Samuel Union
Born |
. |
1881 |
at |
Greenock |
Certificate |
Married |
4.8. |
1905 |
to |
Rachel Lafferty |
at |
Crawford's Hall, Charles Street,
Greenock. |
Certificate |
Children |
. |
Rachel |
. |
|
. |
Margaret |
. |
|
1913 |
John |
. |
|
. |
Samuel |
. |
Samuel Union was born in
1881 in Greenock, probably at 13 Crescent Street in the east end
of the town [1],[2]. By 1891, the family had moved to 3
Belville Street [2]. In 1901, Samuel was still living
with his parents, now at 65 Belville Street, and he was an
apprentice iron turner [3]. In 1902, his father emigrated to
the USA, and on 5.2.1903, Samuel and his mother and siblings
arrived at Ellis Island, New York on their way to join him [5].
In 1905 Samuel revisited
Scotland with his mother Maggie to marry Rachel Lafferty [7], and on 19th August 1905 they left Glasgow
to return to New York on the SS Astoria, accompanied also by
Rachel's friend Mary. They arrived at Ellis Island on 28th August
[5], Mary travelling under the name
Mary Union to smooth her path through immigration [6]. Samuel and his new bride are wrongly
stated on the Ellis Island ship's manifest to be single, and they
are all said to be "Going Home, 213 37th St., Newport News,
Va." [5].
Sources: Census [1]1881, [2]1891, [3]1901; [4]IGI; [5]Ellis Island; [6]family records (J.Walker); [7]GRO records
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updated 06 February 2004