Samuel Curtis (son of Samuel I and Hannah/Harriet)[i]
Born: 1849, Bristol, Gloucester, England[ii]
Christened: 16 Sept 1849[iii]
Married: (1) Eliza Argent, 11 Dec 1870
(2) Alice Jane Rouson, 3 Oct. 1894[iv]
Died: Before 1920
Occupation - Carpenter, Joiner, Ships Carpenter
Notes for Samuel Curtis II: This is one guy who moved around a lot. And he certain wasn’t home often. Though married at the age of 20, he and his first wife did not record a birth until 7 or 8 years later. Then, with two small children, he moved his family to the states in 1883. The destination listed is Canada. Did he intend to move there and get side-tracked? We do know that he shows up in Rochester in 1910, married to another woman. When during those intervening years, his first wife Eliza dies is not known, but by 1894 he is in Ontario and remarries. His two children were just 16 and 11. They are soon joined by two more children, one born in New York State and one in England. The family shows up in “Walthamstow” England on the 1901 UK Census, but they move back to the states the following year. I cannot find evidence that they ever lived in NYC. Samuel is not around after the 1910 US Census. Date of his death is unknown.
Curtis Family Generations
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1 Samuel Curtis II b: 1849, Bristol, Gloucester, England d: USA ?
+ Eliza Argent b: 1851, Forest Gate, West Ham, England d: USA ?
2 Frank Argent Curtis b: 1877, Birmingham, Warwick, England d: Rochester, NY, USA ?
+ Mary Ellen Marr b: 1874, New Hampshire, USA d: Rochester, NY, USA ?
3 Frank George Curtis b. d. ?
3 Gertrude Marr Curtis b: Jan 01, 1904, NY, USA d: 30 Aug 1985, Clearwater, FL
+ Frederick Carlton Andrus b: 13 Oct 1905, Rochester, NY, USA
d: 15 Mar 1981, Clearwater, FL, USA
4 Vivan Jeanne Andrus b. Rochester d. Largo, FL
4 Living Andrus b. Rochester d. not yet!
4 Living Andrus b. Rochester d. no time soon!
3 Frederick Argent Curtis b. d.
3 Alfred Samuel Curtis b. d.
2 Gertrude (OR Ellen) Curtis b. 2 Feb 1882, England d. 14 Apr 1955 USA
+ Harry Weinstock
+ Alice Jane Rouson b: 1860, Canada d: USA
2 Anna May Curtis b: 1886, NY, USA d: USA
2 Samuel Curtis III b: 1889, England d: USA
TIMELINE
1851 UK Census –
Samuel Curtis, 25, laborer in soap house, b. Gloucester
Hannah, 22, b. Gloucester
Samuel, 1, b. Bristol1851 UK Census –
William Argent, 45, b. Essex, Stratford, Journey man Baker
Elizabeth, 39, b. Essex, Stratford
Elizabeth, 14, b. Essex, Stratford
Frederick, 10, b. Essex, Stratford
Susan, 7, b. Essex, Stratford
Robert, 6, b. Essex, Stratford
Sarah Ann, 3, b. Middlesex
Eliza, 3 months, Forest Gate, West Ham
1861 UK Census – Middlesex, Mile End Old Town, Eastern
Samuel Curtis, 36, Laborer, b. 1825 Gloucester, England
Hannah, 31, b. 1830 Winler
Samuel, 11, b. 1849 Bristol
1870 Published Marriage Banns – Tower Hamlet, London, England
All Saints, Poplar, Tower Hamlet[v]
Banns read 20 Nov., 27 Nov., and 4 Dec. 1870
Frank Argent born 1877/1878, Birmingham
1881 UK Census – 80 Aberfeldy St., London
Samuel Curtis, age 31, b. Bristol
Eliza, age 29, b. Forest Gate
Frank, age 3, b. Birmingham
Gertrude Ellen born Feb 1882 or 1883
1883, 24 August, Liverpool to New York aboard Celtic, White Star Line
Destination - Canada
Samuel Curtis, 34, Laborer
Eliza, 32
Frank, 5
Ellen, 6 mo.
12 years of silence ........
1894, 3 Oct – Bruce County, Ontario Marriage Record:
Samuel Curtiss, age 44 of Rochester NY, b. Bristol Eng., Widower, Carpenter;
Father: Samuel Curtiss, Mother: Harriet Williamson
Alice Jane Rouson (Rousom?), age 34 of Kinloss (?), b., Blanshard, Ont., single;
Father: John Rouson Mother: Lucy Olds
Witnessed by: Charles A Redwood of Hinsall, Ont., and Annie Rouson of Kinloss, Ont.,
(who also got married the same day and their wedding was witnessed by
Samuel and Alice)
1901 UK Census – Walthamstow
Samuel Curtis, age 52, Carpenter, Joiner, b., Bristol
Alice J., age 41, b. Canada
Annie M., age 5, b. USA (B. subject)
Samuel, age 2, b. Essex, W. Stow.
1902, 5 July England to New York aboard Philadelphia
Destination – Return home/ American Citizen
Samuel Curtis, 52, Carpenter
Alice, 42
Gertrude, 19, Parlor-maid (who is this? A maid?)
Annie May, 6
1910 US Census – Rochester, NY
Samuel Curtis, age 60
Alice, age 50
Anna M., age 14
Samuel, age 11
1920 US Census – Rochester, NY
Alice Curtis, age 59, b., Canada
Anna May, age 24, pattern maker
Samuel R, age 21, box maker
1930 US Census – Rochester, NY
Alice J. Curtis, age 70, b., Canada, Father b. Canada, Mother b., Canada
Anna M., age 34, b New York, Father b. England, Mother b., Canada
[i] Parents listed on Christening Records as Samuel and Hannah, and on second marriage record as Samuel and Harriet
[ii] Free BMD UK, Birth Records of London, Vol. 11, page 178
[iii] England and Wales Christening Records 1530 - 1906
[iv] Marriage Record, Ontario, Canada, County of Bruce
[v] Published Banns, London, page 101
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