My Scottish "Wilkie" Family

James Kennedy Wilkie

Male Abt 1921 - 1989  (~ 68 years)


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  • Name James Kennedy Wilkie 
    Birth Abt 1921  , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Passenger List 9 Sep 1922  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Passenger List New York USA 
    • James Wilkie Age 2
    1930 Census 3 Apr 1930  Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    1930 USA Census 
    • Grandson, Age 9
    Death 11 Jun 1989  Miami-Dade, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I1947  wilkie
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2016 

    Father Charles Stewart Alexander Wilkie,   b. Abt 1897, Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1947, Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Mother Jane Bremner Kennedy,   b. Abt 1897, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1985, Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1917  Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Marriage Certificate: Source 1917-644/22-0326 Page 163 District of Partick, Burgh of Glasgow, Scotland
      Date: 1917 on the 13th day of October, at 21 Kennedy Drive, Partick, Glasgow
      After Banns according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland
      Groom: Signed, Charles Stewart Alexander Wilkie, Electrical Draughtsman, Bachelor
      Age: 21
      Residence: 963 Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow
      Parents: Charles Wilkie, Brewer & Margaret Wilkie MS Ramsay

      Bride: Signed, Jane Bremner Kennedy, Typist, Spinster
      Age: 21
      Residence: 21 Kennedy Drive, Partick, Glasgow
      Parents: James Kennedy, Commercial Traveller & Hannah Kennedy MS Morrison
      Minister: Signed, William Ross

      Witnesses, Signed DavidCoutts & Margaret Kennedy
      Registerd 1917, October 15 at Glasgow, Thomas McKay Asst Registrar / Hugh Welsh Registrar

      There is confusion here as on Charles death certificate, Sept 27, 1947, it is stated he was a Glassworks Engineer and married to Irene Batterbee - when at New Registry House, 2005, I found a marriage cert. as 1917 but I cannot find that on Scotlands People and I didn't print a copy when at New Registry House, was out of time hw
    Family ID F432  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957; Year 1922, Microfilm T715; Microfilm roll T715_3176, Line 9, Page 148
      Wilkie, James
      Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1922
      Birth Year - abt 1920
      Birth Location: Glasgow, Scotland
      Age 2
      Male
      GrandSon
      Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
      Port of Arrival: New York, New York
      Ship: Columbia

      1930 USA Census; Pawtucket, Providence Cty, Rhode Island, USA; Brewster Street, Family #93
      James Kennedy, Head, Married, Age 59, Birthplace Scotland, Parents born Scotland, Watchman, Textile Mill; Immigrated 1922
      Hannah Kennedy, Wife, Married x 24 yrs, Age 59, |Birthplace Scotland, Parents likewise, Immigrated 1922
      Margaret Kennedy, Dtr, Single, Age 31, Winder, Textile Mill; Immigrated 1920
      Wilkie, Jane, Dtr, Divorced, Age 33, Birthplace Scotland, Operator of comtometer, Immigrated 1921
      Wilkie, Margaret, Dtr, Age 11, Single, Birthplace Scotland, Immigrated 1922
      Wilkie, James K, Son, Age 9, Single, Birthplace Scotland, Immigrated 1922
      Morrison, Thomas, Brother in law, Age 39, Birthplace Scotland, Clerk, Immigrated 1930


      Research on Scotlands People site - Jan 11, 2012 - revealed a birth registration for a James Kennedy Wilkie in 1921 at Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland - no image, thus must wait until I can order this to confirm Parents

      Social Security Death Index
      Name: James K. Wilkie
      SSN: 036-12-3050
      Last Residence: 33169, Miami, Miami-dade, Florida, USA
      Born: 18 May 1920
      Died: 11 Jun 1989
      State (Year) SSN issued: Rhode Island (before 1951)

      Florida Death Index - 1877-1998
      Name: James Kennedy Wilkie
      Death date: 11 Jun 1989
      County of Death: Dade
      State of Death: Florida
      Age at Death: 69
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 18 May 1920**
      ** ScotlandsPeople birth registration year was 1921 hw

  • Sources 
    1. [S712] Passenger Lists of vessels arriving at New York, New York 1820-1957, New York Passenger List 1820-1957, Microfilm T715_3176, Line 9, Pg 148 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S711] Fifteenth Census of United States of America, Bureau of the Census, 1930 USA Census, 4A-254; Line 27 - 33 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S710] State of Florida, Florida Death Index - 1877-1998, (Florida Office of Vital Records 1998), SSN: 036-12-3050 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S558] Charles S A Wilkie & Jane B Kennedy Marriage 1917, National Registry 1917-644/22-0326 (Reliability: 3).



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