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William Birleson

William Birleson

Male 1877 - 1944  (~ 66 years)

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  • Name William Birleson 
    Born 28 May 1877  Gateshead, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  [2
    telegraph 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  [3
    machinist 
    Immigration 19 May 1910  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Arrived onboard the Campania from Liverpool
    Occupation 19 May 1910  [4
    engineer 
    Occupation 15 Oct 1910  [5
    machinist 
    Residence 15 Oct 1910  Detroit, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Immigration 2 Jan 1914  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Arrived onboard the Empress Ireland from Liverpool, England
      Border crossing to USA at St Albans
    Occupation 2 Jan 1914  [4
    motor machinist 
    Occupation 12 Sep 1918  [6
    machinist 
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  1325 Hoyt Street, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1926  1325 Hoyt Street, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 17 Apr 1930  [8
    machinist, machine shop 
    Residence 17 Apr 1930  1325 Hoyt Street, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1 Apr 1935  1325 Hoyt Street, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 9 Apr 1940  1325 Hoyt Street, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 16 Oct 1940  1325 Hoyt Street, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 27 Apr 1942  1325 Hoyt Street, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    _UID A56425F66D9F4A5D928584221C35C850FDAE 
    Died 31 Nov 1944  Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Buried 1944  Mona View Cemetery, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Plot
      324-B-8
    Person ID I48886  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2024 

    Father John Birleson,   b. 1843, Lamesley, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1889, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Isabella Orwin,   b. 1853, Gateshead Low Fell, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1932, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 1873  Gateshead, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Family ID F18641  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Isabella Little,   b. 1885, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1910  Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
     1. Hazel O Birleson,   b. 11 May 1911, Detroit, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 2007, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     2. Clifford Birleson,   b. 29 Mar 1913, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1996, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F18644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    William Birleson 1944
    Plot: 324-B-8

  • Sources 
    1. [S439] Birth Index, citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 4).

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

    5. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4).

    6. [S220] Military Record (Reliability: 4).

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

    8. [S63] 1930 US Census (Reliability: 4).

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

    10. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4).

    11. [S282] Marriage Index (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).