How Did The English Diaspora In The 1920s
England and the United States in the 1920s: Liverpool to Chicago
1929 Great Depression: Local and Global effects
The English Diaspora: A long tradition of immigration
To discover more about my family history, I interviewed my Great Aunt, (Father’s Mother’s Sister) Edna Wooding, who currently resides in Chicago. Me: Where did you live growing up, and how did your family come to live there?
Edna Wooding: My parents came from England, from Liverpool. My mom’s name was Edna, I was named after her. My father’s name was Charles, they bought their first and only home in Chicago. 7506 South May Street.
Me: Do we still have family in Liverpool?
EW: We have some in Preston, in London.
Me: Were there …show more content…
Although he was only homeschooled to the age of 15 by his mother, he was practiced enough in mathematics to land a job as an accountant in the prosperous city of Chicago, earning money and spending very little in the hopes that he would soon be able to afford his fiancée’s trip to America to join him. Free of the economic pressure his family still faced in Liverpool, Charles resided in a boarding house, living the American Dream in one of the most up-and-coming sites in the U.S. After four years, Charles had earned enough money to pay for a first-class ticket for Edna to sail to the United States and start a new life with him, and he was also able to afford a home in which they would live. Bringing a cake her family had made for her wedding, Edna departed for America in 1929, sailing in the highest comfort available at the time. Once she arrived at Ellis Island, she was greeted by a travelers’ aid sent by Charles who escorted her to Chicago safely. This was important because after immigrants of the 1920s passed through Ellis Island, it was up to them to find their way to their destination, and many businessmen or thugs were quick to exploit the helpless and unwary newcomers. Nevertheless, Edna arrived safely in Chicago (with the exception that the cake sustained minor damage from the custom’s officers poking holes in it) and was married to Charles Wooding three weeks after settling into their new home at 7506 South May Street in South Chicago, 10 years after being engaged in Liverpool, England. The wedding was low key because the couple didn’t know many people in their new home. The landlord of the boarding house that Charles was living in became the Maid of Honor and the man that sponsored Charles’ immigration became his Best Man. Life was exceptional for the newly wed Wooding’s; the income was flowing, and being married
1929 Great Depression: Local and Global effects
The English Diaspora: A long tradition of immigration
To discover more about my family history, I interviewed my Great Aunt, (Father’s Mother’s Sister) Edna Wooding, who currently resides in Chicago. Me: Where did you live growing up, and how did your family come to live there?
Edna Wooding: My parents came from England, from Liverpool. My mom’s name was Edna, I was named after her. My father’s name was Charles, they bought their first and only home in Chicago. 7506 South May Street.
Me: Do we still have family in Liverpool?
EW: We have some in Preston, in London.
Me: Were there …show more content…
Although he was only homeschooled to the age of 15 by his mother, he was practiced enough in mathematics to land a job as an accountant in the prosperous city of Chicago, earning money and spending very little in the hopes that he would soon be able to afford his fiancée’s trip to America to join him. Free of the economic pressure his family still faced in Liverpool, Charles resided in a boarding house, living the American Dream in one of the most up-and-coming sites in the U.S. After four years, Charles had earned enough money to pay for a first-class ticket for Edna to sail to the United States and start a new life with him, and he was also able to afford a home in which they would live. Bringing a cake her family had made for her wedding, Edna departed for America in 1929, sailing in the highest comfort available at the time. Once she arrived at Ellis Island, she was greeted by a travelers’ aid sent by Charles who escorted her to Chicago safely. This was important because after immigrants of the 1920s passed through Ellis Island, it was up to them to find their way to their destination, and many businessmen or thugs were quick to exploit the helpless and unwary newcomers. Nevertheless, Edna arrived safely in Chicago (with the exception that the cake sustained minor damage from the custom’s officers poking holes in it) and was married to Charles Wooding three weeks after settling into their new home at 7506 South May Street in South Chicago, 10 years after being engaged in Liverpool, England. The wedding was low key because the couple didn’t know many people in their new home. The landlord of the boarding house that Charles was living in became the Maid of Honor and the man that sponsored Charles’ immigration became his Best Man. Life was exceptional for the newly wed Wooding’s; the income was flowing, and being married