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I am helping a friend to do her family tree.

Her great Aunt Caroline Wright born 1890 Leeds.went with her sister (Selina Stead)and brother in law (Matthew Stead) to USA aboard the Franconia departing Liverpool 29 April 1913 going to Boston USA.

What I would like the details of is

Did Caroline marry in USA ??

if not

then what year did she come back to England

I have looked and sent for 2 marriage certs in LEEDS England for a Caroline Wright(birth year above. But they are both wrong.

So if someone could please look for a marriage in USA for Caroline.

Thanks in Advance

Sue



I have just this problem to finish and then we will have all the info and I can pass it all to my friend.

Name: Caroline Wright
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Gender:
Age: 10
Relationship to Head of Household: Step Daughter
Birthplace: Leeds, Yorkshire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Hunslet
Sub-District: Hunslet
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary
Civil Parish: Hunslet
District/Parish/County: Yorkshire (West Riding)

Name: Caroline Wright
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Birthplace: Leeds, Yorkshire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Leeds
Sub-District: South East Leeds
Parish: Leeds
County: Yorkshire (West Riding)

Hello Sue, when was Selina born?

Hi Sue

Caroline was not with Selina and Mathew in 1920 in USA...

Misty x

MarieCeleste

Selina was born 1884 in Leeds.

1911 Census Household Record
Household information
Address 2 Butlers Buildings Leeds
Parish Leeds
Town Leeds
Type of Building Private House
Number of Rooms 3
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN26938 RG78PN1546 RD500 SD1 ED23 SN157
Administrative County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Registration District Leeds
Registration Sub District South East Leeds
Enumeration District 23
Householder 1
Name John Arthur Wright
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Condition / Years Married Married
Gender M
Age 30
Estimated Year of Birth 1881
Occupation Box and Packing Case Manufacturer
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Industry Saw Mill
Place of Birth York Yorkshire
Householder 2
Name Daisy Wright
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married Married / 7 Years
Total Children Born Alive 3
Children Still Living 3
Gender F
Age 33
Estimated Year of Birth 1878
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Dover Kent
Householder 3
Name Filmer Lushington Wright
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender M
Age 8
Estimated Year of Birth 1903
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Dover Kent
Householder 4
Name John Arthur Wright
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender M
Age 5
Estimated Year of Birth 1906
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Dover Kent
Householder 5
Name Lena Alice Wright
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Gender F
Age 3
Estimated Year of Birth 1908
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Leeds Yorkshire
Householder 6
Name Carrie Elsie Wright
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Gender F
Age 1
Estimated Year of Birth 1910
Occupation Juvenile
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Leeds Yorkshire
Householder 7
Name Caroline Wright
Relationship to Head of Household Sister
Condition / Years Married Single
Gender F
Age 20
Estimated Year of Birth 1891
Occupation Finisher
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Industry Jam Manufactory
Place of Birth Leeds Yorkshire

1920 United States Federal Census

Name:Selina Stead
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace England
Home in 1920: Lawrence Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1913
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Matthew Stead
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Matthew Stead 38
Selina Stead 36
Rita Stead 3........Massachusetts

Misty x

Edit....Mathew, Selina and Rita are on 1930 census but only Mathew and Rita on 1940...

Caroline's mother did not travel with them in 1913....

Will look, see if she went later/earlier

Misty x

(Outgoing, another trip before the 1913)

Name: Selina STEAD
Date of departure: 1 June 1909
Port of departure: Liverpool
Passenger destination port: Boston, USA
Passenger destination: Boston, USA
Date of Birth:
Age: Adult
Marital status: Married
Sex: Female
Occupation: H Wfe
Passenger recorded on: Page 7 of 32
The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage:
Matthew STEAD | Page 7 of 32
Report transcript error Ship: SAXONIA
Official Number: 110648
Master's name: E H Pentecost
Steamship Line: Cunard
Where bound: Boston, USA
Square feet: 26001
Registered tonnage: 9100
Passengers on voyage: 1052

Chris :)

1891 census transcription details for: 7, Markham Place, Leeds
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG12
Piece: 3694
Folio: 127
Page: 32
Reg. District: Leeds
Sub District: North Leeds
Parish: Leeds
Enum. District: 65
Ecclesiastical District: St John the Baptist
City/Municipal Borough: Leeds
Address: 7, Markham Place, Leeds
County: Yorkshire (West Riding)
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
WRIGHT, Mary Ann Head Widow F 28 1863 Charwoman
York, Yorkshire
WRIGHT, John Ar Son M 10 1881
York, Yorkshire
WRIGHT, Selina Daughter F 7 1884
York, Yorkshire
WRIGHT, Ernest Son M 5 1886
Leeds, Yorkshire
WRIGHT, Caroline Daughter F 0 (6M) 1891
Leeds, Yorkshire
COMPELL, Ada Lodger F 20 1871 Tailoress
Leeds, Yorkshire


1901 for Caroline? Mary A has remarried?


