George Liddy - Can anyone help find him emigrating from Ireland 1911-1916?

[City Hall]

Hi,
I am trying to establish when George Liddy, born 1886 approx, emigrated to USA (or Canada)from Northern Ireland. I have found his wife Mary,(Mason) and their 2 children,George and Mary, sailing in 1916 to join him in Cincinnati,Ohio. I have also found records of their deaths in Cincinnati in the 1960s.I know from the 1911 census of Ireland that he was still living in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1911, so he must have emigrated between 1911 and 1916. I am keen to know who was 'claiming' him when he arrived in USA, as I cannot trace his older sister Mary(again) anywhere after the 1901 Ireland census when she was 19 years old.
Sorry it's a bit long winded.
Thanks for any help.
Paul.

[SmallTownGirl]

Could this be your man ?

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2V9-WN5

STG

[aghadowey]

In 1911 George Liddy's occupation was pavior-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Court/Unity_Street/135852

This fits with the 1912 border crossing details- granite paver, wife Mary 65 Unity St. Belfast. Contact in U.S. was a friend John Con_.

25 Sept.1914 record of George Liddy going from Mass. to Quebec gives occupation as streetpaving.

Aug.1915 border crossing gives his occupation as paving cutter with wife Mary at a different Belfast address- 22 Upton St. He was going to Cincinatti ('no address').

[SmallTownGirl]

V.interesting aghadowey.  May I ask where the info came from, please?

STG

[aghadowey]

Details from a variety of sources. I did find a 1929 record of him and son George leaving Belfast but still trying to find when he originally left Ireland.

[City Hall]

Hello STG and Aghadowey. Thank you for your replies, and sorry for the delay in replying. Out Shopping!!!

Thanks for the info supplied. George's mother and father were both dead by the time he emigrated in 1911/1912. He had 2 full sisters, Mary Ann and Margaret, and several half siblings. Margaret died in Belfast in 1962, I can find no trace of Mary Ann after the 1901 census. Maybe she died in 1929 and George was over at her funeral,but if she was married it will be a tall order. I wonder why we can't find a record for George crossing the Atlantic in 1911 or 1912.
Thanks again for your help.
Paul.

[Lisa in California]

In 1911 George Liddy's occupation was pavior-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Court/Unity_Street/135852

This fits with the 1912 border crossing details- granite paver, wife Mary 65 Unity St. Belfast. Contact in U.S. was a friend John Con_.

In case it helps, it appears that the contact information may be John Conway, San Francisco.
Unfortunately, there were a lot of men with this name in San Francisco during that time; none appear to have a similar occupation as Mr. Liddy.
https://archive.org/stream/crockerlangleysa1912sanfrich#page/456/mode/2up

Looking at the 1912 San Francisco Directory, the only George Liddy (occupation lather) in the book was also in the 1911 book, so he most likely isn't your man.

[Lisa in California]

Were George and Mary Ann born in Belfast?

[City Hall]

Hello Lisa, and thank you for taking the time to read and research my post.
Yes, George and Mary Ann were born in Belfast.
George was born on 14/4/1885 and Mary Ann was born on 4/6/1883.
Their parents were George(I know, another George) Liddy and Margaret (Anderson) Liddy.
George and Margaret were married on  19/8/1879 in St Patrick's Church, Donegall Street, Belfast.

Paul.