Biographical Information:
Ann had been named after her grandmother, Ann (nee Wilson) Atkinson. Ann Wilson Atkinson Jones disembarked at Ellis Island on May 1st 1893, coming from Ulverston, England, on the SS Alaska. It appears to be no coincidence that Ann, age 24, married James Park, age 27, on exactly that May 1st in Manhattan, New York!
Ann's parents were listed on the marriage certificate as Elizabeth Atkinson and Thomas Jones. Also arriving on the SS Alaska that day were a Thomas, a Jane (Ann's sister, Lucy perhaps?), an Arthur and a Catherine Jones. Elizabeth Crewdson and John Park were recorded as parents of the groom. James had emigrated a year earlier, also from Stan Laurel's hometown, Ulverston.
Ann gave birth to her first son, John Furness, on 16 Aug 1895 in Manhattan, at age 26. Her maiden name is noted as Ann Wilson Adkin.
Source: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 35663 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,320
The 1900 U.S. Census records the Park family with their first two children renting at 360 West 119th Street in Manhattan. James earned a living as an 'expert' accountant.
Ann gave birth to her youngest son, George, on 9 Jul 1905 in Manhattan, at age 36. His middle name of Colton was not recorded. Her maiden name is listed as Ann Wilson Atkinson.
Source: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 32312 film 1984651 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,984,651.
On October 8th 1920 Ann's application for a U.S. passport was approved. She was planning to sail with the Baltic on October 9th 1920 to visit relatives in England and stated that her husband had been naturalized in or about June 1908, but couldn't locate the document. The date she had been naturalized, had she been, was not provided. At the time she was 5'6" and had grey eyes.
In 1930 only Lucy M. and James C. lived with their parents in South Nyack, New York, at the home they owned at 144 South Broadway. The residence formerly belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, whose son later married the widowed daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Park, Dorothy Hand Park.
See: https://www.hrvh.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nyacklib/id/5907/rec/1
Ann was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack, New York. When she died, services were held there and not in Newark as stated in the newspaper. Funeral arrangements were made by the White Funeral Home at 43 So. Broadway in Nyack.
Family History:
Elizabeth Atkinson married Thomas Jones on December 23rd, 1869 in Ulverston. Thomas was the son of William Jones. According to the 1881 census they lived at 15 Hart Street in Ulverston, Cumbria, England, with John Atkinson who was widowed and head of household.
The Jones children were listed as grandchildren of John Atkinson: Ann Wilson, Mary Lizzie, Miriam (aka Mariah) Eleanor, John James Atkinson, Lucy Ann Jane, William and Thomas. By 1901 the census records indicated that Richard (age 19), Ada (age 16) and Ann (age 13) had since been born into the Jones family. This younger Ann came to be known as Amy.
In her obituary from 1962, Ann's surviving siblings were mentioned:
Mrs. (Mariah Eleanor) James Christopherson Penny of Hackensack, N.J.,
Mrs. Amy (Alfred C.) Battersby of York, PA., and
Ada (William George) Morcom of Liverpool, England.
Amy Jones was born in Ulverston on April 3rd 1887 according to her U.S. passport application dated March 16th 1921. She provided her husband's full name (Alfred Christopher Battersby) on the application and the fact that he had been born in England and had been naturalized in N.Y. on December 6th 1917.
Alfred Christopher was born on December 25th 1887 to Alice L. and Edward J. Battersby of Seascale, England. Brothers recorded on English census records from 1891 and 1901 were: William T., Arthur J. and Harold M. In 1891 a sister Gertrude is listed and in 1901 a sister, Eleanor G., who may be one and the same person. Alfred came to America on the SS Arabic from Liverpool on May 27th 1910. Amy came in 1910.
According to the N.Y. State Census of 1915 the Battersby family resided in the Bronx (New York, A.D. 35, E.D. 32, Bronx, New York, United States). By the time of the 1930 U.S. Census Amy, her husband and her daughter resided at New Rochelle, Westchester, New York.
