Charles Thomas Lean (1908 - 1994)

Born 28 Jul 1908 in Truro St Mary, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Celestine Mielnicki — married 15 May 1935 in Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 5 Mar 1994 at age 85 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Thomas Charles Lean was born 1908, son of Nicholas and Cora of 8 Union Street, Truro^[1]

In the 1911 census, John Lean (35, stone mason b Probus), Cora Ellen Lean (32 b St Marys), and children Meta Violet (11), Cora Elsie (10), Constance Ella (9), Florence Arthur (7), Charles Thomas (4), Philip(a) Margary (3) and Nelson Eric (0), all born St Marys, are resident at 5 Castle Place, Truro St Mary^[2]

In 1929 Charles emigrated from Southampton on the "Mauritania", arriving New York 11 October 1929. He was described as 5'6 1/2", light hair, blue eyes, with a final destination of Chicago, Illiinois. His aunt, "Mrs L. Barrett" was in the US^[3]

Charles Thomas Lean married Celeste Milencki on 15 May 1945 at Cook, Illiinois^[4]

Charles died in 1994^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=baptisms&id=4257730
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7LR-PP8 : 18 July 2019), Hector John Lean in household of John Lean, Truro St Mary, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; 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.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957 Accessed on ancestry.com, August 2023. View Image on ancestry.com, (requires subscription).
4. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q212-5HRB : 23 January 2023), Charles Thomas Lean and Celeste Milencki, 1935.
5. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV92-NL6B : 17 March 2020), Charles T Lean, 05 Mar 1994; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .