Now that I have access to the U.K. Census records, I was able to search for your line and found the following: Note that I have a Smith family (also Silk Weavers) that also came from Macclesfield - this was THE center of the English Silk Industry. 1901 U.K. Census, District 4, Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, p. 69 #53 - 8 Mill Road Herbert Thomas Whitney Head M[arried] 33 Silk Weaver & Grocer Worker Where Born: Macclesfield, Cheshire Sarah " Wife M[arried] 33 Grocer Where Born: Manchester Joseph Herbert Whitney Son S[ingle] 6 Where Born: Macclesfield James " Son S[ingle] 2 Where Born: " Hannah Mary " Dau S[ingle] 4M Where Born: " 1891 U.K. Census, District 18, West Macclesfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, p. 37 #204 - 98 Bond St James Whitney Head M 65 Silk Weaver Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Herbert " Son S 22 " Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield William " Son S 19 " Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield 1881 U.K. Census, District 18, West Macclesfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, p. 16 #85 - 98 Bond St James Whitney Head Widower 57 Silk Weaver Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Herbert " Son Unm 13 " Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield William " Son Unm 9 Scholar Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield 1871 U.K. Census, District 18, West Macclesfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, p. 36 #108 - 98 Bond St James Whitney Head Mar 45 Silk Weaver Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Hannah " Wife Mar 43 " Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield John " Son Unm 20 Coach Smith Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield James " Son Unm 18 Silk Weaver Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Joseph " Son 15 " Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Lydia Jane " Dau 12 " Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Samuel " Son 10 Scholar Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Herbert Thomas " Son 4 Scholar Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield 1861 U.K. Census, District 7, West Macclesfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, p. 16 #92 - 51 Chester Rd James Whitney Head Mar 37 Silk Weaver Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Hannah " Wife Mar 31 Silk Warper Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield John " Son 9 Scholar Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield James " Son 7 " Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Joseph " Son 4 " Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Lydia J " Dau 1 Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Jane Hassall MinL Mar 70 Formerly Silk Weaver Where Born: Cheshire, Sutton 1851 U.K. Census, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, p. 33 #154 - [name of street unreadable] James Whitney Head M 26 Silk Weaver Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield Hannah " Wife M 21 Warper Where Born: Cheshire, Macclesfield -----Original Message----- From: Whitney, Carol [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 08, 1998 11:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: searching List -- I am a new subscriber, looking for info on my paternal grandparents. My grandfather was James Cyril (perhaps Thomas on some records) Whitney, born July 1, 1898, in Sutton, County of Chesire (or Chester?), perhaps at 93 Georgia St., Macclesfield. (I may not have this in the right order.) His father was Herbert Thomas Whitney, a silkweaver or tatter, and his mother was Sarah Berisford. They apparently had other children -- I think my grandfather may have been the eldest. The family emigrated to the U.S. around 1906, ultimately settling in the Paterson/Passaic, NJ, area. Grandpa became a naturalized citizen on June 23, 1921 in Passaic. His social security number is from New York, so the family may have lived there at some point, but at some point he lived at 345 Market St. in Paterson. He married my grandmother, Grayce O'Connell, born June 10, 1902, on October 17, 1923. Her parents were Charles E. O'Connell and Eleanor E. Bowman (died 1939?). (Her social security number is from NJ, if it matters.) Grandpa died in July 1978; my grandma followed in Nov. 1991. They had one son, my father James (Jay) Edward Whitney, born in 1926 and still alive today, but fuzzy on the family history. Apparently my grandfather became estranged from his family as a young man. I don't know any of the details -- in fact I wasn't aware that he even had siblings until I was an adult. I believe some of them moved to New England. Although born and raised in New Jersey, I now live in Watertown, Massachusetts. That I should, by chance, have landed in a town with a rich heritage of Whitneys is ironic. I would love to know if my branch of the family is related to any of them. I would also be happy to help any of the Watertown decendents with local research since it is, after all, easily accessible to me. I have just begum my search and really have no clue as to how to proceed -- where to check next, etc. It seems that as far as grandpa is concerned I've got enough pertinent info to begin digging, but in the preliminary online searches I have performed I have not found any trace of this branch. Since I am the last Whitney in this line, any info and/or guidance you can offer would be most appreciated. Thanks. Carol Whitney