Hi Celia,
Many thanks for checking those records for me I will now take your advice and try Everton which is where his father and mother were living at the time of the census before their deaths
James Finlay McARA b. 14 FEB 1847, Row, Dumbarton,
d. 1895, West Derby, Liverpool,
1891 CENSUS: 25 Abram Street Everton
Mary Ann ALDERDICE b. 1852, , , , IRL,
d. 1904, Winwick, , LAN,
1901 Census 42 Danby St Everton St Benedict
You have been of great assistance !!
Macara