William ANDREWS
1833 - 1900 (67 years)
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Name William ANDREWS Born 22 Feb 1833 England 
Gender Male Died 14 Aug 1900 Bristol, RI Person ID I00007 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 8 Apr 2020
Father John ANDREWS, b. 27 Apr 1803, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England , d. 2 Nov 1868, Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA (Age 65 years) Mother Catherine SMITH, b. 12 Feb1804, Woolwich, Kent, England , d. 8 Jul 1846, Lancashire, England (Age 41 years) Married 25 Aug 1822 Manchester, Lancashire, England - I think this is the correct date and location for my ancestors' marriage. The names, general location, and time frame seem correct.
Family ID F00056 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Eliza Jane EDWARDS, b. 4 Mar 1836, Clones, Monaghan, Ireland , d. 2 Dec 1894, RI (Age 58 years) Married 2 Sep 1856 RI [1] Children 1. William Henry Andrews, b. 1858, RI , d. 1920, Philadelphia, PA (Age 62 years)2. Clara J. Andrews, b. May 1860, RI , d. Aft 21 Jan 1920 (Age ~ 60 years)3. John (one) Andrews, b. Abt. 1862, RI , d. Abt. 1871 (Age ~ 9 years)4. James E. Andrews, b. 14 Sep 1864, RI , d. 22 Sep 1936 (Age 72 years)5. Joseph Clifton Andrews, b. Abt 1868, RI , d. 15 Sep 1926 (Age ~ 58 years)6. Mary Elizabeth ANDREWS, b. 13 Nov 1870, Lymansville, North Providence, RI , d. 20 Mar 1959, Sunland, CA (Age 88 years)7. John (two) F. Andrews, b. Abt 1873, RI 8. Estella M. Andrews, b. 1875, RI , d. Aft 1945 (Age > 71 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F00046 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - According to my great-grandma's writings, her father William "was only 13 years old when his mother died -- and he used to work in the factory as a weaver until he went to sea as a cabin boy and followed the sea until his family came to America -- and while they were all working in the factories of Hebronville, for one place, and Central Falls and Pawtucket, I think it was while my aunts -- my father's sisters -- were there, he would go into the mill to see them and my mother was working there also and it was there he met her first."
William probably came to America with his father and sister Mary c1847 (see notes for John Andrews).
In the 1860 Federal Census, William & Eliza J. Andrews, ages 27 & 23, are living at North Providence, RI. He is a weaver. They have two children: William H., 3, and Carrie J., 1 month. In 1870 the family is still at North Providence, Centredale Post Office District.
The family was listed in the 1880 census for Providence / Graniteville; also known as District 1 Johnston:
William Andrews 47 born England
Eliza J Andrews 42 born England
Clara J. 20
James E. 15
Joseph C. 11
Mary E. 8
John F. 6
Estella M. 4
William H. 22
According to Mary's letter, her father William was in the Civil War, and also became an overseer at a mill in Centredale. She said his trade was "boss weaver" -- did she mean a manager of weavers?
His death record at Bristol, RI, identifies him as s/o John & Catherine. According to the record, he died at age 66.
- According to my great-grandma's writings, her father William "was only 13 years old when his mother died -- and he used to work in the factory as a weaver until he went to sea as a cabin boy and followed the sea until his family came to America -- and while they were all working in the factories of Hebronville, for one place, and Central Falls and Pawtucket, I think it was while my aunts -- my father's sisters -- were there, he would go into the mill to see them and my mother was working there also and it was there he met her first."
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Sources - [S012955] RI Marriage Index.
- [S012955] RI Marriage Index.