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Do you know if he was living in Canada in 1911, please?  Do you know the name of his wife (if he in fact did marry, in Ontario)?  A Malcolm Alexander Smith was born in 1904 in Toronto; perhaps he was your ancestor.

Added: Sandra’s referenced website might also have Ontario birth and marriage records.

Added again:  If he left Canada at a young age, family could have mentioned Toronto as his birthplace rather than a smaller, lesser known neighbouring town.

Yes, Martin, it is high time that I finally decide which electronic device to purchase.  I’ve mainly put it off because I sit in our living room using my mini iPad late into the night, when all is quiet and there are no distractions.  Something larger would be difficult to hold for an extended period of time and would be in the way of our snuggling cat. 

Perhaps we can afford a new iPad and a larger device.  I will check into it.  Thank you for the unintentional slight nudge to get me motivated.    Lisa

I am trying to find details about Bernard Fowley.  According to his headstone on FindAGrave, Bernard was born c1787, Manorhamilton, Ireland.  He died 10 April 1875 and was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.  It appears that Bernard had a daughter, Ellen, who was born c1823 in Sligo, Ireland.  Ellen was also buried in Christ Church Cemetery.  I have two (small) DNA matches with folks who have Ellen in their trees.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01t3i/

I believe Bernard was my ancestor’s father.  My ancestor, Sarah Fowley, was born in Sligo, Ireland (according to her daughter’s death certificate) c1821 and settled in Ontario.  We believe Sarah had at least one sibling, James, who also settled in Ontario.  They lived in various towns/villages near Toronto; Sarah and her daughters eventually settled in Toronto.  According to the 1861 census, Sarah married James Stuart in 1840, location unknown.  We, with immense help from RootsChatters, have found numerous facts (after c1850) about Sarah, her husband and their children.

I have not been able to find Bernard prior to 1875.  I’ve searched for Fowley, Foley, and Fowl*.  I would like to learn more about Bernard, hoping to find proof that he was or wasn’t Sarah’s father.  Thank you, Lisa. 

A previous thread about my Stuarts, Fowleys and Hamiltons.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=876366.msg7482554#msg7482554

Thank you very much, Biggles50 and Martin.  I usually stay away from complex/enormous trees.  I have a difficult time believing that there aren’t errors in the super-large trees.  I’m sure there are great researchers but I do prefer looking at smaller trees.  Thank you both for your guidance.

I intended to continue with this topic in August; I’m finally back.

Re James Whatley Collier…
Perhaps you’ve already found the following, but mentioning it in case it helps -

Death certificates for James’ children (providing that I found his actual children)
On Frank’s certificate, the father’s name is John Wesley Collier
On Rhonda’s certificate, the father’s name is a closer match, James Watling Collier

Perhaps at some point James started using different given names, or whomever filled out Frank’s certificate made an error?