Contents

-Charles Albert King 1846-1905
-Charles and Ada King's Children
-Adeliza(Ada)Kind-King - First Wife
-Charles Abandoned Family: Ada Has Two Children Out-of-Wedlock
-Jane Mary's Birth Record, father recorded as William King
-Picture of door to Holy Cross Catholic Chapel that Charles and
Ada may have passed through.
-Charles A. King:Ontario,Canada 1881-1887
-Charles Albert King and Second Wife: Mary Ellen Scott

Preface

My interest in my paternal grandfather, Charles Albert King increased over the years with the object of learning more about my father and ancestry. I often wondered why my father, Francis (Frank) J. King never had any tales to tell about himself growing up with his two younger brothers. The only story he told was that grandfather was a baker and that father had to deliver bread daily, before school to the stores, schools, parsonage and convent. My younger brother, sister and I knew that grandfather was from England but we never knew what part of England: we knew that he died before we three were born without any ideas as to where he died or where he was buried.
I first focused my research about father and grandfather in Marine City, Michigan St.Clair County. I obtained a Baptismal Record from the Detroit Michigan Public Library with dad’s god-parents names recorded. I used the internet message boards to search for descendants of his god-parents and one of their descendants contacted me. The next steps were to obtain the Federal Census for the years 1900-1920 (all the 1890 census burned in the Northeastern section of the United States) preceded the review of the Business and Residential County and City Directories for said county, plus Detroit, Michigan, Wayne County.
Locating the grandfather we never knew was not easy but I thought rather unique in that I found where he was born in England by a photograph from my father’s small box of “treasures”.

Charles Albert King my paternal grandfather was born in Great Easton, Leicestershire, England 10 May 1846 to George Swithin (Swithin used hereafter) King and Mary (nee Ashby) King, his second wife.(1) Swithin’s first wife was Charlotte Bates. The couple was married 31 May 1840 at St Andrews Church and Charlotte King died 09 May 1843.(2) The couple had two children: George Thomas age eight and Charlotte Mary born 1843.(3)
Swithin and Mary King had seven children between 1845 and 1855: the natural siblings were Angelina born March 1845, William born March 1848 died 15 April 1854 etiology unknown, Walter born March 1850 and buried 12 April 1854, Herbert Ashby born June 1851, Adah born 1853 and Sarah Ann born 1854.In addition, Mary's two step-children, George Thomas and Charlotte Mary were only fifteen and twelve at the time they lost their step-mother, Mary King.

The above sets the background on Charles Albert King who is my grandfather, by his third marriage, more will be written later on his father, his grandfather and Charles’ two subsequent wives he married 1883 and 1889.
Charles was the second child born to Mary and Swithin King and a scholar.(4) His mother died 24 June 1855 when he was only nine years old.(5) In 1861, at age fourteen, he was a servant and bread maker living with the Horsepool family at 14 Morledge Street.(6) It is likely that Charles was apprenticed out to this family upon the death of his mother, however, no facts have been found to date but children could be apprenticed out as early as seven years of age, presumably Consequently, the death of Mary left his father with seven minor children.
The Leicester,England census 02 April 1871 Charles is logged as a lodger at 27 Middle Street Newarke, St Mary Registration District Leicestershire, Sub-district West Leicester and his occupation is recorded as bread maker, his landlord is Maria Harrison a widow of age fifty-seven years.
Four months later he married Adeliza (Ada) Kind 27 July 1871 in the Chapel of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Leicestershire, a Dispensation was granted to her to marry Charles: the witnesses were Lucia Kind, Adeliza’s sister and Herbert King of Leicester but according to the civil marriage record Herbert King Brownlow is recorded along with Lucy Kind.(7) It appears that possibly Herbert had the name Brown Ashby King, however the Brown Ashby name is questionable, nonetheless, Herbert had taken the name Herbert Ashby King, perhaps upon marriage to Jennie (maiden name unknown) King.

1) General Register Office (GRO) England, Registration District Uppingham, Sub-district Great Easton in the Counties of Leicester, Northampton and Rutland. Civil Birth Record No. BXCB 784568 Charles Albert King.
2) GRO Marriage Record St Andrews Parish Church of Great Easton Leicester in Established Church Registration District Uppingham. Great Easton Leicester (Burial Record-Church DE 2566/9).
3) Leicestershire-Rutland Registration Office 25 Oct 1840 George Thomas.Baptismal Record DE 1166/8 and 1851census
4) Great Easton, Leicester census 03 March 1851 (HO 107/2093)
5) Death Record for Mary Ashby King
6) Leicester, St Margaret Parish, District of StAndrew 1861census ( RG 9/2285)
7) Leicestershire Registrar Office Holy Cross Marriage Record and Civil Marriage Record GRO.

