Thank you Jo, I appreciate your taking the time to look up these names for me. I've tried to find Samuel in directories before, with no luck - I wonder if he did change his occupation - it was on his daughter's marriage reg'n in 1849, but of course, he might already have been dead by then I suppose. I'm going to check out the Samuel you found at Bagley, he might be mine. I recognize some of the Bickleys you mention - Andrew I have looked at many times thinking he was one of mine, but he isn't, it was certainly a favourite name for the Bickleys however. I'm just about to leave home for a few days Jo - perhaps I'll get in touch next week and request a look up from you if that's OK? Thanks again for your help. Diana Robinson Ontario 2twigs3 wrote: > Hello Diana in Ontario, >Thought a quick look at trades directories for your Samuel Davis, >auctioneer, should be easy find, but not so for Shropshire, and I only have >a too-early directory for Montgomeryshire. >However, following may be some of yours. If new and of interest I can look >in other Shropshire directories. > >1863 and 1870 same entries for both: >Bickley Joseph, farmer & maltser, Grove, Bagley, Hordley. >Davies, Samuel, farmer, Bagley. > >1870 Ellesmere, Bickley Martha Mrs, White Hart, Birch Row. >1863 Ellesmere, Bickley Andrew, postmaster & clerk to the guardians, Chapel >Street. >1863 Ellesmere, Bickley Robert, White Hart, Birch Row. > >Jo. >Shropshire > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >