Hi Lola, Yes, Lofthouse and Loftus are the same palce. The modern maps will show a Loftus approximately 10-15 miles to the east of Middlesbrough. (Follow the coastline east towards Whitby and Loftus is a couple of miles in from the coast about halfway between the two places. regards, Peter -----Original Message----- From: Yikasub@aol.com [mailto:Yikasub@aol.com] Sent: 28 September 2003 23:52 To: ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [N'Yorks] Re: ENG-NORTH-YORKS-D Digest V03 #219 Hi Listers, Wondering if someone can enlighten me. Loftus and Lofthouse are they the same place. 1881 Census has my great grandfather living at 7 Wheatland Tce, Lofthouse. Where exactly is this? I've looked on www.old maps but there seem to be a few Loftus places and I can't be sure exactly where it is.!!?? Maybe a modern map would show it but no luck so far. Lola Husband Fremantle Australia ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== Have you visited the *NEW* RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards yet? Take a tour soon & learn how time-saving those "Gateway" messages are compared to trying to find the *new* ones on your own. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237