Charles and Ada King's Children

Charles Albert King
1846 - 1905

Charles Albert and Adeliza (Ada) nee Kind were married the 27 July 1871 her married name did not appear on the 02 April 1871 Great Easton, understandably so.(8)

Charles and Ada had five children. Very little is known about them except the third one. Their first child was George Thomas born 11 December 1971, Charles William born 22 February 1873, baptized 23 March 1873, he married Alice Mary nee Brown who was born about 1876, date of marriage not researched at this point.(9)
Ada gave birth to their third child, Agnes Angelina 19 March 1874 and was baptized 18 March 1874. (10) Agnes married John Johnson born about 1876. (11)

The fourth child, Arthur Herbert is of utmost interest to our King Family in that he is the son, of my grandfather Charles Albert King and his first wife Ada Kind King.(12) I express my deep appreciation to Christopher (Chris) Jones of Sutton Coldfield West Midlands England.We have been sharing research since September 2006.
Chris is the g-grandson of my grandfather, Charles A. King by his first marriage to Ada. I am the grandaughter of Charles by his third marriage. We met through the message boards in that I was searching for my grandfather Charles Albert King.

Charles’ brother, Herbert (Ashby) King married Jennie (nee unknown) and they named their son, Arthur Herbert. Arthur Herbert
born 14 December 1875 at 3 Pentonville, Grange Lane, Leicester, and Leicestershire was baptized 09 January 1876. He married Lucy Mary (nee Oldacre) on 10 March 1898 in St. Mary deCastro Church Leicester. Lucy was born 11 October 1876 at 3 Gopsall Cottages, Curzon Street Leicester, Leicestershire. Arthur Herbert and Lucy King had nine children. Arthur Herbert died 20 July 1945 and his wife, Lucy Mary King died 25 August 1957. Both were residing at 12 Brookhouse Street Leicester, Leicestershire.

Their daughter, Elsie Mary King born 2 Jul 1906, 57 Gaul St. Leicester, Leicestershire married Horace Bateman Jones. This union brought forth a son, Christopher (Chris) Anthony Jones born 11 September 1942. Chris is the great-grandson of Charles Albert King and the grandson of Arthur Herbert. Chris and his wife, Sandra Margaret reside in Sutton Coldfield West Midlands, England.

Walter was born 1877 in Great Easton, Leicester Leicestershire. He died 01 September 1881 in Boro (Borough) Hospital. He was only four years old (13)

8. Both the 07 April 1861 and 02 April 1871 census shows Ada living at 34 Jarrom Street prior to her marriage.

9 LDS/FHC IGI Film #0592703 & Chris Jones of West Midlands England.
10.UK Local History Gazetteer & C. Jones England. Agnes Angelina
born June Qtr 1874 Number 7a 148.
11.Source of information received from Chris Jones regarding the relationships.

12."We have seen the baptism record of my grand dad Arthur Herbert King and his four siblings at Leicestershire Register Office". Received information 29 July 2008 from Chris Jones.

13. “Removed from Sparkenhoe Street Union Workhouse Leicester 08 March 1881, to Boro Hospital” The Records Office only sent the admission and discharge ledger pages from 09 August 1880 through and including 08 March 1881.I used Sandra Jones transcribed records from 02 February 1881 that show that Ada King entered the Workhouse the second time and was discharged 02 April 1881. Walter re-entered the Workhouse from Boro Hospital 07 May 1881. He died 01 September 1881 in the Workhouse and was buried 05 September 1881, per Chris Jones.

According to Chris and Sandra Jones the last three children; George Thomas, Charles William and Arthur Herbert King were taken our of the Workhouse 09 May 1881, "taken out by a Mr.Sharp (uncle)".I did not know who this Uncle,Mr.Sharp may have been at the time of this writing. However, Chris Jones shared with me 22 October 2008 that the uncle was Isaac Sharp who married Ada's sister Jane Kind the 23 May 1858 St. Mary deCastro Church Leicester.

