Harry Dickinson came from England around 1880 and lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, until 1905, when the family moved to Newark, New Jersey. They lived at 178 South 7th Street when the census was taken in 1910 and in 1920, but it appears they moved 2.5 miles to the west side of Newark between 1920 and 1930.
When the census was taken in 1930, Harry Dickinson lived at 324 Smith Street in Newark, New Jersey, with four of his grown children. His youngest, Ruth, was 18 years old. John was 25 and worked as a book clerk for an insurance company, Rose was 28 and worked as a school teacher at a public school, and Emma was 36 and unemployed, but, as we all know, she was standing in for her mother, Annie, as housewife of the family. Annie had died 17 years prior, in 1913, at the age of 42, when Emma was 19 years old. Emma's older sister, Elizabeth, married John MacArthur in 1914, and lived nearby, but Emma never married or had children. She had vowed to care for her father and siblings and that is her legacy. You can read her 1919 diary here.
According to the 1930 census details, Harry was 66 years old and worked as Helper at a Steel Mill. He indicated he became a naturalized citizen in 1881. He was renting the family's home at 324 Smith Street and paid $57.50 monthly for rent.
The following year, in 1931, Harry and his daughter, Emma, took an extended three month vacation to visit family in England. We have video and other memorabilia from that trip, that you can see here. On the ship manifest, Harry and Emma gave 324 Smith Street, Newark, New Jersey, as their address. This is the same place they lived when the census was taken in 1930. Harry died December 7, 1935, possibly here.
For more about the Dickinsons see the Dickinson page.
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