Thomas James Hawthorn (1890)

Born 18 Aug 1890 in Newtownards, County Down, Ireland

Biography

Thomas James Hawthorn was born in 1890, the son of farmer John Hawthorn and his wife Mary McGimpsey.^[1] He was born in Church Lane, Newtownards, Co Down, and his birth was registered by Jane Ritchie ('her mark') of Church Lane.

In 1901, the family was living in John Street, Newtownards:^[2]

• John, head, aged 45, driver of a bottle cart
• Mary, wife, 46
• John, son, 19, butcher
• Robert, son, 18, hosiery finisher
• Alexander, son, 15, butcher's apprentice
• Jane, daughter, 13, seamstress
• Thomas, son. 10, at school
• Minnie, daughter, 4, at school

In 1906, the family (comprising John Hawthorne, aged 45y 2m; Mary, 44y 6m; Robert, 23y 3m; Jane, 17y 4m; Thomas, 15y 1m; and Minnie, 10y 3m) emigrated to the United States, joining son Alexander who had already settled in Nebraska.^[3] Thomas's occupation at the time was carter.

In 1910, Thomas was living with his mother and siblings in Polk County, Nebraska.^[4] He was working as a labourer on the family's land.

No records after this date have been found.

Sources

1. ↑ Births (CR) Ireland. Newtownards, Newtownards, Co Down. 18 August 1890. HAWTHORN, Thomas James. Entry no. 120. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1890/02423/1902803.pdf : accessed 18 October 2022.
2. ↑ 1901 Census of Ireland. John Street (Part of), Newtownards Urban, Co Down. 31 March 1901. John HAWTHORN (Head). Household no. 35. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Newtownards_Urban/John_Street_Part_of_/1260356/ : accessed 18 October 2022.
3. ↑ “Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963”, database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 8745 #2062634 : accessed 18 October 2022), Thomas HAWTHORNE on the passenger list for the SS Sicilian, arriving Boston 20 April 1906; citing “The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943; NAI Number: T843; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: T843; NARA Roll Number: 092”
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML41-61X : accessed 22 October 2022), Thomas Hawthorne in household of Sandy Hawthorne, Canada, Polk, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 105, sheet 8A, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 853; FHL microfilm 1,374,866.