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United States of America / Re: Interpreting court notice
« on: Sunday 20 September 20 20:07 BST (UK) »
Hi mrcakey, Sidney was sent back to England from New York City on the Cedric, arriving Liverpool, Nov. 18, 1929. His "proposed address" on the passenger list was Straits Lane, Read, Lancs. His occupation was printer.
In some ways, Sidney's situation may have been a blessing in disguise: On the newspaper page with the item about Sidney, I noticed stock market tables from the New York Stock Exchange. Some of the shares were trading at $200 per share (about $3000 per share in today's money). A week later the stock market crashed, and the Great Depression began.
Ancest*y has some prison records from New York State, but the Elmira Reformatory isn't among them, probably because of the age of those sent there. You are also correct about the New York State Archives: many records, but the many Elmira Reformatory records there are not searchable, probably because of age restrictions, too.
But never say never. You might try emailing the Reference Services people at the Archives: archref@nysed.gov The Archives' website says that they are reopening. FYI: Nysed in the email adress refers to the New York State Education Department, of which the Archives is part.
You also might want to read the Archives' info on inmate records beforehand. http://www.archives.nysed.gov/researchinfo/res_tips_023_prison_inmates.shtml
There are inmate age limitations on the release of information, but if you mention that Sidney Collinge was born 1909 (according to the Cedric's passenger list), that should not be problem.
Regards,
johnnyboy
In some ways, Sidney's situation may have been a blessing in disguise: On the newspaper page with the item about Sidney, I noticed stock market tables from the New York Stock Exchange. Some of the shares were trading at $200 per share (about $3000 per share in today's money). A week later the stock market crashed, and the Great Depression began.
Ancest*y has some prison records from New York State, but the Elmira Reformatory isn't among them, probably because of the age of those sent there. You are also correct about the New York State Archives: many records, but the many Elmira Reformatory records there are not searchable, probably because of age restrictions, too.
But never say never. You might try emailing the Reference Services people at the Archives: archref@nysed.gov The Archives' website says that they are reopening. FYI: Nysed in the email adress refers to the New York State Education Department, of which the Archives is part.
You also might want to read the Archives' info on inmate records beforehand. http://www.archives.nysed.gov/researchinfo/res_tips_023_prison_inmates.shtml
There are inmate age limitations on the release of information, but if you mention that Sidney Collinge was born 1909 (according to the Cedric's passenger list), that should not be problem.
Regards,
johnnyboy