Emma Gwilliam b1872 (1880 US Census) (General)

by shepway , Thursday, January 31, 2019, 16:23 (2199 days ago) @ MPGriffiths

First of all my thanks to MPGriffiths for her contribution to this thread and as she has already indicated Emma's father was George Gwilliam who married Eliza Williams at a Register Office in early 1860. I will send for a copy of this for the detail.
George was the son of George Gwilliam who married Elizabeth Adams on 24 May 1834 at Newland Parish Church. Details in Parish Records on this website.
George Senior was killed in an accident at the Bush Pit on 10 February 1851 and there is a memorial at Christchurch Churchyard of which this is a transcript:
"In/Memory of/ George Gwilliam/ died Feb 10 1851/ aged 42 years/ Also of Elizabeth his wife/ died April 9 1869/ aged 58 years/ Also of their children/ Mary Ann/ died March 15 1841/ aged 3 years/ Catherine/ died March 1844/ aged 4 months Edwin / died Oct 10 1855/ aged 3 years"
There were 8 children from the marriage 2 of whom emigrated to the USA. George the oldest son with his wife and 3 children and a cousin Timothy. Details as follows:

Emigrated to Pennsylvania. Sailed on City of Manchester from Liverpool to New York arriving 19 April 1870
GUILLIAM GEORGE 35 M 19 Apr 1870
GUILLIAM GEORGE 2 M 19 Apr 1870
GUILLIAM SHADWICK 9 M 19 Apr 1870
GUILLIAM ELIZA 28 F 19 Apr 1870
GUILLIAM ELIZA 1 F 19 Apr 1870
GUILLIAM TIMOTHY 27 M 19 Apr 1870

His brother Thomas emigrated earlier (date not known) and married Eleanor (known as Nellie) Adams as follows:
Name: Thomas Gwillian
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Oct 1870
Event Place: English Evangelical Luthern Church Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Nellie Adams
Spouse's Gender: Female

There is a photograph of Thomas and Nellie on this website, the last photo on this webpage: https://forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/christchurch
(There is a correction to be added to the information accompanying the photo - Nellie was born in the UK)

Both Thomas and Nellie died in Baltimore - Thomas on 6 February 1920 and Nellie 13 January 1926.

I have 7 children listed for George and Eliza:
Shadrach born 1860 in Forest of Dean (Shadrach is sometimes listed as Shadwick or Shad)
George born 1867 in Forest of Dean
Eliza born c1868 in Forest of Dean
Emma born c1872 in Pennsylvania
Eliza born c1874 in Pennsylvania
Annie born c1877 in Pennsylvania
John born c1880 in Pennsylvania.

You will find George in the 1900 Census at Anne Arundel County, Maryland with his daughter, Eliza and Son in law:

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Birth place
George F Boswell Self Married Male 35 1865 Maryland
Eliza Boswell Wife Married Female 26 1874 Pennsylvania
Edith H Boswell Daughter - Female 2 1898 Maryland
George Gwilliam F in law Widowed Male 65 1835 England

Finally if you could make yourself email contactable by accessing your Profile and ticking the appropriate box I will contact you off list as we have common ancestry.

Mike