migrant to USA mystery

[south shields]

My grandfather spent some time in the United States. He is on English census in 1891, but not on 1901. He married my grandmother in England in 1906....and remained in England for rest of his life. His name was Jacob Tate Foster dob 1876. He came from the Newcastle upon tyne area. I have found a passenger J Foster on a boat going from Liverpool to New York on in 1891 but that was before the census date so do not think it was him as he was with his family on census. He was a coalminer/engineer and apparently talked about mountains of coal and haematite when he came home. Stayed with family in Ohio or Pittsburgh??? Anyone that can help out there? Many thanks.

[karenlee]

Hi

This might be him...

Philadelphia Passenger List
April 1900
"S.S.  Belgenland"

Sailed from Liverpool 18th April 1900
Arrived Port of Philadelphia  April 1900

Jacob T FOSTER aged 24 Male Single
Occupation = Turner
Able to read and write
Nationality = English
Last Residence = Newcastle on Tyne
Final destination = Wheeling Virginia. Has ticket to this destination paid for by Jacob T FOSTER
In possession of over UK3.00
Never been to USA before
Joining his cousin William TATE ?? Olave House
No prison record
In good mental health

Cheers
Karenlee

[shellyesq]

The 1898-99 Wheeling, West Virginia city directory has a William Tate, engineer for The E.C. Flaccus Co., who resided in Bridgeport, Ohio (which is apparently right across the river from Wheeling.)  So that seems to fit with the information on Ohio.  Pittsburgh is probably the closest large city to that area.

I found an Ohio death certificate for a William Tate, a stationary engineer, born England and died in Bridgeport, Ohio here - http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start 

[south shields]

many many thanks - very rapid info finding and I really think you have both got the right one as Jacob's mum was Sarah tate - all fits!! I can now research further.