William Thomas Shorey (abt. 1859 - 1919)

Born about 13 Jul 1859 in Barbados

Husband of Julia Ann Shelton — married about 1884 in California, United States [uncertain]

Died 15 Apr 1919 at about age 59 in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

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Biography

William Shorey is Notable.

William Shorey was born in Barbados.

William T. Shorey was the only Black whaling captain on the Pacific Coast of the United States.

William was born in 1859 in Barbados. He died in Oakland, California in 1919 and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.^[1]

Research Notes

His obituary mentions that he was the husband of Julia A. Shorey; father of Victoria and William Shorey of Oakland; and brother of Mrs. Martha Ottely of New York.^[2] The naturalisation certificate gives birth as 25 Feb 1855 and provides birth details of wife Julia Anna and children ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #5980 (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Memorial page for Capt William Thomas Shorey (13 Jul 1859-15 Apr 1919), citing Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA; Maintained by Stacinator (contributor 49423547).
2. ↑ Obituary: "Shorey," San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) 16 Apr 1919, page 6, Newspapers Clip: 122436429 (accessed 7 April 2023).
3. ↑ "California County Naturalizations, 1831-1985," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGG3-KZ8X : 3 March 2021), William Thomas Shorey, 1912; citing Naturalization, Alameda, Alameda, California, United States, {record.getField('SOURCE_ENTRY_NBR')}, Alameda County Superior Court of California, Oakland..

• William T. Shorey on Wikipedia.
• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Oakland Ward 4, Alameda, California; Roll: 82; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0357; FHL microfilm: 1240082
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #3201901 (accessed 7 April 2023)
  William T Shorey (42), married, Captain Sail Ven, head of household in Oakland Ward 4, Alameda, California. Born in West Indies.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-6GL3 : 1 March 2021), Wm Shorey in entry for Victoria G Shorey, 01 Aug 1898; citing Birth, Alameda, Alameda, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
• "California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VGS-P36Z : 11 January 2020), Wm T Shorey in entry for Shorey, 1891.
• "California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFZ-G8T : 25 July 2019), William Thomas Shorey, 03 Aug 1892; citing Voter Registration, 1774 Eighth, Alameda, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,448.