I've seen similar surnames twice... A birth or marriage record, forget which, for Jacob OLERENSHAW,1st quarter, 1849 in English civil records, which occurred in Haslingden, Lancashire. An obituary in my local newspaper, 24 june 1999, for Alice OLLERENSHAW. No idea if the names are related though! Ken Renshaw renbrown@netinc.ca Ancaster, Ontario, Canada