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William Ashforth Orwin

William Ashforth Orwin

Male 1894 - 1963  (68 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Ashforth Orwin was born on 6 Nov 1894 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales (son of James Orwin and Christina Low); died on 15 Jan 1963 in Albert Head, British Columbia, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: D33E56F6AC6F435DA7FE800E2AC634ED5C7B
    • emmigration: 20Mar 193, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Residence: 31 Mar 1901, 5 Mayfield Terrace, Gosforth, Northumberland, England
    • Employment: 19 Sep 1910; apprenticeship indenture
    • Employment: 21 May 1915; 2nd mate, foreign going steamship
    • Employment: 26 Dec 1917; 1st mate, foreign going steamship
    • Occupation: 1919; Royal Navy Officer
    • Residence: 1919, Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland
    • Immigration: 9 Apr 1920, New York, New York, USA
    • Occupation: 9 Apr 1920; 1st Officer
    • emmigration: 19 Mar 1922, Kobe, Japan
    • Immigration: 29 Mar 1922, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Occupation: 29 Mar 1922; mariner
    • Emigration: 16 Feb 1923, London, England
    • Occupation: 16 Feb 1923; marine officer
    • Immigration: 12 Mar 1934, Shanghai, China
    • Immigration: 28 Mar 1934, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Occupation: 28 Mar 1934; ship master
    • Immigration: 28 Apr 1934, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
    • Occupation: 28 Apr 1934; shipmaster
    • Residence: 28 Apr 1934, Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland
    • Military Service: 23 Sep 1940; temp Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve

    Notes:

    emmigration:
    Departed on board the Manica for New York, New York, USA

    Immigration:
    Arrived on board the Manica from Newcastle, England

    emmigration:
    Departeded on board the Empress of Japan for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Immigration:
    Arrived on board the Empress of Japan from Kobe, Japan

    Emigration:
    Departed on baord the Karmala for Shanghai, China

    Immigration:
    Departed on board the Empress of Canada for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Immigration:
    Arrived on board the Empress of Canada from Shanghai, China

    Immigration:
    Arrived onboard the "Duchess of Bedford" from St John, New Brunswick, Canada

    Family/Spouse: Sara Henrietta Auger. Sara was born on 24 Apr 1902 in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland; died on 4 Aug 1984 in View Royal, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Rosalie Alicia Margaret Orwin was born in 1942; died on 12 Jan 1988 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Orwin was born in 1847 in Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; was christened on 5 Dec 1847 in All Saints, Newcastle, Northumberland, England (son of James Orwin and Eliabeth Peacock); died on 13 Jan 1943 in 74 Park Road, Rosyth, Fife, Scotland; was buried in 1943 in Vicarsford Cemetery, Forgan, Fife, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 327CB4DCF19C401C9A5A27D45FB48718C8F6
    • Residence: 30 Mar 1851, 13 Wesley Street, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, 1 Sandyford Place, Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Occupation: 2 Apr 1871; mariner
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, 30 Wesley Street, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Employment: 26 Oct 1878; first mate
    • Occupation: 3 Apr 1881; mariner, first mate
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Occupation: 20 Apr 1882; ship master
    • Residence: 20 Apr 1882, 37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
    • Occupation: 3 Oct 1887; Captain, merchant service
    • Occupation: 2 Dec 1889; master mariner
    • Residence: 2 Dec 1889, The Beeches, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 12 Feb 1890; sea captain
    • Occupation: 5 Apr 1891; master mariner
    • Residence: 5 Apr 1891, 144 Miskin Street, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
    • Employment: 11 Jun 1901; Master
    • Occupation: 5 Mar 1909; ship master
    • Occupation: 1919; master mariner
    • Residence: 1919, Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland
    • Occupation: 30 Aug 1934; master mariner
    • Occupation: 13 Jan 1943; ship master
    • Occupation: 11 Nov 1943; master mariner, deceased
    • Occupation: 5 Mar 1947; master mariner, deceased

    Notes:

    ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Residence ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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    Christened:
    Name: James Orwin
    Gender: Male
    Baptism Date: 5 Dec 1847
    Baptism Place:All Saints, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England
    Father:James Orwin
    Mother: Elizabeth
    FHL Film Number: 1068964
    Reference ID: item 2 p 74

