Albert Edward Cumming (1901 - 1974)

Born 12 Nov 1901 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died Sep 1974 at age 72 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Biography

Albert Cumming was born in Scotland.

Albert was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Albert was born in 1901.^[1][2][3] Albert was the son of Thomas Cumming.

In 1925, Albert migrated to America.^[4][5][6][7]

Albert volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[8]

Albert died in 1974.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Statutory Registers - Births", database w/images (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 1 Sep 2021) Search Records > People Search > Statutory Registers > Births. Surname: CUMMING Forename: ALBERT EDWARD Gender: M Year: 1901 Ref: 685/1 2258 RD Name: St George
2. ↑ Military: "UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940"
   The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Kew, Surrey, England; Air Ministry: Air Member for Personnel and Predecessors: Airmen's Records; Series Number: AIR 79
   Ancestry Record 61400 #207262 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Name: Albert Edward Cumming; Gender: Male; Age: 16; Birth Date: 12 Nov 1901; Service Date: 6 Feb 1918; Service Number: 159787; Father: Thomas A Cumming; Next of Kin: Thomas A Cumming; Relation to Airman: Father.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #194901600 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Name: Albert E Cumming; Race: White; Age: 38; Birth Date: 12 Nov 1901; Birth Place: Edinburough, Scotland; Registration Date: 29 Feb 1940; Registration Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Employer: Watchtower Bible Truck; Height: 5 6; Weight: 130; Complexion: Dark; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Hazel; Next of Kin: C A Wise;
   Household Members Age:
   Albert E Cumming 39.
4. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX98-3NV : 2 March 2021), Albert Edward Cumming, 1925; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States, New York, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7H9X-KPN2 : 23 October 2019), Albert Edward Cumming, 1925.
6. ↑ Passenger List: "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"
   Year: 1925; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 30; Page Number: 49
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #2001675528 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Name: Albert Edward Cumming; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scottish (Scotish); Marital status: Single; Age: 24; Birth Date: abt 1901; Birth Place: Scotland; Other Birth Place: Edinburgh; Last Known Residence: Edinburgh, Scotland; Departure Port: Liverpool, England; Arrival Date: 3 Nov 1925; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Final Destination: Ardsley, New York; Years in US: Permanently; Citizenship Intention: Yes; Height: 5 6; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue, Gray; Complexion: Fresh; Money in Possession: $95; Person in Old Country: Thomas Cumming; Person in Old Country Relationship: Father; Person in Old Country Residence: Hatton Burn, Milnathort.; Person in US: John Canning; Person in US Relationship: Uncle; Father: Thomas Cumming; Ship Name: Cameronia.
7. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1336; Item: 94
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1518 #19536874 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Name: Albert Cumming; Arrival Age: 53; Birth Date: 12 Nov 1901; Port of Departure: Quebec, Canada; Arrival Date: 23 Jul 1955; Port of Arrival: Southampton, England; Ports of Voyage: Quebec; Ship Name: Arosa Kulm; Shipping Line: Arosa Line; Official Number: 0156/80.
8. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 10; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294833177 (accessed 16 October 2022)
   Albert E Cunning (48), single lodger, in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Scotland.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK2L-3NT : 7 January 2021), Albert Cumming, Sep 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "1911 Census returns", database w/images (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 1 Sep 2021) Search Records > People Search > Census returns > 1911. Surname: CUMMING Forename: ALBERT Year: 1911 Gender: M Age: 9 Ref: 463/ 3/ 4 Orwell Kinross
• "Scotland, Edinburgh Gazette 1797-2018", database w/images (https://www.findmypast.com/ : accessed 16 Oct 2022) 1921 Cumming Albert
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X781-9MR : accessed 17 October 2022), Albert Cumming in household of David Lewis, Sands Point, Nassau, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 157, sheet 2A, line 25, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1461; FHL microfilm 2,341,196.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 October 2022, 04:01), entry for Albert Edward Cumming (FamilySearch Person: GNXX-Q78 ); contributed by various users.