Initial Response Information:

NY Marriage Index
– Name: Thomas H Sealy
– Gender: Male
– Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1895
– Marriage Place: Manhattan, NY, USA
– Spouse: Edith Meeker
– Certificate Number: 12061

1910 census Marblehead, Essex, MA
– Sealy, Thomas H, age 42, b. NJ, father b. ENG, mother b. NJ, stock and bonds broker, md 14 yrs to
– Sealy, Edith M, age 36, b. NJ, NJ, NY, 3 children, 2 living
– Sealy, Christine G, age 9, b. NJ, NJ, NJ; Hampton S, age 5, b. NY, NJ, NJ
– Francis, Dora, age 19, black, servant, b. MA, CAN, MA

1900 census Newark, Essex, NJ (Sealy transcribed as Lealy)
– Sealy, Thomas H, b. May 1869, NJ, ENG, NJ, clerk, broker, md 5 yrs to
– Sealy, Edith, b. Jul 1873, NJ, NJ, NY, 1 ch, 1 living
– Sealy, Christine, b. May 1900, NJ, NJ, NJ

1900 census Brooklyn, Kings, NY
– Sealy, Thomas, b. Nov 1823, ENG, ENG, ENG, came to US in 1828, hat manufacturer, md 38 yrs to
– Sealy, Amanda, b. Sept 1836 NJ, NJ, NJ, 7 ch, 3 living
– Sealy, Elizabeth, b. Oct 1864; William D, b. May 1866; both b. NJ, ENG, NJ; Joseph C, b. Oct 1876, CT, ENG, NJ; Edgar D, b. Sept 1882, NJ, ENG, NJ, underwear clerk

1880 census East Orange, Essex, NJ
– Sealy, Thomas, age 55, b. ENG, ENG, ENG, hat manufacturer
– Sealy, Amanda, age 42, b. NJ, ENG, NJ
– Sealy, Mary, age 20; Elizabeth, age 16; William, age 15, in brokers office; Thomas, age 13; all b. NJ, ENG, NJ; Joseph, age 3, b. CT, ENG, NJ

1870 census Newark, Essex, NJ
– Seely, Thomas, age 45, hat manufacturer, b. ENG
– Seely, Amanda, age 33, b. NJ
– Seely, Robert, age 11; Mary, age 10; Elizabeth, age 6; William, age 5; Thomas, age 3; all b. NJ
– Dawson, Amanda, age 14; Louise, age 11; both b. NJ
– Bruen, Amanda, age 61, b. NJ

1860 census Newark, Essex, NJ
– Sealey, Thos, age 35, b. ENG, hat manf
– Sealey, Mary, age 33, b. NJ
– Sealey, Rob’t, age 1; Gertrude, age 1 mo; both b. NJ
– Lee, Rebecca D, age 53, b. NJ
– (Living next door to a large family of Dawsons, but no Amanda or Louise)

1850 census Newark, Essex, NJ
– Sealey, John, age 65, cabinet maker, b. ENG
– Sealey, Elizabeth, age 55, b. ENG
– Sealey, Albert, age 32, cabinet maker; Thomas H, age 26, hatter; both b. ENG
– Sealey, Joseph, age 18, jeweler, b. NJ
– Rowden, Matilda, age 21, b. ENG
– Sealey, Phebe A, age 19, b. NJ
– Rowden, Henry P, age 25, jeweler, b. ENG
– (In 1860 John Sealy, age 75, is still in Newark with daughter Phebe, age 28, sons Joseph, age 26, and Albert, age 46, and Robert Raden, age 9, and 1 female, Irish servant)

England Birth and Christening Index
Thomas Hewlett Sealy
– Gender: Male
– Baptism Date: 25 Dec 1823
– Baptism Place: Worle, Somerset, England
– Parents: John Sealy and Betsy Sealy
– FHL Film Number: 1526122
– Reference ID: 33

Albert Sealy
– Baptism: 17 Nov 1816, South Brent, Somerset, England
– Parents: Elizabeth and John Sealy

Matilda Sealy
– Baptism: 8 May 1829, Worle, Somerset, England
– Parents: Betsey and John Sealy

John Sealy
– Gender: Male
– Baptism Date: 17 Apr 1785
– Baptism Place: South Brent, Somerset, England
– Parents: John Sealy and Ann
– FHL Film Number: 0990348 IT 4

England, Select Marriages
– Name: John Sealy
– Gender: Male
– Marital Status: Single
– Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1815
– Marriage Place: Banwell, Somerset, England
– Spouse: Elizabeth Hewett
– FHL Film Number: 1517682

So, Samuel’s family goes back to John Sealy who was born in 1785 in Somersetshire, England, and emigrated to the US about 1830.

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