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Title: Downing to North America from UK
Post by: Hoka on Friday 30 July 04 06:46 BST (UK)
William Churley Downing left Devon for North America.
William was born in 1883 in Medway.
Anyone have a departure passenger list at hand.
I know he was in Chicago, Illinois in 1924.

Thanks for any help.

Hoka.
Title: Re: Downing to North America from UK
Post by: Juszach on Saturday 31 July 04 15:36 BST (UK)
Hoka,
         I went to the Ellis Island website in search of your William Downing. There are many William Downings' that came to the USA from England, Ireland etc..  Try this website and see if you find your Downing

http://www.ellisisland.org/

Good Luck!
Title: Re: Downing to North America from UK
Post by: Juszach on Saturday 31 July 04 15:41 BST (UK)
Hoka,
     I just looked at another thread of inquiries and see where you helped someone else using Ellis Island. Glad to see you were already aware of that website!
Title: Re: Downing to North America from UK
Post by: grub on Monday 26 April 10 16:50 BST (UK)
I realize this is an old post but...
there is a William C. Downing, age 40, carpenter, crossing border from Canada to Detroit in 1923.
He was heading to Illinois to his brother Wallace in Chicago.
Further details available if you need them , if this is the right person.
Regards,
Grub
Title: Re: Downing to North America from UK
Post by: coombs on Saturday 01 May 10 11:19 BST (UK)
Hi Hoka

Do you know if your William had a brother Wallace?

Ben
Title: Re: Downing to North America from UK
Post by: Mort29 on Saturday 01 May 10 11:34 BST (UK)
Yes, he did.

The 1901 RG13; Piece: 2163; Folio: 65; Page: 3 Northam, Devon shows Wallace (c1892), altho William isnt there, nor is his Father George.

He was in 1891 RG12; Piece: 1787; Folio 61; Page 11 Northam.
Title: Re: Downing to North America from UK
Post by: coombs on Saturday 01 May 10 14:28 BST (UK)
It does look like you have the right family then.