My Eckersley's seem to have been in Wigan for quite a few generations. I am however stuck at William Eckersey (b: Abt 1825) married Margaret Howard (b; Abt 1826) and had three children that I am aware of. I am related to this line. William seems to have remarried in 1855 to a Sarah Ann Gaskell (b: abt 1830) and wen ton to have a further 9 children.

Any help would be appreciated. I have also found a link to Barton upon Irwell aswell. Which makes sense as we found a 'postcard' in an old box of Williams daugther in law from here, and the family story is that John (the son of William) worked in a cotton mill as a bookkeeper. This was directly told to us by me g grandmother who only died in 1985.

Karen