Hi William I have FINNEYs in the south potteries / Stone area of Staffordshire, but mainly from the early 1800s, any names / locations you can drop so that I can check a possible connection. Peter Wayman in Stoke-on-Trent Interests WAYMAN, WYMAN etc, SHUFFLEBOTTOM/SHUFFLEBOTHAM (Hanley 1800), STEELE (Hanley 1820 > Salop), WALTERS (Longton 1820), HUDSON (Longton 1820), WEAVAL/WEAWALL (Stone 1780), HODSON (Stone 1780), HASSALL (Stone 1780)