Rose Dickinson, took a trip to England in 1937, to visit her cousins in Dewsbury. Rose's autograph book was preserved and shared by her niece, Margaret (Lindsey) Quick. Originally, we had assumed these people were related on the Dickinson side, but that's just an example of how tricky genealogy can be. Signatures: G.H. Hill and Caroline Hill, 2 Moorland Avenue, Dewsbury. Pleasant voyage and happy landing. Mary A. Dickinson (Molly), Greylyn, Dewsbury. E.C. Luzney, New Zealand, 29/8/37 Annie Croft, Here's to the Next time. Dewsbury 1937. Woodside, Northfield Place, Dewsbury. W.H. Croft "Billy" We have sure had a real time. W. J. Dickinson "John" All the best from Margaret Chadwick. Love and Sweet Remembrance, Nellie Firth. Anne Fozzard, 39 Shepley St., East Moor Estate, Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng. Think of me when you are lonely. Think of me when you are not. In the depths of your affection, think of me. Forget me not. Herbert Firth. 8 Park Croft, Boothroyd, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. May your days never be less happy than those you have spent in Dewsbury! Nellie Dickinson, Greylyn, Brunswick Street, Dewsbury. Update: July 30, 2022 The ship manifest shows that Rose traveled with her best friend, Gertrude Hill. I remember cousin Marge Quick (who, sadly passed away recently) telling me that Rose and Gertrude lived together later in life, but she was under the impression they were friends and not related. It is interesting, though, that her name was Gertrude Hill, and during this trip, Rose and Gertrude visited with George ("G.H.") & Caroline Hill, which we know from Rose's autograph book shown above. One would think these were Gertrude's family, but as far as I know, George & Caroline had only one child, a daughter named Annie (Hill) Croft, as far as I know. Caroline Hill was a was a daughter of William Reynolds - brother of Elizabeth (Reynolds) Dickinson. Caroline and Rose Dickinson's father, Harry Dickinson, were first cousins. Therefore, Rose and Caroline were first cousins 1x removed. Rose and Caroline's daughter, Annie (Hill) Croft were 2nd Cousins. (I created the Relationship Calculator Form to help with this, because sometimes it gets confusing!) Another recent discovery was that "Molly" Mary A. Dickinson, who also signed Rose's autograph book, was Caroline and Elizabeth's sister, Mary Ann (Reynolds) Dickinson. She married a man named William Dickinson, who was born abt. 1852, a son of John Abraham Dickinson, born abt. 1825. John was a son of Thomas Dickinson, born 1783. Also, one of the autographs was by Herbert Firth. A search of marriages in the area during that time period revealed that Herbert Firth married a woman by the name of Ellen Dickinson in 1917. (Vol. 9B p101). I believe Ellen was a daughter of William & Mary Ann (Reynolds) Dickinson. I haven't made the connection between these Dickinsons and Elizabeth's husband, John Dickinson's family yet. If anyone knows, please contact me or comment below. If you haven't seen the old films from this or other trips, you can see them here. For more about the Dickinsons see the Dickinson page. #dickinson #england #places #switzerland #travel

In my recent posts, I shared information about where the Dickinsons were when the U.K. census was taken in 1861. Ann (Loy) Dickinson, wife of William Dickinson, was living with her son, Joseph, and daughter, Martha, on Portland Street in Nether Hallam, Sheffield. William wasn't listed in the home, so one might assume William had died, but Ann's marital status was given as "Married", not widowed, so I searched to find other men named William Dickinson on the 1861 census and found "W. Dickinson", the Tilter, was at the Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse, age 72. William and Ann's son, Joseph, married Matilda Broadhead in December of 1861 and they left for America in 1863, in the middle of the American Civil War. Ann either went with him or she went soon after, because she was counted on the 1870 U.S. census in Joseph's home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Joseph and Matilda already had four young children in the home: Ann, William, Joe, and Charles. Ann died there two years later, on February 20, 1872, and even though she was a mere 67 years old, the cause of death was "Old Age". No contributing factors were given, and her doctor's address was 635 Penn Street, two doors down from the Dickinson home at 631 Penn Street, in Pittsburgh. Her death certificate states that she was "Married", even though by all other appearances, William had died back in England eight years prior, in 1864. This leaves me wondering if the one who died in 1864 was the right William, but as mentioned previously, the one who died in 1864 was a Tilter, and although there were many men named William Dickinson in Yorkshire, he was the only Tilter I have found among the records. How can we be sure this is the right Ann Dickinson? In this case, another record, one which we might easily overlook as irrelevant to our research, confirms it is the right Ann. It is the death certificate of Joseph's daughter, Jennie Baker Dickinson, who died at the age of 17-months, just six months after Ann died. Both certificates are shown above. The address given for Ann's residence was 631 Penn Street and the address given for her granddaughter, Jennie, was the same. This confirms that Ann who died February 20, 1872, was the same Ann who lived in Joseph & Matilda's home in 1870, and who he had lived with back in Sheffield in 1861, his mother, Ann (Loy) Dickinson. She was born in Bradfield, England, abt. 1806, and she was my 4th great-grandmother. Ann was laid to rest in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Section 32, Lot SP, Grave 241. Her sons, Joseph and John, and several others of the family rest there with her. Click here to learn more about Ann (Loy) Dickinson, my 4th great-grandmother. Click here to learn more about the Dickinson family. Click here for thousands of free genealogy resources by place! These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! #annloy #anndickinson #dickinson #cemetery #burial #pittsburgh #pennsylvania

William Dickinson was the progenitor of hundreds of descendants in America and elsewhere today, although most of them probably have no idea he ever existed. I discovered his name when I ordered a copy of my 3rd great-grandfather's marriage license. After learning his name was William, we can see why his son, John, named one of his sons William Henry Dickinson. Furthermore, John's other son, Harry, gave one of his sons the same name - that is Rev. William Henry Dickinson, who was my great-grandfather. Recently, I've been sharing some newly discovered paper trails that give us a blurry view of William's life. He was born in Walkley, one of Sheffield's many suburbs, around 1790, and married in 1824 to Ann Loy. She was 18 and he was about 34. The family lived in Kimberworth, a suburb of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, in 1841, and in 1851 they were in Wadsley Bridge. In 1861, however, William wasn't found in the home with his wife, Ann, when the census was taken. He appears to have been staying at the Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse, as described in my previous blog found here. Why he didn't live with his wife, nearby, may never be known, but I suspect it was because he had a severe stroke or other condition rendering him incapacitated. Remember, he was 16 years older than Ann, his wife, and in 1861 he was set to be about 70 years old. Seventy was a ripe old age for a steelworker in those days. His son Joseph died at age 45 and his son John died at 58. John's son, Harry, who was also a Hammerman/Tilter, lived to age 72. Harry's brother, William, died at 73, the same age as their grandfather, William, when he died. In 1863 William's son, Joseph, left for America and in 1870, Ann, was living with him and his new family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She may have traveled with Joseph, but I couldn't locate a ship record to prove it. It seems more likely to me that she left England after William died, but I can't be sure. While searching for information about William's death, I found a very helpful site, sheffieldindexers.com, where I found the following burial transcription: DICKINSON, William (Tilter, age 71). Died at Portland Street; Buried on August 25, 1864 in Consecrated ground; Grave #11, Section M7 of Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield. Notice, the key word - Tilter. For me, this 99% confirms it was my 3rd great-grandfather. I have found no other Dickinsons who worked as Tilters, besides William and his sons. Notice also, he died at Portland Street, the same street his wife lived on in 1861 when the census was taken. The street is only one city block in length. She may have still been there in 1864, but left for America after William died. Maybe one day we'll find the answer to prove when she emigrated to America. William's death was published in the Sheffield and Rotherham Independent newspaper on Saturday, August 27, 1864. Burngreave Cemetery is also known as Brightside Bierlow Cemetery or Pitsmoor Cemetery, which adds to the likelihood this is the same William whose son, William, married Matilda Broadhead in 1861 at Pitsmoor, and whose other son, John, lived in Brightside Bierlow when the 1861 census was taken. Section M7 is located along the edge of Section A1. A map of the cemetery can be found here: https://friendsofburngreavecemetery.chessck.co.uk/MapsandInscriptions With the information from William's burial transcription, I created a memorial for him on Findagrave. (View it here). A volunteer kind enough to search for his grave informed me there is no headstone marking the spot. At this time, Findagrave only shows two other Dickinsons buried in the cemetery, but I was shocked to see there are at least 159 Dickinson burials there. (To see them, click here. Then, at the top of the page, for Cemetery, enter "Burngreave" and under Surname, enter "Dickinson". Only the entrance to Burngreave Cemetery can be seen from Google Maps, but you can take a tour of the area with this interactive Google Map: Click here for more on my Dickinson family. Click here for some great (free) resources for researching ancestors in England. Click here for thousands of other free genealogy resources. Tip: If you don't have a paid subscription to FindMyPast, try sheffieldindexers.com instead! Of course, once you find them in the indexes, you'll probably want more, like I did, and that's where FindMyPast comes in! Newspapers, parish registers, marriages, baptisms, deaths, burials, military, census, directories and more! If you're researching English roots, this is a MUST! Try a search! MyGenealogyAddiction.com may receive a small commission for purchases made. Thank you for your support! #dickinson #williamdickinson #sheffield #burngreave #burial #cemetery

