William Charles (April 1, 1871 - June 11 1929)
William Charles moved to the US before Robert. He lived at 884 Van Buren
Street, Brooklyn, NY in 1915, and later at 2372 Jamaica Avenue, Richmond
Hill, Queens. Subsequently he moved to Long Island, NY. He married
Marcella Dandurand and had four children Harold, Charles, Marcella, and
Grace.
 The 1900 Federal census for Pittsburgh shows William Charles Wright,
listed as a merchant, living at 4601 Butler Street . He was born in
April 1871, age 29 and had been married for 6 years to Marcella E
Wright. She was born in New York in July 1877 and was aged 22 at the
census. Her mother was born in New York as well. They had at the time
two children - Charles O. Wright, born February 1896 and Grace I. Wright
born August 1897. Both children were born in New York. William also
confirmed that he was an American citizen in 1900 and that the year of
emigration was 1891.
The following information was found from the 1920 census for New York:-
William Charles was living at 1145 Jamaica Avenue with his family. He
was born in England, aged 47 and emigrated to the US in 1893. (1900
census said 1891) He became a naturalised citizen in 1898 and worked as
a salesman for a sewing machine company. His wife was Marcella E Wright
aged 42, born in New York. Her father was born in Canada (mother tongue
French) and her mother was born in Charleston (mother tongue English).
Children living at home were Grace I Wright aged 22, born in New York
and working as a stenographer in an export house, Harold E Wright aged
18, born in Pennsylvania and working as a clerk in a steel company and
Marcella C Wright aged 12, born in Pennsylvania.
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The Servia, the ship William Charles sailed to America on. |
