Immigrants to New Jersey from Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
John and Elizabeth (Scholes) Grimshaw in about 1945
Photo courtesy of Charles Lehberger
According to information from Beverly Scholes of Australia, John Henry Grimshaw and Elizabeth Scholes were married in Newark, NJ in April 1900. John had immigrated to the U.S. through Ellis Island in 1896, and Elizabeth in 1898. They were from the same area near Manchester (Ashton-under-Lyne) and may well have known each other prior to coming to the U.S. John and Elizabeth were naturalized in Newark in 1926 and 1941, respectively. They had nine children and apparently lived out their lives in the Newark area. They are buried in Kenilworth, not far from Newark.
Thanks go to Bev Scholes for initiating the stream of postings on the “Grimshaw Group” on Yahoo and to Nick Grimshaw and Jim Grimshaw for providing very useful responses. Thanks also to Charles Lehberger for providing much information on this Grimshaw immigrant line.
Photo of John and Elizabeth (Scholes) Grimshaw
The photo below of John and Elizabeth Grimshaw, taken in about 1945, was provided by Charles Lehberger in September 2013.
Signatures from naturalization certificates that are further down on this webpage.
Postings on “Grimshaw Group” on Yahoo, March 2006
Beverly Sholes was responsible for initiating a very informative chain of messages on the Yahoo “Grimshaw Group” site. They are shown below.
Hello list.
I would like to introduce myself. My name is Beverly Scholes from NSW Australia. My Grimshaw interest starts with John Henry Grimshaw who married my husband’s great grandfather’s daughter, Elizabeth.
I would be very interested in contacting other listers researching the same family.
John Henry GRIMSHAW, the son of George GRIMSHAW, and Ellen BATES, was born 6 FEB 1874 in Bengal Hurst, England, UK, and died 16 June 1954 in Irvington, New Jersey. He married Elizabeth SCHOLES; she was born 7 DEC 1877 in Ashton under Lyne, England, UK, and died ABT. 1950 in Irvington, New Jersey.
They married In April 1900 at Newark, New Jersey
Regards,
Bev Scholes
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Hi Bev,
I am researching the Grimshaw name mainly in Yorkshire England (around Wakefield, Barnsley, Doncaster & Leeds area).
I have never heard of Bengal Hurst in the UK and cannot find it anywhere. The only George Grimshaw I can find born in Jan- March quarter 1874 was born in Blackburn district of Lancashire which is about 30 miles from Ashton under Lyne. If this is the same George Grimshaw there does not appear to be any direct links with the Grimshaw’s in my research at this moment in time.
Regards,
Nick Grimshaw
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Hi Nick,
Thank you for the swift reply, for looking up your records, and for trying to find a Grimshaw birth and link for me.
I am a bit in the dark myself about the family of John Henry Grimshaw. I am researching the family of Elizabeth Scholes and while researching I found a family tree posted on the Ancestry World Tree site which gave me the information on John Henry’ birth that you replied to.
Unfortunately the information posted on Ancestry was posted by an unknown person so I cannot ask them about the posting and the whereabouts of Bengal Hurst
Thank you again,
Bev
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Here is a 1920 US Census sheet that has information on your John
Henry in New Jersey. Sorry the first two emails had sentences that did not quite make sense. What I sent was one sheet from the 1900 US Census, two sheets from the 1910 US Census, and this one sheet from the 1920 US Census. The 1930 US Census is just coming out and is not complete yet, there was no John Henry Grimshaw in New Jersey, yet. I also have access to most of the WFT CDs and will see if I can find anything to match what you are looking for.
I do not have any link to my line, but if you come across a Caleb Grimshaw who married Hannah Parrot 14 Oct 1790 in Leighton Buzzard, I would be interested.
Jim (Grimshaw)
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Hi Bev,
On the 1881 census for Ashton under Lyne John Hy Grimshaw was living with his Grandparents, Hezekiah Bates & Martha Bates and his birth place is shown as Hurst in Lancashire (there is a Hurst in Lancashire, a suburb of Ashton under Lyne). On looking further on the 1881 census I found George & Ellen living at 50 Princess Street, Bradford, Lancashire. The odd issue here is that Bradford is actually in Yorkshire (these days -not very far from my Grimshaw’s families) but it does state on the Census form that it was then in the Parliamentary Borough of Manchester Lancashire. I don’t know if you are able to view the attached image but if you can then you will understand the situation better.
