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World Wide Ancestry help please

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Battenburg

Battenburg Report 22 Jul 2014 05:16

Can someone with WW Ancestry look for James McLean Rumney 1910 North Shields

Hes on New Orleans passenger list Also Louisiana Naturalization records

Thank you so much

Persephone

Persephone Report 22 Jul 2014 05:53

Name: James McKean Rumney
Arrival Date: 11 Nov 1935
Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
Birth Date: abt 1909
Birth Place: England, North Shields Northumberland
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: La Ceiba, Honduras
Ship Name: Contessa
Last Residence: England

This is his birth reg

Name: James McKean Rumney
Registration Year: 1909
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Tynemouth

Persephone

Persephone Report 22 Jul 2014 06:01

There is a tree on Ancestry with parents:


Birth: 27 Jun 1909 - England
Death: Jul 1978 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Parents: James Rumney, Elizabeth Rumney

Gee

Gee Report 22 Jul 2014 07:47


1940 United States Federal Census


Name:James Rumney

Age:30

Estimated birth year:abt 1910

Gender:Male

Race:White

Birthplace:England

Marital Status:Married

Relation to Head of House:Head

Home in 1940:New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana


Street:Vienna Street

House Number:2618

Farm:No

Inferred Residence in 1935:New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

Residence in 1935:Same Place

Resident on farm in 1935:No

Citizenship:Naturalized

Sheet Number:3A

Number of Household in Order of Visitation:42

Occupation:Seaman

House Owned or Rented:Owned

Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:1,500

Attended School or College:No

Highest Grade Completed:High School, 1st year

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census:48

Class of Worker:Wage or salary worker in private work

Weeks Worked in 1939:52

Income:625

Income Other Sources:No



Household Members:


James Rumney 30
Ruth Rumney 21
James Rumney 2


Gee

Gee Report 22 Jul 2014 07:49


Louisiana, Naturalization Records,1836-2001


Name:James McKean Rumney

Court:
Eastern District Court

Court City:New Orleans

Document Type:Ledger

Petition Number:8534



U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name:James Rumney

SSN:436-28-6239

Last Residence:
70122 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

BORN:27 Jun 1909

Died:Jul 1978

State (Year) SSN issued:
Louisiana (Before 1951)



MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 22 Jul 2014 09:32

On the 1935 arrival in the US, James McKean Rumney is an Assistant Steward (Seaman), born North Shields. His contact address in England was 67 Ellesmere Street, South Shields.

Here's a link to the image:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21886-20648-42

Here's a link to the 1940 census image:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27773-3343-20

These records, plus some of the others, are free on FamilySearch.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 22 Jul 2014 09:36

According to the 1940 census he lived Vienna Street so could this be him?

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: Jas Mck Rumney
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1954
Street address: 2619 Vienna <<<<
Residence Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
Occupation: Ship Clerk
Spouse: Marie K Rumney ?????
Publication Title: New Orleans, Louisiana, City Directory, 1954

So what happened to Ruth?

Gee

Gee Report 22 Jul 2014 15:58

Not sure why the 1940 census gives his wife as Ruth. I think this maybe his wife as per MC's post above




1930 United States Federal Census

Name:
Marie L Kugelmann
[Marie L Engelmann]

Gender:Female

Birth Year:abt 1918

Birthplace:Louisiana

Race:White

Home in 1930:
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

Marital Status:Single

Relation to Head of House:Daughter

Father's Name:Arthur E Kugelmann

Father's Birthplace:New York

Mother's name:
Katie E Kugelmann

Mother's Birthplace:
Mississippi

Household Members:


Arthur E Kugelmann 48
Katie E Kugelmann 32
Catherine Kugelmann 17
Earl A Kugelmann 13
Marie L Kugelmann 12
Mildred Kugelmann 10
Theresa T Kugelmann 7
Thomas L Clark 25




U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014


Name:Marie K. Rumney

Last Residence:70817 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

BORN:15 Oct 1917

Died:2 Dec 2009

State (Year) SSN issued:
Louisiana (1954)

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 23 Jul 2014 03:15

Thank you everyone for your help

Very Kind