Amy planned to visit her parents in England and to sail on the SS Celtic on May 28th 1921. She intended to visit France for "pleasure" as well. Amy stated she would be accompanied by her daughter, Elizabeth Winniefred, born July 10th, 1912 in N.Y.C. Their residence was recorded as 566 West 191st Street in New York. The 8-year-old Elisabeth boarded the SS Cedric in Liverpool with her mother on September 17th and returned on September 26th 1921 to N.Y. Boarding in Southhampton, the two returned on the SS Aquitana after another trip, arriving at New York six days later on September 7th 1928.
On September 28th 1933 the Daily News of New York reported that Elizabeth Battersby had married Joel Smith Harris (IV) of Lake Ronkonkoma, L. I. on October 4th 1930 in Rockville Center, Maryland. In October 1933 additional papers including the Daily News of Tarrytown reported, that Elizabeth Battersby Harris, being a kissless bride, had applied for an annulment of her marriage to the two year older Harris (IV). She was represented by the attorney, Harry Archer.
Justice William F. Bleakley of White Plains granted an annulment decree following testimony provided by Dr. Helen D. O'Brien of 125 Wallace Avenue, Mount Vernon. Many newspaper articles (Daily News on September 28th, Elmira Star-Gazette on October 16th) contained various photos of the "pretty brunette", Elizabeth Battersby, who attended a finishing school in Chevy Chase, Maryland, at the time. Her father was in advertising and lived in Fleetwood, N.Y.
Before a 2nd marriage Elizabeth reentered N.Y. on the SS Toloa on June 27th 1934 from Jamaica under the name of Betty Battersby and was living at 211 East 35th Street in New York City.
On November 15th 1934 Amy's daughter, Elizabeth W., married William D. Van Ness, son of Eva Dickenson and Henry Van Ness, in Manhattan. William was born in New Rochelle, N.Y. about 1900.
Alfred Battersby was drafted aged 54 in 1942, and when required to state who would know his current address he provided the army with the address of the Allied Store Corp at 1140 Broadway in N.Y.C. He stated his current address to be the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Seattle.
Elizabeth Winniefred Battersby Van Ness died on January 26th 1990 in Los Angeles, CA.
Of Ann Wilson Park's other siblings the following is known:
Mary Lizzie married George Edward Markham on October 23, 1894 in Ulverston.
Their children were Hilda May (m. Stanley Longmore), Kathleen Ella (m. Wilfred Keatley) and Edward Clement Markham (m. Edna May Stott).
Lucy Ann Jane (b. 1874) remained single and died in (Birmingham ?) England.
Lucy's twin brother, John James Atkinson Jones, and William Jones (b. 1877) may have remained in England.
A brother, Richard, born in 1881, had 3 children with his wife, Edna.
Thomas Park Jones was killed in WWI in Flanders in 1915.
Ann Wilson Park's sister, Miriam aka Mariah Eleanor Penny, was referred to as "Aunt Nellie" by Ann's descendants.
A record of Ann's birth is in Vol. 8e, page 737, line 75 at the General Register Office of the UK.
Ann had been named after her grandmother, Ann (nee Wilson) Atkinson. Ann Wilson Atkinson Jones disembarked at Ellis Island on May 1st 1893, coming from Ulverston, England, on the SS Alaska. It appears to be no coincidence that Ann, age 24, married James Park, age 27, on exactly that May 1st in Manhattan, New York!
Ann's parents were listed on the marriage certificate as Elizabeth Atkinson and Thomas Jones. Also arriving on the SS Alaska that day were a Thomas, a Jane (Ann's sister, Lucy perhaps?), an Arthur and a Catherine Jones. Elizabeth Crewdson and John Park were recorded as parents of the groom. James had emigrated a year earlier, also from Stan Laurel's hometown, Ulverston.
Ann gave birth to her first son, John Furness, on 16 Aug 1895 in Manhattan, at age 26. Her maiden name is noted as Ann Wilson Adkin.
Source: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 35663 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,320
The 1900 U.S. Census records the Park family with their first two children renting at 360 West 119th Street in Manhattan. James earned a living as an 'expert' accountant.
