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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => US Lookup Requests => Topic started by: bill sparrow on Monday 24 September 12 11:37 BST (UK)
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Hi,
I am trying to resolve the movements, activities and possibly family life of Benjamin Frank STUCKEY, who was born in London, England , in 1914. He came to the USA in 1946, on the Cunard White Star vessel "Empire Etterick". From Liverpool, England.
There was reference in a Public Record site to a Benjamin F STUCKEY, living in California and aged 97. But I am not sure what year the record was set. The age would fit Benjamin F.
Bill
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Hi Bill
There is a Benjamin F Stuckey aged 23 on the passenger list for the ship Newfoundland departing Liverpool 16/07/1937. He's a steward. His home address is given as 31 Malton St, Plumstead Common, London SE18.
The passenger list for 22/02/1946 for the Empire Ettrick has his details crossed out. He is 32 and an auditor.
I will see if I can find any further info about him.
Best wishes
Maria :)
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Shull Street. West Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina in 1940
Rosa E Cannon 59 Head
Edward S Cannon 18 Son
Ben F Stuckey 26 Born England. Lived in France in 1935. Son-In-Law. British Navy. Enlistment Of
Mary Ellen Stuckey 22 Born South Carolina. Daughter. Resided Florida in 1935.
Son Stuckey aged 4 months. Grandson born Florida.
http://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/South-Carolina/Michael-V-Stuckey_4t9692
There was a public record dated 1990 for Benjamin Stuckey 241 S Mariposa Ave Apt 108, Los Angeles, CA, 90004-5585
Sandra
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Hi Bill
Do you have his exact date of birth?
A Benjamin F STUCKEY with a June 1915 dob died in California 2003, age 87. His SSI number was issued in the state of Alabama though. I think his middle name may not have been Frank.... search - as found in these free searching tools:
http://www.intelius.com/
http://ssdmf.info/by_birthdate/19150612.html
The 1946 Benjamin F STUCKEY b London abt 1914 (alternative list - perhaps he was listed in the wrong sub-section of the manifest beforehand?) Passenger List indicates Benjamin F STUCKEY was a married man, and he was returning to the US on a returning Visa issued in Jan 1946 in PHIL (I assume Philadelphia?) and that his last permanent residence had been in Washington DC - he was returning to an address there. Do you know the name of his wife. The address he gave in England was the same one as maria found, mother E E STUCKEY.
Cheers
AMBLY
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Ben Frank Stuckey - Born about 1914 and aged 23 years.
Port of Departure: London, England to New York on the Britannic arriving June 19th 1937
Length of service 2 years.
Benjamin Frank Stuckey. 1914 London. England and aged 23 years and 6 months.
Single. Mother Mrs E E Stuckey. 31 Malton Street. Plumstead Common. Lonson
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England to Newfoundland arriving Boston. Massachusetts 28 June 1937
New York Passenger List - Benjamin F Stuckey - 1914 London England and aged 32 years. Married. Auditor. Passport issued in Washington 11 January 1946. Mother :- Malton Street address. Had been in the US in DC 1938. Had a scar on nose.
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England to New York, arriving 4 April 1946 on the Bayano.
Whether going to a relative or friend : - UNRRA. 1344 Connecticut Avenue. Washington. DC
Sandra
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New York Passenger List showing the son 8 months old and Sherry ??? Shuckey, aged 22 years. Going to 123 Shull Street. Columbia. SC.
Port of Departure: San Juan, Puerto Rico to New York on the Cherokee, arriving 22 August 1940
Sandra
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There's a marriage for a Benjamin F. Stuckey in Holborn, London 1935 to an Ethel M I Wills vol 1b page 683. Can't see her on any passenger manifest though.
Best wishes
Maria :)
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UK Return Passenger List for Benjamin Stuckey. Born 1914 and aged 38 years
Going to 430 A Green Lanes. Palmers Green. London N13. Occupation Insurance Adjuster.
Port of Departure: New York, New York, Uniteto Plymouth, on the Liberte, arriving 17 Jul 1952
New York Passenger List - Benjamin Stuckey. Born about 1914 and aged 38 years. Married.
Port of Departure: Southampton, England to New York on the Queen Elizabeth, arriving 2 September 1952.
Address:- 354 East 50 th Street. New York City.
Sandra
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His mother appears to be Ellen Elizabeth Stuckey née Colborn baptised in Fulham 7 Jan 1883. She may have died in Hammersmith in 1968 aged 83.