When my 3rd great-grandfather, John Dickinson, was a boy of 10 years old, his family was living at Woodstock Bower in Kimberworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire, and in 1851, they were living in Wadsley Bridge, a suburb of Sheffield. John was 19 and worked as a Tilter, like his father, who was a "Journeyman Tilter". John's brother, Joe was 24 but wasn't living in the home in 1851. In 1851 he was apprenticing under John Allcroft, as explained in my previous post, here. At the time of John's marriage to Elizabeth Reynolds, in 1856, John lived on George Street in Sheffield and when the census was taken in 1861, their new family was living at Brightside Bierlow. So where were his parents in 1861? In 1861, we find Ann Dickinson as the head of the Dickinson household on Portland Street in Nether Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire. William was not listed among the occupants of the home, but Ann was identified as married, so where was he? Ann was 55 and was a Nurse, which is unexpected, and one would doubt it were her if the age and birthplace, Bradfield, didn't line up perfectly. Her daughter, Martha's age lines up as well, as explained in my previous blog, here. Their son, Joe, was 24 and was back in the home, working as a Steel Forger. He wasn't married yet, but he married Matilda Broadhead later that year, in December, 1861. House numbers weren't provided on this census, but Portland Street is just one block's length, located between Infirmary Road and Cross Bedford Street. According to the 1861 census there were 50 homes, probably mostly apartments, with about 246 people living on Portland Street. Looking at the place on Google Maps, we can see a sign on the building on the corner of Portland and Infirmary Road that says "Portland Buildings Flats 1 to 6" and they look very old. This corner building is now the oldest building on the street, as the opposite side is now the home of the Philadelphia Conference Center and a brand new five story building. You can look around with this interactive map. [Alternate link] So, where was William, the patriarch of the family in 1861? He would have been 70 or 71 years old. When the 1861 U.K. Census was taken, there was a man called "W. Dickinson", a "Tilter", age 72, living in the Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse. The name was later changed to Nether Edge Hospital, specializing in geriatric care and stroke rehabilitation. (Source: National Archives). In his case, William may have needed care that his family couldn't provide. This workhouse was a little over two miles from Portland Street, where Ann was living. I cannot confirm this "W. Dickinson" was my ancestor, William Dickinson, but it is the closest match I've found. William's occupation has been helpful in identifying him and his children in census and church records, and the fact that this man was a "Tilter" pretty solidly confirms he was our William, despite the fact that his age is off by a year or two and his marital status was "Widowed". I searched the 1851 census to confirm that there were no other Tilters named William Dickinson. This W. Dickinson's name may or may not have even been William, and his birthplace does little to confirm his identity. His birthplace was reported as "Sheffield", as were most of the people on the page, with no distinction between its many neighborhoods and suburbs. William was reportedly born in Walkley, which is a suburb of Sheffield, so although it doesn't conflict with what we know about William, it would be more convincing if "Walkley" was given. Regarding the marital status, it may be that the informant was not careful to record the many inmates' details 100% accurately. This may have been for privacy. What leaves me wondering if this inmate was my 4th great-grandfather, William Dickinson, is that his wife Ann and son Joseph reportedly went to America in 1863. Ann, was living with his family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when the U.S. Federal Census was taken in 1870 and she died in 1872. Why did they leave William in England? Granted, some of their children remained, but it seems odd that his wife left while he was still living. Maybe she joined them later after he died? There were three other men named William Dickinson in Yorkshire found on the 1861 census, and none of them were Tilters. They were: William Dickinson in Selby, Yorkshire, age 69 (b. abt. 1792 in Carlson or Carlton, Yorkshire), Occupation: Gentleman, married to Harriet, age 56 (b. abt. 1805 in Stubbs). William Dickinson in Harpham, Driffield, Yorkshire, age 68 (b. abt. 1793 in Leven, Yorkshire), Occupation: Retired Farmer, married to Mary, age 69 (b. abt. 1792 in Nafferton). He and his wife were "visitors" in the home of Edward and Mary Taylor. William Dickinson in Doncaster, Yorkshire, age 68 (b. abt. 1793 in Fenwick, Yorkshire), Occupation: Inn Keeper, married to Mary, age 64 (b. abt. 1797 in Yorkshire). They had a daughter named Annie (age 22, b. abt. 1839), a nephew named John Park (age 24, b. abt. 1837), and a servant named Emma Rushby living in the home. A search of America's 1860 census, for men named William Dickinson born bet. 1785-1795 in England produced no results, so although his wife and children went to America in the early 1860s, it doesn't appear that he went ahead of them, as was common. If anyone has information to confirm or disprove where William was in 1861, please comment below or contact me. There's more to come, so stay tuned for my next blog as we continue tracing the Dickinson's journey! These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! 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Martha Dickinson was a sister of my 3rd great-grandfather, John Dickinson, which makes her my 3rd-great grandaunt. It appears she never had any children to pass down her legacy, so this is in remembrance of her. Martha was born April 28, 1828, at Crookes, a suburb of Sheffield about a mile and a half from Sheffield's city center, in Yorkshire, England. She was baptized at four weeks old at Stannington Chapel, a Presbyterian church at the time, on May 26, 1828. The baptismal register, shown below, reads: May 26, 1828 - Martha, daughter of William Dickinson, Tilter, of Owlerton and Ann, his wife, born Apr. 28, 1828. In 1841, the family was living at Woodstock Bower in Kimberworth, a suburb of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. This was shared in a previous blog you can find here. Ten years later, in 1851, she was 22 years old, unmarried, and living with her parents in Wadsley Bridge, a suburb of Sheffield. In 1861, she was living with her mother and brother, Joseph, on Portland Street in Sheffield. She was 32 years old, still unmarried, and worked as a "House Maid". On that census, she reported being born in Ecclesall, whereas in 1841 and 1851, Crookes was given as her birthplace. Ecclesall refers to the ward, historically known as Ecclesall Bierlow "one of the six 'townships' that made up the old Parish of Sheffield. Ecclesall Bierlow encompassed most of the land between the River Sheaf and the Porter Brook from The Moor to Ringinglow. It also included the areas of Broomhall and Crookesmoor to the north of Porter Brook. Though this area contained numerous small villages and hamlets, there was never a village called Ecclesall". [Wikipedia] On the 1861 census, shown below, there was a young girl named Jane Green listed as living in the Dickinson home. She was two years old and was listed as a "Boarder", reportedly born in Ecclesfield, in 1858 or 1859. This young girl is the key to finding Martha on the 1871 census. On earlier censuses, it was easy to identify Martha because she lived with her parents and siblings, but her brother, Joe, married Matilda Broadhead on Dec. 28, 1861, and they left England for America around 1863, taking their mother, Ann, with them (or Ann may have followed soon after). So, which of the many Martha Dickinsons was her on the 1871 census? After a little digging, I found that in 1871, Martha was living in the rear of 17 Greaves Street, in Nether Hallam, a suburb of Sheffield. She was a "House Keeper" and her age was given as 41, which was either a miscalculation or a fib because she would have turned 43 on April 28, 1871. This may seem insignificant, but it made it more difficult to find her in search results, when searching by birth year. The only reason we know this is the right Martha is because the same little girl, Jane, who was two years old when the 1861 census was taken, was still living with her in 1871. The girl was 12 years old and her name was given as "Jane Dickinson" this time. Interestingly, her relationship to Martha is given as "daughter", which may or may not be true. I tend to believe it wasn't true, because if it were so, Ann would have called her "Granddaughter" instead of "Boarder" when the census was taken in 1861. Either way, it does appear that Martha adopted Jane, and therefore, was her mother. Martha still lived on Greaves Street when the census was taken in 1881. She was still unmarried and worked as a seamstress. Jane would have been about 22 years old, but she wasn't in the home. There were two men boarding in the home and another visiting. I spent a little time trying to identify Jane's parents, searching baptismal records for Jane Green, but found only the following possible matches before giving up: Mary Jane Franklin Green, daughter of John & Matilda Green, baptized at Sheffield, June 1, 1858. Mary Jane Green, daughter of Emma and possibly George (faded or erased), Jane Green, daughter of Joseph & Jane Green, baptized at Sheffield Aug. 6, 1861. Jane Elizabeth Green, born 1858, at Sheffield. Mother's maiden name: Siddal (England & Wales Births, Vol 9C, p. 381) Jane Tomlinson Green, daughter of John Green, Laborer of Brinsworth, and his wife Mary. Jane was born Nov. 26, 1859, and baptized at Sheffield, Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul, Dec. 6, 1863. I haven't tried locating any marriage records for her, so if anyone cares to research Jane or Martha further, I hope these clues will help. Please share what you find! The following map shows the approximate locations of the places where Martha was documented: I haven't searched beyond 1881, but there's a good chance Martha died a spinster, sometime after 1881. Her brother, John, had married Elizabeth Reynolds in 1856 and took his family to America about 1879 or early 1880, and lived near his brother, Joe, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Joe was a "Steel Worker" and John was an "Ironworker", according to the 1880 census. The following year, on December 7, 1881, Joe and his wife, Matilda, lost their 2 year old baby daughter, Matilda, to Diphtheria, and as if that weren't bad enough, Joe died 13 days later, from Consumption, on December 20, 1881. He was 45 and left Matilda with four sons, between the ages of five and fifteen. They were: William Dickinson (1866-1904), Joseph Dickinson (1868-1947), Charles Sykes Dickinson (1870-1899), and Thomas Booth Dickinson (1876-1918). Matilda remarried to John Dixon, at Pittsburgh, on July 6, 1892, and died at the age of 65 from Pneumonia, on August 10, 1904. Martha's brother, John, died on May 25, 1889. He was 58 years old and left two grown sons and a daughter - Mary Ann (Dickinson) Proctor Lewis (1857-1938), William H. Dickinson (1859-1932), and Harry Dickinson (1863-1935). Both sons were steelworkers, specifically "Hammermen" in Pittsburgh and in Newark, New Jersey. Harry was my 2nd great-grandfather. Both of Martha's brothers have many descendants living today, but unfortunately, it appears Martha never married or had children, and so, unless Jane was her daughter and Jane had children, there probably aren't many people who are interested in great-aunt Martha, but this old maid is not forgotten in my family tree. Stay tuned for more Dickinson finds! 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Identifying my Dickinson ancestors in England has been extremely challenging for a few reasons, the main one being the naming patterns which caused there to be many people in the same areas with the same names and many were even born, married or died in the same years and in the same places or nearby. The past several weeks, I buckled down and made another attempt to sort it all out and, as usual, I'm sharing my finds to shine some light on the foggy past, for those who, like me, are researching Dickinsons in the Sheffield area. Most importantly, my goal is to help restore and preserve what I can of the history, while it still can be found. Many of the connections made so far couldn't have been made without the assistance of old family photos and information preserved and shared by other kin. Had those photos and information been lost, we and future generations might never have been able to trace our Dickinson ancestry. From the census, we know William Dickinson was born about 1790/91, and that his wife, Ann, was born in 1806, so we know they weren't married before 1822. Their daughter, Ann, who was living in their home in 1841 was born about 1826, therefore, we know that William and Ann were probably married between 1822 and 1825. Finding the record within such a narrow timeframe shouldn't be hard, but a search for William Dickinsons who were married in Yorkshire between 1822 and 1825, a short span of four years, yields over 60 results. After merging the duplicates, I narrowed it down to 24, but it just goes to show the challenges associated with naming patterns. Of these 24 William Dickinson grooms, there were four whose brides were named Ann. Of course there were! (Sigh) But after several weeks of research and contemplating, I believe I have gathered enough evidence to determine which "Ann" was my 4th great-grandmother. These are the four Ann's who married "William Dickinson" between 1822-1825, found in Yorkshire's parish registers: Ann Loy of Ecclesfield, married William Dickinson 11/29/1824 at Sheffield, St Mary, Ecclesfield, a village and parish in the City of Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding). Children baptized at Sheffield Cathedral: Ann 1825, John 1831, and William 1835. Children baptized at Rotherham: Elizabeth 1843, Joseph 1843. Baptized at Stannington Chapel: Martha 1828. Ann Wardman of Catton, married William Dickinson 3/15/1825 at Catton, Yorkshire (East Riding), England, 46 miles from Sheffield. He was a Laborer. Some of their children baptized at Catton were: Faith 1835, William 1831, and Elizabeth 1833. Ann Whitaker of Campsall, married William Dickinson 11/28/1822 at Campsall, Yorkshire (West Riding), 20 miles from Sheffield. He was a Cordwainer. Some of their children baptized at Campsall were: Charles 1825, George 1835, Henry 1834, Jane 1827, John 1829, and William 1832. Ann Hargitt of Husthwaite, married William Dickinson, "Bachelor", 3/4/1822 at Husthwaite with Carlton, Yorkshire (North Riding), 55 miles from Sheffield. No Dickinson baptisms were found at Husthwaite, so I do not know where the couple settled, but the other details don't match up either. The distance from Sheffield, where the family lived, is too far; William's vocation doesn't line up - this William was a "Bachelor" and not a "Tilter"; and Ann's age doesn't line up. She probably would have been only have only been 15 in early 1822, so although it is possible, collectively these inconsistencies, it doesn't seem likely that this is the Ann we're looking for. Being that William, Ann and their children were in Sheffield for the better part of their lives, it seems safe to say Ann Loy was the "Ann" who married William Dickinson, the Tilter, on November 29, 1824, at Sheffield, St. Mary, Ecclesfield. What do you think? Please take a minute to share your opinion: If you're one of William & Ann's descendants, feel free to share and save this for your family album or scrapbook: Enjoy a virtual visit to the glorious St Mary, Ecclesfield, on Google Maps! This is where my 4th great-grandparents were married. Were William & Ann (Loy) Dickinson your ancestors, too? Let us know in the comments below! If you can help prove or disprove my claims, I welcome and encourage you to contact me using the comments below or send a private message using the contact form. These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! #williamdickinson #annloy #marriage #sheffield #england #yorkshire

