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I am trying to find relatives of Rosa Keen, I believe she married Paul Hepworth in about 1914. They may have good abroad to live. Rosa is my Aunty.

This is their marriage:-

First name(s) ROSA E
Last name KEEN
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1914
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ ROSA E KEEN married
PAUL HEPWORTH
Spouse's last name HEPWORTH
District FYLDE
District number -
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8E
Page 1480

I can't find any children from the marriage.

Kath. x

It seems they did go abroad pretty soon after marrying:-

First name(s) ROSA
Last name HEPWORTH
Gender Female
Age 25
Birth year 1889
Marital status M
Occupation HOUSEWIFE
Departure year 1914
Departure day 7
Departure month 10
Departure port LIVERPOOL
Destination port PHILADELPHIA
Destination PHILADELPHIA
Country United States
Destination country United States
Ship name HAVERFORD
Ship official number 113489
Ship master's first name W L
Ship master's last name MENDERS
Shipping line AMERICAN LINE
City LIVERPOOL
Ship destination port PHILADELPHIA
Ship destination country USA
Ship square feet 7506
Ship registered tonnage 7492
Number of passengers 306
Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960

There is also a Paul Hepworth travelling with her.

He is a tram driver aged 28 and she is a housewife age 25.

Kath. x

You need the help of someone who has access to American records.

Kath. x

Name: Rosa Hepworth
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1891
Birth Place: Oxford, England
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Passport Issue Date: 28 Mar 1921
Passport Includes a Photo: Yes
Residence: New York City, New York
Spouse Name: Paul Hepworth
Spouse Birth Place: England
Rosa Hepworth in the U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Rose Hepworth in the New York, State Census, 1915
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1915 cencus

Name: Rose Hepworth
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birth Place: England
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Residence Place: New York, New York
Relationship: Wife
Colour or Race: White
Number of Years in US: 1
Assembly District: 05
House Number: 213R
Line Number: 49
Page Number: 16
Household Members:
Name Age
Paul Hepworth 28
Rose Hepworth 24

She came back in 1921 with a Paul aged 6 and Donald aged 4

Going to 463 Reddings Lane ,Birmingham

Name: Rosa Hepworth
Birth Date: abt 1892
Age: 29
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 28 Apr 1921
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Carmania
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Shipping line: Cunard Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 120901

The three of them go back to America in 1923:-

First name(s) DONALD
Last name HEPWORTH
Gender Male
Age 6
Birth year 1917
Occupation CHILD
Departure year 1923
Departure day 28
Departure month 4
Departure port LIVERPOOL
Destination port NEW YORK
Destination NEW YORK
Country United States
Destination country United States
Ship name ADRIATIC
Ship official number 124061
Ship master's first name F E
Ship master's last name BEADNELL
Shipping line WHITE STAR
City LIVERPOOL
Ship destination port NEW YORK
Ship destination country USA
Ship square feet 5727
Ship registered tonnage 24540
Number of passengers 416
Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960

Rosa and young Paul are on the same list. Last address given is the same as the one they were coming to in Birmingham in 1921.

Kath. x

When she returned to NY on the Adriatic out of L/Pool May 7 1923.with
Children Paul b 3 October 1915 and Donald Malcolm b.26 October 1917.
Address 232 East 88 street New York NY.
She was already a US Citizen

They went out again in 1923

First name(s) DONALD
Last name HEPWORTH
Gender Male
Age 6
Birth year 1917
Occupation CHILD
Departure year 1923
Departure day 28
Departure month 4
Departure port LIVERPOOL
Destination port NEW YORK
Destination NEW YORK
Country United States
Destination country United States
Ship name ADRIATIC
Ship official number 124061
Ship master's first name F E
Ship master's last name BEADNELL
Shipping line WHITE STAR
City LIVERPOOL
Ship destination port NEW YORK
Ship destination country USA
Ship square feet 5727
Ship registered tonnage 24540
Number of passengers 416
Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
With mum Rosa aged 39 occ wife USA citizen and brother Paul aged 8

