I have a THOMAS OLDHAM CHINNER baptized in Towcester in 1735, the son of John Chinner (1697-1755) of Whittlebury, Northants, and Mary SUMMERS of Alderton, Northants. They were married in Alderton in 1718. I don't know who Mary's parents were, or John's mother's surname. (She was a Judith...) I would like to know how the name OLDHAM came to be given. It passed to Thomas Chinner's son, whose daughter married a BARLOW, and it is still in the Barlow family all these years later. We naturally want to know the origin! Mary Summers died in 1760 in Towcester, and her Will was proved in 1773 - a long delay; perhaps she was rich. Witnesses to her Will were William SPENCER, John CAPORN, and Thomas RIDDINGTON. Her husband (John Chinner) was a plumber & glazier. HIS father (also John) was a carpenter. I would dearly love to receive any information leading to an OLDHAM connection to either the Chinners or the Summerses. I realize the name may have been the name of a friend, bestowed in order to honour the friend. However, it is more likely to have been from some mother's maiden name. regards to the List, Gordon Barlow, West Indies