If not there here are the basics:
Name – Birth Year- Place of birth-Relation to head of family
George Grimshaw abt 1846 Manchester, Lancashire, England Head
Ellen Grimshaw abt 1847 Manchester, Lancashire, England Wife
Charlotte A. Grimshaw abt 1868 Manchester, Lancashire, England Daughter
Emma Grimshaw abt 1872 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Daughter
Albert Grimshaw abt 1874 Manchester, Lancashire, England Son
Ellen Grimshaw abt 1876 Manchester, Lancashire, England Daughter
Mary A. Grimshaw abt 1878 Manchester, Lancashire, England Daughter
James Grimshaw abt 1880 Openshaw, Lancashire, England Son
Were Albert & John Henry twins?
Seems like you now have a few more relatives to find out about – happy searching.
Regards
Nick (Grimshaw)
Author’s note: The above family was found to be incorrect with further research.
Ellis Island Website Records of John’s and Elizabeth’s Entry to the U.S.
John arrived on August 5, 1896 on the Teutonic. He was from Ashton-under-Lyne. Elizabeth arrived two years later, on August 27, 1898, on the Lucania; she was from Blackpool. Both departed for the U.S. from Liverpool.
First Name:
John
Last Name:
Grimshaw
Ethnicity:
England
Last Place of Residence:
Ashton-Under Lyne
Date of Arrival:
Aug 05, 1896
Age at Arrival:
22y
Gender:
M
Marital Status:
Not Indicated
Ship of Travel:
Teutonic
Port of Departure :
Liverpool
Manifest Line Number:
0083
First Name:
Elizabeth
Last Name:
Scholes
Ethnicity:
Citizen, W
Last Place of Residence:
Blackpool
Date of Arrival:
Aug 27, 1898
Age at Arrival:
21y
Marital Status:
S
Gender:
F
Ship of Travel:
Lucania
Port of Departure :
Liverpool
Manifest Line Number:
0021
John was apparently traveling with John Blackwell, as indicated by the manifest.
Page 211:
No
Name
Gender
Age
Married
Ethnicity
Place of Residence
0064.
Bingham, David
M
22y
U.S.A.
Crossgar
0065.
Cosgrove, Robert
M
28y
U.S.A.
Tandrager
0066.
Sladden, James P.
M
24y
England
Morriston
0067.
Hafferty, Thomas
M
24y
Ireland
Darwin
0068.
Fitzgerald, Thomas
M
22y
Ireland
Darwin
0069.
Noot, Frederick E.
M
22y
England
Swansea
0070.
Chapman, John C.
M
25y
England
Wallsall
0071.
Wormald, William
M
25y
England
Manchester
0072.
Jackson, Arthur
M
23y
England
Manchester
0073.
Botton, Ellen
F
23y
England
Hull
0074.
Botton, John G.
M
5y
England
Hull
0075.
Botton, Harry
M
3y
England
Hull
0076.
Close, Joseph
M
18y
England
Preston
0077.
Farrell, Edward
M
70y
Ireland
Tyrone
0078.
Farrell, Maggie
F
20y
Ireland
Tyrone
0079.
Casey, Catherine
F
35y
Ireland
Tyrone
0080.
Ryan, Michael
M
34y
Ireland
Stafford
0081.
Boundy, Emma
F
19y
England
Red Ruth
0082.
Blackwell, John
M
28y
England
Ashton-Under-Lyne
0083.
Grimshaw, John
M
22y
England
Ashton-Under-Lyne
0084.
Butler, Francis Jos.
M
26y
Ireland
Manchester
0085.
Thomas, Lizzie
F
41y
U.S.A.
Newport
0086.
Thomas, Alfred
M
11y
U.S.A.
Newport
0087.
Thomas, Nellie
F
7y
U.S.A.
Newport
0088.
Thomas, Rosina
F
2y
U.S.A.
Newport
0089.
Stokes, James
M
27y
England
Peterborough
0090.
Anderton, John W…
M
35y
England
Bingley
0091.
Anderton, Martha
F
38y
England
Bingley
The image of the manifest on the website is incorrect for John, but correct for Elizabeth.
Elizabeth apparently made the trip with her mother, 54-year-old Emma Scholes.
Page 230
:
No
Name
Gender
Age
Married
Ethnicity
Place of Residence
0001.
Odenberg, Ole C
M
46y
S
Norwegian, W
Bergen
0002.
Brendefar, Anna
F
20y
S
Norwegian, W
Bergen
0003.
