Photo: Gordon, Thomas 1918 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Derry Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Boyd Gray boydgray26@utvinternet.com August 1, 2011, 1:33 pm PHOTO: GORDON, THOMAS 1918 Source: Family Album Date Of Photograph: 1918 Photo can be seen at: https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/photos/gordon300gph.jpg Tommy Gordon of Lislea, near Kilrea in County Londonderry, married his mother's first cousin sometime around 1909. This is possibly why they got married in New York. He left Londonderry on 3rd June 1905 on board the SS Colombia and arrived in New York on 12th June 1905 giving his destination as the home of a friend, Wm Carmichael, at 1748 Blair Street, Philadelphia. There is no evidence however that he ever went to Philly as all his future addresses are in Manhattan. Gave his address as 315 East 33rd Street in the 1910 census where he lived in a rented house with wife Margaret, daughter Adeline, and boarders James/William Bellingham and Douglas Bamford. Presumably lived at the address Margaret gave when she returned from Ireland in 1913 which was 305 East 91st Street. 517 East 85th Street, Manhattan given as his address on his daughter's birth cert (my mother, Frances) in 1917. By 1918, he had moved again - Al Luce writes, "I have just discovered a partial index to the World War I US Draft Registration cards (1917 - 1918). The index is part of the Ancestry.com subscription service. I did find a listing for a Thomas Gordon, native of Ireland, born: 29 Feb 1884, living with his wife, Margaret, in Locust Valley, NY and working as a farmer for an A. Burchard. Also registering from Locust Valley are: Thomas Bellingham (wife: Lavinia), working as a farmer for the same person and William J Bellingham (wife: no name given) born: Vow, No Ireland, working as an Insurance Broker. William registered in the first draft call on 5 Jun 1917 and the Thomases registered in the third call on 12 Sep 1918." Had returned home by the birth of Anna in October 1920, so probaby did not make it into the 1920 census. Additional Comments: This photograph shows a man who was very proud of his appearance, a man who can not have relished returning to Ireland to take over the family farm after 15 years living in cosmopolitan Manhatten.