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NOTE: This page records information about people leaving Herefordshire to settle in Colonial and British North America. My intention is to illustrate the very wide range of "emigration experience"; hopefully also to spur the reader to look for similar information regarding his or her own immigrant ancestor. It is not intended as an advertising medium for research interests, although of course inclusion in the list may result in further information being forthcoming as a consequence.
John WATHEN acted as agent for the following 3 individuals, who signed an indentured servant contract on 15 Oct 1684, and were transported from the port of Bristol, Gloucestershire, UK, on the ship 'Comfort' to Maryland:
Submitted 22nd Aug 2006.
BOSLEY, William - b. c.1786 and christened at Much Marcle 1 Oct 1786, and his wife Mary BAYLIS christened 20 Mar 1785 at Much Marcle, emigrated with their children to Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi before 1850 - they are listed in the 1850 U.S. Census.
Submitted 12th March 2006.
AVERY, Hampton Charles - born 3 August 1908 at Dilwyn (the Common); son of John AVERY (farm labourer) and Emily née LARGE. Emily died when Hampton was 12 years old; he was sent to a home because his father could not care for him. He was then shipped to Canada in 1927 aboard the SS Montcalm out of Liverpool to a land settlement in Ontario, Canada to a farm.
Hampton Charles AVERY died in 1997. Submitter is his son Bruce Avery, who lives in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Whilst advertising for information isn't the major purpose of this web page, any information anyone happens to have on his AVERY or LARGE families would be greatly appreciated.
Submitted 11th March 2005.
HARVEY - brothers Edward b.1752 and John b.1757 in Hereford went to the American Revolution to enlist. Whilst advertising for information isn't the major purpose of this web page, if anyone happens to have further information on these brothers, it would be appreciated.
Submitted 25th February 2005.
[Tentative] VERRY, William Michael - chr Aconbury 27 Dec 1835, son of Elizabeth VERRY and Michael WATKINS. Elizabeth was daug. of Joseph VERRY, Cross-in-Hand Farm, Aconbury. She later married John COOPER 1840. William Michael Verrys' conception was subject of a damages claim, Joseph VERRY, plaintiff, Michael WATKINS, defendant, heard at Hereford 24 March 1836 and published in Times [of London] and Hereford Times 26th March. Appears to have been brought up by grandparents. I believe he was William M. VERRY, born England 1835 who emigrated to Iowa c.1855, and married Jane WATKINS, also from England, 1858, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. They purchased a farm near West Liberty, Iowa in 1858-59 and had issue including a grandson William Michael VERRY.
Submitted 30th September 2003.
CARVER, John - born in Herefordshire 6th August 1822 natural son of Catherine CARVER became a member of the Latter Day Saints Church and sailed from Liverpool with his fiancee Mary Ann EAMES also of Herefordshire and brother William WARING aboard the Josiah Bradlee in February 1850. John and Mary Ann married aboard the ship on 10th March 1850. He also had two more wives, one being Sarah Ann EAMES a cousin of Mary. He had 22 children. John died aged 89 in Utah 1912.
WARING, William - son of John WARING and Catherine CARVER born September 1825 in Herefordshire and left England with brother John CARVER for America (see above). He to had converted to the Church of Latter Day Saints. He married Elizabeth BLACKSHAW originally from Lincolnshire and they had 12 children. He died in Idaho aged 91.
WARING, Elizabeth - daughter of John WARING & Catherine CARVER eloped with James OWENS of Clyro Radnorshire in August 1852. They left England in September 1852 from Plymouth aboard the Rattler for Australia and arrived in Sydney in 6th January 1853. James did a variety of jobs but mainly working on the land. Possibly 12 children born to this couple. Elizabeth is next found in California possibly arriving in 1873 but here instead of being OWENS she is Elizabeth BEVANS. Have found a mention of seven of the children with her but no husband has been found yet. The eldest daughter Isabel remained in Australia where she married. Elizabeth died 70 years to the date she arrived in Australia - 6th January 1923 - and is buried in Gilroy, California as are five of her children. Elizabeth was 90 years of age. [Ed: this entry also included with Emigrants from Herefordshire to Australia and New Zealand]
Submitted 21st September 2004.
PIXLEY, William - birth in Herefordshire in mid 1600's, place unknown. He died 9 Oct 1689 in Westfield, Massachusetts. Married Sarah LAWRENCE 24 Nov 1663 and they had 7 children. Surname variants PICHESLIE to PIXLEY. Hazel's PIXLEY heritage may be traced from Tugar Lord of Picheslie, born 965 to 1016 in Radelowe (district), Herefordshire, and who died in Wales before the Conquest, to William above who was the last of the line to live in Herefordshire. Other PICHESLIEs were Lords and Knights, many of whom were killed in battle, and. Hazel suggests William might have left to escape a similar fate! He was nevertheless in military service, and was to go to Nova Scotia to help exile the French people from there. He may have deserted however, because he became a land owner on a small scale, and stayed in the US. Hazel's father's mother was Ida Frances PITTSLEY (PIXLEY).
Submitted 14th July 2004.
ANDERSON, Nathan B. - was born at Eyton, Hereford, England about 1745. He married Martha PURYER about 1770 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.
He next is shown as being discharged from the American army in 1776 after having served for two years on the Continental Line. He returned to Louisa County VA., where he raised a family. He was a Methodist minister who died about 1821.
Submitted 12th April 2004.
