Hi Ronald, Castle Garden (http://www.castlegarden.org) has a Henry Thomas emigrating from England and arriving 27 Mar 1837. He is shown as a labourer, aged 28, so that seems to fit. Ancestry then has this: Name: Henry Thomas Arrival Date: 27 Mar 1837 Age: 28 Gender: M (Male) Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: London Place of Origin: Great Britain Occupation: Laborer Destination: New York Ship: Ship St. James Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 33 List Number: 152 The image of the passenger list seems to show that Henry is travelling alone, or at least without any family members. It may be difficult to prove that your Henry in New York was a particular Henry in Devon. If you're lucky, a family member from England may turn up living with or near your guy in the US, in which case you then have something to check in the England records. If he left a will, he might mention siblings. Ideally, you want to find all the people born in Devon around the right time and with the name Henry Thomas, but that's not easy to do, as all the Parish Registers have not been transcribed. Using FreeSearch and FreeREG is a start, but they give an incomplete picture. Sorry for the doom & gloom ! Best wishes, Mike Gould Leicestershire -----Original Message----- From: devon-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:devon-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ronald E. Schultz Sent: 24 January 2014 19:47 To: devon@rootsweb.com Subject: [DEV] Henry Thomas Hello: A bit more about Henry Thomas. I have not found his immigration records to the US, but it seems that he might have become around 1834. He married in New York State and began a family here with first child born Jan 1837. His wife was from NY state. I did go onto familysearch and found a Henry Thomas born 21 May 1809 in Roborough by Torrengton, Devon. He was the son of William and Agnes. I also found four other children born in same town and same parents. I found parents married 23 Mar 1800 in Yarnscombe, Devon. Agnes Heale was brides name. As US records said he was born in May 1809 this looks promising. How can one go about proving that this is the correct person? > > I am new on this list as I just subscribed yesterday. I am sure my > first > question is very routine. All I have is some basic information about > my > ancestor. His name was Henry Thomas and born in May 1808 or 1809. His > obituary of 1891 stated that he was from Devonshire. I have as of this > date no information on his parents or location of parish where baptism > records might be kept. I do not even know if Thomas is a common last > name in Devon. Could someone write to let me know the first steps in > beginning my search. I thank you in advanced. > > -- > Ronald E. Schultz > 3970 Joy Road > Occidental, CA 95465 > > leutsch@sonic.net > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > List archive for Devon can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > List archive for Devon can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Ronald E. Schultz 3970 Joy Road Occidental, CA 95465 leutsch@sonic.net ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) and the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mike: Thank you for the hint, however my Henry I think was already in the New York. He had to marry and his first child was born in New York in Jan 1837. Henry and his wife Catherine(born in NY) lived the rest of there life in Genesee county, New York. I can easily find the family in the US census and the NEw York census. From the 1850 census, Genesee county seemed to have a number of people born in England. Ron On 2014-01-24 14:50, Mike Gould wrote: > Hi Ronald, > > Castle Garden (http://www.castlegarden.org) has a Henry Thomas > emigrating from England and arriving 27 Mar 1837. He is shown as a > labourer, aged 28, so that seems to fit. > > Ancestry then has this: > > Name: > Henry Thomas > Arrival Date: > 27 Mar 1837 > Age: > 28 > Gender: > M (Male) > Port of Arrival: > New York > Port of Departure: > London > Place of Origin: > Great Britain > Occupation: > Laborer > Destination: > New York > Ship: > Ship St. James > Microfilm Serial Number: > M237 > Microfilm Roll Number: > 33 > List Number: > 152 > > The image of the passenger list seems to show that Henry is travelling > alone, or at least without any family members. > > It may be difficult to prove that your Henry in New York was a > particular Henry in Devon. If you're lucky, a family member from > England may turn up living with or near your guy in the US, in which > case you then have something to check in the England records. If he > left a will, he might mention siblings. Ideally, you want to find all > the people born in Devon around the right time and with the name Henry > Thomas, but that's not easy to do, as all the Parish Registers have > not been transcribed. Using FreeSearch and FreeREG is a start, but > they give an incomplete picture. > > Sorry for the doom & gloom ! > > Best wishes, > > Mike Gould > Leicestershire > > > -----Original Message----- > From: devon-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:devon-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Ronald E. Schultz > Sent: 24 January 2014 19:47 > To: devon@rootsweb.com > Subject: [DEV] Henry Thomas > > Hello: A bit more about Henry Thomas. I have not found his immigration > records to the US, but it seems that he might have become around 1834. > He married in New York State and began a family here with first child > born Jan 1837. His wife was from NY state. I did go onto familysearch > and found a Henry Thomas born 21 May 1809 in Roborough by Torrengton, > Devon. He was the son of William and Agnes. I also found four other > children born in same town and same parents. I found parents married > 23 > Mar 1800 in Yarnscombe, Devon. Agnes Heale was brides name. As US > records said he was born in May 1809 this looks promising. How can one > go about proving that this is the correct person? > > >> >> I am new on this list as I just subscribed yesterday. I am sure my >> first >> question is very routine. All I have is some basic information about >> my >> ancestor. His name was Henry Thomas and born in May 1808 or 1809. >> His >> obituary of 1891 stated that he was from Devonshire. I have as of >> this >> date no information on his parents or location of parish where baptism >> records might be kept. I do not even know if Thomas is a common last >> name in Devon. Could someone write to let me know the first steps in >> beginning my search. I thank you in advanced. >> >> -- >> Ronald E. Schultz >> 3970 Joy Road >> Occidental, CA 95465 >> >> leutsch@sonic.net >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) >> and >> the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> List archive for Devon can be found at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) >> and >> the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> List archive for Devon can be found at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > Ronald E. Schultz > 3970 Joy Road > Occidental, CA 95465 > > leutsch@sonic.net > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > List archive for Devon can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > List archive for Devon can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Ronald E. 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