CENSUS RECORDS for Gerrity
Family Tree
(? indicates I can't make out the
handwriting)
1851 Leeds, England
Township of Leeds, Ecclesiastical District of Leeds
Parish, Borough of Leeds, Town of Leeds
Name | Relation | Condition | Age | Occupation | Where Born |
Thomas Gerraughty | Head | Married | ? | Bricklayer Labourer | Ireland |
Mary | Wife | Married | 35 | none | Ireland |
Mary -- crossed out | "runaway"? crossed out | Ireland | |||
John | Son | W | 12 | Mill Worker | Ireland |
Peter | Son | W | 6? or 4? | Ireland | |
Emma | Daughter | W | 3 | Leeds, York | |
Honnor | Daughter | W | 1 | Leeds, York |
And here's an entry from the Armley jail in Leeds, 1851 (an MS Word file). Could it be the John who appears in Scranton in 1870?
1861 Leeds, England
Pat Gerrity obtained these pages from the Mormon Church
39 Middle Row (This area was located south-west of the Goulden's buildings in an area known as Armley, south of the river Aire and probably about 2 to 3 miles from the Goulden's Buildings.)
1870 US Census
3rd Ward, Scranton, Luzerne Co, Pa
I doubt these next two are ours, but I have a copy of
the census page in my file, so I include them here
Name | Age | Occupation | Value of Personal Estate | Birthplace | Can Read | Can write |
John Gerrity | 50 | Labourer | 100 | Ireland | 1 | 1 |
Mary | 43 | Keeping House | Ireland | 1 | 1 | |
John | 17 | Labourer | Penna | 1 | 1 | |
Bridget | 16 | At Home | Penna | |||
Thomas | 15 | Driver in Mine | Penna | |||
Jonus | 12 | Gate Tender in Mine | Penna | |||
Margaret | 10 | Attend School | Penna | |||
Honora | 7 | Attend School | Penna | |||
Anne | 4 | Penna |
Michael Gerrity | 40 | Labourer | 150 | Ireland | 1 | 1 |
Bridget Gerrity | 41 | Keeping House | Ireland | 1 | 1 |
Pat Gerrity (person #30 in our Gerrity Tree) has done more research, and in an email Nov'02 said:
Mary, I believe the John Gerrity and Michael Gerrity you have in the 1870 census, living in the High Works are Thomas Gerrity's (b-1810) brothers. Too many coincidences. In 1861, Michael Gerrity lived in the basement of #20 Goulden's Building in Leeds. He has to be a relation. In 1870 John Gerrity and Michael Gerrity own property in the High Works, in 1888, the property owned by John Gerrity is now owned by Patrick Sheridan. In 1870, Patrick Sheridan was a lodger in the Pittston home of John Gerritty and in August of 1871, he was the godfather to John and Anna Walsh Gerritty's daughter, Bridget Gerritty Dougher. Anna Gerritty was the godmother. I believe this to be Annie Coursey. Also, in 1898, the property where Johnny and Mary Gerrity McNulty later owned their store, was owned by John Gerrity. This I believe is the John Gerrity from the High Works. As I said, there are too many coincidences for me not to come to this conclusion. Carrying this a bit further, according to the naming process of Irish families, I would venture an educated guess to say that our great-great-great grandfather, was named John and was probably born circa 1785. Of course this is all an educated guess but I would stand by it all on one foot. Also, I have documents that state Annie Gerrity arrived here in 1871, as did Sarah Jane according to the 1900 Luzerne County census. I would guess that this is also when Thomas and Mary Munley arrived with Winnie. Annie was naturalized in 1882, I'm going to check that out and see if I can get a month in 1871 that she arrived. The 1900 census states that Thomas Curtis arrived in 1869. I will have to check the SS Minnesota again. The quest continues. Talk to you later. Pat
June, 1880
3rd Ward, Scranton, Pa, Lackawanna County
Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
Place of birth |
||
Self | Father | Mother | ||||
Thomas Gerrity | 70 | Laborer | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | |
Mary | 60 | Wife | Keeping house | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
Bridget Bartty | 7 | Adopted | Penna | Ireland | England | |
Thomas Curtis | 16 | Grandson | Driving in mine | England | Ireland | Ireland |
Stephen Coursy | 2 months | Grandson | Penna | Ireland | England |
An email from Pat Gerrity suggests why Stephen Coursey was with his grandparents:
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 14:27:26 EST
... I believe Stephen
Coursey's parents were living in Green Ridge at the time on Van Storch
Avenue. Haven't been able to locate them on the census yet but I do know
that Thomas Coursey lived there and worked in a mine in Green Ridge. Annie
could have been in the process of moving out due to the trouble between the
two. It was later on, after Thomas was hurt in the mine in Green Ridge
that
he moved back into the Stanton Street house and Annie took care of him.
She
was apparently quite forgiving.
