Seeing the name HAM reminded me of this; I do research in the USA. On Ancestry.com for a small fee you can search selected census records online, I have been looking at Illinois for the years 1880 and 1900 [there is no 1890 all bar a few thousand names were destroyed in a fire. that was for the whole country] I have been seeing lots of entries where country of origin is stated as England. The entry I made a note of was for HENRY HAM, born England, age 26, working at farm, that was in 1880 at Pleasant Ridge, Livingston County, Illinois.