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welshlassy
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tracing american relatives
« on: Saturday 31 October 09 21:13 UTC (UK) »
Hi Everyone, i'm a newbie so please bear with me, i'm only been searching since last December but was recommended to this site this week, can anyone help me with my gt gt grandfather research his name is Robert McCreadie born in Cardiff South Wales in 1883 left to go to america in approx 1935 ( could be earlier ) he left 2 families behind in Cardiff and Bristol and settled in  Bergen St Brooklyn New york until he died in 1968 he went with another lady Isabel McCreadie she died in Bergen St in 1985  , i have a few questions does anyone know anything about them ?, and i've tried to trace they mode of travel but no luck on the passenger ships into New York
any info i would be most grateful

thanks in advance of any replies Smiley
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Maggie1895
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Re: tracing american relatives
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 31 October 09 21:28 UTC (UK) »
Hi, and welcome!
Not sure if you have already discounted these, but there is a
Robert McCreedy (with a y) from Londonderry on the Caledonia to New York in 1933, but he was married with Ellen, Joseph and Mary with him, so presumably not yours?

In 1936 another Robert McCready (different spelling) went on the Queen Mary to New York, embarking from Southampton.    He is listed as a physician, not sure what your Robert McCreadie did?

Sorry if they are definite no-starters but thought it worth a quick look just in case.

Maggie 1895
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Re: tracing american relatives
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 31 October 09 21:31 UTC (UK) »
hi,,are you just interested in the emigration,,,do you have the census details of him in wales ?
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welshlassy
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Re: tracing american relatives
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 01 November 09 12:22 UTC (UK) »
Hi , thanks for your reply i have census info on him until 1911 in wales , then next popping up in 1935 where he is getting his naturalisation card for USA, I was wondering whatever info i could find out about his time in New York purely as a family tree interest

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Re: tracing american relatives
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 01 November 09 13:36 UTC (UK) »
I think a key point might be the length of time a person had to wait to gain US naturalization. You could try looking for him on electoral registers with the address you have from the 1911 census as a starting place, unless you have a later address. They are usually found in local reference libraries.
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« Reply #5 on: Monday 02 November 09 09:08 UTC (UK) »
The US Naturalization records for many areas including New York and Los Angeles are currently being transcribed by volunteers working on the Ancestry World Archives Project.  You can find more details by clicking on the Collaboration tag on the Ancestry page.  Volunteers who participate in the transcription process are given early access to the finished records.
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Re: tracing american relatives
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 03 November 09 19:02 UTC (UK) »
thanks too you all for your help, i'll certainly start looking where suggested
Best wishes
Linda
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