One of the many obstacles that I am attempting to overcome in my research deals with the family of my 3x-gr grandfather Thomas Wood of Ashton in Makerfield. Over a period of many years I have accumulated various pieces of information that leads me to believe his parents were John Wood and Betty Savage who were married at Winwick in 1782: Marriage: 5 Mar 1782 St Oswald, Winwick, Lancashire, England John Wood - (X), this Parish Betty Savage - (X), this Parish Witness: Thomas Cross; John Ascroft Banns Read: 10 Feb 1782, 2nd: 17 Feb 1782, 3rd: 24 Feb 1782 Married by Banns by: B Banner Curate Register: Marriages 1766 - 1812, Page 297, Entry 2718 My objective is to determine definitively that these are my 4x-gr grandparents. What I know is that Thomas was born 16 Apr 1790, the son of John: Baptism: 2 May 1790 St Thomas, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England Thomas Wood - Son of John Wood Born: 16 Apr 1790 Register: Baptisms 1765-1809, Page 73, Entry 5 Source: FHL British Film 1885657 In addition to Thomas, there were three other sons baptized at St. Thomas to John Wood (no mother’s names were given on christening records of this period) between 1782 and 1802, William in 1784, John in 1798 and James in 1803. I am rather confident that William was Thomas’ brother but I have no other information that would tie Thomas in with either John or James. In this time period there were no females baptized but I believe that there was at least one female that could tie in with William and Thomas. In 1810 Ann Wood was married at Winwick: Marriage: 5 Mar 1810 St Oswald, Winwick, Lancashire, England John Vernon - this Parish Ann Wood - (X), this Parish Witness: William Vernon; Thos. Walker Banns Read: 7 Jan 1810, 2nd: 14 Jan 1810, 3rd: 21 Jan 1810 Married by Banns by: Gs. Chippindall Curate Register: Marriages 1766 - 1812, Page 849, Entry 18 Source: LDS Film 1885708 In 1811 John and Ann Vernon christened a daughter at St. Thomas and the record gives Ann’s parents as John and Betty Wood : Baptism: 24 Feb 1811 Ashton Chapel, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England Elizabeth Vernon - 1st Child and 1st Daughter of John Vernon & Ann, Daughter of John & Betty Wood Born: 31 Jan 1811 Abode: Ashton Occupation: Hingemaker Baptised by: Rev. E. Sibson Curate Register: Baptisms 1810 - 1812, Page 9, Entry 167 Source: LDS Film 1885657 Based on census and burial data for Ann she would have been born in 1787/88, right between William and Thomas. Prior to John Vernon’s death in 1815, John and Ann had two daughters and a son all christened at St. Thomas. However, Ann later remarried Peter Kay and they had 4 children, two sons and two daughters, but christenings for only the daughters could be found: Baptism: 14 May 1828 Ashton Chapel, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England Mary Kay - 2nd Child & 1st Daughter of Peter Kay & Anne Born: 29 Feb 1828 Abode: School Lane in Ashton Occupation: Labourer Baptised by: Edmund Sibson Minister of Ashton Register: Baptisms 1828 - 1844, Page 8, Entry 64 Source: LDS Film 1885658 Baptism: 7 Aug 1831 Ashton Chapel, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England Mary Kay - 4 Child & 2 Daughter of Peter Kay & Anne Born: 7 Jul 1831 Abode: School Lane in Ashton Occupation: Labourer Baptised by: Edmund Sibson Minister of Ashton Register: Baptisms 1828 - 1844, Page 82, Entry 664 Source: LDS Film 1885658 This may be an indication that the sons were christened in a church other than CofE. This was the case with William and his wife Ellen (Ince) Wood. They also had four children with the sons christened at St. Thomas and the daughters christened at Our Lady’s RC Chapel in Bryn, Ashton in Makerfield. This could also be why there were only sons christened at St. Thomas for John Wood and why I have not been able to locate a christening for Ann or any other daughters that may have been born to John and Betty Wood. So, based on this information, would anyone have any idea how this information could be used to locate any daughters or John and Betty Wood and confirm that Ann was the sister of William and Thomas?