Andy in Wilts
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Hi all,
I'm hoping that someone may have come across my Great Aunt Elsie Maud Burge b.1889 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England or some of her relations, or information about them.
She crossed into the US at Port of Winnipeg in 1914 with her destination stated as Fort Fairfield, Maine.
I have found her marriage to William H Nickerson in Fort Fairchild, 1915 and she appeared in the 1920 US census as divorced. In 1921 she married John R Dougherty in Fort Fairchild and died in 1961. She apparently had children as I have some photos of her and her grandsons Edwin and Charles.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Many thanks
Andy
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Andy in Wilts
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Hi Lisa,
Thanks very much for the superfast response. It looks like you've found her. I've just got access to the 1920/30 censuses so I'll have a look. I've only recently found that she moved to the US and am still finding my way around US records.
I have noticed that there don't appear to be any birth records online. Is this to do with privacy laws in the US or are there any online records?
ps I've just realised that I listed her 2nd marriage as Fort Fairchild instead of Fort Fairfield.
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shellyesq
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The Maine Death Index has a Ralph L. Nickerson who died in Caribou on 17 Jan. 1961 at age 45. That seems to match the age of the one in the 1920 Census.
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Andy in Wilts
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Thanks, Lisa. I'll have to look into whether Ralph was Elsies son although the probability is that he is.
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shellyesq
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With a 1961 death, it's probably too early for him to be on there. Apparently, 98% of the information is from 1962 and onward, because the SSA started using computers then. http://genealogy.about.com/od/vital_records/a/ssdi.htm
I've never heard of someone receiving benefits influencing whether information was on the SSDI.
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shellyesq
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My husband's grandfather, who died in the early 1990's, is on there, and his wife is still living. I don't know whether she's specifically receiving benefits based on his record, but she's definitely still around and not remarried.
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Andy in Wilts
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Wow! what a response, I never expected so much information so quickly.
A million thanks to Lisa and Shelly for your exceptional guidance, advice, knowledge and information, and I hope that I will be able to assist you sometime.
Regards
Andy
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