Malcolm Scobie Whitten (1928 - 2003)

Born 1 Jul 1928 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Betty Lou (Melchior) Whitten — married 5 Jun 1948 in Cook County, Illinois, USA

Died 7 Nov 2003 at age 75 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Malcolm Whitten was born in Scotland.

Malcolm Scobie Whitten was born 1st July 1928 ^[1][2] in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of George Whitten & Jessie Park Scobie.

Malcolm Whitten, aged 11 months, together with his mother Jessie Park Whitten, aged 25, and 2 brothers, David aged 7 & George aged 4, sailed on the "Cameronia" from Glasgow, Scotland on 22 June 1929 & arrived 1st July 1929 in New York, USA to join his father.^[3]

In August 1937, Malcolm Whitten & his mother & 2 brothers sailed on the S.S. Caledonia (Anchor Steamship Line) from New York, USA & returned to visit Scotland, arriving at Glasgow on 29th August 1937.^[4] Not quite 2 years later, they sailed on the "Cameronia" from Glasgow on 30th June 1939 to return to their home in Illinois, USA.^[5][6]

Malcolm Scobie Whitten & Betty Lou Melchior were married 5th June 1948 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.^[7]

Malcolm Scobie Whitten of Los Angeles, California, USA died aged 75, on 7th November 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.^[2]

Birth

Date: 1 Jul 1928

Place: Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[1][2]

Emigration

Date sailed: 22 Jun 1929

From: Glasgow, Scotland

Vessel: Cameronia

Arrived: 1 Jul 1929

To: New York, USA ^[3]

Marriage

Date: 5 Jun 1948

Place: Cook County, Illinois, USA ^[7]

Death

Date: 7 Nov 2003

Place: Los Angeles, California, USA ^[2]

Residence

1930 - 3420 West Irving Park Boulevarde, 64th Precinct, Chicago, Cook, Illinois

George Whitten, head, married (at age 24), age 33, born Scotland, Immigrated 1927, Chauffeur - Margarine (Industry)

Jessie Whitten, wife, married (at age 17), age 26, born Scotland, Immigrated 1929

David Whitten, son, age 7, born Scotland, Immigrated 1929

George Whitten, son, age 6, born Scotland, Immigrated 1929

Malcolm Whitten, son, age 1 9/12, born Scotland, Immigrated 1929 ^[8]

1940 - 437 Belmont Avenue, Ward 44, Chicago, Cook, Illinois

George Whitten, head, married, age 43, born Scotland, Chauffeur - Private Home

Jessie Whitten, wife, married, age 36, born Scotland

David Whitten, son, single, age 17, born Scotland, Packer - Peanut Vending

George Whitten, son, single, age 16, born Scotland, Packer - Peanut Vending

Malcolm Whitten, son, single, age 11, born Scotland ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Scotland, Statutory Births Index 1855-2021 > Burgh: Glasgow > District: Partick > 1928 > Malcolm Scobie Whitten; Reference: 644/22 609; National Records of Scotland, 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch accessed: 18 March 2021 > Malcolm S Whitten, 07 Nov 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, database with images, accessed: 15 August 2021 > Glasgow > 1929 > Jun > Image 20 of 100: Vessel: Cameronia > 22 Jun 1929 > to New York, USA > Contract Ticket No. 36295. Malcolm Scobie Whitten, 3rd Class, Scholar, age 11/12, late of 56 Thornwood Ave, Partick; to reside in U.S.A. Ancestry Sharing Link
4. ↑ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 > Glasgow, Scotland > 1937 > Aug > S. S. Caledonia (Anchor Steamship Line) from New York, arrived Glasgow, 29 August 1937. British Passengers: No. 136. Malcolm Scobie Whitten, 3rd Class, Scholar, age 9. Ancestry Sharing Link
5. ↑ UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, database with images, accessed: 15 August 2021 > Glasgow > 1939 > Jun > Image 49 of 63: Vessel: Cameronia > Contract Ticket No. 15015. Malcolm Whitten, Scholar, age 10, late of 56 Thornwood Ave, Glasgow; to reside in U.S.A. Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island, 1820-1957 > 1939 > Jul > 09 > Cameronia > Image 120 of 149: No. 15015. Malcolm Scobie Whitten, single, Scholar, age 10. Ancestry Sharing Link
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, database accessed: 18 March 2021 > 5 Jun 1948. Malcolm S. Whitten & Betty Lou Melchior; citing Original data: Cook County Clerk, comp. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk's Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.
8. ↑ United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch, accessed: 22 November 2020 > George Whitten, Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1445, sheet 1A, line 34, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 478; FHL microfilm 2,340,213.
9. ↑ United States Census, 1940 database with images, FamilySearch accessed: 15 March 2019 > George Whitten, Ward 44, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-2770, sheet 7A, line 13, family 145, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1009.