I AM researching the ancestry of my family which originated from Lancashire.

My great-grandfather, William Edward Tootell, was born in Accrington in 1860 and at the age of 17 left for Brisbane in Queensland.

His parents were John Tootell, born 1834 at Samlesbury and Ellen Tootell (ne Quinn) who died in 1890. John and Ellen were married in 1859.

As well as William Edward, they also had a daughter and two more sons, Mary, Joseph and Hugh, all born in Accrington, where the family home was at 11 King Street.

If any readers are related to any of them, I would love to hear from them.

DAVID E TOOTELL, 6 Risien Street, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 4701. E-mail: David.E.Tootell

@transport.qed.gov.au

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