Edward Brinn Urquhart

Edward was adopted by his father's friend Frank Urquhart. He and Cathrine (sister?) appear first in the 1920 Census as 'lodgers', living with their future African American step parents.

1920 census

Name: Edward Brinn Age: 3 Birth Year: abt 1917 Birthplace: New York Home in 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 19, New York, New York Street: 132nd Street Residence Date: 1920 Race: Black Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Lodger Marital status: Single Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: None Attended School: No Able to Read: No Able to Write: No Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age Catherine Urquhart 40 Frank Urquhart 30 Charles Mushington 24 Geraldine James 24 Catherine Brinn 4 Edward Brinn 3

1930 census

Name: Edward B Urquhart Birth Year: abt 1917 Gender: Male Race: Negro (Black) Birthplace: New York Marital status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1930: Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Map of Home: View Map Street address: West 116th Street Block: E House Number: 220 Dwelling Number: 33 Family Number: 240 Attended School: Yes Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: Norway Able to Speak English: Yes

Household Members: Name Age Frank Urquhart 36 Katherine Urquhart 53 Edward B Urquhart 13 Catherine C Urquhart 15 James Mayo 2 Albert Mayo 0

Death

Name: Edward Urquhart [Edward Brinn Urquhart] Gender: Male Race: Black Birth Date: 28 Jun 1916 Birth Place: NY City, New York [New York, New York] Death Date: Jan 1995 Father: Edward Brinn Mother: Lillian Olsen SSN: 116104468 Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as EDWARD URQUHART; Jun 1939: Name listed as EDWARD BRINN URQUHART; 04 Apr 1995: Name listed as EDWARD B URQUHART

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.