Ellen Lyth is my Great Grandaunt. I received information that she died in Salt Lake City in 1947. I have not been able to find any record of her emigrating to US. She was born in Stockton-on-Tees in 1881. I can trace her in UK records up to 1911 then she disappears. There is no death registration for her that I can find in the UK.
So does anyone know this Ellen Lyth in USA and how she got there!
On another site someone said they'd found a picture of a Ada Lyth, England in a shop in USA. Ada Lyth is my other Great Grandaunt, she also just disappears out of UK records after 1911.
My mum's Cousin Dorothy Thompson, who's Grand Mother was my other great Grandaunt Ann Brindle Lyth says that one of our relatives went to US to be a prise fighter. We have narrowed this down to Ellen nephew David Lyth Thomas or her Brother Richard Lyth - but Richard as a report of emigrating in 1920 but also a report of dying at birth but no paper record of this. Census shows him alive up to 1901 he was born 1883.
There common parent my great, great grandfather is Thomas Lyth who Married Amn Wilcock he was never born according to UK records. My research shows two potential birth dates for him, 1842 in Stockton-on-Tees, farther unknown, mother Helen unknown, or born 1850 to either a William Lyth son of a Thomas Lyth 1801 married to Hannah Lyth. William had a brother Penneck spelt in different ways on different evidence. Penneck keeps popping up in our family history, in fact when my great grandmother was married (Walker) he lived with them a while. William as a father best matches geography and for necessary age to have a son born in either 1842 or 1850. Penneck would be to young to be father.
Any help much appreciated!
Thanks Peter