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rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 7 Oct 2012 21:59

Name: Arthur Sorsby
Age: 55
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1867
Birth Location: Great Britain
Arrival Year: 1901
Issue Date: 17 Jan 1922
State: Ohio
Locality, Court: Cleveland, District Court
Witnesses Andrew J. Kavanaugh & Mary Kavanaugh both of 449 Cleveland Road, Cleveland


1911 Census, Canada

Name: Margarette Sorsby
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 49
Birth Date: Jan 1869
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Arthers Sorsby
Immigration Year: 1886
Tribal: English
Province: Ontario
District: Toronto East
District Number: 125
Sub-District: Ward 1
Sub-District Number: 27
Place of Habitation: 7 Geneva Ave
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Arthers Sorsby 44 Boilermaker in Foundry,
Margarette Sorsby 49
Mary Sorsby 18
William Sorsby 14
Fredrick Sellers 23 Son-in-law
Sarah Sellers 21 Wife
Arthur Sellers 4/12 Son

Name: Arthur Sorsby
Residence Year: 1894
Street Address: 106 Ambler
Residence Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation: Molder
Publication Title: Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1894


Name: Arthur Sorsby
Residence Year: 1896
Street Address: 114 Taylor
Residence Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation: Molder
Publication Title: Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1896


Name: Arthur Sorsby
Residence Year: 1904
Street Address: 283 Taylor
Residence Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation: Boilermkr
Publication Title: Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1904

Name: Arthur Sorsby
Residence Year: 1914
Street Address: 6014 Fir av NW
Residence Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation: Iron Wkr
Publication Title: Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1914


Name: Arthur Sorsby
Residence Year: 1916
Street Address: 0014 Fir av NW
Residence Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation: Repairman
Publication Title: Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1916

Name: Mary J Sorsby
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1917
Form Type: Marriage
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Andrew J Kavanagh


Name: Arthur Sorsby
Death Date: 5 Oct 1926
County of Death: Cuyahoga


Name: Margare Sorsby
Death Date: 30 Sep 1926
County of Death: Cuyahoga




alviegal

alviegal Report 7 Oct 2012 21:37

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1911 Census of Canada about Arthers Sorsby
Name: Arthers Sorsby
[Arthur Sorsby]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 44
Birth Date: Mar 1887
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Margarette Sorsby
Immigration Year: 1886
Tribal: English
Province: Ontario
District: Toronto East
District Number: 125
Sub-District: Ward 1
Sub-District Number: 27
Place of Habitation: 7 Geneva Ave
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthers (Arthur) Sorsby 44, boiler maker
Margarette Sorsby 49
Mary Sorsby 18
William Sorsby 14
Fredrick Sellers 23 son in law
Sarah Sellers 21 wife
Arthur Sellers 4/12 son




Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913 about Arthur Sellers
Name: Arthur Sellers
Date of Birth: 11 Feb 1911
Gender: Male
Birth County or District: York
Father's Name: Fred Sellers, boiler maker
Mother's Name: Sarah Lorsby (Sorsby)
Archive Name: Archives of Ontario
Archive Series: MS929
Archive Reel: 216


Parents were married in Toronto in 1910. Arthur was born at 7 Geneva Ave.



Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954 about Arthur Sellers
Name: Arthur Sellers
Arrival Date: 30 Jan 1914
Port of arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Accompanied by: Parent Frederick; Parent Sarah
Arrival Contact: Grandmother, Grandma Margaret Saroby
Age: 3
Birth Date: abt 1911
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Record has photo?: No
Record Type: Cards

alviegal

alviegal Report 7 Oct 2012 21:31

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Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, & 1958-2007 about Arthur Sorsby
Name: Arthur Sorsby
Death Date: 5 Oct 1926
County of Death: Cuyahoga



SORSBY, Arthur Death date: 10/5/1926, Cuyahoga County
Volume #5164, Certificate #60328
SORSBY, Margare Death date: 9/30/1926, Cuyahoga County
Volume #5160, Certificate #59304


From http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/death/results.cfm

alviegal

alviegal Report 7 Oct 2012 21:27


U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 about Arthur Sorsby
Name: Arthur Sorsby
Age: 55
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1867
Birth Location: Great Britain
Arrival Year: 1901 May 16 at Buffalo, NY
Issue Date: 17 Jan 1922
State: Ohio
Locality, Court: Cleveland, District Court


Andrew and Mary Kavanagh were witnesses.

Moira

Moira Report 7 Oct 2012 21:26

A Big thank you to all for your help
Moira

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 7 Oct 2012 21:05

Name: Arthur Sorsby (occ. Boilermaker)
Arrival Date: May 1913
Port of arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Age: 46
Birth Date: abt 1867
Birth Country: England
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Record Type: Manifests


Travelling with wife Margaret aged 43 years (Nationality Irish)

Destination Cleveland

Choccy

Choccy Report 7 Oct 2012 21:01



1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Arthur Sorsby
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1867
Birthplace: England
Home in 1920: Cleveland Ward 26, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1890
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Margaret Sorsby
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur Sorsby 53
Margaret Sorsby 50
William Sorsby 22



Pam

Pam Report 7 Oct 2012 21:01

passenger transcript details
Name: Arthur SORSBY
Date of departure: 27 June 1900
Port of departure: Liverpool
Passenger destination port: Philadelphia, USA
Passenger destination: Philadelphia, USA

Date of Birth: 1865 (calculated from age)
Age: 35
Marital status: Married
Sex: Male
Occupation: Riveter
Passenger recorded on: Page 9 of 10

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The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -

Maggie SORSBY Age 34
Mary SORSBY Age 6
Sarah SORSBY Age 8
Wm SORSBY Age 2

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Ship: BELGENLAND
Official Number:
Master's name: W H Thompson
Steamship Line:
Where bound: Philadelphia, USA
Square feet: 9211
Registered tonnage: 2329
Passengers on voyage: 299

Choccy

Choccy Report 7 Oct 2012 21:00



Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954

Name: Arthur Sorsby (Boiler maker)
Arrival Date: May 1913
Port of arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Age: 46
Birth Date: abt 1867
Birth Country: England
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Record Type: Manifests


travelling with wife Margaret (born Ireland)

Moira

Moira Report 7 Oct 2012 20:59

Thank you, I have Arthur up until 1881 census this is the correct man but I loose him after that.
Moira

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 7 Oct 2012 20:59

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Name: Arthur Sorsby (occ. Boilermaker)
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Date of Arrival: 5 Feb 1905
Vessel: Pretorian
Search Ship Database: View the 'Pretorian' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia and St John, New Brunswick
Port of departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-499


Travelling with wife Maggie aged 34 and children, Sarah, 11, Mary, 10, Wm. 8

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 7 Oct 2012 20:54

For info.

1881

Name: Arthur Sorsby
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William Sorby
Mother's Name: Sarah Sorby
Gender: Male
Where born: Tankersley, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Ecclesfield
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address: Housley Hall
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Iron Moulder

Registration district: Wortley
Sub-registration district: Ecclesfield
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4617
Folio: 4
Page Number: 2
Household Members: Name Age
William Sorby 49
Sarah Sorby 50
George Sorby 22
William Sorby 19
Arthur Sorsby 14
Mary Ann Sorsby 11

Moira

Moira Report 7 Oct 2012 20:43

Hi everyone, I am trying to find anything on ARTHUR SORSBY b.1866/67 Wortley Yorkshire after 1881. I have traced him up until the 1881 census but cannot find a marriage or death for him. or on any other census.
Moira