Family:George Overton and Emma Hall (1)

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Marriage[1][2] 28 Apr 1847 Bardney, Lincolnshire, England
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 Bardney par., Lincolnshire, Englandon Wragby Lane
George Overton (occ. carpenter) was residing with his wife Emma, son William Henry, and daughter Mary Jane.
Census[4] 7 Apr 1861 Bardney par., Lincolnshire, Englandon Ferry Road
George Overton (occ. carpenter) was residing with his wife Emma, son William, daughter Mary J., son Henry G., daughter Amelia, son John T., and daughter Emma. Another John T. Overton (age 1) and Charles Bell were listed as boarders.
Census[5] 2 Apr 1871 Bardney par., Lincolnshire, Englandon Ferry Road
George Overton (occ. timber merchant) was residing with his wife Emma, daughter Mary J., sons Henry G. (occ. carpenter) and John T., daughter Emma, sons Edwin and “Alfred”, and lodger John Peacock (occ. carpenter) [Mary's future husband].
Census[6] 1 Jun 1880 Center twp., Vernon co., Missouri, United StatesGeo. Overton (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife Emma and sons Henry G. (occ. farm laborer), Jno. T. (occ. laborer), and “Alfred”.
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Family History

On 28 April 1847, George Overton of Bardney, carpenter and son of William Overton, dealer in wood, and Emma Hall of Branston, daughter of William Hall, lock keeper, were married after banns at the parish church of Bardney, Lincolnshire, by the vicar, John Wray. The marriage was witnessed by (Emma's father and sister) William Hall and Martha Hall.[2]

By 9 October 1871, George Overton, wood dealer, (his son) Henry Overton, wood dealer, and (his son-in-law) John Peacock, farmer, arrived at the Port of New York on the S.S. City of New York. The ship originated in Liverpool and made a stop in Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland.[7]

By 26 October 1871, Emma Overton, a married woman (“wife”), arrived at the Port of New York on the S.S. Wisconsin with six children–Mary J., Amelia, John, Emma, Edwin, and Alfd–who were listed immediately after her in the passenger list. The ship had originated in Liverpool and made a stop in Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland.[8]

References
  1. Church of England. Parish Church of Bardney (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1653–1976. (Salt Lake City, Utah, and Lincoln, England: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974; and Lincolnshire Archives Office, 1988–1990)
    FHL #989855 and #1541957. From records indexed in “England Marriages, 1538-1973,” database, FamilySearch. The original source has not been verified.
  2. 2.0 2.1 England. General Register Office. Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage Given at the General Register Office
    for George Overton and Emma Hall, married 28 April 1847. A copy of an entry in the certified copy of a register of marriages in the registration district of Lincoln Union, 23 Aug. 2010.

    “1847. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Bardney in the County of Lincoln, April 28; George Overton, full age, Bachelor, Carpenter, [of] Bardney, [father] William Overton, Dealer in Wood; Emma Hall, full age, Spinster, [of] Branston, [father] William Hall, Lock Keeper; Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, after Banns by me, John Wray, Vicar”; the mark of George Overton, signed by Emma Hall; wit. Wm Hall, Martha Hall.

    Certificate of marriage registered in Lincoln.
  3. ED 28b, Bardney parish, Lincolnshire, in England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    HO 107/2104 (FHL #87733), f 416, p 18, household 68, George Overton household, [digital image, Ancestry.com].
  4. ED 16, Bardney parish, Lincolnshire, in England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    RG 9/2356 (FHL #542958), f 4, pp 1–2, household 5, George Overton household, [digital image, Ancestry.com].
  5. ED 16, Bardney parish, Lincolnshire, in England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    RG 10/3367 (FHL #839363), f 23, p 1, household 2, George Overton household, [digital image, Ancestry.com].
  6. ED 219, Center twp., Vernon, Missouri, in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    roll 739 (FHL #1254739), f 558-B, p 6, dwelling 46, family 51, Geo. Overton household, [digital image, Ancestry.com], enumerated 7 June 1880.
  7. Passenger list of the S.S. City of New York, in New York City, New York, United States. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-97. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237)
    roll 349, list 1014, [p 6], ln 303, list dated 9 Oct. 1871.

    (https://archive.org/details/passengerlistsof0349unit/page/n294 : accessed 9 Aug. 2019)

    These passengers were listed consecutively, beginning on line 303: George Overton (age 50, occ. wood dealer), Henry Overton (19, wood dealer), and John Peacock (37, farmer).

  8. Passenger list of the S.S. Wisconsin, in New York City, New York, United States. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-97. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237)
    roll 350, list 1079, p 7, [ln 33], list dated 26 Oct. 1871.