Arthur James Jenkins b. 31 Jul 1887 Gravesend, , Kent, England Hamilton, , Ontario, Canada: Jan R. Schwarz Genealogy

1887 -

Name	Arthur James Jenkins [1]
Born	31 Jul 1887	Gravesend, , Kent, England [2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Ethnic Origin	31 Jul 1887 [4]
	English
Emigration	Est 1890	, , , United States [5]
	from England
School	1895 to 1900	Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States [5]
	His early schooling was received in Pueblo
Occupation	Abt 1900	Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States [5]
	bell hanger and locksmith assistant
	At the early age of thirteen the wanderlust overcame all restraints and he started out to seek his fortune and make his own way in the world. His first employment was with a bell hanger and locksmith in Denver.
Occupation	Abt 1901	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States [5]
	bell hop and messenger boy
	After five months with him (in Denver) he made his way to San Francisco, where he worked for short periods at various things, as bell-hop in hotels, messenger boy, etc .
Employment	Abt 1902	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States [5]
	United Railways in Geneva
	Six months later he went to work for the United Railways in Geneva, a suburb of San Francisco.
Occupation	Abt Mar 1902	, , , Japan [5]
	coal-passer on the Pacific Coast Line of steamers
	While in San Francisco he conceived the idea of visiting the Orient; so he got a job as coal-passer on the Pacific Coast Line of steamers and worked his way to Japan and China.
Occupation	Abt 1903	, , , China [5]
	coal-passer on the Pacific Coast Line of steamers
	While there he conceived the idea of visiting the Orient; so he got a job as coal-passer on the Pacific Coast Line of steamers and worked his way to Japan and China.
Occupation	Abt 1904	Hong Kong (historical), , , Hong Kong [5]
	chain man going to the centre of China along the Yang-tse-Kiang River with surveyors
	At Hong Kong he fell in with a surveying party who were going into the centre of China ; so he left the ship - forfeiting his wages in so doing - and went along the Yang-tse-Kiang River with the surveyors as chain man. The agreement was that he and the five others who joined the party at the same time were each to receive five pounds a month and their expenses; but as no wages had been forthcoming at the end of two months, young Jenkins and his comrades made their way back to Hong Kong - broke . They went to the American consul for aid and were sent to Manila, whence they were sent on a United States transport to San Francisco.
Occupation	Abt 1905	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States [5]
	the theatre
	From San Francisco he went to Omaha, where he spent a year in theatrical work.
Occupation	Abt 1906	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States [5]
Occupation	Abt 1906	Saint Louis, , Missouri, United States [5]
Education	Abt 1907	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [5, 6]
	at night the theoretical principles underlying his work
	Then to Chicago, which he reached about 1907, not yet twenty one years of age. There he worked for the Western and Weston Electric Companies. While he was gaining practical experience in the shops of these concerns in the daytime, he was studying at night the theoretical principles underlying his work.
Employment	Abt 1907	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [5]
	Western and Weston Electric Companies
	Then to Chicago, which he reached about 1907, not yet twenty one years of age. There he worked for the Western and Weston Electric Companies. While he was gaining practical experience in the shops of these concerns in the daytime, he was studying at night the theoretical principles underlying his work.
Occupation	Abt 1908	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States [5]
	electrician at the Public Service Company, which operates the street railways there
	When he felt that he had gained sufficient knowledge and skill to justify - a ' change , he went to Providence, Rhode Island, and entered the employ of the Public Service Company, which operates the str eet railways there, as an electrician.
Occupation	Abt 1909	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [5]
	electrician
	Always seeking new and broader experiences and with a desire unwhetted to see new places, he next went to Boston and worked for a time as . an electrician
Occupation	Abt 1912	New York, New York, New York, United States [5]
	electrician
	then to New York where he worked for a year and a half in the same capacity.
Occupation	1914	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States [5]
	electrical engineer
	From there he went as an electrical engineer to a plant at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and had been there only four months when the Great War broke out, and he found an opportunity to better himself by entering the employ of a chemical plant at Mt. Union, Pennsylvania .
Employment	Abt Sep 1914	Mount Union, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States [5]
	a chemical plant
	From there he went as an electrical engineer to a plant at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and had been there only four months when the Great War broke out, and he found an opportunity to better himself by entering the employ of a chemical plant at Mt. Union, Pennsylvania .
Occupation	Abt Jan 1915	Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States [5]
	machine repairman for the Goodrich Rubber Company.
	From there he went to Akron, Ohio, as machine repairman for the Goodrich Rubber Company.
Employment	Abt Mar 1915	Barberton, Summit, Ohio, United States [5]
	the Babcock-Wilcox Company
	From there he went to the nearby city of Barberton in the employ of the Babcock-Wilcox Company;
Employment	Abt Jul 1915	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States [5]
	then to Cleveland for about six months
Employment	1916	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States [5]
	various automobile factories
	From there to Detroit, where he worked in various automobile factories for about a year and a half. From Detroit he went to Windsor and enlisted in the Engineer Corps, First Canadian Engineers .
Emigration	1917	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States [3, 4, 5]
	to Windsor, , Ontario, Canada
	From there to Detroit, where he worked in various automobile factories for about a year and a half. From Detroit he went to Windsor and enlisted in the Engineer Corps, First Canadian Engineers .
Occupation	1917 [3]
	Electrician
Occupation	1917	Saint Jean, , Québec, Canada [2]
	Soldier Canadian Engineers
Religion	1917 [2]
	Anglican
Military Service	5 Apr 1917	Windsor, , Ontario, Canada [3]
	his Attestation
	Regiment # 2005949
Military Service	From May 1917 to Oct 1917	London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada [5]
	as a recruiting officer
	From Detroit he went to Windsor and enlisted in the Engineer Corps, First Canadian Engineers . He was sent to London as a recruiting officer and was there about five or six months, when he was sent overseas where he was finally placed in the Tramways Corps repairing petrol electrical engines and was kept at that work until his dischar ge after the Armistice. He returned to London in 1919 \\\\\\\\cf0
Military Service	From Oct 1917 to 1919	Europe [5]
	overseas where he was placed in the Tramways Corps repairing petrol electrical engines
	From Detroit he went to Windsor and enlisted in the Engineer Corps, First Canadian Engineers . He was sent to London as a recruiting officer and was there about five or six months, when he was sent overseas where he was finally placed in the Tramways Corps repairing petrol electrical engines and was kept at that work until his discharge after the Armistice. He returned to London in 1919
Occupation	1919	London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada [5]
	coal dealer
	While he was overseas his father-in-law, John Anderson, a coal dealer of London died; so upon his return to Ontario, Mr. Jenkins took over the business and settled down to the more or less prosaic life of a merchant. Under his management the business is prospering and keeps about five men employed besides himself.
Occupation	18 Jun 1921	London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada [1, 4]
	Dealer of coal (self employed)
	Audrey Spears: "We were all born in London, Ont. where Dad & Mother (who would never tell their ages) had a coal business & then Dad worked for London Life Insurance & was their top salesman."
Religion	18 Jun 1921	72 Hamilton Rd, London, , Ontario, Canada
	Church of England
Occupation	1928	London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada [1]
	top salesman for London Life Insurance
Occupation	Est 1950	Hamilton, , Ontario, Canada [6, 7]
	worker at National Steel Car
	He shovelled coal into the ovens manually and later operated the machines that fed the ovens. National Steel Car is a manufacturer of railcars/rolling stock based in Hamilton, Ontario. Founded in 1912 by several investors led by Sir John Morison Gibson.
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Died	Hamilton, , Ontario, Canada [8]
	Cause: heart attack
Buried	Acton, , Ontario, Canada [9]
	Audrey Spears: "They are both buried in the Cemetery at Acton, Ont. The doctor told mother (kindly) not to spend much on the funeral - it only cost $99.! I think Keith probably paid that."
Person ID	I2089	Jan R. Schwarz III Genealogy file
Last Modified	21 Oct 2016

