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Emigrating to America 1880s [Pittsburgh]

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Geoffrey

Geoffrey Report 26 Nov 2007 07:16

Dear G/R members can anyone help.I have great grandfather George Blair marrying an Elisa or Elizabeth Wadsworth i think early 1880s Elisa was born Nr Bishop Auckland Co Durham.
They had children William born 1884 and Margret born 1883 .They i belive emigrated to Pittsburgh George appears to have been a colliery horse shoer [blacksmith ] Grandfather George [also] was born there I think George snr died there , and Elisa poor thing came home as i have her marrying a Charles Shields Oct 1888 at
Reg Office in Bishop Auckland.She went on to have several more
children to Charles
Many Thanks for any help
Geoff Jacques [ mothers maiden name Blair ]