ALICE JAMES & ? FOSTER Entry to USA abt 1912

[Erato]

LA Times, 2 May 1965

Forster, Arthur B., beloved husband of Mrs. Lucile L. Forster, loving father of Mrs. Dorothy Plas, also survived by 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren; a brother and sister in England.

Services at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Little Church of the Flowers, Forest Lawn, Glendale.  Forest Lawn Mortuary.

[shellyesq]

I think this is daughter Dorothy:

Social Security Death Index
Dorothy A. Pias
Last Residence: Monterey, Monterey Co., California
Born   22 Jan. 1912
Died    20 Jun. 2001
SSN issued in California before 1951

[saworth]

Thank you Erato for all your help with this - much appreciated.  I have found the marriage on Free BMD website and have ordered certificate to see if it is the same Alice.  Although I know her sisters had middle names, I hadn't come across one for her, but would presume she had one too.  Aubrey sounds like a family name and I don't have any lineage to Aubrey on my tree! With regard to the death notice for Arthur, do I presume he married again, as the wife's name is different.  Don't know if the Alice had died at this point, or divorced.  Thanks, Sally
p.s. These two were married about 5 minutes from where I live in England!

[shellyesq]

The California death index has Alice dying in 1959, so he may well have remarried after her death.

[saworth]

Many thanks for clearing that up!  I suppose I shall have to wait for the marriage certificate now to see if she mentions her parent's names. I will come back to you all within the week. Thanks, Sally

[saworth]

Having looked at the passport details, I see it says Alice is 44 at time of application, which would mean she was born abt 1879.  Query now is that the Alice James I am after was born March 1873.  Could there really have been such an age gap on official paperwork?  I know census returns aren't always accurate.  Thanks, Sally

[Erato]

She seems to have repeatedly misrepresented her age.

[saworth]

Just another query while I wait for the marriage certificate. Would anyone know if the ship would have entered via Ellis Island, as I thought all immigrants had to register there and I couldn't find these two there?  Thanks, Sally

[Erato]

Not everyone entered through NY; this ship went to Philadelphia.