William James Corbett 1928 emigrant UK to New York

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Once again, thank you everyone for these amazing revelations. That James Arthur was probably a Malone is quite remarkable and moves the goalposts somewhat. Yes we thought Florence could not have been a spinster at time of her marriage in 1928 so her connection with Daniel came as an eye opener. Thank you for details of William James Corbett's naval record which I have now managed to find on ancestry with your help. Still can't find him being born in Worcester abt. 1883 or 1885, or on a census prior to his naval days.

I'm not sure if James Arthur was the son of Daniel Malone.

Florence goes out to Australia. She returns in 1922, approx 4 months pregnant with James and registers him at birth as a Corbett not a Malone. Sadly I've not been able to follow William, but wonder if they'd already got together in Australia and she decided to come back to the UK,

[hanes teulu]

His  Training Ship Exmouth record suggests his year of birth is 1885.

Was one of his ships "Nemesis"?

1911 Census
Aboard HMS Nemesis, Portland
William Corbett, age 28, Single, Able Seaman, born Suckley, Worcestershire

[Mabel Bagshawe]

It's not very clear but the ship he's on when the census was taken looks like a ditto of Vivid I.

Turns out this was a shore establishment; the Seamanship, Signalling and Telegraphy School in Devonport.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

But that Suckley connection might be one to follow

1891
Emma Albert    38    b Powick
Frank W Albert   14    
William J Albert   7     b Suckley , Herefordshire
Harry Albert     5    

There's an Emma Corbet/Corbett b Powick the right time

ALBERT, HARRY        
mmn CORBETT     
Q2  1886 
BROMYARD  Volume 06A  Page 541

Not found a Corbett-Albert marriage yet

Ah - 1881. Artillery Terrace, Claines, Worcester

John L. Albert  56  (correct) - painter, married
Emily Corbett    26    Housekeeper. Unmarried. Housekeeper
Frank Corbett     3
Maud Corbett   8 months

[Mabel Bagshawe]

1901

Henry Corbett, b Worcester
Age    15
Boy Under Training (Apprentice)
HMS Training Ship Lion
Devonport Harbour

[cheshiremog]

Dear Mabel, yes you've definitely found him .. huzzah and hurrah, fabulous detective work. John L. Albert is John Loxley Albert d. Q1 Worcester 6c 217 aged 67 ... and he's a painter which I guess William took to mean Artist as stated on his marriage certificate. The Emma Albert on the 1891 census says she is a widow, so its all tying in very nicely. I'm guessing they never really got married, but lets see. Can't thank you enough for your superb research.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Hanes Teulu must get credit as well for suggesting the Suckley connected William

Emma died in 1893 - age is slightly out but the middle name is the same as the Powick Emma, and address is Skinner St, as for John Albert's burial

Emma Maria Corbett
Age    43
Burial    3 Jun 1893,  Worcester St John Baptist in Bedwardine

Looking at the other children

Maud is with her maternal grandparents in 1891 and a servant in 1901. She marries in 1909

Frank is more of a challenge (interestingly his middle name is also William). I lose sight of him after 1891, but there's a Frank Corbett the right age buried in Powick in 1935. His address is Royal Worcester Hospital, so maybe he's a long term inmate somewhere?

[hanes teulu]

Hanes Teulu must get credit as well for suggesting the Suckley connected William

But yours was a cracking piece of sleuthing.