See also
| Husband: | Edwin FEY (1848-c. 1923) | |
| Wife: | Rose UNKNOWN (1868- ) | |
| Marriage | aft 1880 | |
| Name: | Edwin FEY1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Alt. Name: | Frank E. GREEN | |
| Father: | Matthew FEY (1810-1861) | |
| Mother: | Ann COLES (1812-1892) | |
| Birth | Jul 1848 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Occupation | 1872 (age 23-24) | carpenter; Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Tinkard's [sic] Close. More usually Tankard's Close, Tinker's Close or Tancred's Close. | ||
| Emigration | c. 1880 (age 31-32) | from Bristol, Gloucestershire, England to USA |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 (age 33) | Chicago, Illinois, USA2 |
| 667 Archer Avenue, Chicago This is rather speculative. A carpenter Frank with a Mary, but his age is slightly wrong, and hers differs from later returns. |
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| Occupation | 1 Jun 1880 (age 33) | Saloon Keeper, by trade Carpenter; Chicago, Illinois, USA3 |
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 (age 51) | Los Angeles, California, USA4 |
| Downey Township, Los Angeles He is with Mary. |
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| Occupation | 1 Jun 1900 (age 51) | Farmer; Los Angeles, California, USA4 |
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 (age 71) | Glendale, California, USA5 |
| 624 Orange Grove, Burbank Township, Glendale Frank and Rose are together. |
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| Occupation | 1 Jan 1920 (age 71) | None; Glendale, California, USA5 |
| Death | c. 1923 (age 74-75) | Glendale, California, USA |
| Name: | Rose UNKNOWN1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1868 | New York, New York, USA |
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 (age 52) | Glendale, California, USA5 |
| 624 Orange Grove, Burbank Township, Glendale | ||
| Occupation | 1 Jan 1920 (age 52) | None; Glendale, California, USA5 |
| Death | USA | |
In 1861 Edwin was working on the farm next to his mother's home. In 1871 he was a patient in the Bristol Royal Infirmary. In 1871 his brother was living next door to the Hectors at 41 High Street, Crediton.
According to Stephanie Keates, (forwarded to Nick Heard by Della Pearson of the US) Edwin was a builder and went to the USA looking for work. He returned to England, and tried to persuade Sarah to emigrate with him to the States. As she was by then expecting her sixth child she was reluctant to make the journey.There is no record of Edwin in the 1881 census, when Sarah is shown as married, living with her children and no husband. Edwin "eloped" to America with Sarah's best friend. He felt he had left his family well provided for.The woman with whom he abandoned Sarah allegedly killed herself.Edwin supposedly changed his name to Frank Green. It is believed that Sarah heard nothing further from him. Edwin eventually remarried, to a Rose M?, and in 1911 thinking herself widowed Sarah remarried.Supposedly Edwin/Frank always spoke of Sarah and her family with tears in his eyes. Rose wrote to Reginald Fey in 1924. Joan Bagnell has letters from her Aunty Edna supposedly confirming these details.A likely candidate for Edwin/Frank can be found in the US Federal Census returns as described here.
Rose was born 9in New York of German parents.
| 1 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 2 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Edwin Fey Head Mar 33 Saloon Keeper, by trade Carpenter Sandford, Devon, England Mary Fey Wife Mar 39 Keeping house ,,England |
| Chicago Roll T9_188 FH Film 1254188 Page 201.1000 ED 48 Image 0406. Cit. Date: 1 June 1880. Assessment: Unreliable. |
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| 3 | Ibid. Chicago Roll T9_188 FH Film 1254188 Page 201.1000 ED 48 Image 0406. Cit. Date: 1 June 1880. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 4 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Edwin Fey Head Mar 51 Farmer Sandford, Devon, England Mary Fey Wife Mar 51 ,,England |
| Downey Roll T623_91 Page 18A ED105. Cit. Date: 1 June 1900. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 5 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Frank E Green Head Mar 71 None Sandford, Devon, England Rose M Green Wife Mar 52 None New York, New York, USA |
| Glendale Roll T625_102 Page 3A ED28 Image 995. Cit. Date: 1 January 1920. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |