HUTCHINS, Nelson
1895 - 1983

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• Birth	15 Jan 1895	Haughurst Hill, Baughurst, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901
  	In North Grandparents household
  Immigration	28 Apr 1923	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	Set Sail for New York aboard the SS Mauretania
  		Passenger List for the SS Mauretania Name: Nelson Hutchins Arrival Date: 4 May 1923 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Age: 28 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Southampton Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English Ship Name: Mauretania Port of Arrival: New York, New York NATIVITY: England Line: 16 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_3292 Birth Location: England Birth Location Other: barryhust Page Number: 31
  		SS Mauretania Ship Name: Mauretania Years in service: 1907-1935 Funnels: 4 Masts: 2 Shipping Line: Cunard Ship Description: Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Wall-send-on-Tyne, Newcastle, England. Tonnage: 30,696. Dimensions: 762' x 88' (790' o.l.). Quadruple-screw, 26 knots. Four steam turbines. Two masts and four funnels. History: Launched, September 20, 1906. Passengers: 563 first, 464 second, 1,138 third. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York, November 16, 1907. Held the trans-Atlantic speed record, along with her sister ship for a number of years. In June 1909 she made the eastward crossing in 4 days, 17 hours and 21 minutes. Rated at 68,000 shaft horse-power. Equipped with 23 double and 2 single ended boilers working at 200 lb. pressure. In September 1928, made the Cherbourg to Ambrose Light crossing in 5 days, 2 hours, 34 minutes, a remarkable feat for a twenty-two year old liner, especially as she was at the time equipped with her original "Parson's" steam turbines. The grand old ship was finally broken up by ship-breakers at Rosyth in 1935, thus ending the career of one of the most famous and successful of Atlantic liners. Sister ship: Lusitania.
  Immigration	01 Jul 1925	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	Set Sail bound for New York aboard the SS Olympic
  		SS Olympic Passenger List Name: Nelson Hutchins Arrival Date: 8 Jul 1925 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Age: 30 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Southampton, England Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English Ship Name: Olympic Search Ship Database: View the Olympic in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: New York, New York NATIVITY: England Line: 3 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_3681 Birth Location: England Birth Location Other: hawkhurst hill Page Number: 103
  		SS Olympic Ship Name: Olympic Years in service: 1911-1934 Funnels: 4 Masts: 2 Shipping Line: White Star Ship Description: Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 45,324. Dimensions: 852' x 92' (882' o.l.). Triple-screw, 23 knots. Triple expansion engines and one low pressure steam turbine. Two masts and four funnels. History: Laid down on December 16, 1908. Launched, October 20, 1910. Note: From keel to top of funnels 175 feet. Navigating bridge was 104 feet above keel. Displacement of 60,000 tons. Draft of 34 1/2 feet. The promenade deck had an extreme breadth of 94 feet. The bower anchors weighed 7 3/4 tons each. The centre anchor weighed 15 1/2 tons. Cost $7,500,000 to build. Passengers: 1,054 first, 510 second, 1,020 third. The crew numbered 860. Maiden voyage: Southampton-New York, June 14, 1911. Rammed and holed by the British cruiser Hawke, September 20, 1911, but was not seriously damaged. After the sinking of the Titanic, her construction was altered. The changes increased her tonnage to 46,439. Served as a troopship in World War I. Thoroughly reconditioned in 1921, including conversion to burning oil fuel. She rammed and sunk the well-known lightship Nantucket off the New England coast, May 16, 1934, during a thick fog. The seven members of the lightship crew were lost. The great liner was withdrawn from service in March 1935 and sold to British shipbreakers later in the year. The scrapped hulk was finally dismantled in 1937. Sister ship: Titanic.
  Immigration	18 Jan 1928	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	Set Sail for New York aboard the SS Aquitania
  		SS Aquitania Passenger list Name: Nelson Hutchins Arrival Date: 26 Jan 1928 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Age: 33 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Southampton, England Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English Ship Name: Aquitania Port of Arrival: New York, New York NATIVITY: England Line: 3 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_4202 Birth Location: England Birth Location Other: banghurst Page Number: 26
  		SS Aquitania Ship Name: Aquitania Years in service: 1914-1950 Funnels: 4 Masts: 2 Shipping Line: Cunard Ship Description: Built by John Brown & Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 45,647. Dimensions: 868' x 97' (901' o.l.). Quadruple-screw, 24 knots. Steam turbines. Two masts and four funnels. Fourth funnel was a dummy. From keel to boat deck measured 92 1/2 feet. History: Passengers: 597 first, 614 second, 2,052 third. Laid down in June 1911. Launched, April 23, 1913. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York, May 30, 1914. Converted to an armed merchant cruiser in August 1914. Served as a hospital ship, 1915-19. She was later put in service as a troopship. Returned to regular passenger service in June 1919, ports being Southampton, Cherbourg and New York. From 1939 to 1948 was used as a troopship. Returned to Cunard Line service in May 1948. Her final trans-Atlantic voyage was in November 1949. This outstanding luxury liner was broken up for scrap in the Gare-loch in 1950. She had crossed the Atlantic approximately 600 times.
