Here are my Wigan ancestors: Grandparents: Elias PILKINGTON, b 1874, Wigan & Alice STANLEY, b 1874, Wigan, Marr. 1895 Great grandparents: Thomas PILKINGTON, illeg., b 1843, Wigan & Elizabeth YATES, b abt. 1845, Wigan, Marr. 1866 David STANLEY, b 1853, Wigan & Ann ASHCROFT (ASCROFT), b 1853, Wigan, Marr. 1873 Gt, gt. grandparents: William TALBOT, b 1820, Ashton-in-Makerfield & Ann PILKINGTON, b 1822, Wigan, Marr. 1845 in Wigan Thomas YATES William STANLEY, b abt. 1820, Cork, Ireland & Ellen MERCER, b 1819, Ince-in-Makerfield, Marr. 1839 in Wigan Henry ASCROFT, b abt 1827 & Ellen DAVIES, b 1829, Pemberton, Marr. 1853 in Wigan Gt, gt, gt grandparents: Robert PILKINGTON, b abt 1800 & Mary LEA, b abt 1798, St. Helens, Marr. 1821 in Wigan William TALBOT, b 1793, Ashton-in-Makerfield & Ellen LATHAM, b abt 1794, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Marr. 1818, Ashton-in-Makerfield Francis STANLEY, b Ireland, d 1842 in Wigan & Amelia ?, b Ireland (died after 1841 in Wigan) William MERCER, b 1794, Ince-in-Makerfield & Margaret PRINCE, b abt 1792, Marr. 1814 in Wigan Robert DAVIES, b abt 1806 & Betty ATHERTON, b abt 1810, Marr. 1828 in Standish Possible 4X gt grandparents: William PILKINGTON, b 1779, Manchester & Ellen NAYLOR, b 1778, Wigan, Marr. 1799 in Wigan Possible 5X gt grandparents: Robert PILKINGTON, b abt 1755 & Mary CROMPTON, b 1757, Manchester, Marr. 1776 in Prestwich Ralph NAYLOR, b 1742, Wigan & Mary HOUGHTON, b 1740, Wigan, Marr. 1764 Some other surname interests: GOUGH, HIGHAM, NORMINGTON, ARMSTRONG, GERRITY, BIRCHALL, RATCLIFFE, THOMAS, OAKES, EATOCK, TAYLOR, BELSHAW Karen Fraser Vancouver Island, Canada