Hi Roger,
Thank you for your response, I appreciate your suggestion and the information you have provided me.
I am currently working with limited information on William and Margaret that I have managed to obtain from the 1871 to 1911 censuses of Paddington London - I have been unable to find them together or confirm their listing in any census before 1871.
According to the information included in these censuses William and Margaret had 4 children between 1858 and 1874 - Edward and William Maile,and Elizabeth and Ada Margaret- who is my great grandmother.
Unfortunately,I have been only able to find birth certificates for their sons - both document Margaret Hanley nee WARD as their mother but Francis/Frank Hanley is named as Edwards father and William Hanley is named as William's father?
Although I have been unsuccessful in locating any marriage record or a certificate for William Hanley and Margaret Ward, I have found the banns and a 1851 wedding certificate for Francis Hanley and Margaret Ward in the parish of Marylebone London. This document listed their fathers as Thomas Hanley and John Ward.
I am unsure if Francis / Frank Hanley and William Hanley are brothers or one of the same person ?
It is also not helpful that the place of birth for Margaret in each census changes from Cork, Co Mayo and Marylebone and William is only documented as being born in Cork in the 1911 census.
Thanks again - I will use the information you provided in my searches.
Penny