Thread: Harry Johnston Sefton

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Harry Johnston Sefton
Year of Registration: 1865
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Blackburn
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e Page: 288

1871 England Census
Name: Harry J Sefton Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James Sefton Mother's Name: Mary Sefton
Gender: Male
Where born: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Blackburn Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
Town: Blackburn County/Island: Lancashire Country: England
Registration district: Blackburn Sub-registration district: Blackburn
ED, institution, or vessel: 68 Household schedule number: 172
Household Members: Name Age
James Sefton 48 occ grocer employing 3men & 3 boys
Mary Sefton 47
Louisa R Sefton 12 James F Sefton 10 Harry J Sefton 5
Isabella Kenyon 30 Dom Servant

1881 England Census
Name: Harry Tolenstone Sefton
[Harry Johnstone Sefton]
Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James Sefton Mother's Name: Mary Sefton
Gender: Male
Where born: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Blackburn County/Island: Lancashire Country: England
Street Address: 4 Richmond Terrace
Occupation: Grocers Assistant
Registration district: Blackburn Sub-registration district: Blackburn
ED, institution, or vessel: 84
James Sefton 58 Mary Sefton 57
Louisa Kate Sefton 22 James F. Sefton 20 Harry Tolenstone Sefton 15
Esther Ferriday 22 servant

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: Harry Johnston Sefton
Year of Registration: 1887
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Blackburn
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e Page: 575
spouse: Mary Ellen O'Connor


1891 England Census
Name: Harry J Sefton Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary E Sefton
Gender: Male
Where born: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Blackburn Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Blackburn County/Island: Lancashire Country: England
Street Address: Groceries Manager
Occupation:
Registration district: Blackburn Sub-registration district: Blackburn Northern
ED, institution, or vessel: 40
Harry J Sefton 26 Mary E Sefton 28
Eily Sefton 3
John O'connor 60 father in law, widower, born Manchester. Retired Provision Merchant

Could not find Henry or Eily on a ships passenger list. Census states they arrived in 1892 & 1896.

U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)
Name: Harry Johnson Sefton
Birth Date: 1 Nov 1865
Birth Place: England
Age at event: 40
Court District: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont
Date of Action: 26 Sep 1906
Living at 53 Webster Ave, Chelsea, Mass
Cert No 3-1890

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Harry Sefton
Home in 1900: Chelsea Ward 3, Suffolk, Massachusetts
[Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts]
Age: 32 Birth Date: Apr 1868
Birthplace: England Race: White Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1892
Relationship to head-of-house: Boarder
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: View on Image
Harry Sefton 32
Ila Sefton 12 (Eily ) arrived US 1896

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Harry J Sefton
Birth Date: abt 1866 Age: 41
Port of Departure: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Arrival Date: 20 Jun 1907
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Ports of Voyage: Boston
Ship Name: Saxonia
Shipping line: Cunard Line
Official Number: 110648

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Harry Sefton
Arrival Date: 13 Jul 1907
Birth Year: abt 1866 Age: 41
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Cedric


1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Harry J Sefton
Home in 1920: Cambridge Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Age: 54 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Marital Status: Married ( could not find a wife)
Race: White
Sex: Male
Year of immigration: 1893
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Burma Alderman 39
Robert Alderman 18
Harry J Sefton 54 states occ Weaver (rug)
Address 134 Austin Street

This looks like Harry's wifes death. So who did Eily age 8 travel to the USA with ?

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
Name: Mary Ellen Sefton
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Year of Registration: 1896
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 33
District: Blackburn
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e Page: 221

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Eily Sefton
Year of Registration: 1888
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Blackburn
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e Page: 360

Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943
Name: Eily Sefton
Arrival Date: 11 Oct 1896
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Ship Name: Scythia
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Last Residence: England L
Looks like Eily travelled out with Thos Meals age 42 or 47 a Merchant

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Esty I Mildram [Eily S Mildram]
Age in 1910: 22
Estimated Birth Year: 1888
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Spouse's Name: Wm J Mildram
Home in 1910: Malden Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Year of immigration: 1896
Wm J Mildram 26
Esty I Mildram 22

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: William Joseph Mildrum
City: Tewksbury
County: Middlesex
State: Massachusetts
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1884
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1684577
DraftBoard: 19
Wife is listed has Emily, add: Silver Lake, Wibmington? Mass