Hi,
I have now sent for the birth cert of Thomas Edward pilling born 1903 ecclesall bierlow so that i can try and track down his parents-his father is down as James Lindley Pilling but couldn't find anything on him which meant i couldn't find Thomas's mother so thoguht cert was best idea, will let you know when cert arrives and details on it.
thanks to everyone for there help sofar.
Tracey