Ebenezer Murch (abt. 1884 - 1936)

Born about 1884 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 1936 at about age 52 in Canada

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Biography

Timeline

• 1906 Scotland=>Montreal, Canada^[3]
• 1907 Canada=>New York ^[4][5][6]
• find NY to Scotland
• 1911 Scotland=>1911 Woolwich ^[7]=>New York ^[8]
• World War I Draft Card: ^[9]
• 1917 Portland, Oregon=>Alaska^[10]
• 1919 Naturalisation in Connecticut ^[11]
• 1923 Passport application (living in Jersey City, USA)^[12]
• 1923 New York=>Londonderry=>Scotland ^[13]
• 1924 Scotland=>New York ^[14]
  • (all journeys state traveller was born in Scotland and was an engineer)
• 1930 US Census ^[15]
• 1936 Death ^[16] (nb the death cert says he is Canadian!) - died of pulmonary tuberculosis

Sources

1. ↑ 1891 Census: "Scotland Census, 1891"
   citing p. 3, GRO6/275, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 220,276.
   FamilySearch Record: KS66-7HK (accessed 7 November 2022)
   Ebenezer Murch (7) son, Scholar, in household of Ebenezer Murch (42) in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Born in Lanarkshire.
2. ↑ 1901 Census: "Scotland Census, 1901"
   FamilySearch Record: 7Y6M-D6W2 (accessed 7 November 2022)
   FindMyPast Image
   Ebenezer Murch (17), single son, Apprentice Engineer, in household of Ebenezer Murch (51) in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Born in GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND.
3. ↑ Passenger Lists, 1865–1935. Microfilm Publications T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542. Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
4. ↑ "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3R-SNVF : 9 October 2015), Ebenezer Murch, 1907; citing M1464, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 52, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 1,561,138.
5. ↑ "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLVY-JWG : 27 November 2014), Ebenezer Murch, 29 Apr 1907; from "Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Ship , arrival port Niagara Falls, New York,, line , NARA microfilm publication M1480, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 92.
6. ↑ "New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23C-CQPF : 20 May 2016), Ebenezer Murch, 1907; citing NARA microfilm publication M1480 and M1482 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 00092, FHL microfilm 2,076,344.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWR2-NWZ : 20 January 2015), Ebeneza Murch, Woolwich (North Of The Thames), North Woolwich, London, 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.
8. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJLN-CP8 : 6 December 2014), Ebenezer Murch, 06 Aug 1911; citing departure port Glasgow, arrival port New York City, ship name Columbia, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Registration State: Connecticut; Registration County: Hartford; Roll: 1561905; Draft Board: 3. United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
10. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger & Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Ketchikan, Alaska.; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
11. ↑ National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records for Naturalization, 10/1911 - 9/1991; NAI Number: 615479; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
12. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 2376; Volume #: Roll 2376 - Certificates: 345350-345849, 10 Oct 1923-12 Oct 1923
13. ↑ The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 733; Item: 12
14. ↑ Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists. BT27. Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments. Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England.
15. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Orangetown, Rockland, New York; Roll: 1640; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 694.0; FHL microfilm: 2341374
16. ↑ #Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1938. MS 935, reels 1-615. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. #Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947. MS 944, reels 1-11. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. #Archives of Ontario. Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records, 1858-1930. MS 940, reels 5-10, 16, 21, 26-27. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.