Individual Details
David Ramsay Longstaff
(10 Jun 1903 - Abt 1940)
Events
| Birth | 10 Jun 1903 | 4 Tyne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England |  | ||
| Census-shared | 1911 | (Sarah Annie R Philpott) Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Arrival | 31 Oct 1924 | New York, New York, United States | | ||
| Census | 1925 | 412 East 86th Street, New York, New York, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 4 Apr 1927 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - Agnes McBride "Ness" Fraser | | | |
| Residence | 7 Mar 1930 | 2740 E 26 Street, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Emigration | 8 Nov 1930 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Immigration | 17 Nov 1930 | New York, Kings, New York, USA | | | |
| Arrival | 8 Dec 1930 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Immigration | 24 Dec 1930 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Residence | 7 Nov 1932 | North Shields, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Census | 1939 | Newcastle Upon Tyne, County Durham, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Residence | 1939 | 7 Marske Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, County Durham, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Death | Abt 1940 | Dunkirk, Nord, France | | ||
| Death | 21 Aug 1959 | Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom | |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes McBride "Ness" Fraser (1908 - 1990) |
| Child | William Henry Longstaff Jones (1927 - 1998) |
| Father | Joseph Henry Longstaff (1868 - 1930) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Watson (1860 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Florence Nightingale Longstaff (1898 - ) |
| Sibling | Susannah Maynard Longstaff (1901 - ) |
Notes
Census-shared
Mrs Mary Ann Gentry, Wife, 31, MAda Gentry, daughter, 5
Ursula Gentry, daughter, 2
Mary Ann Gentry, daughter, 4
Winifred Gentry, daughter, 1
Emily Erwin Young, Servant, 14, Single
Sarah Ann Hoggarth, Visitor, 22, M
Thomas Hoggarth, Visitor, 2
Eliza Armstrong, Visitor, 18 M
Florence Nightingale Longstaff, Visitor, 12
Sushannah Mayder Longstaff, Visitor, 10
David Ramsey Longstaff, Visitor, 7
Arrival
Longstaffe David, crew, 21, English. 5 feet 7 inches, 10 stone 4 poundsCensus
Longsteff David, boarder, w, m, 23, born England, in US 2 years, alien, tinsmiths helper.Marriage
Certificate number 4603.Residence
Agnes FRASER LONGSTAFF's 7 Mar 1930 declaration states that her husband resides at 2740 E 26 St, Bklyn NY.Emigration
Longstaff David, 8 Spencer Street, Seaman, age 21. Last permanent residence USA. Intends to live in USA.Immigration
Passengers sailing from Liverpool. Longstaff, David Ramsey, age 26, Seaman, born England, North Shields, Last permanent residence: England, North Shields. Brother: Mr Henry Longstaff, 8 Spencer Street, North Shields, In US before 1924-1929. Wife: Mrs Agnes F Longstaff, 2740 East 26th Str, Brooklyn. Length of stay: Always.Arrival
Longstaff David, 8 Spencer Street, North Shields, 3rd class passenger, pipe fitter, 27, country of last residence: England, intends to live in England.Immigration
Longstaff David, 8 Spencer Street, North Shields, Pipe Fitter, 27, Last permanent residence England, intends to live in England.Departed from New York.
Residence
Agnes FRASER LONGSTAFF's 7 Nov 1932 petition for naturalization states that he resides at North Shields, England.Census
Bowman (crossed out and replaced with Beeby) Olga, 4 Jan 1912, BarmaidTobias Wilhelmina 30 Mar 1904, widowed, two words unreadable duties.
Langstaff David, 10 June 1903, married, occupation unreadable.
4th person has closed record.
Residence
7 Marske TerraceShenfield, Annie Piggott
Bowman, Olga
Longstaffe, David Ramsay
Death
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The Battle of Dunkirk was May/June 1940. Agnes married her second husband
in Feb 1940. Either her first husband did not die at Dunkirk, or the marriage date
is wrong. Did they divorce?
in Feb 1940. Either her first husband did not die at Dunkirk, or the marriage date
is wrong. Did they divorce?
Death
Cremation dateEndnotes
1. Birth record.
2. 1925 New York census, image viewed at ancestry.com.
3. New York City Grooms Index at www.italiangen.org.
4. Marriage certificate.
5. UK, Outward Passenger Lists 1890-1960 at ancestry.com.
6. New York Passenger lists 1925-57 at familysearch.com.
7. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at ancestry.com.
8. UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960 at ancestry.com.
9. Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Electoral Registers, 1741-1974.