An American connection - a journey of discovery.
I discovered this connection as a result of an internet search looking for
details about my GtGrandfather Samuel Uncles. Some time prior to researching the family history of Samuel Uncles I had found, by accident, a memorial card in a box owned by my grandmother.
There were no details other than a date listing his death and where buried. Also, there were no clues or hints that family members existed in the USA.
I also had in my possession an old photograph album owned by my grandmother. As a child and into my later years I well remember the "old family" album was brought out and she could remember all names, dates and places for every picture in there. How I wished I had paid attention to her - hindsight is a wonderful thing. The album didn't contain clues or suggestion that any family member had lived or was still living in the USA.
details about my GtGrandfather Samuel Uncles. Some time prior to researching the family history of Samuel Uncles I had found, by accident, a memorial card in a box owned by my grandmother.
There were no details other than a date listing his death and where buried. Also, there were no clues or hints that family members existed in the USA.
I also had in my possession an old photograph album owned by my grandmother. As a child and into my later years I well remember the "old family" album was brought out and she could remember all names, dates and places for every picture in there. How I wished I had paid attention to her - hindsight is a wonderful thing. The album didn't contain clues or suggestion that any family member had lived or was still living in the USA.
However, an internet search returned results that someone was searching for details of their GtGrandfather who was Samuel Uncles. Their grandfather was Amos Uncles who had emigrated to the USA in 1895. Furthermore all the UK family members were listed in their search details. I was astonished! Of course anyone who researches family history knows to well that we make these discoveries, particularly when there's no elderly family members left alive to ask!
I posted a message on the internet forum where I had discovered the information. Some time later another internet search returned a result that the Uncles name appeared on a family history listing for the Glenn Family in Vidor, USA. I contacted the web site owner and he (Danny Glenn) passed on my contact details to the lady, Susan Zeaken, who had been looking for the information.
During the last twelve months or so I have exchanged numerous emails with Susan Zeaken and in the early stages other members of the Glenn family. I have received an immense amount of information from Susan as well as details of census reports from the Glenn family for which I will always be grateful. Although Susan and I have never met I feel that I have got to know her quite well and hope that we will keep in contact and our exchanges of information will continue in the future.
I posted a message on the internet forum where I had discovered the information. Some time later another internet search returned a result that the Uncles name appeared on a family history listing for the Glenn Family in Vidor, USA. I contacted the web site owner and he (Danny Glenn) passed on my contact details to the lady, Susan Zeaken, who had been looking for the information.
During the last twelve months or so I have exchanged numerous emails with Susan Zeaken and in the early stages other members of the Glenn family. I have received an immense amount of information from Susan as well as details of census reports from the Glenn family for which I will always be grateful. Although Susan and I have never met I feel that I have got to know her quite well and hope that we will keep in contact and our exchanges of information will continue in the future.
Pictured left is a photograph of Amos Henry Uncles and his wife, Ambrozine Uncles (formerly Breadney). The photograph taken in the 1940's is an extract from a newspaper article reporting on the occasion celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Amos was born on the 13th November 1873 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
The 1881 census lists his father, Samuel Uncles aged 33 Yrs and living at Belle Vue Terrace, Upper Mitton. Also listed is his mother, Lydia aged 34 Yrs. The census lists their children as Alice aged 9 Yr, Amos aged 7 Yr, and Edith aged 5 Yr. The birthplace for all the family is shown as Kidderminster, Worcestershire. His younger brother, my grandfather, Thomas Uncles wasn't born until 3rd May that year. The 1891 census shows that all his family were still living in Lower Mitton, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire.
His wife, Ambrozine Uncles (formerly Breadney) was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire on the 17th August 1872 and was the daughter of John and Caroline Breadney. The family emigrated to America in 1872. Amos and Ambrozine were married Dec 24th 1895
Research shows that around this time, (trade directory for 1892) his father was running a tobacconists shop at 26 Mitton Street, Stourport on Severn. Indeed they ran and owned the shop until about 1928 when it was sold.
Information supplied by Stourport Civic Society showed that Stourport as a "new" town had a very mobile population with people both moving to the town and also moving on to destinations overseas. Therefore the emigration of Amos would not have been considered unusual and is unlikely to have been recorded.
Amos attended the Sunday School at the Baptist Church in Stourport and was presented with a Bible on the occasion of his emigration to America and is dated 5th March 1893. The passenger record shows that he arrived in America on March 11th 1893 and show that he sailed on the Majestic from Liverpool. Both images can be seen in the Gallery of Family Photographs.
Amos Uncles died in 1948 and his wife, Ambrozine Uncles in 1960.
All photographs and information by courtesy of Susan Zeaken.
Amos was born on the 13th November 1873 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
The 1881 census lists his father, Samuel Uncles aged 33 Yrs and living at Belle Vue Terrace, Upper Mitton. Also listed is his mother, Lydia aged 34 Yrs. The census lists their children as Alice aged 9 Yr, Amos aged 7 Yr, and Edith aged 5 Yr. The birthplace for all the family is shown as Kidderminster, Worcestershire. His younger brother, my grandfather, Thomas Uncles wasn't born until 3rd May that year. The 1891 census shows that all his family were still living in Lower Mitton, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire.
His wife, Ambrozine Uncles (formerly Breadney) was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire on the 17th August 1872 and was the daughter of John and Caroline Breadney. The family emigrated to America in 1872. Amos and Ambrozine were married Dec 24th 1895
Research shows that around this time, (trade directory for 1892) his father was running a tobacconists shop at 26 Mitton Street, Stourport on Severn. Indeed they ran and owned the shop until about 1928 when it was sold.
Information supplied by Stourport Civic Society showed that Stourport as a "new" town had a very mobile population with people both moving to the town and also moving on to destinations overseas. Therefore the emigration of Amos would not have been considered unusual and is unlikely to have been recorded.
Amos attended the Sunday School at the Baptist Church in Stourport and was presented with a Bible on the occasion of his emigration to America and is dated 5th March 1893. The passenger record shows that he arrived in America on March 11th 1893 and show that he sailed on the Majestic from Liverpool. Both images can be seen in the Gallery of Family Photographs.
Amos Uncles died in 1948 and his wife, Ambrozine Uncles in 1960.
All photographs and information by courtesy of Susan Zeaken.
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