Myles opened a grocery store and lived at 85 Clarence Street, about a block west of William. He remained a bachelor all his life, and lived at the Clarence St. address until 1903 when the City Directory reported him living with Thomas Sheehan in his house on Maria St. (now Laurier Ave. East), but maintaining his store on Clarence. He also had a small store with his sister Alice near Bronson and Welllington. The last City directory record of Myles is in 1904. However, Myles has been reported as living in a rear apartment at his nephew Bernard's home at 40 Riverdale at some stage in his latter years.

As a bachelor with his own house, it is evident that Myles provided a temporary home to others of his family. The census information in Table 7 illustrates this.

Some anomalies in the census records are apparent regarding Myles' age. The difference in his age between successive 10 year census figures is only approximately 10 years, and the 1891 age must have been recorded incorrectly by the census taker. The birth year recorded in 1901 does not fit any other records including comparisons with his siblings. My best estimate based on all available data is a birth year of 1824.

Myles died in January 1912 at 178 W 97th St., New York, according to a death notice in the Ottawa Journal. He was then about 87. He may have moved to New York sometime after 1904, but it is more likely he went to New York to see his brother John, who was probably very sick as his died a few months after Myles. Perhaps the 97th St. address was a hospital Myles' funeral was in New York. It seems likely that he was buried there also, as there is no burial record at Notre Dame Cemetery in Ottawa, even though he owned a plot next to his brother William's. However, it is also said that Myles may have been buried with his sister Alice, who died in 1900. More investigation is need.

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Turning now to the other entries in Table 7, I have tried to interpret them as best I can as follows:

Alice was a sister of Myles, and from church records was born in 1830 in Ireland and died in 1900 in Ottawa. Alice of the 1891 census appears to be that person although the age should be 61 not 55. Both the 1871 and the 1881 Alice are too young to be Myles' sister, but who are they? There is no Alice listed among his nieces. However there were two Alice's among the Almonte Slattery's one born about 1843 and one about 1869. Either one or both could be those listed with Myles. If they were relatives of Myles, it seems quite possible that they stayed for a time with him, if they came from Almonte to the city to find work.

Patrick of the 1861 census, age 64, was a widower. He was Myles' father. The Patrick in the 1871 census was born in Ontario about 1857. If so, this could not have been Myles's brother. However, it is possible it could have been his nephew, William's son, born in 1861, but it does not seem likely that a 10 year old could be recorded as 22.

Mary in 1861 census was born in Ireland about 1843, too young to be a sister of Myles. However it seems very likely that se was the Catherine McLaughlin who received a bequest in the will of Alice, sister of Myles. Her relationship to Myles is unknown at present.

Nora in the 1901 census is clearly identified, so no problem.

Thomas Sheehan a young man living with Myles in 1891, was a butcher in the employ of Bernard Slattery. He had his own house later on and Myles lived with him there in his later years.

At present, this seems to cover all that I know about Myles Slattery, but questions about the identity of those who lived with him still remain.