If you can find his children in the 1880 census, they were asked where their parents were born. Liane

Hi, Liane....thanks for your reply. Yes, most of the records do say that both John and Ann Garratt were born in England, but I guess I'd like some secondary proof......maybe even a particular place in England if anyone has any specific info on this particular family of Garratt/Garrett. I have found that many times the ethnicity was used on censuses, rather than the actual places of birth, so just want another source of confirmation. When/where John Garratt/Garrett died is really a big question. Ann and several of her children were buried in Illinois with the surname GARRATT, which I feel may be how the family viewed their own surname; however, Garrett was used predominantly in many records, but virtue of its being the most commonly used spelling I suppose. :)Jeanne > From: lfenimore@columbus.rr.com > To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 21:42:41 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] John Garratt aka Garrett - Spring Garden 1830 US Census > > If you can find his children in the 1880 census, they were asked where their > parents were born. > > Liane > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message