This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stanger, Meehan, King Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4NC.2ACE/1263.1 Message Board Post: You probably already have census information, but just in cast there's something new here, I thought I'd send it to you. 1901 census - Frederiction, Carleton ward, York Co., NB Dist.# 25, E-4, page 26 Agnes V. Stanger, 62, b. Oct. 11, 1838, NB, widow, Irish, Presbytarian, retired. George S., son, 28, b. Oct. 31, 1872, NB, scotch, tailor Agnes E., dau., 22, b. Aug. 25, 1878, NB, scotch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1896 - McAlpine's New Brunswick Directory: George S. Stanger, Fredericton, NB, clerk, bookkeeper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ George's father, Thomas, seems to have made a trip back to Scotland for a visit in 1891. He came back through the port of New York: Thomas Stanger 57 yrs old born 1834 Arrival - Sept. 23, 1891 in New York City Port of departure - Glasgow, Scotland & Moville, Ireland Ship - "State of Nebraska" Destination - New Brunswick Place of Origin - Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1881 - Frederiction, Carleton ward, York Co., NB Dist.# 30, C, page 46 Thomas Stanger, 35, b. Scotland, Presbytarian, Tailor merchant Agnes V., wife, 30, b. NB, Presbytarian Amelia, dau., 13, b. NB Annie, dau., 10, b. NB George, son, 8, b. NB Agnus, dau., 2, b. NB ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1871 census - Fredericton, Queens ward, York Co., NB Thomas Stainger, 36, b. Scotland, Presbytarian, Tailor Agnes, wife, 30, b. NB, Irish, Presbytarian Amelia, 3, b. NB Annie, 5 months, b. NB in November Esther Brown, 20, b. NB, Irish, Presbytarian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1871 census - Frederiction, Queens ward, York Co., NB Daniel Mehan, 38, b. Ireland, R. Catholic, Irish, Blacksmith Jane, wife, 36, b. Ireland, R. Catholic, Irish Mary Jane, 7, b. NB, R. Catholic, Student Jane, 3, b. NB, R. Catholic Helena, 2, b. NB, R. Catholic William Holland, 18, b. NB, R. Catholic, Blacksmith ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have the 1851 census for York County, NB and there's no sign of the Stanger's or Meehan's in it -- not by any variation of spelling I could think of. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1851 census - Queensbury, York Co., NB Femer King, 61, b. NB, French, Farmer, proprietor Bridget, wife, 71, b. Ireland, came to NB in Aug. 1821 Femer, son, 23, b. NB Mary Ann, daughter, 20, b. NB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1896 - McAlpine's New Brunswick Directory: Phemer King, Farmer, Millville, York Co., NB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a Fenner King born in Berkshire Co., Mass. in 1767. I wonder if that Femer King is a relative.