Jean Buchan Downie

1889 - 1977  (87 years)

• Name	Jean Buchan Downie
  Born	5 July 1889	Rosehearty, Pitsligo, Aberdeen, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 April 1977	West Chester, Chester County, PA, USA
  Notes	Jean emigrated to the U.S. (Philadelphia) in 1909 through Ellis Island. There were nine children in the family. She was the second child to emigrate, following by two years her older brother James Sim Downie who paid for her passage. The rest of Jean's family (three younger brothers and three younger sisters along with her father and mother) emigrated (also through Ellis Island) in 1914. The eldest child, a female, remained and married in Scotland. Ellis Island record: First Name: Jeanie Last Name: Downie Ethnicity: Scotland, Scotch Last Place of Residence: Rosehearty, Scotland Date of Arrival: Aug 29, 1909 Age at Arrival: 19y Gender: F Marital Status: S Ship of Travel: Columbia Port of Departure: Glasgow via Moville Manifest Line Number: 0014 no occupation stated nearest relative in UK father John Downie, Dingwall St, Rosehearty final destination Philadephia, PA joining brother (who paid for passage) James Downie, 3417 Howell St, Philadephia, PA place of birth Rosehearty, Scotland ============================ Returning to PA, USA in 1916 with children Evelyn Reid H & Andrew H appear to live in Narbeth, PA and had also lived in Philadelphia see file with images of ship Manifest That trip (where they returned 10 Oct 1916 through Ellis Island) was where Jean Buchan Houliston took daughter Evelyn and brother Andrew (third child Craig wasn't born yet) back to Scotland to show off her family to the Scottish relatives. Not sure how long they were there. They went to Rosehearty but not sure if they went to Edinburgh -- although suspect they did because there were many more Houliston relatives in Edinburgh than there were Downie ones in Rosehearty. A relative in Rosehearty in the late 1970's (Margaret Simpson) remembered that visit. A couple of interesting items about the Cameronia I (there was also a Cameronia II). In early 1917, she was commandered by the British as a troop ship and sunk by a German submarine on April 15, 1917, in the Mediterranean. <http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=came1> In 1915, Cameronia also had an interesting connection to the Lusitania per the following: <http://rmslusitania.info/pages/cameronia.html> ====================================== ======================== 1920 USA census: Geo M Houliston 32 immigrated 1907 Landscape gardener Jean 30 immigrated 1909 Evelyn 7 born PA Andrew 5 born PA Craig 2 born PA ===================== ======================== 1930 USA census: George Houliston 42 age at 1st marriage 24 immigrated 1906 Landscape gardener Jean 40 age at 1st marriage 22 immigrated 1909 Evelyn 17 born PA Andrew 15 born PA Craig 12 born PA ===================== Individual Record FamilySearch™ U.S. Social Security Death Index 30 September 2000 Select record to download - Maximum: 50 Jean HOULISTON Birth Date: 5 Jul 1889 Death Date: Apr 1977 Social Security Number: 174-50-4289 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Pennsylvania Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 19380 Localities: W Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I5517	Houliston Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 December 2006

  
  

  Father	John Downie,   b. 1 August 1863, Rosehearty, Pitsligo, Aberdeen, Scotland
  Mother	Annie ?,   b. about 1864, Rosehearty, Aberdeen, Scotland
  Family ID	F1970	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	George McIntosh Houliston,   b. 25 November 1887, St Andrew, Edinburgh, Scotland ,   d. 11 January 1956, Brandenton, Mantee County, FL, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	4 July 1911	Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
  Children	+ 1. Evelyn Reid Houliston,   b. 26 July 1912, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, USA ,   d. 15 September 2003, Chester, Delaware County, PA, USA  (Age 91 years) + 2. Andrew Houliston,   b. 17 September 1914, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, USA ,   d. 6 September 1999, Middletown, Dauphin County, PA, USA  (Age 84 years) + 3. Craig Houliston,   b. 13 March 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, USA ,   d. 5 June 1993, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F398	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart