The 1900 US Census Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio - shows John Austin as born in England, in May, 1847, immigrated to the U.S. in 1871, living in the U.S. for 29 years. Occupation: Jeweler.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Austin Head M 53 England
Margaret Austin Wife F 47 England
Henry J Austin Son M 24 Ohio
Marguerite E Austin Daughter F 23 Ohio
John's daughter's corrected Birth Record (case no. 22362) signed by Marguerite Elizabeth Austin on July 21, 1941, gives his daughter's full name as: Marguerite Elizabeth Austin, born 07 Dec 1877, in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. This record states: "her birth has not been properly and accurately recorded in Vol. I. An incorrect first name and middle initial and that the name of her mother is recorded as 'Maggie Bell' which should be 'Margaret Bell.'"
Corrected Birth Record states the following on her parents:
Father: AUSTIN, John - 30 years old at time of her birth.
Father: born in Boxmoor, England
Father's Occupation: Watchmaker
Father's industry/business: Jeweler
Mother: BELL, Margaret 24 years old at time of her birth.
Mother: born in Fulmodestone, England.
Mother's Occupation: Housewife.
Boxmoor, or Boxmoor Village, is a district of Dacorum in Hertfordshire, England. It is now part of Hemel Hempstead (per Wikipedia).
The 1900 US Census Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio - shows John Austin as born in England, in May, 1847, immigrated to the U.S. in 1871, living in the U.S. for 29 years. Occupation: Jeweler.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Austin Head M 53 England
Margaret Austin Wife F 47 England
Henry J Austin Son M 24 Ohio
Marguerite E Austin Daughter F 23 Ohio
John's daughter's corrected Birth Record (case no. 22362) signed by Marguerite Elizabeth Austin on July 21, 1941, gives his daughter's full name as: Marguerite Elizabeth Austin, born 07 Dec 1877, in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. This record states: "her birth has not been properly and accurately recorded in Vol. I. An incorrect first name and middle initial and that the name of her mother is recorded as 'Maggie Bell' which should be 'Margaret Bell.'"
Corrected Birth Record states the following on her parents:
Father: AUSTIN, John - 30 years old at time of her birth.
Father: born in Boxmoor, England
Father's Occupation: Watchmaker
Father's industry/business: Jeweler
Mother: BELL, Margaret 24 years old at time of her birth.
Mother: born in Fulmodestone, England.
Mother's Occupation: Housewife.
Boxmoor, or Boxmoor Village, is a district of Dacorum in Hertfordshire, England. It is now part of Hemel Hempstead (per Wikipedia).