Adeliza (Ada) Kind-King
First Wife

Very little is known about the early life of Adeliza Kind. She was born 08 November 1851 to William and Mary E.Gamble-Kind at Montague Place, Leicester Leicestershire. It appears that the Kind Family are Catholic and are members of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Great Easton (more detail to follow below).(14) She was the nineth child of ten sibblings. In 1861 Adeliza age nine and her brother George, age five are living with their parents as well as a grandchild, Mary E. Kind at 34 Jarrom Street: the grandchild is either age “0 or 6” difficult to read, perhaps her mother is Mary E., a sister to Adeliza: at present this has not been researched. (15) Both she and George are scholars.
Adeliza is now called Ada on the 02 April 1871 census, age nineteen and is working as a Silk Winder while her brother George age sixteen is an Iron Works Moulder: they continue to live in the same household, however, their two sisters, Emma age twenty-four and Lucy aged twenty-one are now back at home. Both women are employed as Sun Hat Makers.In addition Ada was listed on another 1871 Leicester, Leicestershire St. Mary District, as a nursemaid at the home of John Agar/Azar on 48th Street.

"Charles disappears, after Walter the last child was born. I found Charles on the 1881 census in Ontario, Canada.(To be developed under another Heading). Now back to Ada, his first wife".

On Monday, 09 August 1880 we find that Ada and the King children were admitted by Saint Mary’s Parish to the Leicester Sparkenhoe Street Union Workhouse in Leicestershire, England. The reason for admission, Ada was “Destitute & Ill”. The King children admitted to same institution were George Thomas, Charles William, Agnes Angelina, Arthur Herbert and Walter. Ada was discharged on Tuesday 24 August 1880. On Saturday 23 October 1880 Agnes was “taken out by mother”. Walter was “removed to the "Boro" (Borough) Hospital,on Tuesday 08 March 1881".(16)
Ada re-entered the Sparkenhoe Workhouse 02 February 1881 and left two months later on 02 April 1881. Walter was transferred back to the Workhouse from Boro Hospital on 07 May 1881.He died 01 September 1881 and was buried 05 September in Welford Road Cemetery,Leicester.The three remaining children George Thomas, Charles William and Arthur Herbert were all taken out of the Workhouse by Mr. Sharp (uncle).(17)(We have no detail on this "uncle"?
After Ada was released from the Workhouse we find her living with her brother,Joseph Kind, widower and his sons: Thomas and Charles Kind according to the 03 April 1881 census for Saint Mary’s Township, Leicester. (Ada’s married name and her daughter Agnes King recorded as Kind instead of King...thought to be error.(18)

14. Hollingshead, Brian “Sketch Book”. Copy from Leicester Council Office England. First Dominican church and priory established in Leicester about 1250, second church, Blackfriars Hall founded 1819 during 19th Century priory buildings added and a schoolroom was built. Third church begun 1929,completed 1954. From Holy Cross churches were founded at St. Patricks and St. Mary;s.

15. Leicestershire 1861 census and reference Leicestershire and Rutland Journal , The Gamble Family provided by Ancestry.com provided by Nigelbursnell@yahoo.co.uk September 2007.

16 Leicester Sparkenhoe Street Union Workhouse Admission and
Discharge Record.

17.Transcribed by Sandra Jones,wife of Chris Jones. Original copy from Leicester Council Office incomplete. Notice of Walter's date of death received from Chris Jones August 2008.

18.1881 Leicester Census

Charles Abandoned Family:
Ada has Two Children Born Out-of-Wedlock

Sometime, after their last child Walter King was born 1877 we found that Charles deserted his family and was in Ontario, Canada in 1881. However, Ada does not appear to have had any knowledge regarding his disappearance, thus, she claims to be a widow on the 1881 Leicestershire, England Census. She was Catholic and received a Dispensation to marry Charles in the Chapel of Holy Cross Catholic Church. It is not likely that she would have been granted an annulment to remarry so she continues to refer to herself as a widow. Nevertheless, we discovered that Ada had two children born out-of-wedlock, after Charles left her.

Ada gave birth to a daughter, Jane Mary 20 April 1883. The father of Jane Mary is a William King, an Elastic Weaver. (1) The baby was born at 34 Jarrom Street, Leicester where Ada had been living with her widowed brother, Joseph Kind and his two sons: Thomas Charles born 1871 and Albert Edmund born about 1873.(2)

Jane is an eight year old scholar on the 1891 Leicestershire Census. The 1901 census she is now age eighteen, unmarried and employed as operator of a Machine Hosiery Leg Seamer and resides with her mother now age 48, and her brother, Walter age fourteen at 101 Filbert Street.(3)

As for Jane's brother Walter, born in 1887 the exact date is not known at this time.(4) The 1901 Leicester Census he is age fourteen and employed as an Errand Boy. Little is known about him at this time and do not know who his father may be. We do know that Walter was present at his mother’s burial the 04 October 1908 at Welford Road Cemetery,the oldest public cemetery in Leicester.
“Ada was buried in a common grave and appears to have been last person and sixth buried in a grave containing five people of another family, in an unconsecrated area”.(5)

We end the research found on the life of Ada and Charles Albert KING. Next we found Charles Albert KING in Ontario,Canada and his marriage to Mary Ellen Scott.

