William Henry Angus, Jr.
1871 - 1947 (75 years)
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Name William Henry Angus [1] Suffix Jr. Born 5 Oct 1871 Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England 
Christened 18 Oct 1871 Lancaster, St Mary, Lancashire, England [2] Gender Male Baptism 18 Oct 1871 Lancaster, Lancashire, England [3] Arrival Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA [4] Residence 1881 Lancaster, Lancashire, England [5] Occupation 1891 General Labourer Residence 1891 Halton, Halton, Halton, Lancashire, England [6] Residence 1901 Halton, Halton, Lancashire, England [7] Residence 1911 Halton, Lancashire, England [8] Arrival 1912 [9] Residence 1920 Detroit Ward 21, Wayne, Michigan, USA [10] Arrival 28 Sep 1922 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA [11] Residence 1930 Detroit (Districts 751-879), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA [9] Arrival 22 Oct 1934 Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA [12] Departure Windsor, Canada [4] Residence Halton, Lancashire, England [13] Residence 1935 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA [14] Residence 1940 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA [14] Died 4 Apr 1947 Flushing, Genesee, Michigan, USA Buried Flushing, Genesee, Michigan, USA [15] Person ID I43 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 9 Apr 2025
Father William Angus, Sr., b. 4 May 1837, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Jul 1895, Lunesdale, Halton, Lancashire, England (Age 58 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret Lowther, b. 1837, Bentham, Yorkshire-West Riding, England , d. Jul 1899, Lunesdale, Lancashire, England (Age 62 years) Relationship natural Married Apr 1857 Lancaster, Lancashire, England Married 30 May 1857 St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Elizabeth Lunt, b. 12 Jul 1873, West Derby, Lancashire, England , d. 10 Jan 1933, Flushing, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 59 years) Married 15 Jul 1896 Halton, Lancashire, England Children 1. William Angus, III, b. 4 May 1897, Skerton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England , d. Dec 1980, Alvinston, Lambton, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) [natural]2. Lily Angus, b. 8 Dec 1897, Halton, Lancashire, England , d. 24 Oct 1985, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 87 years) [natural]3. Eric Dundonald Angus, b. 3 Jan 1900, Halton, Lancashire, England , d. 7 May 1909, Halton, Lancashire, England (Age 9 years) [natural]4. Cecil John Angus, b. 5 Jul 1902, Halton, Lancashire, England , d. 7 May 1983, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA (Age 80 years) [natural]5. Rose Valentine Angus, b. 1904, Halton, Lancashire, England , d. UNKNOWN [natural]6. Herbert Arthur Angus, b. 25 Nov 1905, Lunesdale, Halton, Lancashire, England , d. 21 Sep 1973, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 67 years) [natural]7. Edith Angus, b. 6 Jun 1908, Halton, Lancashire, England , d. 25 Feb 1941, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 32 years) [natural]8. James Edward Angus, b. 8 Jun 1910, Halton, Lancashire, England , d. 21 Nov 1975, Saint Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, USA (Age 65 years) [natural]9. Rev. Reginald Angus, b. 10 Mar 1914, Flushing, Genesee, Michigan, USA , d. 19 Mar 2005, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA (Age 91 years) [natural]Last Modified 9 Apr 2025 Family ID F5 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - William Henry Angus was born in 1871 in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the son of William Angus and Margaret Lowther.
In 1881, at age 9, William Angus was residing at 49 Bridge Lane in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England with his parents and siblings.
In 1891, at age 19, William Angus was residing at Caton, Lunesdale, Halton, Lancashire, England with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a general labourer.
On 15 Jul 1896, at age 24, William Henry Angus married in Halton, Lancashire, England to 23-year-old Mary Elizabeth Lunt. They had nine children together.
In 1901, at age 29, William Angus was residing at 65 New Street in Caton, Lunesdale, Halton, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as a paint works labourer.
In 1911, at age 39, William Angus was residing at New Street in Halton, Lancashire, England, with his wife and children. He was employed as a traveller in an oil cloth works.
In 1912, at age 40, William Angus, along with his wife and seven children immigrated to Quebec, Canada, bound for Michigan, USA.
In 1920, at age 47, William Angus was residing at Manistique Avenue in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, with his wife and children. He was employed as a grinder in an auto factory. His place of birth was given as England.
In 1930, at age 58, William H Angus was residing at Eastwood Ave in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, with his wife and 8 children. He was employed as a boiler operator in a rubber and tire company. His place of birth was given as England.
In 1933, when William was 61, his 60-year-old wife, Mary, died.
In 1940, at age 68, widowed William Angus was still residing at Eastwood Ave in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, with two of his younger children. He lists no employment and was presumably retired.
William H Angus died in 1947 in the rural community of Flushing, Genesee, Michigan, USA, just outside of Flint, about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Detroit.
- William Henry Angus was born in 1871 in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the son of William Angus and Margaret Lowther.
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