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a family arrived in Wisconsin ? I have a Jeffrey family, husband William and wife Mary Ann. They were still in England when their last child was born in 1845. They had a big family their births - all in Biddenden Kent - ranging from 1818 to 1845. However William and Mary Ann died in Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 1874 and 1893 respectively. So they must have gone sometime between 1845 and 1874 - a thirty year span. I have no idea which port they would have sailed from or how many of them actually went. I have not managed to find any lists of people emigrating to Wisconsin and would be grateful for any help/guidance as to how to track them. Thanks.

What birth years do you have for the parents please

This could be them in 1870:

William Jeffrey

in the 1870 United States Federal Census
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Name: William Jeffrey
Age in 1870: 76
Birth Year: abt 1794
Birthplace: England
Home in 1870: Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Waukesha
Value of Real Estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
William Jeffrey 76
Mary Jeffrey 70

what were the names of the children



Name:William Jeffrey

Age in 1870:76

Birth Year:abt 1794

Birthplace:England

Home in 1870:Lisbon, Wisconsin

Race:White

Gender:Male

Post Office:Waukesha


Household Members:

William Jeffrey 76
Mary Jeffrey 70

Name:William Jeffrey (farmer) also: John & George

Arrival Date:26 Apr 1842

Birth Date:abt 1795

Age:47

Gender:Male

Port of Departure:London, England

Port of Arrival:New York, New York

Ship Name:Mediator

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1850
Name:Wm Jeffrey

Age:55

Birth Year:abt 1795

Birthplace:England

Home in 1850:Lisbon, Wisconsin, USA

Gender:Male

Family Number:877

Household Members:


Jno McLaughlin 35
Mary McLaughlin 30
Mary McLaughlin 2
Thos McLaughlin 0
Wm Jeffrey 55
Mary A Jeffrey 50
Henry Jeffrey 12
Robert Jeffrey 4

Thank you both. That certainly looks like them. The birth years for William and Mary Ann were 1795 William and 1801 Mary Ann. The children were: William 1830, Mary Ann 1831, Jane 1833, Elizabeth 1836, Henry Thomas 1839, John 1844, Frances 1845. The child William 1830 would not have gone with them as he married in 1853 in Benenden, Kent. Thanks so much for trying to help me out.

There's this naturalization record for William Jeffrey in Waukesha Co., Wis.


William Jeffrey

in the U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)
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Name: William Jeffrey
Birth Place: Great Britain
Court District: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
Date of Action: 23 Mar 1868

Hi Margee - I certainly think you have the right William Jeffrey and on the census return. Now I will endeavour to find when they got there and from where !! Oh why can't they stay put - it would make it a lot easier for us !!!

It looks like they may have left in 1842, see above

Hi Gins - have a doubt about the 1842 as I do not have details of a George and the youngest child was born 1845 back in Benenden, Kent. Thanks anyway

If Mary Ann's ms was Wimsett, there's a tree on Ancestry which lists some of those children, but also has some different ones, including a George.
No proof given for the children's births .

The daughter Mary Ann (1831 Biddenden - 1911 New Lisbon,Wisconsin) seems to be the ancestor of the tree owner. She married Roland Pearson in Waukesha in 1852, so that narrows down the migration date, though migration isn't listed.

The family name is spelled Jeffery.


Family Members
Parents

William Jeffery
1796 – 1893

Mary Ann Wimsett
1801 – 1874

Children: (all apparently born Biddenden, but no proof given):

John Jeffery
20/05/1818 –

James Jeffery
1823 –

Sarah Jeffery
20/03/1825 –


George Jeffery
1827 –


Susan Jeffery
14/08/ 1829 –

Mary Ann Jeffery
20/05/ 1831 – 1911

Elizabeth Jeffery
12/06/1836 –

Henry Thomas Jeffery
1839 –

John Jeffery
1844 –

Frances Jeffery
1845 –

Re a George, I can see this one, but not the one listed on that tree:


George Jeffery
England Births and Christenings
Name George Jeffery
Gender Male
Christening Date 18 Mar 1832
Christening Place Biddenden, Kent, England
Father's Name William Jeffery
Mother's Name Mary Jeffery


also a Sarah, christened the same day:


Sarah Jeffery
England Births and Christenings
Name Sarah Jeffery
Gender Female
Christening Date 18 Mar 1832
Christening Place Biddenden, Kent, England
Father's Name William Jeffery
Mother's Name Mary



And presumably the same Sarah's marriage in Waukesha, so looks like the same family as Margaret's:

Sarah Jeffrey

Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930
marriage:
17 June 1856
Menomonee, Waukesha, Wisconsin
father:
Wm. Jeffrey
mother:
Mary Ann Jeffrey
spouse:
Daniel Pilgrim
other:
Joseph Pilgrim, Elizabeth Pilgrim




Frances Jeffry
England, Kent, Parish Registers
Name Frances Jeffry
Event Type Christening
Event Date 14 Sep 1845
Event Place Biddenden, Kent, England
Father's Name William Jeffry
Mother's Name Mary Jeffry

Two possible Johns, including the one Margaret has:

John Jeffery

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening:
18 March 1832
Biddenden, Kent, England
residence:
Kent, England
father:
William Jeffery
mother:
Mary




John Jeffery

England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911
christening:
15 September 1844
Biddenden, Kent, England
father:
William Jeffery
mother:
Mary Jeffery

Elizabeth Jeffery

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening:
12 June 1836
Biddenden, Kent, England
residence:
Kent, England
father:
William Jeffery
mother:
Mary

Jane christened same day as Elizabeth above:


Jane Jeffery

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening:
12 June 1836
Biddenden, Kent, England
residence:
Biddenden, Kent, England
father:
William Jeffery
mother:
Mary Jeffery

Henry Thomas Jeffery

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening:
21 July 1839
Biddenden, Kent, England
residence:
Kent, England
father:
William Jeffery
mother:
Mary

William Jeffery

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening:
18 March 1832
Biddenden, Kent, England
residence:
Biddenden, Kent, England
father:
William Jeffery
mother:
Mary Jeffery

Susan and Mary Ann christened same day as George, Sarah, William, and the first John:


Susan Jeffery

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening:
18 March 1832
Biddenden, Kent, England
residence:
Kent, England
father:
William Jeffery
mother:
Mary



Mary Ann Jeffery

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening:
18 March 1832
Biddenden, Kent, England
residence:
Biddenden, Kent, England
father:
William Jeffery
mother:
Mar

ArgyllGran - what an absolute star you are. I am grateful for all that information. It looks as if more or less the whole family emigrated although there is only mention of William and sons John and George on the ship info (above). Maybe they went at slightly different times. That is something I will try and find out. Thank you so much for your help[.I really do appreciate it.

Re the ship info:

George's DOB's near enough, but John's is a bit out - but I can't see the image on Ancestry to check:


New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850
Passenger Lists
Name: George Jeffery
Birth: abt 1828
Origin: Great Britain
Departure: London
Arrival: 26 Apr 1842 - New York


New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850
Passenger Lists
Name: John Jeffery
Birth: abt 1829
Origin: Great Britain
Departure: London
Arrival: 26 Apr 1842 - New York