Ann gave birth to her youngest son, George, on 9 Jul 1905 in Manhattan, at age 36. His middle name of Colton was not recorded. Her maiden name is listed as Ann Wilson Atkinson.
Source: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 32312 film 1984651 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,984,651.
On October 8th 1920 Ann's application for a U.S. passport was approved. She was planning to sail with the Baltic on October 9th 1920 to visit relatives in England and stated that her husband had been naturalized in or about June 1908, but couldn't locate the document. The date she had been naturalized, had she been, was not provided. At the time she was 5'6" and had grey eyes.
In 1930 only Lucy M. and James C. lived with their parents in South Nyack, New York, at the home they owned at 144 South Broadway. The residence formerly belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, whose son later married the widowed daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Park, Dorothy Hand Park.
See: https://www.hrvh.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nyacklib/id/5907/rec/1
Ann was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack, New York. When she died, services were held there and not in Newark as stated in the newspaper. Funeral arrangements were made by the White Funeral Home at 43 So. Broadway in Nyack.
Family History:
Elizabeth Atkinson married Thomas Jones on December 23rd, 1869 in Ulverston. Thomas was the son of William Jones. According to the 1881 census they lived at 15 Hart Street in Ulverston, Cumbria, England, with John Atkinson who was widowed and head of household.
The Jones children were listed as grandchildren of John Atkinson: Ann Wilson, Mary Lizzie, Miriam (aka Mariah) Eleanor, John James Atkinson, Lucy Ann Jane, William and Thomas. By 1901 the census records indicated that Richard (age 19), Ada (age 16) and Ann (age 13) had since been born into the Jones family. This younger Ann came to be known as Amy.
In her obituary from 1962, Ann's surviving siblings were mentioned:
Mrs. (Mariah Eleanor) James Christopherson Penny of Hackensack, N.J.,
Mrs. Amy (Alfred C.) Battersby of York, PA., and
Ada (William George) Morcom of Liverpool, England.
Amy Jones was born in Ulverston on April 3rd 1887 according to her U.S. passport application dated March 16th 1921. She provided her husband's full name (Alfred Christopher Battersby) on the application and the fact that he had been born in England and had been naturalized in N.Y. on December 6th 1917.
Alfred Christopher was born on December 25th 1887 to Alice L. and Edward J. Battersby of Seascale, England. Brothers recorded on English census records from 1891 and 1901 were: William T., Arthur J. and Harold M. In 1891 a sister Gertrude is listed and in 1901 a sister, Eleanor G., who may be one and the same person. Alfred came to America on the SS Arabic from Liverpool on May 27th 1910. Amy came in 1910.
According to the N.Y. State Census of 1915 the Battersby family resided in the Bronx (New York, A.D. 35, E.D. 32, Bronx, New York, United States). By the time of the 1930 U.S. Census Amy, her husband and her daughter resided at New Rochelle, Westchester, New York.
Amy planned to visit her parents in England and to sail on the SS Celtic on May 28th 1921. She intended to visit France for "pleasure" as well. Amy stated she would be accompanied by her daughter, Elizabeth Winniefred, born July 10th, 1912 in N.Y.C. Their residence was recorded as 566 West 191st Street in New York. The 8-year-old Elisabeth boarded the SS Cedric in Liverpool with her mother on September 17th and returned on September 26th 1921 to N.Y. Boarding in Southhampton, the two returned on the SS Aquitana after another trip, arriving at New York six days later on September 7th 1928.
On September 28th 1933 the Daily News of New York reported that Elizabeth Battersby had married Joel Smith Harris (IV) of Lake Ronkonkoma, L. I. on October 4th 1930 in Rockville Center, Maryland. In October 1933 additional papers including the Daily News of Tarrytown reported, that Elizabeth Battersby Harris, being a kissless bride, had applied for an annulment of her marriage to the two year older Harris (IV). She was represented by the attorney, Harry Archer.
