Hi Gladys1

Since you last reply, I see it has been confirmed you're on the right track in so much as they did go to the US - as
Cyberacct has found Jane & the children's passage (William probably preceded them):
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,176615.msg846077.html#msg846077New York Passenger Lists, sailing on the Egypt leaving from Liverpool, England and arriving in New York on June-04-1883.
Jane Herron, age 33 born abt 1850
Isabel Herron, age 11 born abt 1872
Mary Herron, age 9 born abt 1874
Ralph Herron, age 7 born abt 1876
Philis Herron, age 5 born abt 1878
John Herron, age 3 born abt 1880
William Herron, age 1 born abt 1882
Microfilm Series - M237; Roll - 466, List # - 689.[/i]
This matches the 1881 UK Census Family of:
1881: HERRON (All Born Blyth, Northumberland)
William age 31 Inkeeper, (YOB 1850) Innkeeper
Jane age 29 (YOB 1852)
Mary age 7 (YOB 1874)
Ralph 6 (YOB 1875)
Phillas 4 (YOB 1877)
John 2 (YOB 1879So here Jane is in 1883 with 6 children living children born 1872-1882 in UK. A 7th was Elsdon (b 1880)
Then
only if the 1900 Census is right, she had in US: 8-Lizzie (1886) , 9-Thomas (1888) , 10,-Alliceann (1890) 11-Marier (1895). That's 11 children accounted for of the 14 born overall.
We know 2 of the 11 died (Elsdon 1880 UK, John 1906 NY) leaving 9 living - this matches the statement on 1900 & 1910 Census of "9 living children". And Meaning if "14 Born" children is correct: that either prior to 1883 in the UK, and/or btw 1883 and 1895/1900 in the US, there were 3 other children born, and 3 children (maybe some of the original 9 accounted for) had died.
Considering Jane's DOB, Marie/a may have been the last born in 1895. The UK children are close together born after the Sep 1871 marriage, while in the US there is a big gap btw 1883 family arrival NY and the 1886 birth of Lizzie in Illinois, and btw the 1890 birth of AliceAnn and the 1895 of Maria in Washington.
All supposition: as we still don't know if the 1900 family is them.....and there is that Mary DUCEY in 1910.....but...at least we know now who all came into the US and when, to look for on the Census........
Just had a thought, I omiitted to post that part of the 1900 Census which stated neither William nor Jane could read and write (and now I understand the value of including it

as I ask:
On their 1871 marriage Cert, or on the birth records of any of the children did they sign their names or make a mark? Although, I know they poss could have learned to sign a name, even if they were otherwise illiterate ..........
Cheers
AMBLY