Gjerde, Helga
F
28y
S
Norwegian, W
Bergen
0004.
Sampson, Severin
M
20y 6m
S
Norwegian, W
Bergen
0005.
Johanson, Aug. a G
F
24y 10m
S
Swedish, W
Ismantorp
0006.
Johanson, Victor R
M
23y
S
Swedish, W
Ismantorp
0007.
Bengtson, Luis P
M
17y
S
Swedish, W
Torup
0008.
Sundquist, John E
M
22y
S
Swedish, W
Skellefled
0009.
Olsen, Martha
F
22y
S
Norwegian, W
Nytelkra
0010.
Osthers, John K
M
15y
S
Norwegian, W
Stavanger
0011.
Hodnefjeld, Lauris J
M
16y
S
Norwegian, W
Stavanger
0012.
Johnson, Lizzie
F
32y
M
US cit, Norwegian, W
Stavanger
0013.
Johnson, Elmer
M
4y 6m
S
US born, Norwegian, W
Stavanger
0014.
Johnson, Ray
M
3y 6m
S
US, W
Stavanger
0015.
Johnson, Mable
F
2y
S
US, W
Stavanger
0016.
Stocklassa, Gust E
M
19y
S
Swedish, W
Stockholn
0017.
Kjarsgaad, Adolfina
F
28y
S
Danish, W
Copenhagen
0018.
Hintz (Kjarsgaad), Robert
M
5y
S
Danish, W
Copenhagen
0019.
Shegal, Harris
M
20y
S
Russian, W
Manchester (2 years)
0020.
Scholes, Emma
F
54y
M
Citizen, W
Blackpool
0021.
Scholes, Elizabeth
F
21y
S
Citizen, W
Blackpool
0022.
Slee, William
M
45y
M
American Citizen, W
London
0023.
Quigley, John J
M
19y
S
Irish, W
Belfast
0024.
McKenzie, Alick
M
33y
M
American Citizen, W
Liverpool
0025.
Doyle, Michael
M
24y
S
(Irish), Citizen, W
Newny
0026.
Barley, George
M
61y
M
American Citizen, W
Liverpool
0027.
Angell, William R
M
47y
M
(English), Citizen, W
Liverpool
0028.
Gill, Samuel
M
31y
S
Irish, W
Clonbinaglare
0029.
Sabey, John
M
32y
M
American Citizen, W
Liverpool
0030.
Grundel, Paul
M
38y
M
German, W
Liverpool
Descriptions of the “Teutonic” and the “Lucania”, the two ships on which John and Elizabeth arrived, are described on the Ellis Island website as follows:
Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1889. 9,686 gross tons; 582 (bp) feet long; 57 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engine, single screw. Service speed 20 knots. 1,490 passengers (300 first class, 190 second class, 1,000 third class).
Built for White Star and Dominion Lines, in 1889 and named Teutonic. Liverpool-New York service. Captured the Blue Ribbon in 1891. Scrapped in Germany in 1921
No image available for the “Lucania”
Built by Armstrong, Mitchell & Company, Newcastle, England, 1891. 5,140 gross tons; 421 (bp) feet long; 48 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13.5 knots. 1,116 passengers (84 first class, 32 second class, 1,000 third class).Three masts and one funnel. Steel hull.
Built for North German Lloyd, German flag, in 1891 and named Lucania. Bremerhaven-New York service. Completed as H.H. MEIER. Sold to Compania Transatlantica Line, Spanish flag, in 1901 and renamed Manuel Calvo. Barcelona-New York-Caribbean service. Damaged by a mine off Turkey; later repaired and resumed service. Laid up Spanish owners, in 1952 and renamed Drago. Scrapped in Spain in 1959.
Naturalization Certificates for John and Elizabeth Grimshaw
John Grimshaw was naturalized in Newark, NJ on November 10, 1926. Elizabeth was naturalized on August 18, 1941, also in Newark. Their naturalization certificates are shown below.
U.S. Census Records for John and Elizabeth Grimshaw in Newark, NJ
Census records are available for John and Elizabeth for each decade from 1910 through 1930 and are shown below with the family members included in each. The images were provided by Jim Grimshaw.
1930: John, 56; Elizabeth, 52; Harry, 22; Wilfred, 19; Lilly, 16; Hilda, 14; Gladys, 11; George, 9. Annie Grimshaw, from England, was apparently living with the family – may have been the wife of Harry, as they were both 22, but is indicated to be a servant.
