Family History Research in USA

[dinki]

I had a great uncle who emigrated to the US in the early part of the 1900's, married and had children. How can I trace details of his marriage, birth of children etc. I have a few details but do not know how to start the search. I know he helped build a church and lived in New York. Any help appreciated. Can I trace anything on the net, have all the ellis island details.

[dotty.]

the 1910'20 and 30 census returns are easy to search and very informative have you got an ancestry.com subscription? I can look him up in a few mins it u like. Passenger lists are very comprehnsive too and they will give good info on ancestry.com.

[dotty.]

the USA equivalent of your civil registration system is administered at state level in the US, the census however is far more informative on the lives of a family than ours and so the info you need will probably all be on one entry. The 1900 US census if pretty complete for all states (at the time). I needed info on a relative that emigrated to New Jersey and so I emailed the state archives and they gave me the info by return, amazing service

[fairkatrina]

try http://www.telusplane.../public/mtoll/bdm.htm it's a site which has links to free research sources for the US. NY's records are pretty extensive, so you've got a good chance of finding him. Good luck!

[dinki]

Many thanks for the help. Dot the details I have a sketchy the person is Edward Tuddenham age 19 on entry to USA in 1909, lived in New York ,I believe he married a Martha Swabb (not sure of the spelling) had two children one of each, when he died (year unknown) the children were allegedly sent to live with a wealthy widow he gardened for (this is family folklore).

Any leads you could find would be great.

Many thanks for your help.