Have recently found my maternal great grandparents on 1901 census and need a couple of questions answered if possible by some cleaver person.

james Bridson 12, South Quay, Douglas. Married, Head of household, Baker 34yrs old born Douglas IOM
Frances Bridson nee Gordon, same address, wife 28yrs old Born Douglas IOM
James Bridson, Same Address, Son 8 yrs old, Born Glasgow Scotland
Frederick W Bridson, same address, Son 6 yrs old, born Douglas, IOM
Robert Bridson, same address, Son 3 yrs old, born Douglas, IOM
Ellen M Bridson, same address, daughter, 3 weeks old, born Douglas, IOM

In the same house

Thomas W Bridson Head, Stone Mason, 37yrs, born Douglas, IOM
Lydia M Bridson wife, 37yrs, born Ramsey, IOM
Robert W Bridson, Son 13 yrs, born Douglas, IOM
Thomas H Bridson, Son 11yrs, born, Douglas, IOM
John M Bridson, Son 5yrs, born Douglas, IOM
Alice M Bridson,daughter 3yrs,bron, Douglas, IOM

Does anyone recognise this family? Does anyone know if Thomas and James ar brothers? There is a story in our family that there was a grandmother sometime back who was a Miss Marshal, pre marriage and insisted that many of the decendants carry her maiden name,even now most of my mum's brothers have Marshall in their name, even one of her sisters was Joyce Marshall! i noticed that some of these children have middle names beginning with M and wondered if they were Marshalls. I have tried (on a brief visit back to the IOM for family sickness last week) to find some answers but with no luck, any help would be appreciated.

Kind regards

Sue Smith, BC Canada

my mum was Ellen Bridson (known as Nell) pre marriage to my dad