Just received a certified copy of birth for Betty Hamer b. 25 MAR 1848 on Bury Road in Heywood, Lancaster, ENG. Her parents were James Hamer and Mary Collinge. James was a spinner by trade. Betty is the sister of my gg-grandfather Thomas Hamer who was b. 27 JAN 1831 in Lancashire. Thomas m. Alice Ashton and they emigrated to the US in 1857 from Liverpool and settled in IL. Does this information connect with anyone doing research on the Hamer's of Lancashire, ENG? Doug Hamer