After finding the name of William Dickinson, the father of my 3rd great-grandfather, John Dickinson, I located the family on the 1841 and 1851 censuses of Yorkshire, England. In 1841, when John was a boy of 10 years old, the family was living at Woodstock Bower in Kimberworth, a suburb of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. This was shared in a previous blog you can find here. Ten years later, in 1851, the family was living five miles southwest of Kimberworth, in Wadsley Bridge, a suburb of Sheffield, closer to William's hometown of Walkley. Wadsley dates back to the Anglo-Saxon estate of Wadesleah, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Wadesleia". [Wikipedia] In the early 17th century, the district called Wadsley Bridge was known as "the hamlet near the bridge at Wadsley", near Owlerton. The bridge, called "High Bridge", allowed passage over the River Don, between Ecclesfield and Wadsley. John's brother, Joe, a Steel Forger , age 24 wasn't living in the home in 1851. He had been in the household in 1841, but in 1851 he was apprenticing under John Allcroft, as shown in the census entry above. He was following his father's trade - Tilter. William was identified in many records by his occupation, Tilter. This involved operating a giant tilt-hammer in a steel mill and was most likely the reason the family moved to Wadsley Bridge. Local history recalls the following: "John Hoult had a paper mill which was later converted into a steel tilt and run by the Sanderson Bros firm. The suburb was changed by the opening of the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1845; Wadsley Bridge railway station was opened to serve the community and the railway bridge was constructed over the rough trail which went north to Ecclesfield which was later to become the A61." [Wikipedia] Owlerton was a small rural village, bordering Wadsley. It was documented as a farmstead as early as the 9th century, but became a small manor after the Norman invasion. Later, as the City of Sheffield expanded, Owlerton became one of it's suburbs, just as Wadsley and other surrounding villages did. The area "suffered badly during the great flood of 1864." [Wikipedia] The Dickinsons were recorded as living in Owlerton, when their daughter, Martha, was born in 1828. It is less than two miles from Walkley, where William was born in 1790 or 1791. At the time of John's marriage to Elizabeth Reynolds, in 1856, he lived on George Street in Sheffield and when the census was taken in 1861, their new family was living at Brightside Bierlow. So where were his parents in 1861? See my next blog for details as we continue tracing the Dickinson's journey! These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! #dickinson #williamdickinson #josephdickinson #census #sheffield #wadsleybridge #yorkshire #england

Elizabeth Dickinson was born Dec. 10, 1891, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Harry and Annie (Robinson) Dickinson, immigrants from Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth moved to Newark, New Jersey, with her family between 1904 and 1909. You can find more information on the Dickinson family here. John MacArthur was a blacksmith who was born in Greenock, Scotland, Dec. 6, 1886. He came to America around 1908 and he and Elizabeth were married six years later, March 20, 1914, at DeGroot Methodist Church in Newark, a church the Dickinsons were associated before it's cornerstone was laid. Their daughter, Eleanor A. MacArthur, was born on July 8, 1915, in Newark. Eleanor married Leslie John Mason in 1940. They were married at DeGroot Methodist Church in Newark, like her parents. Eleanor and Leslie had two known children, daughters, Joan and Carol. They are 2nd great-grandchildren of John and Elizabeth Dickinson, our immigrant ancestors from England. Mr. Mason died on May 14, 1993, in Florida. According to Eleanor's 2006 obituary, shared on Findagrave, she was "survived by her two daughters, Joan Vanderhorn, North Fort Myers, and Carol Hallman, Rockaway, N.J.; grandchildren, John, Laura, Lisa, Carolyn and David; and seven great-grandchildren.". (Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jan. 21, 2006). Eleanor was my 1st cousin 2x removed. Our most recent common ancestor was Harry Dickinson, her grandfather, who was my 2nd great-grandfather. Find more information on the Dickinson family here. Subscribe for free updates as new content is published! These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! #dickinson #harrydickinson #elizabethdickinson #macarthur #eleanormacarthur #mason

