Donald Cumming

(11 November, 1891 - DEC 1967)

Immediate Family

Timeline

Date Item Description Sources Notes
11/Nov/1891 Born Born to Donald Cumming in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland. 1, 2, 3 4
12/Apr/1918 Marriage Married to Jessie Ann Cumming in Middlesborough, England 2, 3, 5, 6  
16/Jun/1920 Birth of daughter Jessie Ann Cumming born to Donald Cumming and Jessie Ann Cumming in Embo, Sutherland, Scotland. 5, 7  
1/Mar/1921 Immigrated Immigrated to New York, New York, United States of America. 8, 9  
26/Mar/1921 Death of daughter Jessie Ann Cumming died in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States of America. 7 10
19/Jan/1922 Birth of son Donald James Cumming born to Donald Cumming and Jessie Ann Cumming in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. 3, 6, 11, 12, 13  
29/Jul/1923 Birth of daughter Isabelle Anne Cumming born to Donald Cumming and Jessie Ann Cumming in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. 3, 6, 11  
20/Aug/1938 Naturalised Naturalised in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. (Declaration of Intent) 3  
16/Mar/1942 Naturalised Naturalised in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. (Petition for Naturalization) 6  
Dec/1967 Died Died. 14, 15  

Known Residences

Date Residence Sources & Notes
1923 152 Pearl Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 16
1926 80 Summit Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America 17
1929 82 Summit Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA 18
1930 105 Franklin Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA 19
1938 82 Floral St, Newton Highlands, Middlesex Co, Mass., USA 3
1942 19 Hillside Rd. Newton Highlands, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA 6
1950 129 Webster Park, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States of America 20

Known Occupations

Date Occupation Sources & Notes
1923 Painter in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America 16
1929 Sign Painter 18
1930 Painter 19
1938 Painter 3
1942 Printer 6
1950 Painter 20

Notes

Rona Grigg’s 2016 ref: C1.4.1.1

Footnotes

1

1891 CUMMING, DONALD - Statutory Registers - Births

2

1918 CUMMING, DONALD; JESSIE ANN - Entry of Marriage

3

1938 CUMMING, DONALD - Declaration of Intent

4

The date of birth is different on various documents.


Decided that 11/Nov/1891 is the correct date for the following reasons:

  • In close proximity to dates given there were only two people named Donald Cumming born in Sutherland (1891 and 1892)

  • The Donald Cumming born in 1891 in Embo (Fishertown, Dornoch), had a father also called Donald Cumming who was a fisherman (as reference i the Marriage Extract) - The other Donald Cumming had a father called William who was a blacksmith, and was not born in Embo (Fishertown, Dornoch)

  • The date of the Birth Extract is only one digit out on the month and year from the Naturalisation documents, so could easily have been a misunderstanding somewhere.

5

1920 CUMMING, JESSIE ANN (Statutory Register of Births 047/ 34)

  • Full text and notes
  • Date: 7/Jul/1920
  • Responsible Agency: National Records of Scotland
  • References:
    • 1920 B 047/ 34

6

1942 CUMMING, DONALD - Petition for Naturalization

7

1921 CUMMING, JESSIE - New York Municipal Deaths

  • Full text and notes
  • Publication: New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949”, database, FamilySearch
  • Date: 3/Jun/2020
  • References:
    • (URL) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WBC-R8R

8

1921 CUMMING DONALD, JESSIE, JESSIE & THOMASINA - Passenger and Crew Lists

  • Full text and notes
  • Publication: List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival
  • Date: 28/Feb/1921

9

1938 - CUMMING, DONALD - Certificate of Arrival

  • Full text and notes
  • Date: 11/Jul/1938
  • Responsible Agency: US Department of Labor - Immigration and Naturalization Service
  • References:
    • 1-231738

10

Not mentioned on Naturalisation documents of parents in 1938, nor in the 1930 federal census.

11

1938 CUMMING, JESSIE ANNE - Naturalisation, Declaration of Intent

12

1942 CUMMING, JESSIE ANN - Petition for Naturalisation

13

1976 CUMMING, DONALD J - Billion Graves

  • Full text and notes
  • Publication: BillionGraves.com
  • Date: 1976
  • References:
    • (URL) https://billiongraves.com/grave/Donald-J-Cumming/7644409

14

1967 CUMMING, DONALD - Find a grave

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1967 CUMMING, DONALD - U.S. Social Security Death Index

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1923 CUMMING, DONALD, JESSIE, THOMASINA - Cambridge Massachusetts City Directory

17

1926 CUMMING, JESSIE ANN; DONALD; ISABELLA (List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival)

18

1929 Brookline, Massachusetts, City Directory

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1930 CUMMING DONALD, JESSIE, DONALD J, ISABELLA A - 1930 Federal Census

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1950 CUMMING (1950 United States Federal Census)