Boston Records

[toekneebee]

Can anyone help me please?

I am trying to trace the Swire family who went to Boston in Oct 1872 on SS Samaria sailing from Liverpool.

Family comprised of:

Rachel Swire (nee Bilsborrow) b 1839 Thornley Lancashire married to Richard who was not on the passenger list
Ellen Ann b1859 Rochdale
Ann b1860 Rochdale
Charles b1861 Rochdale
Isabella b1864 Rochdale
John Hnery b1868 Rochdale
Emily b1871 Rochdale.

Lost all trace of them when they arrived.

[liverpool lass]

Have you tried this site?

http://beta.familysearch.org/
I have found lots of mine on here.

[merjones]

This family seems to have the correct names and ages, but the last name is BAXTER.  Could Rachel have married after her arrival here?

1880 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

all born in England

Charles Baxter 43 Clerk in store
Rachel Baxter 41 Keeping house
Anna Baxter 19 Cotton mill
Isabella Baxter 15 Cotton mill
Francis Baxter 13 at school
John Baxter 12 at school
Emily Baxter 8  at school
Mary Hill 52 boarder, cotton mill

[merjones]

Name: Rachel Belsbrough Baxter
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 28 Jul 1893
Death Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
Age: 54
Birth Date: 1839
Birthplace: England
Occupation: Housewife
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charles H. Baxter
Father's Name: Charles
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: England

[merjones]

Groom's Name: Daniel Greenwood
Groom's Birth Date: 1853
Groom's Age: 33
Bride's Name: Isabel Baxter
Bride's Birth Date: 1863
Bride's Age: 23
Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1886
Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: James
Groom's Mother's Name: Sarah
Bride's Father's Name: Charles H.
Bride's Mother's Name: Rachael

[merjones]

Name: Isabel Greenwood
Death Date: 07 Jun 1909
Death Place: Fall River,,Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: 1864
Birth Date: 1864
Birthplace: England
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Daniel Greenwood
Father: Charles H Baxter
Mother: Rachel Billsbury

[merjones]

Was Rachel's 1st husband's name "Richard Henry Swire"?

1871 Castleton, Lancashire

75 Durham Street, Rochdale

Henry Swire age 34, Bootmaker
Rachel Swire age 32 Chippring
Ellen Swire age 12, calico weaver, York Leeds
Ann Swire age 11, woolen operator
Charles Swire age 9 scholar
Isabel Swire age 7 scholar
Francis Swire age 5 scholar
John Henry Swire age 2
John Swire age 77 Widow, bootmaker

[merjones]

Groom's Name: Henry Swire
Groom's Birth Date: 1836
Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Rachel Bilsborough
Bride's Birth Date: 1837
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 1857
Marriage Place: St. Chad, Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Groom's Father's Name: John Swire
Bride's Father's Name: Charles Bilsborough

[toekneebee]

WOW!

What can I say. A BIG thank you. This must be the family, everything fits. Rachel's husband, Richard Henry Swire, was not on the passenger list on the boat that took the family over to Boston, but so far I have been unable to find any death/burial record of him here in England and wondered if he went over seperately to the USA in advance of the family to set up home and get a job as so often happened.

I had their wedding and 1871 census details and it's nice to get this confirmation.