He is listed on the 1871 census for East Gary as Thomas James.

1901 Census of Canada Page Information District: ON WELLINGTON (Centre) (#124) Subdistrict: Garafraxa (East/Est) D-2 Page 10 family #93
Hawes William J M Head M Nov 16 1860 40 
Hawes Elizabeth A F Wife M Nov 24 1861 39 
Hawes James H M Son S May 21 1885 15

1911 Census / Ontario / Dufferin / 5 Garafraxa East / page 6 family #66
Hawes William J. M  Head M Nov 1859  51  
Hawes Elizabeth A. F Wife M Nov 1860 50 
Hawes James H. M Son S May 1885 26

Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 Record info about William James Hawe
Name: William James Hawe Death Date: 12 Mar 1925 Death Location: Dufferin Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860 Birth Location: East Garafraxa #011280.  The transcription is in error on William's death, his surname is very clearly written HAWS.  George Haws, his brother, was the informant on his death.

His death registration gives his date of birth as Nov. 16, 1859.

Tomb stone #12-9 at Price's Corners Cemetery, which is a flat stone,  reads as follows:

HAWS, William James Haws, 1859-1925.  His wife, Elizabeth Ann Simpson, 1863-1927.