John Dickinson was my 3rd great-grandfather, who was born in Masbro (Kimberworth), Yorkshire, England. He married Elizabeth Reynolds, daughter of Thomas Reynolds, on Feb. 10, 1856, at Sheffield, England. Their first known child, Mary Ann Dickinson, was born May 22, 1857, in Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire, England. She was my 2nd great-grandaunt or great-great-aunt. Their first known son was William Henry Dickinson. He was born January 7, 1859, in Sheffield. William was the name of John's father, but I've found no evidence of the full name match as he never used a middle name or initial in any of the records I've found, but the name "Henry" may be found in distant generations. William Henry and Mary Ann were baptized on the same day, seven months after William was born. The baptism took place on August 17, 1859, at the parish church in Sheffield England, called The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield. It is more commonly known as Sheffield Cathedral., which dates back to around the year 1200 and it wasn't the first time the Dickinsons had been there. (More details to follow). Following is a record of the baptisms, listed consecutively on the same page in the Baptismal register. The record provides their birth dates and we can be confident this is the right John Dickinson because his occupation is listed as "Forgeman". It is further corroborated with the 1861 census. In 1861, the two children were counted on the census with their parents, living on Portland Street in Nether Hallam, Yorkshire, England. Mary Ann was reported as 3 years old and William was counted as 2. (See that census here). Their brother, Harry, was born in 1863 and in 1871, the family was counted on the census on Langsett Road in Nether Hallam. Mary Ann was 17 years old and William was 12. (See that census here). For more on Mary Ann and William Dickinson, click here. See more on the Dickinson family here. Click here for thousands of rare and helpful genealogy resources by place or type. These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! #dickinson #johndickinson #elizabethreynolds #williamhenrydickinson #maryanndickinson #sheffield #baptism