"Hannah BATES wife of William BATES late of Ross in Hereford soldier, William SMITH late of Ledbury, labourer, Amy HYETT late of Eaton in the county of Hereford spinster & William MABE late of Much Dewchurch, labourer were severall convicted for burglary in the dwelling house of Richard WILLIAMS the 24th day of November last at Mitch Dewchurch for stealing a pair of Bootes value 10s. two Bridles value 4d. two Garths value 6d. a crupper value 1d. five shirts value 4d. a Little Bagg & two pieces of Linnen value 2d. from the said Richard WILLIAMS, at the Assizes and General Gaol delivery of Grand Larceny for which they are lyable to the punishment of Burning in the hand. This Court doth therefore order that (they) be transported and sent as soon as conveniently maybe for the Term of Seven yeares to some of his Majesties Colonies and Plantations in America."
The Heading in Latin on the document states this was Hereford in the sixth year of the current reign (George I - 1719/20). A William SMITH is listed on the Honour from Newgate Prison to York River, VA. after 21 June 1720.
Submitted 6th March 2004.
John HILL and Marie LACHANCE's marriage registry page
from St. George Parish, Beauce County, Quebec, Canada reads as follows:
Today, on the fourth of July, 1868, given the dispensation granted
by Monsignor le Grand Vicaire, C. G. Cazeau of the diocese of Quebec
which suspends the interdiction of the Church prohibiting John HILL,
a protestant from St. Come, oldest son of John HILL and
Harriette LLOYD of Stretton Grandison, Herefordshire County,
England, on the one hand, and Marie PEPIN dit LACHANCE of
St. Come, the oldest daughter of David PEPIN dit LACHANCE
and Marie POULIN also of St. Come on the other hand, from entering
together into a contract of marriage. Given also the dispensation granted
for the publication of bans to the same by the above mentioned C. G.
Cazeau, Vicar General, having found no obstacle to the said
marriage, we, the undersigned priest, have received their mutual consent
in the presence of Joseph THOMPSON and Augustin PAQUET,
who have signed below along with the groom. The bride does not know
how to sign. John Hill, Joseph Thompson, Augustin Paquet
PUDGE, Thomas Walter - b. 5 Feb. 1858, Much Cowarne, Herefordshire; s/o William PUDGE and Emily HILL of Moor Court, Herefordshire. Thomas migrated to the USA after 1881 where he met and married in Kansas on May 20, 1889 to Mary Luvada SCOVILLE b. 27 May 1875. They lived in Kansas and reared 9 children. Mabel E. b. Feb. 1890, Flossie B. b. Dec 1892, Harry W. b. April 1894, Raymond Earl b. Dec. 1897, Elmer Virgil & Frederick James (Twins) b. 1902, Salome Alice b. May 10, 1905, Delores A. b. 1908 and Mary (Lucile) born 1911. His wife, Mary Luvada (Scoville) Pudge, was a midwife and delivered many, many babies in Kansas. She and her husband raised their children on their land (homestead act - free land). They imported Percheron stallions and mares and had a breeding facility there.
Submitted 8th October 2003.
LLOYD, Margaret - born and grew up at Clock Mill, Herefordshire. She married a man from Abergavenney, Edward POWELL, and they came to Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA some time in the late 19th century. They had 12 children, with all but the first born in America. The submitter's mother was their last but one child, born in 1900. Margaret made her last trip to England to see her parents in 1905.
Margaret's father later sold Clock Mill to Raphael SABATINI, the Italian writer, who then sold it to Viscount PORTMAN.
Submitted 31st July 2003.
VERRY, Thomas Robert - born Everston Farm, Peterstow near Ross-on-Wye 6 February 1852, son of Thomas Robert VERRY of Weston-under-Penyard and Charlottle PREECE (TURNER). Married Sara Ann STOCK, daughter of Charles and Charlotte (HOOPER) STOCK, at Foy 7 July 1875. In 1885 T R VERRY travelled to the USA worked on railways, sent for wife and children and rented a farm at Tintah, Minnesota. Retired 1910. Died 9 July 1920, Park River, North Dakota. Descendants and ancestry known.
VERRY, John Henry - born Everston Farm, Peterstow 13 January 1854. Emigrated to USA 1882. Managed Pullman Hotel, Herman, Minnesota, later moving to Wahpeton, North Dakota - farmer, horseman, stock trader. Married Julia ZECH from Poland 1 January 1887. Died 18 June 1920 Wessington Springs, South Dakota. Descendants and ancestry known.
VERRY, Mary Elizabeth - born 12 August 1856, probably Peterstow. Married John Edwin Clark COOK 20 June 1878 Peterstow. Cook is believed to have been a Londoner. They emigrated to the USA circa 1884. She died 26 August 1931 Alpena, South Dakota. Descendants and ancestry known.
Submitted 25th May 2003.
WATHEN, John - son of a James WATHEN of Allenshore [Ed: Allensmore?], Kingstone, Herefordshire boarded the "Francis and Mary" at Bristol as an indentured servant, sailing to Port Charles in Maryland in 1670. A James WATHEN married a Katherine STEEVENS, in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire in 1609, and perhaps this James moved to Herefordshire at some point. James of Herefordshire is known to have had four other sons, besides John.
Submitted 26th November 2002.
Further additions to this list of Emigrants from Herefordshire to Colonial and British North America will be most welcome. Please keep submissions to between 6 and 10 lines of plain text - typed directly into an email is just fine, with a link to your own web site address if appropriate. Please send to:
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