Family:Witney, Ernest George (1875-1944)
Ernest George1 Witney (Jesse, Jesse, John, Isaac, John, John, William, George), son of Jesse and Emma (Dean) Whitney, was born 2 Feb 1875, Beddington Lane, or Croydon, or Tooting, Surrey, England,[1] and died 20 May 1944, Los Angeles, CA.[2]
He married 17 Mar 1910, Brookline, MA, Margaret Louise Porter. daughter of Wilbur Force and Clara E. (Kelley) Porter.[3] She was born 15 Jul 1891, Rockville, Yarmouth, NS, and died 23 May 1950, Los Angeles, CA.
He immigrated 19 Mar 1901, arriving at New York, NY.
He also arrived at New York, NY, 15 Oct 1904, aboard the S.S. Lucania.[4]
He and wife Margaret Louise, aged 19, also arrived in New York, NY, 6 Oct 1910, aboard the S.S. Majestic.[5]
He filed his intent to become a citizen, 9 Sep 1919.[6]
He was naturalized 25 Jan 1926, District of Masssachusetts, District Court, with children Clara, 15; Ernest G., 14; Jessie, 12; Margaret, 9; Doris, 1.[7]
He was a florist. They lived at 38 Grant St., Somerville, MA, in 1910, and later at Boston, MA.
Children of Ernest George1 and Margaret Louise (Porter) Witney:
i. Clara Verina Emma2 Witney, b. 27 Nov 1910, Somerville, MA;[8] d. 18 Feb 2001, Polk Co., NC; m. Harry Hurd Sutherland. ii. Ernest George Witney, Jr., b. 22 Jan 1912, Boston, MA; d. 3 Aug 1978, Naples, FL; m. Anna Amalia Schillig. iii. Jesse William Witney, b. 18 Aug 1913, Boston, MA; d. 2002, CA; res. Apple Valley and Kernville, CA. iv. Margaret Louise Witney, b. 19 Nov 1915, Boston, MA; d. 23 Nov 1993, Attleborough, MA; m. John Francis Ahern. v. Doris F. Witney, b. 18 Nov 1924, MA; d. Jan 1973, CA. vi. Mark Witney, b. ca. 1926, MA. vii. Chester Witney, b. ca. 1929, MA.
Census
- 1881, Cold Brayfield, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, Page 14, Registration Number RG11, Piece/Folio 1483/84:
Jesse Witney Head M 31 mar Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England Emma Witney Wife F 32 mar Caberham, Oxfordshire, England James W. Witney Son M 9 sgl Beddington, Buckinghamshire, England Jesse A. Witney Son M 8 sgl Beddington, Surrey, England Student Ernest J. Witney Son M 6 sgl Beddington, Surrey, England Emma D. Witney Dau F 4 sgl Tooting, Surrey, England Frank E. Witney Son M 3 sgl Denham, Buckinghamshire, England Percy D. Witney Son M 1 sgl Cold Brayfield, Buckinghamshire, England
- 1891, Leagrave, Holy Trinity Parish, Luton, Bedfordshire, England:
Charles Stenton Head M 37 mar Yorkshire, England Ellen Stenton Wife F 43 mar Buckinghamshire, England Aurther Stenton Son M 9 sgl Bedfordshire, England Ada Stenton Dau F 8 sgl Toddington, Bedfordshire, England Herber Stenton Son M 6 sgl Bedfordshire, England Earnest G. Witney Brdr M 16 sgl Surrey, Beddington Lane Railway clerk
- 1900, in England.
- 1901, in U.S.
- 1910, Somerville Ward 4, Middlesex Co., MA, p. 7B: Ernest G. Whitney, 35, single, lodger, b. England, parents b. England.
- 1920, Boston Ward 24, Suffolk Co., MA, p. 3A:
Ernest G. Whitney Head M 44 England Margaret L. Whitney Wife F 27 Canada Clara Whitney Dau F 9 Massachusetts Ernest Whitney Jr. Son M 6 Massachusetts Margaret Whitney Dau F 4 Massachusetts Elizah Gorney Ldgr M 34 Russia Leah Gorney Ldgr F 32 Russia Rosalyn Gorney Ldgr F 10 Massachusetts
- 1930, Boston (Districts 251-500), Suffolk Co., MA:
Ernest G. Whitney Head M 55 England Margaret L. Whitney Wife F 38 Canada Calora E. Whitney Dau F 19 Massachusetts Ernest G. Whitney Son M 18 Massachusetts Jesse W. Whitney Dau F 16 Massachusetts Margaret L. Whitney Dau F 14 Massachusetts Doris Whitney Dau F 5 Massachusetts Mark Whitney Son M 4 Massachusetts Chester Whitney Son M 1 Massachusetts Mason Fletcher Brdr M 60 Massachusetts
- 1940, Boston Ward 16, Suffolk Co., MA:
Earnest J. Witney Head M 65 England Margaret L. Witney Wife F 48 Canada Doris F. Witney Dau F 15 Massachusetts Jess Witney Son M 24 Massachusetts
References
- Census records.
- Hubbard Porter Family Tree, a public tree at Ancestry.com.
1.^ England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, Volume 2A, Page 253, Line Number 82, at FamilySearch.org.
2.^ California, Death Index, 1940-1997, from Ancestry.com.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 596, page 17.
4.^ New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, from Ancestry.com.
5.^ New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, from Ancestry.com.
6.^ Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950, from Ancestry.com.
7.^ U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, from Ancestry.com.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 591, page 700.
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