HI dj72green,
No, I haven't definitively answered the question of why William left & changed his identity. My grandmother could be a bit vague & wooly at times. She was definite about the date and the Titley name, and that checked out when I did a search for death certificates.
But she couldn't give me any details about the previous marrage and hadn't actually seen the documents, so there could have been a misunderstanding there.
However it looks like Kellie may have solved that part of the mystery for me & found the first spouse.
It seems Grandma was right after all!
Leigh
Leigh