William Kane

Birth Name William Kane
Gender male
Age at Death 41 years, 28 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth October 1, 1893 County Sligo, Ireland   1a 2a
Event Note

Superintendent Registrar's District: Boyle, Registrar's District: Gurteen, County Sligo
Birth
1 October 1893
Townybrack
William Kane, son of John Kane, a farmer of Townybrack, and Bridget Kane, formerly Mullanny. informant: John Lyden, of Townybrack, present at birth

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1893/02279/1855616.pdf

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His wife's naturalization record said Wiliam was born 25 August 1896, Sligo, Ireland. His death record said his parents were John Kane and Bridget Mullaney

Immigration October 12, 1913 New York, New York, United States   1a
Census (Head) April 12, 1930 Manhattan, New York, New York, United States 514 W 134th St 3a
Event Note

1930 Census of Manhattan, ED 31-876, sheet 15A
April 12, 1930
renting for $55/month at 514 W 134th St
does not own a radio
William Kane, 34, married 1st at 28, born in the Irish Free State, parents also, arrived 1912, naturalization papers pending, taxi driver, taxi company
Catherine Kane, 34, married 1st at 28, born in the Irish Free State, parents in Northern Ireland, arrived 1914, naturalization papers pending
William Kane, 6, born in Hew York
Joseph Kane, 4y 1m, born in Hew York
Jane Kane, 2y 1m, born in Hew York
Roderick O'Boyle, 40, lodger, born in Irish Free State, parents also, arrived 1916, naturalized, taxi chauffeur, taxi company

 

Death October 29, 1934 Manhattan, New York, New York, United States res: 501 West 134th 4a
Event Note

Department of Health, City of New York
Certificate of Death #23632
October 29, 1934, vacant lot at 134th and 12th Avenue
William Kane
white, male, married, age 40, born in Ireland
a chauffeur
living in US and in New York City 20 years
parents: John Kane and Bridget Mullaney, both born in Ireland
usual residence: 501 West 134th
burial: St Raymond's Cemetery, October 31, 1934
cause of death: congestion of viscera: fatty infiltration of liver: pending chemical examination
signed: the assistant medical examiner

reverse
nature of injury: wood alcohol[ism?], accidental
other notes might say lab rept 12/14/34

The undertaker was employed by his wife, Catherine Kane, of 501 W 134th St

Burial October 31, 1934 St Raymond’s Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, New York, United States   4a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father John Kane
Mother Bridget Mullaney
         William Kane October 1, 1893 October 29, 1934

Families

Family of William Kane and Catherine Hughes
Married Wife Catherine Hughes ( b. April 4, 1894 d. December 1982 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage April 29, 1923     1a
Event Note

Catherine's naturalization record said they were married in New York City, but I didn't find a record of it. They must have been married nearby.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
William R KaneMarch 21, 1924
Joseph F KaneMarch 13, 1926October 1977
Jane T KaneMarch 5, 1928August 25, 2010

Source References

  1. New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records
      • Page: Catherine Kane, petition 14 Apr 1931, number 181326
      • Citation:

        "New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZWBM-8QZM : 8 March 2021), Catherine or Katie Kane or Hughes, 1931.

  2. Irish Civil Registration Records, Births
      • Page: William Kane, 1 October 1893, Boyle RD
      • Citation:

        https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1893/02279/1855616.pdf

  3. National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
      • Page: Manhattan, ED 31-876, sheet 15A
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X426-J2C : accessed 12 February 2023), William Kane, Manhattan (Districts 0751-1000), New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 876, sheet 15A, line 39, family 343, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1563; FHL microfilm 2,341,298.

  4. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
      • Page: William Kane, October 29, 1934, Manhattan, Cert #23632
      • Citation:

        https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/6533835