    James married Christina Low on 20 Apr 1882 in 37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Christina (daughter of James Low and Christina White) was born on 10 Sep 1860 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland; died on 11 Nov 1943 in Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland; was buried in 1943 in Vicarsford Cemetery, Forgan, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Christina Low was born on 10 Sep 1860 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland (daughter of James Low and Christina White); died on 11 Nov 1943 in Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland; was buried in 1943 in Vicarsford Cemetery, Forgan, Fife, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 4C98242364194AC8991D5A9384E372F52B36
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, 37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, 37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Downfield Road, Marine Villa, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
    • Residence: 20 Apr 1882, 37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
    • Residence: 2 Dec 1889, The Beeches, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    • Residence: 5 Apr 1891, 144 Miskin Street, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
    • Residence: 31 Mar 1901, 5 Mayfield Terrace, Gosforth, Northumberland, England
    • Residence: 1919, Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland
    • Residence: 11 Nov 1943, Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland

    Notes:

    ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Residence ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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    Birth:
    Name: Christina Low
    Gender: Female
    Birth Date: 10 Sep 1860
    Birth Place: Dundee,Angus,Scotland
    Father:James Low
    Mother: Christina White
    FHL Film Number: 6035516

    Children:
    1. Christina Orwin was born in 1884 in Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; died on 9 Jun 1973 in Newport, Fife, Scotland; was buried in 1973 in Forgan, Fife, Scotland.
    2. Bessie F Orwin was born in 1885; died on 2 Dec 1889 in The Beeches, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    3. Grace Evelyn Orwin was born on 3 Oct 1887 in Fullerton Villa, Tollcross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 15 Nov 1968 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England.
    4. James Francis Orwin was born on 12 Feb 1890 in The Beeches, Bearsden, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 5 Mar 1947 in 74 Park Road, Rosyth, Fife, Scotland; was buried in 1947 in Vicarsford Cemetery, Forgan, Fife, Scotland.
    5. 1. William Ashforth Orwin was born on 6 Nov 1894 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales; died on 15 Jan 1963 in Albert Head, British Columbia, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Orwin was born on 2 May 1813 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; was christened on 9 May 1813 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England (son of John Orwin and Dorothy Delap); died in 1893 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 5013CC67B6F44041B26108CD7E1AAD2D1B82
    • Occupation: 6 Jun 1841; engraver
    • Residence: 6 Jun 1841, Howard Street, Newcastle, Northumberland, England
    • Occupation: 30 Mar 1851; glass engraver
    • Residence: 30 Mar 1851, 13 Wesley Street, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Occupation: 7 Apr 1861; engraver
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, 1 Sandyford Place, Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Occupation: 2 Apr 1871; glass dealer
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, 6 Church Terrace, South Gosforth, Northumberland, England
    • Occupation: 3 Apr 1881; glass engraver
    • Residence: 3 Apr 1881, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Occupation: 20 Apr 1882; glass manufacturer
    • Residence: 5 Apr 1891, 144 Miskin Street, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
    • Occupation: 13 Jan 1943; glass engraver, deceased

    Notes:

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
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    James married Eliabeth Peacock. Eliabeth (daughter of Thomas Peacock and Mary) was born in 1815 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; died in 1881 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England; was buried on 29 Mar 1881 in St. Andrew, Auckland, Durham, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Eliabeth Peacock was born in 1815 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England (daughter of Thomas Peacock and Mary); died in 1881 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England; was buried on 29 Mar 1881 in St. Andrew, Auckland, Durham, England.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: C06696A02A6343458EBECA2782201E53C1AA
    • Residence: 6 Jun 1841, Howard Street, Newcastle, Northumberland, England
    • Residence: 30 Mar 1851, 13 Wesley Street, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, 1 Sandyford Place, Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, 6 Church Terrace, South Gosforth, Northumberland, England

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Name: Elizabeth Irwin
    Gender: Female
    Age: 66
    Birth Date: 1815
    Burial Date: 29 Mar 1881
    Burial Place: St. Andrew, Auckland, Durham, England
    FHL Film Number: 1894180
    Reference ID: 74

