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Sorry fro the delay - had to travel overnight to collect youngest son from Grandads house!!!

Thanks Lisa j for all the information -strange that William seems to have died twice. maybe there was another child at some point called william???

Are the names in brackets on the city directories the spouses?

thanks again for your help

Janice

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: William Addi??
[William Addie]
Age in 1910: 70
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Spouse's Name: Matilda
Home in 1910: New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married (two years)
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1880
Household Members:
Name Age
William Addi?? 70, whether married: M2, Occupation: own income
Matilda Addi?? 67, whether married: M1, 0 children, immigrated 1872 or 1873

Matilda's age is difficult to read; may not be 67.
156 Durfee Street

Hmmmm...

Massachusetts City Directories
Name: william addy
Title: 1925 New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory
Year: 1925
City: New Bedford
Book Section: A
Page: 266
Source: 1925 New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory . Boston Massachusetts: W. A. Greenough Co., 1925.
Addy Arthur (Hannah) slasher tender h 301 Davis
Addy Edith h 505 Purchase
Addy Joshua lino Standard h at Acushnet
Addy Lily minr 916 S Water res 505 Purchase
Addy Matilda wid Wm h 156 Durfee
Addy Thomas (Jane) fixer h 371 Reed
Addy Wm died Feb 4 1925

He died again?

Massachusetts City Directories
Name: matilda addy
Title: New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory 1924
Year: 1924
City: New Bedford
Book Section: A
Page: 314
Source: 1924 New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory W.A. Greenough Co., comp. 1924 New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory. Boston MA: W.A. Greenough Co., 1924.
Found on the original:
Addy Arthur (Hannah) slasher tender h 801 Davis
Addy Edith h 505 Purchase
Addy Lily minr? 916 S Water res 505 Purchase
Addy Joshua lino? Standard h at Acushnet
Addy Thomas (Jane) fixer h 371 Reed
Addy Wm (Matilda) h 156 Durfee


Massachusetts City Directories
Name: matilda addy
Title: NewBedford-MA-1930
Year: 1930
City: New Bedford
Book Section: A
Page: 110
Source: W.A. Greenough Co.'s New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory For the Year Ending November, 1930 W.A. Greenough Co., comp. W.A. Greenough Co.'s New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory For the Year Ending November, 1930. Boston MA: W.A. Greenough Co., 1930.
Original:
Addy Arthur (Hannah) opr? h 301 Davis Cli 8251-2
Addy Margaret student r 301 Davis
Addy Matilda wid Wm died Mar 22 1929
Addy Thomas (Jane) fixer h 371 Reed

Thank you both - I am beginning to piece this together
William & Margaret Addy left UK in 1868 with 3 children,Mary,(?b.1865 Stalybridge)Joshua & Thomas

3 children born in US
Benjamin,Albert &Arthur
( William's father in my tree was called Joshua & his brothers Benjamin & Thomas)

Albert died 1865

Margaret d.1886
William re married Elizabeth in 1888

Children's marriages were
Addy Arthur New Bedford 1908
Addy Benjamin New Bedford 1895
Addy Joshua New Bedford 1886 370
Addy Mary New Bedford 1889 397
Addy Thomas New Bedford 1893 433 207

Elizabeth Addy ( clark) d.1907 ( this could be william's 2nd wife ( thanks for the link lisa J)
William is listed as marriage in 1908 which would possibly be Matilda?

Thank you both for all your help- still not positive this is definitely the original William & Margaret from my tree but looking hopeful!

Janice

Hi Rose. :) Hubby will be home soon. Have to dash around, so he won't know how long I've been sitting here. ;)

P.S. There are WWI records and I believe other (later) census information; but didn't include those, as I wasn't sure it was your family.

There were other Addy's mentioned on the link; perhaps those are connected to Thomas. Must get back to cleaning now. :( (Couldn't pull myself away earlier.)

Hi Lisa! Forget the cleaning. :-)

Janice,

I see Thomas in 1870. He's in Fall River in MA.

