George Mutimer (1849 - 1907)

Born 25 Feb 1849 in Wilby, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Jane (Thornburg) Mutimer — married about 1878 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1907 at age 58 in Moon Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

George Mutimer was born in Wilby, Suffolk, England.

George Mutimer migrated from United Kingdom to United States.

George Mutimer was born February 25 1849 in Wilby, Suffolk, England.^[1][2] He was the 5th of 6 children born to John Mutimer and Lydia (Bayles) Mutimer.

• His siblings were...

1. Naomi Mutimer (1843 - 1847)
2. William Mutimer (1845 - 1845)
3. William Mutimer (1846 - 1847)
4. Naomi Mutimer (1847 - ~1851)
5. Robert Mutimer (1850 - 1851)

George is found in the 1851 census, living with his parents, sister and brother in Hoxne, Suffolk^[3]. Later that same year, George traveled to America with his family.

• Family Oral History of the Families Voyage to America:

• I was always told the story of when George and his family crossed the sea to come to America. The story goes that George was one of twelve siblings to immigrate with their parents, John Mutimer and Lydia Mutimer (maiden name Bayles). Tragically Lydia and George's 11 siblings died of scarlet fever and were buried at sea.^[4]

• Research, has found this story to be untrue. Facts were stretched and misconstrued. John and Lydia had six children, three of which survived to make the journey, Naomi, George and Robert. They traveled with Lydia's family when they left England for America. She was one of fifteen children, eleven of which made the journey. Everyone seemed to survive the trip with exception of Robert Mutimer, Lydia and John's youngest child. He died on October 19, 1851, one month before reaching America.

The family arrived in New York on November 12, 1851 aboard the "Sir Robert Peel"^[5]

After arriving, George's mother and sister passed away. No records for either of them beyond the passenger lists have been found. For that reason, it is assumed they died very soon after arriving in the States.

George can't be found in the 1860 census, It was told that he ran away from home at a very young age because he did not get along with his father's new wife and her son of the same age. George's father is found remarried to Ann (Jacob Silvey's widow) in the 1860 Census. She had a son named John Henry from her first marriage. George may have gone to live with his mother's family, the Bayles or the Cooks, or lived nearby working as a farmhand. He may have simply slipped through the cracks and not recorded in the census.

In 1870, George was working as a farm laborer and living in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. He was living in the home of Bennett White.^[6]

George married Nancy Jane Thornburg around 1878 in Pennsylvania. Their first child was born on April 1 1879, and the 1900 census states they had been married about 20 years. So it is assumed the marriage took place sometime around 1878.

• Together, George and Nancy had 4 children

1. Joseph Herbert Mutimer (1879 - 1955)
2. John Calvin Mutimer^[7] (1881 - 1957)
3. Robert Ross Mutimer (1883 - 1941)
4. Elizabeth Jane Mutimer (1885 - 1953)

In 1880, George was living in Findley, Allegheny, Pennsylvania with his wife and oldest son Joseph. George was working as a laborer, it doesn't say in which industry, but best guess would be a farm laborer.^[8]

George's maternal grandfather, Benjamin Bayles, died in 1887. George was listed as an heir in his will. He was given $100 as an inheritance at his grandfather's death.^[9]

In the 1900 Census, George and his family were living in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. All four children had been born, and his mother in law was living with them. He and all three of his sons are listed as day laborers.^[10]

George suffered a heart attack at age 58 and died on April 20, 1907. He lived long enough to see his children grow and to meet his first 2 grandchildren. The first, George Lester Mutimer, his namesake, and the second, Violet Naomi Jadot. (Naomi was the name of George's sister). He was buried on April 23, 1907 in the Sharon Church Cemetery, but no gravestone has been found.^[11][12]

Death Certificate for George Mutimer

Death Notice for George Mutimer

Census Records

Sources

1. ↑ GRO digital birth certificate in the possession of Mutimer-76.

   Cert#	When/Where Born	Name	Sex	Father	Mother	Father Occ	Informant	Registration Date	Registrar
   439	25 February 1849 at Wilby	George	boy	John Mutimer	Lydia Mutimer formerly Bayles	Laborer	Lydia Mutimer mother of Wilby	26 March 1849	W. Bloss

2. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 18 May 2020), database entry for Mutimer, George (Mother's maiden name: Bayles), GRO Reference: 1849 M Quarter in HOXNE Volume 13 Page 472.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGR5-S1L : 11 September 2019), George Mutimer in household of John Mutimer, Wilby, Suffolk, England; citing Wilby, Suffolk, England, p. 26, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Story told to me(Melissa Jamison) by my grandmother, Blackwell-2457. This story is also written on the back of George's portrait
5. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27PB-5Y2 : 11 March 2018), George Mutimer, 1851; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,463.
6. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Moon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1294; Page: 213A; Image: 343422; Family History Library Film: 552793. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
7. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXJ-V4N9 : 26 September 2019), George Mutimer in entry for Calvin Mutimer, 1957.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW66-RZJ : 16 July 2017), George Mutimer, Findley, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 58, sheet 250A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,089.
9. ↑ Probate Case Files, 1857-1939 ; Indexes, 1858-1939; Author: Kansas. Probate Court (Riley County); Probate Place: Riley, Kansas. Ancestry.com. Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Kansas, County, District and Probate Courts.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3MH-51F : accessed 8 March 2020), George Mutimer, Moon Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 454, sheet 8A, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,369.
11. ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 034501-038170. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
12. ↑ Obituary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sunday, April 21, 1907, Page 6.