Herbert Surr (1893 - 1977)

Born 23 Mar 1893 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Forshaw) Surr — married 7 Jul 1923 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1977 at age 83 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

1893 England Births and Christenings^[1]
Name Herbert Surr
Residence Place Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Gender Male
Christening Date 02 Aug 1893
Christening Date (Original) 2 Aug 1893
Christening Place Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father's Name Thomas Surr
Mother's Name Jane Surr

1893 England and Wales Birth Registration Index^[2]
Name: Herbert Surr
Event Type: Birth Registration
Event Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
County: Lancashire
Registration Year: 1893
Registration District: Bolton

1893 Baptism^[3]
Baptism: 2 Aug 1893 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Herbert Surr - Son of Thomas Surr & Jane
Abode: Little Bolton
Occupation: Spindle Maker
Baptised by: J A Atkinson Vicar
Register: Baptisms 1890 - 1896, Page 142, Entry 1136
Source: LDS Family Search

1893 Lancashire Birth Index^[4]

1901 Scotland Census^[5]
Event Type: Census
Name: Herbert Surr
Sex: Male
Age: 8
Event Date: 1901
Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): COLLEGE, GLASGOW, BARONY, MILTON, LANARKSHIRE, 644, SCOTLAND
Registration District: MILTON
District Number: 644
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace: ENGLAND
Occupation: SCHOLAR
Relationship to Head of Household: SON
Household Identifier: 7667116
House Number: 53
Line Number: 15
Page Number: 19
Source Page Type: 6
Piece/Folio: 60
Schedule Number: 99
First Source Street Address: NORTH PARK STREET
Affiliate ARC Identifier: RG13

1911 England and Wales Census^[6]
Name Herbert Surr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, England
County: Lancashire
Parish: Bolton
Sub-District: Little Bolton
Registration District: Bolton
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Marital Status (Original): SINGLE
Occupation: FLY MAKER'S APPRENTICE
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace: Bolton, Lancashire
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Line: 6
Page 1

1920 Immigration^[7]
Immigrated Jun 26, 1920 to Ellis Island, with sister Ada
First Name: Herbert
Last Name: Surr
Ethnicity: England, English
Last Place of Residence: Bolton, England
Date of Arrival: Jun 26, 1920
Age at Arrival: 27y
Gender: M
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Mauretania
Port of Departure: Southampton
Manifest Line Number: 0005

1920 United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists^[8]
Name: Herbert Surr
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Travel Place: NEW YORK, New York, United States
Arrival Place: USA
Birth Date: 1893
Occupation: FITTER
Event Type: Emigration
Event Date: 19 Jun 1920
Event Place: England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): England
Source Amended: N
Arrival Port: NEW YORK
Departure Port: SOUTHAMPTON
Ship Name: MAURETANIA
Shipping Company: CUNARD

1920 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island)^[9]
Name Herbert Surr
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 26 Jun 1920
Event Place Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States
Residence Place Bolton, England
Gender Male
Age 27
Marital Status Single
Nationality England, English
Birth Year 1893
Departure Port Southampton
Ship Name Mauretania
Additional Name Thomas Surr
Departure Contact Name Relationship Father
Arrival Contact Name Mrs E Shepherd
Arrival Contact Name Relationship Sister
Page Number 184
Affiliate Line Number 0005

1923 Massachusetts Marriages^[10]
Name Herbert Surr
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 07 Jul 1923
Event Place Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place Boston
Gender Male
Age 30
Birth Year (Estimated) 1893
Father's Name Thomas Surr
Mother's Name Jane Lang
Spouse's Name Ruth Forshaw
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 30
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1893
Spouse's Father's Name Thomas Forshaw
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary E Owen

1930 United States Census^[11]
Name Herbert Surr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Birthplace: England
Immigration Year: 1920
Father's Birthplace England
Mother's Birthplace England
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 10

1940 United States Census^[12]
Name Herbert Surr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 5, North Adams, North Adams City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: England
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Last Place of Residence Same House

1942 United States World War II Draft Registration Cards^[13]
Name: Herbert Surr
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Residence Place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Employer: Herbert/Surr
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1893

1944 Sprague Specialties Victory Log^[14]
SPRAGUE SPECIALTIES VICTORY LOG
JANUARY 8, 1944
Volume VI Number 11
Thomas Surr, formerly in Drafting Department of Factory Engineering is stationed at Devens, Mass. He is the son of Herbert, of Machine Shop.
See Photo: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Surr-4

1945 Sprague Electric Victory Log^[15]
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG
JULY 28, 1945
Volume VII Number 24
Machine Shop
... Herbert Surr spent his two weeks at the Adirondacks fishing and resting. Herb was accompanied by his wife and son, Tom, who is on a 30-day furlough before going to the Pacific. ...

1945 Sprague Electric Victory Log^[16]
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG
OCTOBER 27, 1945
Volume VIII Number 6
Busy Beaver News
Machine Shop
By C. Remillard and J. Walsh
Did I hear someone ask what was the matter with Harry Cassidy, Frank Petri, "Barney" Lindquist, "Herb" Surr, Tommy Francis and Harry Trombley? They seem to have a had case of the "jitters". They drop things, turn pale at the sound of a bell, quake when the telephone rings. Sure, why wouldn't they, when all are ex-pecting news any moment telling them their sons are on their way home. Yep, they are expected home for Christmas!

1946 Sprague Electric Victory Log^[17]
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG
MARCH 23, 1946
Volume VIII Number 16
Machine Shop
"Herbie" Surr had the pleasure of a visit from his son who is stationed in California. We understand the boy bought himself a car while home and made the return trip in it. Smart boy of yours, "Herbie".

