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  
16/Jun/1920 Birth of daughter Jessie Ann Cumming born to Donald Cumming and Jessie Ann Cumming. 6, 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, 5, 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, 5, 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) 5  
Dec/1967 Died Died. 14, 15  

Known Residences

Date Residence Sources & Notes
1923 152 Pearl Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 16
1930 105 Franklin Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA 17
1938 82 Floral St, Newton Highlands, Middlesex Co, Mass., USA 3
1942 19 Hillside Rd. Newton Highlands, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA 5
1950 129 Webster Park, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States of America 18

Known Occupations

Date Occupation Sources & Notes
1923 Painter in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America 16
1930 Painter 17
1938 Painter 3
1942 Printer 5
1950 Painter 18

Notes

Rona Grigg’s 2016 ref: C1.4.1.1

Footnotes

1

1891 CUMMING, DONALD - Statutory Registers - Births

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1918 CUMMING, DONALD; JESSIE ANN - Entry of Marriage

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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

1942 CUMMING, DONALD - Petition for Naturalization

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1920 CUMMING, JESSIE ANN - Statutory Register - Births Index

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)