Canada.