I have always pronounced the name as "Greenhalsh." I was brought up in Bury and worked with a Billy "Greenhalsh" from Rammy and never raised any objection to my pronunciation of his surname. The Bury Clinic Nurse, Nurse Greenhalgh, was one of six people killed when their houses opposite Tottington St Anne's Church were hit by a "flying bomb" at Christmas 1944. RecumbentDennis in Chester UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Greenhalgh" <davghalgh@lineone.net> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] greenhalgh > Hi Doris, > Not sure where "these parts" is but I've always called myself "Greenolch" > with an 'o' rather than an 'a'. That was how it would be in Ramsbottom, > Tottington, Bury. > > David Greenhalgh >