 1850 - Bef 1885 (~ 34 years)
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Name |
Joseph HUNSLEY |
Birth |
Mar 1850 |
Messingham, Lincolnshire [1] |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
6CA4B113DDFD491F9ADFC0AA9BFBC95DB534 |
Death |
Bef 1885 |
USA |
Notes |
- 1871 census: in Platts Common, Hoyland, Yorkshire (all HUNSLEY), Joseph (22, labourer, born Messingham, Lincs), Sarah (23, born Scotton, Lincs) and John S (2, born Wombwell, Yorkshire). Also a visitor (Sarah's sister) Susannah WHITELAM (17, born Scotton).
On 16 August 1880 the SS Vaderland arrived in Philadelphia from Antwerp. On board were:
Joseph HUNSLEY, 32, miner
Sarah HUNSLEY
George EVERETT, 21, miner
John HUNSLEY, 11
Mary HUNSLEY, 9
Betsey HUNSLEY, 7
Joseph HUNSLEY, 4
Thomas HUNSLEY, 3
Arthur HUNSLEY, 0.
Although she doesn't appear on any extant census (but may have appeared on the 1890 census, which was burnt), Joseph and Mary had another child, Kathryn Daisy, who lived to be 99. Her obituary, a copy of which is at Ancestry, contains some interesting early history of Joseph and his family and is reproduced in part below.
"It was March 4th 1883. The Chicago Northwestern Railway had been extended westward into mid-Dakota Territory. A brand new shiny train, chugging its way over brand new rails, came to a steam-sputtering stop at Pierre, Dakota Territory. A young family consisting of father, mother and six children four boys and two girls, stepped off onto a windy platform at the small depot. When the conductor had called "Pierre, next stop", they had gathered the trappings they had needed on the trip, and were now ready for the important articles for permanent living which were in an immigrant car of the same train. This was the family of Joseph Hunsley, and the youngest child, Kathryn Hunsley, was but two years of age.
The Hunsleys came from England in 1880 and settled in Springfield, Illinois. Kathryn was born there in 1881. In 1883 they came to Dakota Territory and to Pierre by train in March 1883. It did not take long for Joseph Hunsley and the older boys to get the immigrant car unloaded, and in a short time they had two tents set up for living quarters, beside the railroad track where the old freight depot was later built. The quick, experienced hands of Mrs Hunsley had beds made up and a good hot meal ready for the family in a short time.
In the immigrant car were one horse, one cow, three dozen chickens and a dog. There was one wagon, a plow, a one-horse drag and some hand tools. There were a few pieces of furniture, a cook stove, the family p--- [ends of sentences are missing as indicated] belongings and enough --- food to last for some time.
Here the family lived for some weeks, in the two ---. After Mr Hunsley was sho--- land he was to have, he --- make a trip to Huron, th--- land office, to file --- homestead. His land was north of the line dividing H--- and Sully Counties. After his --- was staked out, Mr Hunsley moved his family out th--- make their new home. While --- living in the two tents, but --- own land, they built a subst--- sod house of three rooms --- bedrooms and a large --- room. The walls and ceiling --- boarded up and it had a --- floor. There was a window --- each bedroom, and two in --- large living room. It was a warm and comfortable h---. Mr Hunsley plowed up the --- with his one horse and the cow --- hitched together to the --- or sometimes with the h--- alone. The family encount--- many difficulties - finding wo--- help out with the necessities of life, getting to and from pl--- and keeping the home --- burning, but they always see--- to manage very well and always had plenty to eat and a g--- comfortable house. The child--- walked four miles each way --- and from school, but that did --- interfere with their regular attendance, nor with their performing the assigned chores --- home. The first years they had to haul water in barrels, using --- horse and the cow as a team to pull the load."
[the obituary continues with a description of Kathryn Hunsley's life].
By 1900 Sarah had married the George Everett mentioned above - see his Notes for more on this.
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Person ID |
I167 |
Hunsley |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2021 |
Father |
John HUNSLEY, b. Bef 21 Feb 1815, Messingham, Lincolnshire d. Mar 1896, Doncaster RD (Age ~ 81 years) |
Mother |
Mary SIMPSON, b. Abt 1817, Crosby, Lincolnshire d. Between 1863 and 1870, Lincolnshire (Age ~ 46 years) |
Marriage |
26 Sep 1836 |
Messingham, Lincolnshire [2] |
Family ID |
F40 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Sarah WHITELAM, b. Sep 1847, Scotton, Lincolnshire d. 13 Aug 1921, South Dakota, USA (Age ~ 73 years) |
Marriage |
6 Mar 1867 |
Gainsborough RD [3, 4] |
Children |
| 1. John Simon HUNSLEY, b. Mar 1869, Wombwell, Yorkshire d. 1906, Victor, Colorado, USA (Age ~ 36 years) |
| 2. Mary Jane HUNSLEY, b. Jun 1871, Barnsley RD d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Betsy Ellen HUNSLEY, b. Jun 1874, Barnsley RD d. 3 Oct 1944, South Dakota, USA (Age ~ 70 years) |
| 4. Joseph William HUNSLEY, b. Jun 1876, Barnsley RD d. 3 Dec 1956, South Dakota, USA (Age ~ 80 years) |
| 5. Thomas Edward HUNSLEY, b. Mar 1878, Barnsley RD d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Arthur James HUNSLEY, b. 3 Nov 1879, Barnsley RD d. Yes, date unknown |
| 7. Kathryn Daisy HUNSLEY, b. 2 Nov 1881, Springfield, Illinois, USA d. 24 Mar 1981, Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota, USA (Age 99 years) |
| 8. Walter HUNSLEY, b. 4 May 1884, South Dakota, USA d. Yes, date unknown |
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Family ID |
F42 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Dec 2013 |
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Sources |
- [S2] BMD index, Q1 1850 Glanford Brigg 14/396. (Reliability: 3).
- [S27] Parish Register at lincstothepast.com, December 2013 and later, Messingham Marriages 1813 - 1837. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2] BMD index, Q1 1867 Gainsborough 7a/865. (Reliability: 3).
- [S12] IGI, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NVBY-192 : accessed 20 Nov 2013), Joseph Hunsley and Sarah Whitelam, 06 Mar 1867. (Reliability: 3).
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