Hello Ken and Kath!!
Thanks for your informations!!
I checked the Free BMD and I found that from 1838 to 1850, 4,175 boys were given the name William Henry!! So could it be possible that Wiiliam Malone is the same man as Henry Malone? The age would fit, as well as the place of birth....
I would also say that it is the same man, cause in 1891, John ,44years old, and Joseph 26 are both noted as his sons...If Henry was an uncle...they would have written nephew; and we also see that Mary Howard and Hettie Howard are called grand-daughters... and the same goes for Mary Summersgill ... So we have 5 written proofs that Henry is the same man as William.
Was the Mary living with Thomas Dunn , William's wife? I would think so..... is she having an affair with her husband's collegue? Thomas is also a shoemaker... Is Wiiliam away , sick or on his own for a while, or with somebody else...
Why in the 1881 census are the seven children of William and Mary from 1871 almost all called step sons? Was the status of a person living in the house determined in regards to the Head of the household? If so, it would also mean that thomas' Mary is Wiiliam.s wife...
But I still have a lot of work to do; I ordered six birth certificates tonight... we will have results in a couple of weeks!!
And I thank you also Kath for the 1901 census where Hettie Howard is living at her mother's sister, Elizabeth A Summersgill... I am waiting to find out if the Harriet Howard, born 1886 Manchester 8d,296 is my grandmother's little sister...
But if Hettie was still in England in 1901, why was her sister Mary ( my grandmother) sent to Canada to be adopted? This Hettie may confirm our family tradition about my grandmother arriving to Canada by mistake...
Let's keep working and thanks again for your support!!
regards
jacques