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Hello Heywood

Thanks for your repley.


As yet I don't have the marriage certificate, but it is on my list of needs.
The 1871 cencus shows Michael working as a servant for a farmer called Hewitt In thelwall, Cheshire.
By 1878 he had moved on to Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
The parants of his wife Eleanor originate from Kilkenny, Ireland.
Thomas & Catherine Flinn, they also settled in Chesterfield. The 1881 cencus shows all of them residing at the Barleymow Inn, Saltergate.

Regards

Hi
Thank you so much for all the information, I am so greatful.

The address of N Mole Street is correct, I have letters from Ina to Ellen with this address on them.

As for the different birth dates of George, and maybe he lied about this, I think this is also correct.
                                       1930 passenger list: 1879.
                                       1939 passenger list:1871.


This is indeed very interesting and will take me a while to undertsand it all.
As you are both very good at this may I put something else into the puzzle.

1920 US census
George W Blake B: England 1872. married. Immigration year 1907.
Mary E Blake      B: England 1876. married. Immigration year 1907.

This doesn't seem much in its self, but on the cencus George's occupation is Hospital Doorman.
1930 US census (when married to Ina), George's occupation is Hospital Doorman.
Shelly has found that Ina was going to join Ewen Fraser in 1910 at 500 N. 18th St.
The 1920 census has George & Mary's residence as Buttonwood Street.

I have Google Earthed these two adresses and found that they are only two blocks apart.How strange is that?

George must have left England married to Mary ?,either divorced or widowed then met Ina in Philadelphia?

Graham

Hi
Thanks for your reply.
I have searched Familysearch & FreeBMD & Philadelphia PA but found nothing.

Is it possible they married at sea? Idon't know where such records would be kept.

I think the W does stand for William, not sure about the A.

He is named on Ellen's marriage certificate, occupation doctors assistant.
On the US census he worked as a hospital doorman, so Idon't think he had anything to do with medicine etc.

In the 1930 US census there is an Alexander Joseph Morrison (nephew) listed B: Scotland 1909. So did George have a sister or did he become a hephew through Ina's marriage

I have tried searching George or Ina Morrison, again with no luck.
I have letters to Ellen from uncle Bill refering to her father so George must have had a brother William.
There seems to be a Scotish link here as all the sailings to the states were from Glasgow
I have searched Scotish records and found some Blakes but can't limk it to anything.
Also the fact that Ellen was born in London doesn't mean George came from there.
So many Questions!!

Regards

Hi
thats good thank you