Chris, Do you have a Mary Dowie marrying a Bradshaw in the early 1800s? Also a child to them with Christian name of Hugh? If so was he a miner and did the family live in Lancashire at any time? Hugh, under a different surname, later lived in Irvine, Ayr (not too far from your interests) and married a Jane Taylor in 1860. I hope that you can help. David >From: "Chris Bradshaw" <bradshawchris@rogers.com> >Hi Chris... >So far my BRADSHAWs seem to originate in the Renfrewshire area of Scotland >just south of Glasgow (and very much north from Lancashire). They seem to >appear with the marriage of Thomas BROADSHAW and Janet TAYLOR at Paisley in >1827. Unfortunately, both died just before civil registration and I only >have census info about them. Their children are all born in Renfrewshire. >There are some early scattered BRADSHAWs from the 1700s in this area of >Scotland but nothing links up to my line at present. I'm wondering if Thomas >came from the northern Ireland branch of the Bradshaws but I have no proof. >No apparent siblings or parents. I am on the Renfrew list too, hoping and >waiting for something to turn up. > >Of course if I ever do trace them back to Lancashire, I'll be in for a long >haul as there seems to be almost as many Bradshaws in that area as Smiths! > >Chris Bradshaw >bradshawchris@rogers.com Regards David B. Lyle