Look up William Sutton

[shellyesq]

Lisa, I didn't get much more out of the passenger list than you did.  The sister/friend was transcribed as F.G. Roberton, which seems possible to me.

Here's a possible match -
WWI Draft Registration Card
William Sutton
120 4th St., So. Virginia, St. Louis Co., Minn.
Age 35, born 4 Nov. 1882
White, naturalized US citizen
Present occupation - 12D. (maybe that's some kind of union?)
Employer - McKinney Steel Co., Virginia, Minn.
Nearest relative - mother Eliza Ann Sutton, Sheffield, England

[maria1965]

Dear Lisa,

hope you are well

I saw this entry but have mixed feelings about it, Where is Duluth?? and how far is MI to MA, As He died in Massachusetts I assumed thats where he went, I also assumed he was born Liverpool but I suppose he could have been Sheffield. Was your info off Ancestry, i'll go library today and do a bit more digging.  There is another passenger details I wonder if anyone could look into this for me

From findmypast.com

Name     WM Sutton
Dep        8th August
Dep port  Liverpool
Dest       Boston

It says he is single, Male ,mechanic

Ship     Franconia

I might try and look into this.

I suppose I really need this death, at present really struggling to find Newspaper archive in Liverpool.

You guys keep me going.

Maria

[maria1965]

Dear Shelly

thanks, what are Laws about joining up, If he went 1911, could he sign on for US military??, does the above suggest he is a US citizen, How long does it take to be naturalised,
Are any of these records available to you or Lisa.

When he became a US citizen
Census record 1910.20.30
Business directories between 1910-1950
Death records.
Wills and probate records

Have searched Pilot.family search, don't have Ancestry.

Best wishes Maria

[shellyesq]

Minnesota is half-way across the country from Massachusetts, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility that he moved later.

All men of a certain age were required to register for the WWI draft - it doesn't mean that this William Sutton ever served in the military.  It does say he was a naturalized citizen - I don't know the exact laws from then, but it seems possible that he could have been naturalized within 6/7 years.  Based on where he was living and the fact that his mother was living where he was born per the passenger list, I would say it is reasonably likely that he is the man from 1911 passenger list. 

I really did not see any likely matches for him on census records.

On the UK end, I would recommend looking to see if you can find anything about this William's mother in BMD or census records or a birth record for him with the birth date from the draft registration card.