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Offline ElRow

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Wales to US 1881
« on: Thursday 24 March 05 22:38 GMT (UK) »
Hi, can anyone help me to find where my great grandfather sailed to in the US?
His name was Nimrod Jones. He was born in Llandybie, Carmarthenshire and lived in Ffairfach, Llandilofawr. He appears on the 1881 census and is back home in the 1891 census. His grandaughter told me that he did go.
I do not know where he sailed from or to.
I do not know the name of the ship.
Pugh - Dolgellau, Llanfihangel y Pennant MER
Jones - Llandybie, Llandeilo
Evans - Llanboidy, Llanwinio, Trecynon
Watkins - Hirwaun, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypool
Rowlands - Caernarfon, Llanllyfni
Morris - Llanegryn, Llanllyfni
Jones - Llanllyfni, Clynnog
Thomas - Llanllyfni, Caernarfon
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Re: Wales to US 1881
« Reply #1 on: Friday 25 March 05 15:56 GMT (UK) »
Hi El

Found one possibility:

JONES, Nimrod, age 31 (born c 1852) Wales.
To USA on board ship " City of Richmond"
arriving NY 23 June 1883.
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland

Destination: Chicago.

There is another Nimrod Jones listed, born England, birth year 1865, arriving USA in 1868,

Valerie
Bayley, Dorset, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire and others.
Antrobus, Somerset/Glouster
Skelton, Heslington, Yorkshire
James, Norfolk, and London
Delasalle, London area
Gravett/Grevet, Surrey
Also searching the above in Australia

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Re: Wales to US 1881
« Reply #2 on: Monday 28 March 05 23:36 BST (UK) »
Oh thank you Valerie. I never thought I'd have the slightest chance of getting that info. I knew so few facts. My eternal gratitude.
Pugh - Dolgellau, Llanfihangel y Pennant MER
Jones - Llandybie, Llandeilo
Evans - Llanboidy, Llanwinio, Trecynon
Watkins - Hirwaun, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypool
Rowlands - Caernarfon, Llanllyfni
Morris - Llanegryn, Llanllyfni
Jones - Llanllyfni, Clynnog
Thomas - Llanllyfni, Caernarfon
This information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk