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US Lookup Requests / Re: Help... Elusive in Philadelphia/NY
« on: Sunday 07 December 08 00:44 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Lissa,
Henry & Anna married in Ireland on 9/11/1865, her maiden name was Ellis. I was able to confirm it on Alice Beal's 1887 marriage cert. it said her parents names were "George Beale & Anna Ellis"
Henry & Anna's emigration was 1866-67 but i was never able to find a passenger list. I always thought their first son was born in NY but it turns out he was born in Ireland as I found his birth record 6/29/1866, but why everything says he's born in NY i'll never know, but im guessing he came here when he was a few months old, so late 1866 would be my estimate. The Cornelia/Cornelius and Lucia/Alice are both name errors. I even found Cornelia going by the name of Camelia and Camilla.
Anna died in 1891 of pneumonia at 145 14th st., Cornelia died in 1895 of Meningitis. Alice married, was widowed, and married again, dying in Brooklyn in the 30s but i couldn't find her death record. Henry G. Beal (b. 1866) is my great-great grandfather and never passed any info to his only son, in fact he might not have even known he was born a McLain if Henry died closer to 1870 like I think he did.
The only George Beals I found myself in the 1870 census were married with alot of children. Is it feasible that one of these could be my George Beal if he was widowed? I dont know what would become of all of his children.
As for George Beal's job, his death record says he is a clerk, but I dont have access to any Philadelphia directories. I suppose the 1875 NY or PA census would help me out alot but I wouldn't know where to look within the census.
Henry & Anna married in Ireland on 9/11/1865, her maiden name was Ellis. I was able to confirm it on Alice Beal's 1887 marriage cert. it said her parents names were "George Beale & Anna Ellis"
Henry & Anna's emigration was 1866-67 but i was never able to find a passenger list. I always thought their first son was born in NY but it turns out he was born in Ireland as I found his birth record 6/29/1866, but why everything says he's born in NY i'll never know, but im guessing he came here when he was a few months old, so late 1866 would be my estimate. The Cornelia/Cornelius and Lucia/Alice are both name errors. I even found Cornelia going by the name of Camelia and Camilla.
Anna died in 1891 of pneumonia at 145 14th st., Cornelia died in 1895 of Meningitis. Alice married, was widowed, and married again, dying in Brooklyn in the 30s but i couldn't find her death record. Henry G. Beal (b. 1866) is my great-great grandfather and never passed any info to his only son, in fact he might not have even known he was born a McLain if Henry died closer to 1870 like I think he did.
The only George Beals I found myself in the 1870 census were married with alot of children. Is it feasible that one of these could be my George Beal if he was widowed? I dont know what would become of all of his children.
As for George Beal's job, his death record says he is a clerk, but I dont have access to any Philadelphia directories. I suppose the 1875 NY or PA census would help me out alot but I wouldn't know where to look within the census.
