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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: Ashnz on Friday 09 May 25 03:51 BST (UK)
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Warm greetings,
I am interested in a basic understanding of immigration to San Francisco as my great aunt immigrated from New Zealand to San Francisco in 1883 with her husband and daughter. Information about them can be found here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100905780/ciliane_marie-beck (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100905780/ciliane_marie-beck)
My first question is: Would they have arrived directly at the port of San Francisco? (not at New York?)
My second quest is: They lived at 164 Clara Street, San Francisco - Is there a high school (in 1883) the daughter Anna most likely attended?
Thank you for your help and expertise,
My kindest regards,
Ashley
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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18830829.2.3.1?end_date=31-12-1883&items_per_page=10&page=3&query=San+Francisco++passengers&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1883
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Google 1880s maps of San Francisco
Listed as Clary Street on this map - I think the map is wrong because Google Maps today calls it Clara St., but not positive. look for a few more maps and decide.
click on the link to enlarge
http://www.davidrumsey.com/maps1140049-30522.html
Lincoln grammar school not far away. don't know if kids were assigned by location back then as they are today, or if parents could send them wherever they wanted.
Google "were there high schools in 1883 in san francisco"
https://sfgenealogy.org/doku.php?id=san_francisco_county:databases:schools
https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Public_Schools_in_19th_Century_San_Francisco
didn't look for part 1
has a section on Lincoln grammar school
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_schools_in_California
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newspapers.com for Annie Beck, 1880 to 1903, San Francisco.
reference to Annie (Senior)'s death in 1897, but you have that.
also, for schools:
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/27532488/
San Francisco Chronicle
Issue Date: Friday, June 17, 1887
Page: 7
a listing for
Annie Beck, seventh grade
possibly at the Whittier Primary School
Miss N. A. Maloney, Teacher
Note find someone with a subscription. I am only trying to make sense out of an OCR scan and might be wrong.
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And this doc talks about SF schools during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886,
listing for
Whittier Primary School - Harrison between 4th and 5th < - would agree with Clara St location on the map
and says the Girl's HS location was on the north side of Bush Street between Hyde and Larkin
https://library.sfgenealogy.org/directory/san-francisco-county-directory/1887/1887_49.pdf
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Annie Junior wouldn't have entered high school until about age 13 or 14, unless things were different back then. I was 13.
7th grade at age 11 would be about right, but a little young.
edited to add: Or it might have been promotion /to/ 7th grade which would fit a little better. The article was about promotions, I think.
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newspapers.com for Annie Beck, 1880 to 1903, San Francisco.
reference to Annie (Senior)'s death in 1897, but you have that.
also, for schools:
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/27532488/
San Francisco Chronicle
Issue Date: Friday, June 17, 1887
Page: 7
a listing for
Annie Beck, seventh grade
possibly at the Whittier Primary School
Miss N. A. Maloney, Teacher
Note find someone with a subscription. I am only trying to make sense out of an OCR scan and might be wrong.
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The above info fits with what is in the article. The list of children is reported to be the list of annual promotions on the recommendation of their teachers.