Author talk:Herman Montagu Donner

Sources

Naturalisation

• National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, DC; NAI Title: Index to Petitions for Naturalizations Filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts in New York City, 1792-1906; NAI Number: 5700802; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

Name: Herman Montague Donner
Petition Age: 36
Record Type: Petition
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1864
Birth Place: Finland
Arrival Date: 10 Aug 1892
Arrival Place: New York, New York
Petition Date: 6 Apr 1900
Petition Place: New York, USA

passport

• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 627; Volume #: Roll 627 - 05 Jun 1903-10 Jun 1903

Name: Herman Montaigue Donner
Age: 39
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1864
Birth Place: Helsingfors, Finland
Residence Place: Brooklyn, New York
Passport Issue Date: 10 Jun 1903
Has Photo: No

passenger

• Russians to America Passenger Data File

Gender: M (Male)
Birth Date: 1863
Origin Country: Finland
Destination Place: USA
Arrival Date: 10 Aug 1892
Passenger Record: 6297445
Additional: 00042505WisconsinLiverpool and QueenstownFinal destination not USA or country of originCabin Passenger
Reconciled Origin Country: Finland
Reconciled Destination: US
Collection Info: 35
Surname ID: 902

• The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-137398

Name: Hermann Montague Donner
Gender: Male
Departure Age: 55
Departure Date: 26 Nov 1919
Departure Port: England
Ship Name: Lapland
Shipping Line: White Star Line
Destination Port: New York, USA
Master: J Bradshaw

census

• 1920 USA

Name: Herman M Donner
Age: 55
Birthplace: Finland
Home in 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 7, New York, New York
Street: West 71 Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Finland
Mother's Birthplace: Finland [England]
Native Tongue: Swedish
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Lecturer
Industry: Sectaring
Employment Field: Own Account
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

• 1871 England

Name: Montague Donner
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: 1864
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Female
Where born: Finland
Civil parish: Liscard
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Liscard
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Birkenhead
Sub-registration district: Wallasey
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 136
Piece: 3753
Folio: 132
Page number: 29
Household Members Age Relationship
Julia C B Wattews 49 Head
Maria Wattews 21 Daughter
James Dearden 32 Visitor
Ennie Okver 13 Boarder
Ethel Okver 9 Boarder
Elizabeth Clarke 12 Boarder
Edith Cox 11 Boarder
Amy Cox 9 Boarder
Montague Donner 7 Boarder
Theresa Kleizer 25 Servant
Bernardine Kleizer 19 Servant

death

No obvious death in US, and daughter died there in 1937, so unlikely that he left. — billinghurst sDrewth 03:16, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Publications

Name: H Montague Donner
Residence Year: 1920
Street Address: 9 Claremont av Oscar slsmn h556 WI85th
Residence Place: New York, New York, USA
Occupation: Teacher
Publication Title: New York, New York, City Directory, 1920

• High School of Commerce; Year: 1911 yearbook

Name: H Montagu Donner
Yearbook Date: 1911
School: High School of Commerce
School Location: New York, New York, USA
Yearbook Title: Yearbook
Photo Description: The Faculty, Department Of Languages

Daughter

• w:Vyvyan Enid Donner

• 1920 census USA (living with mother and siblings, not living with father)

Name: Vyvyan Enid Donner [Vivian Enid Donner]
Age: 24
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 13, New York, New York
Street: Clarmont Ave
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Finland
Mother's Name: Adelaide Donner
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Artist
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members Age Relationship
Vyvyan Enid Donner 24 Head
Adelaide Donner
46 Mother
Frances Dale
29 Lodger
Harry Van Derschan
30 Lodger

Not evident in 1930 census so it maybe that NY census is patchy at sources. — billinghurst sDrewth 03:39, 2 August 2021 (UTC)