1901 census transcription details for: 5, Roumelia Street, Hunslet
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13
Piece: 4191
Folio: 56
Page: 3
Reg. District: Hunslet
Sub District: Hunslet
Parish: Hunslet
Enum. District: 18
Ecclesiastical District: St Mary
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 5, Roumelia Street, Hunslet
County: Yorkshire (West riding)
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
SMITH, Harry Head Married M 30 1871 Wood Sawyer For Boxmakers
Bradford, Yorkshire
SMITH, Mary A Wife Married F 30 1871
Leeds, Yorkshire
WRIGHT, Ernest Step Son Single M 15 1886
Leeds, Yorkshire
WRIGHT, Caroline Step Daughter F 10 1891
Leeds, Yorkshire
SMITH, Albert Son M 5 1896
Leeds, Yorkshire
SMITH, Walter Brother Single M 20 1881
Leeds, Yorkshire



1911 census transcription details for: 2 Butlers Buildings Leeds
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National Archive Reference:

RG14PN26938 RG78PN1546 RD500 SD1 ED23 SN157
Reg. District: Leeds
Sub District: South East Leeds
Parish: Leeds
Enum. District: 23
Address: 2 Butlers Buildings Leeds
County: Yorkshire (West riding)
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
WRIGHT, John Arthur Head Married M 30 1881 Box And Packing Case Manufacturer York Yorkshire
WRIGHT, Daisy Wife Married
7 years F 33 1878 Dover Kent
WRIGHT, Filmer Lushington Son M 8 1903 Dover Kent
WRIGHT, John Arthur Son M 5 1906 Dover Kent
WRIGHT, Lena Alice Daughter F 3 1908 Leeds Yorkshire
WRIGHT, Carrie Elsie Daughter F 1 1910 Leeds Yorkshire
>>WRIGHT, Caroline Sister Single F 20 1891 Finisher Leeds Yorkshire


and Mary Ann in 1911.

1911 census transcription details for: 29 Ark St Leeds
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National Archive Reference:

RG14PN26939 RG78PN1546 RD500 SD1 ED24 SN65
Reg. District: Leeds
Sub District: South East Leeds
Parish: Leeds
Enum. District: 24
Address: 29 Ark St Leeds
County: Yorkshire (West riding)
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
SMITH, Harry Head Married M 43 1868 Case Maker Bradford Yorks
SMITH, Mary Ann Wife Married
17 years F 48 1863 Yorks Yorks
SMITH, Albert Son Single M 15 1896 Clerk Leeds Yorks

Caroline's arrival in US?

Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943
about Caroline Wright Name: Caroline Wright
Arrival Date: 7 May 1913
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Female
Ethnic Background: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Franconia
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Mary Ann Smith
Last Residence: England
Birthplace: Leeds, England

She's with Matthew & Selina, going to join Matthew's mother-in-law, Mary Ann Smith.

Interesting......any connection? Both born England

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
about Matthew Stead

Name: Matthew Stead.... occ..Clark...address..172 Farnham St
Birth Date abt 1881
Event Type: Marriage
Event City: Lawrence
Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1907
Marriage Age: 26
Father Name: Albert
Mother Name: Louise Spanton

Spouse Name: Selina Wright.........occ..Ward Maid...address....Lawrence General Hospital
Spouse Marriage Age: 24
Spouse Father Name: Arthur Wright
Spouse Mother Name: Mary A Brown

Misty x

West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 about Harry Smith
Name: Harry Smith, sawyer of 4 Haymount Place
Birth Year: abt 1869
Age: 24
Marriage or Bann Date: 16 Jul 1893
Parish: Leeds, St John
Father's Name: William Smith, woodturner
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Wright, 30, widow
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Brown, painter

William Batley and Mary Alice Smith were witnesses.

Margee and Mistycat,

Yes it sounds like that Selina and Carolines mother must have gonwe over but trouble is When..

Also could someone look for Selina Steads Death pleas..

Your all smashing people for helping me.

Many thanks.
Sue XXXXXXXXXXX

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Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943 about Harry Smith
Name: Harry Smith
Arrival Date: 28 Feb 1913
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Ivernia
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Last Residence: England
Birthplace: Leeds, England

Harry, a sawyer, has been crossed out but Albert, 17, a carter is still on the list.
They were going to Lawrence, Mass.
Harry's parents lived at 7 Wilson St, Leeds.
Albert's nearest relative looks like Father, Arthur Smith, 17 Wilson Street, Leeds.


Don't know why Albert has named his father as Arthur?

Maybe Mary Ann Smith nee Wright gave all the details and got her husbands names mixed up.
As her late husband was Arthur..

Sounds like a good reason Sue. Not finding anything on them though, which is very strange. Doesn't help with a name like Smith though!

Last permanent residence...USA (Lawrence Mass) occ.. millhand

Not seeing Mary or Harry any where

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: Albert Smith
Arrival Date: 8 Feb 1920
Birth Date abt 1896
Birth Location: England
Birth Location Other: Leeds
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Port of Departure Southampton, England
Port of Arrival New York, New York
Ship Name: Adriatic

Misty x

If anyone has time could you please look up Selina Stead Death between 1930 and 1940 in Massachusetts.she was born 1884 Yorkshire.

Thanks

You are all a great bunch of people for helping me with this problem.