Helen Key sack machinist

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• Birth*: Helen Key sack machinist was born on 9 August 1878 at 2 Crescent Lane, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; image held; GROS 282/04 1167; 1878 Births in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee; 1167 Helen Key; 1878 August ninth 9h 30m pm, 2 Crescent Lane; f; George Key harbour porter Ann Key ms Ford 1867 Dec 28th Inverkeillor; George Key father present; August 2007
  RCE re parents marriage date 26 Mar 1879.
• She was the daughter of George Key farm servant and Ann Gibson Ford domestic servant.
• (Bride) Marriage*: Helen Key sack machinist married Andrew Heggie ship plater, son of Alexander Stobie Heggie iron ship fitter and Euphemia Valentine Langlands powerloom weaver, on 29 December 1899 at Wallacetown Church Hall, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; image held; 1900 statutory marriages 282/04 0047; 1900 marriages in the disctrict of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee; 1899 on the twenty-nineth day of December at Wallacetown Church Hall Dundee after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland; Andrew Heggie ship plater bachelor, 25, Clarence Bank Rankine Street Dundee, Alexander Stobie Heggie ship plater Euphemia Valentine Heggie ms Langlands; Nellie Key sack machinist spinster, 21, 17 Park Avenue Dundee, George Key harbour porter Ann Key ms Ford; James Boath Wood minister, John Ness (?), Lizzie Key witnesses.
• (Deceased) Death*: Helen Key sack machinist died in September 1974 at Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, , at age 96 SSDI rootsweb; Helen Heggie, birth 09 Aug 1878, death Sep 1974, last residence 02169 Quincy Norfold MA, last benefit none specified, SSN 029-36-8350, issued Massachusetts.

• (Witness) Photograph: She is in this photograph taken say 1898 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , along with Ann Gibson Ford domestic servant, Margaret Scott Key domestic servant, machinist, Georgina Key tailoress and Lizzie Key jute weaver.¹
  

  Key family L-R Margaret (Maggie), Georgina (Jo), Elizabeth (LIzzie), Helen (Nellie), Ann Gibson Ford
• Married Name: As of 29 December 1899, her married name was Heggie.
• (Witness) Photograph: Helen Key sack machinist is in this photograph taken say 1901 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , along with George Key farm servant, Ann Gibson Ford domestic servant, Margaret Scott Key domestic servant, machinist, Lizzie Key jute weaver and Georgina Key tailoress.²
  

  

  Key family Back row L-R Georgina (Jo), Margaret (Maggie), Elizabeth (LIzzie), Helen (Nellie)
  Front L-R Ann Gibson Ford, George
• Emigration*: Helen Key sack machinist emigrated with Helen Key sack machinist on Numidian Ship Allan Shipping Line on 10 May 1911 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; Mrs Heggie, departing 10 May 1911 from Glasgow bound for Boston USA, age 32, single, female.³
• Immigration*: Helen Key sack machinist immigrated on 21 May 1911 to Boston, Massachusetts, USA, . Helen Heggie, arrived 21 May 1911, age 32 years, estimated birth year about 1879, female. ethnic background Scotch (Scotish (sic)), port of departure Glasgow Scotland via Molville Ireland, ship Numidian, port of arrival Boston Massachusetts, friend's name Andrew Heggie, last residence Scotland, birthplkace Dunder (sic) Scotland, microfilm roll no 164.⁴
• (Witness) Photograph: She is in this photograph taken on 1 July 1950 at St Paul's Church, Nethergate, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , along with James Kinnear Adamson teacher, Georgina Key tailoress.⁵
  

  1st July 1950 St Paul's Church, Nethergate, Dundee
  L-R Georgina Key, James Kinnear Adamson, Helen (Nellie) Key Heggie
• Photograph*: Helen Key sack machinist is in this photograph taken on 1 July 1950 at St Paul's Church, Nethergate, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .⁶
  

  1st July 1950, St Pauls' Church, Nethergate, Dundee
• Photograph*: Kenneth James Gordon Bell and Helen Key sack machinist are in this photograph taken circa 1966.¹
  

