John Evan Armitage

M, #50, b. 1866, d. 1945
FatherCharles Armitage b. 21 Jun 1840, d. 15 Feb 1911
MotherSarah Maria Wood b. 29 Nov 1839, d. 28 Apr 1917
     John Evan Armitage was born, 1866, in Ashton-Under-Lyne Parish, Lancashire, England. He appears to have been named after his two grandfathers, John Wood and Evan Armitage. His birth was recorded in the first quarter of 1866.1,2,3,4

John Evan Armitage, Mary Armitage, Edward Armitage and Bessie Jane Armitage were listed as children in the household of Charles Armitage and his wife, Sarah Maria Armitage on the 1871 England Census, at 8 Bradgate Street, in Ashton Under Lyne, Saint Peters Parish, Lancashire, England.5

John Evan Armitage, Mary Armitage, Edward Armitage, William Armitage, Sarah S. Armitage, Ernest Armitage and Lucy Armitage were listed as children in the household of Charles Armitage and his wife, Sarah M. Armitage on the 1881 England Census, at 21 Bradgate Street, in Ashton Under Lyne, Saint Peters Parish, Lancashire, England. He was also listed as a grocer's assistant.6

John Evan Armitage, Edward Armitage, William Armitage, Ernest Armitage and Lucy Armitage were listed as children in the household of Charles Armitage and his wife, Sarah Maria Armitage on the 1891 England Census, at 60 Victoria Streer, in Ashton Under Lyne, Saint Peters Parish, Lancashire, England. He was employed as a grocer's assistant.7

John Evan Armitage was found in the household of Charles Armitage and his wife, Sarah Maria Armitage, and listed as their son on the 1901 England Census at 60 Victoria Streer, in Ashton Under Lyne, Saint Peters Parish, Lancashire, England.8

John Evan Armitage married Ella (?) about 1906.3

John Evan Armitage and his wife Ella Armitage were listed on the 1910 United States Census, at 527 Monroe Avenue, in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA. He was head of household and a janitor at a print shop. Also present were his children, Frank E. Armitage and Mary E. Armitage. They had been married for four years. He had immigrated in 1904 and she in 1905.. He was listed as 44 years of age and born in England.3

John Evan Armitage was named on a passenger list dated 18 April 1914 as the person that Laurence Armitage was coming to join. His address was 67 Main Street East, Rochester, New York.9

John Evan Armitage was listed on the 1920 United States Census, at 26 Mount Hope Avenue, in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA. He was head of household and a shipping clerk at a store. He was listed as 53 years of age, married and born in England. His wife and children were not present. He had immigrated in 1905 and had filed First Papers.4

John Evan Armitage died 1945 in Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada.10

Family

Ella (?) b. a 1881
Children

Citations

  1. [S315] 1881 British Census as recorded on CD-ROM by the LDS Church, PRO Ref RG11, Piece 4035, Folio 53, Page 17.
  2. [S389] Website Ancestry.com Website (www.ancestry.com) "England, Lancashire, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Birth Index, 1866 First Quarter, Volume 8d, Page 374."
  3. [S432] 1910 US Census, 1910; Census Place: Rochester Ward 12, Monroe, New York; Roll: T624_992; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 170.
  4. [S427] 1920 US Census, 1920; Census Place: Rochester Ward 13, Monroe, New York; Roll: T625_1120; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 1052.
  5. [S335] 1871 British Census, Civil Parish or Township: Ashton under Lyne, Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter, Town: Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England, Source information: RG10/4075, Registration district: Ashton Under Lyne, Sub-registration district: Audenshaw, ED: 1, Folio: 22, Page: 38, Household schedule number: 208, GSU Number: 846352. Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England, and obtained from ancestry.com.
  6. [S314] 1881 British Census, Saint Peters Parish, Lancashire, Enumeration District unknown, Page 17, Number 75. Image obtained from Ancestry.Com.
  7. [S337] 1891 British Census, Civil parish: Ashton under Lyne, Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter, Town: Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, Source information: RG12/3275, Registration district: Ashton Under Lyne, Sub registration district: Ashton Town, ED: 3, Folio: 53, Page: 21, GSU Number: 6098385. Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England, and obtained from ancestry.com.
  8. [S331] 1901 British Census, Civil parish: Ashton under Lyne, Ecclesiatical parish: St Peter, Town: Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England, Source information: RG13/3782, Registration district: Ashton-under-Lyne, Sub-registration district: Ashton Town, ED: 3, Folio: 47, Page: 9, Household schedule number: 52. Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England, and obtained from ancestry.com.
  9. [S389] Website Ancestry.com Website (www.ancestry.com) "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 1914; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_2298; Line: 2."
  10. [S600] Records of Laurence Philip Armitage, Year and city of death from an ancestor chart provided August 2012, USPS.