Mary Ann Dickinson was the sister of my great-great-grandfather, Harry Dickinson. She had a strong bond with Harry and his children and some of their children were close friends too. Harry's daughter, Emma, mentions several of them in her 1919 diary, which you can read here. Mary Ann Dickinson married first to Joseph Proctor, just before leaving England, in 1880. Together they had seven known children in America, three of whom died in infancy. They had three young children and one on the way when Joseph died on April 2, 1891. He was only 35 years old and the cause of death was Apoplexy. See my previous post for details on the Proctors. Three years after Mr. Proctor's death, Mary Ann married Samuel Lewis, a 33-year old immigrant from South Wales, a son of John and Margaret (Phillips) Lewis. Samuel was born March 15, 1861, in South Wales, and was counted on the 1861 census of Wales a month later, age "1 month". His family lived on Swansea Road in Llanguick, Glamorgan, in southern Wales. This aligns with the age given on his marriage license, shown below. Later, though, on the 1900 census, his birth year is given as 1859, and the error is repeated on his death certificate, which confirms both of his parents' names, but reports his birth date as March 15, 1859. This year is clearly incorrect. I haven't found a birth or baptismal record to prove it, but the age given by his parents on the 1861 census, when he was just one month old, is far more reliable than the year calculated by his wife 41 years later when the 1900 census was taken. Samuel Lewis's marriage to Mary Ann was his first marriage and it took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 22, 1894. They were married by Rev. William Rodenbaugh, perhaps at the United Methodist Church. Mary Ann and Samuel Lewis were found living together on the census in 1900. They lived near Harry Dickinson. A 1902 directory of Pittsburgh lists Samuel Lewis, stonemason, living at 4911 Cypress Street, so they moved to Cypress Street around 1901 and remained there until 1938. It was a five minute walk from her brother, Harry's home on Gross Street. You can see the home and neighborhood where Mary Ann lived with Samuel and their children for nearly four decades in this interactive Google map: Samuel Lewis died at Pittsburgh, on February 13, 1919, from Exhaustion. He was 57 years old. The news was received by Harry Dickinson and the family in Newark the following day. See Emma Dickinson's diary entry for Feb. 14 here. Samuel's naturalization certificate, dated June 11, 1889, and his death certificate are shown here: Mary Ann lived until Jan. 6, 1938. The cause of her death was Cerebral Hemorrhage, with Generalized Arteriosclerosis and Senile Dementia contributing. She was 80 years old. Leave her a flower on Findagrave! Mary Ann and here family on the census: Known descendants of Mary Ann (Dickinson) and Samuel Lewis are shown here: (I've highlighted the ones that may have living descendants today, to the best of my knowledge. Please correct me on any errors or omissions in the comments below). 1) Lillian M. (Lewis) King Lillian M. Lewis, was born in July of 1895, probably at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She married in January or February of 1919, to John W. King, called "Jack King" in her cousin, Emma Dickinson's diary entry for Feb. 18, 1919. John King was born December 24, 1890, a son of George W. King and Mary E. Cranston, according to his death certificate. John and Lillian were living on Cypress Street in Pittsburgh with Lillian's recently widowed mother, Mary Ann Lewis, in 1920. John King was an insurance broker. They had a daughter, Ruth Lillian King, on Sept. 19, 1919. The news of Lillian's first born child reached the Dickinsons in Newark ten days later. See Emma Dickinson's diary entry here. In 1930, they were still living on Cypress Street and, still, Ruth was the only child in the home. I have yet to locate the family on the 1940 census, but in 1950, John (age 59) and Lillian (age 54) were living on Reifert Street in Pittsburgh. He was still working as an insurance broker. John King died of cancer at Pittsburgh on January 8, 1966. The official cause of death was Metastatic Carcinoma Bones and Bladder with Carcinoma of Prostate contributing. The informant was his wife, Lillian D. King, 204 Reifert Street, perhaps the building shown below. Lillian (Lewis) King lived another 19 years and died in 1985. Both she and John King are buried in Union Dale Cemetery in Pittsburgh. (Findagrave). Did their daughter, Ruth, marry or have children? 2) Samuel H. Lewis Samuel H. Lewis was born July 3, 1898, at Pittsburgh. He married Elizabeth Williams, with whom he had two known children. He died at the age of 28, on December 16, 1926. The cause of death was Empyema (Left Chest) Probably from a Lobar Pneumonia. In 1930, his widow and two children were living in the home of Elizabeth's parents on Milgate Street in Pittsburgh: known children of Samuel & Elizabeth Lewis were: Ethel Elizabeth Lewis, born August 16, 1934, at Pittsburgh. She married James G. Barnett after 1954, and they had at least two children: Judy and Joyce. James died on July 26, 1993, in the Bloomfield section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had six grandchildren at the time of his death. Ethel died Nov. 10, 2005, and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh. (Findagrave) Samuel Hobson Lewis, born Aug. 8, 1926, at Pittsburgh. He was just four months old when his father died. He married Lillian L. Bauer. He was single when he enlisted in the Army (836th Eng. Aviation Bt. Hq. Ser. Co.) on Dec. 6, 1944, and served until Nov. 12, 1946. He married Lillian L. Bauer, daughter of Lawrence M. Bauer, Sr., and Margaret E. (Schindler) Bauer. Lillian was born Sept. 9, 1923, in Pittsburgh, and died there at the age of 43, on Dec. 22, 1966. The cause of death was Acute Coronary Occlusion due to Coronary Sclerosis and Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease. Samuel died Oct. 22, 1979, and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh. (Findagrave) 3) Frank Lewis Frank Lewis was born July 19, 1901, in Pittsburgh. He lived at 4917 Cypress Street with his parents in 1910, and his father died in 1919. Frank still lived with his mother when the 1920 and 1930 census were taken. He was a laborer working in a Tin Mill in 1920 and a "Tinner" at a roofing company in 1930. His mother died in 1938, at the age of 80, and when the 1940 census was taken, he was living at 7340 Fleury Way, in Pittsburgh. On that census, he reported that the highest level of education he completed was 6th grade, which shatters any hopes of finding a yearbook photo of him. He was still working for a roofing company, but he wasn't living alone. Sometime between 1934 and 1940, Frank married Anna "Florence" (Van Wormer) Brucker, daughter of Joseph Van Wormer. Her first husband, Sylvester Brucker (1899-1973), worked on the railroad and was a World War II veteran. She and Lewis were living together in 1940, as husband and wife. and she had a 6-year old son, Joseph Brucker, and her 74-year old father, Joseph Vanwormer, living in the home with them. Frank Lewis registered for the draft in 1942, and was described as follows: 5' 8" in height, 150 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair, and ruddy complexion. He also had a tattoo on his shoulder. He worked at 2 Logan Street (Corner of Logan and Bedford). On the 1950 census, a son named Joseph B. Lewis is listed in Frank & Florence's home. He was reportedly 15 years old, but there was no Joseph Lewis in the home in 1940, so I'm assuming this was actually Florence's son, Joseph V. Brucker, who was in the home in 1940. Joseph later worked in law enforcement, rising to "Chief of Police in Manor and former Constable", according to his 1999 obituary. He married Sybil Oswald and had three sons who survived him. They are buried in Delmont, Pennsylvania. (Findagrave). He named one of his sons "Frank", perhaps after his stepfather. I can't seem to find any information Joseph B. Lewis beyond the 1950 census, so I don't believe this Joseph B. Lewis was his son. Or maybe he was? If anyone knows, please comment to let us know, but please don't share personal information about living people. Stay tuned for more, as I share more great finds on the Dickinson family in Pittsburgh. Find more information about the Dickinson family here. See more of my ancestors here. Find thousands of free genealogy resources here. These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! 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Mary Ann Dickinson was born May 22, 1857, in Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire, England. She was my 2nd great-grandaunt, a sister of my 2nd great-grandfather, Harry Dickinson, so her children were cousins to Harry's children, one of whom was William Henry Dickinson, my great-grandfather - not to be confused with Mary Ann's brother, William Henry Dickinson, who was baptized the same day as Mary Ann, in Sheffield, England, back in 1859. You can see the baptismal register here...but I'll try to stay on track. In 1861, Mary Ann was counted on the census with her parents on Portland Street in Nether Hallam, Yorkshire, England. She was 3 years old. (See that census here). Ten years later, in 1871, the family was counted on the census on Langsett Road in Nether Hallam. She was 17 years old. (See that census here). Mary Ann Dickinson's first marriage occurred at the age of 23. She married Joseph Proctor, of Walkley, Yorkshire, England. He was a son of William Proctor, a mason by trade. They were married on April 29, 1880, at St. Mary, Walkley, Yorkshire, England. (Ecclesall Bierlow Dist, Vol 9C, p. 38). See the marriage record, below. Use this interactive map to take a look around as if you're visiting the place the Dickinsons and Proctors gathered together to join Mary Ann and Joseph in Holy matrimony, 142 years ago. The marriage of Joseph Proctor and Mary Ann Dickinson is shown here, along with a few photos her brother, Harry's children have kept and shared: The following are two family photos sent to me by James Dickinson, great-grandnephew of Mary Ann. The photos were taken during a visit between Harry Dickinson and his sister Mary Ann, in the 1920s: A family portrait of John & Elizabeth Dickinson and their three grown children, is another treasure for all their descendants to save and cherish. Mary Ann and Joseph left England five months after their marriage. A different immigration year is given on each census Mary Ann was counted on, ranging from 1880 to 1884, but a ship manifest for the ship "Wyoming", dated October 12, 1880, lists Mr. Joseph Proctor and Mrs. Mary Ann Proctor, traveling on board. They weren't counted on the 1880 U.S. census, because the census was taken four months prior to their arrival. On the 1920 census it is reported that she became a naturalized citizen in 1890. Joseph Proctor was a steel worker in Pittsburgh, like Mary Ann's father, uncle, and brothers, and many others who found opportunities in the city's booming steel mills. Joseph and Mary Ann had seven known children between 1882 and 1890, although on the 1900 census, Mary reported having 11 total, six of whom were still living at the time. The deaths of three of their sons who died in infancy is documented and included among her descendants below. Known descendants of Mary Ann (Dickinson) and Joseph Proctor, according to the clues I've found in old family photos and census records, are shown here: Mary Elizabeth Proctor, born Jan. 17, 1881, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She married Charles Orville Brown at Pittsburgh on Apr. 9, 1903 and lived 67 years, until August 31, 1948. She died in North Irwin, Pennsylvania. The cause of death was Carcinoma of the Left Lung which she suffered with for one year prior to her death. She is buried in Penn Lincoln Memorial Park in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Findagrave). Her husband was living with their daughter Ethel in North Irwin when the 1950 census was taken and he died seven years later, on June 15, 1957, at the age of 82. Charles and Mary had two known children, both born in North Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: Howard D. Brown, born Mar. 12, 1909, in North Irwin, Pennsylvania. He was a steelworker who never married or had any known children. He died on Sept. 22, 1964, after being struck by a car in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was 55 years old. He is buried in Penn Lincoln Memorial Park, like his mother, who predeceased him by nine years. (Findagrave). Ethel Mae Brown was born Sept. 7, 1910, in North Irwin, Pennsylvania. She married Raymond Burchill in 1931, and had four or more children: Richard, Barbara, Mary, and Kathy. Henry Proctor, born August 3, 1882, at Pittsburgh, died from "Idiopathic Tetanus" six days later, on August 9, 1882. He is buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh. (Findagrave) John William Proctor, born June 7, 1883, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of 29, he married at Easton, Pennsylvania, to Miss Lena Bertha Hartman, age 24, of Brooklyn, New York. The following year, on May 10, 1913, the young couple suffered a great loss when Lena gave birth to a stillborn child, a son. When John registered for the WWI draft on Sept. 12, 1918, he was living at 610 E. Elm St., Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He was tall and slender, had gray eyes and light hair, and he worked for Cyclops Steel Company as a Hammerman. Immigration records show him crossing the border into Canada on Dec. 29, 1919, and Lena arrived three days later, on Jan. 1, 1920, to "join husband". Ten months later, on October 4, 1920, their daughter Amelia Zoe Proctor was born. In 1921, the family was counted on the Canadian census in Welland, Ontario, Canada, but returned to the U.S. within five years. Lena died from breast cancer on December 15, 1926, in Philadelphia. She was 38 years old and is buried in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. John married again within four years to Ethel (French) Cornish (1889-1954), widow of Richard H. Cornish. Richard had also died, almost six months before Lena, on June 25, 1926, at Pittsburgh. John and Ethel lived in Pittsburgh in 1930. Amelia Zoe Proctor, born October 4, 1920, in Ontario, Canada. She never married or had children. She died at the age of 77 on August 15, 1998, and is buried in Pittsburgh in Allegheny Cemetery, surrounded by many other family members and ancestors. (Findagrave) Joseph Proctor, born July 3, 1886, lost his father at the age of five. He lived with his mother on Gross Street in Pittsburgh when the 1900 census was taken. In 1910 they all lived on Cypress Street and Joseph worked as a laborer. In 1920 he was at the same place, but working as a chauffer. He was a Private in the Army during World War I and worked as a truck driver afterwards. In 1925, he married Florence Vorndran, a seamstress and daughter of Victor and Ida Vorndran, both immigrants from Germany. Joseph and Ida had a daughter named Ida May Proctor born July 5, 1927, in Pittsburgh. When the census was taken in May of 1930, his wife and daughter were living with her parents on South Millvale Avenue in Pittsburgh and he was a patient in a South Fayette hospital. He died four months later in the same town, and perhaps the same place, on Sept. 20, 1930. The cause of death was "General Paralysis of the Insane". General paresis, also known as general paralysis of the insane, paralytic dementia, or syphilitic paresis, is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder that took the life of this 44 year old man. He may still have descendants today: Ida May Proctor, born July 5, 1927, in Pittsburgh, married Louis B. Hildebrand on Sept. 21, 1950. She was employed as a telephone operator at the time. Louis died in 1980 and Ida died April 19, 2013, leaving at least five children including Valerie (Hildebrand) Kafka, Victor Hildebrand, Jeffrey Hildebrand, Christopher Hildebrand, and Louis Hildebrand. Joseph Proctor, born July 24, 1889, died just four days later, on July 28, from convulsions. The family lived at 34 1/2 Long Alley in the 17th Ward of Pittsburgh at the time. It seems odd that they named this son Joseph since we can see there was a boy named Joseph Proctor in Mary Ann's home in 1900, born July 1886, but the death certificate clearly states the names. Martin Proctor, born July 25, 1889, died the following day, on July 26, from Eclampsia. He was buried July 27, 1889, at Allegheny Cemetery. Harry D Proctor, born Aug. 13, 1891, in Pittsburgh. At the age of 19, he was counted on the census in his mother and stepfather's home in Pittsburgh (1910) and worked as a bookkeeper. He married Dorothy Wareham in West Virginia in 1913 and they went back to Pittsburgh, where he would spend the remainder of his life. By the time of the 1920 census, they had three children in the home - Mary, Beatrice, and Lois Proctor. He was working as a car salesman at the time. When the 1930 census was taken, he was a truck driver for a bakery and they had a new daughter in the home, June Proctor. In 1940, he was working as a truck driver for a construction company. His daughter Beatrice's new husband was added to the family, along with her two children. When the 1950 census was taken, only his wife and daughter, June, remained in the home and he was working as a shipping clerk at a lumber supply company. He was still working there at the time of his death, which occurred the following year, on July 9, 1951, at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was 59 years old and the cause of death was Broncho-Pneumonia, with Coronary Artery Disease and Exhaustion contributing. He is buried in Sunset View Cemetery in Penn Hills, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. (Findagrave) Known children of Harry and Dorothy were four daughters: Mary Ruth Proctor, born Nov. 2, 1913. She married Louis D. Uselman and had at least two children, both daughters, named Valerie and Mary Lou (Uselman) Eber. Mary Ruth (Proctor) Uselman died October 30, 1984, and is buried in Pittsburgh at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery. Beatrice P. Proctor, born Nov. 23, 1915, at Pittsburgh. She married Frederick Vetter and had at least two children: Nancy and Deloris P. Vetter. Note: Corrections and updates are welcomed and encouraged, but please be mindful of sharing sensitive or personal information about living individuals. Also, if you have any old photos to share, as so many have, please use the Dickinson Genealogy Forum. Sadly, Mary Ann's husband, Joseph Proctor, died at the young age of 35, on April 2, 1891. Mary Ann had three young children at the time and was pregnant with his son, Harry, who was born four months after his father's death, on August 13, 1891. The cause of death was Apoplexy. She remarried three years later, in 1894, to Samuel Lewis, a Stone Mason born in South Wales. She was 37 and he was 33. It was his first marriage and Mary Ann bore him at least three children. In my next blog, I'll finish the story of Mary Ann's life. In the meantime, have a tour around Cypress Street in Pittsburgh, where Mary Ann and her descendants lived for decades. 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Harry Dickinson was my maternal 2nd great-grandfather. He was born in June of 1863 in Sheffield, England, a son of John Dickinson and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Dickinson. When the 1871 census was taken, Harry was four years old, and was living with his parents in Nether Hallam, in the borough of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. His father, John Dickinson, was 39 years old and worked as a "Steel Forge Man". The family lived at 319 Langsett Road, which I believe was somewhere in the vicinity shown here in this interactive Google map, perhaps in this row of buildings straight ahead: Nine years later, the family was living 3,600 miles away, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When the 1880 census was taken, they lived on Denny Street in Pittsburgh, a place that bears many similarities to the industrial town of Sheffield. Shown here are the entries for John and his brother Joe, on the same page of the 1880 census of Pittsburgh. Joe was a Steel Worker, and was married with six children in the home. John was an Ironworker, living with his wife and two sons: William Henry Dickinson, age 21, and Harry Dickinson, age 17. John's daughter, Mary Ann, also emigrated to America. She arrived in October, after the census was taken. Stay tuned for more of my Dickinson finds and for contributions shared by cousins and other family. These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! Learn more about John Dickinson here. Click here for some great resources for tracing English genealogy. #dickinson #johndickinson #joedickinson #sheffield #pittsburgh #census

