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Thank you for the interest taken. I think the 1881 census might refer to William Knowles and Ann Howard; Joseph & Ernest appear in GRO birth index with mmn "Howard" but there could be other contenders for their mother! Christiana's 1907 marriage record with James Varey would be next on my list but might only indicate father William, his occupation, dead or alive?

There is an Ann Knowles buried Skerton, 3rd October, 1893, aged 44 that could be for Ann Edmondson Howard born q2 1849 Fylde Union, baptised 17th June 1849, Thornton to John Howard & Jane Knowles. John & Jane appear in Thornton 1851 with 9 children and an "Enumerator's Memorandum" - entries have been crossed out making reading difficult. I will persevere but any help much appreciated.

It's proving an interesting insight into the various records with Florence marrying as an Edkins yet her daughter Beatrice has mmn "Pollard" whereas son William has mmn "Edkins". The assistance you've given has enabled me to fill in a few more gaps and I'm looking forward to discovering more about Emma Winter's other children. Cliff appears as Clifton & Arthur Clifford...William marries and migrates to US. I've still to find a death record for Richard Pollard and there is Thomas Edkins in that 1891 census who may have been born to a previous partner of John Edkins; I've yet to find any marriage record for him & Emma/Emily. I'm pretty sure Emma was born q3 1852 Aston to Thomas Winters & Emma Carter, however, if she didn't marry Edkins then that 1910 death record may well hers.

The above couple marry Wednesbury 1871 and there are 7 GRO birth index entries possibly attributable to their children but as yet I can find no trace of Richard or Emma in any subsequent census. None of their children appear in any census before 1901 as far as I can discover. The "GRO" children are:
Emily Mary Ann Poller q2 1872 Birmingham
Charles Poller q1 1875 Aston
Henry Pollard q3 1876 Birmingham
Cliff Pollard q4 1878 Birmingham
William Pollard q1 1881 Birmingham
Florence Pollard q4 1882 Birmingham
Beatrice Pollard q1 1886 Birmingham

Charles Birmingham marriage record suggests his father died before 28 Nov 1896.

Any pointers towards the 1881 & 1891 census records, please? Richard Poller/Pollard's occupation appears variable (from marriage certs.) and it's possible I might have 2 (or more) families mixed up...
TIA

I wonder if anybody could point me in the right direction to find the parents of James Morrison, please? He & Jean had at least 7 recorded children between 1820 & 1832. Jean is recorded as dying in 1837, aged 36, in Glasgow. All their children were recorded as born/baptised in Gorbals/Glasgow and it seems reasonable to me that James & Jean were also born thereabouts...If I knew James' parents, I might be able to discern his siblings, if any. I've scoured the census returns and not until 1861 do I find details of one of James' & Jean's children, Alexander, coal miner living in Wishaw with family & mother in law. Any ideas much appreciated.

If your highest match is 80cM that might suggest that very few of your relatives have tested. You must ensure your own tree is linked to your DNA results and if possible build your tree as far back as you can, say, to 4ggp at least. Contact your shared matches and hope they respond. Use clustering to visually sort your matches, i.e. Collins/Leeds from DNAGedcom. Upload your raw data to MyHeritage and everywhere else. Read up everything you can and persevere.