Ancestor and Descendant Information for John Grimshaw
Based on the information provided on the Yahoo forum and census records above, the following preliminary descendant chart may be constructed for John and Elizabeth Grimshaw.
George Grimshaw (ca 1846, Manchester, Lancashire – ?) & Ellen Bates (ca 1847, Manchester, Lancashire – ?)
|—Charlotte Grimshaw (ca 1868, Manchester, Lancashire – ?)
|—Emma Grimshaw (ca 1872, Sheffield, Yorkshire – ?)
|—John Henry Grimshaw (6 Feb 1874, [Bengal?] Hurst, Lancashire – 16 Jun 1964, Irvington, NJ) &
Elizabeth Scholes (7 Dec 1877, Ashton under Lyne, Manchester – ca 1940, Irvington, NJ).
Married April 1900, Newark, NJ.
|—|—Evelyn Grimshaw (ca 1901 – ?)
|—|—Rose Grimshaw (ca 1904- ?)
|—|—Earl Grimshaw (ca 1907 – ?)
|—|—Harry Grimshaw (ca 1907 – ?)
|—|—Wilfred Grimshaw (ca 1910 – ?)
|—|—Lillian Grimshaw (ca 1913 – ?)
|—|—Hilda Grimshaw (ca 1915 – ?)
|—|—Gladys Grimshaw (ca 1918 – ?)
|—|—George Grimshaw (ca 1920 – ?)
|—Albert Grimshaw (ca 1874, Manchester, Lancashire – ?)
|—Ellen Grimshaw (ca 1876, Manchester, Lancashire – ?)
|—Mary A Grimshaw (ca 1878, Manchester, Lancashire – ?)
|—James Grimshaw (ca 1880, Openshaw, Lancashire – ?)
Charles Lehberger provided ancestor and descendant information that may be summarized as follows:
1 Unknown Grimshaw + Unknown |—2 George Grimshaw (1836 – ?) + Ellen Bates 1847 – ?) |—|—3 Sarann Grimshaw |—|—3 John Henry Grimshaw (1874 – 1954) + Elizabeth Scholes (1877 – 1949) |—|—|—4 Evelyn Grimshaw (1901 – 1985) + Arthur O. Knorr (1898 – 1959) |—|—|—4 Rose Grimshaw (1904 – 1988) + Bernard W. Louden (1900 – 1983) |—|—|—4 Harry Grimshaw (1907 – 1998) + Frances Roedler (1910 – 1953) |—|—|—|—5 George Grimshaw (1942 – ?) + Mary Ann Franke |—|—|—|—5 Robert Roland Grimshaw* (1945 – ?) + Judy Parliment |—|—|—|—5 Robert Roland Grimshaw* (1945 – ?) + Heather |—|—|—|—5 Eugene Grimshaw* (1951 – 2005) + Unknown Wife |—|—|—|—5 Eugene Grimshaw* (1951 – 2005) + Deborah |—|—|—4 Wilfred Grimshaw (1911 – 1985) + Grace Wolfe – (? – 1981) |—|—|—4 Lilly Beatrice Grimshaw (1914 – 1978) + Arthur Norman Lehberger (1910 – 2002) |—|—|—|—5 Arthur George Lehberger (1936 – ?) + Ann Marie Imbesi (1937 – ?) |—|—|—|—5 Charles Wayne Lehberger (1944 – ?) + Roxann Chere Roulin (1947 – ?) |—|—|—|—5 Norman Carl Lehberger (1949 – ?) + Patricia Carol Unknown |—|—|—4 Hilda Grimshaw (1916 – 1994) + Albert L. Semon (1915 – (986) |—|—|—4 Gladys Grimshaw (1918 – 2002) + Carl Messamore (1915 – 1993) |—|—|—4 George Grimshaw (1920 – (1981) + Josephine Wasky (1922 – 1997) |—|—|—|—5 Evelyn Grimshaw (1948 – ?) + Donald N. Kender (1948 – ?) |—|—3 Harry Grimshaw (1879 – ?)
Research on Ancestry.com allows construction of the following ancestor and descendant chart for John Henry Grimshaw.
