Hi group :) I have come across a neat search website, for ancestors in England ... the 1851 census, searchable by surname, occupation, and census area. While it is mainly English, there is a section for County Antrim. ... http://www.dowd.co.uk/GenData/1851_census_surnames.php Other info: on the DOWD surname for 1881 and 1901 ... the 1881 census in Newton, Winwick, Burtonwood, and Hayden ... http://www.dowd.co.uk/GenData/local_area_1881.php Local Trade Directories for St. Helens & Newton in Makersfield ... http://www.dowd.co.uk/GenData/Directories_List.php Baptisms and Burials at St. Michael's Church in Burtonwood Hope it helps someone looking for their Irish ancestors, like one of mine, who went to England to work before emigrating to America. (or perhaps, staying in England) Phyllis