William S Brisby look up

[GemmaL]

I'm looking for William Stewart Brisby born in Belfast, Ireland 19th May 1898. His family moved to the states, I'm not sure when but at a guess I'd say 1920s.

I believe he was a marine engineer and possibly joined the United States Navy, I'm looking for any military info, thanks.

[rosie17]

Registration Card
William Stewart Brisby
Address 10,Crescent Place Brooklyn N Y
Age 20 birth date 19/5/1898
Occupation Marine Machinist
Nearest Relative
Mrs Joan Crawford
26 , address hard to make out

Seamans Certificate American Citizenship
William S Brisby
Address 26,Damforth St Brooklyn NY
Birth confirmed by father's Naturalized Certificate 19/5/1898
Father's place of birth Ireland Mothers place of birth Ireland


You might be able to view this your self on Ancestry  or findmypast  which is free this weekend

Rosie

[rosie17]

Death for William S Brisby
Birth date 19 may 1898
Died 28 July 1967
Age 69 years

Last residence West Hempstead Nassau New York

Rosie

[GemmaL]

Registration Card
William Stewart Brisby
Address 10,Crescent Place Brooklyn N Y
Age 20 birth date 19/5/1898
Occupation Marine Machinist
Nearest Relative
Mrs Joan Crawford
26 , address hard to make out

Seamans Certificate American Citizenship
William S Brisby
Address 26,Damforth St Brooklyn NY
Birth confirmed by father's Naturalized Certificate 19/5/1898
Father's place of birth Ireland Mothers place of birth Ireland


You might be able to view this your self on Ancestry  or findmypast  which is free this weekend

Rosie

Thank you, I'm having trouble viewing records on ancestry at the minute, probably my stupid laptop haha!

[rosie17]

You could also try www.familysearch.org

Rosie

[rosie17]

This looks like the immigration record departure Liverpool
Arrival date 5/9/1914 New York
Ship Cedric
Lottie Brisby nearest relative came from Mr Jas Taylor Clifton Cescent Belfast
Going to join her husband David Brisby New York
Children William.Maud ,David ,Another child but name hard to make out

Rosie

[shellyesq]

The family is in Brooklyn in the 1915 NY state census.  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9JP-JCL

1925 NY state census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9T3-GT6

They are in Queens in 1930 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X45F-TF1

This looks like William and his family in 1940 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3BG-RRJ

The New York state death index says he died in Angle Sea, Nassau Co., New York.

Nearest Relative
Mrs Joan Crawford
26 , address hard to make out

I think that's Mrs. John Crawford, 26 Jamaica Av., Flushing, Queens, New York.

[shellyesq]

It appears there's a picture of William with a butcher's association here - http://www.rootschat.com/links/01om2/

Lots of assorted references to the Brisby family members in local newspapers on www.fultonhistory.com or fultonsearch.org.  An obit for William's father is here -
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01om1/

[shellyesq]

William's father's death record is here - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WLQ-HXG

This looks like the death for Elizabeth Crawford, who was Mrs. John Crawford and a sister to William's father.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WQ6-JHJ