Life Events
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| Birth | John Kinross was born on 18 May 1883 in Stirling, Stirlingshire.1,2,4
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| (with Mother) 1891 Census | John appeared on the 1891 Census of Glasgow, Lanarkshire with his mother and two siblings. The rest of the family was on the farm in Clackmannanshire. He was 7 years old, a scholar, and born in Clackmannan.5 |
| (with Parents) 1901 Census | John appeared on the 1901 Census of Stirling, Stirlingshire with his parents. He was 17, a farmers son, and born in Abbey [sic], Clackmannanshire.3 |
| Passenger List | He was listed on a manifest dated 7 Mar 1908 in Ellis Island, New York, for the SS Furnessia from Glasgow. Details from the record: Kinross, John, age 25, male, single, farm laborer, can read & write, British nationality, Scotch race, permanent residence Stirling, Scotland; nearest relative father J. Kinross, Hood Farm, Stirling; final destination: Eaton, Colorado; by whom passage paid: self; have $50? yes; in U.S. before? no; who are you going to join? Cousin W.D. Key[?]; polygamist? no; anarchist? no; mental & physical health Good; deformed or crippled? no; height: 5' 4 1/2"; complexion: reddish; hair: red; eyes: gray; ident marks: none; place of birth: Stirling, Scotland.1 |
| Research Note | There is a William Kay in Weld County, CO in 1910 who fits.6 |
| 1910 Census | He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Garfield Township, Lyon County, Iowa, enumerated 15 Apr 1910. He was one of 7 servants on a stock farm, age 25, single, born Scotland, parents born Scotland, literate.7 |
| Military | He completed a Draft Registration Card on 9 Sep 1918 in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland. Information recorded for John Kinross of Collington Prince George's County Md: age 35, born May 18 1883, Alien declarent, born Scotland, occupation Labor Foreman at M.E. D---y & C--t- Co at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md; medium height, medium build, blue eyes, red hair.4 |
| (Other) 1920 Census | He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Big Horn Precinct, Sheridan County, Wyoming, in the household of Thomas and Janet Kinross. He was age 36, single, immigration date and status unknown, born in Scotland, and worked as a farm laborer. John was Thomas' brother.8 |
| Military | John Kinross completed a World War II registration card in Apr 1942 in Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey. Information included: residence Park Place, Oakland, Bergen, N.J., no telephone, age 58, born Stirling Scotland, May 18 1883, contact person brother Thomas Kinross of Park Place, Oakland, NJ, employed by Tom Jolly, Watterson Hotel, Louisville Ky at all race tracks in the United States. Height 5' 71/2", weight 150, red hair, light complexion [card not dated].9 |
