Further to my previous message, could I also point out that some of these records actually include Bradford and Leeds-based firms (and probably other Yorkshire places too) - so well worth looking at? I tried some of my own family names like Stockdale, Midgley, Worsnop and Bracewell and came up with a number of Bradford firms, including the Bradford Dyers' Association Ltd. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE