Alan, I have not yet been able to find Elizabeth Sheard's parents. My Hirst line came from Mirfield, but originated in Huddersfield, a few generations earlier. Their home was confiscated by Henry VIII.. Martin Gibbons In a message dated 1/3/2008 9:43:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, alan.lodge4@btinternet.com writes: I notice you have SHEARD as one of the names you're following - have they any connection to Almondbury/Huddersfield? Alan Researching: Baker Blacker Booth Buckley Dearnley Donkersley Fawcett Hellawell Hinchliffe Lancaster Hoyle Livesey Loft Marshall Mellor Mitchell Moss Pitt Sharp Sheard Tolson Whiteley Wright Almost all in Huddersfield &district ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)