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Ancestor in America, need help.
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Jae | Report | 25 Feb 2007 21:29 |
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Can anyone help me trace an ancestor who moved to America? See details below.... |
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Jae | Report | 25 Feb 2007 21:32 |
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Winnie (Winifred?) Grant (maiden name Dutton), married to Norman Grant (US, army). They had 2 children, Alex and Debbie. Winnie was born approx 1912 (give or take 5 years..). Not sure what other details anyone will need to help me? Thanks, Janie |
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Shirley | Report | 26 Feb 2007 15:06 |
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Jani Do you have access to Ancestry.co.uk? if so they have the passenger lists for persons moving to USA I found my great grandmother on the passenger list only last Friday and I've been searching for ages for information. (all the family could tell me was that she went to America!). If you haven't got access I will happily look for you - just let me know. Regards Shirley |
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☺Carol in Dulwich☺ | Report | 26 Feb 2007 15:42 |
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Could this be winnie! Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 about Winifred Dutton Name: Winifred Dutton Arrival Date: 4 Oct 1907 Age: 21 Years Estimated birth year: abt 1886 Gender: Female Ethnic Background: English Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Ship Name: Cymric Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts Friend's Name: W Edmund Desey Last Residence: England Birthplace: Cheshire, England Microfilm Roll Number: 116 |
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Jae | Report | 26 Feb 2007 20:07 |
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Hi, thanks for everyones help so far. We've been in contact with distant relatives today (very exciting) and they said Winnie was born about 1919 give or take. They also said Winnie married Norman in the US, so she would've been Winifred Dutton when she left the UK. I dont have access Shirley so it would be great if you could look for me. Let me know if you need any more info. Thanks all!!! Janie xx |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 26 Feb 2007 20:14 |
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Janie, You best bet is to find out when exactly she was born. This will help you find her in the US. Who were her parents and where was she born? Rose |
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☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy | Report | 26 Feb 2007 20:16 |
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Do you know where she was born? lol Rose - snap :) |
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Jae | Report | 26 Feb 2007 20:59 |
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Her parents were Miriam Dutton (maiden Williams) and Albert Dutton and we think she was born in Burton (her siblings were). Her older sister was born in j/f/m 1917. |
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Jae | Report | 26 Feb 2007 21:45 |
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we have just tried looking too and can't find her either. thanks for looking though. |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 26 Feb 2007 21:46 |
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Don't see her in 1918, 1919 or 1920. Rose |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 26 Feb 2007 21:51 |
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Janie, I think you need to look through the COMPLETE BMD Index here and find her birth. It's free. http://ancestry.*co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx Rose |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 26 Feb 2007 22:03 |
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Perhaps she was known by her middle name? There are so many Grants in the US you need to get her full name and date of birth to find her. Rose |
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Jae | Report | 26 Feb 2007 22:06 |
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hi rose, will try to find out more info, thanks for looking anyway. janie |
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Shirley | Report | 28 Feb 2007 01:12 |
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Janie Having trawled through the births from 1905 - 1912 I have found the following:- Winifred Dutton Born October - December 1910 at Burton Volume 6b Page 192 Now I have gone on to Ancestry and cannot find the birth (I found it at findmypast*com of which I am also a member. Is this your Winifred? Regards Shirley |
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Jae | Report | 28 Feb 2007 02:07 |
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Hi Shirley, that's definitely a possibility. Have pm'd you, before I saw this message. Thanks again, Janie x |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 28 Feb 2007 02:38 |
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Her parents married in the Dec qtr of 1909 so this would make her the eldest child. Does that sound right? Rose |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 28 Feb 2007 02:40 |
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The birth is on Ancestry but the image says Stoke on Trent for the district. Rose |
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Jae | Report | 28 Feb 2007 02:49 |
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So it does Rose, how strange. Well spotted! |
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Jae | Report | 28 Feb 2007 02:53 |
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Hi Rose, where did you find the marriage? Janie |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 28 Feb 2007 02:58 |
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The marriage was on FreeBMD. There are 2 deaths on the Social Security death index but both women have middle initials. Name Birth Date Death Date Last Residence (City,County,State) Winifred M. Grant 22 Oct 1910 17 Sep 1993 Wagner, Charles Mix, South Dakota Winifred E. Grant 10 Nov 1910 Oct 1994 Bothell, King, Washington Rose |
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