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The Common Room / Re: Where were they born?
« on: Tuesday 18 March 14 01:30 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks, Gert.  The Andrew Fletcher (and family) that I am pursuing is the one offered up by lissa from the 1900 US Census.  At 24 Mathias Street, he would have lived just a few blocks away from Alexander Fletcher on Sylvan Avenue.  My line runs:

me
AEF (b. 1938)
Leonard Fletcher / Anna Critchlow
AEF (b. 1883, Barrow-in-Furness)
Alexander Fletcher (b.1839 Whitehaven) / Hannah Lancaster (b.abt 1840, Distington)
John Fletcher (no data yet) / Mary Lancaster (b. 1813 Winscales)

I'm only a couple days into this, so I'm sure there's lots more to sift through.  I'm sending a email to my parents and siblings on March 19th to let them all know about AEF's 19 March 1902 voyage.  So far, I'm the only one in my immediate family that knows where he came from and when he arrived.

Stephen

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The Common Room / Re: Where were they born?
« on: Monday 17 March 14 17:28 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Gert:

I've just started genealogical research on Albert Edward Fletcher and ran into a roadblock researching this couple.  I found this thread and joined the RootsChat to explore this thread.

My angle is this: Albert Edward Fletcher of Barrow-in-Furness is my great grandfather, of whom my father (also Albert Edward Fletcher) had minimal information, only knowing that he was from England.  Just last week I found AEF's 1902 passenger listing, stating he is going to his brother Alexander's house in McKeesport, Pennsylvania at 2011 Sylvan Ave.  He sailed from Liverpool on March 19 1902 (anniversary being two days from today!).  AEF's parents were Alexander and Hannah (Lancaster) Fletcher. To keep this message short (plus I left my notes at home) I think this Andrew Fletcher and AEF are connected in some way.

Have you learned much more since this thread was active?

Hoping there is a connection, because sorting out Andrew and Matilda has been complicated to say the least!  Same goes for Hannah.

Cheers,
Stephen

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