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Note: "Windsor cousins" identified per cousin Bert by his first wifePer John Albert's death certif, source Lucinda, born in West Virginia.Met ADELINE D'ORR London Ontario Canada, whole family moved to Detroitin 1870sSome info from Lucinda & John albert's marriage cert, and John AlbertsobitsTraveled Underground Railroad to Canada (fugitive slave?)1880: MI v31 E288 s 40 L45 Detroit: Henry 54 plasterer, VA VA, Adaline44, Sarah 23, John 14, Henry W. 12, Charles 9, William E. 3.91871Ontario, London Ward 6 page 52, dwelling 111, family 111: Williams,Henry M 50, U States E. Methodist African Plasterer M; Adeline F 45 OntE. Meth African - unable write; Mary Jane F 22 Ont, E. Baptist African; Sarah N(?) F 15 Ont, E. Methodis; John Albert M 5 Ont E. Methodist;Wm Henry M 2 Ont, E. Methodist. Also in household(all African "Origin"):John Reeves M 70 U States , E. Baptist, Laborer W unable read or write,deaf & dumb; Scott Franklin M 21 US E. Methodist unable read or write;Joseph Franklin M 35 US EM widow; Isaac Franklin M 19 US E Methodistunable to read or write.Note on 1851 CAN census; 1861 enumerated with Adaline Stevens & familyage 41 labouror, WesMeth, widower, race illegible possibly African or"of c". Note: not in (incomplete) 1851/52 index Middlesex, nor 1848 &50Canada West census index. London City Directory 1880-1881 a "Williams Henry, bricklayer, bds 308Ridout"-(could be printing error as directories often didn't checkupdates, but could mean he returned to Canada to work).1856/1857 City of London Directory: "Williams, Henry , bricklayer, b.Stevens's. 1872/3 no Henry; 1864/65, 1863/64, 1868/9 other Henry's notthis one.
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