William James Corbett 1928 emigrant UK to New York

[cheshiremog]

He married 4th Feb 1928 (aged 45 bachelor Gen Labourer) Florence Atkins (aged 31 spinster) address on marriage cert for both, Fernley Cottages, Croxley Green, Watford UK. Can't trace William James Corbett being born on UK BMD or on any census records prior to his emigration. We know that William James and Florence emigrated to USA New York in Sep 1928. Some of their children remained in the UK namely James Arthur Corbett b. 1922 Watford (from Florence's previous relationship) and Alyssum Betty Corbett b. Q1 1928 Watford. Children named Lillian Malone Corbett b. 1919 baptised Croxley Green 1919, Nellie Corbett b. 1924 Watford and Maud Corbett b. 1926 Watford all went to the USA with their parents. They had four more children in the USA namely ^(*). William James sponsor in the USA was WH Spurrier his cousin. Any help to ascertain Wm Jas birthplace or anything about the family in the USA would be much appreciated.


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[hanes teulu]

On the 1927 and 1928 Electoral Register 
Address - 12 Springfield Street, Polling District - Croxley Green, Parish - Rickmansworth
Corbitt James William
Corbitt, Florence

[shellyesq]

Are you sure all the people mentioned in your post are deceased, including the children born after 1928?

[hanes teulu]

On the 1923 Electoral Register there is a -
James Corbett, 1 Gonville Avenue, Polling District - Croxley Green, Parish of Rickmansworth

[shellyesq]

William is listed as James W. on the passenger list.  The 2nd page lists his cousin W.H. Spurrier living in Bronx, New York, but there is an address written in beneath that in Montgomery, Orange County, New York.

The family appears to be in Newburgh, Orange Co., New York for the 1940 census with the father listed as James.

[hanes teulu]

A James Corbett is at 27 Gonville Avenue on the 1925 Register and in 1926 both James Corbett and Florence Corbett are at that address.

[shellyesq]

I found an obituary for Maude, who passed away earlier this year.  I will send it to you via PM.  It mentions that she is survived by at least two of her sisters, so I will remove the names of her younger siblings from the above post. 

[shellyesq]

There is a very brief video of Maude interviewed in an airport in 2017.  https://ny1.com/nyc/queens/news/2017/01/8/local-passengers-return-from-ft-lauderdale-hollywood-airpo 

[hanes teulu]

The 1928 travel record has "Worcester" as James W Corbett's place of birth - Florence born "Aberavon"