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William Alfred Rand                              1887-1963
William was born on 26 February 1887, the son of Harry Rand and Kate Catherine Bryant, at Rolvenden, Kent.
Jessie Henderson                                 1872-1962
Jessie was born on 20 November 1872, the daughter of Thomas Henderson and Elizabeth Hott, at Sunderland, County Durham .
I have identified the following children.
Marion Gladys Born abt 1912   Pennsylvania Married Robert J. Ritchey
Jessie Millie Born 16 Jul 1914   Pennsylvania Married J. R. McCandless
Katherine Cecile Born 1 Aug 1915   Pennsylvania Married Wayne Shaffer
William, Jr. Born 11 Aug 1917   Pennsylvania Married Viola ?
Richmond Born abt 1919   Pennsylvania Died in 1925
Birth of Parents
William Alfred Rand b: 26 Feb 1887         Rolvenden, Kent       1887 2Q Tenterden 2a 781
son of Harry Rand and Kate Catherine Bryant

Jessie Henderson b: 20 Nov 1872   South Bishopwearmouth, County Durham       1872 4Q Sunderland 10a 647
daughter of Thomas Henderson and Elizabeth Hott

1901 Census RG13-782 1 April 1901 Ashford, Kent
47 Kent Avenue
Harry Rand
Kate C. (Wife)
William A.
Ethel
Frances M.
Thomas H.
Charles E.
Florence L
Robert B.
Arthur W. Foster (Boarder) 		Age 41
Age 39
Age 14
Age 12
Age 11
Age 9
Age 7
Age 6
Age 2
Age 18 		Baker Journeyman

Errand Boy
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar

Baker Journeyman 		Ashford
Rolvenden
Rolvenden
Sandhurst
Sandhurst
Sandhurst
Sandhurst
Sandhurst
Great Chart
Teynham 		Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent
Kent 		13 Sep 1859
abt 1861
26 Feb 1887
abt 1888
abt 1889
abt 1891
abt 1893
abt 1894
abt 1898
abt 1882

1910 Census 15 April 1910
 Manhatten, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
District 1220, Image 13 of 24
350 W. 30 St		 B I R T H     P L A C E
Person                 Father                     Mother
George B. Holly
Augusta W. (Wife)
Minna B. Thomas    (SisLaw)
George Warner         (Lodger)
Frederick W. Hyde   (Lodger)
John F. Manning      (Lodger)
Lulu H. Steinhart      (Lodger)
James Blythe             (Lodger)
James Larken            (Lodger)
John Hendey            (Lodger) 		Age 39
Age 37
Age 39
Age 66
Age 33
Age 32
Age 16
Age 56
Age 32
Age 28 		Elevator Operator
Dressmaker
Running House
Laborer
Bank Clerk
Iron Worker
Store Clerk
Post Office
Electrician
Carpenter 		Pennsylvania
New York
New York
New York
New York
Pennsylvania
England
New York
New York
Scotland 		Pennsylvania
Germany
Germany
Germany
New York
Ireland
England
Ireland
New York
Scotland 		Pennsylvania
Germany
Germany
Germany
Wisconsin
Ireland
England
Ireland
New York
Scotland

New York City, Ellis Island, Ship Arrivals
2 September 1910 - RMS Lusitania - Passenger List
William Rand, Age 23, Single, Born Rolvenden, Kent, England
Joining friend, G. B. Holly, 350 W. 30 St. New York City

Marriage
18 Mar 1911
William Alfred Rand
Jessie Henderson 		In the office of Alderman J. G. Harper, in the Court House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Read a story, published in the Pittsburgh Post, regarding their relationsship

Children
Marion Gladys Rand b: abt 1912               Pennsylvania
daughter of William Alfred Rand and Jessie Henderson
Jessie Millie Rand b: 16 Jul 1914               Pennsylvania
daughter of William Alfred Rand and Jessie Henderson     Died 16 Apr 1993
Katherine Cecile Rand b: 1 Aug 1915               Pennsylvania
daughter of William Alfred Rand and Jessie Henderson     Died 31 Dec 2003
William Rand Jr. b: 11 Aug 1917               Pennsylvania
son of William Alfred Rand and Jessie Henderson     Died 15 Dec 1997
Richmond Rand b: abt 1919               Pennsylvania
son of William Alfred Rand and Jessie Henderson     Died 1925

