Beatrice (Roberts) McKenzie (1893 - aft. 1950)

Born 1893 in Barbados

Died after 1950 after age 57 in New York, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Beatrice (Roberts) McKenzie was born in Barbados.

Beatrice (Roberts) McKenzie is a part of US Black heritage.

Beatrice was born in 1893 in Barbados. She was the daughter of Francis Williams.

Beatrice immigrated to the United States around 1920. She listed her father Francis as her nearest relative in Barbados and her destination as Brooklyn.

Beatrice married Solomon McKenzie in the early 1920s. By 1930 they had 4 children and in 1940 they had 7 children. They lived in New York City where Solomon worked in construction.

She passed away after 1950.

Sources

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2662; Sheet Number: 21; Enumeration District: 24-1021
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #284650357 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  Beatrice McKenzie (57), wife, Packing, in household of Solomon McKenzie (58) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Br West Ind.
• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1069; FHL microfilm: 2341241
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #38385663 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  Beatrice Mckenzie (39), wife, in household of Soloman Mckenzie (39) at 332 Bergen St., Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. With 4 children. Born in Barbados. Immigrated: 1920, parents bp: Barbados
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02568; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 24-859
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #4806869 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  Beatrice McKenzie (48), wife, in household of Solomon McKenzie (48) in New York, Kings, New York. Born in Barbados, British West Indies. With 7 children.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2662; Sheet Number: 21; Enumeration District: 24-1021
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #284650357 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  Beatrice McKenzie (57), wife, Packing, in household of Solomon McKenzie (58) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Br West Ind. With 4 children, 1 grandson
• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #769668099 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  Name: Beatrice G Roberts; Gender: Female; Spouse: Solomon McKenzie; Child: Isaline Elizabeth McKenzie.
• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #797930739 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  Name: Beatrice Williams; Gender: Female; Spouse: Solomon McKenzie; Child: Geraldine Parks.
• Immigration Record: "U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1464; Roll Number: 411; Line Number: 23
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1075 #1011839 (accessed 13 January 2023)
  Name: Beatrice G Roberts; Gender: Female; Age: 27; Record Type: Manifests; Birth Date: abt 1893; Birth Country: Barbados; Port of Departure: Bermuda; Arrival Date: 19 Dec 1920; Port of Arrival: St John, New Brunswick, Canada; Ship Name: Caraquet; Residence Country: Barbados.