Hello Dorothy It so happens that I have three Pendleton-born SHERLOCKs in my own family tree, these being children of Neston-born coal-miner Joseph SHERLOCK and his wife Sarah ASHWORTH, who married on 17 February 1873 in Radcliffe St Thomas & St John. Joseph is believed to have been the only son of Hoylake fisherman John SHERLOCK, who died in 1856 at the early age of 25. However, it would seem the family you have in mind is the Pendleton-born William SHERLOCK, who married Elizabeth BRADBURN in 1856 in Eccles St Mary - William being a son of another John SHERLOCK, occupation cotton weaver? There appear to have been two distinct SHERLOCK lines within a 30-mile radius in the 1400/1500's, each giving their offspring similar names viz William, John, Thomas, Richard, Henry, Robert, Joseph & Samuel. One was based in Oxton in Wirral (from which I myself am descended), the other in Flixton, Manchester, which I suspect is your own particular line. Someone very kindly sent me a 'pedigree' of the Flixton SHERLOCKs several years ago. Will see if I can unearth it once the festive season is over and the 'guest bedroom' reverts to its former use as my family history research archive. PS. Salford is EAST of Wirral & Liverpool, not further north. :-) Best regards Gordon From: "D JONES" <djedoric1958@binternet.com> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Daniel Thomas Hardman Hello May I join in with your discussion? I wonder if you have researched possible connections with SHERLOCK and HARDMAN further north in Salford. I have two families in Pendleton BRADBURN and LORD who are connected with the SHERLOCKS and HARDMANS of Pendleton and Salford.. Dorothy