1920 Census  
 1 Jan 1920 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
District 725, Image 14 of 23
29 Overlook Street		 B I R T H     P L A C E
Person               Father                  Mother
William A. Rand
Jessie (Wife)
Marion
Jessie
Catherine
William
Richmond 		Age 36
Age 37
Age 7
Age 5
Age 4
Age 2
Age 10 Mon 		Field man for Oil Co. England
England
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania 		England
England
England
England
England
England
England 		England
England
England
England
England
England
England 		26 Feb 1887
20 Nov 1872
abt 1912
16 Jul 1914
1 Aug 1915
11 Aug 1917
abt 1919

Death
Richmond Rand 1919 - 1925
1930 Census 1 Apr 1930
 Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
512 Division Street
District 786, Image 23 of 31
 B I R T H     P L A C E
Person               Father                  Mother
W. A. Rand
Jessie (Wife)
Marion
Jessie
Katherine
William 		Age 43
Age 46
Age 17
Age 16
Age 14
Age 12 		School Janitor England
England
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania 		England
England
England
England
England
England 		England
England
England
England
England
England 		26 Feb 1887
20 Nov 1872
abt 1912
16 Jul 1914
1 Aug 1915
11 Aug 1917
Additional Information in Census:
Renting their home, at $60/Mon., Have a Radio, Age at first marriage: 24 and 27, Currently Employed.

1940 Census 1 April 1940
 Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
506 Division Street
Page 5 of 44		 B I R T H
P L A C E		    Residence   Apr 1, 1935
        City               State
William A. Rand Sr.
Jessie (Wife)
Catherine
William A. Jr. 		Age 53
Age 57
Age 25
Age 23 		School Bldg Super.

Dental Asst.
Gardner 		England
England
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania 		Same House
Same House
Same House
Same House 		26 Feb 1887
20 Nov 1872
1 Aug 1915
11 Aug 1917

Death
Jessie (Henderson) Rand Died 3 March 1962, Age 89,           Pennsylvania
Burial: Sewickley Cemetery

Death
William Alfred Rand Died 29 Sep 1963, Age 76,           Pennsylvania
Burial: 2 Oct 1963, Sewickley Cemetery,
SS Nbr. 167-26-5013

Newspaper, Sewickley, Pennsylvania         OBITUARIES
Obituaries
William A. Rand
  William A. Rand, aged 76, custodian of Sewickley Schools for over a quarter century, died at 7:25 a.m. on Sunday, September 29, 1963 in Presbyterian-University Hospital following an illness of three weeks.
  Friends were received at the Irving Funeral Home, 702 Beaver Street, where funeral services were conducted by the Reverend Benedict Williams of St. Stepnen's Church on Wednesday afternoon.   Internment was in Sewickley Cemetery.
  Born in England, February 26, 1887, a son of the late Harry and Kathryn Rand, he came to Sewickley in 1913 and was employed on the Thaw estate until 1919.

  He then went to West Virginia, returning in 1922 to become custodiaan of the Sewickley Schools.   He retired in 1949.   A member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, he was interested in the outdoors and in fishing.   This summer, he revisited his old home in England.
  Preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Henderson Rand, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. R. McCandless of Sewickley; Mrs. Robert J. Ritchey of Allison Park, and Mrs. Wayne Shaffer of San Jose California; a son, William A. Rand, The Plains, Virginia; eight grandchildren; five brothers, Thomas, and Charles Rand in England; Robert Rand in Cambodia; Ernest Rand in India and Arthur Rand, in England, and a sister, Florence, in England.

SPECIAL THANKS  to Ryan Shaffer, of Houston, Texas, a descendant of this family, for the photos and many of the details provided above.