Alexander Cheyne

     

Alexander Cheyne was born, 31 July 1904, in Ashton-Under-Lyne Parish, Lancashire, England. His birth was indexed in the 3rd quarter of 1904.^1,2,3 He was the son of John Park Cheyne and Sarah Sophia Armitage.

The attached is a studio photo of the John Park Cheyne family, taken in Fraserburgh, about 1908. From the left Sarah, Margaret, Alexander, Ernest and John Park Cheyne; the older boy was Laurence Armitage.

The attached photo taken about 1910 of Margaret Cheyne and brothers, Alexander, left, and Ernest.

The John Park Cheyne family, studio photo taken at Fraserburgh, Fraserburgh Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland, about 1910. The oldest boy was Laurence Armitage, an adopted son (and Sarah's nephew).

The attached is a studio photo of Ernest, Margaret and Alexander Cheyne, taken in Fraserburgh, about 1914.

The attached is a photo of Ernest, Sarah Sophia, Margaret and Alexander Cheynes, taken at Workingham, about 1919, probably just before Ernest and Alexander departed for the USA.

Alexander Cheyne and Ernest Cheyne were found on a passenger list, dated 23 February 1920, at Portland, Maine, USA. They were on a Manifest of Alien Passengers aboard the Canada, out Liverpool. The brothers were sponsored by their cousin, listed as half-brother, L. C. Armitage, who resided at 698 Pennsylvania Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. Detroit was their final destination. Alex was 15 years of age and an apprentice printer; Ernest was 19 and a clerk. Their closest relative in England was their mother, S. S. Cheyne (27), 55 Hardy Street, Oldham, England.⁴

Alexander Cheyne was naturalized in 1920.²

The attached is a postcard photo of Alexander, Margaret and Ernest Cheynes, with Laurence Armitage, taken in the mid 1920s, probably in Detroit.

Alexander Cheyne was in the household of Margaret Ortwine and listed as son-in-law on the 1930 US Census, at 524 Montclair, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. He was also listed as employed as a bank official and that he immigrated in 1920. It also showed that he had become a naturalized citizen of the US. His mother, Sarah Sophia Guymer, and brother, Ernest Cheyne, were also present.⁵

In 1935, Alexander Cheyne (32) wrote a letter to James Wimsatt regarding the family's effort to establish a link to estate of William Panton. That letter contained a copy of a letter that he received from his Aunt Jessie (Cheyne) Morrison (23). Also named in the letter were, Hellen (Cheyne) Stephen (535), her son, Willie Donald (311), Dora Morrison (362), Robert Cheyne (21), Alexander Cheyne (24) and an undetermined Nell.

Alexander (32) resided at 13359 Hampshire, Detroit, Telephone Pingree 2062.
Alexander (24) resided at 2250 Toronto Street, Regina, Saskatchewan.
Robert (21) resided 11 Nome Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire.

He abandoned his family after a few years and was unheard of until after his death.

Alexander Cheyne was buried 16 August 1951, at Greenview Cemetery, in Reidsville, North Carolina, USA..