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Hi,everyone.Looking for help as to when Thomas and his family made the journeys to and from U.S.A. They appear to sail from Liverpool in 1879 on" USS Ohio" bound for Philadelphia.They are again shown arriving at Philadelphia,in May,1888 on board ship "Prussian" from Glasgow.I would really like to know when the family,or part of the family,left U.S.A. to return to England. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
All the best,Terry L.

Can you give some names of his family that he may have travelled with

Plus some ages would help

Certainly will.Wife Elizabeth,children,James,John,Elizabeth,Henry and Catherine/Kate
Terry.L.

Sorry.Ages in 1879 are,Elizabeth,43,Children 18,17,15,14 and 7

This looks like them on the 1871 census Thomas is a coal miner


Name: Thomas Allison
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Allison
Gender: Male
Where born: Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Auckland St Andrew
Ecclesiastical parish: Auckland St Andrew
Town: Fylands Bridge
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Auckland
Sub-registration district: Bishop Auckland
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Household schedule number: 48
Piece: 4927
Folio: 76
Page Number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Allison 35
Elizabeth Allison 33
Eleanor Allison 12
James Allison 10
John Allison 9
Elizabeth Allison 8
Henry Allison 6
Thomas Allison 2

That is definitely them, Shirley.It is the return journeys from U.S.A. I would really like to find.It must have been between 1880 and 1888.
Thanks,Terry.

Online travel records start from 1890 so not finding them on ancecstry

Looks like them on the 1880 United States census (you may have this)

Elizabeth Allison

in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Elizabeth Allison
Age: 44
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: England
Home in 1880: Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas Allison
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Keeping House
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and Dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Allison 50
Elizabeth Allison 44
James Allison 19
John Allison 17
Elizabeth Allison 16
Henry Allison 15
Kate Allison 9

Co-incidentally, there is this too, he's Boarding. Maybe Thomas was working away from "home", but recorded there also? in both cases a bit older than the 1871 census would indicate!

In the 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Allison
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: England
Home in 1880: Duncan, Tioga, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Coal Miner
Name Age
Thomas Allison 50

Thanks for that. Greyghost, You Say he is boarding.Where at and when?

Cheers,Terry.

What happened to little Thomas? He is on the 1871 census and not the next one.....in 1880 US

Poss death ??

Name: Thomas Allison
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Registration Year: 1872
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 3
Registration district: Auckland
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 131

1880 US census - a Thomas Allison is boarding in Duncan, Tioga, Pennsylvania

Hi,Mel.I noticed that Eleanor is on the 1871 Census as well but not in 1880 in USA.
Another death??
Cheers,Terry.

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This is what Terry posted as a new thread, which AnnCardiff has advised him to delete:

Mary Turner,c.1861-1952.

Hi to all you helpers.

Mary married James Allison in Auckland,Co.Durham,1881.
As mentioned in previous posts they and the Allison family settled in Philladelphia.
I would like to find who her parents were.
It is also quite possible she remarried after James died in 1922. Can anybody find a record of who she married.
The name Davis has been suggested. This would have been in the USA, but unknown as to where.

As usual, any help will be greatly appreciated. Terry L.

Name: James Allison
Registration Year: 1881
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Auckland
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 238
Records on Page:
Name
James Allison
Mary Turner

Name Mary Allison
Birth Date 1862
Death Date 1952
Cemetery Philipsburg Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place South Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Has Bio? N

Is this a different James Allison from the one on the 1880 US census posted earlier, Terry?

The date of the marriage suggests that, and Mary's not on the 1880 census with that James.

If this couple are the James and Mary you mean, the record says they both immigrated in 1888.


James Allison
in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: James Allison
Age in 1910: 48
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: England
Home in 1910: Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Street: State Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1888
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Allison
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Miner
Industry: Coal Mines
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 29
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Allison 48
Mary Allison 47
James C Allison 16
George H Allison 9

[EDIT: I see you mention this record in your opening post, Terry.]


Jas Allison
in the Pennsylvania, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1800-1962
Name: Jas Allison
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1861
Birth Place: England
Last Residence: England
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Arrival Date: 17 May 1888
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Age on Arrival: 27
Ship: Prussian


Travelling with:
Mrs G Allison, housewife, 25
Lilly Allison, 2
Mary Allison, 24, housewife
Elizabeth Allison, 2
Thomas Allison, 56, miner, had been in US before.
Elizabeth Allison, 51, housewife, had been in US before.
Kate Allison, 16



It does look like the same family as in 1880, but only Thomas and wife Elizabeth are listed as having been in US before 1888.