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Would love to hear the outcome

BTW, my partner’s late wife’s father celebrated his 100th birthday in June, and still lives in his own home

AAAwww Bless !!! <3

Dea x

Emailed last night, but did say we were extremely distantly related. If the daughter replies, then I’ll ask then. If not, then so be it. The dd/mm shown on the newsletter does match with the one on the passenger list!
Assuming she is still alive, she’d be 98 :-D

Let us know how you get on Det - wouldn't it be lovely if she was still 'around' !

Dea x

P.S. - IF you make contact could you ask if her middle name was Emma please? I should like to know if my guess was correct. (Just being nosy ;-) :-) )

Dea Xx

Googling her married name brings up a news letter word doc for St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Meriden. Unless there are 2 people with the same name, she might have still been alive in Feb 2018.

I might email the minister. If it does turn out to be our distant relative, then for her privacy, this thread will be deleted (but only after the info has been copied off line!!)

Husband John Jack's obituary

https://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/John-Jack-Gerschefski-95481201
Born Dec. 7, 1922.

The record post with a dob of 27 Jul 1891 might well have been his father.

Wow! I'd seen the hints for Phyllis Gerschefski but as they didn't include a marriage, assumed Ancestry was having one of its funny five minutes/hours/days, as it does!

That's absolutely fantastic. Thank you all so much.

Name: Phyllis Gerschefski
Gender: Female
Departure Date: 9 Dec 1955
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Queen Mary
Shipping line: Cunard Line
Master: D W Smell

Name: Phyllis Gerschefski
Arrival Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1920
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival date: 28 Sep 1953
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: New York and Cherbourg
Ship Name: Queen Mary
Shipping line: Cunard Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 164282


Name: Phyllis Gerschefski
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1920
Departure Date: 20 Nov 1953
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Queen Elizabeth
Shipping line: Cunard Steam Ship Company, Limited
Official Number: 166290
Master: H Grattidge
Last UK address - as posted by Dea (above)

I knew I'd seen that address, although the number is slightly out !!! - It is on the 1939 for 'your' family :



Cornell Household (3 People)
***144 Little Walden Road , Saffron Walden M.B., Essex, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER

William J Cornell 15 Jul 1884 Male Labourer Married 62 1
Martha Cornell 14 Jan 1879 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 62 2
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.

What a great team we are !!!

Dea Xxx
:-)

Name Wendy A Gerschefski
Residence Date 01 Jun 1993
Residence Place Plantsville, Connecticut, United States
Birth Date 1956
Address Plantsville, Connecticut 06479
Address Date 01 Jun 1993
Possible Relatives Jack Jr Gerschefski, Phyllis E Gerschefski
Record Number 34738687

John Gerschefski
United States Social Security Death Index
Age 85
Given Name John
Surname Gerschefski
Birth Date 27 Jul 1891
State Connecticut
Last Place of Residence Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Previous Residence Postal Code 06450
Event Date Sep 1976

Name: Phyllis Gerschefski
Arrival Age: 35
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1920
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival date: 26 Sep 1955
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: New York
Ship Name: Queen Mary
Shipping line: Cunard Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 7602/01
Search Ship Database: Search for the Queen Mary in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database


Going to 44 Little Maldon Rd. Saffron Waldron, Essex.

Dea x

EDIT - Where have I seen that address before ??????

Name Phyllis Gerschefski
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1953
Event Place New York City, New York, United States
Birthplace Britain
Ship Name Queen Elizabeth


Phyllis E Gerschefski
United States Public Records
Name Phyllis E Gerschefski
Residence Date 01 Apr 1976
Residence Place Plantsville, Connecticut, United States
Address Plantsville, Connecticut 06479
Address Date 01 Apr 1976
Possible Relatives Jack Jr Gerschefski, Wendy A Gerschefski
Record Number 34738679


Name Phyllis E Gerschefski
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1955
Event Place New York City, New York, United States
Birthplace Britain
Ship Name Queen Mary

Ancestry links her details to Phyllis E Gerschefski in New York City Directories

Looking for the name on familysearch brings up this record


Phyllis Cornell Gerschefski
mentioned in the record of John Or Jack Gerschefski
Name Phyllis Cornell Gerschefski
gender Female
Husband John Or Jack Gerschefski
Name John Or Jack Gerschefski
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 16 Jul 2001
Event Place Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Address 27 Lagan Ave.
Residence Place Plantsville
Gender Male
Death Date 14 Jul 2001
Death Place Southington
Newspaper Record-Journal

That marriage has been ruled out, malyon, as per Dea’s post at 16.49

There is also this one. Doesn't help much as the only information is that she's going to 49 Orient Street, Meriden, Conn.


New York Passenger Lists & Arrivals


First name(s) Phyllis E
Last name Cornell
Sex Female
Age 29
Birth year 1921
Birth place Britain
Arrival year 1950
Arrival city New York
Arrival state New York
Arrival country United States
Ship name Queen Elizabeth
Role Passenger
Country United States
Film number 002296509
NARA roll number 7797
NARA publication number T715

I would wonder if the Phyllis who travelled to India in 1940 was the same one who married Mr Bristow.


EDIT Snap Dea!


????

Name: Phyllis Cornell
Residence Year: 1943
Street address: 32 Crown
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Occupation: Employee
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1943

looks like phyllis and keith had one daughter in 1950

If anyone has access to worldwide for the details of this one arriving in New York it might be useful?

Ellis Island:

First Name : Phyllis E
Last Name : Cornell
Place of Birth : Britain
Date of Arrival : 1950
Age at Arrival : 29
Gender : Female
Ship of Travel : Queen Elizabeth
Manifest Line Number : 24

The address she was going to was 49 Orient St., Meriden, Conn ?

Dea x

Mine's this one

Births Mar 1920 (>99%)
Cornell Phyllis E Button Saffron W. 4a 2153

Yes, you're right. I don't know what the E stands for, and I'm assuming she's the closed record on
Cornell Household (3 People)
144 Little Walden Road , Saffron Walden M.B., Essex, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER

William J Cornell 15 Jul 1884 Male Labourer Married 62 1
Martha Cornell 14 Jan 1879 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 62 2
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.

George Leonard Cornell (next youngest child) was already in the Services

Marriages Sep 1912 (>99%)
Cornell Alfred A Gardner ST. Geo H. Sq 1a 1141 click to view
Gardner Ellen E Cornell St.Geo.H.Sq 1a 1141