The connection between the children of Harry Dickinson and the Kellett family was recorded in photos and in Emma Dickinson's 1919 Diary, but the details about the relationship were not well documented. A wonderful old photograph of Noah Kellett with Harry Dickinson and his family, taken around 1912, can be seen in my previous blog post, here, i\At the time of the post, I wasn't sure how the families were connected but I knew Noah Kellett was a cousin, so I shared the photo along with the little bit of information known to me at the time. Recently I've been researching John Dickinson's family in Yorkshire and, as usual, I got sidetracked and headed down the path of his wife's family. His wife was Elizabeth Reynolds and according to their marriage certificate, her father's name was Thomas Reynolds, a plasterer. Baptismal records are great for solving mysteries and I set out to research the children of Thomas Reynolds. What I discovered was that, as strange as it may seem, Elizabeth had a younger sister named Eliza Reynolds. She was found with the family on the census in Stanley, Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1841, 1851, and 1861. As you can see in the marriage record shown here, she married Mark Kellett on December 1, 1866, at the age of 29. They were married at St. Andrew's in Wakefield. Next, I searched for baptisms for their children, and I found that they had a son named Noah Kellett. Alarm bells went off in my head, as I recalled the old family photo with Noah Kellett in it. The connection has been made! Stay tuned for more Reynolds and Dickinson finds! See the Dickinson page for more info on these lines. These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! #reynolds #dickinson #kellett #yorkshire #marriage

Joseph Dickinson was a son of William and Ann Dickinson. He was born March 6, 1836, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. This 3rd great-granduncle of mine may have influenced my 3rd great-grandfather (his brother, John Dickinson) to emigrate to America, altering the course of the family's destiny for generations. Joseph and his wife, Matilda, emigrated to America in 1863, and John brought his family in 1880. Both brothers lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the remainder of their lives. Joseph, or "Joe", as he apparently preferred to be called (based on the correction in the document below), married Matilda Broadhead at Christ Church in Pitsmoor. The marriage occurred on December 28, 1861. Note: The marriage was witnessed by Edwin Burton and Elizabeth Dickinson. Elizabeth may have been my 3rd great-grandmother, the wife of Joe's brother, John Dickinson. John and Elizabeth had been married five years earlier, in 1856. But there was more than one woman named Elizabeth Dickinson in the area at the time and another interesting find suggests another possibility: Abraham Dickinson, widower, Clothier of Beeston, son of William Dickinson, Clothier, married Elizabeth Broadhead, Jan. 25, 1847, at Leeds. (Was he born in 1799?). I have yet to research Abraham Dickinson, but I thought it worth mentioning. Christ Church is an Anglican church north of Sheffield's city center. The rapid growth of Sheffield in the mid-1800s caused a demand for more parishes and, thus, the construction of Christ Church of Pitsmoor began in 1849. It was consecrated in August of 1850. Once a village, today Pitsmoor is a suburb of Sheffield in the Burngreave Ward. Have a look around with the help of this interactive map: Click here to learn more about my Dickinson family. Click here to learn about other branches of my family. Click here for my favorite resources for tracing English roots. Click here for thousands of free genealogy resources. These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! #dickinson #joedickinson #matildabroadhead #christchurch #pitsmoor #sheffield #marriage

John Dickinson was my maternal 3rd great-grandfather, who died over 80 years before I was born. A hard-working man, he worked in the steel mills in Sheffield, England, before bringing his family and trade to America. Naturally, he lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where steel was such a vital industry that the city's football team is aptly called The Pittsburgh Steelers today. They were my favorite team before I even had any clue that my ancestors were original Pittsburgh Steelers. You can learn more about John and his family here. John was about 59 years old when he died on May 25, 1889 at Pittsburgh. Previously, I've shared his obituary and image of his burial plot at Allegheny Cemetery, but neither offered any clues about how he died. Here you can see his death certificate, revealing the cause of death. He died from heart disease, with eclampsia as a contributing factor. The duration of his last illness was reportedly twelve hours. At the time of his death, He lived at 8 South Ave in Pittsburgh. These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! Stay tuned for more as I share many recent Dickinson finds! In the meantime, you can learn more about my Dickinson branch here. Click here to learn about other branches of my family. Click here for thousands of free genealogy resources. #johndickinson #dickinson #pittsburgh #death #deathcertificate

John Dickinson was my maternal 3rd great-grandfather. He and his son, Harry, are my most recent immigrant ancestors to America. A native of Sheffield, England, John married in Sheffield and brought his wife, daughter, and two sons to America in the late 1870s, living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His mother and younger brother, Joseph, had emigrated to America in 1863 (or more likely 1864), and probably enticed him to join them across the great water. John was a third generation (at least) steel worker, a hammerman working in the steel industry, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's booming steel mills provided opportunities the Dickinsons couldn't resist. His sons were steel workers, too. John died on May 25, 1889, at Pittsburgh. He is buried there in Allegheny Cemetery. His tombstone gives the dates 1830-1889, which calculates to about 59 years, but his obituary states that he was 56 years of age. Images of both can be seen in my previous blog here. His death certificate reports he was 55. So how old was he? Until this week, John's actual birth date had not been found, but with the help of Sheffield's parish registers, I was able to solve the mystery. If he died on May 25, 1889, he lived exactly 58 years, 1 month, and 17 days. (Thanks, Time Calculator). A copy of his baptismal record sets the record straight: As you can see from the record, John was not born in 1830. He was born April 8, 1831. From the census, we know he was born in Masbrough, Kimberworth, Rotherham, on the outskirts of Sheffield. Kimberworth is about five miles from The Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, better known as the Sheffield Cathedral. The family was counted on the census at Woodstock Bower in 1841. See one of my previous blogs for details. This ancient church had already been in use for 800 years when John was baptized there back in 1831, and it still stands and operates today. You can visit the church's website at https://www.sheffieldcathedral.org/. Tour the interior here in this interactive map: View from street: Aerial view: Stay tuned for more as I trace John Dickinson's lineage! There's a lot more to share! Click here for more on this branch of my family. Click here for a list of all my ancestors. These Dickinson finds wouldn't be possible without the help of FindMyPast! Try a search for one of your brick walls, especially if they're in England! We may receive a small commission for purchases made and we thank you for your support, but the recommendation is made because FindMyPast is a great resource! Give it a try! #dickinson #sheffield #yorkshire #england #baptism #christening #church

John Dickinson was the son of William & Ann Dickinson of Sheffield, England. They lived in nearby Kimbersworth when John was a child. It is said that he had a brother named Joseph who went to Australia or New Zealand to make his fortune in the cattle business. It wasn't until recently that I realized it couldn't have been John's brother Joseph, because he went to America in 1863 and died in Pittsburgh in 1881. So where did this story come from? Well, John had an uncle named Joseph Dickinson, born abt. 1790, who was christened at Sheffield on Feb. 17, 1790. Perhaps it was he who went to Australia or New Zealand? A very helpful researcher named Jackie Dickinson who I found online several years ago forwarded a photo of her ancestor Joseph Dickinson. Could they have been related? Click here for more information about John Dickinson (1831-1889). Click here to learn more about my Dickinson family. #dickinson #sheffield #newzealand #johndickinson #josephdickinson

