Willie met Brownie

[bulsara]

William Francis Dunston left his wife and kids in UK and went to USA .I have now found out that he stayed in America until he died and "married" Brownie Johnson.
This one is not for me but for a friend who to is related to the wife he left behind.Sadly the poor wife died not knowing what had happened to him.
I would like to find out all that I can for my friend .
bulsara

[Erato]

Do yoy know when he immigrated to the US, what state he went to and the approximate date of the bigamous marriage?

[bulsara]

He went in 1910 to Ellis Island but I think he worked on the ships for a while before he emigrated.He was naturalized in1918.
I am not 100% if the name of bigamous wife is correct.bulsara

[Erato]

There is a lot of information on William Francis Dunstan, born in England in 1878 and married to Brownie H.  He lived in Seattle, Washington and was a musician.  If you think this is the right man, I'll send you the information by PM.

[Erato]

Gosh, I'll never learn how to use bold.

He also worked in the shipyards.  This does not seem to be the William Francis Dunston who came through Ellis Island in 1910.  This man arrived in 1900 and was naturalized in 1908.  By 1908 he was married to Brownie H. Bailey and had 2 children.

[bulsara]

It's all a bit of a puzzle.
Our William was born in Chorlton 1874  ,married Alice Ann Harris in Bury 1893.One of his daughters Edna Louise was born in 1895,not too sure about date of her sister Phyliss's birth.All the family knew was that he went off,they must have known he was working on the ships though as they thought he had gone down on the Titanic.It wasn't until I started looking for them that I found the other details.He lied about his true age when he emigrated as it stated he was 42 when he was 36 so he probably lied about other things too.
bulsara

[Erato]

This William Francis Dunstan arrived in NY on 10 Feb 1900 on the ship, City of St. Louis.  Some things are consistant on all the documents:  he was born in England in Sep 1878, father born in Australia, mother born in England.

[bulsara]

I am now thinking that I must be wrong  about Brownie but then what happened to our WFD?
bulsara

[Erato]

The William Francis Dunston [with an 'o'] who arrived at Ellis Island in 1910 listed his profession as 'butler.'  In the 1920 census, this man is in North Hempstead, Nassau County, NY with his wife Ellen.  His age is recorded as 43; his wife 44.  He was working as a butler in a private home.  Ellen was a dressmaker working at home and she was listed as the head of household.  She was also an immigrant from England, arrived in 1908.  They were both naturalized.

If you think this is the right man, let me know.   I crossed him off before because of the wife's name and because the other guy was married to a woman named Brownie, which struck me as an unusual name.