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Marriage: Children:
  1. Annie Amelia Muff: Birth: 10 NOV 1856 in England. Death: 4 APR 1926 in 4509 Hedge Street, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

  2. Arthur Edward Muff: Birth: 28 AUG 1858 in Tyersall Hall, Pudsey, Bradford, England. Death: 23 JUN 1907 in Mount Moriah Cemetery sec 126 lot 31 #80692

  3. Mary Ann (Polly) Muff: Birth: 1 DEC 1859 in Tyersall Hall, Bradford, England. Death: 18 JAN 1863 in Tyersall Hall, Bradford, England

  4. Julia Eliza Muff: Birth: 25 MAR 1861 in Tyersall Hall, Bradford, England. Death: 29 APR 1923 in 4433 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

  5. Clara Emily Muff: Birth: 7 MAR 1863 in Tyersall Hall, Bradford, England. Death: 23 JAN 1934

  6. Frances Ann Patience Muff: Birth: 18 OCT 1864 in Leeds, York County, England. Death: 27 DEC 1945

  7. Elizabeth Ann Muff: Birth: 13 JUL 1866 in Knostrop, England. Death: 16 SEP 1942 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

  8. Harry John William Muff: Birth: 1 AUG 1868 in Knostrop on Leeds, England. Death: 8 AUG 1869 in Knostrop On Leeds, England, United Kingdom

  9. Edward John Henry Muff: Birth: 20 OCT 1874 in 2613 Waterloo Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Death: 29 AUG 1876 in Mount Moriah Cemetery sec 126 lot 31


Notes
a. Note:   ich is near Leeds, Yorkshire. He came to the United States from England in 1868 and settled in Rhode Island. He then came to the Philadelphia area and settled in the West End - Cedar Ave. All his children were born in England, when he came to the United States one more child (Harry) was born, but he died in 1874. He was buried in Mt Moriah and the headstone says "our Harry". Edward and his wife are buried in Mt Moriah, the original headstone was ruined by vandals and was replaced with a plain one that only has the name "Muff". This preceding information is from Mary Bertha Muff b 1896, married Andrew Crowley.
  Family Bible says he was born at Wibsey Bank Foot near Bradford at 16 minutes past one am.
  From the Births, Marriages, and Deaths section of the "Bradford Observer" for Thursday January 5, 1854 - "On Monday week, at the Parish Church, Parish of Huddersfield, County of York, by the Rev F Smith, Mr Edward Muff, of Bradford, bookkeeper, to Eliza, second daughter of Mr Benjamin Stocks, builder, Longwood, near Huddersfield."
  The witnesses on the marriage certificate (application number 9378H) are Henry Muff and William Elsworth.
  Edward Muff was christened November 21, 1828 at Horton by Bradford, Bowlinglane New Jerusalemite or Christian Israelite, Yorkshire, England.
  In the 1857 Kelly's Post Office Directory of Yorkshire listed under "Private Residents" in the Bradford section Edward Muff is listed at 211 Wakefield Road. In Lund's Bradford Directory, 1856 Edward Muff is listed at the same address as cashier (bookkeeper). In 1979 the address could not be found, the building was probably demolished. In 1861 the Kelly's Directory listed his residence as Tyersall Hall and his occupation as Commission Agent.
  From 1861 census Tyersall
 6 Tyersall Road
 Edward head Farmer
 Eliza wife Farmer wife
 Annie Amelia daughter
 Arthur Edward son
 Mary Ann daughter
 Mary Yewdall visitor Annuitant
 Daniel uncle Lab
 Daniel Robinson servant Carter
 Mary Ann Harris servant
  Name:Edward Muff
 Arrival year:1871
 Arrival Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Primary Immigrant:Muff, Edward
 Source Publication Code:9302
 Annotation:Called Section II, Alphabetical Index of Naturalization Records, 1794-1880, Maritime Records, Port of Philadelphia.

Note:   Edward Muff and his wife Eliza were born in Tyersall Hall, England, wh


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