Hello All Just thought I'd repost my research names, I hope there are some new connections out there: BATES - Bolton BENTLEY - Bolton, Dulwich Hill (Australia) BROOKS - Bolton CHADBOND - Bolton COOPER - Little Bolton, Egerton DICKER - Belmont, Bolton, Dorset, Isle of Wight HARRISON - Bolton HOUGH - Bolton, Carlisle HOWCROFT - Darcy Lever, Bolton JONES - Belmont, Egerton, Yardley Hastings KELL(E)Y - Chorlton on Medlock, Bolton, Ireland LEONARD - Little Bolton MANLEY - Flintshire, Belmont PROUDFOOT - Atherton, Bolton, Salford, Carlisle ROTHWELL - Mossley SCOTT - Dalston, Carlisle SHIPPERBOTTOM - Bolton WALKER - Radcliffe, Bolton Regards Glen (near Poitiers, France)

Re Glen's posting of surname interests DICKER - Belmont, Bolton, Dorset, Isle of Wight Although not related I have been researching a Fanny DICKER and her husband Jonathan WILLIAMS. Mr WILLIAMS spent 14 years in NSW, specially chosen by judges at the Hampshire Assizes in 1820 for a free travel pass. His wife Fanny joined him in NSW at her own expense and they made quite a bit of money as dealers in shipping cedar (part owner of a couple of ships) and selling other commodities. He was a partner in some of those business ventures with the a James Stares SPEARING who achieved his wealth (and a 4000 acre land grant in NSW) through patronage and privilege. Fanny and Jonathan WILLIAMS returned to the IOW (the home of Jonathan Williams and where he had been baptised in 1783) in 1834 and by the time of his death in 1856 had a large number of properties (cottages and land mostly near Brading) which were left to various nieces and nephews (they had no children of their own) after the death of Fanny in 1874 at the age of 85. The will of Jonathan mentions the following surnames His nieces and nephews: LALLOW, WALKER, YOUNG, BURT, RARLLETT, SIMMONDS, O'BRIEN Her nieces and nephews: DICKER, GASTON, THOMPSON Fanny married Benjamin JOLLIFFE in 1859. I understand Benjamin JOLLIFFE was involved with the Bembridge Mill (IOW) at one time. The probate documents include a rough hand drawn family tree! SPEARING (the main subject of my research) also returned to the IOW where he fathered another three (of his eight) illegitimate children and died at Molina Cottage Charisbrooke in 1859. Lorraine Neate

Hello there I wish I could find a connection, but so far there isn't a Fanny DICKER appearing in my tree. The closest I can get is that my great-grannies younger brother was called Charles Burt SYMES. Shame! Regards Glen