Harding boys emigrate to the US in 1864 and 1871, help please

[Elaine]

Need Rachel for some background to the family I think :o

[ukfamilyhistory]

Gosh everyone, you are brilliant - I have been out at a meeting all evening and find you have been so busy! The family bible states William travelled from Liverpool, on the SS City of Baltimore to the US on 25 July 1871 - the entry for George John is far less clear, he had set sail for America years earlier on 4 July 1864, but the ship is not clear. The dates of birth for the whole family are recorded in this bible, but no further records on the two in America.

[Darksecretz]

is there a way Rachel you can take a photo of the writing in the bible? maybe we can then figure out what it says?

[ukfamilyhistory]

The family was from Haddenham, the father of the ten children, including George the eldest and William tthe 7th child, was Henry R Harding born 1812 and mother Mary Ann, born 25 Nov 1814.

[Elaine]

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Wm Harding
Arrival Date: 7 Aug 1871
Birth Year: abt 1846
Age: 25 3/12
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race-
/Nationality: English
Place of Origin: England
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: City of Baltimore

on his own, farmer

[Darksecretz]

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Wm Harding
Arrival Date: 7 Aug 1871
Birth Year: abt 1846
Age: 25 3/12
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race-
/Nationality: English
Place of Origin: England
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: City of Baltimore

on his own, farmer

good call Elaine, now.. we need to find him in the census.. where did you find that? I looked but couldn't see that.. I did think of looking at Ellis Island but, didn't get very far.

[Darksecretz]

aha! http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin...b=nypl&indiv=1

found it..

[ukfamilyhistory]

Dear Elaine and Julie - Thank you so much for your help, I'll carry on now and see where I get to next - FTF is absolutely great, every single time I hit a brick wall, someone helps me out
Rachel

[Darksecretz]

am just narked that I couldn't spot anything likely on the blimmin census for him/them.. if you can take a photo of that family bible page with the ships details on Rachel then I will gladly have a look to see if I can decipher it for you. might be an idea as well that if William was a farmer, to see which states would primarily be classed as farming states, Idaho springs to mind as thats where they grow alot of potatoes (or did!)

[Darksecretz]

been having a think, maybe they heard him wrong and wrote HARDY instead? (I know, I am grasping majorly at straws!!)

[rogerdee]

Family bible

been having a think, maybe they heard him wrong and wrote HARDY instead? (I know, I am grasping majorly at straws!!)

Just came across this .Maybe you have it all figured out now but if it helps. There were 2 Georges, it would appear that one died at 6 years old and a later sibling was named after him. He travelled on the the "Nova Scotian" and left England in 1867 not 1864.