William Gaffney, Vaudeville Act USA

[franoc22]

My Great Grandfather Michael Gaffney born in Dublin in 1859 had a Brother who story has it was on Vaudeville, he had 7 brothers who were John, Henry, Hugo, Lewis, Richard, William Christopher.  We think it was William (Born in Liverpool 18/05/1870)who had a Vaudeville act. His Parents were Louis and Mary Anne Gaffney he also had 3 sisters.   I have found a newspaper report of a William Gaffney who was part of an Act but could anyone advise on how I could check if it is my great Uncle William Gaffney, We believe that the Family went to America before 1867 but came back to Liverpool.  We do not have any idea of when William went to America, or if any of the older Brothers stayed in America when the whole family went there before 1867, I am new to family history searching and would not know were to start in America

Thank you

Fran

[Margaret March]

Ancestry and FindMyPast both have passenger lists for people travelling between UK and USA so you might find the family listed on there coming and going.

Have you found them on any census records in the UK to fx what years they were abroad?
You can google his name too to see what come up adding Vaudeville to narrow your search.

Ancestry also has the US census records so you might find the family on one of those and then track them through to coming back.

Margaret

[Margaret March]

I have looked for the birth registration for William Gaffney and cannot see one in Liverpool for 1870.

Where did you get the date and place of birth from?

JUst thinking if he was born in Liverpool then the family are back by then. Have you got places and years of birth for any of the others?

Margaret

[franoc22]

3 Brothers Richard 1867, William 1870 and Christopher1874 and 2 sisters Mary Anne 1873 and Elizabeth 1878 were Born in Liverpool The older Children were born in Dublin My Great Grandfather was born in 6 Fade Street Dublin in 1859. Elizabeths (1878 ) descendant told me that they migrated to America but did not like it there so come back to England and settled in Liverpool they did not have any dates. so it could be any time between 1862 (as Lewis was born in Dublin 1862) and 1867 as Richard the next child was born on 23rd June 1867 in Liverpool

Thanks
Fran

[franoc22]

Sorry I forgot to say that Williams Birth was found here:  ancestry.co.uk/Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906
   Fran

[Margaret March]

There's an L Gaffney listed in the 1860 US census Year: 1860; Census Place: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: M653_573; Page: 490; Image: 496; Family History Library Film: 803573

Pat Laughlin   31
Mary Laughlin   25
Mary Laughlin   7
Cathe Laughlin   4
Thos Laughlin   2
L Gaffney   25

It shows he is married and occupation labourer. Could this be Louis? Not sure all the family would have gone and come bck as that would have been expensive so maybe only Louis went?
Margaret

[Margaret March]

Thinking about what you are looking for it doesn't sound to me as though the article you have found is your relative because he was born after the family came back from USA.

What date is the article and where did you find it?

Margaret

[Margaret March]

In 1881 William is here RG11/3657/24 p 41 in Liverpool with mother and siblings

Mary A. Gaffney   44
Michael Gaffney   20
William Gaffney   11
Christopher Gaffney   6
Elizabeth Gaffney   3

They are living at 43 Beresford St and Mary is listed as a widow.

Margaret

[Margaret March]

This could be William as  crew member on a ship in 1901
W Gaffney age 31 b Liverpool
aboard the Majestic
Official Number:   97763
Ref: 387CRE/557

Margaret