A WILLIAM AMOS PREECE was a traveling companion of "my" WILLIAM FREDERCIK ELLIS - they left from Southampton 25/8/1923 on the "Berengaria" and arrived in America via Ellis Island 1/9/1923. WILLIAM AMOS PREECE was shown as 41y 1month, married, a miner, born Bream, next of kin, wife FRANCES Rosa PREECE. Both men gave their wives' address as c/o Mrs Ada Jotham, Ruspidge Cinderford, Glos. Both men were also traveling to SALTSBURG and gave the address of a friend EDWARD/EDWIN NELMES as their destination. Full details are available on the Ellis Island web site, including descriptions such as colour of hair, eyes etc. I have a little more incidental information about WILLIAM AMOS PREECE and EDWARD/EDWIN NELMES and although these men are not ancestors of mine I would welcome contact from anyone with connections to them. Would also like to find out more about Mrs Ada Jotham. There were also several other "Forest Folk" on the next page of the Ships manifest, although their destinations were different from the above so I have no idea whether they were all traveling together, or met by chance. I also have a WILLIAM JONES who married EVA BEDDIS 30/6/1879, St Paul's Parkend they emigrated to USA (Shawnee, Ohio) arriving 22/7/1885, although I have not established when they left England and by which route (too early for Ellis Island) This WILLIAM JONES died in a mining accident, 1898. Best wishes Angela Gibson Sydney Australia -----Original Message----- From: Ernest [mailto:hatton@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, 19 October 2004 3:01 AM To: ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [FoD] PRICE OR PREECE-JONES Anyone have Price or Preece that immigrated to the U.S. from Ruardean, Hope Mansell area etc.? Anywhere near the FOD including Wales. Also, Jones [William] and Nichols or Nicholson. Ernest Hatton