• 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

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.