Hi amethyst0_9,
I think gabbers answer ~ reply #8 is well worth a look at.
1881 census: BOOTLE: 21 Mann St.
Caroline LUCAS hd mar. 35 bn Newent Gloucs.
WILHELMINA LUCAS dau. 4 " Liverpool Lancs.
Joseph Berdin lodger aged 31 flatman bn Cheshire.
Class: RG11, Piece 3689, Folio 138, Page 35.
A death then in 1885 of a 39 year old Caroline Lucas who lived at no 2 Anson Terrace.
I think this is well worth looking into, thanks to gabbers!!
claire