Grace Lye (b1852)

Grace Lye

Birth: 25 April 1852 in Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset, England
Death: 21 April 1931 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

3rd great-grandmother (my relation)

Family

Parents

Thomas Lye
Rosanna Brown

Spouse & Children

William Douglas Rowsell
(1843-1916)
- Walter Rowsell (1879-1970)

Historical Overview

Grace Lye was born 25 April 1852 in Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Lye and Rosanna Brown. When Grace was young, her family moved several kilometers away from her birth town to the small town of Crewkerne.

By late 1874 Grace converted to the Mormon Church and in September of that year Grace immigrated to the United States to meet up with the majority of Mormons in Utah.

- Last updated 20 April 2017

Timeline

1852 General Register Office Index

25 April 1852 - Birth

Grace Lye was born 25 April 1852 in the small village of Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Lye and Rosanna Brown. She had quite a few brothers and sisters, but a total number is unknown at this time. - Last updated 17 April 2017

Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset, England

Sources:
General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, Birth Index, 1852, Apr-May-Jun, p. 526, Grace Lye, Yeovil Registration District (volume 5c, p. 526); digital image “England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915,” Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed April 2017.

Utah, State Board of Health, Death Certificate, Certificate 668, Grace Rowsell, died 21 April 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, digital image, "Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961," Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed April 2017.

1852 Baptism Record

25 July 1852 - Baptism

Grace was baptized on 25 July 1852 in the parish of Haselbury Plucknett in the county of Somerset. She was just a couple of months old when she was baptized. - Last updated 17 April 2017

Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset, England

Source: Parish Church of Haselbury Plucknett (Church of England, Somerset) Register of Baptisms in the Parish of Haselbury Plucknett, p. 32, number 256, Grace Lye, baptized 25 July 1852; digital image, “Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914,” Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed April 2017.

1861 UK Census for Grace Lye & family - p.01

1861 UK Census for Grace Lye & family - p.02

1861 - Residence (UK Census)

In 1861, Grace and her family were living in the small village of Crewkerne. Grace was 8 years old and she was the fifth child out of nine.

Crewkerne is only a short distance from Haselbury Plucknett, where Grace, her parents, and many of her siblings were born. By the time the 1861 census was enumerated the family had moved from Haselbury Plucknett to Crewkerne, which is about 4.4 km apart. - Last updated 20 April 2017

1886 Ordnance Survey map which includes Crewkerne and Haselbury Plucknett.
For a more detailed version of the map, visit the National Library of Scotland.

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Source: 1861 England Census, Crewkerne, Somerset, ED 4, Folio 63, p. 21, Dwelling 95, Viney Bridge, Thomas Lye Household; digital image, “1861 England Census,” Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed April 2017.
Map Source: Ordnance Survey, Somerset LXXXIX.SW (includes: Crewkerne; Haslebury Plucknett; Merriott; Misterton; North Perrot.) (Crewkerne: Ordnance Survey, 1886); digital image, “OS Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952,” Maps, National Library of Scotland (http://maps.nls.uk/), accessed April 2017.

1871 UK Census for Grace Lye and sister, Phillis Lye

1871 - Residence (UK Census)

By 1871 Grace's father, Thomas, had died and Grace was a young woman. She and her sister, Phillis, moved down to a small village called Loders. They were both working in some sort of factory, but the kind of factory is unknown. - Last updated 20 April 2017

1888 map of Loders. For a more detailed version of the map, visit the National Library of Scotland.

Loders, Dorset, England

Source: 1871 England Census, Loders, Dorset, ED 3, Folio 73, p. 48, Dwelling 271, Dottrey, Phillis Lye Household; digital image, “1871 England Census,” Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed April 2017.

September 1874 - Departure & Immigration to United States

By September 1874 Grace came in contact with Mormon missionaries and converted to the Mormon Church. She decided she wanted to join the majority of the other members of the Mormon Church in Utah, so in early September 1874 she left without anyone else in her family for the 8-9 day voyage to the United States. The exact date of departure is unknown, but she departed Liverpool in early September. - Last updated 20 April 2017

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

1874 Passenger List (First page with ship info and dates)

1874 Passenger List for Grace Lye

14 September 1874 - Arrival

Grace arrived in New York City on 20 April 1874 on the passenger ship S.S. Wyoming. She traveled across the Atlantic without any of her family members. Below is the best quality photo I can find of the passenger ship.
- Last updated 20 April 2017

New York City, New York County, New York, USA

Source: United States, Treasury Department, Customs Service, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, S.S. Wyoming, arrived 14 September 1874, Line 446, Grace Lye; digital image, “New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957,” Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed April 2017.
Passenger Ship Photo Source: Unknown photographer, “S.S. Wyoming, 1870 Guion Line,” photograph, (unknown city, unknown state: unknown publisher, 1870); digital image, "S.S. Wyoming," Genealogy, Dr. David W. Rudge (http://homepages.wmich.edu/~rudged/gen/ship.html), accessed April 2017.

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