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http://stevemorse.org/ellis2/mm.htm?bac ... morse.org/

I knew that not all manifest were on ellis or ancestry, had no idea or no need to look for the missing manifest until recently.

At the family history center I go to a lady is looking for her grandfather's manifest. She has everything else, naturalization, he was NYPD, etc. just can't find the manifest. If I could figure out how to search the missing manifest, I maybe able to help her. Although they are Irish, I know that my friends on this site will be able to steer me in the right direction.

She sent me this today:
Thanks for your email. I just went to the Castle Gardens web-site, but I was unable to find any info on John Ayres. His DOB: 3/11/1880 and he came from County Carlow, Ireland on April 10, 1897. I am stumped, if you can find him, could you please let me know.
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I have been searching for my husbands grandmother and her small sons manifest for 15 years.

On the morse site, you can get everyone who came from a particular town (in italy for me). IF the town name was recorded on the record. I have tried to find her using misspellings (since thats the reason most people cant find their people). I have tried, just using her first name...the childs first and last name..just the word figlio, then figlia. I told my husband they must have been stow aways..lol

Its probably badly misspelled. Recently, I have been indexing records for the FHL and ancestry. As you probably know, some records, you can hardly read..and others have the name misspelled by whomever wrote it. We are told to type what we see..so even if we KNOW its misspelled, we have to type the writers mistake (which is ridiculous, if you ask me).

If you havent already, I would begin to search, changing letters in the name to see if it is there, only spelled wrong.

I also think that some records, just werent put out there. I have eventually found, every single person that I needed, except this grandmother and child.
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I love FHL, I ordered almost all the records from Piazza Armerina, Sicily, where my grandparents came from.

My grandfather's last name was Sauli, but they put it in as Savli. I too have done the city search from stevemorse, I have also done the province. My grandmother put the province on her manifest, so she wasn't in the Piazza Armerina list. I do different variations, etc.

I am just trying to help another patron at the FHL or is it the FHC :) She knows the date when the ship arrived, if you read above, I can't view it from this reply. Any idea where to see that manifest? We are located right outside NYC, so I think we have to go to NYPublic to see them. Thanks you.
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micheles wrote:http://stevemorse.org/ellis2/mm.htm?bac ... morse.org/

I knew that not all manifest were on ellis or ancestry, had no idea or no need to look for the missing manifest until recently.

At the family history center I go to a lady is looking for her grandfather's manifest. She has everything else, naturalization, he was NYPD, etc. just can't find the manifest. If I could figure out how to search the missing manifest, I maybe able to help her. Although they are Irish, I know that my friends on this site will be able to steer me in the right direction.

She sent me this today:
Thanks for your email. I just went to the Castle Gardens web-site, but I was unable to find any info on John Ayres. His DOB: 3/11/1880 and he came from County Carlow, Ireland on April 10, 1897. I am stumped, if you can find him, could you please let me know.
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I know not if this record is abt your ancestor:
1930 United States Federal Census
about John P Ayres
Name: John P Ayres
Home in 1930: Bronx, Bronx, New York
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Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Birthplace: Ireland
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Catherine
Race: White
Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John P Ayres 49
Catherine Ayres 47
Kathleen Ayres 16


the immigration year is 1896; I know that on naturalization the imm is 10 apr 1897, but sometimes this info is incorrect, so maybe you must search around 1897... hoping helpful,
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Yes, it is him. It is for a friend that I am helping.

John Ayres. His DOB: 3/11/1880 and he came from County Carlow, Ireland came to America, always said he went to Ellis Island on April 10, 1897. Can't find the manifest for that day.
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so this is your ancestor:

1910 United States Federal Census about John Ayres
Name: John Ayres
Age in 1910: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Ireland

Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Spouse's Name: Katie
Home in 1910: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1903
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Household Members: Name Age
John Ayres
30
Katie Ayres
28
Margaret Ayres
5
Henry Ayres
4
Henry Ayres
24 ( brother) imm. http://ellisisland.org/search/shipmanif ... 0098030054
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1920 United States Federal Census about John Ayres
Name: John Ayres
Home in 1920: Bronx Assembly District 1, Bronx, New York
Age: 38 years

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Ireland
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Catherine
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of Immigration: 1900
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 1045
Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age
John Ayres
38
Catherine Ayres
35
Margaret Ayres
16
Henry Ayres
14
Catheleen Ayres
6
Annie Murphy
30

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I believe that the imm. date could be no right, maybe he came in USA in the 1896... I wish find 1900 census...
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seeming that the only John Ayres, born in Ireland, in 1900 census is:
1900 United States Federal Census
about John Ayres
Name: John Ayres
Home in 1900: Buffalo Ward 17, Erie, New York
Age: 20
Birth Date: May 1880
Birthplace: Ireland
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1887
Relationship to Head of House: Nephew
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Buffalo City, Erie, New York
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Bernhard Coughlin 65
Ellen Coughlin 70
John Coughlin 34
Johanna Coughlin 27
John Ayres 20 ( nephew)


imm. in 1887...??
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However... maybe this record could be abt the marriage:

Murphy Catherine Jan 21 1902 #2031 Manhattan

Ayers John Jan 21 1902 #2031 Manhattan


the John surname is mispelled in Ayers, but it is the only matching record....
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links for suanj's :D census finds:

John P Ayres 1930 census

John Ayres 1920 census
w/sister-in-law Murphy

John Ayres 1910 census
w/brother Henry
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thank you valarie!
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Hi suanj :D !
Here's a cousin, maybe a clue?
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John P Ayres Naturalization Documents

1903 Petition

Publication Number: M1972
Publication Title: Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1897-1944
Content Source: NARA
State: New York
Court: Southern District
Birth Country: Ireland
Document Date Year: 1903
Surname: Ayres
Given Name: John P
Document Type: Petition for Naturalization

Note: witness James McDonald "has known John Ayres for 20 years"
hand-written notation - cousin
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1903 Oath

Publication Number: M1972
Publication Title: Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1897-1944
Content Source: NARA
State: New York
Court: Southern District
Birth Country: Ireland
Document Date Year: 1903
Surname: Ayres
Given Name: John P
Document Type: Oath of Allegiance
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I poked around on morses site last night. I couldnt find them either. I even tried a few misspellings..nothing came up.
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