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Hi everyone,

Does anyone know of a good site or source of information to track people in the USA?

I am trying to trace a Peter White Farquhar who was born in 1905 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbarton, Scotland.

It appears that he then went to the USA at some stage, then in WW2 he came out to Melbourne, Australia and married my relative, Mavis Pearl Victory McCall (Yep that's really her name!) in 1939. On the marriage certificate he listed his occupation as Marine Engineer.

I have checked the archives in Australia and they have a record of him returning to Australia October 1948 and leaving 1 Deecmber 1949.

The only record I can trace is of Mavis arriving into San Francisco 1893-1957 so not very specific.

I'd love to be able to see what happened to them, but I am not sure of the best way to go about it.

Any ideas/suggestions?

Thanks

A Mavis Farquhar was headed to Sydney in 1947. Her age is given as 30 years old. She and her children (I will send their information by pm) departed Honolulu, Hawaii on 8 October 1947.

The manifest mentions San Francisco, 7/8/41.

Her permanent address is in Glenirie?, Melbourne.

Mavis Pearl Victory Farquhar arrived in San Francisco on 8 July 1941 from Sydney. Her birthplace was Noe Carlton Vic, Australia. The ship was Mariposa. She was travelling with infant "Victory", age 9 months.

California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957
about Mavis Pearl Victory Farquhar
Name: Mavis Pearl Victory Farquhar
Arrival Date: 8 Jul 1941
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1917
Birthplace: Noe Carlton Vic, Australia
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: English

Ship Name: Mariposa
Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Last Residence: Australia
Friend's Name: Hus Peter

Rose

California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957
about Victory Farquhar
Name: Victory Farquhar
Arrival Date: 8 Jul 1941
Age: 9
Birth Date: abt 1932
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
Gender: Female

Ship Name: Mariposa
Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Friend's Name: Fa Peter

Rose

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Peter Farquhar
Name: Peter Farquhar
Arrival Date: 15 Aug 1916
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)
Ship Name: Tuscania
Search Ship Database: View the Tuscania in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Nativity: Scotland
Line: 16
Microfilm Serial: T715
Microfilm Roll: T715_2484
Birth Location: Scotland
Birth Location Other: clydebank
Page Number: 94

Travelling with:

Name Arrival Date Estimated Birth Year Port of Departure Ethnicity/ Nationality Ship Name
Jessie Farquhar 15 Aug 1916 abt 1881 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish (Scotish) Tuscania

Jeannie Farquhar 15 Aug 1916 abt 1903 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish (Scotish) Tuscania

Hugh Farquhar 15 Aug 1916 abt 1907 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish (Scotish) Tuscania

Margaret Farquhar 15 Aug 1916 abt 1911 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish (Scotish) Tuscania

Daniel Farquhar 15 Aug 1916 abt 1911 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish (Scotish) Tuscania


Rose

Oh thank you all so much!

This is fantastic, I was really read to consign Mavis and Peter to the "too hard to find" file!

You are all marvellous, thank you so much!

1930 United States Federal Census
about Peter W Farquhar
Name: Peter W Farquhar
Home in 1930: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Scotland
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Jessie
Race: White
Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Peter W Farquhar 52
Jessie Farquhar 49
Peter Farquhar 24
Danial Farquhar 19
Margaret Farquhar 19
Agnes Farquhar 9
John Farquhar 7

Rose

1920 United States Federal Census
about Peter White
Name: Peter White
Home in 1920: Quincy Ward 2, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Age: 16 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: Scotland
Relation to Head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: Peter
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Name: Jessie
Mother's Birth Place: Scotland
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Year of Immigration: 1916
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 893
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Peter White 41
Jessie White 39
Jeany White 19
James White 18
Peter White 16
Hugh White 14
Daniel White 9
Margaret White 9

Rose

Thank you Portland Rose, it's so kind of you to look up the census records for me!

It's great having a lead after so long!

Thanks

Rachelle

Not sure when passports came into being but in 1923 one of my ancestors travelled from New York to Glasgow on a visit.

I was able to view her details and passport photograph on Ancestry USA.

Maybe you will be able to do the same with your Farquhar relatives when they left Scotland in 1916. You may get to see their photographs.

Might be worth asking someone to have a look to check if the information is available.

Thanks Helen for the tip.

I had only been able to find asmall record on Ancestry for Peter Farquhar and that just told me he had arrived back in the USA but not much else.

I'll have another dig around!

Regards

Rachelle