Hi all, Does any of this strike a bell with anyone? It is another tie between England and the USA! Today I was going through the US Army Draft Registration for WW II and found a James Westall b 1 Dec 1881 in it. James was born in Preston, Lancashire, England to Samuel b 1838 Lancaster, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, Eng. and Martha Westall nee Butterworth b 1845 Riston, Owswaldtswistle, Lancashire, Eng. Samuel and Martha had the following children: Anne Elizabeth Westall - b 1867 Amy Westall - b Bet. Jan - Mar 1868 Jane Westall - b Bet. Oct - Dec 1870 Mary Westall - b 1874 Sarah Ellen Westall - b Bet. Jan - Mar 1876 Samuel Westall - b Bet. Jan - Mar 1880 James Westall - b 02 Dec 1881 - Preston, Lancashire, Eng George Westall - b Bet. Oct - Dec 1883 - Preston, Lancashire, Eng Wallace Westall - b 1886 - Preston, Lancashire, Eng David Butterworth Westall - b Bet. Jul - Sep 1887 - Preston, Lancashire, Eng All of the children were born somewhere in Lancashire. In 1942 James Westall lived at 28 Dartmouth St., Waltham, MA. His phone # was WAL 1747. James was a Filling Station operator at 220 Felton St. Waltham, MA. in 1942. James arrived in Boston in Jan 1900 with his older Brother Samuel b Bet. Jan - Mar 1880 in Preston aboard the ship New England. They departed England from Liverpool. James staid in Mass. but Samuel went on the Tennessee where he married Annie Hague NOTES ON JAMES WESTALL TAKEN FROM "FAMILY TREE MAKER" PROGRAM ON WESTALL OF LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND Taken from Free BMD Births Mar 1882 Westall James Preston 8e 563 The district Preston is in the county of Lancashire ############################# Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 Name: James Westall Arrival Date: Jan 1900 Age: 18 Years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Ship Name: New England Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts Last Residence: Fieston Microfilm Roll Number: 38 ############################# 1910 United States Federal Census Name: James Westall Age in 1910: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Birthplace: England Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: England Mother's Birth Place: England Spouse's Name: Cathrine Home in 1910: Waltham Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Year of Immigration: 1900 James Westall Head..M..W..28..M1..1.........Eng..Eng..Eng..1900..Watchmaker, Factory Cathrine Westall Wife..F...W..23..M1..1..0..0..MA..Ire..Eng Jennie Bowdoin Lodger..F..W..49..S.................ME..ME..ME.. Evelyn Richard Lodger..F..W..36..S.................ME..ME..ME.. ############################# World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: James Westall City: Waltham County: Middlesex State: Massachusetts Birth Date: 2 Dec 1881 Race: White Roll: 1674461 DraftBoard: 0 ############################# 1920 United States Federal Census Name: James Westall Home in 1920: Waltham Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts Age: 38 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Birthplace: England Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Katherine J Father's Birth Place: England Mother's Birth Place: England Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Year of Immigration: 1900 Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 942 James Westall Head..M..W..38..M..1900..1907..Eng..Eng..Eng..Watch Maker, Watch Factory Katherine J Westall Wife...F..W..33..M......................MA..Eng..Eng James Westall Son...M..W..4 6/12..S................MA..Eng..MA ############################# 1930 United States Federal Census Name: James Westall Home in 1930: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts View Map Age: 48 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Birthplace: England Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Catherine J Race: White Occupation: Garage, Own Shop Military service: Age at first marriage: 27 Parents' birthplace: England James Westall Head..50..M..W..48..M..27..Eng..Eng..Eng..1888..Garage, Own Shop Catherine J Westall Wife.........F..W..43..M..22..MA..Ir Free ST..Eng James Westall Son.........M..W..14..S........MA..Eng..MA Florence Steade S-in-L.........F..W..29..D........MA..Ir Free ST..Eng..Bookkeeper, Hay & Grain Co. ############################# U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Name: James Westall Birth Date: 2 Dec 1881 Birth Place: Preston, England Residence: Waltham, Massachusetts Race: White Roll: MIUSA1939B_082613 NOTES ON SAMUEL WESTALL TAKEN FROM "FAMILY TREE MAKER" PROGRAM ON WESTALL OF LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND Taken from Free BMD Births Mar 1880 WESTALL Samuel Blackburn 8e 372 The district Blackburn is in the county of Lancashire ############################## [Samuel Westall of Tennessee-England.FTW] Taken from the 1881 British Census Dwelling: 1 Peel Hall Ter Census Place: Preston, Lancashire, England Source: FHL Film 1342012 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4230 Folio 47 Page 42 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Samuel WESTALL M 43 M Lancaster Oswaldtwistle Rel: Head Occ: Cotton Mill Manager Martha WESTALL M 36 F Lancaster Rishton Rel: Wife Anne E. WESTALL 14 F Lancaster Oswaldtwistle Rel: Daur Occ: Cotton Weaver Amy WESTALL 13 F Lancaster Oswaldtwistle Rel: Daur Occ: Cotton Weaver Jane WESTALL 10 F Lancaster Blackburn Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Mary WESTALL 7 F Lancaster Blackburn Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Samuel WESTALL 1 M Lancaster Blackburn Rel: Son Elizabeth WESTALL W 66 F Lancaster Oswaldtwistle Rel: Mother Ellen WESTALL U 32 F Lancaster Oswaldtwistle Rel: Sister Occ: Cotton Winder Mary WESTALL U 31 F Lancaster Oswaldtwistle Rel: Sister Occ: Cotton Weaver #################################### Taken from the 1910 Federal Census wwww.genealogy.com Samuel Westall found in: Census Microfilm Records: Tennessee, 1910 Age: 30 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: ENGL State: Tennessee County: WASHINGTON Locale: JONESBORO Series: T624 Roll: 1524 Part: 3 Page: 48B Samuel Westall Head..M..W..30..M1..7..........Eng..Eng..Eng..1900..Manager, Cotton Mill Annie H. Wife...F...W..30..M1..7..3..3..Eng..Eng..Eng..1902 Frank Son...M...W...6...S................TN..Eng..Eng Norman S. Son...M...W...5...S................TN..ENG..Eng Annie B. Dau..F....W...1...S.................TN..Eng..Eng #################################### Taken from the 1920 Federal Census www.ancestry.com Westall, Sam Age: 40 Year: 1920 Birthplace: England Roll: T625_1728 Race: White Page: 14B State: Tennessee ED: 10 County: Bedford Image: 0630 Township: Shelbyville Sam Westall Head..M..W..40..M..??..Eng..Eng..Eng..Miller,Cotton Mill Annie Wife..F...W..40..M..??...Eng..Eng..Eng Frank Son...M...W..16..S.........TN..Eng..Eng Norman Son...M...W..14..S.........TN..Eng..Eng Annie Dau...F...W..10..S.........TN..Eng..Eng Margie Dau...F....W...6..S.........TN,,Eng..Eng ################################### Taken from the 1930 Federal Census www.ancestry.com Westall, Samuel Age: 50 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: ENGL State: Tennessee County: Lawrence Locale: Lawrenceburg Taken April 12, 1930 Supervisor Dist: 11 Enumeration Dist: 50-11 Sheet 6A Samuel Westall Head..M..W..50..M..23..Eng..Eng..Eng..Proprietor, Auto Repair Shop Annie H. Wife...F...W..30..M..23..Eng..Eng..Eng Marjorie Dau....F...W..17..S.........TN..Eng..Eng E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.1.441) Database version: 6.12630 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/