William Massey Cheyne

M, #13473, b. 21 July 1880
FatherUnlinked Cheynes in the United States
     William McCheyne was born, 21 July 1880, in Scotland.1,2

William McCheyne was listed on the 1930 US Census as having had immigrated to the USA in 1900.3

William Massey Cheyne, born 21 July 1880, registered for the draft on 12 September 1918, in New York, Bronx, New York, USA. He was marked as an alien, who had declared intentions and was marked as born in Scotland. He was a machinist helper, at O'Rourke Construction Company, in Queens, New York. His nearest relative was a Grace Cheyne, probably his mother or sister, in Dundee, Scotland. His address was 3419 Park Avenue, New York, Bronx, New York, USA.2

William was listed on the 1930 US Census as a World War veteran.3

William McCheyne was listed on the 1920 United States Census at 962 Boston Road, in New York, Bronx, New York, USA. He was a boarder in the household of Thomas Malcolm, driver at a rug factory. He was listed as 39 years of age, married, but his wife was not present, and employed as a shearer at a rug factory. William and his parents were born in Scotland.1

William McCheyne was listed on the 1930 US Census as being a naturalized US citizen.3

William McCheyne was listed on the 1930 United States Census at 426 East 188th Street, in New York, Bronx, New York, USA. He was a boarder in the household of Ella Brown, widow. He was 45, single and employed as a mechanic at a rug mill. He and his parents were said to have been born in Scotland and of Scotch tongue.3

Citations

  1. [S343] 1920 US Census, Bronx Assembly District 1, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1131; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 473. Image courtesy of The National Archives, Washington, DC, and obtained from ancestry.com.
  2. [S401] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Bronx County, New York; Roll: 1754127; Draft Board: 18.
  3. [S332] 1930 US Census, Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1487; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 640; Image: 1064.0. Image courtesy of The National Archives, Washington, DC, and obtained from ancestry.com.