Sydney Arthur DURRANT

1887 - 1966  (79 years)

• Name	Sydney Arthur DURRANT
  Birth	7 Sep 1887	Sudbury, Suffolk   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	872B3A542FA84C3D837526B24028ACDF6346
  Death	Oct 1966	Rhode Island, USA
  Notes	1911 census: at 10 Woodstock Road, Shepherds Bush, London W (2 rooms) (all DURRANT), Sidney Arthur (head, 26, married, advertising representative, soap, born Sudbury, Suffolk Rose Fanny (wife, 28, married 4 years, 2 children, 1 living, 1 dead*, born Ealing, London) and Bernard Arthur (son, 2, born Shepherds Bush). * Reginald Edward, born 1909, died 1910. The immigration year for Sydney, Rose and Bernard is shown as 1910 in the 1920 US census and as 1911 in the 1930 US census.But unless they did the crossing twice, the actual year was 1912 - Ancestry.com has the following in its "Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963" collection: arriving at Boston, the SS Cymric, which left Liverpool on 30 July 1912. On board were Sidney Arthur (38, a traveller), Rose Fanny (30, housewife) and Bernard Arthur (4). Their contact in Englad was Sidney's father A O Durrant, Meadow View Villas, Sudbury, Norfolk (sic). They were heading for Northampton, Massachusetts. Rose and Bernard must have returned to England at some stage because they appeared on Ancestry.com's "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960" collection: Rose Fanny DURRANT, aged 35, a housewife and Bernard DURRANT, aged 10 left Plymouth on 21 May 1919 on the SS Rotterdam bound for New York. Their intended place of residence was Rhode Island, USA. United States, World War One (WWI) Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918 at findmypast.com: Sidney Arthur DURRANT, 31 Dearborn, Newport RI, age 31, born 7 Sep 1887, citizen of Great Britain (England), hardware salesman for The Peckham Co, 299 Thames, Newport RI. Nearest relative Rose DURRANT, 19 Mountfield, Ealing, Middlesex, England. Form was completed on 16 September 1918. 1920 US Federal Census: at 400 Thames Street, Newport, Rhode Island (all DURRANT), Sidney A (head, 35, born England, immigrated in 1910, salesman, hardware), Rose F (wife, 37, born England, immigrated in 1910) and Bernard A (son, 11, born England, immigrated in 1910. The immigration year on this record cannot be correct since Sydney, Rose and Bernard were still in England when the 1911 UK census was taken. 1930 US Federal Census: at 21 Hoppin Ave, East Providence, Rhode Island (all DURRANT), Sidney A (head, 42, married at age 20, born England, immigrated in 1911, house carpenter), Rose F (wife, 47, married at age 25, born England, immigrated in 1911), Bernard A (son, 21, single, born England, immigrated in 1911, jewelry shop) and Edna M(adopted daughter, 9, born Massachusetts). Also two young children as boarders. 1935 Rhode Island State Census:Sydney A DURRANT, 21 Hoppin Ave, East Providence, Rhode Island, clerk at retail grocer, born England on Sep 7 1886 [sic, should be 1887]. 1940 US Federal Census: at 21 Hoppin Ave, East Providence, Rhode Island (all DURRANT), Sidney A (head, 52, married, born England, janitor at a bank), Rose (wife, 56, married, born England), Bernard (son, 32, single, born England, pressman, jewelry mfg) and Edna (daughter, 19, single, born Rhode Island, counter hand in a restaurant). They were at the same house in 1935. Sydney appeared in Rhode Island City Directories (at Ancestry.com) between 1925 and 1963, living at 21 Hoppin Avenue, Riverside, East Providence, Rhode Island. Rose apeared with Sydney up to (at least) 1953 and their son Bernard also appeared in several years, married to Gertrude E. The SSDI (at Ancestry.com) gives Sydney's death as Oct 1966 and his last address as 02915, Riverside, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. His Social Securiy Number was 037-03-6831.
  Person ID	I4241	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Archelaus Odavies DURRANT,   b. Abt 1848, Bures, Suffolk d. Dec 1925, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann DOWNEY,   b. Mar 1856, Sudbury, Suffolk d. Mar 1926, Sudbury RD (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1875	St Mark, Islington, London   [3, 4]
  	Married after banns. Archelaus Odavies Durrant, full age, bachelor, coach smith of Ballingdon, Essex, father William George Durrant, maltster. Mary Ann Downey, 20, spinster of 12 Rothbury Villa, father Charles Downey, carpenter. Both signed full names. Witnesses Victor Emanuel Gabriel, Sophia A Brook, Walter Alfred Morris(?).
  Family ID	F972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Fanny COLEMAN,   b. Dec 1882, Ealing, London d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	30 Oct 1907	St Peter's, Ealing, London   [5, 6]
  	Married after banns. Sydney Arthur Durrant, 23, bachelor, salesman of 70 H--- Lane, Ealing, father Archelaus Odavies Durrant, engineer. Rose Fanny Coleman, 25, spinster of 68 H--- Lane, Ealing, father Joseph Coleman, verger, ---- Church, Ealing. Both signed full names. Witnesses Frederick Holmwood, Joseph Coleman.
  Children	1. Bernard Arthur DURRANT,   b. 12 Jun 1908, Shepherds Bush, London d. 2 May 1997, Riverside, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 88 years)   2. Reginald Edward DURRANT,   b. Bef 5 Dec 1909, Fulham RD d. Mar 1910, Fulham RD (Age ~ 0 years)   3. Edna M DURRANT,   b. Abt 1922, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d. 4 Jan 2013, Riverside, East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age ~ 91 years)
  Family ID	F1422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2021

  
  

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• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q4 1887 Sudbury 4a/649. (Reliability: 3). [S517] United States, World War One (WWI) Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918 at findmypast.com:. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1875 Islington 1b/399. (Reliability: 3). [S210] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, November 2009 and later. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1907 Brentford 3a/196. (Reliability: 3). [S455] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 at ancestry.com.