Home address 463 Reddings Lane ,Kings Heath ,Birmingam

She was naturalised may 12th 1918 Broadway New York

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Donald Hepworth in the 1930 United States Federal Census
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Name: Donald Hepworth
Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Patient (Institutional)
Home in 1930: Manhattan, New York, New York
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Randalls Island
Block: M
Institution: New York City Childrens Hospital
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Able to Speak English: Yes

Donald Hepworth in the 1940 United States Federal Census
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Name: Donald Hepworth
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1919
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Inmate
Home in 1940: Groveland, Livingston, New York
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Inferred Residence in 1935: Groveland, Livingston, New York
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 12A
Institution: Craig Colony (for Epilepties)
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: None
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 03

Record of Paul Hepworth

from New York, New York City Municipal Deaths

Name Paul Hepworth
Event Type Death
Event Date 17 Feb 1936
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Address 149 Ave. C.
Gender Male
Age 48
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Motorman
Birth Year (Estimated) 1888
Birthplace England
Burial Date 20 Feb 1936
Cemetery Mt. Hope
Father's Name Jessie Hepworth
Father's Birthplace England
Mother's Name E... Jane Sutcliff
Mother's Birthplace England
Spouse's Name Rosa Hepworth

Rosa E Hepworth in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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Name: Rosa E Hepworth
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1891
Claim Date: 26 Nov 1956
Type of Claim: Life Claim
Notes: 21 Nov 1956: Name listed as ROSA E HEPWORTH

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Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
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Name: Paul Hepworth
SSN: 057090110
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1915
Birth Place: New York New, New York
Father Name: Paul Hepworth
Mother Name: Rosa E Keen
Death Date: 23 Mar 2000
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as PAUL HEPWORTH

I think the death in 1936 that Eringobragh1916 found must be a different Paul as the one in 2000 that Shirley found seems to fit.

I don't know how easy it is to get a death certificate in America but the informant on the 2000 death certificate could possibly be a relative.

Kath. x

Births Dec 1891 (>99%)
KEEN Rosa Elizabeth Bicester 3a 821

1940 Census..20 East 100th St NY


Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Assembly District 15, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 48
Marital Status Widowed
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace England
Birth Year (Estimated) 1892
Last Place of Residence Same Place



Household

Role

Gender

Age

Birthplace

Rosa E Hepworth Head F 48 England
Paul Hepworth Son M 24 New York City .Clerk Consolidated ??

I believe Rosa is a widow on the 1940 census. Original says Rosa not Nora:

Nora E Hepworth

in the 1940 United States Federal Census
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Name: Nora E Hepworth
Respondent: Yes
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: England
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: New York, New York, New York
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: East 100 Street
House Number: 20
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, New York, New York
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 4A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 63
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 40
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Nora E Hepworth 48
Paul Hepworth 24

Pauls Draft (WW2)


Paul Hepworth

United States World War II Army Enlistment Records

Name Paul Hepworth
Name (Original) HEPWORTH PAUL
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 15 Dec 1942
Term of Enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place New York City, New York, United States
Birth Year 1915
Birthplace NEW YORK
Education Level 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation General industry clerks
Marital Status Single, with dependents
Military Rank Private
Army Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference Civil Life
Serial Number 32684245
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923
Box Film Number 05492.213

A newspaper report here of the marriage in 1946 of Paul son of the late Paul. No mention of his brother.

http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2010/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201946%20Grayscale/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201946%20Grayscale%20-%200027.pdf

Paul Hepworth in the West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
Name:Paul Hepworth
Parish:Charlestown (Halifax), St Thomas
Baptism Date:14 Mar 1888
Abode: New Bank
Father:Jesse Hepworth (Overlooker)
Mother:Emma Jane Hepworth