Hi my name is Sarah Shillaw and I think you are all my family too, Im from easington in co Durham a mining town my great grandad was Thomas Shillaw and he married Sarah Elizabeth Holme I think her last name was holme anyway lol and they had four children, Christopher, Roland, Vera and Harold who was my grandad, my grandad(harry) had 5 children jennifer Thomas(my dad), Vera, john and Elizabeth and i was named after my great grandma Sarah. I also have tryd to trace my name back and as far as I can tell it started in 1790 it was a middle name that was given as a surname, I would love to hear back from you :) x