Rose

Thanks for the link Lisa J
Janice

Thank you Lisa J & Rose for all this information.
William's occupation on 1861 UK census was cotton power loom weaver so that is possibly a link. I am not positive these are the same Addysbut when looked on 1880 Us census william's daughter Mary's birthplace was Stalybridge. Also believe that William's sibling( Thomas) emigrated to US in 1866
Thanks again
Janice

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/VitalRecordsSearchContents.html

Addy Margaret New Bedford 1886 373 141 Death
Addy Albert New Bedford 1885 364 139 Death
Addy Ann New Bedford 1876 283 127 Death
Addy Elizabeth (Clark) New Bedford 1907 73 246 Death
Addy Isabella E. New Bedford 1897 472 310 Death
Addy Melvyn A. New Bedford 1898 481 279 Death

Believe that's all of the New Bedford deaths.

According to 1900 census, William remarried c1887. Margaret, listed above, could be his first wife.

Using the above link, you can also view birth and marriage indexes. Marriage index is fairly interesting. :)

Hi Rose. :) I have to get back to cleaning. Hoping you might find clues that I've missed.

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: William Addy
Arrival Date: 7 Jun 1869
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: England
Ethnicity/Race-
/Nationality: English
Ship Name: City of Baltimore

Don't see his family. Occupation: miner

Can't see them in 1870.

Rose

William married again:

1920 United States Federal Census
about William Addy
Name: William Addy
Home in 1920: New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 79 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Matilda
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Year of Immigration: 1859
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 993
Household Members: Name Age
William Addy 79
Matilda Addy 64


Rose

During your searches, what spelling variations have you seen for Addy? I can try those variations for the immigration records.

Did William have an occupation while in England?

Did his parents stay there?

New Bedford, Massachusetts Directories, 1887, 1889-90
Name: Wm. Addy
City: New Bedford
State: MA
Occupation: weaver
Year: 1887
Location 2: 156 Durfee

I would think it's possible to be married for 13 years.

Are you "sure" the Addy's in 1880 are "your" Addy's?

New Bedford Directory, 1873-74
Addy, William, weaver, h. 2 Hazard ct.

New Bedford Directory, 1871
Addy, William, weaver, house 1 Austin court

Thanks for this info Lisa - is it possible William & elizabeth could have been married for 13 yrs?
Thanks fo looking
Janice

Cannot find William and Margaret arriving in 1868. Tried using just first names as well as first and last names. Will look again later. Have errands to run now. (Perhaps someone else might be able to find them?)

This is part of the family in 1900:
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: William Addy
Home in 1900: New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: England
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizebeth
Race: White
Immigration Year: 1860
Household Members:
Name Age
William Addy 60, Apr 1840, # of years married: 13, born England; Expressman
Elizebeth Addy 60, Apr 1840, married 13 years, mother of how many children: 0; born England, immigration 1868
Arthur Addy 22, son, May 1878, birthplace: Massachusetts, Spinner

I believe immigration year is 1868. Must be: "number of years in the U.S.: 32"

Looks like Elizabeth wasn't Arthur's mother. She was born in England, as were her parents.
Arthur's father was born in England; mother was born AT SEA.
Arthur is shown as son to WIlliam.

The family is living at 27 Durfer. 1880 census for Addy's shows 841 Durfer? Street.

1880: I don't see any reference to Stalybridge on the 1880 census.

For William Addy b.1841/2 Stalybridge Cheshire ( father Joshua,mother Mary)& his wife Margaret b. 1842. They appear on the 1861 Uk census with son William aged 1 month - I think william died in 1843.
I cannnot find them on subsequent UK census'

i have found a family on the free 1880 US census which may be them living in New Bedford Bristol Mass
William b.1842
Margaret b.1842
Mary b.1865 Stalybridge
Thomas 1867
All above born in England

Benjamin b.1871 Mass
Albert b.1874
Arthur b.1878
Looks like they moved to US between 1867 & 1871
I would be very grateful fo any further information about this family.

Thank you for your time and help
best wishes
Janice