William James Corbett 1928 emigrant UK to New York

[shellyesq]

Nellie might be Helen, whose gravestone & obituary are here - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194804903/helen_florence_rhoda

[shellyesq]

Here's William James' WWII draft registration card = https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKV7-9T29

A family tree has some death dates for him, Florence, and some of the children, but not all of the dates have sources - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/9NS2-3QS

[shellyesq]

Florence's obituary is here - https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GG1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nDMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3473%2C4316222

[shellyesq]

Florence's gravestone is here - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228543554/florence-corbett

There is a William Corbett in the same cemetery who died 11 Jan. 1943, but it's a different plot.  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260904122/william-corbett

[cheshiremog]

Thankyou everybody for your help. This is absolutely amazing, so much to go at. So interesting and lots of pointers

[Neale1961]

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.

From the marriage certificate - what is the name of his father and his father's occupation?

[shellyesq]

There are parts of the NY death index from the 1940's that are rather illegible, but there is transcription of an entry that says William J. Cornett, died 11 Jan. 1943 at age 60.  No town is listed, and I can't read it looking at the image, but it looks like the surname could be Corbett.

[shellyesq]

Here's William James' WWII draft registration card = https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKV7-9T29

I didn't notice it before, but it is written in on the top of this card "Deceased January 1943".

[cheshiremog]

From the marriage certificate - what is the name of his father and his father's occupation?
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His father was called John Lockley Corbett - we think occupation is 'retired' but it also looks a bit like 'artist' - he was deceased at time of his son's wedding in 1928.

The groom's occupation is 'General Labourer'