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Thank you Choccy and Susan.

After speaking to my sister i can confirm.

Dorothy Skeates Rowlinson was adopted. My mother had told my sister.

The passenger list is correct Choccy.

The Skeates Keen connection also helped.

Dorothy Skeate dob 1920 A/M/June
Mother Elizabeth Keen Married William Cookson Skeate.
Elizabeth Skeate dod 1920 A/M/June.
Thank you for you assistance.
Best wishes
Maurice.

Hi Susan,

I myself had been confused for a number of years. Only having aunt this or uncle that to go on makes it at times hard to track people down.

My mother also visited this family in the 1970s but only called them aunt Maggie and uncle Bob.

As for Maggies name on the marriage cert i have a few certs where the person has used their second or preffered name. As far as i am aware this is not illegal.
Thanks for you input.
Best wishes
Maurice.

Cheers Choccy, there is most certainly a lot of information to sift through.
But am fairly certain this is the family.

Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

Best wishes
Maurice.

can't see anything else!! - marriage certificate seems to be the only way forward to confirm

Dorothy Skeate Rawlinson is also a mystery .....


:-)

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960

Name: Annie I Rowlinson
Birth Date: abt 1914
Age: 16
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 7 Sep 1930
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Franconia
Search Ship Database: View the 'Franconia' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Cunard Line
Official Number: 147216


travelling with mother and sister Dorothy

Annie (a student) -

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: Annie Isabel Rowlinson
Arrival Date: 30 Oct 1933
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birth Location: England
Birth Location Other: barrow-in-furness
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Georgic

You are welcome Maurice,I am still confused but I do hope it is the correct person you are looking for .

Good luck
Suex

Hi Susan.

Thank you for your interest, Choccy is that fast i have had no time to thank you.

Best wishes
Maurice.

Blimey Choccy, i cannot keep up with you.

Now i am intrigued as to the short stay. It could have been the outbreak of ww2. Will have to check up the exact dates.

Berst wishes
Maurice.

Thanks again Choccy, There were still family members living in Albert st around that time.

Best wishes
Maurice.

they didn't stay long - here they are going back to the USA

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: Rober Rowlinson
Arrival Date: 16 Sep 1939
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birth Location: England
Birth Location Other: kindal
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Aquitania


travelling with Maggie

and there is also a Mary Agnes HARROLD (aged 37) who is 'possibly' travelling with them - she is from Barrow

Thanks Choccy, i think i will get the marriage certificate for Maggie and Robert.

Kendal, Dalton, Barrow and Millom are all in close proximity, so it could well be him.

Best wishes
Maurice.

Choccy
Good find

I must admit I am still a little confused as to how Agness Ann Kellet got to be Maggie ROWLINSON on to a marriage cert to Robert they usually put there correct birth name .

All the same I can see a connection .

Suex

travelling with wife Margaret -

UK destination address - 77 Albert Street, Millom

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960

Name: Robert Rowlinson
Birth Date: abt 1885
Age: 54
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 9 Aug 1939
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Boston
Ship Name: Laconia
Search Ship Database: View the 'Laconia' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Cunard White Star
Official Number: 145923

could this be him ?

Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943

Name: Robert Rowlinson
Arrival Date: 1 Oct 1923
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Celtic
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Louis De La Haye
Last Residence: England
Birthplace: Kendal, England


wife - 26 Prince Street, Dalton in Furness

Thanks Choccy, the family were in New York when my grandmother visited.

Best wishes
Maurice.

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Margaret Rowlinson
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Home in 1930: Sea Cliff, Nassau, New York
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Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1926
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Robert Rowlinson
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members: Name Age

Robert Rowlinson 45
Margaret Rowlinson 43
Annie I Rowlinson 16
Dorothy Rowlinson 10

the following 4 are boarders -

Patrick Flynn 29
William Obrien 23
Donald Mckenzie 30
Joe Goldrick 35

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Sea Cliff, Nassau, New York; Roll: 1462; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 192; Image: 512.0; FHL microfilm: 2341197.

Thank you Choccy, the family does have Barrow in Furness connections.

Best wishes
Maurice.

here's the birth of Annie Isabel -

Births Jun 1914 (>99%)
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ROWLINSON Annie I Kellett Barrow F 8e 1415


I can't see a birth for Dorothy, but I did find this -


Births Jun 1920 (>99%)
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Skeate Dorothy Keen Barrow F. 8e 1536


There are several Skeate/Keen births in Barrow up to 1920.


On the original passenger list 'Skeate' has been written against Dorothy's name, above the printed surname of Rawlinson.

Hi Choccy,

If it is not too much trouble to ask is there any information dob where born etc for Robert Rawlinson.
Thank you
Best wishes
Maurice.