MURPHY FAMILY TREE
GRIMSHAW LEHBERGER ROULIN SEMPLE TREE 2012
Unknown Grimshaw & Elizabeth Unknown
|—Henry Grimshaw (1829, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire – 1860, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire) & Jane Hyde (19 Nov 1827, Dukinfield, Lancashire – Jan-Mar 1897, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashie)
|—|—George Grimshaw (23 Jun 1848, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire – ?) & Ellen Bates (1860, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire – ?). Married 20 Sep 1847, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire.
|—|—|—Sarah Ann Grimshaw (1868, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire – ?)
|—|—|—Henry Grimshaw (12 Dec 1870, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire – ?)
|—|—|—John Henry Grimshaw (6 Feb 1874, [Bengal?] Hurst, Lancashire – 16 Jun 1964, Irvington, NJ) & Elizabeth Scholes (7 Dec 1877, Ashton under Lyne, Manchester – ca 1940, Irvington, NJ). Married April 1900, Newark, NJ.
|—|—|—|—Evelyn Grimshaw (22 Apr 1901, Newark, NJ – 12 Aug 1985) & Arthur O Knorr (ca 1898 – 1959). Married 27 Jun 1925, Irvington, NJ.
|—|—|—|—Rose Grimshaw (12 Jul 1904, Newark, NJ 0 18 Apr 1988, NJ) & Bernard W Louden (12 Jul 1900 – ca 1983, NJ).
|—|—|—|—Earl Grimshaw (ca 1907 – ?)
|—|—|—|—Harry Grimshaw (17 Oct 1907, Newark, NJ – ca 22 Dec 1998, New Port Richey, FL) & Frances Roedler (ca 1910 – ca 1963, NJ)
|—|—|—|—Wilfred Grimshaw (24 Apr 1911, Newark, NJ – ca 1985) & Grace Wolfe (? – ca 1981, Union, NJ)
|—|—|—|—Lillian Beatrice Grimshaw (30 Sep 1914, Newark, NJ 0 27 May 1978, Union, NJ) & Arthur Norman Lehberger (17 Aug 1910, Brooklyn, NY – 29 Dec 2002, Cranford, NJ). Married 27 Apr 1935.
|—|—|—|—Hilda Grimshaw (6 Jan 1916, Newark, NJ – ca 1994) & Albert L Semon (ca 1915 – 19 Jul 1986)
|—|—|—|—Gladys Grimshaw (7 May 1918, Newark, NJ 0 1 Feb 2002, Union, NJ) & Carl Messamore (6 Dec 1915 – 2 Jan 1993). Married 14 Sep 1943.
|—|—|—|—George Grimshaw (18 Aug 1920, Newark, NJ 0 10 Dec 1981, Springfield, NJ) & Josephine Wasky (31 May 1922, Washington, DC – 19 Sep 1997, NJ)
|—|—John Henry Grimshaw (1861, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire – 1 Aug 1925, Burwood, NSW, Australia) & Hannah Mary Payne (25 Sep 1857, Tarawanna, NSW – 19 Jul 1929, Burwood, NSW). Married 1882, Wollongong, NSW.
|—|—|—Edith Hunter Grimshaw (1883, Wollongong, NSW – 1964, North Sydney, NSW) & Arthur Rogers. Married 1909, Sydney, NSW.
|—|—|—Ethel Frances Jane Grimshaw (1886, Ashfield, NSW – 23 Jul 1970, Sydney, NSW) & Frederick John Winward White (Jun 1884, Chester, Cheshire – 13 Jul 1973, Liverpool). Married 1912, Ashfield, NSW.
|—|—|—Florence Susan Grimshaw (1891, Ashfield, NSW – 1943, Burwood, NSW) & James Gardiner Craddock (1880 – 1972, Burwood, NSW). Married 1914, Sydney, NSW.
|—|—|—Annie Hyde Grimshaw (1 Jan 1895, Ashfield, NSW – 13 Nov 1972, Killara, NSW) & Albert Edwin Green (2 Jun 1889, Wallsend, NSW – 3 Apr 1966, St Leonards, NSW). Married 1919, NSW.
Consolidated Ancestor and Descendant Chart for John Henry Grimshaw
[In preparation.]
John Henry Grimshaw’s Uncle, Also John Henry Grimshaw, Emigrated to Australia
John Henry Grimshaw, also named John Henry Grimshaw, emigrated from Ashton-under-Lyne to New South Wales in about 1878. He married Hannah Payne in 1882 in Woolongong.
Webpage History
Webpage posted March 2006. Updated August 2013 with expansion of descendant chart. Updated September 2013 with addition of photo and naturalization certificates from Charles Lehberger.