1. GRO Certified Copy of Birth for Jane Mary BXCC 897469
Registration District Leicester and Sub-district West Leicester.
2. 1881 Census and Latter Day Saints (LDS) International
Genealogical Index (IGI) Film# 1341757
3. 1901 Leicester (formerly part of St. Mary Civil Parish.
4. Walter’s birth record not yet received…will edit and add new
information later.
5. Sean Williams, took several pictures at my request Welford
Cemetery from all four sides, St Andrews,HolyCrossCatholic , etc. Many thanks to Sean for his outstanding pictures. Please view the following site.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33788833@N00/sets/72157604985837803/

Charles Albert King 1881-1887 in Ontario, Canada

My search for Charles began in Ontario Canada on the presumption that he was a Citizen of England, therefore, would not need to apply for citizenship whereas if he emigrated from England, to the States he would have had to have gone through United States Immigration Service.
The second reason was that the fare was cost effective in comparison with the cost to the States yet he could have arrived in New York and traveled the Great Lakes to Montreal Quebec, London or Toronto, Ontario to mention a few ports. Nonetheless, I still have not found a Passenger Manifest and the ship name remains unknown to me. (I remembered my father using the term Cunard Lines but I was far too young to comprehend who or what he associated with the Cunard Lines).
There were many men with the same common name and since Charles left his family it is unknown if the age he gave was accurate, there is also a question as to why he did not use his middle initial or was it a matter of recording or not recording by the enumerators who took the census. We can only assume that he left from Liverpool on the basis of it being the largest port and many of the emigrates sailed from there. Many more questions could be raised. Considering his "covert" behavior is not a fact but judging by his marriage records to Mary Ellen Scott and my grandmother, Frances (Fannie) Mary Colwell we know that his intention was to hide his marriage status. When he married Mary Ellen he gave his marital status as a Bachelor and when he married Fannie he claimed to be a Widower.

The fact that his youngest son, Walter age three and one-half died 01 September 1881 and Charles’ father, George Swithin was buried 21 September 1881 in Uppingham England, It did not seem possibly that he would have left England before his son and father expired. As a result, our evidence lies in the Ontario, Canadian Census taken 04 April 1881. The question remains, when exactly did he arrive in Ontario, Canada.

The history gathered from the 1881 Canadian Census revealed that Charles was born in Great Easton,Leicestershire England, his occupation was that of baker, his ethnic origin was English, he belonged to the Church of England and he boarded at Lydia Snipes who also was from England. In addition there were two other men boarding at the same “residence w s Wellington Road, London South”.(2) James Yoel born in Scotland about 1856 age twenty-five, member of Church of England and was also a baker by trade. The second man was Herbert Taylor born in Ontario, Canada about 1862 age nineteen, occupation is that of Machinist and a C. Methodist.(3)I am not sure what the initial "C" preceding Methodist means.

1. Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8: The 04 April
1881 Ontario,Canadian census were taken in Westminster,
Middlesex East,Ontario.Westminster Township was in Middlesex
County just south of London.
2. “Whites City of London and County of Middlesex Directory,”
1881/82 – p.496 listed under the landlord’s name.
3. Family History Library Film Number 1375904 and C-13268.

Charles A. King
Canada 1881 - 1888

Charles and the two gentlemen names mentioned above were located by a kind, reference librarian in Canada. She found their names in “The Middlesex, London Street Directory,” under the Landlord’s surname spelled Snape rather than Snip as on the 1881 Canadian Census. They lived on Wellington Street, no house number recorded. (1) She also researched Nova Scotia, British Columbia Directories and Ontario City Directories before 1881 but there was no listing for Charles King until the 1882 London, Ontario Directory, although he had been found on the 1881 Canadian Census.

