Category Archives: Lindsay

Treasure Chest Thursday – I’m a Big Sister!

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If you haven’t figured out by now, I love old pictures! These are more from my “treasure” box.

My mom’s first of two younger sisters was born in 1952. My grandma says that mom loved being a big sister.

Happy Searching!

SueAnn

© Finding Mielke, 2012

Probate Entry for Wyndham Rowan Lindsay

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Wyndham Rowan Lindsay

Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.

Wordless Wednesday – 1920′s Pictures

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Not sure who is in the first picture, in the second and third pictures have my Great-Grandfather Oscar Lindsay in them.

This photo was taken in the 1920′s, not sure who is in the photo.

This photo was taken in the 1920′s, the gentleman is my Great-Grandfather Oscar Lindsay.

This photo was taken in the 1920′s, the gentleman is my Great-Grandfather Oscar Lindsay.

Happy Searching!

SueAnn

Tombstone Tuesday – Oscar Lindsay

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Oscar Lindsay
son of Wyndham Rowan and Hilda Cooper Lindsay
husband of Edith Margret Basham Lindsay
father of Oscar Rowan Lindsay
27 Aug 1887 – 2 Nov 1926

Buried at:
Grand Lawn Cemetery
23501 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48219

Happy Searching!

SueAnn

Friday’s Find – Childhood Pictures of Oscar Rowan Lindsay

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Welcome to Friday’s Find!

This week I’m going to share some pictures taken of my grandfather, Oscar Rowan Lindsay, as a little boy.  I believe these pictures were taken in the early 1920′s. Below each photo is the note that my great-grandmother, Edith, wrote on the back of each photo.

“this is Rowan taken with his tube”

“this is Rowan, just came out of the water”

“this is Rowan on the front of our car”

Happy Searching!

SueAnn

Maritime Monday – Sailing on the RMS Queen Elizabeth 1948

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Above is the 1UK Incoming Passenger List for my grandfather, Oscar Rowan Lindsay. My grandpa and his mother, Edith Basham Lindsay traveled to England on the Queen Elizabeth in 1948. They arrived on 4th May, spent a month there and came back to America on the 7th Jun.

This is a little 2history about the RMS Queen Elizabeth:

Operator: Cunard White Star Line
Built by: John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland.
Length: 1,019 ft (310.7 m)
Beam: 118 ft (36.0 m)
Tonnage: 83,673
Engines: Steam turbines. 160,000 s.h.p. Two masts and two funnels.
Service Speed:  31 knots
Passenger Limit: 2,314

Keel laid on December 4, 1936. Launched, September 27, 1938. Note: Largest ship built to date. Promenade deck 724 feet long. Her funnels are 70 feet high from deck level. Commenced her first sailing from the Clyde, bound for New York, February 27, 1940. Her secret sailing was under British Government regulations, so as to lessen the danger of being sunk by the Nazi. Throughout World War II she served as a very valuable troop ship, completing the long period of duty in March 1946. Reconditioned for passenger service. Passengers: 850 first, 720 cabin, 744 tourist. Commenced her first regular Southampton-New York voyage, October 16, 1946, making the crossing in four days, 16 hours, 18 minutes. This was not a record-breaking passage, and not surpassing the time of her running mate, the Queen Mary, but on this occasion no special effort was made to accomplish that feat. The liner is equipped with two sets of stabilizers. Passenger accommodation in 1960: 800 first, 650 cabin, 700 third. Running mate: Queen Mary.
Length: 1,019.4 ft (310.7 m)
Beam: 118 ft (36.0 m)
Tonnage: 83,673
Engines: Steam turbines. 160,000 s.h.p. Two masts and two funnels.
Service Speed:  28.5 knots
Passenger Limit: 2,314

Happy Searching!

SueAnn

1Ancestry.com. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces.

2Ancestry.com. Passenger Ships and Images [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Various maritime reference sources.

(Not So) Wordless Wednesday – Lindsay Family Portrait

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My mom came back from Michigan this week and brought me lots of goodies! Including a bunch of new photographs for me to share! So on this Wordless Wednesday (well Not So Wordless), I thought I would share my favorite picture so far!

This is my Great-Grandparent’s Oscar and Edith Margaret Basham Lindsay and my grandfather Oscar Rowan Lindsay. I believe this picture was taken in Canada and by guessing about how old my grandpa was, I’m thinking it was about 1919.

Happy Searching!

© Finding Mielke, 2012

Sentimental Sunday – Oscar’s determination to stay in America

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My Grandma Luey has began to write stories of both her memories and what she was told by my Grandpa Oscar and my Great-Grandmother Edith Basham Lindsay. This is the story, in her words, of how my Grandpa was determined to stay in America.

My great-grandparents, Oscar and Edith Lindsay, immigrated first to Canada, and then to America in 1923. My grandfather Oscar Rowan Lindsay was 5 years old when they came to America. Three years after coming to America, my great-grandfather Oscar, died of pneumonia, in 1926. Shortly after, Edith decided to return to England. While making the journey, Oscar Rowan, contacted mumps, and had to be quarantine while on the ship. After arriving , Oscar’s mother asked him if he would like to stay in England. His answer was “no, mom, I like America,” and they came back. Oscar took out his Citizenship papers and became a citizen.

I love this story, because without my Grandfather’s determination to come back to America, he would have never met my grandmother, and I wouldn’t be here. I’m, also, so very grateful that my Great-Grandmother would listen to what a 10 year-old wanted.

Happy Searching!