IS there a remote chance anyone has a connection to the following family? John Michael Dowling WORSNOP, described in the 1901 census as living on "own means" aged 51, born Bradford. Wife Isabella Worsnop, 33, b. Scotland Daughter Emily Worsnop, 21, b. Bradford Sons Bernard Worsnop, 3, and Wilfred Worsnop, 1, both b. Bradford. On the 1901 census they were living at 18 Harris Street, Bradford. Harris Street runs off Barker End Road towards Leeds Road. On the 1881 census the family were at 154 Leeds Rd. However, John Michael Dowling Worsnop, aged 31 in 1881, was then a photographer by occupation and had a different wife, Margaret, aged 29, and as well as Emily (then aged one), he had two other children, Priscilla Ann, 10, and a son called Reuben Secundus Worsnop (couldn't forget a name like that, could you!). Clearly, John Michael Dowling Worsnop had two different families by two wives, the first presumably having died. My interest lies in the fact that WILFRED WORSNOP, b. in January 1900, became quite famous as the screen and stage actor WILFRED LAWSON. Whilst not an enormous star, he made umpteen films between his screen debut in 1932 and his death in 1966. He was a wonderful character actor, appearing in mostly comic, working class roles. If you don't know his name immediately, you would recognise him the moment you saw him on screen, since his appearance was very distinctive. He was a little man with a wrinkled, gnarled face with a bulbous nose and a squeaky voice and Yorkshire accent. He was also a legendary drinker and used to go on monumental benders with acting chums like Robert Newton (Long John Silver in Treasure Island) and Donald Wolfit. Amongst his many movies, Lawson appeared briefly in the 1950s film Room at the Top from John Braine's novel, which was set in Bradford and Halifax and starred Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret. A Google search will reveal a list of his major films. I discovered only recently that Wilfred Lawson was born Wilfred Worsnop in Bradford in 1900 and now I am just a bit curious to ascertain whether he was in any way connected to my Worsnops. I've mentioned my gt-gt-grandfather, Thomas Worsnop, the Scarborough policeman here a few times before, but I am pretty certain that his family too came from Bradford originally. It's a strong Bradford surname and Worsnops are thick on the ground there. Roy Stockdill (Editor, Journal of One-Name Studies) Guild of One-Name Studies:- www.one-name.org Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History:- www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does he will tell you, if he does not why humiliate him? - Canon Sydney Smith