I'm looking for any relatives descended from Joseph Byrom, born 1827 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Joseph was the brother of my 2x great grandmother Mary Byrom. Joseph emigrated with his family in 1863, and first appears on US census records in 1870 as a worker in a cotton factory.With him are his wife Betsy (nee Walsh, born Blackburn UK) and children James (15), Henry (13), Elizabeth (10), George (8,born new York) and Rosanna (6 months, born NewYork). Also with them are Orville and Mary A Spicer from Blackburn. There were other children born before James, but no trace of them on the 1870 census. I think George,born 1863, married Nettie Smith and had at least two children- Nettie M Byrom (born 1896) and Elsie J Byrom (born 1903). Joseph was widowed by 1900 and living in Earlville Village. He was still alive in 1910. I would love to know when Joseph and Betsy died and where they are buried, or to find out if their children married. I am unsure how to gain access to birth, marriage and death records from that period, though I have found earlier ones online. I would also love to get in contact with any relatives. Barbara, Manchester, UK.

I own a 1902 Chenango Co. directory, and found the following BYROM and SPICER info: In the town of Sherburne BYROM, Joseph, r. 42*, dairy, famrer on shares for James of Herkimer, NY on 84 acres. SPICER, Jane, widow of Stilman SPICER, farmer on 18 acres In the village of Sherburne: BYROM, George M., assistant cashier, Sherburne National Bank, house on E. State St. *Note: The directory also has a large colored map of the county, with the roads indicated by numbers.   Copies are available for cost of copying and mailing envelope. Jack Eaton Indianapolis, IN (Born in Pitcher, Chenango Co. NY) ----- Original Message ---- From: Barbara Sheridan <barbara.s45a@ntlworld.com> To: NYCHENAN@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, December 28, 2009 5:56:04 PM Subject: [NYCHENAN] Byrom family Sherburn Chenango I'm looking for any relatives descended from Joseph Byrom, born 1827 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Joseph was the brother of my 2x great grandmother Mary Byrom. Joseph emigrated with his family in 1863, and first appears on US census records in 1870 as a worker in a cotton factory.With him are his wife Betsy (nee Walsh, born Blackburn UK) and children James (15), Henry (13), Elizabeth (10), George (8,born new York) and Rosanna (6 months, born NewYork). Also with them are Orville and Mary A Spicer from Blackburn. There were other children born before James, but no trace of them on the 1870 census. I think George,born 1863, married Nettie Smith and had at least two children- Nettie M Byrom (born 1896) and Elsie J Byrom (born 1903). Joseph  was widowed by 1900 and living in Earlville Village. He was still alive in 1910. I would love to know when Joseph and Betsy died and where they are buried, or to find out if their children married. I am unsure how to gain access to birth, marriage and death records from that period, though I have found earlier ones online. I would also love to get in contact with any relatives. Barbara, Manchester, UK. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message