Hello Alan I thought I was going to be able to help, but I've just seen your second message with the amended spelling of the name your researching. My family came from an adjacent parish, Lilleshall, which lies to the north of Shiffal. Below are the names I've recorded whilst doing my research, names in caps are my direct antecedents. They're probably of no use to you now but I thought I'd include them anyway as they might be relevant to someone else. Best Wishes David Nicholls ------------------- THOMAS NICHOLLS=MARY THOMAS 10/10/1802 John 10/03/1805 Martha 03/04/1808 George 28/10/1810 Isaac 23/05/1813 James 14/01/1816 Benjamin 26/07/1818 THOMAS NICHOLLS=MARY DABBS Thomas 27/02/1829 JOSEPH 30/10/1831 Mary William 10/04/1838 Martha 10/02/1840 JOSEPH NICHOLLS=EMMA WILLIAM abt. 1860 Martha Joseph Isaac Caroline Eliza WILLIAM NICHOLLS=ELIZABETH KNOCK Emily 26/07/1884 WILLIAM 23/08/1886 Joseph Daniel Elizabeth Mary Thomas Agnus Elsie -----Original Message----- From: Al Cooper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 January 2001 18:17 To: [email protected] Subject: [NICHOLLS] Surname correction Hello listers; On the 14 Jan I posted a query regarding Cecilia Nicholls. Yesterday I received the marriage cert for her father Thomas and her mother Elizabeth Guest and the surname is noted as Nicholds. I have to assume that Nicholds is the correct spelling. Sorry for the confusion. If anyone can connect to Nicholds I would appreciate hearing from them. TIA Alan Cooper ==== NICHOLLS Mailing List ==== ============================== Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! http://searches.rootsweb.com/