Wondered if anyone on the list (apart from known blood-relatives) can relate to these people? :- Robert AUGHTON (b1732 North Meols) married Margaret SHORLICAR (b1739 Birkdale) on 14 April 1761 in North Meols St Cuthbert, with AUGHTON children :- 1762 Easter 1764 Robert 1772 Isabel (d1769) 1774 John (d1797) 1777 Thomas 1779 Peggy (see below) 1782 Ann (d1783) 1785 Richard Peggy AUGHTON (b1779 Birkdale) married Thomas ECCLES (b1779 Ainsdale) on 9 February 1801 in North Meols St Cuthbert and had nine known ECCLES children born in Birkdale, Formby and Ainsdale. Thomas ECCLES' sibling John ECCLES (b1777 Ainsdale) married my 3 x great-grand-aunt Elizabeth JONES (b1781 Great Meols) on 15 March 1801 in West Kirby St Bridget and had ten known children born in Hoylake. Elizabeth's sister Peggy JONES (b1784 Great Meols) married my first cousin 5 times removed Joseph SHERLOCK (b1776 Greasby) on 12 August 1800 in Liverpool St Peter. Am trying to establish whether there might be a connection between the SHORLICARs of Birkdale and the SHERLOCKs of Wirral? Regards Gordon