Robert Menzies Kinross1,2

#6092, (1899 - 1982)
FatherRobert Menzies Kinross1 (1869 - 1941)
MotherHelen Alicia Wallace1 (s 1875 - 1910)
Relationship2nd great-grandson of John Kinross
Extended Family
ChartsJohn Kinross & Helen Dawson - collapsible 6-generation descendant chart

Children of Robert Menzies Kinross and Theresa Mildred Fitzgerald
  • Gerald R Kinross4 (1924 - 2004)
  • Kathleen M Kinross4
  • Joyce H Kinross4

Life Events

BirthRobert Menzies Kinross was born on 6 Sep 1899 in Inverell, New South Wales, Australia.1,3
 
ImmigrationHe immigrated to the United States in 1922. He was a cattle expert and ran Guernsey cattle breeding programs at many dairy farms in Wisconsin, PA and NY.4,2 
Passenger ListRobert M Kinross was listed on a manifest dated 8 Feb 1922 for the Ventura, leaving Sydney NSW for San Francisco. He was 22 years old, single, a Cattle Breeder from Inverell, Australia, and his contact there was Dr Kinross. His final destination was typed as San Francisco but "Australia" was written across it.5 
MarriageHe married Theresa Mildred Fitzgerald on 24 Jan 1924 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Details from the Fond du Lac Public Library card file:
Kinross, Robert M, birthplace Australia, residence Fond du Lac, age 24, father Robert M, mother Helen Wallace;
Fitzgerald, Milderd [sic], residence Fond du Lac, age 21, father Wm, mother Ellen
They were married Jan 24, 1924 in Fond du Lac.4,6,7 
1930 CensusRobert M and Mildred T Kinross appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Bethany Borough, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. They rented a home for $20/month, owned radio set, and did not live on a farm. Robert was 30, first married at 24, born in Australia, parents born in Australia, immigrated to the States in 1922 and he had filed for naturalization. He was a foreman at a dairy farm. Mildred ws 28, first married at 22, born in Wisconsin, as were her parents. They had three children - Gerald R (5), Kathleen M (3), and Joyce H (1 year 10 months). Gerald was born in Wisconsin and the younger two in Pennsylvania.4 
Passenger ListRobert M Kinross sailed on the S.S. Mariposa from Sydney Australia on July 21, 1939 arriving San Francisco Aug 8, with wife Mildred and children Gerald, Joyce and Kathleen. The document noted that Robert was 39, an advertising manager, Australian citizen, birthplace Inverell. His nearest relative was brother Dr R.M. Kinross, Tindale Rd, Artarmon, NSW. Their final destination was 85 Johnson Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He was in Honesdale Pennsylvania from 1922-1937 and his last departure was Oct 8/37.8 
(Mentioned) ObituaryMr R M Kinross of Scranton, Pa, USA was mentioned in his father Robert Menzies Kinross's 1941 obituary.9 
NaturalizationRobert Menzies Kinross was naturalized on 15 Mar 1944 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.10 
Passenger ListRobert M Kinross was listed on a manifest dated 7 Nov 1945 for the USS Admiral Benson arriving in Seattle from Eniwetok [Marshall Islands] on November 21st. There were 6 men on the list and it was noted that they were passed as U.S.C. Robert was 46 years and 2 months old, married, born 16 Sep 1899 in Inverell, NSW, Australia, naturalized 15 Mar 1944 in Bridgeport, Conn. His address was 39 Rachelle Ave, Stamford, Conn.10 
Newspaper On 5 Aug 1950

A picnic, showing and cattle judging event highlighted the annual field day of the Guernsey cattle breeders of the Troy Area today at Med-O-Dale Farms near Altamont.
Robert Kinross of Pebble Hill Farm, Doylestown, Pa., was official judge. A lunch was served by Mr. Homer Nelms, owner of the host farm, and Clifford Greene, farm manager.11
 
Residence In 1951, Robert Menzies Kinross lived in Pennsylvania.3 
Residence In 1982, Robert Menzies Kinross lived in Riverside, Providence County, Rhode Island.3 
DeathRobert died in Jan 1982.3
 
Last Edited28 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. [S330] New South Wales (Australia) Indexes to Births, 1788-1905, online at http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au", Robert M, son of Robert M & Helena A, #31177/1899."
  2. [S2842] E-mails from Candy Gallup to J Kolthammer.
  3. [S30] United States Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, viewed at http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/.
  4. [S532] Online image of the 1930 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), ed 64-2, sheet 2A.
  5. [S2509] California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  6. [S2141] Rootsweb WorldConnect Post-em to jlk database, archived online at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jlk, Robert Menzies Kinross, December 2009.
  7. [S2636] Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Public Library card files. Includes a cemetery file (1900-1980), marriage application file (1899-1930), and a divorce file (1848-1950). Image viewed at Familysearch.org. Robert M Kinross & Mildred Fitzgerald marriage application, 1924.
  8. [S2509] California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957. Image viewed at Ancestry.com, Robert Kinross family, SS Mariposa, August 1939.
  9. [S2326] Sydney Morning Herald [Australia], Obituary of Dr Robert Menzies Kinross, Friday 7 November 1941, page 5. Digital image viewed at Australia National Archives Trove site.
  10. [S1174] Seattle Passenger Arrivals, images (www.ancestry.com) "Robert M Kinross, USS Admiral Benson, 1945."
  11. [S1526] Times Record (Troy, New York), 5 August 1950, page 5. image online at Ancestry.com's historical newspaper collection.