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can anybody help , i have found some ancestors that i believe went to the USA before returning back to Blackburn , they are on the census of 1871 , but not 81 or 91 , but re-appear on the 1901 census with 2 children born in America, they worked in the cotton industry, does anybody know why lancashire cotton workers went to America?

Sometimes people went abroad in the hope of better jobs or pay.
Have you found them in America? This site may have them:
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/rec ... html#start

If you give some more information, like names dates of birth etc someone may be able to help you.
Jo

watters2831 wrote:can anybody help , i have found some ancestors that i believe went to the USA before returning back to Blackburn , they are on the census of 1871 , but not 81 or 91 , but re-appear on the 1901 census with 2 children born in America, they worked in the cotton industry, does anybody know why lancashire cotton workers went to America?

Could it have been a delayed effect of the LAncashire Cotton Famine?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire_Cotton_Famine

I can look up the shipping records if you give me some information....

in 1871census henry and ann higginson(both born 1849) of blackburn have a son called james born in 1869 and a son called henry in 1871 , they don't reappear until 1901 with more children 2 of which margaret and thomas were born in united states. i think they went about 1880-1881 , because another son robert was born here in 1880(ish) but they are not on the 1881 census

Basics.

1880. Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island.
Henry Higginson 31. Laborer.
Ann Higginson 31.
James Higginson 11.
Elizabeth Higginson 4.
Robert Higginson 3M.

All born England.

If you wan't check this one, under Higgerson, I don't have full access.

1891.blackburn.
Henry Higgerson. abt 1850. born Lancashire.
Ann Higgerson. abt 1850. born Lancashire.
Elizabeth Higgerson. abt 1876. born Lancashire.
Robert Higgerson. abt 1880. born Lancashire.
Margaret Higgerson. abt 1882. born United States.
Thomas Higgerson. abt 1884. born United States.
David Higgerson. abt 1887. born Lancashire.

Here you go

1891 10, Copperfield Street, Blackburn
HIGGERSON, Henry Head Married M 41 1850 Cotton Spinner Blackburn Lancashire
HIGGERSON, Ann Wife Married F 41 1850 Weaver Cotton Blackburn Lancashire
HIGGERSON, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 15 1876 Weaver Cotton Blackburn Lancashire
HIGGERSON, Robert Son Single M 11 1880 Weaver Cotton Tenter Blackburn Lancashire
HIGGERSON, Margaret Daughter Single F 9 1882 Scholar Fall River America
HIGGERSON, Thomas Son Single M 7 1884 Scholar Fall River America
HIGGERSON, David Son Single M 4 1887 Blackburn Lancashire

Jimmy wrote:Basics.

1880. Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island.
Henry Higginson 31. Laborer.
Ann Higginson 31.
James Higginson 11.
Elizabeth Higginson 4.
Robert Higginson 3M.

All born England.

Did James opt to stay in America or return ??

This looks like James. Notice names of children,

1901. Blackburn.
James Higginson. 33. 1868.
Annie Higginson. 32. 1869. born Tamworth Staffs.
Henry Higginson. 12. 1889. Juvenile.
Margret Ellen Higginson. 10. 1891. Juvenile.
Alice Ann Higginson. 8. 1893. Juvenile.
James Higginson. 5. 1896. Juvenile.
Robert Higginson. 3. 1898. Juvenile.

All others born Blackburn Lanc.

Lancashire Marriage indexes 1892.
HIGGINSON James. MARTIN Annie. Oldham Register Office or Registrar Attended. Oldham. RM/72/115.

Thats fantastic guys , really appreciate it , thats definately the family , i suspected henry , born 1871 died as a child, and that confirms it because he no longer appears , james did return(he was my gt,gt,grandfather) and married a fannie elizabeth parkes in blackburn . i never thought of checking for higgerson on census . if you don't mind me asking , how did you find the american info?

On this link. in the census's

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/ ... esults.asp

So I take it Annie on the 1901 census is Fanny.

Lancashire Marriage 1888.
HIGGINSON James, PARKES Fanny Elizabeth, Blackburn, Christ Church (with St Matthew). Blackburn. CE4/3/189.