Other Events:

• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 19954859

Notes:

Buried:
Westbury Cemetery

James — Catherine Alleyne Unknown. Catherine was born Abt 1866, Barbados, British West Indies; died 12 Oct 1907; was buried , Bridgetown, Saint Michael Parish, Barbados. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Alternate Place of Birth: Trinidad
• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 33543852
• Race: White
• Residence: Barbados, British West Indies
• Residence: British Columbia, Canada
• Social Security Number: 099-10-5205
• _MILT: Between 29 Mar and 16 Oct 1918, France; served in the US Army
• _MILTID: 1718667
• Departure: 14 Aug 1907, Barbados, British West Indies; On the Byron
• Arrival: 21 Aug 1907, New York, New York, USA; Age: 20; on the Byron
• Residence: Oct 1917, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; at the Culver Depot on Coney Island with his wife and her parents
• _MILT: Between 8 Oct 1917 and 13 Jan 1919; Company C, 302 F Sig BN
• _MILT: 8 Oct 1917, Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Inducted into the US Army at Camp Upton
• _MILT: 1 Aug 1918, France; shot in the right arm, which led to partial paralysis.
• _MILT: 13 Jan 1919; Honorable Discharge from the US Army
• Address: 1920, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  550 Surf Ave., with his in-laws
• Occupation: 1920, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; tug dispatcher
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 16, Kings County, New York, USA; Age: 32; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law
• Address: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  1427 E 4th St.
• Occupation: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; office manager for a tugboat towing company
• Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Age: 42; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
• Address: 1935, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  1427 E 4th St
• Residence: 1935, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
• Address: 1940, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  1427 E 4th St
• Occupation: 1940, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; dispatcher at a tugboat compamy
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Age: 53; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
• Residence: 1942, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Age: 55
• _FUN: 3 Sep 1945, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, USA; Redeermer Lutheran Church
• Last Residence: Aug 1971, Wantagh, Nassau County, New York, USA

Notes:

The son of James Stanley and Catherine Alleyne Toppin, Arthur was born in on July 20, 1887. According to a manifest of people entering the United States from Canada, Arthur was born in Bridgetown, Barbados. His mother's maiden name is unknown at this time. Arthur had one sister, Dorothy, who was 3 years younger than him.

On May 15, 1895, The entire Toppin family arrived in New York. They traveled from the Port of Spain on the ship, the Gulf of Akaba. Arthur's father, James, was 40, and under "occupation", was listed as "Gentleman." Mother Catherine was 29 and listed as "Lady." Arthur was 7 and his sister Dorothy was 4 years old. It's unclear how long the family stayed in the United Sates; they did, however, return to the West Indies.

Passenger records show that Arthur returned to the United States, arriving at the Port of New York on August 21, 1907. He traveled from Barbados on the steamship, the Byron, settling in New York City.

In March, 1914, Arthur traveled to Canada. A list of people entering the United States from Canada show that Arthur entered back into the United States in Seattle Washington on the Princess Adelaide on September 3, 1914. He had traveled from Vancouver, British Columbia and was headed back to his sister's in Brooklyn, New York.

Arthur listed his occupation as an electrician. His physical description was listed as 6' 2" tall, 180 lbs, with a fair complexion and brown hair and eyes.

In June, 1917, Arthur married Agnes Brooklyn Obenland, probably in Brooklyn, New York. The exact date is unknown at this time.

On October 8, 1917, Arthur was inducted into the United States Army at Camp Upton, New York. He was sent to France in April, 1918, where he was shot in the right arm. According to an article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, he returned to the United States and was sent to convalesce at Base Hospital #3 in Rahway, NJ. It's unclear how long he stayed there. The article also said that the wound created partial paralysis in his arm. It's not known if he recovered from the paralysis.

Arthur worked as a tugboat dispatcher and an office mangager for a tub boat company, while Agnes took care of the home and family. The couple had one child, a son they named Arthur Charles. He was born on February 21, 1921.

In the 1930 Census, the family was living at 1427 E. 4th Street in Brooklyn. This is the home Agnes' parents had lived in. Her father died in 1929 but her mother was still living in the house with the Toppins until her death in 1948.

During World War II, Arthur registered for the draft. The card says he was working for Gowanus Towing Company on Ft. Smith Street in Brooklyn.

Arthur passed away on August 12, 1971 in Nassau County, New York and was buried in The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn.


Buried:
The Evergreens Cemetery; Section Siloam, Grave 5905

Arthur married Agnes Brooklyn Obenland Jun 1917, USA. Agnes (daughter of Charles Louis Obenland and Agnes Magee) was born 4 May 1894, Coney Island, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died 24 Oct 1977, New York, USA; was buried 27 Oct 1977, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Departure: Port of Spain; on the Gulf of Akaba
• Residence: Trinidad
• _ORIG: Trinidad
• Arrival: 15 May 1895, New York, New York, USA; Age: 4; on the Gulf of Akaba

Dorothy — Unknown Percival. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 35654173
• Race: White
• Name: Art
• Social Security Number: 133-18-5379
• Address: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  1427 E 4th St
• Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Address: 1935, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  1427 E 4th St
• Residence: 1935, New York, Kings County, New York, USA
• Address: 1940, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Address:
  1427 E 4th St
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Occupation: Bef May 1945, New York, New York, USA; Fairchild Camera and Instrument Company
• _DEG: Bef May 1945, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
• _MILT: Bef May 1945, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; US Navy; assigned to the Electronics Field Service Group
• _MILT: May 1945, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; at the time of his engagement, eh was temporairly on duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
• Residence: 1974, Wantagh, Nassau County, New York, USA; Age: 53
• _FUN: 25 Jan 1981, Hicksville, Nassau County, New York, USA; Redeermer Lutheran Church

Notes:

Source: Interview with Alleyne Toppin.

Buried:
Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Arthur married Sophy Margaret Koch 13 Sep 1945, Floral Park, Nassau County, New York, USA. Sophy (daughter of William Henry Koch and Kathryn Marion Speyer) was born 3 Aug 1920, Queens County, New York, USA; died 3 Jan 2011, Miller Place, Suffolk Suffok County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

William — Swati Ravindra Vaidya. [Group Sheet]

Paulette married Frank Schiff [Group Sheet]