Justice William F. Bleakley of White Plains granted an annulment decree following testimony provided by Dr. Helen D. O'Brien of 125 Wallace Avenue, Mount Vernon. Many newspaper articles (Daily News on September 28th, Elmira Star-Gazette on October 16th) contained various photos of the "pretty brunette", Elizabeth Battersby, who attended a finishing school in Chevy Chase, Maryland, at the time. Her father was in advertising and lived in Fleetwood, N.Y.
Before a 2nd marriage Elizabeth reentered N.Y. on the SS Toloa on June 27th 1934 from Jamaica under the name of Betty Battersby and was living at 211 East 35th Street in New York City.
On November 15th 1934 Amy's daughter, Elizabeth W., married William D. Van Ness, son of Eva Dickenson and Henry Van Ness, in Manhattan. William was born in New Rochelle, N.Y. about 1900.
Alfred Battersby was drafted aged 54 in 1942, and when required to state who would know his current address he provided the army with the address of the Allied Store Corp at 1140 Broadway in N.Y.C. He stated his current address to be the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Seattle.
Elizabeth Winniefred Battersby Van Ness died on January 26th 1990 in Los Angeles, CA.
Of Ann Wilson Park's other siblings the following is known:
Mary Lizzie married George Edward Markham on October 23, 1894 in Ulverston.
Their children were Hilda May (m. Stanley Longmore), Kathleen Ella (m. Wilfred Keatley) and Edward Clement Markham (m. Edna May Stott).
Lucy Ann Jane (b. 1874) remained single and died in (Birmingham ?) England.
Lucy's twin brother, John James Atkinson Jones, and William Jones (b. 1877) may have remained in England.
A brother, Richard, born in 1881, had 3 children with his wife, Edna.
Thomas Park Jones was killed in WWI in Flanders in 1915.
Ann Wilson Park's sister, Miriam aka Mariah Eleanor Penny, was referred to as "Aunt Nellie" by Ann's descendants.
A record of Ann's birth is in Vol. 8e, page 737, line 75 at the General Register Office of the UK.
Biographical Information:
Ann had been named after her grandmother, Ann (nee Wilson) Atkinson. Ann Wilson Atkinson Jones disembarked at Ellis Island on May 1st 1893, coming from Ulverston, England, on the SS Alaska. It appears to be no coincidence that Ann, age 24, married James Park, age 27, on exactly that May 1st in Manhattan, New York!
Ann's parents were listed on the marriage certificate as Elizabeth Atkinson and Thomas Jones. Also arriving on the SS Alaska that day were a Thomas, a Jane (Ann's sister, Lucy perhaps?), an Arthur and a Catherine Jones. Elizabeth Crewdson and John Park were recorded as parents of the groom. James had emigrated a year earlier, also from Stan Laurel's hometown, Ulverston.
Ann gave birth to her first son, John Furness, on 16 Aug 1895 in Manhattan, at age 26. Her maiden name is noted as Ann Wilson Adkin.
Source: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 35663 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,320
The 1900 U.S. Census records the Park family with their first two children renting at 360 West 119th Street in Manhattan. James earned a living as an 'expert' accountant.
Ann gave birth to her youngest son, George, on 9 Jul 1905 in Manhattan, at age 36. His middle name of Colton was not recorded. Her maiden name is listed as Ann Wilson Atkinson.
Source: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 32312 film 1984651 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,984,651.
On October 8th 1920 Ann's application for a U.S. passport was approved. She was planning to sail with the Baltic on October 9th 1920 to visit relatives in England and stated that her husband had been naturalized in or about June 1908, but couldn't locate the document. The date she had been naturalized, had she been, was not provided. At the time she was 5'6" and had grey eyes.
In 1930 only Lucy M. and James C. lived with their parents in South Nyack, New York, at the home they owned at 144 South Broadway. The residence formerly belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, whose son later married the widowed daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Park, Dorothy Hand Park.
See: https://www.hrvh.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nyacklib/id/5907/rec/1
Ann was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack, New York. When she died, services were held there and not in Newark as stated in the newspaper. Funeral arrangements were made by the White Funeral Home at 43 So. Broadway in Nyack.