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When researching your family tree, it seems easier to find dates and places than it is to find personal information such as eye color, native language, or if they were denied the right to vote. Or is it? Depending on the time period they lived, it may be easier than you think. Here's a list of information you can find on the census and which ones you can find the information in - assuming the census taker collected the information. For a variety of places to find census records, click here. Birth The person's birth month and year See the 1900 Census The person's birth month if born within the past year See the 1870 & 1880 Census The person's place of birth See the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 Census The person's race See the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 Census See more places to find Vital Records here Parents Origins Whether or not the person's father and/or mother was of foreign birth See the 1870 Census Native language of the person's father and mother See the 1920 & 1930 Census Birth place of mother and father See the 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930 Census See more places to find Foreign records here Immigration Whether the person was a Naturalized Citizen or an Alien See the 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 Census Year of Immigration See the 1910, 1920 & 1930 Census Year of Naturalization See the 1920 Census See more Immigration resources here Health/Personal Whether or not the person was deaf, dumb, blind, insane or idiotic See the 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 Census Eye Color (Men only) See the WWI Draft Registrations & WWII Draft Registrations Height & Build (Men only) See the WWI Draft Registrations & WWII Draft Registrations Education Whether or not the person spoke English See the 1920 & 1930 Census Whether or not the person could read and write See the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1920 & 1930 Census Whether or not the person attended school in the past year See the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1920 & 1930 Census Highest level of education See the 1940 Census Marriage/Marital Status The person's Marital Status See the 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 Census Whether or not they were married in the past year See the 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 Census The person's age at first marriage See the 1930 Census Month married if within the past year See the 1870 Census Number of years married See the 1910 Census See more places to find marriage records here Employment Months employed See the 1880 Census The person's Occupation/Trade/Profession See the WWI & WWII Draft Registrations (men only) & the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1920 & 1930 Census To learn about unfamiliar occupations click here Military Whether or not they served in the military See the 1890 Veterans Census & the 1930 Census See the WWI Draft Registrations & WWII Draft Registrations More military resources can be found here Property The person's street address See the 1880, 1890 Veterans Census, 1900, 1910, 1930 & 1940 Census The declared value of the person's personal estate See the 1870 Census Whether or not the home was on a farm See the 1930 & 1940 Census Whether or not the home was owned free or mortgaged See the 1920 Census Whether the home was owned or rented See the 1920, 1930 & 1940 Census The value of the home or rent See the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1930 & 1940 Census Farm Schedules See more land records & local histories here Children The person's relationship to the head of household See the 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 & 1940 Census Number of children born to mother See the 1900 & 1910 Census Number of children living See the 1900 & 1910 Census See more places to find Vital Records here Slaves Number of Slaves See the 1790-1840 Census & the 1850 & 1860 Slave Schedules Number of Slave houses See the 1850 & 1860 Slave Schedules Other Whether or not there was a radio in the home See the 1930 Census Whether or not they were denied the right to vote (men only) See the 1870 Census For more ideas on resources you should be able to find for your ancestors, depending on when they lived, try my Year Checker tool. Just enter a year (from 1600 to 1989) and see what general resources should be available for people living in that time period. It's a work in progress, but may provide you with an idea or a clue you hadn't previously considered. There are many other places to find personal information to bring your ancestors' stories to life. Local histories, newspapers, and biographies are just a few places. See my Genealogy Dashboard for tons of places to find free information about your ancestors and family. #genealogy #tips #resources #brainstorming #ideas #census #sourcefinder

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Local directories can provide clues about our ancestors and possible relatives. This 1845 directory covers "Sheffield and 12 miles round". The names of Dickinsons listed are shown here: Alfred Dickinson, draper, hosier and mercer, gloves, 64 Westbar (p. 105 & p. 284) SHEFFIELD David Dickinson, tailor, 68 Russell street (p. 105) SHEFFIELD Elizabeth Dickinson, shopkeeper, 22 Shude hill (p. 105 & p. 306) SHEFFIELD Francis Dickinson, policeman, 30 Chapel street (p. 105) SHEFFIELD George Dickinson, spring knife mfr; house 279 Shales moor (p. 105) SHEFFIELD Geo. Dickinson, fishmonger, fish and game dealer and herring agent, 22 Dixon lane (p. 105 & p. 259) SHEFFIELD George Dickinson, steel tilter and forger, Holmes Works (p. 374) OUTIBRIDGE, at Wharncliffe Side Mrs. Hannah Dickinson, Tapton Hill, Nether Hallam (p. 329) NETHER HALLAM Harriet Dickinson, Hoyle street school; house Rawson spring or Cross Pool (p. 105 & 328) UPPER HALLAM Henry Dickinson, tailor and draper, 36 Change alley (p. 105) SHEFFIELD James Dickinson, stone mason, Ecclesfield village (p. 371) ECCLESFIELD John Dickinson, pork butcher, 46 Silver street head (p. 105 & p. 259) SHEFFIELD John Dickinson, grocer, Low Hoyland (p. 362) HOYLAND (NETHER.) Mr John Dickinson, 80 White croft (p. 105) SHEFFIELD John Dickinson, butcher, 87 West street (p. 105 & p. 259) SHEFFIELD Joseph Dickinson, butcher, 96 Westbar; house Rawson spring (p. 105 & p. 259) SHEFFIELD Joseph Dickinson, farmer, Rawson spring (p. 331) OWLERTON *same as 96 Westbar? Joseph Dickinson, farmer, (p. 366) WORTLEY Joseph Dickinson, jun. butcher, 114 Westbar (p. 105 & p. 259) SHEFFIELD Joseph Dickinson, tilter, Walkley Bank Tilt, Nether Hallam (p. 329) NETHER HALLAM Miss Rebecca Dickinson (p. 398) BEIGHTON Robert Dickinson, bookkeeper, William street (p. 105) SHEFFIELD Robert Dickinson, hair dresser (p. 360) WATH-UPON-DEARNE Sarah Dickinson, shopkeeper, 23 Bridgehouses (p. 105 & p. 306) SHEFFIELD Skevington Dickinson, coal owner, Churchtown (p. 5) KILLAMARSH Thomas Dickinson, maltster, Low Hoyland (p. 362) HOYLAND (NETHER.) Thomas Dickinson, nail maker, Low Hoyland (p. 362) HOYLAND (NETHER.) Thomas Dickinson, benefactor of Almshouse for poor woman c.1640 (p. 340) William Henry Dickinson, cutter - buck, stag, horn hafts & scales, 26 Chester street (p. 105) SHEFFIELD William Dickinson, farmer, Mexbrough (p. 381) MEXBROUGH Read this for free at Archive.org See more about Dickinsons from the Sheffield area on the Dickinson page. #dickinson #sheffield #yorkshire #england

John Dickinson was the son of William and Ann Dickinson of Kimbersworth. John was born in May of 1830 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England. (Correction: He was born April 8, 1831. See his baptismal record here). John married Elizabeth Reynolds on the 10th of February, 1856, at St. Philips in Sheffield. The magnificent structure was built in 1828 and seated 2,000 people. It was demolished around 1951. It was located at the spot marked on this map: I ordered John and Elizabeth's marriage license application from the G.R.O. in London. It is shown here: When the U.K. Census was taken in 1861, he was listed as a Forgeman, age 29, in Sheffield, and in 1871 he was a Steel Forgeman, age 39, still in Sheffield in the district of Nether Hallam. There were many small workshops in Sheffield, where steel was cast into cutlery, gaining Sheffield national fame in the cutlery industry. In Hallamshire there was a trade guild of metalworkers of which John was most likely a member. The story that has been passed down was that John had visions of a good future in the steel industry in Pittsburgh. He went first and after he established himself he sent for his wife and three children. His brother, William Dickinson, reportedly “stayed in England and became wealthy in the investment and banking fields. He married and had a daughter who married Hill, a tobacco dealer, and had Annie Hill, who married William Croft.” Another brother, whose name has been lost, is said to have gone to New Zealand and developed a large cattle empire. He had daughters who visited the Crofts in Dewsbury every year. [UPDATE: This information (in red) about John's brother, William, is incorrect. While John did have a brother named William, he did not remain in England. It was Elizabeth's brother, William Reynolds, who remained in England and whose daughter, Caroline Reynolds, married George H. Hill, tobacconist. Therefore, the other brother, whose name was lost is likely a Reynolds and not a Dickinson]. In 1880 John’s family was found in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, working as an Ironworker, specifically a hammerman. He was 43. John and Elizabeth had three known children, although on the 1900 census, Elizabeth reported having four children, one deceased before the census was taken. The three were: Mary Ann Dickinson, who lived from 1857 to 1938 and married Samuel Lewis, William Henry Dickinson, who lived from 1859 to 1932 and married Lucy Ellen, and Harry Dickinson, my mother's great-grandfather. Both John and his wife were very active in Masonic life. He is said to have become Head Master of the Allegheny County Lodge. John died on the 25th of May, 1889, in Pittsburgh, at the age of 57. He was buried in Section 9, Lot 100 of Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh. John and Elizabeth Dickinson were my 3rd great-grandparents. See the Dickinson page for more. #johndickinson #dickinson #reynolds

Rose Dickinson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in July of 1901. She was the daughter of Harry Dickinson and Annie (Robinson) Dickinson. She was a school teacher and world traveler who lived in Bloomfield, New Jersey. She never married and died in Florida on Feb. 15, 1971. Her obituary was published in the St. Petersburgh Times (Florida), Wed., Feb. 17, 1971: See more about the Dickinson family on the Dickinson page. #dickinson #rosedickinson #teacher #harrydickinson

Many thanks to Margaret Quick for preserving and sharing this precious heirloom and reminder of our ancestors' faith. For more on this family, see the Dickinson page. Does your family have an heirloom Family Bible? You can find one easily Amazon. #dickinson #harrydickinson #Bible #familybible

William Henry Dickinson is shown here on his wedding day. He married Delaphina "Mary" Decker, daughter of Charles Decker and Lydia (Mayo) Decker on October 8, 1925, in Newark, New Jersey. See more on the Decker page and the Dickinson page. Following are more photos from their long life together provided by their grandson, James H. Dickinson. Use the arrows to navigate. Click here to see more about the Dickinson family. #decker #dickinson #williamhenrydickinson #delaphinadecker

