John PALTRIDGE

  General Notes:

Births Dec 1882
Paltridge John Barnstaple 5b 457

He married twice. Second wife was Helen. Lived in Des Moines and was a carpentry teacher

1891 census
RG10/1773 F111 P5
29 Gaydon Street, Barnstaple, Devon
John Paltridge, Head, M, 31, Police Constable, Devon Okehampton
Mary Elizabeth Paltridge, Wife, M, 32, , Devon Barnstaple
William Henry do, Son, , 10, Scholar, Devon Barnstaple
John do, Son, , 8, Scholar, Devon Barnstaple
Hannah do, Daur, , 5, Scholar, Devon Barnstaple
Beatrice Bessie do, Daur, , 2, Scholar, Devon Barnstaple
William Hamlyn Harding, Boarder, S, 19, Painters Apprentice, Devon Torrington

1901 census
RG13/2143 F135 P49
Bicton Street, Barnstaple, Devon
John Paltridge, Head, M, 41, Police Constable, Devon Okehampton
Mary E do, Wife, M, 42, , Devon Barnstaple
William H do, Son, S, 20, Newspaper Clerk, Devon Barnstaple
John do, Son, S, 18, Cabinet Maker, Devon Barnstaple
Hannah do, Daur, S, 15, Dress Maker, Devon Barnstaple
Beatrice B do, Daur, S, 12, , Devon Barnstaple
Adele L do, Daur, S, 2, , Devon Barnstaple

From Ellis Island web site
Immigration through Ellis Island on the SS Campania that left Liverpool on 18 April 1902 and arrived 25 April 1903.
John Paltridge, 20yrs 8 mo, Male, Single, Cabinet Maker, able to read and write, from England, last residence Barnstaple, final destination Reedsburg Lark, has a ticket and paid himself, staying with uncle J H Blake in Reedsburg, in good health
W H Paltridge, 22yrs, Male, Single, Clerk, able to read and write, from England, last residence Barnstaple, final destination Reedsburg Lark, has a ticket and paid himself, staying with uncle J H Blake in Reedsburg, in good health
William Hy Paltridge, 22yrs, Male, Single, News Clerk, able to read and write, from England, last residence Barnstaple, final destination Reedsburg Lark, has a ticket and paid himself, staying with uncle J H Blake in Reedsburg Wisconsin, in good health
- the last entry was crossed through (duplicate)
- J H Blake could be J W Blake
- There is a birth in Sep 1851 Barnstaple 10 21 of John White Blake

On Findmypast.com they are listed on page 9 of the manifest of the Campania (4973 tons) leaving Liverpool on 18 April 1903 for Queenstown, New York as 2nd cabin. The Master was J B Watt. Original doc is National Archives ref BT27/399
Ticket 9156 Mr W H Paltridge, single Male
Ticket 9157 Mr J Paltridge, single Male