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James Alfred Orwin

James Alfred Orwin

Male 1871 - 1962  (91 years)

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  • Name James Alfred Orwin 
    Born 4 Apr 1871  Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  35 Prospect Row, Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1891  Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Shipwright Apprentice 
    Residence 1891  35 Prospect Row, Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1901  [3
    Shipwright 
    Residence 1901  35 Prospect Row, Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Immigration 7 Jan 1907  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Arrived on board the Umbria from New York
    Occupation 7 Jan 1907  [4
    carpenter 
    Emigration 7 Feb 1907  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Immigration 17 Feb 1907  Boston, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1908  [7
    carpenter 
    Residence 1908  203 N West, Syracuse, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1910  [8
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1910  207 Matty Avenue, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1912-1913  751 Montgomery St, Syracuse, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 1914  107 Park Ave, Syracuse, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1914  107 Park Ave, Syracuse, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Occupation 1 Jun 1915  [11
    house carpenter 
    Residence 1 Jun 1915  308 North West Street, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Occupation 1920  [12
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1920  Delaware, Pennsytvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Occupation 1930  [13
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1930  Solway Village, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Residence 1935  County Home & Hosptal, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Residence 13 Apr 1940  County Home & Hosptal, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Residence 1949  Solvay, Onondago, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Residence 26 Apr 1950  Solvay, Onondago, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Residence 26 Jun 1954  505 Hamilton Street, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    _UID B5DA1221E73B4897984D5789C27CD7A7449E 
    Buried 1962  Loomis Hill Cemetery, Syracuse, New Yorl, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 13 Dec 1962  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I180  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2022 

    Father John Carr Orwin,   b. 1 Jul 1820, Sunderland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1888, 35 Prospect Row, Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Eliza Harriet Ginn,   b. 24 Jun 1827, Deptford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1907, Islington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1847  St. John's Church, Waterloo, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    • Name: John Orwin
      Registration Year: 1847
      Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
      Registration district: Lambeth
      Inferred County: London Volume: 4 Page: 211

      Name: Eliza Harriett Ginn
      Registration Year: 1847
      Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
      Registration district: Lambeth
      Inferred County: London Volume: 4 Page: 211


      Witnesses at wedding Henry Ginn & J. W. Larbert
    Family ID F52  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma Kemsley,   b. 1865, Luton, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1954, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1901  Registry Office, Chatham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lillian Louise Orwin,   b. Abt 1903, Medway, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F67  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 ??,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2007 
    Family ID F1399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Emmigrated on 7 Feb 1907 on board the S.S.Cymric saliling from Liverpool arrived Boston 17th July 1907. James Alfred Orwin aged 35, married, male, carpenter, unable to read or write, from Chatham, England. Destination was 306 W Ginell St, Syracuse, NJ. Paid for passage himself, did not have ticket for onward journey to Syracuse. James had $20 on him and had not been to the USA before. James of good health. 5 ft 7 1/2 in medium complexion, brown haie and grey eyes with ni distinquishing marks. James was born in Chatham.

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] 1881 Census.

    2. [S15] 1891 Census.

    3. [S16] 1901 Census.

    4. [S62] Passenger Manifest (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S59] Passenger Manifest (Reliability: 3).
      From Jonathan in an e-mail

    6. [S59] Passenger Manifest (Reliability: 3).
      in an email from Jonathan

    7. [S373] USA City Directory, < (Reliability: 4).

    8. [S61] 1910 US Census.

    9. [S68] FHL Film # 1612191.

    10. [S69] FHL Film # 1612192.

    11. [S356] 1915 US State Census, (Digital images. n.d.) (Reliability: 4).

    12. [S66] 1920 US Census.

    13. [S63] 1930 US Census.

    14. [S230] 1940 Census USA, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T627 (Reliability: 4).

    15. [S411] 1950 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T628 (Reliability: 4).

    16. [S70] Syracuse Herald June 27 1954.

    17. [S28] Civil Registration Marriage St John Waterloo London 1Q 1847 # 421 Witnesses Henry Ginn & J.W. Lambert. Grooms father sho.