J.J.
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Several months ago, I found a census with...birth date, month & occupation and a slightly changed name which matched the fellows information on his CEF signup exactly.The occupation matched the person being searched for & The CEF information also had as contact back in U.K. sister, at a known address.
The researcher believed the CEF signups were correct due to the sister's info....but refused to believe that the matching census entry that I found was correct ...
So it still could be your man....back then documentation didn't need to have correct information, it seems, and so people were able to randomly change information about themselves over the years.
..Strange but true...wouldn't you agree that this has happened on numerous queries, Karen? Not your gang of, course ... 
I say this because the occupation ( & religion) matched in 1881 and 1871, did it not?and he disappeared from Canada, then appeared in U.S....so it surely seems to be the right man...
 J.J.
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Plus there is no evidence of any other Silas Boam born England
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Do you have a local LDS where you can order in the microfilm to view?  J.J.
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J.J.
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As simple as using a microfilm reader....turn a crank and trawl through the results...They'll show you how if you haven't used one....It's the wait which is a pain so order iit in right away...Plus you need to do this in person, as they don't just take your word for it over the phone, you need to fill in a little form ( pay the applicable ordering fee) and such, unless others are different than mine....
So the task is simple, just the wait is the pain.... 
If you are wanting other details on other ancestors, you might just as well order all at the same time and make use of the trip and time to travel to your centre...
Mine's across the city which doesn't sound far in theory, but it's about an hour away....Need to pack a lunch when going there!
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Paper of Record has a hit for him. In the Hamilton Observer, Saturday, August 3, 1867, there was a letter for him at the Hamilton post office (just search on Boam). Might be a middle initial 'A' there.
You also might be interested in a book called "More notices from Ontario's Methodist papers, 1858-1872.", which includes records from the Canada Christian advocate, in Hamilton.
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