William C. Cruickshank (abt. 1880 - 1940)

Born about Apr 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Roeser) Ratner — married 27 Aug 1899 (to before 1914) in Manhattan, New York, USA

Husband of Sarah Lillian (Pinder) Cruickshank — married about 1919 (to 1935) in Miami, Dade County, Florida, USA

Died 4 Oct 1940 at about age 60 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, USA

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Biography

William was born April 1880 in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1] He was the son of John J. Cruickshank and Eleanora Awde.

He married first Catherine Roeser on 27 August 1899 in Manhattan, New York.^[2] They apparently divorced before Catherine remarried in 1914.^[3]

He married second Sarah Lillian (Pinder) Schleppy, as her second husband, circa 1919–20 in Miami.^[4] Sarah and William divorced in 1935,^[5] though they apparently were already separated by 1930.^[6]

William died on 4 October 1940 in Miami, Florida.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ The 1900 census provides William's month and year of birth. The 1881 Scottish census provides the precise place. The 1920 census states that William was born in Massachusetts, while the 1935 Florida state census names Denmark as his place of birth. 1900 U.S. Census, New York County, New York, population schedule, Borough of Manhattan Ward 12, enumeration district 962, stamped page 287, sheet 7B, dwelling 53, family 155, William Cruickshank household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/7602/004114697_00348/49580422?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/190043492578/facts/citation/680154112374/edit/record#?imageId=004114697_00348 : accessed November 2016); citing National Archives microfilm T623, roll 1124. "1881 Scotland Census," St. Andrew District, county Midlothian, Scotland, enumeration district 28, page 4, John Cruickshank household; database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1119&h=2837869&ssrc=pt&tid=16699&pid=6028500640&usePUB=true : accessed November 2016). 1920 U.S. Census, Dade County, Florida, population schedule, Miami City, enumeration district 25, stamped page 108, sheet 14B, dwelling 269, family 290, W. C. [written over M.] Cruickshank household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4295784-00222/101403305?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/190043447839/facts/citation/680147412716/edit/record#?imageId=4295784-00222 : accessed November 2016); citing National Archives microfilm T625, roll 216. 1935 Florida State Census, Dade County, population schedule, Precinct No. 9, stamped page 55, Wm. Cruickshank household, 2442 78th Street; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6P91-25?i=9&wc=M65M-338%3A42232001%2C42305701%3Fcc%3D1457856&cc=1457856 : accessed November 2016).
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829–1940," William Cruickshank and Kittie Roeser, 27 August 1899, Manhattan; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZJ-DZC : accessed November 2016).
3. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829–1940," Alexander E. Ratner and Catherine Roeser, 17 April 1914, Manhattan; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2431-1MG : accessed November 2016).
4. ↑ Sarah appears as the widow of William Schleppy in the 1919 Miami city directory. She was William Cruickshank's wife when the census was taken on 12 January 1920. R. L. Polk & Co.'s Miami City Directory, Including Miami Beach and Cocoanut Grove (Jacksonville, Fla.: R. L. Polk & Co., 1919), 481, Schleppy, Sarah L.; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/2469/11879076/666953831?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/190043447839/facts/citation/680147413792/edit/record : accessed November 2016). 1920 U.S. Census, Dade County, Florida, population schedule, Miami City, enumeration district 25, stamped page 108, sheet 14B, dwelling 269, family 290, W. C. [written over M.] Cruickshank household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4295784-00222/101403305?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/190043447839/facts/citation/680147412716/edit/record#?imageId=4295784-00222 : accessed November 2016); citing National Archives microfilm T625, roll 216.
5. ↑ "Florida Divorce Index, 1927–2001," William C Cruickshank and Sarah L Cruickshank, 1935, Dade County; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKH1-TWZ : accessed November 2016).
6. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census, Dade County, Florida, population schedule, Miami City, enumeration district 13-37, stamped page 6, sheet 6A, dwelling 116, family 145, Sarah Cruickshank household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4531931_00016/102598165?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/190043447839/facts/citation/680147412769/edit/record : accessed November 2016); citing National Archives microfilm T626, roll 310.
7. ↑ "William C. Cruickshank, 60; Survived Bridge Leap in 1910," The Brooklyn Eagle, 5 October 1940, p. 9; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/53589759/?terms=cruickshank : accessed November 2016). The text of this article is pasted in William's Find A Grave memorial. Barbara Haines, "William C Cruickshank," Memorial no. 141022552, posted 7 January 2015; memorial without photograph, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141022552&ref=acom : accessed November 2016). "Florida Death Index, 1877–1998," William C. Cruickshank, 1940, Dade County; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVF4-V57 : accessed November 2016).