  Kenneth Bell MN with his Aunt Nellie (Key) Heggie c1966

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	3 April 1881	They was listed as a member of the household of George Key farm servant and Ann Gibson Ford domestic servant in the 1881 census at 2 Crescent Lane, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Nellie Key, daug, 3, Dundee; George Key, head, mar, 39, porter harbour, Monifieth; Ann Key, wife, mar, 42, Monifieth.7
Member of Household	5 April 1891	They was listed as a member of the household of George Key farm servant in the 1891 census at 22 Raglan Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Nellie Key, daug, 12, scholar, Dundee; George Key, head, mar, 49, harbour porter, employed, Monifieth; Ann Key, wife, mar, 52, Barry; 3 rooms with windows.8
Spouse	31 March 1901	She was listed in the household of Andrew Heggie ship plater in the 1901 census at 37 Baldovan Terrace, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Image held; census 1901 282/04 037/04 033; Dundee, 37 Baldovan Terrace, Abdrew Heggie, head, mar, 15 ship plater iron & ..., worker, Forfarshire Dundee; Helen Heggie, wife, mar, 22, ship plater wife, Forfarshire Dundee. Alexander Stobie Heggie lofterman [?] at shipyard were also listed in the household.
Principal	21 January 1920	Helen Key sack machinist and Andrew Heggie ship plater appeared on the census of 21 January 1920 at 217 Colmon Street, New London, New London, Conneticut, USA, , image held; Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920 - Population; State Conneticut, County New London, township or other division of county New London, name of incorporated place City of New London, supervisor's district no 1, enumeration district 261, sheet 13B, enumerated by me on the 21st day of January 1920 Robert P Barry enumerator; Heggie, Andrew, head, home rented, male, white, 45, married, immigrated 1909, naturalised Pa, able to read, able to write, born Scotland, mother tongue English, father born Scotland, mother tongue English, mother born Scotland, mother tongue English, able to speak English, shipfitter, shipyard, worker; Heggie, Nellie, wife, female, white, 40 married, immigrated 1911, able to read, able to write, born Scotland, mother tongue English, father born Scotland, mother tongue English, mother born Scotland, mother tongue English, able to speak English.
Principal	1922	Helen Key sack machinist appeared in a directory of 1922 living at 7 Arnold, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, ; Heggie, Andrew (Nellie) ship ftr h 7 Arnold.
Principal	1929	She appeared in a directory of 1929 living at 12 Sewall, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, ; Heggie, Andrew (Nellie), lab, h 12 Sewall 0755W.
Principal	23 April 1930	She and Andrew Heggie ship plater appeared on the census of 23 April 1930 at 12 Sewall Street, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, , image held; Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census, Fifthteenth Census of the United States: 1930 - Population Schedule; State Massechusetts, County Norfolk, township or other division of county Blank, name of incorporated place Quincy late, ward of city 5, enumeration district 11-109, supervisor's district no 14, sheet 26A, enumerated by me on April 23 1930 Henry Brooks enumerator; Heggie, Andrew, head, owned property, value 5,900, radio set, does not live on a farm, male, white, 54, married at 24, able to read and write, born Scotland, father born Scotland, mother born Scotland, language spoken before coming to United States English, year of immigration 1908, naturalisation no, able to speak English, labourer, all kinds, worker, at work yesterday; Heggie, Nellie, wife H, female, white, 51, married at 21, able to read and write, born Scotland, father born Scotland, mother born Scotland, language spoken before coming to US English, year of immigration 1910, naturalisation no, able to speak English.
Principal	December 1931	Helen Key sack machinist appeared in a directory of December 1931 living at 12 Sewall, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, ; Heggie, Andrew (Nellie), lab, h 12 Sewall 8995W.
Principal	1933	She appeared in a directory of 1933 living at 12 Sewall, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, ; Heggie, Andrew (Nellie), lab, h 12 Sewall 5561W.
Principal	1938	She appeared in a directory of 1938 living at 12 Sewall, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, ; Heggie, Andrew (Nellie), emp city, h 12 Sewall Wol.
Principal	1943	She appeared in a directory of 1943 living at 12 Sewall, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, ; Heggie, Andrew (Nellie), emp city, h 12 Sewall Wol.
Principal	1945	She appeared in a directory of 1945 living at 12 Sewall, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, ; Heggie, Andrew (Nellie), emp city, h 12 Sewall Wol.
Principal	1949	She appeared in a directory of 1949 living at 12 Sewall, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, ; Heggie, Andrew (Nellie), retired, h 12 Sewall Wol.
Principal	1951	She appeared in a directory of 1951 living at 12 Sewall, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, ; Heggie, Andrew (Nellie), retired, h 12 Sewall.