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John Schofield

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Diane

Diane Report 7 Jul 2011 07:54

I am trying to find living relatives of John Schofield b:1889 in USA.of British parentage..... came over to England (Rochdale Lancashire) about 1894 and married Evelyn Shepherd in 1908

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 7 Jul 2011 08:09

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Name: John Schofield
Birth Date: abt 1890
Age: 4
Port of Departure: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Arrival Date: 14 Aug 1894
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Cephalonia
Search Ship Database: View the 'Cephalonia' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: No owner or agent listed
Official Number: 86205

Looks as if mothers name was Sarah.

1901 census for reference:
Name: John Schofield
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Relation: Nephew
Gender: Male
Where born: United States
Civil parish: Rochdale
Ecclesiastical parish: St John the Baptist
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Rochdale
Sub-registration district: Whitworth and Wardle
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 19
Piece: 3842
Folio: 121
Page Number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
William Auston 41
Alice Auston 40
John Schofield 12

1911 census for reference:
SCHOFIELD, John Head Married M 22 1889 Raiser In Flannelette U S of America Resident
SCHOFIELD, Evelyn Wife Married
3 years F 22 1889 Cotton Weaver Lancs Rochdale
SCHOFIELD, Emily Daughter Single F 1 1910 Lancs Rochdale
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
24642 Reference:
RG14PN24642 RG78PN1413 RD470 SD4 ED8 SN463

Registration District:
Rochdale Sub District:
Spotland and Norden Enumeration District:
8 Parish:
Rochdale

Address:
4 Handley Place Rochdale
County: Lancashire

Possible additional children:

Births Sep 1911 (>99%)
SCHOFIELD Sarah A Shepherd Rochdale 8e 65

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Jun 1913 (>99%)
Schofield Alice Shepherd Rochdale 8e 62
Births Dec 1915 (>99%)
Schofield Frank Shepherd Rochdale 8e 54
Schofield John Shepherd Rochdale 8e 46
Births Mar 1920 (>99%)
SCHOFIELD May Shepherd Rochdale 8e 74
Births Sep 1921 (>99%)
Schofield Melvin Shepherd Rochdale 8e 62
Births Dec 1923 (>99%)
Schofield Frank Shepherd Rochdale 8e 62
Births Dec 1926 (>99%)
Schofield Evelyn Shepherd Rochdale 8e 48

Death:
Name: John Schofield
Birth Date: abt 1889
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1954
Age at Death: 65
Registration district: Rochdale
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10f
Page: 322

Death of his wife perhaps:

Name: Eveline Schofield
Birth Date: abt 1889
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1963
Age at Death: 74
Registration district: Rochdale
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10f
Page: 507

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 7 Jul 2011 08:25

Have you tried using the 'search trees' box above? There are a couple of people with a John Schofield born around 1889 in America, might be worth sending a message to them.
jan

Diane

Diane Report 7 Jul 2011 17:04

Thanks all appreciate it

Diane