  Residence	06 Apr 1930	Hempstead, Nassau, New York, U.S.A.
  	Nelson Butler to Albert Roberts
  		Census 1930 Household Members: Albert S Roberts 49 Nathalie H Roberts 38 Albert S Roberts 13 Harrison Roberts 12 Natile Roberts 6 Mary White 28 Katherine McCormic 38 Susan Litter 36 Nelson Hutchins 34
  Visit	09 Feb 1935
  	Appears to be on a cruise aboard the SS Santa Lucia
  		Passenger List SS Santa Lucia Name: Nelson Hutchins Arrival Date: 26 Feb 1935 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Age: 40 Gender: Male Port of Departure: New York, New York Place of Origin: New York Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: American;English (American) Ship Name: Santa Lucia Port of Arrival: New York, New York NATIVITY: England Line: 1 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_5611 Birth Location: England Birth Location Other: Bayhurst Page Number: 187 Friend's Name: A S Roberts Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States
  		SS Santa Lucia Ship Name: Santa Lucia Years in service: 1933-1942 Funnels: 2 Masts: 2 Aliases: Leedstown Shipping Line: Grace Ship Description: Built by Federal Shipbuilding Co., Kearny, N. J. Tonnage: 9,135. Dimensions: 484' x 72'. Twin-screw, 20 knots. Two steam turbines. Two masts and two funnels. History: Renamed: Leedstown (troopship). Torpedoed and sunk off Algiers in November 1942. Sister ships: Santa Elena, Santa Paula and Santa Rosa.
  Immigration	30 Mar 1935	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	Set Sail again for New York aboard the SS Ausonia
  		Passenger list for SS Ausonia Name: Nelson Hutchins Arrival Date: 9 Apr 1935 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Age: 40 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Southampton, England Place of Origin: United States of America Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: American;English (American) Ship Name: Ausonia Port of Arrival: New York, New York NATIVITY: England Line: 1 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_5628 Birth Location: England Birth Location Other: Hants Page Number: 123 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States
  		SS Ausonia Ship Name: Ausonia Years in service: 1921- Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Shipping Line: Cunard Ship Description: Builder: Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Company, Newcastle, England. Tonnage: 13,912. Dimensions: 520' x 65' (538' overall length). Twin-screw, 15 knots. Steam turbines. Two masts, one funnel. History: Maiden voyage: Liverpool-Quebec-Montreal June 22, 1922. London-Southampton-Quebec-Montreal service during 1923—39. Sold to British Admiralty in 1939 and converted to armed merchant cruiser. Reported still in service as H.M.S. Ausonia. Sister ships: Andania and Antonia. Similar to: Ascania, Alaunia and Aurania.
  Immigration	31 Aug 1935	Liverpool, Mersyside, England
  	Set sail for New York aboard the SS Laconia
  		SS Laconia Passenger List Name: Nelson Hutchins Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1935 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Age: 40 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Place of Origin: United States of America Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: American;English (American) Ship Name: Laconia Port of Arrival: New York, New York NATIVITY: England Line: 12 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_5701 Birth Location: England Birth Location Other: Baugherst Page Number: 103 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States
  		SS Laconia Ship Name: Laconia Years in service: 1922-1942 Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Shipping Line: Cunard Ship Description: Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle, England. Tonnage: 19,695. Dimensions: 601' x 73' (624' o.l.). Twin-screw, 16 1/2 knots. Six steam turbines. Two masts and one funnel. History: Passengers: 350 first, 350 second, 1,500 third. Note: First British liner fitted with anti-rolling tanks. Maiden voyage: Southampton-New York, May 25, 1922. Transferred to Liverpool-New York route. Converted to troopship in World War II. Torpedoed and sunk in South Atlantic, September 12, 1942, while bound from Egypt to England via Cape Town. Heavy loss of life resulted. Sister ships: Samaria and Scythia. Similar to Franconia and Carinthia.
  Immigration	16 Sep 1938	London, England
  	Set sail for New York aboard the SS American Bank
  	Ship Name: American Banker Years in service: 1920-1940 Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Aliases: Ville d' Anvers (1940), City of Athens (1946), Protea (1947), Arosa Kulm (1952), Ex-Cantigny Shipping Line: American Merchant Ship Description: Built by American International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island, Pennsylvania. Tonnage: 7,430. Dimensions: 436' x 58'. Single-screw, 15 knots. Steam turbines. Two masts and one funnel. History: Passengers: 80 tourist. Renamed: (a) Ville d' Anvers (1940), (b) City of Athens (1946), (c) Protea (1947), (d) Arosa Kulm (1952). Out of service. Ex-Cantigny. Sister ships: American Farmer, American Importer, American Merchant, American Shipper, American Trader and American Traveler. Twelve ships of this class were built, but several were taken over by the United States Government and are not included in the above group.
