William John DUKE b. 25 Jul 1896 Hoxton, London, England d. Abt Jan 1940

1896 - Abt 1940 (43 years)

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Name	William John DUKE [1, 2]
Born	25 Jul 1896	Hoxton, London, England [1, 3, 4]
Alt. Birth	26 Jul 1896 [5]
Christened	18 Oct 1896	Shoreditch, Middlesex, England [2, 6]
	William John DUKE, baptised 18 October 1896, son of John William and Faith; residing at 9 Huntingdon St., Rocking Horse Maker. J. Rice, Curate.
Gender	Male
Military Service	1915 [4]
	He served in the military during the first World War. He enlisted on 24 July 1915, appearing as William DUKE, born 25 July 1896 in London, England; son of J. W. DUKE, residing at 1237 King St. W. Toronto. Single. Steamfitter Helper; does not belong to the Active Militia. Regiment No. 144450. Signed W. DUKE.
Address	24 Jul 1915 [4]
	1237 King St. W. Toronto, Ontario
	Address at the time William enlisted.
Address	1921 [7]
	118 Lappin Ave., Parkdale, Ontario
Died	Abt Jan 1940
Buried	15 Jan 1940	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, U.S.A. [8]
	William DUKE buried at age 43. Bridget DUKE was named as his wife on the cemetery records.
Notes	He left Canada and went to Detroit. [5]
Person ID	I3283	Nosworthy
Last Modified	27 Sep 2020

Father	John William DUKE, b. 1866, Middlesex, England , d. Aft 14 Jun 1937 (Age 71 years)
Mother	Faith TARRY, b. Abt 1864, Northamptonshire, England , d. 14 Jun 1937, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 73 years)
Married	17 Apr 1892	St. Luke, Old Street, Islington, London, England [3, 9]
	John William DUKE, age 26, Bachelor, Rocking Horse Maker, residing at 21 Rahin St., son of John William DUKE, Crockery warehouseman; married Faith TARRY, age 25, Spinster, French Polisher, residing at 21 Ironmonger St., daughter of John TARRY, Bootmaker. Married 17 April 1892 St. Luke, Old Street. Marriage by banns; both signed. Witnesses Harry PAYNE and Maria DUKE. [Maria would have been John's twin sister. John states his father's name was the same as his own; this may be significant when there is some cause to believe he and his siblings might be illegitimate. He might have done this for propriety's sake. No DUKE / SIMMONS marriage has been found in the indexes.] ^{(Anne Brooks)} [9]
Address	1893 [9]
	51 Mindon ? St., Islington, Middlesex
	Address at the time of Marie's baptism on 2 April 1893. [ Record states Islington was a borough in the Parish of Finsbury St. Luke where she was baptised.]
Address	1894 [10]
	38 Hyde Rd., London.
	Address at the baptism of John William on 20 July 1894.
Address	1896 [2]
	9 Huntingdon St., Shoreditch, London
	Address at the baptism of their son, William John, on 18 October 1896.
Address	1900 [11]
	68 Lr. Paul's Buildings, Clerkenwell, London
	Address at the baptism of their son George Edgar on 28 January 1900.
Address	1901 [1]
	No. 68, Clerkenwell, London
Address	1902 [11]
	72 St. Paul's Buildings, Clerkenwell St. Paul, London
	Address at the baptism of Helena Faith on 7 September 1902.
Address	1905 [11]
	70 St. Paul's Building, Clerkenwell, London
	Address at the baptism of Ernest Arthur on 19 January 1905.
Address	1911 [12]
	31 Kingsbury Rd., Balls Pond Rd N., Islington, London
Address	24 Jul 1915 [4]
	1237 King St. W. Toronto, Ontario
	Address at the time William enlisted.
Address	1921 [7]
	118 Lappin Ave., Parkdale, Ontario
Address	1937 [13]
	142 Wright Ave., Toronto, Ontario
	Address at the death of Faith DUKE on 14 June 1937.
Documents		Marriage: Duke and Tarry John William Duke married Faith Tarry on 17 April 1892 at the Parish Church of St. Luke, Old Street, in Islington.
Family ID	F966	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bridget FAGAN, b. 20 Oct 1898, Scotland , d. 19 Feb 1988, Warren, Macomb, Michigan, U.S.A. (Age 89 years)

Married 31 Aug 1923 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, U.S.A. [5, 14]

William DUKE, age 27, born England, Welder, son of John DUKE and Faith TARRY, and Bridget FAGAN, age 24, born Scotland, daughter of Andrew FAGAN and Ellen MCLELLAN, married on 31 August 1923 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, by J. C. Plomer, Clergyman. Witnesses: Thos. LONEY? of Detroit, Michigan, and Sarah FAGAN of Toronto, Canada. [14]

Address 1930 [15]

Andover St., Detroit, Michigan

Children

	1. John W. DUKE, b. 8 Jul 1924, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, U.S.A. , d. 23 Feb 1992, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)
	2. Living
	3. Ellen Faith DUKE, b. 22 Aug 1928, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, U.S.A. , d. 6 May 1989, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)
	4. Deceased, d. Yes, date unknown
	5. William G. "Bill" DUKE, b. 14 Feb 1935, Michigan, U.S.A. , d. 16 Nov 1995, Michigan, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)
	6. Living

Last Modified 25 Jan 2020

Family ID F2026 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents		Baptism: William John Duke He was baptised on 18 October 1898 at St. Leonard Shoreditch, London.
Documents		Immigration: Duke and Warwick John William Duke sailed on the S. S. Teutonic with his son, William, and his son in law, Joseph Warwick to Canada in 1913. They arrived in Quebec on 14 September 1913.

Sources

[S120] Census of England, 1901.
[S794] Parish Register, St. Leonard Shoreditch, London.
[S168] England and Wales Registration Index.
[S121] Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, (original images online at Canadian Archives.).
[S676] Personal communication.
[S412] Website: Ancestry.com.
[S984] Census of Canada, 1921, (Enumerated 1 June 1921).
[S73] Funeral records.
[S788] Parish Register, St. Luke's, Old Street, Islington, London.
[S847] Parish Register, Hoxton St. Saviour, London.
[S792] Parish Register, Saint Paul, Clerkenwell, London.
[S579] Census of England, 1911, (1 April 1911).
[S200] Registration of Death.
[S267] Vital Statistics - Michigan, U.S.A.
[S214] Census of U.S.A., 1930, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T626).