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Ken and Trevor, my apologies - William John Morris's year of birth should have been 1891.  He was 20 when he was in China. 

I'll try checking with RIF museum on line to see if they have any records.  I've tried looking in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, but haven't had any luck.  His mother's name was Anne(ie) Amelia and his father was also William John.  They lived in London(Poplar/Bromley).  We do know that he died at home in England, and that he was either too sick to fight, or died prior to WW1.

Thank you Emma and Sandra.   I'm not aware of any Lambert's in my tree... yet, anyway.

I also have a number of Stephen Slinger's in the family line.  It's very confusing to sort everyone out.  Thank you for your help.

Could someone please look in the 1861 census for Samuel Mellor, born 1846 (March??)  in Halifax.  His father's name is John Mellor, plasterer, who is also in the Halifax area.   Thank you.

Thanks, I've done that already.  William is listed as the father, but interestingly it's Ann that's registered the birth, so I'm thinking he died already.  On all the other Birth certificates I have, it's the father that has registered the birth.

I was trying to find info on the son.  No one can remember his name and he died in the early 1900's.  He was in the Boxer Rebellion in 1899/1900, so wasn't on the 1901 census.

I'm not sure what other info to give you.  William and Ann were registered in Mile End for their marriage.  Maybe they were still there in 1891, although Harriet was born in 1887 (Bromley) and Ann in 1888 (Bromley).

Could someone please see if they can find Joseph Myers, born 1843(?) in Bradford, in the 1871 census for Bradford.  I"m not sure of his first wife's name, but their first child was Walter, born 1870(?) in Bradford.  In the 1901 census, Joseph was listed as a draper.  In 1881, his second wife is listed as a "general engineer's wife".   Thanks very much.