Harry married Annie Robinson in Camden, New Jersey, in 1890. Their family was living on Gross Street in Pittsburgh in 1900. By 1910, the family was living at 178 South 7th Street in Newark, with six children in the home, between the ages of 10 months and 15 years old. Sadly, Annie, their mother, died from Puerperal-Eclampsia on May 1, 1913. Photos of the cemetery and burial register are found here. Daughter, Emma, assumed the motherly role, caring for the younger children. She kept a diary in 1919, giving us a glimpse into their lives at the time. You can read it here, free. Copies are also available at a minimal price. Shown here is Harry with his children, a few years after the death of their mother, Annie. Back row: Emma Dickinson, Rose Dickinson, Elizabeth Dickinson and Ruth Dickinson. Front row: William Henry Dickinson, Harry Dickinson, and John Dickinson. Also shown is the family's entry on the 1920 Census in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. Harry was 56, Emma was 26, Rose was 18, John was 15, and Ruth was 8. Their son, William, was off at college at Bethel Institute. For more, see the Dickinson page. #harrydickinson #dickinson #williamhenrydickinson #EmmaDickinson #ruthdickinson #rosedickinson #elizabethdickinson #johndickinson

Madora, also known as "Dora" Sherman was the sister of my 3rd great-grandfather, James Sherman. She was born in 1849, probably in Cayuga County, New York. Her family was living in Sennett in 1850. Dora married Allen Rice, on December 31, 1874, in Auburn, New York, according to her son, Edgar Rice's obituary. She was a tough woman based on the few stories I found in the local news while searching for her obituary. In 1878, she was arrested for stabbing a man with a pitch fork. She was about 29 years old at the time. The reason for the assault and the outcome of the charges remains unknown. In 1880, "Madorah Rice", age 30, was married and living with her husband, Allen Rice, age 40. They lived at 155 Van Anden Street, Auburn, New York, according to the census. In May of 1892, Dora and Allen were divorced and a few years later, in 1897, she was involved in another altercation. She was about 47 years old at the time. The dramatic event is transcribed here from the article printed in the Auburn Bulletin: DORA HAD A GUN And She Was Belaboring Charles A. Moore When an Officer Arrived. Charles A. Moore and Dora Rice, who are quite well known to the residents of the Northeastern portion of the city, had a set-to in Franklin street about 8:30 Monday night. It was brought to an untimely end by Officer Roseboom, who very opportunely happened to be on the ground. He was just in time, it is said, to prevent a murder. Dora had drawn a revolver, an old fashioned Allen revolver, a pepper box, a murderous looking weapon with six barrels. Dora and Moore happened to meet in Franklin street. They were not good friends. Moore had been living at Dora's and they had disagreed. Dora asked Moore for some board money she claims to be due. Moore says she called him names. Dora drew her revolver and began to belabor Moore with it. Moore wrested it from her and threw it across the street. They were seen by Officer Roseboom at this point. When the officer reached them they were pummelling one another at a terrific rate. Dora was doing well. She is a woman of magnificent physique and was quite capable of taking care of herself. The man was arrested by the gallant officer. He was arraigned the next morning and pleaded not guilty. His examination was set down for 3 o'clock. Dora was present when the plea was made. She volunteered the statement that she had carried the weapon for 20 years. [Auburn Bulletin, Tues., April, 27, 1897 from FultonHistory.com] "Modora C. Rice" is found in the New York Death Index, having died May 22, 1926, in Moravia. Certificate #34567. I haven't found her burial place yet. If anyone knows, please comment below! Stay tuned for more on this family. Subscribe for updates! More info: Levi Sherman & Family Free Genealogy Resources #levisherman #sherman #cayugacounty #newyork #leonard

This old family photo, shared by James H. Dickinson, shows Harry & Annie Dickinson with five of their children (W.H., Elizabeth, Emma, John and Lucy). Aunt Emily Robinson, Annie's sister, lived with Harry & Annie for years. She was an invalid (sick or disabled) from birth, and Harry continued to care for her after his wife's death. Noah Kellett is the man standing in the center. His son Leslie Kellett, born abt. 1908, is shown in the photo (blurred), and "Hayden" Kellett (front left, according the photo's label - appears to have been William H., the son who traveled from England with them in 1907 at the age of 7 years. He would have been 12 when this photo was taken). Noah's son Edgar Kellett, born 1913, (not born yet at the time of this photo) was in the bridal party of Ruth Dickinson and James Lindsey in 1937, indicating a strong bond between the Kelletts and Dickinsons that spanned generations. An old typed genealogy mentions the following about Noah Kellett, claiming he is connected to the family of Elizabeth Reynolds, wife of John Dickinson and mother of Harry Dickinson, saying exactly the following: "Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Reynolds, had a brother, Thomas, and two sisters Mary Ann and Elizabeth. The latter married Noah Kellet and bore him three sons. Thomas married and whose daughter married a Mr. Hill, England." There seems to be some confusion here. It starts off accurate, with Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Reynolds. She did have a brother named Thomas. The names of her sisters, if any, are unknown to me. The typed genealogy is incorrect one a few things but still, it provided some help. Noah was a cousin of one of our ancestors and being that he was born abt. 1871, he was in the same generation as Harry Dickinson. It therefore appears that Harry had an aunt who married a Kellett. The following is what little information I've gathered about Noah Kellett: England and Wales Marriage Registration Index (Vol 9C, P 99, Line 326) shows a record of Noah Kellet marrying Sarah Elizabeth Whitworth, daughter of Allen Whitworth, between April and June of 1898, in Wakefield. Nine years later, passenger records show Noah and Sarah Kellett, both age 36, traveled from Liverpool, England, to New York, on the ship Caronia (July 1907). Their son William, age 7, was the only other Kellett on the ship. They came from Wakefield, England. Noah gives "cousin, W. H. Dickinson" of 216 South 11th St., Newark, NJ, as his final destination. William, brother of Harry Dickinson, was living at that address when the census was taken in 1910, with his wife Lucy and daughter Beatrice. Noah and his wife "Sarah" were counted on the census in Newark, New Jersey, in 1920 and 1930. From the census, we learn of three sons born to them: William H. Kellett born abt. 1901 in England Leslie Kellett born abt. 1908 in New Jersey Edgar Kellett born abt. 1913 also in New Jersey Was Sarah called "cousin Lizzie" in the photo above? If not, Noah's wife is missing from the photo, despite two of their sons being present. Did John Dickinson have a sister named Mary Ann or Elizabeth who married a Kellett? Identifying Noah Kellett's relationship to our Dickinson family could provide valuable clues as to the identity of John's mysterious brother or perhaps Elizabeth Reynolds family. Clues may be found written on old family photos, genealogies, Bibles, or notes. Update 6/14/2022: Noah's parents were Mark Kellett and Eliza Reynolds. Eliza was Elizabeth (Reynolds) Dickinson's sister. She was born May 14, 1838, in Wakefield. Anyone with information or clues, please contact me or comment in the Dickinson Genealogy Forum! #dickinson #harrydickinson #annierobinson #williamhenrydickinson #noahkellett

It's amazing what clues you can find in old family papers and photos. A cousin kept and shared this letter and photos, and it wasn't until recently that I was able to identify how this cousin was related. My 2nd great-grandfather, Harry Dickinson (1863-1935) had a cousin named Caroline Hill who had a daughter named Annie Hill. Annie married William "Billy" Croft. In adulthood, Harry's children traveled to England on at least one occasion and visited with them. The Crofts likewise visited the Dickinsons in New Jersey. The following Christmas card was sent by Annie Croft to her 2nd Cousins, Rose and John Dickinson, probably in the 1950s or 1960s. The photos below, dated 1973, of Billy & Annie Croft at their home in Dewsbury must have been sent to John later, after his sister Rose died. Rose Dickinson died in 1971 and John Dickinson died in 1889. Annie Croft died in 1997 at the age of 100. Thanks to Marge Quick for preserving and sharing this connection to our English relatives. See the Dickinson page for more. The marriage of Annie Hill to William Henry Croft was announced in the Yorkshire Post on April 18, 1928, as shown here: Annie (Hill) Croft was a daughter of George Henry Hill and his wife, Caroline (Reynolds) Hill. Caroline's father was William Reynolds, brother of Elizabeth (Reynolds) Dickinson. #dickinson #croft #dewsbury #hill #reynolds

Sometimes family photos can be difficult to sort and identify. Assuming anything can lead us down the wrong path, as is the case with Caroline Hill. Old family photos and letters led me to believe she was a sister of John Dickinson, but recently I realized she was a niece of John's wife, Elizabeth (Reynolds) Dickinson, instead. Caroline was a daughter of William and Sarah Ann (Richardson) Reynolds. She was baptized on September 20, 1863, at Dewsbury. (England & Wales Births, Vol 9B, p. 527). Caroline married George Henry Hill, a tobacconist, and together they had one daughter, Annie Hill, who married Billy Croft. We have photos of these cousins from the old family albums. Harry's family remained in contact with the Hills and Crofts, visiting them in England, and them visiting Harry in America. In trying to identify her parents, a search of U.K. newspapers produced this surprising and nearly tragic news about Caroline: Caroline survived what appears to have been some sort of mid-life crisis and endured the course of her life for 42 years afterwards. She died on the 16th of January, 1947, at the age of 82. Her husband, George, followed her to the grave six months later, on the 23rd of July, 1947. He was 85 years old. Their daughter, Annie, died on the 23rd of November, 1997, at the age of 100 years. They are all buried in Dewsbury Cemetery in Dewsbury, England. Moorlands Avenue is shown here in this interactive map: When George H. Hill died , news was printed in the Yorkshire Evening Post, July 24, 1947 as follows: See also "Cards from cousins in England". For more, see the Dickinson page. #dickinson #england #hill #croft #harrydickinson #EmmaDickinson