Before September 2003 I set out to search for the marriage record of Charles and Frances (Fannie) Mary Colwell whom we knew were our grandparents. I did not know where they were married: it could have been England, Canada or the United States. In fact, the Colwell Family was from Bethnal Green, Middlesex, London, England and surrounding areas such as Spitalfields, White Chapel, Stepney, and Hoxton to name a few.(2)

The jest of this search is that in 2003, after having searched earlier in Wayne County Detroit, Michigan for Charles and Frances’ marriage record, I then searched in Canada again only to find a Charles Albert King married by License to a Mary Ellen Scott 10 March 1883 Middlesex County, London Ontario Canada by a Reverand D. Savage.(3) I held that marriage record in my "questionable file" since I did not know the names of his parents until later although they were on Charles & Mary's Marriage record.

In 2006 Chris Jones of Sutton inquired of me whether our King Family could be connected. After exchanging family history he revealed that my grandfather was his great grandfather and had deserted his first wife, Adeliza and children in England. Grandfather's son,Arthur Herbert King married a Lucy Mary (nee Oldacre) King: the couple had a daughter Elsie May King who married Horace Bateman Jones- the latter are the parents of Christopher Jones. Now I found grandfather had a first wife while being aware that he yet had a third wife....how many more did he have became my question.
On the marriage record of 1883 to Mary Ellen Scott he claimed to be a bachelor, age thirty-two (this would indicate he was born in 1851 yet census were showing that he was born about 1847) but his occupation was baker, however, the word looked like ‘banker’.

Chris had confirmed the names of his parents: George (actually George Swithin) King and Mary Ashby King were the names were recorded.Now my brother and sister know the names of our great-grandparents. I used the middle name Albert based on the fact that Charles son’s middle name was Albert, however, my cousins did not know this fact as we prviously discussed it when we tried to figure out Charles middle name. I still did not have documentation Charles was indeed my grandfather. Without hesitation I ordered the birth record from the Public Record Office in England.(4) This confirmed the connection of son to his parents.
Chris Jones in Sutton, England was searching for his great-grandfather and it was Chris who told me that Charles had five children and a wife in England. Chris and I had a win-win exchange as he did not know that Charles had fled to Ontario, Canada. So now I had a grandfather who appeared to be a bigamist, a run-away husband, family deserter, or a ‘naughty’ man in general whose first wife went to the Sparkenhoe Street Union Workhouse in Leicester with their five children. Ada was admitted “Destitute & Ill”.
Between 1881 and 1883 Charles met Mary Ellen Scott whom he married 10 March 1883 Canada. (5) In 1884 Charles was still in London City, Middlesex employed as a baker by F. Howe and resided in a house at 233 Clarence Street.(6) I assumed that he and his bride lived here after their marriage took place at 203 1/2 Clarence Street apparently, her home. The Rev. D. Savage performed the ceremony.

Between 1883-1884 the couple moved from 233 Clarence Street to 338 Thames Street still in London City, Ontario and in 1886 Charles is employed by R.B. Walker, baker.(7) Changing employers may have been for better pay or maybe he had been laid off or let go. This we do not know.
The “1887 London & Middlesex Directory, in a house at 325 Queen’s Avenue and the same address is found in the 1888/1889 Directories. (8) Apparently he separated from or deserted, I believe the latter, his second wife Mary Ellen Scott-King when he left 325 Queen’s Avenue house in Ontario. His United States Naturalization Documents indicate that he became a resident of the states in 1887.

In the 1890 London City Directory, p-188 he boarded at 331 Queen’s Avenue. This was the home of a physician, Harry Meek. To me, this is a clue that he either separated or deserted Mary earlier than 1890 because he married his third wife, our grandmother to be the 23 April 1889 in the City of Windsor, Essex County, Ontario or two.
.
1. National Library of Canada: Reference and Information Services, “Whites City of London & County of Middlesex Directory, 1881/82”-p. 496. The listing read
‘Snape, Mrs. Lydia res w s Wellington Road, London South’.
2. The county and some family history was provided to me by Marie Elizabeth (Betty) nee Colwell–Howey who is still living. Betty is the daughter of my grandmother’s youngest brother, Arthur Colwell: she was ninety-three in April 2008.
3. 1883 “Schedule B - Marriages County of Middlesex, City of London” No.007502, p.203. Charles Albert King & Mary Scott.
4. GRO England, Counties of Leicester, Northhampton & Rutland. Birth Record
Charles Albert King BXCB 784568
5. “Canadian National Archives,” Reference and Information Services.
6. “Whites City of London & County of Middlesex Directory”, 1884, p.121. Address
still 233 Clarence Street.
7. 1886 Whites City of London Directory, p–160, they resided at 338 Thames St.
8. London & Middlesex County Directory,1887,p 179. Same Directory 1888/89 p.181.

