Oh, please do reply to the whole list! What a wonderful name. Edna At the time of the 1841 and 1851 censuses (and possibly later), there was a road or area of Thornton called 'Who Could Have Thought It'. Does anyone know where this very unusual name originated? On a death certificate issued in 1843 it was abbreviated to 'Thought It'. Marilyn Maybury researching AIRTON, BATESON, CAWTHRAY, KEIGHLEY & WHITFIELD from the parishes of Calverley and Guiseley and BENTHAM from Thornton (Bradford) ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== Its expected that all subscribers to the list have a virus detection program installed. If you dont have one then please install one immediately. ***** You Know It Makes Sense ***** ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237