I wonder if there is anyone subscribing to this list who could look up the Preston Directories for me for the 1850s for watchmakers or jewellers, or both. My great-grandfather, THOMAS BENNETT, became a master watchmaker and jeweller in Preston. I know he was born in 1833. It is probable, though not as yet certain, that I have him on the 1841 Census aged 7 living in Preston with his parents. Those same parents appear in the same area in the 1851 Census but there is no Thomas, who would, of course, have been 17. I have Thomas's marriage certificate for 1855, again in Preston, but need to know where Thomas was in 1851. He may well have been apprenticed somewhere in the region. I live in New Zealand and cannot look up the Trade Directories myself. I would greatly appreciate any help. Pam