Jill, I'm glad you found the Methodist baptism information interesting.
I have just posted a reply to your post on Cicero Bannister. As I wrote there, I have been trying to link my Bannisters to yours - but haven't succeeded. In case you come across mine, they are:
Mary Martha Hall nee Bannister (1886-1910, my maternal grandmother, who died aged 24) John Bannister (1852-1904), my gt grandfather Henry Bannister (1826-1890), my 2 x gt grandfather George Bannister (c. 1792-1851, my 3 x gt grandfather
Mine seem to have stronger links with Great and Little Marsden than Trawden, though John Bannister's wife, Alice, was a Trawden Whitaker.
By the way, I have noticed that the Trawden methodist baptism records give not only the names of the baptised person's mother and father, but also the names of both of the mother's parents. By naming the maternal grandparents, this information has helped me clarify parts of my Hartley family tree. (I remember reading elsewhere on this Forum that trying to research Hartleys in Trawden was a nightmare, as there are so many of them, and often with the same first name. My other main Trawden name is Pickles, which is not much better!)
Ruth
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