Is anyone researching the WARBURTON family? I have been trying, to no avail, to track down my great-grandmother, Margaret WARBURTON. All I know about her is that she was married to my great-grandfather, John Patrick O'BRIEN and they had one son, my grandfather, John Martin O'BRIEN on February 14, 1909. The place of birth was DANBURY CT.
Following are two families of WABURTONs that I got off the 1900 Danbury census. Of particular interest to me is the MAGGIE WARBURTON that is listed as the daughter of Julia WARBURTON. Could Maggie be my great-grandmother? Is there someone out there who could help me sort this out?
WARBURTON Family no. 1 --
Address: Got cut off the copy (sorry!). They lived at 382 something
1. Julia Warburton, head of household
White, female
Birth: April 1865
Age: 35
Widow (I think it says widow; not very legible)
Mother of how many children: 5
Number of those children living: 5
Place of birth: New York
Place of birth of father: New York
Place of birth of mother: New York
Occupation: shirt ware maker; months not employed: 3
Can read, write, speak English: yes, to all
Own or rent: Rent
Farm or house: House
2. Francis (sic) M., daughter
White, female
Birth: February 1880
Age: 20
Single
Place of birth: New York
Place of birth of father: New York
Place of birth of mother: New York
Occupation: printing office; months not employed: 0
Can read, write, speak English: yes, to all
3. Maggie M., daughter (is this my Margaret?)
White, female
Birth: Mar (?) 1892 (I'm pretty sure the date should
be 1882 as her age is listed as 18 and she's
employed.)
Age: 18
Single
Place of birth: Connecticut
Place of birth of father: New York
Place of birth of mother: New York
Occupation: shirt waist maker; months not employed: 3
Can read, write, speak English: yes, to all
4. Anna B., daughter
White, female
Birth: July 1893 (date appears to be wrong again; I
think it should be 1883, as she's listed as
being 16).
Age: 16
Single
Place of birth: Connecticut
Place of birth of father: New York
Place of birth of mother: New York
Occupation: shirt waist maker; months not employed: 3
Can read, write, speak English: yes, to all
I don't know if Julia's age is right, but if it is, she started having kids at a very young age. I don't know if the other two children (she says she has five children) are younger or older, but she appears to have been 15 when she had Frances.
If this is my Margaret, the age seems to be about right. She would have been about 27 when she had my grandfather.
I found two other Warburtons; don't know if they're connected to the ones above or even to me. They are:
Address: 25 Sherwood City
1. John Warburton, head of household
White, male
Birth: September 1852
Age: 47
Widower
Place of birth: New York
Place of birth of father: England
Place of birth of mother: New York
Occupation: hat maker; months not employed: 4
Can read, write, speak English: yes, to all
Own or rent: Rent
Farm or house: House
2. John R., son
White, male
Birth: August 1888
Age: 11
Single
Place of birth: Connecticut
Place of birth of father: New York
Place of birth of mother: New York
Occupation: at school; attended school: 9 months
Can read, write, speak English: yes, to all
This is all I have -- for now I don't know if they are even the Warburtons I'm looking for, but I do have a feeling that Maggie is in fact, my Margaret. Can anyone help me sort this out? I know the info I have provided is vague, but it's all I have. There is one thing, though, Margaret died when my grandfather was just a child, but I'm not sure when she died. John Patrick O'Brien was remarried to a Mae McGillicuddy. Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to give me.