Sydney James Redburn, Kentucky, 1920-1945

[Hemingbrough Historian]

I would be most grateful if anyone can identify my relative Sydney James Redburn before he joined the US Army in Indiana in 1941, please.

Sydney lived in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky before enklisting and was killed in Belgium on 1 May 1945. 

His mother Mary had moved from Canada to USA when he was young and she had originally lived in England. I think Sydney was born shorthly after Mary arrived in Canada, but don't know if she married before or after she moved from Canada to USA.

Thank you

Gym Junky 

[karenlee]

Hi

I found a record for an Ocean Arrival in Canada for a Mary REDBURN as follows..

Aboard the S.S. METAGAMA sailed 2nd Aug 1921 to Hamilton Ontario
Mary REDBURN aged 32 Female Married not accompanied by husband
Present Occupation = Vintor??
Intended Occupation = Housewife
Birthplace + Goole
Race = British
Religion = Church of England
Object in going to Canada = Going Home
Has previously resided in Canada
Canadian Address = 32 Vansitart Ave Hamilton Ontario
Previous port of entry = Halifax 2nd April 1911
Departed Canada  Montreal 3rd June 1921
Left Canada for a holiday
Husband paid for passage
Destined to Hamilton Ontario

Now this next bit was crossed out...

Nearest relative in country from which you came...
Christopher REDBURN 32 Vansitart Ave East Hamilton Ontario

Signed by Mary REDBURN

ADDED... there was also a Martha REDBURN on this same boat address 58 Vansitart Ave.. a Sylvia REDBURN father Christopher REDBURN and Edna REDBURN father Albert REDBURN of 58 Vansitart Ave

Cheers
Karenlee

[merjones]

1939 Louisville Kentucky City Directory

Redburn Sydney 670 South 2nd Street

1946 - 1947 Louisville Kentucky City Directory

Redburn Evelyn (wid of Sydney) 1239 South Shelby Street

[Hemingbrough Historian]

Hello Karenlee and Merjones

Up early this morning to see if anyone has been able to help and was delighted to see your responses.  I am delighted by your swift and helpful responses and have the rest of the day to sort them out.  Thank you very much.

They put a new interpretation on the received family history because we had not considered that Mary had been in Canada and was returning there.  Your information also makes it possible that she had left Sydney in Canad while having a 'holiday'.

Another triumph for Rootschatters.

Best wishes
Gym Junky   

[karenlee]

UK Incoming Passenger List
aboard the "Minnedosa"
From Montreal to Liverpool arrived June 1921

REDBURN
Mary  Wife  Aged 32
Sylvia Domestic Aged 13
English Address....  17 East Grove Street Leeds Yorkshire

Wonder who they were visiting??

Cheers
Karenlee

[karenlee]

Canada Soldiers of WW1

Christopher REDBURN
Born Hereford, Herefordshire England
NOK Mary REDBURN
333 Catharine Street Hamilton
Occupation Wireman
Married
Birth Date 26 April 1888

Albert REDBURN
Born Leeds Yorkshire England
NOK Mrs Mary REDBURN Mother
28 Arthur Street Leeds Yorkshire England
Occupation Electrician
Not Married
Birth Date 15 July 1894

Karenlee

[Hemingbrough Historian]

Hi Karenlee,

I live five miles from Goole and 30 miles from Leeds where I was born, seems I will have to go digging there later today.  This is another of those intriguing stories. Thank you so much.
 Hemingbrough Historian

[karenlee]

Just wish that I could pinpoint something more concrete for you about Sydney though, I seem to be getting information about his family but not him.

Karenlee

[Hemingbrough Historian]

You are doing great.  We know Sydney was with the parachute infantry of the 82nd Airborne and saw action at Anzio, Italy  before being killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.   Like many red-blooded males at that time he had a girl over here too and they had a daughter.   Helping to understand his family circumstances and putting the facts together with the sketchy received family history is of enormous help.

Hemimngbrough Historian