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Caithness / Re: Brock - Thurso to Buffalo, NY!
« on: Friday 08 September 06 22:48 BST (UK)  »
Sorry, I know nothing about Dorothy Brock.  Did note on the census from 1930 where she was listed, her father said he was born in Vermont and both he and his wife were listed as actors.  I think some of the family lived in Barre, Vt. but the only one I found in 1910 in Vermont  was 7 years old.  However I did notice a very interesting listing in Buffalo in the 1910 census.  There was a Janet Brock, widow, listed as having 12 children, 9 living, and her two sons--Malcolm 22 and George 20, the latter a stone cutter. The year of immigration was 1901 for all of them but this might just be a mistake if as you wrote she came in 1906.  Wondered if this could have been him and like my other grandmother never became naturalized.

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Caithness / Re: Brock - Thurso to Buffalo, NY!
« on: Friday 01 September 06 22:33 BST (UK)  »
I am new to on line research so you can imagine my surprise to find this title while browsing through the site.  Janet Thomson Brock was my great grandmother and Robert Thomson Brock was my grandfather.  She died in 1935 at 99, I believe, when she was living with her daughter Jesse Thomson and her family on the next street over from my grandparents.  I was only three at time so I have only vague family stories to refer to but I believe she had had 12 children.  There were other family members living in Buffalo involved in the stone monument business,  I've heard,  and the widow of one of Robert's brothers lived next door to my grandparents.

In reference to the East India company, I have a note written years ago from my aunt that said her grandfather William Brock had been in the Army in India but have no further information on that. 

As I understand it my grandfather's change of occupation was due to ill health.  This may have been due to the fact he was unable to work in the stone yards any more, possibly due to silicosis and/or his service in WW I.    So the family bought a small newspaper/ cigar store in order that he could have a business in Buffalo.  He died in 1931 before I was born so again all I know is family stories. 

I was born in Buffalo but no longer live there so I have no access to local records but am beginning to research the Census data that is on line here and will be looking for more material.  But I do want to thank you so much for adding all this information to my family history.


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