“Thursday, Sept. 12. . . Releases - -Elders Samuel H Webster and George W Watkins of the Newcastle and Welsh Conferences respectively, have been honorably released to return home on the steamship ‘New England,’ sailing from Liverpool September 26th.(Mill.Star,63:602)" [BMMH, 1901].
“Thursday, Sept. 19 .. . .Releases - -Elder William H. Grimshaw of the Manchester Conference has been honorably released to return home by the steamship ‘New England,’ sailing from Liverpool, September 26th. (Mill.Star,63:619).” [BMMH, 1901].
“Thursday, Sept. 26 . . . Departures - -The s.s. ‘New England,’ leaving Liverpool to-day, had aboard the following Elders en route to their home in Zion: Samuel H Webster, George W Watkins, Williard W Spiers, William H Grimshaw, Niels Jacobson, Christian D Fjeldsted, and Ras Rasmussen. Sisters Maria Francis and Ellen A Purt, who have been visting England, were also passengers on the same boat. (Mill.Star, 63:636).” [BMMH, 1901]." (source abbreviations)