Hello Ann, The Ryedale Family History Group is currently busy transcribing parish registers and records for Helmsley. Also, I believe several members have connections with the Swales family there. It might be worth a look at http://www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org Regards, Janice Wood ________________________________ From: SBS Engineers Research <research@sbse.net.au> To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 16 July 2012, 7:12 Subject: [YORKSGEN] Swales surname Hello List Catherine (Swales Ali) - are your Swales from Helmsley, Yorkshire?  My GG grandmother Maria Briggs (nee Richards) married Dr. Edward  Swales, in Sheerness 1885.  I have copy of both Wills. Regards Ann Spiro briggs@one-name.org ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many thanks Janice. Ann ________________________________ Hello Ann, The Ryedale Family History Group is currently busy transcribing parish registers and records for Helmsley. Also, I believe several members have connections with the Swales family there. It might be worth a look at http://www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org Regards, Janice Wood ________________________________ Hello List Catherine (Swales Ali) - are your Swales from Helmsley, Yorkshire? My GG grandmother Maria Briggs (nee Richards) married Dr. Edward Swales, in Sheerness 1885. I have copy of both Wills. Regards Ann Spiro briggs@one-name.org