Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hi all

need help with New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 for a Sarah E Thompson b c 1866 She was my Great Grans sister born County Antrim, she went to live in Boston.. we dont know if she married all my dad can recall as a kid is recieving parcels from her toys sweets etc.

Seen as though i cannot locate her in 1901 i am thinking she must have gone between 1891-1901.

The same passenger is on Ellis Island BUT when i click the image shes not showing up says line 22.

any help appreciated xx

Hi Col,
What was Sarah's father's name and have you found her in any England census? If you have, what was her occupation? There quite a few Sarah's heading for New York and Boston between 1891 and 1901. Her occupation might narrow the 'field'.

Do you know where she was living in 1891? I ask because there are a number of Antrim-born Sarah T's in the Ireland 1901 census and she could have sailed from Ireland.

You mentioned she was born abt 1866 in Co Antrim. Ever-curious I found these on the Irish Family History Foundation site http://www.rootsireland.ie/
Church Baptism - Thompson, Sarah - 1866 - Co. Antrim.
Civil Birth - Thompson, Sarah - 1866 - Co. Antrim.
Civil Birth - Thompson, Sarah - 1866 - Co. Antrim.
Church Baptism - Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth - 1866 - Co. Antrim.
Church Baptism - Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth - 1866 - Co. Antrim.

Also found a Sarah Ellen Thompson bn Lisburn 1866.

DS

Hi

she was at home in 1891 in Hopwood St with parents James & Mary, she was a Shoemaker..
I found her baptism in Belfast on the new family search site mothers maiden name Greer..
We always thourght she was just Sarah but according to the baptism she was Sarah Elizabeth.. my Great Gran her sister was Mary Elizabeth.. dont know why they had two daughters with the same middle name but they did and who am i to question their choice haaaaaaaaaa

xx

found this obit in the boston globe but its a pay per view site. not a huge price

http://oa.newsbank.com/oa-search/we/Archives

Just try searching from the home page http://oa.newsbank.com/

Hi all

i have discovered Sarah's mother Mary Thompson had a brother named Richard Greer b Belfast 1846..he came to live in Liverpool late 1860s with wife Elizabeth.

They are in Benledi St in 1881, then they dissapeared so checked Usa and bingo they were living in Albany New York.. right childrens names etc..Cant for the life of me find their passenger record.. but they say they arrived 1886..daughter Rebecca their last child born New York 1886.

I always wondered why Sarah would go to Boston.. so it looks like she followed her Uncle & Aunt over there..but must have lived with them for a while..checked 1900 census shes not with them and 1910.

checked Castle Garden and the passenger list site which gives years ships sailed from Liverpool and the ships names & passengers zilch..

any ideas

xx

Hi Col

Is this your Richard Greer?

Name: Richard Greer
Arrival Date: 2 Mar 1886
Birth Year: abt 1846
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English
Place of Origin: England
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Celtic


If so, travelling with him

Elizabeth b1846 40
Arthur b1874 12
Thomas b1876 8
Mary b1881 5
Dinah b1883 3
Isabella b1885 1


Kebs

Thank you

where did you find that.. i am losing my touch..

xxxx

Anc# - no chance of that happening.

Kebs

Well said Kebs!

Col, I looked in Castlegarden site with no luck.

Tina

Not sure if this helps, only one I could see that fits
your dates etc.,

Sarah Thompson Adult - Sailed Feb. 1899 - Liv - USA New York - Lucania

Kebs