James Henry Nightengale (1832 - 1896)

Born 1832 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Margaret (Foley) Nightengale — married about 10 Jun 1866 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Died 24 Feb 1896 at about age 64 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

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Biography

In the following migration record, it is highly unlikely that his mother and spouse had the same full name. This makes his father's identical name to his also somewhat suspect. I will continue to try to verify through British records.

1850 California Pioneer Migration Index ^[1]

Name: James Henry Nightingale

Event Type: Emigration

Event Date: 1850

Event Place: California, United States

Birthplace: Huddersfield, England

Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1866

Marriage Year: 1866

Death Date: 24 Feb 1896

Death Place: San Francisco

Father's Name: James Henry Nightingale

Mother's Name: Margaret Foley

Spouse's Name: Margaret Foley

1870 United States Federal Census ^[2]

Name: James Nightengale

Age in 1870: 35

Birth Year: abt 1835

Birthplace: Massachusetts [sic]

Dwelling Number: 482

Home in 1870: San Francisco Ward 2, San Francisco, California

Race: White

Gender: Male

Post Office: San Francisco

Occupation: Keep Restaurant

Father of Foreign Birth: Y

Male Citizen over 21: Y

Personal Estate Value: 500

Inferred Spouse: Margaret Nightengale

Inferred Children: Elizabeth Nightengale

Household Members: Name Age

James Nightengale 35

Margaret Nightengale 30

Elizabeth Nightengale

1880 United States Federal Census ^[3]

Name: Florence Nightingale

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1880

Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Event Place (Original): San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 5

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Race (Original): W

Birth Year (Estimated): 1875

Birthplace: California, United States

Father's Birthplace: England

Mother's Birthplace: Ireland

Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Dau

Sheet Letter: D

Sheet Number: 257

Person Number: 3

Volume: 1

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Jas Nightingale Self M 49 England

Margaret Nightingale Wife F 36 Ireland

Elizabeth Nightingale Daughter F 11 California, United States

Florence Nightingale Daughter F 5 California, United States

1896 Obituary for Father James H. Nightengale ^[4]

Name: James H [Nightengale]

Event Type: Obituary

Event Date: 25 Feb 1896

Event Place: San Francisco, California

Event Place (Original): San Francisco, California

Gender: Male

Newspaper: San Francisco Chronicle

Affiliate Image Identifier: 15304B692535CC22

Spouse and Children

Margaret Nightingale Wife Female

Elizabeth Nightingale Daughter Female

Florence Nightingale Daughter Female

Others on Record

Nightingale Unknown Male

Death Record #1 ^[5]

Birth year is a match if he died before his birthday that year. Birth place is correct. His death in 1896 might explain why his daughter was taken in by Frank and Mary Smith.

Name: James H Nightingale

Gender: Male

Death Age: 64

Event Type: Death

Birth Date: abt 1832

Birth Place: England

Death Date: 24 Feb 1896

Death Place: 822 1/2 Filbert Str [San Francisco]

This next copy of his death record states that he was a widower, indicating his wife died before his death. Her death record indicates that she died exactly one week before her husband died.

Death Record #2 ^[6]

Name: James H Nightingale

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 24 Feb 1896

Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Event Place (Original): San Francisco, San Francisco Co., Ca

Gender: Male

Age: 64

Marital Status: Widowed

Birth Year (Estimated): 1832

Birthplace: England

Funeral Home: X

Cemetery: Laurel Hill

Research Notes

Possible Immigration Record for Father James Nightengale ^[7]

This is the only J. Nightingale immigration record found on Ancestry. Correct birth year and birth place. Allows for him to travel to California and marry before 1869, when daughter Elizabeth was born.

Name: J Lambert Nightingale

Arrival Date: 7 Nov 1854

Birth Date: abt 1831

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Ethnicity/ Nationality: English

Place of Origin: England

Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland

Destination: USA

Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA

Ship Name: Glasgow

Sources

1. ↑ "California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPFD-PWCQ : 16 August 2019), Margaret Foley in entry for James Henry Nightingale, 1850; citing Emigration, California, United States, California State Library, Sacramento.
2. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, James Nightengales, age 35, born in England, Year: 1870; Census Place: San Francisco Ward 2, San Francisco, California; Roll: M593_79; Page: 167A; Family History Library Film: 545578. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. See: https://bit.ly/3ltSVH6.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PW-T7V : 12 August 2017), Florence Nightingale in household of Jas Nightingale, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 20, sheet 257D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,073.
4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q573-2HDT : 18 July 2020), Florence Nightingale in entry for Nightingale and James H, 1896.
5. ↑ California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. James H. Nightingale, age 64, died 24 February 1896 in San Francisco, California. Ancestry.com. California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. See: https://bit.ly/38FlyLn.
6. ↑ "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HGCF-WZ3Z : 4 February 2020), James H Nightingale, 1896.
7. ↑ Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. J. Lambert Nightingale, born about 1831 in England, Year: 1854; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 3; List Number: 1526. Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. See: https://bit.ly/2ZTZ5pH.