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Hi, Kate,

Now that we're certain that we're talking about the same George Baggaley, can I make sure I have the right info for HIS parents?

I have this from the 1871 census:
John:  age 36, born Fenton
Emily:  34, b. Hanley
George: 16, b. Longton
Sarah: 13. b. Longton
Albert: 7, b. Longton
Emily: 5, b. East Vale

and this from 1861:
John Baggaley ("Baggerly"):  25, born Hanley
Emma Baggaley:  24; born Hanley
George Baggaley: 7; Longton
Sarah Baggaley:  3; Longton
Mary Baggaley 2 months; Longton
Joseph Drakeford:  age 55. born Hanley
Maria Drakeford: 53, born Fenton
Joseph Drakeford: 12, born Hanley
Georgeana Drakeford:  8, born Hanley

Looks like mom and dad were living with mom's parents. 

But it gets fuzzy for me here in the 1851 census:
George Baggaly: 56; born in Lane Delph
Isabella Baggaly: 30; born in Longton
John Baggaly: 17; born in Longton
William Baggaly: 15; born in Longton
Levi Baggaly: 7; born in Longton
James Baggaly: 4; born in Longton
Martha Baggaly: 2; born in Longton

Is this the right John Baggaley, and if so, are he and William George's sons by a different mother?  Isabella seems a bit young for them.   And is Longton anywhere near Fenton, or is it likely that someone just rushed through the census and listed all the children as being from the same locale?

Thanks for helping with this.

Sharon

Hi, Kate, it appears you and my daughter share a great-great-grandfather.  Here's what I know:

1.  He emigrated to the USA in 1884 and married Cornelia in 1885 (according to the 1910 US census).

2.  He first appears in the 1895 New Jersey state census, living with Cornelia and a child I believe to be hers, but not his. 

3.  George appears in several Trenton, NJ city directories between 1895 and 1901, with addresses showing he, Cornelia's family, and later her daughter's family, either shared or were a few blocks apart.

4.  He does not appear in the 1900 US census, but Cornelia does (living with her parents, although it's really her mother and step-father).  Their son, George D. (Drakford) is living with his half-sister and her husband, in the same house the elder George lived in, according to a few of those city directories.

5.  George died in February 1912.  His obituary names a brother-in-law (Albert Naylor) and gives the man's address for visitation.  I found Albert in the 1910 census living a few houses away from the one in the obit, also living with his 35 year old wife who emigrated from England in 1895.  So I looked him up in the 1900 US census and found...

6.  in 1900, living with the Naylors, was his 63 year old widowed mother-in-law from England, "Emma" Baggaley.

So it looks like Emily had another child, Elizabeth, in around 1875, and at some point also emigrated to the US (the 1900 census doesn't ask when, and I haven't found her in the 1910 one).

Hope this answers some of your questions.  For more about the down generations, feel free to e-mail me at ^(*)
Sharon

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