I had an interesting time recently at the Leeds central Library. I couldn't get time on the microfilm readers, so I had a look through the 1881 census on CD-rom. I managed to find my paternal grandparents - and their parents (and siblings): extract from 1881 census 27 West Street (census at St George's Hanover Sq) Henry NORWOOD. Married. aged 35. male. born Ayr, Scotland Annie NORWOOD. Married. aged 32. female. born London Henry NORWOOD. aged 7. male. born Pimlico **** Frederick NORWOOD. aged 5. male. born Pimlico Annie NORWOOD. aged 3. female. born Pimlico Emily NORWOOD. aged 1. female. born Pimlico Leigham Lane 2 Alma Cottages (census Streatham, Surrey) John MARKHAM. Married. aged 48. male. born Lambeth, Surrey Isabella MARKHAM. Married. aged 48. female. born Rotherhithe, Surrey Jane MARKHAM. Unmarried. aged 14. female. born Streatham Martha MARKHAM. Unmarried. aged 12. female. born Streatham Ada MARKHAM. Unmarried. aged 8. female. born Streatham Alice MARKHAM. Unmarried. aged 6. female. born Streatham **** ~ HOWICK. male Eliza BARTON. Married. aged 38. female. born Marylebone, Mddx Henry NORWOOD (****) and Alice MARKHAM (****) are my father's parents Now, I hadn't realized the Scottish connection was on the Norwood side - I had assumed it was on the MARKHAM side. -- Hugh Norwood Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs... http://www.hnorwood.demon.co.uk/index.htm