Hello Cathy I was reading about your search for information on your ancestors in Peter's Morecambe WEB site. I have been able to locate a few of them in the 1881 Census Returns. First of all there were 129 WOODHOUSE's living in Poulton Barre & Torrisholme alone with the majority of the head of household being fishermen. So here is the entry for your Grandfather George ================================ Dwelling: 4 Rose St Census Place: Poulton Barre & Torrisholme, Lancashire, England Source: FHL Film 1342019 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4262 Folio 20 Page 33 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Charles WOODHOUSE, M, 24, M, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Head Occ: Fisherman Olive K. WOODHOUSE, M, 21, F, Wordsley, Stafford, England Rel: Wife * George A. WOODHOUSE, 1, M, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Son Beatrice WOODHOUSE, 1 m, F, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Daur =================================== The information in the census is in the order of "Name" "Marital Status" "Age" "Sex" "Place of birth" "Relation to the head of the household" "Occupation" So here are your Great Grandparents, Charles he's married, aged 24, born in Morecambe, he's the Head of the household and he's a fisherman. Easy isn't it? As for your Grandfathers sister, Beatrice, the "m" in the age column indicates months, so she's 1 month old. The census was taken on the 1st April so she was born in March 1881. Next you asked about Nora, she wasn't born at the time, I looked for her father, Charles, and the only one in the area is your Great Grandfather above, maybe he remarried to Frances or maybe it's another Charles living in another place. So without further information there we don't know.   Next came William, and here he is........... ================================== Dwelling: 37 Taylor Street Census Place: Poulton Barre & Torrisholme, Lancashire, England Source: FHL Film 1342019 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4262 Folio 42 Page 5 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Thomas WOODHOUSE, M, 29, M, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Head Occ: Fisherman Annie WOODHOUSE, M, 29, F, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Wife Occ: Fisherman Wife Ada WOODHOUSE, 4, F, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Daur * William WOODHOUSE, 2, M, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Son Then it's Sarah ........................ =================================== Dwelling: 4 Anderton Street Census Place: Poulton Barre & Torrisholme, Lancashire, England Source: FHL Film 1342019 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4262 Folio 50 Page 21 Marr Age Sex Birthplace William WOODHOUSE, M, 40, M, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Head Occ: Fish Dealer * Sarah WOODHOUSE, M, 38, F, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Rel: Wife Thomas WOODHOUSE, U, 17, M, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Son Occ: Cab Driver Matthew L. WOODHOUSE, U, 15, M, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Son Occ: Fish Deal Apprentice Enoch F. WOODHOUSE, 11, M, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Son Occ: Scholar William WOODHOUSE, 7, M, Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Benjamin F. WOODHOUSE, 5, M Morecambe, Lancashire, England Rel: Son Occ: Scholar William E. SWINDLEHURST, U, 19, M, Wray, Lancashire, England Rel: Boarder Occ: Fish Dealer ================================= The "U" in the first two children indicates that they are "Unmarried", if they were under 16 there was no need to give marital status. Well I'm sure this has grabbed your interest, now you can go a find the relationship between them all, good luck! Just nine month ago I didn't even know my Grandmothers name and now I have documented over 900 relatives dating as far back as 1670. If I can be of further help just ask. Eddie Dowds Largs Scotland Dear Eddie, Well I had just about given up hope of ever getting info on the Woodhouses. Thank you very much for your email, now at last I can start to piece it all together. I will definitely contact you if I need more info. All the best for the new millennium. Regards Cathy And to Peter, thanks for the Web site, and all the best for Xmas and the New Year. You're welcome Cathy and thanks again to Eddie Peter