1946 Sprague Electric Victory Log^[18]
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG
NOVEMBER 23, 1946
Volume IX Number 8
Meet Your Machine Shop
... Herbert Surr, our Lancashire, England, lad, whose well-known saying is: How are ye, Lod?

1947 Sprague Electric Log^[19]
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG
JUNE 14, 1947
Volumn IX Number 21
During the Memorial week end, Herb Surr loured New York and Canada. Enroute he stopped at Niagara Falls... Was it, by any chance, your second honeymoon, Herb?

1948 Sprague Electric Victory Log^[20]
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC VICTORY LOG
JULY 24, 1948
Volume X Number 23
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Surr, who celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary on July 7th. They have a son, Thomas, who was formerly employed in the Engineering Department. The item appeared in the 25 Years Ago Today column of the North Adams Transcript.

1948 Sprague Electric Log^[21]
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG
NOVEMBER 27, 1948
Volume XI Number 8
10 and 5 Year Employees Awarded Service Pins
Beaver Street
MACHINE SHOP
5-10 Years of Service
... Herbert Surr ...

1950 United States Census^[22]
Name: Herbert Surr
Sex: Male
Age: 58 years
Event Date: 3 May 1950
Event Place: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States (Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States)
Event Place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Enumeration District: 2-86
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Birthplace: England
Marital Status: mar
Occupation: Machinist
Race: W
Citizenship Status: yes
Industry: Electrical Mfg
Relationship to Head of Household: Head

1950 Sprague Electric Log^[23]
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG
AUGUST 11, 1950
Volume XII Number 22
Machine Shop
By John Walsh
Vacations have been enjoyed recently by the following people: Barney Lindquist who visited Maine and Pennsylvania; John Walsh (yours truly) who went to Fitchburg and Lake Shaftsbury, Vermont; John Burdick enjoyed the ocean at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire; Walter Baumert enjoyed his vacation in New York City and at his camp at Hedges Lake; and H. Surr enjoyed his vacation in the Adirondack Mountains.

1952 Sprague Electric Log^[24]
SPRAGUE ELECTRIC LOG
JANUARY 25, 1952
Volume XIV Number 12
Machine Shop
by John Walsh
Welcome back to Herbert Surr. Herbert has been ill for quite some time and we certainly are happy to have him back with us.

1977 United States Social Security Death Index^[25]
Age 84
Given Name Herbert
Surname Surr
Birth Date 23 Mar 1893
State Massachusetts
Last Place of Residence Essex, Massachusetts
Previous Residence Postal Code 01950
Event Date Feb 1977

1977 Death^[26]
Massachusetts Death Index
Name Herbert Surr
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Feb 1977
Event Place Newburyport, Massachusetts
Certificate Number 017964
Birthplace Other

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSCD-6RH : 11 February 2018, Herbert Surr, ); citing v 3 p 142, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,966,407.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F92-8NY : 1 October 2014), Herbert Surr, 1893; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bolton, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Ancestor Search in the County of Lancashire, Online Parish Clerks Project, http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html
4. ↑ Lancashire Births Marriages & Deaths Index. http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/birthsearch.php
5. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1901", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7Y66-5WN2 : 5 October 2019), Herbert Surr in entry for Thomas Surr, 1901.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWBM-H29 : 2 August 2017), Herbert Surr in household of Thomas Surr, Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passRecord.asp?LNM=SURR&PLNM=SURR&last_kind=0&TOWN=null&SHIP=null&RF=61&pID=605073070095&MID=12872125430136511776&
8. ↑ "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68GR-8FYJ : 28 October 2021), Herbert Surr, 1920.
9. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6F9-74H : 30 January 2018), Herbert Surr, 1920.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28K-9NN2 : 28 November 2018), Herbert Surr and Ruth Forshaw, 07 Jul 1923; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 831,831.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ2P-6DT : accessed 29 March 2023), Herbert Surr, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 10A, line 17, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 884; FHL microfilm 2,340,619.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K46Y-VWX : 10 January 2021), Herbert Surr, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-63, sheet 3B, line 58, family 64, 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 1568.
13. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V12Z-KWC : 9 March 2018), Herbert Surr, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
14. ↑ Sprague Specialties Victory Log/Sprague/Vol06_No11.pdf
15. ↑ Sprague Specialties Victory Log/Vol07_Issue24.pdf
16. ↑ Sprague Specialties Victory Log/Vol08_No06.pdf
17. ↑ Sprague Specialties Victory Log/Vol08_No16.pdf
18. ↑ Sprague/Vol09_No08.pdf
19. ↑ Sprague/Vol09_No21.pdf
20. ↑ Sprague Specialties Victory Log/Vol10_No23.pdf
21. ↑ http://Sprague Specialties Victory Log/Vol11_No08.pdf
22. ↑ United States Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F3W-2JF3
23. ↑ Sprague Specialties Victory Log/Sprague/Vol12_No22.pdf
24. ↑ Sprague Specialties Victory Log/Vol14_No12.pdf
25. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J51W-DWT : 19 May 2014), Herbert Surr, Feb 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
26. ↑ "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ5F-G38 : 4 December 2014), Herbert Surr, 21 Feb 1977; from "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Newburyport, Massachusetts, death certificate number 017964, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.

And recollections from:

• Son, Thomas Surr
• Grand-daughter, Vici Surr
• Family Search file https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G9QQ-7JG