Title: | Jean Warwick, Antrim, to Cousin Ethel [Davies?], U.S.A. |
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ID | 3186 |
Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
File | Warwick, Jean/19 |
Year | 1909 |
Sender | Warwick, Jean |
Sender Gender | female |
Sender Occupation | farmer |
Sender Religion | unknown |
Origin | Co. Antrim, N.Ireland |
Destination | North America? |
Recipient | Davies, Ethel |
Recipient Gender | female |
Relationship | cousins |
Source | Copyright Retained by Carol L. Green, 334 Wyatt Court NE, Salem,OR 94301 |
Archive | The Ulster American Folk Park |
Doc. No. | 9807260 |
Date | 2/4/1909 |
Partial Date | |
Doc. Type | LTE |
Log | Document added by LT, 07:07:98. |
Word Count | 251 |
Genre | |
Note | |
Transcript | Dunsilly Antrim Dear Cousin Ethel We received your letter a few days ago, and was very much surprised to find who it was from. I am the youngest daughter and am 18 years of age, Father is dead about seven years ago. There was seven of us at first, but there is only six now. They are all away working except Berty and myself. Berty is the youngest boy and is 12 years of age [?] Sarah is the eldest she is parlour maid in a large house. Maggie is the second one she [is?] out in America. I will send you her address. James is the next he is out in New Zealand. John being fourth is working to a farmer in the home country. I am next and my name is Jean. I am just staying at home. There was a little girl younger than what I am but she is dead. Then Berty he is the youngest. Mother and I keeps the farm, we have fairly large stock but we do not farm any. [This page of Jean's letter was missed in the copying. continued next page] Is Uncle Willie living out there still. We neve got any letters from him Mother and I were just thinking about him a few days before we got your letter. We heard about your father's death, he died just the Christmas before Father. How many are there in your family. What about Uncle Tom and his family. Write and tell me all the news as we never hear from any of them. From Your Cousin, Jean Miss Maggie Warwick Miss Sarah Warwick C/o Mr Taylor Silversprings 2361 Winnipeg St Templepatrick Regina Co. Antrim Sask [Saskaschewan?] Canada Mr James Warwick c/o Mr Peck 17 Dornwell Rd [Road?] Mt [Mount?] Roshill Auckland N.Z. |