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1847–1868

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Birth Date
19 March 1811
Death Date
December 1872
Gender
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Samuel Lee Ramsden

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  • The family sailed to America in 1856 in the ship Horizon, and their name was listed as “Rumsden” on the ship manifest.  Twelve-year-old Samuel also appears on the ship manifest with them, but we have not been able to confirm his arrival in Utah.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 45
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Esther Ramsden (Age: 44)

Sources

  • 1851 England and Wales Census.
  • 1861 England and Wales Census.
  • England Marriages, 1538-1973.
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914.
  •   Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 7, 62.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 302.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 240.