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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: mezentia on Tuesday 25 June 19 19:35 BST (UK)
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Percy Gordon North, son of Charles Frederick North and Ruth Gertrude (nee North), was born in Stockport Cheshire on 1 April 1898. He emigrated to the USA about 1923 and married on 15 September 1926 one Elsie May at Wanamassa, Asbury Park, New Jersey. I'm assuming Elsie May are his wife's fornames, so how can I find out her surname? She was born on 7 June 1900 in St Phillips, British West Indies, which I assume refers actually to Barbados. Percy's naturalization records are on Ancestry, and he and Elsie appear to have visited the UK c1928 as they're on an outgoing passenger list for that year. Percy died in 1940. I can't find any children, but these could have been born after 1928 as there's none on the passenger list with them. I don't have much experience with US searches as I've practically no other ancestors there to search for, so any help in finding any information about Percy and Elsie would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
David
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I can't find any children, but these could have been born after 1928 as there's none on the passenger list with them. I don't have much experience with US searches as I've practically no other ancestors there to search for, so any help in finding any information about Percy and Elsie would be very much appreciated.
It appears they had a daugher Joan in 1931. she died in 2009.
The Daily Record
Long Branch, New Jersey
Tuesday, October 05, 1948 - 2
Temple University.... list of new students with 407 representatives; New York is second with 16..............
.....Wanamassa- Joan Miriam North, daughter of Mrs. Percy Gordon North, 52 Ballard Dr. ......
Wanamassa is in Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Death: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY3-LWDJ
obit: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/joan-lynch-obituary?pid=127218799
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Edit Added:
This would be Percy and wife Elsie with daughter Joan in the 1940 census.
1940 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7MY-G4W
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I think Elsie would be Elsie BOURNE:
Arrival Date:
12 Jul 1920
Birth Date:
abt 1897
Birth Location:
Barbados
Birth Location Other:
st phillip
Age:
23
Gender:
Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality:
English
Port of Departure:
Barbados
Port of Arrival:
New York, New York
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Died:
Name:
Elsie North
SSN:
265-82-4633
Last Residence:
26003 Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
Born:
7 Jun 1896
Died:
Aug 1977
State (Year) SSN issued:
Florida (1963)
Maureen
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Hi,
Elsie (age 23) arrived with sister Ada (age 26), on the SS Francis from Barbados to New York, as Maureen posted July 12, 1920, destined to brother Mr. L. Bourne, 384 Pleasant Ave. NY.
There are 2 pages on the passenger list,
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9T4-R9TC-V?i=996&cc=1368704
DB
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Hi,
384 Pleasant Ave. Manhattan, NY 1920 Census
Bourne, Leslie, age 27, b. British West Indies, pilot, steam boat
Bourne, Mary, age 29, b. Ireland
Bourne, Francis, age 5, daughter, b. NY
Bourne, Leslie, age 3, son, b. NY
Bourne, Nora, age 1, daughter, b. NY
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRXC-8PQ?i=5&cc=1488411
DB
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Thank you everyone for your help, and for the links as they are places I hadn't yet found or thought to look. :)
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The New Jersey bride's index has Elsie Bourne marrying a groom with the initials PN on 15 Sep. 1926, so that fits with the naturalization record. The groom's index seems to be missing for 1926.