Hi Wendy

If it weren't for the reference to "Benjamin Callow of London" in the newspaper cutting you mention (have you seen it, or just heard about it ? --might it have said Islington, not London ?) then the Benjamin Callow in the 41, 51 and 61 censuses fits well. The 1851 census was taken on the night of 30th March, and the baby in the household was 1 week old, not yet named. Ten years later, the child who fits into that slot is William H Callow.

You really need to buy the birth certificate of this William H. I predict that the parents will be Benjamin Callow and Catherine Colville Worsley. Have you any idea of what date William H celebrated his birthday ? 23rd March ? Of course, this doesn't actually prove that we've got the right WHC b 1851. Here's the info needed to order the birth cert:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about William Henry Callow
Name: William Henry Callow
Year of Registration: 1851
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: West Derby
County: Lancashire
Volume: 20
Page: 1217

Working backwards from the 1891 census:

1891
Lancashire, Salford, Regent Road, district 16, page 41
6 Brandon Place
William H Callow head 40 estate agent
Eliza wife 34
William H son 15 apprentice to wood engraver
Annie dau 13
Albert E son 8
Sarah M dau 4 b Chester
Frederick son 2 b Manchester
all others b Liverpool

1881
Lancashire Everton district 84, page 42
113 Rishton Street
William H Callon (sic) head 30 book keeper
Eliza wife 27 b Liverpool
Annie dau 3 b Liverpool

5 year old William H is with his grandparents:

1881
Lancashire Everton district 57, page 57
28 Hamilton Road
John Aaron head 54 cotton broker's warehouseman
Sarah wife 54
Ann dau unm 22
Wm Jas son 20 OSRN navy pensioner
Wm Hy Callow grandson 5
all b Liverpool

Benjamin Callow had died June Quarter 1864, and I can't find a credible Catherine Callow, widow in 1871; she might be with a married daughter.

William Henry b 1851 could be this one (occupation of clerk fits well):

1871
Lancashire West Derby district 9, pages 46+47
71 Goldsmith Street
Charlotte Chambers head unm 30 sempstress b Liverpool
Emma Chambers mother widow 66 b Yorkshire
Mary I dau 16 b Liverpool
Sarah dau 12 b Manchester
William H Callow lodger unm age twenty-something clerk b Liverpool
William H Christall lodger unm 19 apprentice cabinet maker b Liverpool

I might be flogging a dead horse here----or maybe not !

Jean