Have compliled an ever growing list of Wallbanks from the above area, are you connected? Began with Thomas Wallbank marrying Elizabeth Edmondson in 1847. Children Thomas, Mary, James, Robert, Henry , John, Alice, William and Henry.All had large families who settled in Rufford, Banks,Burscough. My connection came from William who married Sarah Cliffe and Elizabeth my Grand Mother was one of several children.She married Henry Sharrock from Rufford. Also have extensive list of Sharrocks to research also from area above, are you also connected to the Sharrocks?