What does G.P.O. stand for??

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:55 pm

Afternoon All:

I am looking at a 1907 passage record for James McMenemy, he arrived in NY from Liverpool 5-10-1907. He was joining his father in law James Hartley, the "address" is given as G.P.O. Turtle Creek.
Ive tried googling GPO and havent had any success, same for Turtle Creek, any ideas where to look from here?

Thanks
Karen

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:21 pm

I might be totally wrong here but could his address be GPO as in General Post Office as where he was going to had no proper street naming or numbering at that time and mail etc would be held there til collection?

It is what came in to my head when I read it so you can disregard it if you think I am having a senior moment

Annie

Post by **paddyscar** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:37 pm

That's my experience of GPO.

Frances

P.S. Just searched http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=g.p.o.&r=66 which gives only 2 references - general post office and government printing office.

Post by **SarahND** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:37 pm

Howdy,

I would also say General Post Office, Annie. So if it is a senior moment, we're having it simultaneously

In many places you can still get letters posted to General Delivery, if you don't have a fixed residence yet.

Regards,
Sarah

garibaldired · Post by **garibaldired** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:37 pm

Turtle Creek is in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
I only know this because some of my Scottish ancestors ended up there!

Meg

Post by **paddyscar** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:43 pm

There is also Turtle Creek, Boone County, West Virginia, if you can't find him in PA.

Post by **SarahND** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:50 pm

If you type "turtle creek" in the Rootsweb town/county database, you'll find that there are towns by that name in 6 states. Lots of creeks with turtles in them, I guess

Sarah

http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:59 pm

Thanks everyone:

Im guessing on PA, he was a miner by trade, perhaps he went there to continue his "craft". Though on my grandfathers obituary in 1951, James is living in Glasgow again. I'll try searching the census reports and sed if he's there.

Ta,
Karen

Jake Drummond · Post by **Jake Drummond** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:21 pm

Yes it's General Post Office, BUT only in the United Kingdom or it's colonies!
The US Mail would have been, well, the US version!