Hi George I know we have tried to connect them in the past but I haven't found the link .....yet! Pam "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a good looking and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, shouting - Wow! What a ride!" -----Original Message----- From: eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of GEORGE HIGHTON Sent: 28 July 2010 5:58 PM To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Mary HIGHTON (b1831 Liverpool) Hi Eleanor (The Hightons are a hard lot to find ) Tell me about it !!! I think Mary is one of mine but trying to connect her is difficult I have Marys, Eleanors,thomas and Henry  in my branch Cheers George --- On Wed, 28/7/10, Preulet@aol.com <Preulet@aol.com> wrote: From: Preulet@aol.com <Preulet@aol.com> Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Mary HIGHTON (b1831 Liverpool) To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, 28 July, 2010, 14:50 Hi Gordon, Pam may or may not have had the misfortune of not receiving her  private email :-(  but it sure turned into good fortune for me to get this  new info :-) The Highton's sure are a hard lot to find on the censuses.  Even  Gilmer I can't locate in 1861/1871 but I'll keep searching. Am wondering  if  this Thomas Gilmer is the same one imprisoned Aug 15 1853 Chester  Cty 6 weeks for larceny, probably not since it is different county. Have a good day Eleanor In a message dated 7/27/2010 3:04:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, gordon.w.evans@btinternet.com writes: Hi  Pam Talking of mail problems, wondered if you'd received the following  e-mail from me, which I sent privately to you and Von on 3rd July?   :- 'Not sure if you've got this one, which I managed to sight in the  Liverpool RO on Thursday, just days before it closes for a two-year  make-over :- Marriage 1 July 1850 Liverpool St Nicholas Thomas  GILMER, full age, bachelor, plasterer, Ray Street, father William GILMER,  mariner, and Mary HIGHTON, minor, spinster, Ray Street, father Henry  HIGHTON, porter. Witnesses were Samuel SHERLOCK and Martha Jane  CLARK. Mary believed to be a daughter of Elizabeth SHERLOCK (b1796  Caldy), so your first cousin 4 times  removed?' Regards Gordon From: "Pam Craven"  <pamcraven@btinternet.com> To:  <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:57  PM Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] (no subject) >Hi Gordon that is  why we all need to be vigilant and not open up >something without an  explanation and that looks genuine. I expect >these lists  are easy targets.  :( Pam ------------------------------- To unsubscribe  from the list, please send an email to ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com  with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of  the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message