Allan Drinkwater (1886 - 1967)

Born 30 Jul 1886 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Evelyn (Douglas) Drinkwater — married 24 Jan 1921 in Saco, York, Maine, United States

Died 3 Jan 1967 at age 80 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Allan Drinkwater was a Mainer.

Alan Drinkwater
is the 7th generation of this surname found in early America, a descendant of Thomas Drinkwater.

Married Evelyn Douglas (widow) on January 24, 1921 in Saco, Maine. It was his 1st marriage, her 2nd.^[1]

Fisherman & machinist

WWI Draft Card: serial no. 1043, single, fisherman, classified V, disabled foot

U.S. Census

1900 - Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine

Ferdinand Drinkwater, 64 Head, Maine, painter

Mary E Drinkwater, 43 Wife, takes summer boarders

Bertha M Drinkwater, 23 Daughter, farm labor

Frank H Drinkwater, 22 Son

Oscar M Drinkwater, 19 Son

Grace R Drinkwater, 16 Daughter

Allan Drinkwater 13 Son^[2]

1910 - Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Mary E Drinkwater, 54 Head

Oscar M Drinkwater, 29 Son

Isabel M Drinkwater, 24 Daughter-in-law

Kenneth A Drinkwater, 2 Grandson

Grace R Drinkwater, 25 Daughter

Allan Drinkwater 23 Son

Horace B Winslow, 49 Hired Man^[3]

1930 - Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Allan Drinkwater, 43 Head, machinist, marine eng.

Evelyn W Drinkwater, 45 Wife^[4]

1940 - Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine

Allan Drinkwater 53 Head, proprietor, gas station

Evelyn Drinkwater, 55 Wife^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922"
   Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 16
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1961 #528426 (accessed 29 November 2022)
   Allan Drinkwater (34) marriage to Evelyn Plumme on 24 Jan 1921 in Saco, York, Maine, USA.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 591; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1240591
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #22212546 (accessed 29 November 2022)
   Allan Drinkwater (13) son in household of Ferdinand Drinkwater (64) in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine. Born in Maine, USA.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: T624_540; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1374553
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #159376228 (accessed 29 November 2022)
   Allan Drinkwater (23), single son, in household of Mary E Drinkwater (54) in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Born in Maine.
4. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 2340567
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #4851946 (accessed 29 November 2022)
   Allan Drinkwater (34), married, Machinist, head of household at 65 West Main St, Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Born in Maine.
5. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01477; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 3-160
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #1476569 (accessed 29 November 2022)
   Allan Drinkwater (53), married, Proprietor Gas Sta Operator, head of household in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine. Born in Maine.

• "Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HM-G8LS : 11 March 2018), Elmer Small Drinkwater, 1917-1919; citing Draft Registration, Northport, Northport, Waldo, Maine, United States, Maine State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 004408382. 16:49, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 July 2020), memorial page for Allan Drinkwater (Jul 1886–3 Jan 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #117467407, citing Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Peter Morgan (contributor 47719987).