Hi listers, I am new to the list and wonder if any of you are researching the WILLIS family of Wensley/Masham/Middleham areas or TAYLOR family of Middleham whose generations moved onto Leeds area? I have these and more...going backwards in generations:- Sarah Willis married John Taylor on 10 November 1838 in Middleham (John's parents were William Taylor & Ann Crookey) Their children all baptised at Middleham: George 1839 William 1840 John Jebb Gill 1842 Anne 1844 Sarah 1847 Sarah 1850 Jacob 1855 Thomas Willis married Ann ? born Newark, Notts, about 1808 where? Their children's baptisms at Middleham: 1809 16 July George s.o. Thos & Ann 1810 4 Nov Ann d.o. Thos junior & Ann 1812 17 April Thos s.o. Thos & Ann 1813 8 Nov Sarah d.o. Thos & Ann carpenter 1816 20 Aug Eliz d.o. Thos & Ann carpenter 1817 9 June Margaret d.o. Thos & Ann carpenter 1818 31 Dec Percival s.o. Thos & Ann carpenter 1820 11 Aug Dorothy d.o. Thos & Ann carpenter 1823 3 Jan John s.o. Thos & Ann carpenter 1825 20 March Ann d.o. Thos & Ann carpenter. Thomas Willis married Ann Lascelles in Middleham on 25th May 1778 in Middleham & they had children as follows: 1779 29 Jan Elizabeth d.o. Thos & Ann 1781 11 Nov Thos s.op. Thos & Ann 1784 30 May Ann d.o. Thos & Ann Percival Willis and Elizabeth Smith married Masham on 17 October 1748 Their children's baptisms at Middleham: 1749 27 Aug John s.o. Percival and Eliz (this John moved to Skipton) 1751 14 July Thomas s.o. Percival & Eliz 1753 2 Oct Dorothy d.o. Percival & Eliz 1755 22 Sept Mary d.o. Percival & Eliz 1759 20 Nov Eliz d.o. Percival & Eliz 1761 2 Dec Margaret d.o. Percival & Eliz 1765 25 Jan Percival s.o. Percival & Eliz Percival's parents were John Willis and Margaret Coates who married Wensley 28 July 1709 Their children all baptised in Wensley: John 1710 Elizabeth 1713 Dorothy 1715 James 1717 Christopher 1720 Percival 1723 Margaret 1726 ....and I have others also. Many thanks for any help, Liz Larsen Australia liz.larsen@bigpond.com