Hi everyone - I agree with Margaret's sentiments. Thank you Ben for getting this site up and running. Hope it succeeds. I was for a time subscribing to Quaker Roots but after a while I unsubscribed as Chris said it was predominantly for those with American Ancestry. So I fervently hope this site does really well. My paternal ancestors hail from Lancashire. Whilst my great grandmother was supportive of the Quaker Movement, she was not a Quaker, but her mother, Sarah Gill was a Quaker, achieving Quaker membership when she was 67 years old after Convincement. She was born around 1799 and gave birth to my great grandmother, Hannah Gill in 1823. Hannah was illegitimate and Sarah never married. Sarah's parents were Thomas Gill and Mary Smith. I assume that they were not Quakers, indeed I have not found any evidence that they were, except that Sarah's mother, Mary Gill is buried in the Quaker Meeting House in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire together with other members of the Gill family including Sarah and her brother, John. John, despite having sought to become a Member was refused. I have not found any information so far concerning Sarah's father, Thomas Gill. We know he was a Clogger as so many of the Gill family were and that he was probably born in Crawshawbooth but where he originated from I don't know, so I hope that eventually the Gill name may be recognised by other Listers. The Gills, notably, John were linked with Margaret Page's family, the Binns and a few years ago, Margaret and I co wrote an article about this connection for the Lancashire F.H.S. Kind regards to all, Sue Christou North Wales Researching Gill - Birtwistle