Hey, thanks for that! I think you might be right. Have looked again at 1861 entry, and think William's age might just read 28, not 38 as I thought.
That would make his date of birth 1833, just outside te area you searched.
Washing pile not too bad, he did his laundry before coming home!!
Thanks again,
I'm going to check out familysearch now.
Dahlia