Nathan married Emliy Lynch in 1897. By 1911 it is recorded they have been married 14 years. For some reason in 1911 and with Ada's baptism it appears Nathan is recorded as John
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Thank you so much for all your help. I see you are to bed very late and up very early - this doesnt bode well for me trying to keep my ancestry searching in check !!
So complicated isn't it but I have a bit more info.
We know that JOHN died in 1917. I'm not sure his date of birth was definitely 29th January 1883 because I've seen it as 29 January 1874. I've got his Army record from the Canadian Expeditionary Force - his number was 220371. He was in the 5th Manchester Regiment for 4 years (not sure yet of the dates). Theres 40 odd pages of his Attestation Papers - ending with him dying of his wounds on 6 June 1917. His next of kin is shown as NATHAN HOWARD Lowe Street Denton - which is correct. It shows he enlisted in January 1915 , Ottawa, Ontario. Maybe he didnt have to travel to Ontario, maybe that means his Manchester Regiment sort of "allocated" him to be in the Canadian Infantry - Central Ontario Regiment.
My interest is really in NATHAN. But it's odd that in December 1922 on Emily Howard's marriage to Harry Winterbottom her father's name is down as JOHN HOWARD Rubber Worker (but he died in 1917) BUT on the 1911 Census, that John Howard IS a rubber worker.
I'm going to see if I can find a birth certificate for John to sort his dob out once and for all.
Oh and also, I'm not sure what you mean about the John on the 1901 census and those ages you refer to. I can't see a John on the 1901 Census ...am I misunderstanding?
In the meantime,