Charles Albert King and Second Wife:
Mary Ellen Scott

The short history that I was able to find on Mary Ellen Scott is rather interesting in that my potential Grandfather, Charles King claimed to be a widower when he married for the third time.

Mary Ellen Scott a spinster, age 32, was born about 1851 and in Ireland to William and Catherine (nee Mchan) Scott. Mary’s sister Elizabeth Gilmore and her husband John Gilmore served as witnesses to Charles and Mary’s wedding ceremony that took place in her home, with the Reverend D. Savage performing the ceremony, presumably he was from the Church of England as both marriage partners claimed to be of the same denomination. (1)

As noted previously they married at 203 1/2 Clarence Street in Middlesex County, London City Ontario Canada on 10 March 1883. From there they moved to 233 Clarence Street, lived there for a short time and then moved to 338 Thames Street and finally to 325 Queen Street all in same City. All these addresses showed that they lived in a house. Please refer to the previous London Ontario Directories by White noted in the above footnotes.

Next, Charles is a boarder at 331 Queens Street in City of London Ontario Canada. As I expressed my opinion earlier, my hunch is that he left Mary at 325 Queen Street as he is now a boarder at Dr. Meek’s home.(2) The couple was married about four to five years 1883 to approximately 1887/1888. No Divorce Record was found in the Canadian National Archives. Therefore, we conclude that Charles was not a widower when he married our grandmother, Frances (Fannie) Colwell and recently found evidence that Mary Scott King died 24 March 1914 in Canada.

Another interesting fact is that he became a United States (US) Resident the 20 September 1887 which also confirms and fulfills the US Federal Residency requirement and the one year State requirement, thus, a total six year requirement. Charles became a US Resident 20 September 1887, after filing the standard Petition and Declaration of Intent Documents in the Circuit Court of Saint Clair (St. Clair) County. He was admitted to Citizenship in open Court held at the Court House 31 October 1896 in St Clair County,Port Huron, Michigan.(3)Port Huron is fifty-nine miles north of Detroit, East side of Michigan on Lake St.Clair

Interestingly, Charles filed for US Citizenship 20 September 1887. Did this have something to do with leaving Canada and deserting Mary? We found him listed in the 1889 Detroit City Residential Directory listed as a boarder at 1431 Michigan Avenue and also John Hunter, bakery and his residence was the same. (Apparently an upper- flat and bakery below). The behavior of Charles is most annoying at this point as he is boarding with his third wife’s brother’s-in law family, however, we do not know if he is married or single, presumably, he is single.(4) Charles is living at 98 Cherry Street and his third wife, Frances (Fanny) King is a nursery matron at Women’s Hospital and Foundlings’ Home, Detroit, Michigan.(5) Her home address is not listed but based on the fact Charles boarded at 1431 Michigan Avenue and then moved to a house at 98 Cherry Street in all probability he met her while he was a boarder at her sister’s home.

1. Schedule B – Marriages County of Middlesex, City
London # JU 007502, 203.

2. “The London City & Middlesex County Directory,
Street Directory Section in 1888/89 revealed
331 Queens Avenue to be the residence of
Meek,Harry,physician.

3. Naturalization Documents: Declaration of Intention
(renounce forever Allegiance…Queen of Gt. Britain and
Ireland….) and Petition to be admitted as Citizen of
the US.

4. Detroit Michigan Directory, 1890 John Hunter, baker listed at
1431 Michigan Avenue

5. 1990 City of Detroit Directory Charles living in a
house at 98 Cherry Street third wife,Fanny King was
recorded at her work place since she was at work when census was taken.

Mary Ellen Scott King
1851-1914

The identifying data on Mary King as noted above included some history on Charles’ third wife. I felt this was necessary to depict the overt behavior of my grandfather and the detail of his wanderings into Detroit, Michigan from Ontario, Canada. This raised two more questions. Namely, was he trying to escape from Mary who remained in Canada and why did he travel fifty-nine miles north to Petition for US Citizenship in 1887 when it could have been done through the court system in Detroit, Michigan. Another conjecture I made was that he and my grandmother possibly decided to move there after their marriage.

Now to add a little more to Mary Scott’s history in Middlesex London, Ontario. The history presented thus far was taken from her marriage record to Charles. Both parents names as well as Mary’s and Charles’ mothers maiden names were on the marriage record also. Mary’s sister, Elizabeth and John Gilmore were witness.

Next is the suprize that Mary did not died until 1914 in a street car accident.