    Children:
    1. John Orwin was born in 1835 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; died in 1899 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.
    2. Thomas Orwin was born in 1838 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; and died.
    3. Mary Leslie Orwin was born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1839 in All Saints, Newcastle, Northumberland, England; died in 1906 in Hexham, Northumberland, England.
    4. Dorothy Delap Orwin was born in 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; was christened on 22 Nov 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; died in 1846 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.
    5. Wilson James Orwin was born in 1845 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; died on 16 May 1912 in Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.
    6. 2. James Orwin was born in 1847 in Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; was christened on 5 Dec 1847 in All Saints, Newcastle, Northumberland, England; died on 13 Jan 1943 in 74 Park Road, Rosyth, Fife, Scotland; was buried in 1943 in Vicarsford Cemetery, Forgan, Fife, Scotland.
    7. William Francis Orwin was born in 1850 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; died on 10 Feb 1933 in Gateshead, County Durham, England.

  3. 6.  James Low and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: F0F124C8266E4ACCB6F15BB78003B8D13C17
    • Occupation: 7 Apr 1861; HM Customs, inspector
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, 37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
    • Occupation: 2 Apr 1871; HM Customs, examining officer
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, 37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
    • Occupation: 20 Apr 1882; examining officer
    • Occupation: 11 Nov 1943; customs officer, deceased

    Notes:

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Sep 2020.
    -----------------------------------------------

    James married Christina White. Christina and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Christina White and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 50D385A570184AD0A0C189117EB846FD63FB
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1861, 37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1871, 37 Union Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland

    Children:
    1. 3. Christina Low was born on 10 Sep 1860 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland; died on 11 Nov 1943 in Broadhaugh, Newport, Fife, Scotland; was buried in 1943 in Vicarsford Cemetery, Forgan, Fife, Scotland.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Orwin was born in 1786 (son of Michael Orwin and Ann Galley); and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: CE3B0464627B4149A0F43C5D90147FBFE7BB
    • Occupation: 30 Jun 1841; glass man
    • Residence: 30 Jun 1841, GIbson Street, Newcastle, Northumberland, ENgland

    John married Dorothy Delap on 14 Jun 1812 in All Saints, Newcastle, Northumberland, England. Dorothy was born in 1781; died in 1848 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Dorothy Delap was born in 1781; died in 1848 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 366BF6A4C8D340B39AB88CEED0D46251EC40
    • Residence: 30 Jun 1841, GIbson Street, Newcastle, Northumberland, ENgland

    Notes:

    Married:
    Name: John Orwin
    Gender: Male
    Marriage Date:14 Jun 1812
    Marriage Place: All Saints,Newcastle Upon Tyne,Northumberland,England
    Spouse: Dorothy Delap
    FHL Film Number: 95005, 95006, 95007, 95009

    Name: Dorothy Delap
    Gender: Female
    Marriage Date: 14 Jun 1812
    Marriage Place: All Saints, Newcastle, Northumberland, England
    Spouse:John Orwin
    FHL Film Number : 95005, 95006, 95007, 95009

    Children:
    1. 4. James Orwin was born on 2 May 1813 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; was christened on 9 May 1813 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England; died in 1893 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.
    2. Michael Orwin was born in 1815; was christened on 30 Apr 1815 in All Saints, Newcastle, Northumberland, England; and died.
    3. William Orwin was born in 1818 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England; was christened on 1 Mar 1818 in All Saints, Newcastle, Northumberland, England; died in 1875 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.
    4. John Orwin was born in 1823 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England; was christened on 23 Mar 1823 in All Saints, Newcastle, Northumberland, England; died on 23 Jul 1866 in Durham, England; was buried in 1866 in St Cuthbert's Churchyard, Durham, Durham, England.
    5. Dorothy Ann Orwin was born in 1826 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England; was christened on 10 Dec 1826 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England; and died.

  3. 10.  Thomas Peacock and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: ED887FB29F7A440FA5C1937AFA1299CFF907

    Thomas married Mary. Mary and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: B28E1B4F8E28452BB38B5B7BC41CECA35351

    Children:
    1. 5. Eliabeth Peacock was born in 1815 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England; died in 1881 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England; was buried on 29 Mar 1881 in St. Andrew, Auckland, Durham, England.


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