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Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 25 Send Message	Shirley	Report	26 Jan 2011 18:58
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 25 Send Message	Hi, I am having trouble trying to trace a birth certicate for Caroline JONES born in American Somoa. Born about 1889. Believe her mother was also Caroline or Eliza. She returned to Britain and is shown on the 1891 census. I have now drawn a complete blank. Can any kind person please help me/ Many thanks, Shirley.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	26 Jan 2011 19:46
	Not sure where the "Samoa" bit comes from as theimage simply says America. But here she is (just for our benefit): 1891 England Census Name: Caroline Jones Age: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1889 Relation: Granddaughter Gender: Female Where born: American Samoa Civil Parish: Birmingham Ecclesiastical parish: St Chrysostom County/Island: Warwickshire Registration district: Birmingham Sub-registration district: All Saints embers: Name Age Ruth Jones 54 Eliza Jones 18 Caroline Jones 16 Harriet Jones 13 Caroline Jones 2
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Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 25 Send Message	Shirley	Report	26 Jan 2011 22:12
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 25 Send Message	Thank you for your replies. The Grandmother of Caroline Jones is my Grt.Grt. Grandmother. I remember my mother saying that my grt.grt.grandmothers daughter emigrated to America and returned a few years later. Thank you once again for reading this. Shirley
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	26 Jan 2011 22:24
	You have saved this record to My Ancestry (Shoebox). Remove This record has been added to your shoebox. 1881 England Census about Caline Jones Name: Caline Jones [Caroline Jones] Age: 3 Estimated birth year: abt 1878 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Joseph Jones Mother's name: Ruth Jones Gender: Female Where born: Birmingham Civil Parish: Birmingham County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England Street address: 2 Back 38 Springfield Street Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Birmingham Sub-registration district: Lady Wood ED, institution, or vessel: 34 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Joseph Jones 30 Ruth Jones 30 Elizabeth Jones 18 John Jones 16 Emma Jones 13 Charles Jones 11 Albert Jones 9 Eliza Jones 6 Caline Jones 3 (Caroline) Harriet Jones
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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	26 Jan 2011 22:34
	Just as I've tried it, might be worth noting, if putting a place for a birth on Ancestry , in the immigration and emigration section...add 'America' and the first 'option' which pops up is "American Samoa" so I suspect that's just a glitch when transcribed.
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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	26 Jan 2011 22:41
	1871 England Census about Ruth Jones Name: Ruth Jones [Ruth Omar] Age: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Relation: Wife Spouse's name: Joseph Jones Father's name: Benjamin Omar Mother's name: Harriet Omar Gender: Female Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Civil Parish: Birmingham Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England Registration district: Birmingham Sub-registration district: Lady Wood ED, institution, or vessel: 30 Household schedule number: 35 Household Members: Name Age Joseph Jones 30 Ruth Jones 30 Elizabeth Jones 8 John Jones 6 Emma Jones 3 Charles Jones 1 Benjamin Omar 70 Harriet Omar 73 Thomas Rampton 43
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Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 25 Send Message	Shirley	Report	27 Jan 2011 20:53
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 25 Send Message	Hi Ramblingrose and Brummiejan, Thank you very much for the information that you both sent me. It was fully appreciated. Regards, Shirley.

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