Charles Friel Immigration

[littlefacey]

Hello!

Can anyone help me trace Charles Friel who was born in N. Ireland but immigrated to America leaving behind his family?

FYI

BornCharles Friel b. 23rd July 1871 in Londonderry, Ireland   (parents Hugh Friel & Annie Kears)
Marriage 1895 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire to Sarah Linden

1881 Census
Living in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland with parents & siblings

1891 Census
Living in Bathgate, West Lothian (boarder) working as a Coal Miner

7th August 1923 - Immigration (see details below)

Name                                            Charles Friel
Gender                                          Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality                      Irish
Marital Status                                Married
Age                                              50
Birth Date                                     1873
Birth Place                                    Ireland
Other Birth Place                           Port Stewart
Last Known Residence                   Airdrie, Scotland
Departure Port                              Glasgow, Scotland
Arrival Date                                  7 Aug 1923
Arrival Port                                   New York, New York, USA
Final Destination                           New York, New York
Years in US                                   Permanently
Citizenship Intention                      Yes
Height                                          5 Feet, 6 Inches
Hair Color                                     Gray
Eye Color                                      Blue
Complexion                                   Fair
Money in Possession                      $50
Person in Old Country                    Mrs Sarah Friel
Person in Old Country Relationship  Wife
Person in Old Country Residence     Airdrie
Person in US                                 John McGraw
Person in US Relationship               Friend
Spouse                                         Sarah Friel
Ship Name                                    Assyria
Household members                 


Any help would be amazing!

[oldohiohome]

He's not the man in Queens, NYC in 1925, an undertaker. That man was there in 1910.
He's not the man in Allegheny and Beaver Counties, Pennsylvania. He married in that area in 1903.
He's not the man who died in Delaware County, PA in the 1940s. He was there by  1910.

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Could he have returned to Scotland? [Standard answer when you can't find a person in the US after arriving.] 

[aghadowey]

BornCharles Friel b. 23rd July 1871 in Londonderry, Ireland   (parents Hugh Friel & Annie Kears)

Charles Friel born Portstewart (which matches manifest birthplace in your 1st post).
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1871/03289/2205241.pdf

Page 2 of 1923 manifest gives friend as John McGraw, 246 8th Ave., N.Y.

[RayDen]

Not sure if you have this information but here is the 1901 census for Sarah Friel (nee Linden):

DetailSource
Name:   Sarah Friel
Age:   25
Estimated Birth Year:   abt 1876
Relationship:   Head
Gender:   Female
Where born:   New Monkland, Lanarkshire
Registration Number:   651
Registration district:   New Monkland
Civil parish:   New Monkland
County:   Lanarkshire
Address:   1 Chayne's Land
ED:   54
Household schedule number:   43
Line:   1
Roll:   CSSCT1901_344
Household Members   Age   Relationship
Sarah Friel      25   Head  (died 1925 Scotland)
Hugh Friel      4   Son
Terence Friel  2   Son (died 1901)
Mary Friel      9 Mo Daughter  (died 1968 Scotland)

Son Terence died 1901: 2 further children Annie (1902 - 1985 Scotland), James (1904)

Through process of interrogation on the Scotlands People 1911 census I believe that the family (without Charles) may be living in Maryhill Lanarkshire:

Surname   Forename   Year   Gender   Age    Ref                RD Name   County/ City   Image View
FRIEL         HUGH      1911 M           13     644/14 23/ 30  Maryhill          Lanark

I did'nt have any credits to check/confirm the 1911 census on Scotlands People.

Daughter Mary (Mary Linden Friel) married a William Sheridan 10th Feb 1923 in Plains, Lanarkshire.

Daughter Annie Friel married Edward Gallacher 14 July 1923 in Plains Lanarkshire.  The online tree I found on An..ty shows at least 4 children :

Sarah (Sadie) Gallacher 1924–1999

Patrick Gallacher 1926–2019

Catherine Gallacher 1928–

Charles Gallacher 1930–2010

Ray

[sotonscotted]

Charles Friel is my great great grandfather. The family rumour was that he had been "hit by a steamroller" when working in Connecticut. I found a death certificate for a Charles Friel who died in Connecticut in 1924 (timeline works), says he's Scottish rather than Irish (easy mistake to make given that's where he had enetered the US from) and states he's about ten years younger than he actually is. Cause of death was motor vehicle injuries. So while not everything matches I believe that this is Charles' death certificate. His family were supposed to go out and meet him but when he died, this was called off. His family remained in Scotland and some of us are still there to this day. If you have any questions feel free to ask.