  		SS American Banker Passenger List Name: Nelson Hutchins Arrival Date: 26 Sep 1938 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Age: 43 Gender: Male Port of Departure: London, England Place of Origin: United States of America Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: American;English (American) Ship Name: American Banker Search Ship Database: Search the American Banker in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: New York, New York NATIVITY: England Line: 22 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_6224 Birth Location: England Birth Location Other: Banghurst Page Number: 80 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States
  Military Career	1942
  	Issued WW11 US Draft Card. Nelson appears to have lied about his age
  		USA Draft Card Name: Nelson Hutchins Birth Date: 15 Jan 1897 Birth Place: Hampshire Residence: Fauquier, Virginia Race: White Roll: WW2_2370170
  Immigration	07 Nov 1950	Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	Set Sail for New York aboard the SS Mauretania
  		SS Mauretania Passenger List Name: Nelson Hutchins Arrival Date: 13 Nov 1950 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Age: 55 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Southampton, England Place of Origin: Britain Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: British (English) Ship Name: Mauretania Port of Arrival: New York, New York Line: 16 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_7913 Page Number: 264
  Residence	07 Nov 1950	6316 83 Pl. Forest Hill, LI, New York, U.S.A.
  Immigration	17 Aug 1952	Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A.
  	Canadian border crossing
  		Niagara Falls Border Crossing Name: Nelson Hutchins Arrival Date: 17 Aug 1952 Age: 57 Birth Date: 15 Jan 1895 Birthplace: Baughurst Birth Country: England Gender: Male Race/Nationality: English Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
  Occupation	Buckland Hall, Gamesville, Virgina, U.S.A.
  	Butler to Mrs A S Roberts
  Visit	1923 - 1957
  	The following in coming visits are also recorded the last in 1957 to Bury St Edmunds Nelson Hutchins 30 abt 1895 9 Jun 1925 New York, New York, United States Southampton, England Nelson Hutchins 36 abt 1895 21 Jun 1931 New York, New York, United States Mr Nelson Hutchins 43 abt 1895 13 Jun 1938 New York, New York, United States London, England Nelson Hutchins 55 abt 1895 29 May 1950 New York, New York, United States Southampton, England Nelson Hutchins 55 abt 1895 29 May 1950 New York, New York, United States Southampton, England Nelson Hutchins 59 abt 1895 20 Dec 1954 New York, New York, United States Southampton, England Nelson Hutchins 62 15 Jan 1895 20 Dec 1957 New York, New York, United States Liverpool, England
  Died	Dec 1983	33450 Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie, Florida, U.S.A.
  Person ID	I40932152
  Last Modified	09 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	HUTCHINS, Henry Joseph,   b. Dec Qtr 1868, Kingsclere, Hampshire, England ,   d. Jun Qtr 1955, Newmarket RD, Suffolk, England
  Mother	NORTH, Lillie Annie,   b. Abt 1870, Kingsclere, Hampshire, England ,   d. Mar Qtr 1935, Mildenhall RD, Suffolk, England
  Family ID	F744

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 15 Jan 1895 - Haughurst Hill, Baughurst, Hampshire, England Immigration - Set Sail for New York aboard the SS Mauretania - 28 Apr 1923 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Immigration - Set Sail bound for New York aboard the SS Olympic - 01 Jul 1925 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Immigration - Set Sail for New York aboard the SS Aquitania - 18 Jan 1928 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Residence - Nelson Butler to Albert Roberts - 06 Apr 1930 - Hempstead, Nassau, New York, U.S.A. Immigration - Set Sail again for New York aboard the SS Ausonia - 30 Mar 1935 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Immigration - Set sail for New York aboard the SS Laconia - 31 Aug 1935 - Liverpool, Mersyside, England Immigration - Set sail for New York aboard the SS American Bank - 16 Sep 1938 - London, England Immigration - Set Sail for New York aboard the SS Mauretania - 07 Nov 1950 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Residence - 07 Nov 1950 - 6316 83 Pl. Forest Hill, LI, New York, U.S.A. Immigration - Canadian border crossing - 17 Aug 1952 - Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A. Occupation - Butler to Mrs A S Roberts - - Buckland Hall, Gamesville, Virgina, U.S.A. Died - Dec 1983 - 33450 Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie, Florida, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S65] Free BMD (Reliability: 3). Name: Nelson Hutchins Year of Registration: 1895 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Kingsclere (1837-1932) County: Hampshire Volume: 2c Page: 239