Looking for 1877 Marriage Records - Blyton/Devereux

[elisbrown]

This could be part of the reason for the declaration by Josiah Swift. Other records show Arthur already in the USA.

I'm curious what you see showing him in the US. I have not found anything definitive.

[glenclare]

I was looking at the US census for 1900,1910 and 1920. Each one says his immigration year is 1861. On the same documents for Betsie, there is no date on 1900 census but 1910 says 1876 so before their marriage in Nottingham and 1920 says 1887.

Son’s christening record in Nottingham is Jan 21st 1883, and daughter born February 1885 in Pennsylvania, so probable final (?) move to US in that time frame.

[elisbrown]

I have been emailing a common relative who says that Arthur said he'd come to the US during the Civil War (1861) and joined the army under an assumed name. He was also reported to have spent time traveling around the world, to India and Australia, before settling down. Arthur's daughter was also sure that he'd lied about his birth year and that he was 10 or so years older than he actually was (1842 vs 1832).

I'm not sure how to trace someone who used an assumed name...

[rosie99]

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[Dundee]

Are there no parents named on his death certificate?  It is indexed on Ancestry as Arthur J DEURENX.

Debra 

[Dizzifish]

Hello...

Not much help in finding your request re a marriage for Arthur but it does seem you have an interesting ancestor 

Just in case these links help add anymore to what you already have and find your way back further....

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69817552/helena-trafford-fentress

http://www.devereux.org/site/DocServer/HTDBio.pdf?docID=281

[elisbrown]

Are there no parents named on his death certificate?  It is indexed on Ancestry as Arthur J DEURENX.

Debra 

Thank you for finding that!

I don't trust anything about this man... the parents listed have the same names as his children, which makes me suspicious. But it is a start!

[elisbrown]

Thank you @Dizzifish!

I had read that bio on him from the Devereux website years ago. It quotes my grandfather, Clifford Scott. I suspect that the story is full of half-truths, but it may be a direction to go in. I mean, I don't think he's a direct descendant of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. And the pony express was only active from 1860-61, and it is not hard to look up the employee lists (and he's not on them that I can find). But it's worth looking at these leads, in any case. Thank you for that reminder!