from a Yorkshire view point
Dave's family are from the West Riding, and my (Patricia's) family are from the North Riding. We both grew up in Yorkshire, coming to live in Canada after the birth of our two daughters. Although I was interested in my family origins through my teenage years, collecting family information from older relatives, I didn't really research deeply into them until we left our birth country behind. We are now Canadian citizens and have been for many years, but we also held onto our English citizenship in case the pull to return home becomes to strong to ignore.
I have split my research for easier handling.
BLACKBURN - Including BATTY, BOOTH, DENISON, FIELDING, FLEETWOOD, HOLLINGSWORTH, MACKWELL, MITCHILL, NEWSOME , NORTH, ROBINSON, ROEBUCK, SMITH, TAYLOR, TERRY, WHITELEY
KITCHING - Including ACKRILL, BREARTON, CLARK, DICKENSON, DINSDALE, DUCKETT, FAWCETT, HENSION, HORNBY, LAWRANCE, LLOYD, MAPLETHORPE, NICHOLS, PETITT, PROUT, RAYNOR, SMITH, STEPHENSON, WAKEFIELD, WILSON<BR>
I am researching the surname KITCHING. Why don't you take a look, maybe you will find something of interest there or have something you would like to add.