Dave's Family History

William James NEWTON
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Name William James NEWTON Birth 4 Oct 1899 Millom, Cumberland, England
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] - GRO entry has mother's maiden name as WoodburnE
Fact Flags: Preferred
Gender Male *AKA James Newton Census 31 Mar 1901 Millom, Cumberland, England
[6] Age: 1y Address: Low Scales Emigration 14 Sep 1910 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
[7] Age: 9y - Ship - SS Haverford
Into Place: Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA
Census 3 Jan 1920 Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
[1] Age: 19y Address: 64 East White Street - Arrived in USA 1910
Not naturalised
Can read/write
Labourer - Coal Mine
Apprentice Machinist
Ancestor Count 13 Descendant Count 8 Reference Number B 1883a _UID 36B5AFC81B5347A2AB28DE6601890EE54D44 Burial Dec 1988 Pen Argyl, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 8 Dec 1988 Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
[3, 4] Age: 89y Person ID I3831 Simpson Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father James NEWTON, b. 10 Mar 1862, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. 27 Jan 1945, Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 82 years) Mother Hannah WOODBURN, b. 4 Jul 1864, Millom, Cumberland, England
d. 9 Mar 1933, Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 68 years) Marriage 9 Feb 1884 Millom, Cumberland, England
[8, 9, 10] - Hannah as WoodburnE
Family ID F1211 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Mary SANDT, b. 7 Jan 1902, Pen Argyl, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 15 Jun 1976, Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 74 years) Marriage Bef 1923 Children 1. Unknown NEWTON 2. Elizabeth Ann NEWTON, b. Abt 1925 d. Abt 1925 (Age 0 years) 3. Jean Ann NEWTON, b. 19 Mar 1931, Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 22 Nov 1998, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 67 years)Family ID F3454 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Jul 2025
- GRO entry has mother's maiden name as WoodburnE
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Notes - It would appear that once he arrived in America, he was more normally referred to as James rather than William.
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Sources - [S2008] 1920 Census - Pennsylvania - Newton, James.
- [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1899 OND Bootle 10B 717.
GRO Checked - [S6238] Tombstone - Newton, William - Sandt, Anna.
- [S6240] FindAGrave - Newton, William James.
- [S6246] Naturalization - Newton, James.
- [S2009] 1901 Census - RG 13-4899 F50 P14 - Newton, James.
- [S2011] Passenger List - Newton, Hannah (nee Woodburn).
- [S6244] Marriage Cert - Newton, James - Woodburne, Hannah.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1884 JFM Bootle 10B 829.
As Woodburne - [S2006] Marriage Entry - Woodburn, hannah - Newton, James.
- [S2008] 1920 Census - Pennsylvania - Newton, James.

