Any suggestions where I go from here?

[polly]

you could check the freebmd for the birth of both parties and for the marriage of the parents. This may give you clues.

[Kazza]

I spend a good deal of time doing comedy Northern Ireland accents to see how a scottish burring enumerator would hear an Antrim Fallon. 

Pam I know what you mean,  I do comedy Devon accents on a regular basis,  I have even been known to rope in my husband,  to tell me what it sounds like to him.

I have no idea about the Norwegian accent though,  how the Bristol burr coped with that is a mystery to me.

Kazza.

[justevi]

you could check the freebmd for the birth of both parties and for the marriage of the parents. This may give you clues.

Tried that Polly but you wouldnt believe how many James Taylors there are and I dont know wifes name or really any idea when they married. As for Henry's birth, anything is possible cos I dont know where he was born. There is one b Workington 1891 I will probably order but I am not sure it will be conclusive.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

[justevi]

I took your advice Nell and checked out the 1901 census. It looks very positive cos they were living at 3 Derwent ROW! I know have Derwent Road, Crossings & Row LOL I know that Road & Crossings were one & the same so I assume Row was too. Many thanks!
Joan

[Little Nell]

Glad to be of assistance, Joan.
 
Nell

[D ap D]

Rob, I wasn't having a go at the emunerators - I was trying to make the point that some people held the emunerators in not very high regard, and so told them any old rubbish.

I do agree with what you said though. I have just transcribed the 1891 census for a parish in rural north Wales. The only people who spoke English were the gentry family and the parish vicar.

A point of interest is that in the gentry family there is a young servant from Scotland, who speaks both Welsh and English.