Wilhelmina McLean Burrell was born on 21 January 1906 in Edinburgh, Scotland, daughter of Alexander Burrell and Wilhelmina (McLean) Burrell.[1]
She migrated from Edinburgh, Scotland to Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA arriving at St John's Newfoundland, Canada on 1 May 1923 on board the vessal Montcalm.[2]
She married John B Vickers on 5 July 1933 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. She was a domestic living in Detroit.[3] They had a son Malcolm Burrell VICKERS, b.1945.
She appears in the following census years -
1930 at 9409 Roselawn, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.[4]
1940 at 10540 Park Terrace Avenue, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA where she was a domestic.[5]
1950 at 16578 Chatham, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.[6]
↑Birth Registration:
"Statutory Register of Births"
National Records of Scotland, Ref: 685/1 133 ScotlandsPeople Search (accessed 11 August 2022)
Wilhelmina McLe Burrell birth registered 1906 in St George.
↑Passenger List:
"U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960"
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1464; Roll Number: 464; Line Number: 25 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1075 #2492008 (accessed 11 August 2022)
Name: Wilhelmina Mc L Burrell; Gender: Female; Race/Nationality: Scottish (Scotish); Age: 17; Record Type: Manifests; Birth Date: abt 1906; Birth Country: Scotland; Port of Departure: Greenock; Arrival Date: 1 May 1923; Port of Arrival: St John, New Brunswick, Canada; Ship Name: Montcalm; Residence Country: Scotland.
↑Marriage:
"Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952"
Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 264; Film Title: 82 Wayne 108899-112199; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD) Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 9093 #4718414 (accessed 11 August 2022)
Wilhelmina M Burrell (27) marriage to John B Vickers on 5 Jul 1933 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
↑1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0652; FHL microfilm: 2340793 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6224 #17580757 (accessed 11 August 2022)
Minnie M Burrell (24), single daughter, in household of Alexander Burrell (59) in 9409 Roselawn, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Born in Scotland.
↑1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01875; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 84-1205 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2442 #80825877 (accessed 11 August 2022)
Wilhemenia Vickers (34), wife, in household of John Vickers (44) in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Born in Scotland.
↑1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 4115; Sheet Number: 16; Enumeration District: 85-2558 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62308 #180461283 (accessed 11 August 2022)
Wilhelmina Vickers (44), wife, in household of John Vickers (51) in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Born in Scotland.
↑Obituary:
"Obituary of Wilhermina Vickers, 25 June 2005", The Detroit News, 25 Jun 2005 Accessed: 9 Aug 2022, Legacy.com, Web: www.legacy.com. ("Obituary of ", The Detroit News, Jun. 25, 2005.: Legacy https://www.legacy.com. cit: Obituary ID: 182871115; (accessed: 9 Aug 2022) *View obituary.).
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