[Genealib] Alfred Henry Foxford

Sat Jan 31 11:48:13 EST 2009

And not all occupation are covered by SS

Larry Oathout
Director
Tell City-Perry County Library
Tell City, IN 47586
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Mara Munroe" <Munroe at oshkoshpubliclibrary.org>
To: "Librarians Serving Genealogists" <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>, 
"Librarians Serving Genealogists" <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:41:03 -0600
Subject: RE: [Genealib] Alfred Henry Foxford

>From http://www.ssa.gov/history/1950.html

"September 1, 1954 The Social Security Act was amended to extend old-age and 
survivors insurance coverage to self-employed farmers, self-employed members 
of specified professions, additional farm and domestic employees . . ."

In short, not everyone was covered in the 1930s. Worth a try, but not 
definitive. 

Mara B. Munroe
Oshkosh Public Library
106 Washington Avenue
Oshkosh WI 54901-4985

From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu on behalf of David Walters
Sent: Fri 1/30/2009 5:28 PM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Alfred Henry Foxford

If this gentleman entered as a young man he was probably emplioyed in the 
1930s. would not he have had to obtain a social security card?
David Walters
----- Original Message ----- 
From: BeanyCecil at aol.com 
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu 
Cc: Pat.Gee at moretonbay.qld.gov.au 
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 12:54 PM
Subject: [Genealib] Alfred Henry Foxford

Perhaps he didn't stay in the United States.  I could find a World War I 
draft registration (1917-1918 ( for him in the US.  I did find a ship's 
passenger list for the Empress of Britain's 15 Aug 1914 arrival in 
Liverpool, England that included an Alfred Foxford, a 32 year old 
blacksmith.  The ship sailed from Quebec, Canada.  Also sailing with Alfred 
were: Nellie Foxford, housewife, and two children, Amelia, 10, and Florence, 
3.

This same family, now larger, is found on another ship's list returning to 
Canada in 1919 (*1):

Name:Alfred John Foxford
Gender:Male 
Age:37 
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1882 
Date of Arrival:24 Aug 1919
Vessel:Carmania 

Port of Arrival:Halifax, Nova Scotia 
Port of Departure:Liverpool, England 
Roll:T-14797 

The above Alfred John Foxford appears to have died during World War I (*2):

Name:Alfred John Foxford
Birth Place:Ilfracombe, Devon 
Residence:Bristol 
Death Date:13 Apr 1916
Enlistment Location:Bristol 
Rank:Private 
Regiment:Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 
Battalion:5th Battalion. 
Number:20129 
Type of Casualty:Died of wounds 
Theater of War:British Expeditionary Force 
Comments:Formerly 86641, Royal Field Artillery. 

I saw in the 1912 US Border Crossing from Canada that the 29 year old 
machinest Alfred Foxford's destination was San Francisco, California.  
Coincidently he was traveling with another 29 year old Australian, who also 
last resided in Vancouver and who was also headed for San Francisco, Lena 
Greer and her 9 year old daughter, Constance I Greer. 

I can send you copies in another e-mail if there's a chance that this may be 
the Alfred Henry Foxford that you are seeking.  Perhaps, if my schedule 
permits, I can visit the local Family History Center sometime next week and 
search the pre 1940 California Death Index for him.

Deborah Bruno
San Diego, California, USA

*1. Source Information:  Military-Genealogy.com, comp. UK, Soldiers Died in 
the Great War, 1914-1919 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations 
Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: British and Irish Military Databases. 
The Naval and Military Press Ltd.
Source Citation: Class: BT26; Piece: 1132; Item: 43
*2. Source Information:  Ancestry.com. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 
1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 
2008. Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department 
and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National 
Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces. 
Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. The National 
Archives gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for 
the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for 
purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other 
use should be made to the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. 
Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.

In a message dated 1/30/2009 7:07:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
genealib-request at mailman.acomp.usf.edu writes:
>>> Pat Gee <Pat.Gee at moretonbay.qld.gov.au> 1/29/2009 4:05 PM >>>
Hi there,

Our library is situated just north of Brisbane in Queensland Australia.  We 
don't get much call for American research and as a result my expertise in 
this area is limited.

We have a client who is looking for an Alfred Henry FOXFORD, born 1880 in 
Queensland Australia.  Alfred left for America about 1912.  I have his entry 
from Canada into the USA in 1912 but can find nothing after that.  Family 
legend has it that he wrote to his mother from 'the Rockies' and then she 
never heard from him again and assumed he was dead.  Alfred's mother died in 
1923.  Any clues as to where I could possibly find a death for Alfred?

I have checked through census records and have found a FOXFORD family but 
they appear to have originated in Scandanavia.  Any help would be 
appreciated.

Regards,

Pat Gee
Librarian - Local History
Moreton Bay Region Libraries
Community and Cultural Services
Moreton Bay Regional Council/Redcliffe District
PO Box 66, Redcliffe Qld 4020
P: (07) 3283 0320
F: (07) 3883 2017
www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au<http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au>

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