Other Lands in Philadelphia
There was a limited population of Lands in the censuses in Philadelphia in 1880, 1900, 1910 and
1920. Several of them were definitely connected to either Samuel or Lydia. Of the remaining Lands
in the records several families were of German extraction and several were African Americans.
Some of the Lands were (like Lydia and Samuel) born in England (or had fathers who were born in England), connected with the weaving industry, and were contemporaries of William and Lydia or their children. I do not know if this is just coincidence. However, since the numbers of other Lands in the censuses was so limited, I am including them for the time being in case I can connect them in some way. Among other things that are of interest is the theory that people did not move in isolation. These families were in the same industries, immigrated around the same times, and used some of the same given names.
- Thomas Land
According to the 1870 census index, Thomas Land, age 36, born in England, 6
ward, 17 district, roll 1391, page 144.
- William Land
William Land was listed in
the 1880 and 1900 censuses. Based on the information in the census, William Land
was born circa 1840. Based on the places of birth of the children, this family of Lands
immigrated no later than 1867. However, in the 1900 census his immigration was listed as 1871.
1880 census:
William Land and family on West End Avenue as follows:
- William Land, age 40, working in a cotton mill,
unemployed for 5 months in 1880, born in England
- Margaret, wife, age 40, housekeeper,
born in England
- A Sarah, age 21, cotton weaver, born in England
- Emma,
age 16, working in a cotton mill, born in England
- Rudolph, age 13, working in a cotton mill,
born in Pennsylvania
- A. Martha, age 8, at school
- B. Zenas, age 6, born in Pennsylvania
1900 census: 61st and Pine Streets
- William E Land, janitor, aged 60 was living , born March 1840 in England, married 41
years, no notation that he was naturalized, in the US 30 years, immigrated in 1871
- Margaret, wife, born August 1837, age 60, mother of 11 children, 5 still living, born
in England
- Zenas, Land, born February 1874, age 26, married 6 years, born in Pennsylvania,
weaver in woolen mill
- Gertrude (wife of Zenas) born January 1875, age 25, 2 children
- Harold, born April 1896 in Pennsylvania , age 5,
- William B, born June 1898 in Pennsylvania, age 1
The 1910 Census: The index for the census includes a listing for William
Land age 70, however, the page does not appear to have been microfilmed. The numbers
are listed from family 281 to 290, with families numbers 182 through 289 missing.
William was supposed to be family 285.
Question? What is the possibility that William was related to the other Lands?
- He is a weaver from England.
- He immigrated around the time as other related Lands.
- The Land population in Philadelphia was not very large.
- He cannot be a son of John Land if he was really born in 1840. John Land had a
son William born in 1848. He appears to be a bit young to be a brother of John Land.
- George Land
The 1900 census: Dobson Old Road, Ward 38
- George Land, head, widow, born May 1859 in England, father born England, mother born Ireland,
immigrated in 1883, naturalized, laborer in a woolen mill
- Edith, daughter,
born in February 1885 in Pennsylvania, twister in a silk mill, father born England, mother born in
Ireland
- Anne, daughter, born 1887 in Pennsylvania, age 13, winder in silk
mill, father born England, mother born in Ireland
- (can't read), daughter, born in March 1889 in
Pennsylvania, at school, father born England, mother born in Ireland
- Maurice, born March 1890, at school, father born England mother born ireland
-
(can't read [Mary according to Ancestry index]), mother born in 18-- [1835 according to
Ancestry index], mother of 5 children 2 still living, born Ireland, both parents
born Ireland, immigrated in 1884
1910 Census: George was listed in the 1910 which I haven't accessed yet.
Question? What is the possibility that George was related to the other Lands?
- He is a weaver from England.
- He immigrated around the time as other related Lands.
- The Land population in Philadelphia was not very large.
See George Land and Mary Ann Land in Batley and Philly
- Harold Land
1910 census:
Harold Land, at 5339 Addison Street,
stenographer asphalt paving company, age 24, born in Pennsylvania, father born in
England, wife, Ida, age 24, born in Pennsylvania, no children.
Harold was born after
the 1880 census. There are no records for the 1890 census. He does not appear
in the 1900 census. He may have been the son of Samuel Land or William Land.
The Lands in Other Records in Philadelphia Between 1901 and 1910
Deaths for the name Land that I did not check are:
Joseph in 1900 #17492 Samuel D. in 1900 #23260 J.E. in 1900 #26264
Rebecca in 1901 #8359 Francis X. in 1902, #21960 Joseph J. in 1902, #3497
George B. in 1903, #16567 Martha in 1903 #7145.
See George Land and Mary Ann Land in Batley and Philly
and other lands in Ward #38.
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