Thanks, Frances, for your advice. I have requested a phone directory and will read more of your manx notebook.

Your architecture is so amazing to me. We in western Canada rarely see a building over 100 years old. I'm looking at pictures of the Whitehouse cottages, which were built 180 years ago.

Thank you, Yusser. Could you tell me if these cottages would have been privately owned in 1891 or were they rented? One head of the family on the census was a farmer and another was a shoemaker.

I appreciate the help. Diane