William Armitage (1873 - 1938)

Born 31 Oct 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Lily (Vosper) Armitage — married 31 Jul 1897 in West Bowling, Yorkshire, England Saint Stephens Church

Died 8 Mar 1938 at age 64 in Pawtuckett, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

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Biography

William Armitage was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

William Armitage migrated from England to United States.

William Armitage was buried in Moshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls, Rhode Island.

William was born in 1873 in Bradford, West Yorkshire England. He was the fifth of seven children born to George and Ann (Furness). William lived with his parents in Horton, Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, until his marriage to Lily Vosper on July 31, 1897. They were married at Saint Stephen Church in Bowling, Bradford.

William and Lily continued living in Bradford. They welcomed three children between 1900 and 1910. In 1914, the family decided to leave England for America. They arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on August 10, 1914 aboard the ship Haverford out of Liverpool, England. Ships papers list William's sister, Mary Hannah as "friend", or sponsor. Mary Hannah had arrived in Philadelphia four years earlier in 1910.

Sometime between their arrival in 1914 and 1920, the family had relocated to Pawtuckett, Rhode Island. William remained in Rhode Island until his death on March 8, 1938. He is buried at Moshassock Cemetery in Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island. His wife Lily passed two years later in 1940 and is buried with William.

Sources

• England & Wales Birth Index 1837-1915: Vol. 9b page 165.

• England Census: 1881, 1891 - Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire.

• England & Wales Marriage Index 1837-1915: Vol. 9b page 24.

• West Yorkshire, England, Marriages & Banns, 1813-1935: Parish Register.

• Saint Stephen, Bowling, Parish Register, Marriages, 1897: page 217 no. 434.

• England Census: 1901 - Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire.

• Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1948: Arrived Philadelphia 10 August, 1914 aboard the ship Haverford out of Liverpool England.

• United States Census: 1920, 1930 - Pawtuckett, Rhode Island.

• Rhode Island, State Census, 1865-1935: Residence, 1925, Pawtuckett.

• U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600's - Current: Moshassock Cemetery, Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA. Find A Grave: Memorial #103955899.

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• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XCG-CR2 : accessed 6 February 2016)], William Armitage, 1873; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7K99-72M : accessed 6 February 2016)], William Armitage in household of George Armitage, Horton, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26M8-Q4M : accessed 6 February 2016)], William Armitage, 1897; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9PP-2HD : accessed 6 February 2016)], William Armitage, Bradford, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Horton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:237S-HN2 : 12 March 2018), William Armitage, 1914; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication T840 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,402,628.

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger List Index Cards, 1883-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF8L-875 : 28 November 2020), William Armitage, 1914; citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication T526 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,380,257.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8WQ-JJY : accessed 6 February 2016), William Armitage, 1917-1918; citing Pawtucket City no 2, Rhode Island, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,400.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJVX-2G6 : accessed 7 December 2020), William Armitage, Pawtucket Ward 6, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing ED 157, sheet 17B, line 74, family 391, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1675; FHL microfilm 1,821,675.

• "Rhode Island State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV43-KH9 : 11 March 2018), William Armitage, Pawtucket Ward 05, E.D. 167, Providence, Rhode Island; citing p. 23, line 4, State Archives, Providence; FHL microfilm 1,769,846.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMZ1-891 : accessed 7 December 2020), William Armitage, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 263, sheet 28A, line 33, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2174; FHL microfilm 2,341,908.

• "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8HX-HSK : accessed 6 February 2016)], William Armitage, 08 Mar 1938; citing Pawtucket, Rhode Island, reference CN 10; FHL microfilm 1,954,623.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLB-N4R7 : 8 August 2020), William Armitage, ; Burial, Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Moshassuck Cemetery; citing record Find A Grave: Memorial #103955899, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.