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Post by Cornish Terrier on Sept 30, 2017 16:57:04 GMT -5
Thanks Zib - and now I can add even more to that little collection. Ethel's husband was actually SILAS Thomas born St Ives 1896 to Silas Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Cotton. They were married at St Ives 26th January 1928. John Cowls Berriman and Catherine Daniel Andrews were married at St Ives 14th March 1915. Philip Thomas Solomon and Emily D Andrews both of Detroit were married at Highland Park Michigan 10th October 1923 with Frederick H Solomon and Catherine Berryman as witnesses. Philip Thomas Solomon was born at Illogan, Cornwall March Qtr 1901 son of James Solomon and Salvena Westcott who married in the Truro R.D. in 1883. CT
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Post by zibetha on Sept 30, 2017 19:07:01 GMT -5
Totally right and I have edited my previous post. Z
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Post by zibetha on Oct 1, 2017 15:37:34 GMT -5
It occurred to me that William Thomas Quick would have been in the USA at the time of the World War I draft registration. I found his draft card; he registered in 1918 as "Thomas Quick" with a birth date of July 3, 1880. It's possible that the registrar misunderstood him. Even though the registrant was required to review and confirm the information, I still find a lot of inaccurate birth dates on the cards.
He was living in Flint, Michigan, and employed as a machinist for the Buick Motor Co. "Thomas" listed Mrs. Emily Quick as his nearest relative.
Zib
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Oct 1, 2017 17:04:45 GMT -5
It never occurred to me to have a look at Draft documents! But that date of birth is interesting to say the least. We have the GRO Index and the 1881 Census to confirm that William Thomas Quick was actually born in 1878 but he and brother John were baptized together in 1886 and their birthdates then recorded as 3rd September 1880 and 3rd July 1881 respectively. We also know from the GRO Index and Census that John was born in 1880 while other records indicate that it was William born in July and John in September. That he offered his birthdate as 3rd July 1880 when providing information for his Draft Registration Card might indicate that William had used Parish records (perhaps with input from his mother) to obtain evidence of birth prior to emigrating to the US. Yet in 1939 William's birthdate is recorded as 23rd July 1878 ................. so did he subsequently discover his real birthdate or did he perhaps understate his age a little in 1918? CT
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Post by zibetha on Oct 1, 2017 22:05:34 GMT -5
No rocket science involved -- my mother called me her practical genius, CT. We all approach this from different angles, and that is the beauty of collaborating on this board. My "insight" re: WTQ came from re-reading his 1925 passenger record to see if I could tell if his relative in Cornwall = J Quick was brother James or brother John. My father's grandfather traveled with 2 of his brothers in law back and forth from Belgium to the US until they could bring their families over. Due to the timeframe of "Joe's" (Josephus Henricus) passenger records, one was the first I ever saw that had a second page. That struck me when I reviewed WTQ's 1925 record and nagged at my brain until I remembered that my ggf was required to register for the draft (also in Michigan) although an "alien."
I have found city directories up to 1932 for WTQ and Valetta, so they should appear on the 1930 US Census. No luck there -- I will leave for those more connected to the family to pursue.
zib
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Oct 2, 2017 3:31:51 GMT -5
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Post by zibetha on Oct 2, 2017 12:52:24 GMT -5
Good job! I suspected some sort of transcription problem. As to "pa" for citizenship, that indicates Thomas had filed his "first papers" - the Declaration of Intent to become a US Citizen. "Na" or naturalized alien would be entered once one's final papers had been filed and citizenship granted. www.archives.gov/research/census/1850-1930.htmlZib
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