William was born in Douglas, Isle of Man in 1887. His mother died when he was 4 and his father left to work in ironworks in Liverpool so it appears he was raised in the household of his Aunt in Maughold.
Sources
Birth - "Isle of Man Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5P7-QNR : 6 February 2020), William Garrett in entry for William Harrison Garrett, 1887.
1891 Census - "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4BJV-Y2M : 8 May 2019), William H Garrett in household of William Garrett, Onchan, Isle of Man; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Isle Of Man county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
1901 Census - "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X91V-XDK : 21 May 2019), William H Garrett in household of Isabella Garrett, Maughold, Isle of Man; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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