Mary Craik Cheyne
F, #5593, b. 17 July 1920, d. 16 September 1995
| Father | William Cheyne b. 2 Sep 1891, d. 9 Jul 1967 |
| Mother | Mary Hood Whyte b. 24 May 1894, d. 26 Nov 1986 |
Mary Craik Cheyne was born, 17 July 1920, in Hanover Street aka Puddle Stink, Fraserburgh, Fraserburgh Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1
William Cheyne, James W. Cheyne and Mary Craik Cheyne were found on a passenger list with their mother Mary H. Cheyne dated on 1 July 1923 at at Quebec, Quebec, Canada. They were steerage passengers aboard the Metagama out of Glasgow on the 22nd of June. Mary was 28, a housewife, her mother, Mrs. Margaret Whyte, Rockcliffe, Finlayson Street, Fraserburgh was their next of kin in Scotland. They were joining her husband, the children's father, William Cheyne, 5607 Linwood Avenue, Detroit. William was 8, James W. was 7 and Mary Craik was 2. All were listed as born in Duncoon (?), Scotland.2,3
William Cheyne, James W. Cheyne and Mary C. Cheyne were listed as children in the household of William Cheyne and his wife, Mary H. Cheyne on the 1930 United States Census, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. She was also listed on the census as having attended school within the past 12 months. The census also listed her as having applied for naturalization in 1923.2
Mary Cheyne was found on a passenger list, dated 5 July 1937, at Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. She was third class passenger aboard the Athenia, out of Montreal. She was 16, a student and travelling to Rockcliff, Fraserburgh.4
Mary Craik Cheyne and her daughter, Mary Whyte Cheyne, were found on a passenger list dated 12 September 1937, at Quebec, Quebec, Canada. They were passengers aboard the Athenia out of Glasgow on the 3rd of September. The senior Mary was 43, married, a housewife and was born in Dunoon, Scotland, her mother, Mrs. Mary Whyte, Rockcliffe, Finlayson Street, Fraserburgh was their nearest relative in Scotland; Mary junior was 17, single, a student and was born in Fraserburgh. They had resided in Detroit for fourteen years and were returning to their home and husband and father, William Cheyne, 15362 Greenlawn Avenue, Detroit. They had last left the country, 25 June 1937.3
William Cheyne, James Cheyne and Mary Cheyne were listed as children in the household of William Cheyne and his wife, Mary Hood Whyte on the 1940 United States Census, at Greenlawn Avenue, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. She was listed as 19 years old, born in Scotland, a naturalized citizen and employed as a printing company laborer.5
Mary Craik Cheyne died 16 September 1995 in Michigan, USA.1
William Cheyne, James W. Cheyne and Mary Craik Cheyne were found on a passenger list with their mother Mary H. Cheyne dated on 1 July 1923 at at Quebec, Quebec, Canada. They were steerage passengers aboard the Metagama out of Glasgow on the 22nd of June. Mary was 28, a housewife, her mother, Mrs. Margaret Whyte, Rockcliffe, Finlayson Street, Fraserburgh was their next of kin in Scotland. They were joining her husband, the children's father, William Cheyne, 5607 Linwood Avenue, Detroit. William was 8, James W. was 7 and Mary Craik was 2. All were listed as born in Duncoon (?), Scotland.2,3
William Cheyne, James W. Cheyne and Mary C. Cheyne were listed as children in the household of William Cheyne and his wife, Mary H. Cheyne on the 1930 United States Census, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. She was also listed on the census as having attended school within the past 12 months. The census also listed her as having applied for naturalization in 1923.2
Mary Cheyne was found on a passenger list, dated 5 July 1937, at Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. She was third class passenger aboard the Athenia, out of Montreal. She was 16, a student and travelling to Rockcliff, Fraserburgh.4
Mary Craik Cheyne and her daughter, Mary Whyte Cheyne, were found on a passenger list dated 12 September 1937, at Quebec, Quebec, Canada. They were passengers aboard the Athenia out of Glasgow on the 3rd of September. The senior Mary was 43, married, a housewife and was born in Dunoon, Scotland, her mother, Mrs. Mary Whyte, Rockcliffe, Finlayson Street, Fraserburgh was their nearest relative in Scotland; Mary junior was 17, single, a student and was born in Fraserburgh. They had resided in Detroit for fourteen years and were returning to their home and husband and father, William Cheyne, 15362 Greenlawn Avenue, Detroit. They had last left the country, 25 June 1937.3
William Cheyne, James Cheyne and Mary Cheyne were listed as children in the household of William Cheyne and his wife, Mary Hood Whyte on the 1940 United States Census, at Greenlawn Avenue, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. She was listed as 19 years old, born in Scotland, a naturalized citizen and employed as a printing company laborer.5
Mary Craik Cheyne died 16 September 1995 in Michigan, USA.1
Citations
- [S252] Records of William Cheyne, Colonial Heights, Virginia.
- [S332] 1930 US Census, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Enumeration District 82-367, Precinct 38, Ward 12, Block 28, Household 15875, Sheet 13A, Lines 42-46. Image obtained from Ancestry.Com.
- [S389] Website Ancestry.com Website (www.ancestry.com) "Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008."
- [S389] Website Ancestry.com Website (www.ancestry.com) "UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces."
- [S588] 1940 US Census, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1871; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 84-1035, Household 174.