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There's a marriage for a Benjamin F. Stuckey in Holborn, London 1935 to an Ethel M I Wills vol 1b page 683. Can't see her on any passenger manifest though.
Possibly a short-lived marriage:
http://tinyurl.com/8eylvce
Ethel seems to have remarried (as Ethel I M Stuckey or Wills) in Westminster in 1938 to a Frederick Phillips and, following another remarriage in 1959, may have died as Ethel Ivy M Togwell in 1995.
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Hi,
Didn't know about the TOGWELL marriage? Need to look that up. I think that having , an using, all three given names (Ethel Ivy May) is a great boon.
Bill
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There is another Benjamin Stuckey mentioned in a family tree - Birth 8 Dec 1913 in London, England and died Mar 1983 in Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland.
Benjamin Stuckey - 8 December 1913 and died March 1983.
Last Residence: 20853 Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland,
SSN was issued: Florida (Before 1951)
The birth for Benjamin is registered Q1 - Jan, Feb and March 1914 so if the birth was registered late then this could be another possibility.
Coincidentally there is another junior version of the son who was on the 1940 census (same name and initial) living in Maryland. ???
Discharges seamen :- Benjamin F Stuckey - 1913 and aged 32 years. Nationality :- British.
Port of Departure: Charleston, South Carolina - Port of Arrival: New York, New York to Baltimore, Maryland on the Joseph Squires, arriving 14 April 1945
Sandra
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Hi,
Didn't know about the TOGWELL marriage? Need to look that up. I think that having , an using, all three given names (Ethel Ivy May) is a great boon.
Bill
The Togwell marriage (Pancras, 1959) is a bit odd because her names are given in the index as Phillips or Wilkins (rather than Wills). However as you say she has a usefully rare combination of names and the death of Ethel Ivy M Togwell gives a birthdate of 14 Feb 1915 which is consistent with the Mar qtr 1915 birth registration for Ethel I M Wills in Medway district.
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Benjamin Stuckey - Age 228 ??? London. England. Married. Occupation:- Acct.
Port of Departure: Trinidad, Cuba to Tampa. Florida arriving 24 June 1942 on the Evangeline.
Sandra
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At least 5 children born to Henry Stuckey and Ellen Elizabeth Colborn, the last one a daughter Betty D appears to have died in Washington DC ???
Betty D. Stuckey
Born 20 th November 1924 and died 15 May 1995
Last Residence: 800 (U.S. Consulate) London, United Kingdom
SSN was issued District of Columbia (1957)
Sandra
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A New York Passenger List also shows Betty D Stuckey born about 1925 London and aged 21 years. Betty was single and a secretary for UNRRA. Passport Issued London 5 th July 1946.
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England to New York on the Drottningholm, arriving 22 July 1946
Mother Mrs Stucky (Thats how it was spelt) 31 Malton Street. Plumstead Lane. London SE18.
Going to UNRRA, Connecticut Avenue.
Sandra
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Family tree entry seems to be suggesting that Benjamin Frank Stuckey was married to Olivia Adeline Lee -
States death for Benjamin Stuckley as 1981 in Washington DC, District of Columbia,
(Haven't come across that one yet)
Olivia Adeline Lee - Birth abt 1917 in Arkansas and died 7 May 2008 in Tyler, Smith, Texas - 2 daughters from this marriage.
Its a little jumbled but I think its then saying that Adeline married David Henry Likes born 5 August 1914 and died 28 August 1986 in Texas.
Adeline and David show on FIND A GRAVE entries:-
Burials at Rose Hill Cemetery Tyler Smith County Texas.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74046729
The Obituary for Adeline gives further info but does not mention Benjamin.
http://obituaries.tylerpaper.com/obituaries/tylerpaper/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=109585769#fbLoggedOut
Sandra
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Hi folks,
Thanks for all your help. He did indeed marry Olivia Adeline LEE, and they were divorced in 1954. Hence he was not mentioned in her obituary. Based on the obituary, I have found offline one of the daughters of Benjamin Frank STUCKEY and exchanged e-mails.
So, a very good outcome. They now have a hitherto unknown cousin in the UK. More importantly, his one remaining brother - very old - at last has some information on what happened Benjamin Frank.
Especial mention to "Sandra" and "avm88". Magnificent work. But that's what I find with this hobby, generally we have all had a "brick wall" , and we all help each other towards demolishing it.
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Excellent result so far, hope you are able to unravel a lot more.
Good Luck
Sandra ;)