Family History:
Elizabeth Atkinson married Thomas Jones on December 23rd, 1869 in Ulverston. Thomas was the son of William Jones. According to the 1881 census they lived at 15 Hart Street in Ulverston, Cumbria, England, with John Atkinson who was widowed and head of household.
The Jones children were listed as grandchildren of John Atkinson: Ann Wilson, Mary Lizzie, Miriam (aka Mariah) Eleanor, John James Atkinson, Lucy Ann Jane, William and Thomas. By 1901 the census records indicated that Richard (age 19), Ada (age 16) and Ann (age 13) had since been born into the Jones family. This younger Ann came to be known as Amy.
In her obituary from 1962, Ann's surviving siblings were mentioned:
Mrs. (Mariah Eleanor) James Christopherson Penny of Hackensack, N.J.,
Mrs. Amy (Alfred C.) Battersby of York, PA., and
Ada (William George) Morcom of Liverpool, England.
Amy Jones was born in Ulverston on April 3rd 1887 according to her U.S. passport application dated March 16th 1921. She provided her husband's full name (Alfred Christopher Battersby) on the application and the fact that he had been born in England and had been naturalized in N.Y. on December 6th 1917.
Alfred Christopher was born on December 25th 1887 to Alice L. and Edward J. Battersby of Seascale, England. Brothers recorded on English census records from 1891 and 1901 were: William T., Arthur J. and Harold M. In 1891 a sister Gertrude is listed and in 1901 a sister, Eleanor G., who may be one and the same person. Alfred came to America on the SS Arabic from Liverpool on May 27th 1910. Amy came in 1910.
According to the N.Y. State Census of 1915 the Battersby family resided in the Bronx (New York, A.D. 35, E.D. 32, Bronx, New York, United States). By the time of the 1930 U.S. Census Amy, her husband and her daughter resided at New Rochelle, Westchester, New York.
Amy planned to visit her parents in England and to sail on the SS Celtic on May 28th 1921. She intended to visit France for "pleasure" as well. Amy stated she would be accompanied by her daughter, Elizabeth Winniefred, born July 10th, 1912 in N.Y.C. Their residence was recorded as 566 West 191st Street in New York. The 8-year-old Elisabeth boarded the SS Cedric in Liverpool with her mother on September 17th and returned on September 26th 1921 to N.Y. Boarding in Southhampton, the two returned on the SS Aquitana after another trip, arriving at New York six days later on September 7th 1928.
On September 28th 1933 the Daily News of New York reported that Elizabeth Battersby had married Joel Smith Harris (IV) of Lake Ronkonkoma, L. I. on October 4th 1930 in Rockville Center, Maryland. In October 1933 additional papers including the Daily News of Tarrytown reported, that Elizabeth Battersby Harris, being a kissless bride, had applied for an annulment of her marriage to the two year older Harris (IV). She was represented by the attorney, Harry Archer.
Justice William F. Bleakley of White Plains granted an annulment decree following testimony provided by Dr. Helen D. O'Brien of 125 Wallace Avenue, Mount Vernon. Many newspaper articles (Daily News on September 28th, Elmira Star-Gazette on October 16th) contained various photos of the "pretty brunette", Elizabeth Battersby, who attended a finishing school in Chevy Chase, Maryland, at the time. Her father was in advertising and lived in Fleetwood, N.Y.
Before a 2nd marriage Elizabeth reentered N.Y. on the SS Toloa on June 27th 1934 from Jamaica under the name of Betty Battersby and was living at 211 East 35th Street in New York City.
On November 15th 1934 Amy's daughter, Elizabeth W., married William D. Van Ness, son of Eva Dickenson and Henry Van Ness, in Manhattan. William was born in New Rochelle, N.Y. about 1900.
Alfred Battersby was drafted aged 54 in 1942, and when required to state who would know his current address he provided the army with the address of the Allied Store Corp at 1140 Broadway in N.Y.C. He stated his current address to be the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Seattle.
