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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: BRO64 on Tuesday 31 July 12 19:31 BST (UK)
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Looking for any info .Looks like they came and settled in the U.S.A circa 1898 after coming over on the Rhynland with daughter Jennie.They had two other daughters called Lottie and Hilda who seem to have travelled over on a previous voyage in 1896(The Waesland).
Searching on"Family Search",the 1900 census seems to show them in Upper Darby township in Delaware,Pennsylvania,but with quite a few mistakes regarding name spelling,dates and no sign of little Jennie.The marriage year adds up though.
In 1910,looks like they are in Camden ward, Camden NewJersey,but shows Charlotte as a widow and still no signs of Jennie.Can anyone shed some light on this please?
Would like to know what happened to them especially Nicholas,as he was a captain in the merchant navy.Did he carry on this employment and did he die doing this job?
Many thanks in anticipation,
Brian.
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Little Jennie is listed - Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania 1900
Nickles Sampson 42 Born England. Married 1884. Master Mariner.
Charolete Sampson 40 Born Eng
Lottie Sampson 14 Born Eng.
Hilda Sampson 11 Born Eng.
Jennie B Sampson 5 Born Maryland.
Sandra
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The 1906 Camden, New Jersey city directory has Charlotte Sampson, widow of Nicholas, living at 426 Linden. The 1931 Camden city directory has her at the same address, and Hilda Sampson, stenographer, is also at that address.
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Fifth Street. Camden Ward 2, Camden, New Jersey 1910 shows Jennie
Charlotte Sampson 47 Born Eng. Widowed. Own Income.
Lattie Sampson 22 Born Eng. Stenographer. Physicians Office.
Hilda Sampson 20 Born Eng. Stenographer. Canning Factory ???
Jennie Sampson 13 Born Maryland.
Winnifred Jones 40 Lodger
Allan Eldredge 22 Lodger
Rachel Cline 79 Lodger
Adelaide Cline 30 Lodger
Sandra
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1922 Camden city directory
Sampson, Charlotte, home 429 Penn
Sampson, Hilda, stenographer, home 429 Penn
Sampson, Jennie, stenographer, home 429 Penn
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Might help with a time frame for the death of Nicholas between 1900 and 1906
Camden, New Jersey, City Directory, 1906 - Charlotte Sampson widow of Nicholas. 426 Linden Ave.
Sandra
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Charlotte, Lottie and Hilda appear on an earlier passenger list 24 April 1890 on the Teutonic. Charlotte aged 28 yrs, Lottie aged 5 yrs and Hilda Inf.
Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland to New York
Sandra
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Thank you both so much!Could you tell me what became of them in later life, whether they stayed ,married ,died etc in the U.S.A,and any idea when,where and how Nicholas died?
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There is a death index for Delaware Co. Pennsylvania here: http://w01.co.delaware.pa.us/Archives/deatharchives.asp
I didn't see any likely matches for Nicholas, though.
There are death records for the city of Camden here:
http://www.ci.camden.nj.us/city/genealogy.html Unfortunately, they don't seem to have an index, so it would involve paging through to try to find him.
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Last entry I can see for Hilda Sampson seems to be Camden, New Jersey, City Directory, 1943 -Occupation:- ofc. secretary r 5 E Narberth Ter
Sandra
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Thanks again both, much appreciated.
Brian.
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Hi Brian,
Pleased to have helped. There is a web-site "Tracing Master Mariners" in British Records - not sure if there is a US equiv - can see The Council of American Master Mariners, Inc. Perhaps pursing Nicholas down those lines might help you.
Sandra
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1905 State Census:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMWW-QYW
Judging by her birthplace (Maryland) and her parents' birthplaces (England), as well as the name of her daughter, this may be Jennie in 1930:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X48B-6K6
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I think this might be daughter Lottie:
1920 - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M45C-2YD
1930 - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4D7-JYF
This lists her surname as Sampson - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jonsaunders&id=I142735 - and the age seems to fit. Obituaries for her son Chester & daughter Charlotte also give her maiden name as Sampson.
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Thanks to all concerned again.Starting to build up a nice little picture through your efforts.
cheers,Brian.