Father	Arthur James Jenkins, b. Est 1865, Gravesend, , Kent, England , d. 1900, Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States (Age ~ 35 years)
Mother	June E. Peck, b. Est 1865, , , , England , d. Abt 1900 (Age ~ 35 years)
Family ID	F1017	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Anna Robinson Anderson, b. 14 Nov 1890, Nassagaweya, Halton County, Ontario, Canada , bur. Acton, , Ontario, Canada

Married 3 Jul 1917 London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada [2]

Census 1 Jun 1921 72 Hamilton Rd, London, , Ontario, Canada [4]

1921

«u»«b»Household Members:«/u»«/b»
Name «tab» Age
Arthur Jenkins «tab» 32
Anna Jenkins «tab» 30
Raymond Jenkins 1
Adan Anderson «tab» 18
Emil Anderson «tab» 16

Name: «tab»Arthur Jenkins
Gender: «tab»Male
Marital Status: «tab»Married
Age: «tab»32
Birth Year: «tab»abt 1889
Birth Place: «tab»England
Relation to Head of House: «tab»Head
Spouse's Name: «tab»Anna Jenkins
Father Birth Place: «tab»England
Mother Birth Place: «tab»England
Year of Immigration: «tab»1917
Racial or Tribal Origin: «tab»English
Occupation: «tab»Dealer

Name: «tab»Anna Jenkins
Gender: «tab»Female
Marital Status: «tab»Married
Age: «tab»30
Birth Year: «tab»abt 1891
Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Relation to Head of House: «tab»Wife
Spouse's Name: «tab»Arthur Jenkins
Father Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Mother Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Racial or Tribal Origin: «tab»Scotch (Scotish)

Name: «tab»Raymond Jenkins
Gender: «tab»Male
Marital Status: «tab»Single
Age: «tab»1
Birth Year: «tab»abt 1920
Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Relation to Head of House: «tab»Son
Father's Name: «tab»Arthur Jenkins
Father Birth Place: «tab»England
Mother's Name: «tab»Anna Jenkins
Mother Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Racial or Tribal Origin: «tab»English

Name: «tab»Adan Anderson
Gender: «tab»Male
Marital Status: «tab»Single
Age: «tab»18
Birth Year: «tab»abt 1903
Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Relation to Head of House: «tab»Brother-in-law
Father Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Mother Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Racial or Tribal Origin: «tab»Scotch (Scotish)
Occupation: «tab»Student

Name: «tab»Emil Anderson
Gender: «tab»Female
Marital Status: «tab»Single
Age: «tab»16
Birth Year: «tab»abt 1905
Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Relation to Head of House: «tab»Sister-in-law
Father Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Mother Birth Place: «tab»Ontario
Racial or Tribal Origin: «tab»Scotch (Scotish)
Occupation: «tab»Student

Residence 18 Jun 1921 72 Hamilton Rd, London, , Ontario, Canada [4]

a single detached brick house with 8 rooms rented for $30 per month.

Household Members: «tab»
Name «tab»Age
Arthur Jenkins «tab»32
Anna Jenkins «tab»30
Raymond Jenkins «tab»1
Adan Anderson «tab»18
Emil Anderson «tab»16

Membership 1923 London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada [5]

St. Paul's Cathedral.

Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins are members of St. Paul's Cathedral.
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