Elizabeth Winniefred Battersby Van Ness died on January 26th 1990 in Los Angeles, CA.
Of Ann Wilson Park's other siblings the following is known:
Mary Lizzie married George Edward Markham on October 23, 1894 in Ulverston.
Their children were Hilda May (m. Stanley Longmore), Kathleen Ella (m. Wilfred Keatley) and Edward Clement Markham (m. Edna May Stott).
Lucy Ann Jane (b. 1874) remained single and died in (Birmingham ?) England.
Lucy's twin brother, John James Atkinson Jones, and William Jones (b. 1877) may have remained in England.
A brother, Richard, born in 1881, had 3 children with his wife, Edna.
Thomas Park Jones was killed in WWI in Flanders in 1915.
Ann Wilson Park's sister, Miriam aka Mariah Eleanor Penny, was referred to as "Aunt Nellie" by Ann's descendants.
A record of Ann's birth is in Vol. 8e, page 737, line 75 at the General Register Office of the UK.
Ann had been named after her grandmother, Ann (nee Wilson) Atkinson. Ann Wilson Atkinson Jones disembarked at Ellis Island on May 1st 1893, coming from Ulverston, England, on the SS Alaska. It appears to be no coincidence that Ann, age 24, married James Park, age 27, on exactly that May 1st in Manhattan, New York!
Ann's parents were listed on the marriage certificate as Elizabeth Atkinson and Thomas Jones. Also arriving on the SS Alaska that day were a Thomas, a Jane (Ann's sister, Lucy perhaps?), an Arthur and a Catherine Jones. Elizabeth Crewdson and John Park were recorded as parents of the groom. James had emigrated a year earlier, also from Stan Laurel's hometown, Ulverston.
Ann gave birth to her first son, John Furness, on 16 Aug 1895 in Manhattan, at age 26. Her maiden name is noted as Ann Wilson Adkin.
Source: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 35663 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,320
The 1900 U.S. Census records the Park family with their first two children renting at 360 West 119th Street in Manhattan. James earned a living as an 'expert' accountant.
Ann gave birth to her youngest son, George, on 9 Jul 1905 in Manhattan, at age 36. His middle name of Colton was not recorded. Her maiden name is listed as Ann Wilson Atkinson.
Source: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 32312 film 1984651 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,984,651.
On October 8th 1920 Ann's application for a U.S. passport was approved. She was planning to sail with the Baltic on October 9th 1920 to visit relatives in England and stated that her husband had been naturalized in or about June 1908, but couldn't locate the document. The date she had been naturalized, had she been, was not provided. At the time she was 5'6" and had grey eyes.
In 1930 only Lucy M. and James C. lived with their parents in South Nyack, New York, at the home they owned at 144 South Broadway. The residence formerly belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, whose son later married the widowed daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Park, Dorothy Hand Park.
See: https://www.hrvh.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nyacklib/id/5907/rec/1
Ann was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack, New York. When she died, services were held there and not in Newark as stated in the newspaper. Funeral arrangements were made by the White Funeral Home at 43 So. Broadway in Nyack.
Family History:
Elizabeth Atkinson married Thomas Jones on December 23rd, 1869 in Ulverston. Thomas was the son of William Jones. According to the 1881 census they lived at 15 Hart Street in Ulverston, Cumbria, England, with John Atkinson who was widowed and head of household.
The Jones children were listed as grandchildren of John Atkinson: Ann Wilson, Mary Lizzie, Miriam (aka Mariah) Eleanor, John James Atkinson, Lucy Ann Jane, William and Thomas. By 1901 the census records indicated that Richard (age 19), Ada (age 16) and Ann (age 13) had since been born into the Jones family. This younger Ann came to be known as Amy.
In her obituary from 1962, Ann's surviving siblings were mentioned:
Mrs. (Mariah Eleanor) James Christopherson Penny of Hackensack, N.J.,
Mrs. Amy (Alfred C.) Battersby of York, PA., and
Ada (William George) Morcom of Liverpool, England.
