Helga, Here's Hilding in the 1910 census. I hope he's yours. He's a boarder living in Philadelphia. T624 Roll: 1391 Page: 210 SWANSON HILDING 21 M W SWED PA PHILADELPHIA 15-WD PHILADELPHIA 1910 SWANSON Hilding boarder 21 single b. Sweden as well as both parents. Immig 1909 and is an alien. He speaks English and is a laborer in a steel works. He lives with the family of Dr. William J. Wray (a dentist) at 1526 North St. This may be your Selma also in Philadelphia. T624 Roll: 1408 Page: 77 SWANSON SELONA 25 F W SWED PA PHILADELPHIA 38-WD PHILADELPHIA 1910 Selma 25 single b. Sweden as well as both parents. Immig 1904. Maid in private family. Speaks English. She works for the family of Henry W. Brown living on Schoolhouse Lane. I cannot read the house number. The Brown family had 3 maids. Because I know her name is Selma, it is quite readable on the image but I can see where the indexer might have misread it as Selona. Take the immigration dates with a grain of salt for, as you probably know, many people were unsure of dates at that time. I don't see any Edwin in the 1910 index and I don't have access yet to the 1920 or 1930 census. I urge you to join the PaCensus list where many volunteers willingly search for an answer to your request. The address to subscribe is: [email protected] I am sending you these images privately for your records and good luck. Mary Ann Villanova, Pa. ----- Original Message ----- From: "brian dawes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 5:24 AM Subject: [PAMONTGO-L] Arrival in the USA > Hello everyone. I live in the beautiful State of Queensland in Australia, and as I've had no experience of researching in America I'm hoping someone can help me. > (I also hope I have subscribed to the right list. According to the death certificate of the son (C. Arthur Swanson) of Edwin, he lived in Montgomery County, and I'm assuming the areas I mention are also in that County). > > My grandfather Alfred Svantesson Sten - his family name was Svantesson but for some reason he added the Sten when he migrated - arrived in Qld. Australia in the November of 1899. > Two brothers and one sister went to the US some years later. > > One brother, Hilding Julius, left Göteberg Sweden, Dec. 27, 1908 under the name Svantesson, but changed it later to Swanson. His ticket was for Philadelphia. Hilding married an Englishwoman Gertrude Ware, and was accidently killed in 1939. At one time he lived at Ridley Park, which I believe is outside Philidelphia. > > The other brother Edwin, and sister Selma also went by the name of Swanson, before or after their arrival in the United States I don't know. > > Edwin also married but I'm unsure to whom, and Selma remained single. > Edwin lived in Oreland, which I think is also on the outskirts of Philadelphia, and passed away in 1951. > Selma died in Colorado Springs in 1956. > > I'm trying to find when Selma and Edwin arrived in the USA, and was going to order a film of the 1910 Pennsylvania census through my local LDS Church. After checking through their Library Catalogue I discovered the films were of the many Enumeration Districts. Not knowing specific addresses, determining the ED's would be very difficult. > > I would be grateful for any suggestions that might help me in finding their arrival dates. I have checked the Ellis Island site and had no luck. > > Regards, Helga Sten