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29 July 2007 |
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USA
Greathead families |
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are many Greathead families who emigrated to USA or maybe just visited using various ships.
I have identified the following and would hope to add more as they are
identified. |
| Arrivals
via Ellis Island: www.ellisislandrecords.org
or www.castlegarden.org |
| A
M Greathead a female US citizen left Southampton arrived on 11 September 1906 aboard
"Grosser Kurfurst" |
| Alfred
B Greathead an English subject from Birmingham left Liverpool on 6 June
1902 aboard "Cymric" and arrived on 16
June 1902. He was single and aged 21 and an engraver by
occupation. His sister Mrs Amy
Bailey paid for his ticket. |
| Annie
Greathead a British subject from London, left Southampton on 14 February
1912 aboard "Saint Paul" and
arrived on 23 February 1912. She was a single, 29 year old, blue eyed,
brown haired lady with fresh complexion and five foot nine inches tall.
Annie paid for the ticket herself and was visiting her friend Mrs S Arnesan,
Ocean View Avenue, Wood Haven, Long Island. She was a cook and her
father T
Greathead of Granby Cottage, Oxford Road, Cambridge was her next of kin. |
| Ed
Y Greathead aged 21 from Warrington left Liverpool and Queenstown, aboard
"Majestic" arriving 15 June 1892. |
| Edmund
Henry Greathead an English man from Birmingham, left Liverpool on 6
April 1904 aboard "Cedric" and arrived on
15 April 1904. He was a baker aged 27 and going to visit his sister Mrs
Bailey 7th Street West, New York, New Jersey who paid for his ticket and
was listed as his next of kin. |
| Elijah
Greathead, his wife Emma,
his son Thomas,
and his other son Jesse
arrived on 29 September 1888 on the ship "Celtic". They
seemed to visit the USA again, this time with Jesse's his new wife
Maud
all from Manchester left Liverpool on 24 October 1900 aboard " Teutonic"
and arrived 31 October 1900. Elijah
paid for all the tickets. They were all visiting Mississippi, what a
honeymoon for Jesse and Maud! All of them returned to England |
| Estelle
Greathead was a US citizen from San Jose in California left Glasgow on 28
August 1909 aboard "Furnessia" and
arrived on 7 September 1909. Estelle was a widow aged 50 and lived
441, South 2nd Street, San Jose, California, she worked as a secretary. |
| George
Greathead left Queenstown and arrived 8 January 1894 aboard "Servia"
aged 35. |
| John
F Greathead a US citizen left Napoli and arrived on 5 September 1910 aboard
"America". He was aged 24. |
| John
George Greathead, his wife Margaret and sons
Robert and
John George from
Byers Green, Durham left Liverpool on 23 May 1906 aboard "Baltic"
and arriving on 2 June 1909. Both John George father and son were coke
burners and Robert was a cabinet maker. All four of them returned to
England. |
| John
F Greathead a US citizen aged 28 arrived in 1903 |
| Louise
Greathead a US citizen born in Philadelphia in 1893 and living in 146 E
Holly Avenue, Pittman, New Jersey left Hamilton, Bermuda on 29 December 1923
on board "Fort Victoria" arriving on 31 December 1923. |
| Lyndon
Henry Greathead a british citizen who was born in Georgetown, Demerara,
British Guiana left Georgetown aboard "Mayaro" arriving on 25 July
1923. He was white, aged 21 and single. He had grey eyes, light
brown hair and fair complexion and was five foot ten inches tall. He
was visiting Mrs
H O Yearwood who lived at 173 Lynwood Street, Brooklyn, USA. Mrs
Yearwood was Stella (née Greathead) his sister. His father T
H Greathead was listed as his next of kin with an address of 73 High
Street, Kingston, Barbados, West Indies. |
| Muriel
Greathead a british citizen who was born
in Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana left Georgetown on 21 May 1923
aboard "Matura" arriving on 4 June 1923. She was white, aged
26 and single. She had grey eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion
and was five foot one inch tall. She was permanently emigrating and gave her
next of kin as Mrs
T H Greathead 73 High Street, Kingston, Barbados, West Indies. She
gave her occupation as a civil servant. |
| Percy
Greathead a South African (N Aliwal) born English married man aged 57
obtained a three month visa from London on 25 July 1924 to visit his friend
R Griggs at 342 Madison Avenue, New York. Percy was a farmer with blue
eyes, fair hair, a fresh complexion and was five foot ten inches tall.
His next of kin was listed as his friend Leonard Gordon Heard, Corner House,
Johannesburg, South Africa. Percy left Southampton on 30 August 1924
on board "Mauritania" arriving on 5
September 1924. |
| Stella
Greathead a Caucasian British lady who was born in Georgetown, Demerara,
British Guiana left there aboard "Maraval" and arrived 18 August
1920. She was single, aged 22, blue eyes, brown hair, a fair
complexion and five foot four inches tall. She was a civil servant
visiting her Uncle H
F Gainfort in Brooklyn and other relatives. The trip must
have gone well as she stayed in USA and married and her first daughter
Dorothy was born in Brooklyn on 16 December 1921. Her father T
H Greathead was listed as her next of kin and gave an address of 111
Carmichael Street, Barbados, West Indies. |
| Thomas
P Greathead was engaged as a member of the crew for the Cunard Steam
Ship Company Limited, and the American consular crew list on 18 April 1818
in Plymouth and sailed on the ship "Briton".
His passport number was 741956. He arrived on 9 May 1918 in New York
from Plymouth, having been employed as a Fireman's steward. He was described
as British, five foot ten inches tall, weighing 165lbs with face and nose
disfigured with scars. He arrived next in New York on 1 July 1918 from
Liverpool having worked as a trimmer. His weight had gained to 175lbs. The
next trip to New York arrived 6 August 1918 from Glasgow. He had a bracelet
on his left wrist during this trip, and was back to being a Fireman's
steward. The last trip I am aware of arrived on 19 September in New York
from Liverpool. He had lost a couple of pounds in weight and his scars were
now described as smallpox scars on his face. |
| William
Henry Greathead left Southampton on 2 October 1920 on the "Aquitania"
arriving on 9 October 1920. His last address was given as Kimball,
Virginia and had become a naturalised US citizen on 11 June 1912 with a
passport number of 51620 |
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| Henry
Bailey arrived from Liverpool on 14 March 1901 aboard the "Majestic".
Amy (née
Greathead), his wife and their children arrived on 29 Aug 1901. She
travelled on the "Germanic" with their
children Harry,
Amy, Edward
and Gladys. |
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