Hi, Casie, Thanks for your note. You wrote > The last entry, Eric ALLSUP, is mother's cousin once removed > I was under the impression that his > father also attended Rossall, so will have to check this out with him. The details in "The Rossall School Register, 7th Edition, 1871 - 1939". Ed. by R.K.M. 1940 [RSR7] that I quoted did not mention his father at the end. This is where the Register included family links as with the three brothers above. > The 1881 Census records three RICHARDSON boys attending Rossall School > - Edward 19, William 17 and George 16. I suspect that you have used the 1881 Census Transcript on CD, rather than the film of the enumerators booklet. The 1881 Transcript CD records five RICHARDSON boys as - Dwelling: Rossall Near Fleetwood "Rossall School" Census Place: Thornton In Fylde, Lancashire, England Source: FHL Film 1342018 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4256 Folio 89 Page 6 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Household of Herbert Armitage JAMES Edward Shaw RICHARDSON U 19 M Miles Platting, Lancashire, England Rel: Scholar William Herbert RICHARDSON U 17 M Miles Platting, Lancashire, England Rel: Scholar Alex. R. Monteith Airth RICHARDSON U 14 M Ireland Rel: Scholar Jonathan Oswald Airth RICHARDSON U 12 M Ireland Rel: Scholar Frank Victor RICHARDSON U 14 M Gaulby, Leicester, England Rel: Scholar 1881 British Census 07/08/01 Copyright (c) 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Page The RSR7 indicates that there were several different families of RICHARDSON boys. The entries in RSR7 for the first two boys listed above are Entrances in 1875 p.44 RICHARDSON, Edward Shaw (born 1862); School colours cricket; rugby football 3 years; hockey; fives 2 years; gymnasium 3 years and champion 1 year. Left in 1881; Trinity coll, Camb. B.A. 1885; played football for Northumberland, and hockey for Lancashire; ord. 1886; curate of Corbridge-on-Tyne 1886; of Poulton-le-Fylde 1888; of Kersal Moor 1889; rector of St. Paul's, Hulme, 1893; vicar of St. Matthew's, Bolton 1895; rector of St. George's, Hulme, and can. res. of Manchester 1909-1919; vicar of Blackburn, and R.D. Manchester 1919; hon. can. of Manchester 1919; archdeacon of Blackburn 1920; died suddenly 15 Nov 1921; brothers W.H.R., E.L.R. p. 45 RICHARDSON, William Herbert (10 Nov 1863); left 1881; L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Edin., L.R.F.P.S. Glasg., 1896. Res: 139 Upper Lloyd St., Moss Side, Manchester; brothers E.S.R., E.L.R The notes about brother indicates a third brother whose entry reads - Admission First Term 1885 p. 93 RICHARDSON, Ernest Lowther (born 12 Feb 1875); Prep; left Mid-Summer 1886; railway eng. S. Indian Ry, Negapatam, Madras; brother E.S.R., W.H.R. I did not find a matching George or James. Turning back to the 1881 Census Transcript and looking for Ernest, I found Dwelling: The Vicarage Census Place: Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England Source: FHL Film 1342018 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4255 Folio 44 Page 7 Marr Age Sex Birthplace William RICHARDSON M 55 M Appleby, Westmorland, England Rel: Head Occ: Vicar Of Poulton Le Fylde Mary A. RICHARDSON M 47 F Manchester, Lancashire, England Rel: Wife Harriet J. RICHARDSON U 20 F Manchester, Lancashire, England Rel: Daur Sarah A. RICHARDSON 15 F Manchester, Lancashire, England Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Emily C RICHARDSON 11 F Manchester, Lancashire, England Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Jessie H. RICHARDSON 10 F Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Edith A. RICHARDSON 7 F Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Ernest L. RICHARDSON 6 M Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England Rel: Son George H. RICHARDSON 16 m M Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England Rel: Son 1881 British Census 07/08/01 Copyright (c) 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. I will leave you to digest all that, as I do not know how it fits with your other knowledge. If you think I can help further, send me a note off-list Hope this helps Jim lancaster (Bury, LAN, ENG)