I am interested in hearing from anyone who may have connections to these families or have any further information. WILLIAM JOLLY (married 1789, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, to Ester Pilkington) had children ESTHER JOLLY (1797), WILLIAM JOLLY (1803), RALPH JOLLY (1804), and JOHN JOLLY (1807, Blackrod - 3 Feb 1894 Horwich). JOHN JOLLY married Sussanna Howarth 1 Jan 1834 at St Peter's Bolton Le Moor, and had children JAMES HOWARTH JOLLY(1835), ALICE JOLLY(1837- 22 Sept 1869 Horwich), ESTHER JOLLY(1839- 2 Jan 1900, Horwich), HENRY HOWARTH JOLLY(1841 - 28 Ap 1900 Horwich), SAMUEL PILKINGTON JOLLY (1842 -pre 1851), ELLEN JOLLY (1848- 25 Jan 1906), and WILLIAM THOMAS JOLLY (born 1852 Horwich) WILLIAM THOMAS JOLLY married Hannah Nightingale in 1871 and they had children ESTHER JANE JOLLY (c 1872), EDITH JOLLY (1874), JOHN HENRY JOLLY (1879), CLARA JOLLY (20 Oct 1883 Horwich -24 May 1985 Perth, Western Australia - my great grandmother), and WILLIAM HOWARTH JOLLY (1891 and according to my grandmother married Lucy William in USA). Any help appreciated! Bev Heinz bowie@omninet.net.au