Found! George Garratt - Bristol, Somerset, England - 1830

[sparrett]

Thanks for that mckha.

It does not tell us much and it looks pretty clear their oldest child Elizabeth was born in US, so no way to develop the thinking from her birth.
If the dates for the man are correct, he was a young father.

Here is an entry in the Woods' Baltimore city directory (1870) which may be him.
GARRATT, George, Labourer, 8 Clinton.

Sue

[heywood]

Reply #25 - their oldest child was George b Maryland

George, father, would have been about 25 yrs so not too young a father.

[heywood]

Just in case…. re George b 1830, Easton in Gordano with a sister Ellen.

1851 1946/653/37
Ellen Garratt 12 yrs with Aunt Mary Stacey

1861 1711 /78/31
Ellen Hunt 23 yrs with husband George and father George Garrat

1871 2517/72/28
Husband now Thomas but looks to be the same person
Lodger  George Garratt 75 yrs

Death 1878
George Garratt 90yrs

1901 2356/52/1
Ellen Hunt 64 yrs is still living in Pill

I don’t see George b 1830 after 1841 but he could be anywhere.

[mckha489]

The oldest child was George, born  August 1855 (according to 1900 census)
He was born Maryland.
So George senior arrived before then

Mary who married William GRIFFITHS had a son Thomas. Trees say he was Thomas GARRETT/GARRATT (newspaper notice of marriage has her GARRETT)
Anyway - When Thomas died his death notice says Thomas Jarrett Griffiths

so perhaps it used to be pronounced with a soft G which widens the search parameters somewhat.


Immigration possibilities

George GARRATT age 16 arrival NY 19 Oct 1844   per Hendrick Hudson

other family
Edward GARRATT  56 Shoemaker
Elizabeth 59
Harriet 21
George 16
Mahala 15
Timothy 13


1848 per Chancellor

Rich. GARRETT 36, Labourer
Sarah 35 Seamstress
George 15 Labourer
Thos. 14 Labourer
Wm. 8
Mary 2
Sarah infant


1837 per Bachelor

Alex^r GARRET 30 labourer
Ann 28
George 8        these 3 were destined for Upper Canada