OneGuyFromBarlick

Thanks very much Wendy!! :) Two censuses of my ancestor Joseph Lambert shown him being born Hill Clough/Hell Claw (sic), so finding a Colne baptism with a Hillclose abode registered, and a father Benjamin (I am descended through Joseph's son Benjamin) was a great find and a very good bet; after your...

Have found an IGI record of a Benjamin Lambert born 1778 in Hillsclough, Yorkshire, which I believe is very near to the area; "Hillclose" is given as the abode for Benjamin & Jane on 3 of the 5 baptism records (in Colne) that appear for their children in Lancashire OPC website. "H...

Hi Wendy that is the first I have heard of that particular record. I will chase it up and see! Unfortunately the probate I have gives no indication as to Benjamin's age at time of death. He married in 1797 so would have been 35 at the time of marriage, and about 47 at the time of birth of his last c...

I am also chasing up information on Lamberts from the Barnoldswick area of Yorkshire, specifically my 7x great-grandfather Benjamin Lambert, a Farmer who died in 1809 (abstract of his will/probate gives probate date as July 1809). I am after his birth details and names of his parents and/or any othe...