Thomas Ferris

#44, b. 1842, d. 10 November 1899
FatherThomas Ferris b. c 1806, d. 16 Aug 1875
MotherCatherine Skelton b. 1809, d. 12 Feb 1867

Spouse

Mary Jane Barris b. 1843, d. 5 Sep 1930
Children

BMDB

     Thomas Ferris was born in 1842 at New Mills Parish, Tyrone, Ireland; Per cemetery marker. He married Mary Jane Barris, daughter of Robert Barris and Mary Jane Wade, on 10 March 1865 at Anglers Row, Dalry Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 Thomas Ferris died on 10 November 1899 at Lowell, Middlesex, Mass.2 He was buried on 12 November 1899 at Edson Cemetery Lowell, Middlesex, Mass.3,4

Other Events

     Thomas Ferris and his four oldest children immigrated to the Port of Boston on the SS Prussian, 1940 tons, arriving on 5 July 1882. He was passenger number 66.5
Moses Ferris and Thomas Ferris were brothers. Their wives were sisters.

Time Line

Birth1842, New Mills Parish, Tyrone, Ireland
Census1861, Mosshall, Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, ScotlandThomas Ferris6
Marriage1865, Anglers Row, Dalry Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandMary Jane Barris1
Birth of Son1866, 6 Truffhill Row, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandRobert Ferris7
Birth of Son1868, 6 Truffhill Row, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandThomas A Ferris8
Birth of Son1870, 100 Burnfoothill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandJames Ferris9
Census1871, 100 Lethanhill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandMary Jane Barris10
Birth of Daughter1872, 103 Burnfoothill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandMary Jane Ferris11
Birth of Daughter1875, 126 Burnfoothill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandMargaret Ferris12
Birth of Daughter1877, 126 Lethanhill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandElizabeth Ferris13
Birth of Daughter1880, 126 Lethanhill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandJessie Ferris14
Census1881, 126 Lethanhill, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, ScotlandMary Jane Barris15
Immigration1882, Port of Boston, Suffolk, Mass5
Birth of Son1883, Lowell, Middlesex, MassWilliam A Ferris16
Death of Son1892, Brookline, Norfolk, MassRobert Ferris17
Death1899, Lowell, Middlesex, Mass2
Burial1899, Edson Cemetery Lowell, Middlesex, Mass3,4
ChartsDescendants of Joseph Barris
Descendants of Robert Barris
Descendants of Thomas Ferris

Flags

F-A-G Memorial Found

Citations

  1. Statutory Civil Registers of Scotland (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Marriages, 1865, Dalry Parish, Ayrshire, Page 10, No 19, Ref 587/xx 0019.
  2. Mass Archives Online Vital Records Index, 1841-1915, Massachusetts Archives, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, [hereinafter Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915], Deaths, Vol 493, Page 493, Lowell, 1899.
  3. Edson Cemetery, Lot 5412, Lat 42D 37.047M North, Long 71D 18.505M West.
  4. Find A Grave Memorial.
  5. Boston Passenger Lists, 1848-1891, Series M265, Roll 082, List XXX, SS Prussian, arriving 5 Jul 1882, Steerage, Passengers #62 through #66; (Washington, DC: National Archives).
  6. Scotland Census of 1861 (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Census, 1861, Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Enum Book 5, Page 20, Ref 625/02 005/00 020.
  7. Scotland VRs, Births, 1866, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 61, No 182, Ref 586/182.
  8. Scotland VRs, Births, 1868, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 21, No 61, Ref 586/061.
  9. Scotland VRs, Births, 1870, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 33, No 98, Ref 586/098.
  10. Scotland Census of 1871 (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Census, 1871, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Enum Book 6, Page 35, Ref 586/00 006/00 035.
  11. Scotland VRs, Births, 1872, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 93, No 278, Ref 586/278.
  12. Scotland VRs, Births, 1875, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 81, No 241, Ref 586/241.
  13. Scotland VRs, Births, 1877, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 86, No 257, Ref 586/257.
  14. Scotland VRs, Births, 1880, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Page 56, No 168, Ref 586/168.
  15. Scotland Census of 1881 (New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT, Scotland: General Register Office), Census, 1881, Dalmellington Parish, Ayrshire, Enum Book 6, Page 30, Ref 586/00 006/00 030.
  16. Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915, Births, Vol 341, Page 132, Lowell, 1883.
  17. Mass Arch VR Index, 1841-1915, Deaths, Vol 428, Page 452, Brookline, 1892.