This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Oldham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Vm3.2ACEB/428.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for trying Beverly but i don't think there is a connection. Manchester is in the north of England, at the opposite end from Cornwall which is in the extreme south-west! The surname is very common in the Manchester area as there is a town called Oldham which is where most families of the name originate; I'm still trying to discover what brought mine to Cornwall! Do come back to me if your think I can help you. Regards, Enid