Where to start! HELP!!

[Lewy]

This is my husband's family so am a little bewildered and uncomfortable with the whole thing BUT someone may be able to help.

On looking at the 1901 British Census for George Henry Draper POST I see that he was born in France and that his parents are US Citizens. His parents names were Frederick A and Harriet POST - occupation just says 'Living on own means'. The 1891 cenus says they were from New York.

They were obviously in France between 1875 and 1883 as they have children born there but there is no indication of why they were in France, or where they got married.

CAN ANYONE HELP ME? Any information would be wonderful ... many thanks.

Lewy

[L23]

Your Post's get around!!!!!  And wealthy! Got quite a lot on them, will have a look for some more

Frederick A Post was born into a wealthy family in 1849 New York.

1850 US Census - lived New York Ward 12, NY, NY house valued at 20,000 USD
Edward Post 28 Gentleman bn NY
Clementine Post 25 bn Rhode Island
Edward C Post 5 bn France
Frederick A Post 1 bn NY
various live-in servants among which labourer, coachman, waiter.

Fredirick Post travelled on the ship 'Arctic' in 1852 departing from Liverpool arriving in New York USA on 31 May 1852.  He is listed as being aged 2 and born in USA.  He was with mother a Mrs Edward Post age 31 and brother Edward age 6.
Line: 37 
Microfilm Roll: 113 
List Number: 628 

Fred A Post travelled on the ship 'Arago' in 1856 departing from France arriving in New York USA 18 Jun 1856 .  He is listed as being aged 7 years 6 months.  He was with father Wright E Post age 34 years 7 months, mother Clementine Post aged 30 years 8 months, and brother Edward Post aged 12 years 9 months.  In Cabin Gentleman and Lady.
Line: 14 
Microfilm Roll: 163 
List Number: 501

Mr W E Post travelled on the ship 'Russia' in 1869 departing from Liverpool arriving in New York USA on 25 May 1869.  He is listed as being aged 42 and born in USA NY
Line: 19 
Microfilm Roll: 311 
List Number: 544 

Frederick A Post travelled on the ship 'Scotia' in 1871 departing from Liverpool arriving in New York USA on 9 Aug 1871.  He is listed as being aged 21 and born in USA, occupation none.
Line: 39 
Microfilm Roll: 346 
List Number: 782 

In 1871 Census UK Wright E Post aged 42, gentleman and Clementina Post aged 46, lady were staying at the Lord Waldon Hotel at South Pier Dover, Kent

Wright E Post travelled on the ship 'Republic' in 1881 departing from Liverpool arriving in New York USA on 22 Oct 1881.  He is listed as being aged 49 and born in USA.
Line: 2 
Microfilm Roll: 443 
List Number: 1488 

1900 US Census Wright E Post was living in Manhatten NY with son Edward C Post
E C Post m bn Sept 1845 age 55 married 5 years
E J Post  f bn May 1872 age 28 married 5 years no children
Wright Post m bn Feb 1822 age 78 widow
7 servants

[Lewy]

wow!! thank you for that wealth of information - they must have had good money!!! And then my George Henry Draper married into a really rich family too!!! Money does attract money as they say!

You have gottem ne another generation back with Wright Edward and Clementine so thanks you.

Do you know off hand of where to find birth or baptism records? And more importantly, are they relations of yours? Have you any idea how they made their money??

All these questions!!! Sorry.

Thanks once again!
Lewy

[L23]

Lewy

I have the full family tree for these Posts.  Back to abt 1400.

I have it all on ged file family tree maker, do you have this software?  I can email it to you or a pdf report if you do not have.  Can you mail back to this with your email address.

Regards
L

[Langham]

George Henry Draper Post was my great uncle so I'm extremely interested in any authenticated information or pictures you may have. I, too, have a tree of some 200 Posts and they appear to be two main branches: one from Connecticut which has been traced back to England to a Thomas Post (NEHGS) and one from Long Island which goes back to one Richard Post in about 1640. I've not been able to find any reliable information about this line before 1640. The book "The Post Family" published in 1905 by Marie Caroline de Trobriand Post has been largely discredited before then.
I don't know why my branch of the Posts went to Paris in the 1840s or thereabouts but I know they came to England in about 1884 and were Naturalised during the years from 1899 to 1916.
I'd really like to share any authenticated information you may have with any I have that you might find useful. My email address is
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Kind regards
Dick Post (UK)