Pennsylvania Families

1871 Census of England, Newbold, Derbyshire
RG10; Piece: 3612; Folio: 62; Page: 25; GSU roll: 841844
2 April 1871

William Hall, married, age?, pattern maker, born somewhere in Derbyshire
Emily Hall, married 2?, born in Deerfield, Derbyshire
Emily Ann Hall, daughter, 5, born in Newbold, Derbyshire
Harry Hall 1, born in Newbold, Derbyshire
Agness Billups, visitor, married, 25, born in Deerfield, Derbyshire

 

In a letter to William and Emily Hall dated Aug 9, 1873 from Sheffield, England, Agnes says she is scheduled to leave England on the 21st of August. (Letter #4). She and their first child, John, age one, arrived 1 September 1873 onboard the Adriatic, in steerage. The ship had sailed from Liverpool and Queenstown. (N.Y. Passenger Lists, 1851-1891, at ancestry.com:

John Billups, age 1
arrived on Adriatic Sep 1, 1873, line 45, microfilm 381
from Liverpool and Queenstown, IRE, in steerage.
with mother, but found on index by looking for him.
Both are also found in records of arrivals at Castle Garden, online at www .castlegarden.org.)

 

Agnes' death was recorded as:
Mrs. Harry Billups, cancer, of Logan, Mar 13, 1880.
in Dan McClenahen, editor, Obituaries of Mifflin County 1822 - 1880, (Volume 1). Her husband recorded it as "11 O'Clock Sat night 13 Day of March ." (From letter 33, Mar 29, 1880 from Yeagertown.)

In the same plot as Agnes is:
Lake, William Civil War Veteran (no dates)
His wife was a widow in 1880.