Amy Jones was born in Ulverston on April 3rd 1887 according to her U.S. passport application dated March 16th 1921. She provided her husband's full name (Alfred Christopher Battersby) on the application and the fact that he had been born in England and had been naturalized in N.Y. on December 6th 1917.
Alfred Christopher was born on December 25th 1887 to Alice L. and Edward J. Battersby of Seascale, England. Brothers recorded on English census records from 1891 and 1901 were: William T., Arthur J. and Harold M. In 1891 a sister Gertrude is listed and in 1901 a sister, Eleanor G., who may be one and the same person. Alfred came to America on the SS Arabic from Liverpool on May 27th 1910. Amy came in 1910.
According to the N.Y. State Census of 1915 the Battersby family resided in the Bronx (New York, A.D. 35, E.D. 32, Bronx, New York, United States). By the time of the 1930 U.S. Census Amy, her husband and her daughter resided at New Rochelle, Westchester, New York.
Amy planned to visit her parents in England and to sail on the SS Celtic on May 28th 1921. She intended to visit France for "pleasure" as well. Amy stated she would be accompanied by her daughter, Elizabeth Winniefred, born July 10th, 1912 in N.Y.C. Their residence was recorded as 566 West 191st Street in New York. The 8-year-old Elisabeth boarded the SS Cedric in Liverpool with her mother on September 17th and returned on September 26th 1921 to N.Y. Boarding in Southhampton, the two returned on the SS Aquitana after another trip, arriving at New York six days later on September 7th 1928.
On September 28th 1933 the Daily News of New York reported that Elizabeth Battersby had married Joel Smith Harris (IV) of Lake Ronkonkoma, L. I. on October 4th 1930 in Rockville Center, Maryland. In October 1933 additional papers including the Daily News of Tarrytown reported, that Elizabeth Battersby Harris, being a kissless bride, had applied for an annulment of her marriage to the two year older Harris (IV). She was represented by the attorney, Harry Archer.
Justice William F. Bleakley of White Plains granted an annulment decree following testimony provided by Dr. Helen D. O'Brien of 125 Wallace Avenue, Mount Vernon. Many newspaper articles (Daily News on September 28th, Elmira Star-Gazette on October 16th) contained various photos of the "pretty brunette", Elizabeth Battersby, who attended a finishing school in Chevy Chase, Maryland, at the time. Her father was in advertising and lived in Fleetwood, N.Y.
Before a 2nd marriage Elizabeth reentered N.Y. on the SS Toloa on June 27th 1934 from Jamaica under the name of Betty Battersby and was living at 211 East 35th Street in New York City.
On November 15th 1934 Amy's daughter, Elizabeth W., married William D. Van Ness, son of Eva Dickenson and Henry Van Ness, in Manhattan. William was born in New Rochelle, N.Y. about 1900.
Alfred Battersby was drafted aged 54 in 1942, and when required to state who would know his current address he provided the army with the address of the Allied Store Corp at 1140 Broadway in N.Y.C. He stated his current address to be the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Seattle.
Elizabeth Winniefred Battersby Van Ness died on January 26th 1990 in Los Angeles, CA.
Of Ann Wilson Park's other siblings the following is known:
Mary Lizzie married George Edward Markham on October 23, 1894 in Ulverston.
Their children were Hilda May (m. Stanley Longmore), Kathleen Ella (m. Wilfred Keatley) and Edward Clement Markham (m. Edna May Stott).
Lucy Ann Jane (b. 1874) remained single and died in (Birmingham ?) England.
Lucy's twin brother, John James Atkinson Jones, and William Jones (b. 1877) may have remained in England.
A brother, Richard, born in 1881, had 3 children with his wife, Edna.
Thomas Park Jones was killed in WWI in Flanders in 1915.
Ann Wilson Park's sister, Miriam aka Mariah Eleanor Penny, was referred to as "Aunt Nellie" by Ann's descendants.
A record of Ann's birth is in Vol. 8e, page 737, line 75 at the General Register Office of the UK.
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