Fulton St
Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
Place of birth |
||
Self | Father | Mother | ||||
Peter Gerrity | 30 | Mine Laborer | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | |
Bridget | 25 | Wife | Keeping house | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland |
Mary Ann | 4 | Daughter | Penna | Ireland | Ireland | |
Bridget | 1 | Daughter | Penna | Ireland | Ireland |
1900 Luzerne County, Plymouth Township, Pa
Luzerne County, Plymouth Township, Supervisor's District No. 6, Enumeration District No. 131, Line 8Name | Relation | Date of Birth | Age | No of years married |
Place of Birth |
Year of immi- gration to US | Years in US | Natural -ization | Occupation | ||
Self | Father | Mother | |||||||||
Oliver Larson | Head | July,1849 | 50 | 16 | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | 1872 | 28 | 79? | Miner |
Sarah | Wife | Aug,1865 | 34 | 16 | England | England | England | 1871 | 28 | ||
William | Son | July, 1882 | 17 | Penna | Sweden | England | Mine Labor? | ||||
Lawrence | Son | Feb, 1885 | 15 | Penna | Sweden | England | Driving in Mines | ||||
Thomas | Son | Dec, 1886 | 13 | Penna | Sweden | England | Driving in Mines? | ||||
Johanna | Daughter | April,1889 | 11 | Penna | Sweden | England | At school | ||||
Joseph | Son | Feb, 1891 | 9 | Penna | Sweden | England | At school | ||||
Matilda | Daughter | Dec, 1895 | 4 | Penna | Sweden | England | |||||
Mary | Daughter | June 1898 | 1 | Penna | Sweden | England |
1900 Silver Bow County, Montana
Roll 914 Book 1, Page 223aName | Relation | Date of Birth | Age | No of years married |
Place of Birth |
Year of immi- gration to US | Years in US | Natural -ization | Occupation | ||
Self | Father | Mother | |||||||||
Thomas Curtis | Head | June 1863 | 36 | England | Ireland | Ireland | 1869 | 30 | Na? | County Game Warden | |
Ella | Wife | Aug 1858 | 41 | Penna | Ireland | Ireland |
1900 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Roll 1420 Book 1, Page 137a
Name | Relation | Date of Birth | Age | No of years married |
Place of Birth |
Year of immi- gration to US | Years in US | Natural -ization | Occupation | ||
Self | Father | Mother | |||||||||
Thomas Coursie | Head | May 1850 | 50 | 28 | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | 1870 | 30 | Na | Coal Miner |
Ann | Wife | Apr 1850 | 50 | 28 | Penna | Ireland | Ireland | ||||
Stephen | Son | May 1880 | 20 | Penna | Ireland | Penna | Coal Miner | ||||
Michael | Son | June 1882 | 18 | Penna | Ireland | Penna | Coal Miner |
1116 Fulton St
Name | Relation | Date of Birth | Age | No of years married |
Place of Birth |
Year of immi- gration to US | Years in US | Natural -ization | Occupation | ||
Self | Father | Mother | |||||||||
Peter Gerrity | Head | Apr 1847 | 53 | 28? | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | 1869 | 31 | al? | Coal Miner |
Bridget | Wife | Mar 1855 | 45 | 28? | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | ||||
Mary | Daughter | May 1877 | 23 | Penna | Ireland | Ireland | Laundress | ||||
Agnes | Daughter | Jan 1880 | 20 | Penna | Ireland | Ireland | |||||
Thomas | Son | Oct 1881 | 18 | Penna | Ireland | Ireland | Coal Miner | ||||
Margaret | Daughter | Mar 1885 | 15 | Penna | Ireland | Ireland | At school | ||||
Patrick | Son | Jan 1887 | 13 | Penna | Ireland | Ireland | Day Laborer |
1920 Luzerne County, Larksville Borough
Supervisor's district no 8, Enumeration district no
116, 7th Ward
Name | Relation | Age | Yr of entry to US | Natural -ization |
Place of Birth |
Occupation | ||
Self | Father | Mother | ||||||
Sara J Larson | Head | 54 | ? | ? | England | England | England | |
John Burke | Boarder | 33 | ? | 1912 | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | Miner |
Matilda | Daughter | 24 | Penna | Sweden | England | Weaver, Silk Mill | ||
Mary | Daughter | 22 | Penna | Sweden | England | Weaver, Silk Mill | ||
Laura | Daughter | 18 | Penna | Sweden | England | none |
Name | Relation | Age |
Place of Birth |
Occupation | ||
Self | Father | Mother | ||||
Leo Gallagher | Head | 34 | Penna | Ireland | ? | Miner |
Johanna | Wife | ? | Penna | Sweden | England | |
Elizabeth | Daughter | 1 | Penna | Penna | Penna |
Name | Relation | Age |
Place of Birth |
Occupation | ||
Self | Father | Mother | ||||
William Larson | Head | 35 | Penna | Sweden | England | Miner |
Mamie | Boarder | 28 | Penna | Ireland | Ireland | |
Ruth | Daughter | 18 | Penna | Penna | Penna | Drawer, cotton mill |
Thomas | Son | 15 | Penna | Penna | Penna | Driver, Colliery |
Marie | Daughter | 6 | Penna | Penna | Penna | none |
Oliver | Son | 4 | Penna | Penna | Penna | none |
Name | Relation | Age |
Place of Birth |
Occupation | ||
Self | Father | Mother | ||||
Joseph Larson | Head | 29 | Penna | Sweden | England | Teacher, Pub School |
Martha | Wife | 19 | Penna | Penna | Penna | |
Marion | Daughter | 2 4/12 | Penna | Penna | Penna | |
Edward | Son | 11/12 | Penna | Penna | Penna |