I received this in an email today, so if you are interested then let me know either by comment or email.
“I should like to ask you if you are a direct descendant of THOMAS THE BARRISTER? I am through one of his daughters, Anne, and through my grandmother have in my possession a prayer book which has written inside it Thos.Helsby of Gateacre 1810, Wm.Helsby, 1829 and Thos: 1855. The latter signature is exactly the same as one on a portrait that Geoffrey de Helsby in America possesses as he is a direct descendant of Thomas. Unfortunately he does not have any male heirs and I am looking for someone who I could give the book to. My own family, I feel, would not be interested in caring for the book. There are others in America who are descended from Thomas but we do not seem able to contact them. I wonder if you could help me? I know on your web site you say that your father copied the original scroll and thought, therefore, you may know who else is a direct descendant.”