Ada Violet (Morcom) Olds (1883 - 1943)

Born 1883 in Camborne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Ernest James Mundy — married 1902 (to before 1911) in Camborne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Died 3 May 1943 at about age 60 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Ada was the daughter of Eliza Scaddan and Thomas Morcom.

Ada was married three times, divorced twice. Ada was first married to Ernest James Munday, secondly to John Henry Berryman, then thirdly to William Henry Olds whom was also from Cornwall.

Ada and her second husband John Henry Berryman (born 2 Sep 1878 Seaton-Delaval, Northumberland, England) had two children together. Their son Raymond Campbell Berryman was born in Cornwall in 1914, died 24 Jun 1918 in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA and Lillian Ada Berryman (Wright) was born 24 Nov 1919 and died 30 May 1989.

Sources

• BIRTH

Name: MORCOM, ADA

Mother’s Maiden Name: SCADDEN

GRO Reference: 1883  SEP Quarter in REDRUTH  

Volume 05C  Page 213

• FIRST MARRIAGE

Name: Ada Morcom

Spouse: Ernest James Mundy

Registration Year: 1902 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec

Registration district: Penzance County: Cornwall Country: England

Volume: 5c Page: 456

• SECOND MARRIAGE

John Henry Berryman, cannot find marriage record for John and Ada, their first child Raymond Campbell Berryman was born in 1914 in Cornwall, England, registered in Penzance.

• THIRD MARRIAGE

Name: Ada Violet Berryman [Ada Violet Morconde]

Gender: Female Race: White Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1888

Birth Place: England License County: Genesee

Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1928 Marriage Place: Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Residence Place: Flint, Michigan

Father: Thomas Morconde Mother: Eliza Scaddon

Spouse: William Henry Olds

County File Number: 15195 State File Number: 25 5699

• DEATH

Name: Ada Violet Olds [Ada Violet Morcombe] Gender: Female Race: White Marital status: Married Death Age: 53 Birth Date: 6 Jul 1889 [1883] Birth Place: England Death Date: 3 May 1943 Death Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Father: George Morcombe* File Number: 018036

• Father was Thomas, not George, informant was husband so probably could not remember name of Ada's father.

Migration

Name: Ada Berryman

Arrival Date: 2 Aug 1915 Birth Date: abt 1885

Birth Location: England Birth Location Other: Camborne

Age: 30 Gender: Female Ethnicity/ Nationality: English

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: St Louis

Source Citation Year: 1915; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2424; Line: 26; Page Number: 101

Residence

• CENSUS 1891

Name: Ada Morcom Gender: Female Age: 7 Relationship: Daughter Birth Year: 1884 Father: Thomas Morcom Mother: Eliza Morcom Birth Place: Camborne, Cornwall, England Civil Parish: Camborne Residence Place: Brea, Camborne, Cornwall , England Sub Registration District: Camborne ED, Institution or Vessel: 17 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Morcom 32; Eliza Morcom 31; Ada Morcom 7; Lilian Morcom 5. Source Citation Class: RG12; Piece: 1851; Folio: 143; Page: 13

• CENSUS 1901

Name: Ada Morcom Age: 17 Estimated birth year: abt 1884 Relation to Head: Granddaughter Gender: Female Mother: Eliza Morcom Birth Place: Camborne, Cornwall, England Civil Parish: Camborne Ecclesiastical parish: Tuckingmill All Saints County: Cornwall Country: England Registration district: Redruth Sub-registration district: Camborne ED, institution, or vessel: 16 Household schedule number: 37 Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth Ann Pearce 62; Eliza Morcom 37; Ada Morcom 17; Lillie Morcom 15; Ernest Reginald [James] Mundy 22. Source Citation Class: RG13; Piece: 2244; Folio: 116; Page: 5

• CENSUS 1920

Name: Ada Berryman Age: 29 Birth Year: abt 1891 Birthplace: England Home in 1920: Flint Ward 5, Genesee, Michigan Street: Dayton St Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: John H Berryman Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Native Tongue: English Able to Speak English: Yes Naturalization Status: Alien Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age John H Berryman 40; Ada Berryman 29; Ada L Berryman 0. Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Flint Ward 5, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: T625_765; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 51

• CENSUS 1930

Name: Ada V Olds [Ada Violet Morcom] Birth Year: abt 1889 [Abt 1884] Gender: Female Birthplace: England Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Homemaker?: Yes Home in 1930: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA Street address: Olive St Ward of City: 2 House Number: 3008 Dwelling Number: 532 Family Number: 640 Age at first Marriage: 40 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Language Spoken: English Immigration Year: 1918 Naturalization: Alien Able to Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age William H Olds 30; Ada V Olds 41; Lillian A Berryman 10. Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2340720

• CENSUS 1940

Name: Ada Olds [Ada Violet Morcom] Respondent: Yes Age: 50 Estimated birth year: abt 1890 Gender: Female Birthplace: England Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Home in 1940: Flint, Genesee, Michigan Street: First Street House Number: 713 Residence in 1935: Flint, Genesee, Michigan Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 8A Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Household Members: Name Age William Olds 40; Ada Olds 50; Ada Lillian Bereyman 20. Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01895; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 85-108