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Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 504 Send Message	Iris	Report	12 Sep 2007 15:41
	hi all, i hope someone out there can help me, this is what i have on this family james holmwood b 1813 rotherfield ,sx ,wife lousia callow b 1818 rotherfield,sx,the 2 youngest children lottie b1859 new york ..frank b 1861 new york all show up onthe 1880 usa census as living in east hamburg, erie, new york. what i cant find is weather the eldest 4 children went with them..they are sarah b 1839 buxted sx...james b 1841 buxted sx...henry b 1844 buxted ,sx and samuel. b 1849 buxted sx. they must have left for the usa between 1849/59,but without worldwide ancestry i cant find them.i thank you for any help you can give me,iris
	Researching: brown. brooman , mackellow all in sussex ,kent or surrey
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 7,821 Send Message	Thelma	Report	12 Sep 2007 16:11
	1870 census There are three families side by side james M louisa F cornelia F louisa F charlotte F franklyn M As one family zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Adeliade Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1844 New York White Female View Record Charlotte Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1857 New York White Female View Record Cornelia Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1855 New York White Female View Record Ellery Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1869 Ohio White Male View Record Franklin Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1860 New York White Male View Record Henry Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1844 England White Male View Record Jas Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1815 England White Male View Record Louisa Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1817 England White Female View Record Louisa Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1852 New York White Female View Record Mason Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1868 Ohio White Male View Record Rhoda Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1845 New York White Female View Record William Holmwood East Hamburgh, Erie, NY abt 1846 England White Male
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 7,821 Send Message	Thelma	Report	12 Sep 2007 16:29
	1880 James Holmwood Margaret Buffalo, Erie, NY abt 1842 England zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Is this one of yours? birth William Holmwood 1846 Apr-May-Jun Uckfield Sussex, East Sussex The other two families on the 1870 could be sons.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	12 Sep 2007 16:58
	Just found this in a Buffalo, New York newspaper. Unfortunately can't cut & paste it. Buffalo NY Morning Express, 1907 MRS. LOUISE HOLMWOOD 91 YEARS OLD DIES AT EAST AURORA East Aurora, November 14, Mrs Louise Holmwood died last evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs Elliot Hambleton. Mrs Holmwood was born at Crowborough, Sussex County, England in 1816. She came to this country in 1840? and has been a continuous resident of Erie County since 1851? She is survived by seven children, Mrs. Frank B. Nye, Mrs. Charlotte Hambleton, East Aurora; James Holmwood, William Holmwood, Buffalo; Mrs. Cornelia Holmes, Frank F. Holmwood, Orchard Park; and Mrs. Sarah Smith of Minden, Neb. The funeral will be held on Saturday at 11 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hambleton. Burial at Friend's Cemetery, Orchard Park, NY.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	12 Sep 2007 17:07
	Here's the address for Historical Newspapers of New York: http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 7,821 Send Message	Thelma	Report	12 Sep 2007 17:20
	Well done Margaret,that should give most of the answers. Rosie
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	12 Sep 2007 17:23
	I just hope Iris comes back to her thread! How come Jim signs his/her name Rosie? Marg
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 7,821 Send Message	Thelma	Report	12 Sep 2007 17:32
	Remember the SOuthampTON thread? Rosie and Jim from TV
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	12 Sep 2007 17:35
	Oh, of course! Sorry, forgot. We don't have Rosie & Jim over here.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 37 Send Message	Theresa	Report	12 Sep 2007 17:48
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 37 Send Message	hi margaret hope you dont mind me asking , i have rellies that moved to nj 1880ish would new york cover nj ???? theresa
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	12 Sep 2007 17:50
	No, Theresa, unfortunately they just cover Northern New York State, not even as far south as New York City. Marg
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 37 Send Message	Theresa	Report	12 Sep 2007 17:55
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 37 Send Message	thank you margaret theresa
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	12 Sep 2007 18:01
	Just found reference to "the millionaire farmer Frank F. Holmwood of Orchard Park"
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 504 Send Message	Iris	Report	12 Sep 2007 19:08
	hi, sorry had to run off and cook dinner,jim ,margaret ,thank you both,i'll print it all off so i've got it to refer to...iris
	Researching: brown. brooman , mackellow all in sussex ,kent or surrey
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 504 Send Message	Iris	Report	12 Sep 2007 19:46
	margaret, if frank was a millionaire he was the first and last one in my family. the rest have all been ag/labs, and dirt poor ones at that.iris
	Researching: brown. brooman , mackellow all in sussex ,kent or surrey

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