On Thursday, 21 March 2002 20:35:07 UTC, mcl wrote: > This may be a long shot, but is there anyone out there who is > connected to this family - my cousin and I have traced back to 1772, > but with a missing link. > > Thomas & William Lees owned the hat works in Stockport. Willliam > later became Mayor in 1889/90. > > > > FINGERS CROSSED! I'm directly related to Thomas and William, being the son of Anthony Lees - the last of the Lees family in the hatting industry in Stockport. dmblees@yahoo.com