Hi Barbara........Thorne is covered by the Doncaster FHS and I see from their site that a Quaker Meeting House was built there in 1750. I would suggest you contact them as to the whereabouts of the records: _http://www.doncasterfhs.co.uk/_ (http://www.doncasterfhs.co.uk/) Best wishes.....mary lou **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)