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Hi I am trying to research my tree to America, My Great grandaunt Mary Smith married John Luup in South Shields, Durham (north east England) in 1927 & emigrated to the US. Letters written to my great grandmother place them in the Bronx, New York in the 1930s.
Any information gratefully accepted - Dawn.

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John Luup, "United States Census, 1940"
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Name: John Luup
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Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Assembly District 6, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
Birthplace: Estonia
Estimated Birth Year: 1894
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 3-717
Family Number: 28
Sheet Number and Letter: 61A
Line Number: 3
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 2479
Digital Folder Number: 005458146
Image Number: 00458
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John Luup M 46 Estonia
Wife Mary Luup F 37 England

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Given Name: John
Middle Name:
Surname: Luup
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 27 February 1894
Social Security Number: 064-09-7309
State: New York
Last Place of Residence:
Previous Residence Postal Code: 32620
Event Date: May 1973
Age: 79
Collection: John Luup, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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Name: Mary Luup
Name Prefix:
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Jun 1964
Event Place: Marion, Florida, United States
Gender: Female
Age:
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated):
Affiliate File Name: Fdi05.txt
Affiliate Line Number: 202216
Affiliate CD Number: FDI05
Certificate Number: 28673
Volume Number: 2594
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Collection: Mary Luup, "Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998"

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His death from Ancestry's transcription of the SSDI, giving last address

John Luup
SSN: 064-09-7309
Last Residence: 32620 Belleview, Marion, Florida, United States of America
Born: 27 Feb 1894
Died: May 1973
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: John Luup
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1894
Birth Place: Astonia, Italy
Residence: Bronx, New York

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Residence 1144 E 233 St, Bronx
NOK – Mary Luup
Employer – The Arthur A Johnson Corp of 92 Cedar St, New York City


New York, Naturalization Records, 1897-1944
John Luup
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1894
Birth Place: Russia
Arrival Year: 1917
Naturalization Record Type: Petition for Naturalization
Event Date: 6 Jun 1924

It would seem from various passenger lists that he was a seaman, hence his stated arrival in 1917. The Witnesses are also seamen.

1930 Census - ages seem a bit off. Do we have 2 families with similar names?

John Luup
[John Lemp]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Estonia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Manhattan, New York, New York
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Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1917
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Luup
Father's Birthplace: Estonia
Mother's Birthplace: Estonia
John Luup 39
Mary Luup 27 - Born England as were her parents

His occupation - Carpenter
His Immigration year 1917
Her Immigration year 1925
His Age at 1st marriage 36
Her Age at 1st marriage 25

Address 501 West 141 St

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

John Luup
Residence Year: 1933
Street Address: 3941 Barnes av apt IB
Residence Place: New York, New York
Publication Title: New York, New York, City Directory, 1933

Image also has (Mary) next to his name

Mary's arrival? The transcription does not link to the correct image

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Mary Luup
Arrival Date: 8 Oct 1928
Birth Date: abt 1902
Birth Location: England
Birth Location Other: jarrow
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Antwerp, Belgium
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Lapland

Her arrival in 1928 gives name of her father as Thomas Smith, Jarrow, England. She's going to join husband John Luup, 198 Gleason Ave., Bronx, NY.

Thankyou all so much (Im very new to all this only been researching for about 1 week) xx Mary was indeed from Jarrow (my home town also) I was going round in circles didn't occur to me that they may of travelled separately(also I didn't know the origin of John Luup) - hopefully this information will help me search for their living relatives also xx Many thanks.

No problem.

You had asked about living relatives. Although the records we've found aren't conclusive, it's unlikely that they had any children.

Also the address in the letters we have is 3941 Barnes avenue too :)