Person:Richard Wynn (2)

Address: Address 1: 2824 Bennington City: Houston State: TX

He worked as a seaman here in the states and spent long periods of time at sea while his wife took care of the kids.

1891 English census shows Richard living in England, Administrative County of Northumberland, Page 48. Civil Parish of Longbenton, Urban Sanitary District of Walker, Village of Walker, Parliamentary Borough of Lyneside, Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Walker. No. of Schedule 267, Address: 3 Forge Rd (?). 2 rooms inhabited. Age is 7 months. Born in Northumberland, Walker.

1901 English census shows Richard living in England. No Administrative County is listed. Page 5. Civil Parish of So. Shields (part of), Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, South Shields. County Borough of So. Shields (part of). Ward of Borough Laygate (part of). Parliamentary Borough of So. Shields (part of). Number of Schedule is 28. RG number is RG13, Piece 4733, Folio 7. Address is 226 Maxwell St. Age is 10. Born in Northumberland, Walker.

Not confirmed this is the right guy: 1920 US Census shows Richard living in Galveston, TX, Precint 4. Lodger. Age is 27. Year of immigration is hard to read, possible 1906. Naturalized citizen. Able to read and write. Born in England, as are father and mother. Occupation is Conductor, working for the city. ED 38, sheet 12, dated Jan 10, 1920.

1930 US Census shows Richard in Galveston, TX. Age is 38. Home is rented for #20 a month. First married at 28. Able to read and write. Born in England, father and mother born in Ireland. Native language is England. Immigrated in 1913, naturalized. Occupation is solicitor. WWI veteran. ED 84-4, sheet 15A, dated April 15, 1930.

Death Certificate information:

• Certificate No.: 10349
• Place of death: County: Harris, City: Houston, Length of stay: 69 years. Name of Hospital: Veterans Administration Hospital.
• Usual Residence: Texas, County: Harris, City: Houston, Address: 2824 Bennington, within city limits, not on a farm.
• Name: Richard Wynn
• Date of death: February 28, 1960
• Sex: Male, Color: White, Married
• Date of Birth: 11/10/1890. Age at last birthday: 69
• Usual occupation: Water works (retired)
• Birthplace: Walker on Tyne, England, Citizen of the USA
• Father's name: Richard Wynn, Sr.
• Mother's name: Mary Ellen Gilmore
• Deceased was in the US Armed Forces in WWI.
• Social Security number: 267-05-5309.
• Informant: Mrs. Richard Wynn (wife) / VA Hospital records, 2824 Bennington, Houston.
• Cause of death: Carcinoma of lung with generalized intraperitoneal metastasis. Autopsy was performed.
• Physician attended deceased from 10/21/1959 to 2/28/1960. Death occurred at 10:55 PM.
• Burial on March 2, 1960, in Rosewood Park Cemetery, in Houston, Texas. Funeral director was Earthman Funerals.
• Registrar's File No.: 1735

Social Security Application Information:

• SSN: 267-05-5309
• Name: Richard Wynn
• Address: 1450-37 South, St. Petersburg, FL
• Business Name: Jackson Ice Co.
• Business Address: 19-11 DA St (?) South
• Age at last birthday: 45
• Birth date: 11-10-1891
• Birth place: Walker-on-Tyne, County Durham, England
• Father's name: Richard Wynn
• Mother's name: Mary Ellen Gilmore
• Sex: Male, Color: White
• Date signed: 6/4/37

Passenger manifest of the SS Campania (Picture of the SS Campania), sailing from Liverpool on 16 Jul 1910, arriving in New York, 23 Jul 1910.

• Microfilm publication T-715, Roll 1520, Page 154
• Line 8
• Name: Richard Wynn
• Age: 22, Male, Single
• Occupation: Miner
• Able to read and write.
• Nationality: England, Race: English
• Last residence: England, Seaham.
• Friend in England: Sister K. Kelly, 88 Viceroy St, Seaham.
• Final Destination: Swoyerville, PA
• Ticket to final destination: S (?) to Wilkes-Barre
• By whom passage paid: Uncle
• Amount of money in pocket: $10
• Never before in the US.
• Going to join: Uncle H. Gilmour, Swoyerville, Luzerne Co, PA.
• Not a polygamist, not an anarchist. Good health, not crippled.
• Height: 5'9", Dark Complexion, Brown hair, brown eyes. No identifying marks.
• Born in England, Walker-on-Tyne.

Served in the US Navy.

• Enlisted on 6 Apr 1917.
• Transferred to the USN Reserve Force on 1 July 1918.
• Honorably Discharged on 30 Mar 1919.
• Enlisted as a Fireman 1st Class (on steamship).
• Promoted to WT (probably Water Tender) on 1 Jul 1918.
• Promoted to CWT (maybe Chief Water Tender?) on 1 Mar 1919.
• Served aboard the USS Hartford, USS Sterett, and USS Lewis K. Thurlow.
• Service Number 134-45-95.

Birth Certificate:

• Registration District: Tynemouth
• Year 1890 birth in the sub-district of Longbenton in the county of Northumberland
• When and where born: Fourth September 1890, 5 Forge Row, Walker
• Name, if any: Richard
• Sex: Boy
• Name and surname of father: Richard Winn
• Name, surname, and maiden surname of mother: Mary Ellen Winn formerly Gilmore
• Occupation of father: Iron Rivetter
• Signature, description and residence of informant: X the mark of Mary Ellen Gilmore Winn mother, 5 Forge Row, Walker
• When registered: Fifth November 1890
• Signature of registrar: John Brown, registrar

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} DeBarbieris, LaJuan.
2. ↑ Office of National Statistics, England.

   Certificate No. BXCC 320642

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Richard Wynn death certificate.
4. ↑ Margaret Wynn Whitehead.
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002).
6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
7. ↑ Office of National Statistics, England.

   Certificate BXCC 32042

8. ↑ DeBarbieris, LaJuan.

   D. #10349

9. ↑ 1891 English Census.
10. ↑ 1901 English Census.
11. ↑ Richard Wynn Social Security Application.
12. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Galveston, Galveston, Texas, ED 4, roll 2334, page , image 614.0.