This is clearly the same man as was in Galveston Texas in 1880.
1900
State of Maine, Penobscot County, Hampden township
Head: Edgerton P CLEGG age 54,
born May 1846, England of English parents; married 22 years,
Year of Immigration to US: 25 (sic) must mean 1825 - but it cannot be right!!!!!)Nr of years in the US: 23 (so arrived ca 1877)
Occupation: Capitalist
Owns own home, Freehold.
Wife: Dedie (C?) CLEGG age 47 b Nov 1852, married 22 years, birthmother of 3 children, all 3 living.
Born Massachusetts of Mass. born parents.
Children:
Dau: Marion (M?) CLEGG age 19, born Oct 1880 in Mass, of mass mother & English father, At School.
Dau: Gertrude (O?) CLEGG age 17,born Dec 1882 in Texas of Mass mother & English father, At School
Dau: Beatrice E CLEGG age 17 born Mar 1883 in Texas of Mass mother & English father, At School
Don't you love Edgerton's occupation !
This enumerator has made some errors in copying the household schedules into his Enumerators book. He has gone back and corrected this family, and I feel still made errors - def. with the girls whom he has born in diff years and months but 3 moths apart! He also has flowery floriushes at end of words, so middle initial of mother & first 2 girls may be a flourish or may be as I have put.
Gertrude originally down as age 18, then changed to 17.
Marion originally down as 20, changed to 19.
Dedie originally down as 18, changed to 47!
Possibly this is why Edgerton also has a funny immigration year!
I think I read someplace that some of the info on the Census we get to see, is a result of the Enumerator copying and doing some Arithmetic - and often they made mistakes.
This is the other Edgerton CLEGG in 1900:
1900 - State of New York, New York County, Manhattan
Boarder: Edgerton CLEGG age 60, Single born Mar 1840 England, of English parents. Occupation: Speculator. Emigrated 1890, in US 10yrs.
In house on Broadway (A2) of a May FERRIER as one of many Boarders.
Speculator, Capitalist..........but for the Immigration years - I'd wonder if this were same man.....possibly a comedic or sour wife in Maine, while he was on business in NY?
IMMIGRATION:
Immigration Record 1859
Departed Liverpool, Arrived New York September 1859 on ship "Africa"
Egerton P CLEGG age 20, Occ; Gent, Currently from: England, Destination: Travelling
A W CLEGG age 21, Occ; Gent, Currently from: England, Destination: Travelling
Immigration Record 1869
Departed Liverpool, Arrived New York on 9 Aug 1869, ship: "City of Antwerp",
Egerton CLEGG age 32, Gent, Currently from US, Destination US.
Immigration Record 1873
Departed Liverpool, and Queenstown, Ireland Arrived New York October 1873 on Ship "Celtic"
Egerton CLEGG (no other details recorded on Manifest except he had "two ----?baggage").
I think this is probably the same man, entering the states on 3 occasions.
