I am trying to find-out what happened to my GG Grandmother, Teresa Carroll.
She was born around 1842 - I don't know where. She was the daughter of Thomas James Carroll - a printer(no further details known).
She married James Stanley in Manchester, England in 1867 and had a son, Thomas James Stanley, in 1868.
In 1870, she ran out on the family and was discovered living in North Providence, Rhode Island in 1874 under the name Thompson. A recently discovered newspaper ad from 1890 confirms this:
Nov 13th 1891 under Missing Friends
Stanley (Or Carroll)
Tidings are earnestly desired of Teresa Stanley (maiden name Carroll) who left Manchester in 1870, when last heard of sixteen years ago was living in N Providence Rhode Island USA under the name Thompson (father died in 1876) the inquirer is her son.
American Papers please copy address Thomas J Stanley 5 Lawrence St Ardwick Green Manchester
If anyone can help - I would be eternally grateful.
Simon