Thrale history
Ferdinand Emmanuel DALEY[1]
1917 - 2018 (100 years)
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Name Ferdinand Emmanuel DALEY Nickname Pops Birth 2 Mar 1917 Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica 
Front page of Jamaican Gleaner newspaper on the day that Ferdinand Daley was born Gender Male Occupation 22 Jun 1941 Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica Carpenter Employment 1944 USA [1] Farm and canning factory worker, returning to Jamaica in 1945 
New York passenger list
Ship S.S. Marine Robin leaving Kingston, Jamaica on 31 May 1944 and Arriving in New York, USA on 5 June 1944.Occupation 1952 Jamaica [1] Special constable Emigration 1955 8 Allcroft Road, Kentish Town, Middlesex, England [1] SS Marine Robin. We sailed from Jamaica to Funchal, Maderia in Spain. I then took the train to France and a ferry to England. I knew were I could stay in England. Ivy later flew here a short while after Ferdinand arrived. Residence Aft 1963 204 Church Lane, Kingsbury, Middlesex, England Employment Bef 1985 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Middlesex, England Carpenter 
Wembley Leader 12 April 1985 page 3
Retirement article in local newspaper
Work badge
Wembley Stadium Safety RepresentativeNote 26 Sep 2005 [1] Interview for Natasha Thrale's school war project on 26 September 2005 (transcribed by David Henry Thrale)
What were you doing in America during WWII?
I was working on a farm in Illinois helping to feed the soldiers. The town had no coloured people, but were nice to us. I went to America in 1944. My friend who later moved to England with me, joined the British Navy in Jamaica.
What contribution did this make to the war effort?
We produced food for people who needed it. We grew melons, cucumbers, corn, sugar beet. When it wasn't harvest time, I worked in the canning factory.
How long were you there?
One year, after which I went home to Jamaica. I was in America during the war and in Jamaica later when Princess Elizabeth was crowned. At the time of the Coronation, I was a special constable in Jamaica.
How did you get to England?
I sailed on the SS Marlin Robin - a Spanish boat. We sailed from Jamaica to Maderia in Spain. I then took the train to France and a ferry to England. I knew where I could stay in England. Ivy later flew here a short while after Ferdi arrived. The flight stopped in Ganda in Ireland in a hotel due to bad weather. Ivy said when I saw all the smoke coming out of the chimney I first thought that they were all baking cakes, rather than burning to keep warm!
Did you serve in the British Forces?
No.
Did you or your friends fight in the war?
My friend was an orderly on Navy rescue boats. His name was David Williams. His wife was Rose.
Were you frightened during the war?
No.
Did you celebrate when the war was finished?
Yes, we went to parties and watched fireworks. in Jamaica.
Were you affected by rationing?
No. Our food was home-grown.
How do you think the war changed your life?
It meant that I travelled around more, and meant that I now know a lot more places. We were recruited to work in America because many American farm workers were away at war. I came for a better life and discovered that I liked travelling. I was working in Denver Colorado and went to South Carolina. The journey took a week. We stopped just once in Chicago to change trains. We were travelling to a big camp for workers who were between jobs. Farmers came to the camp to get workers. I worked for a farmer in Maryland and went with him to market in Baltimore.
I came back to JA when my contract ended. Some of my friends stayed in America. I took a big suitcase full of goods back to Jamaica for my friend to give to his sister.
The white Americans told us not to talk to black Americans because they were lazy. This wasn't right - but they did like drinking! Black British people changed the way that black Americans were treated by Americans. White Americans couldn't hang or beat British blacks - because we came from a country, in which we were free men. I once saw a Jamaican swear at a white farm owner who wouldn't pay him for the peas that he had -badly - picked. Later a black American told us that this was the first time that he had seen a black man swear at a white man and not be killed for it. This was because he was black British. This showed black Americans that they didn't have to be treated badly.
Once, six of us were going to a bar for a drink. Near to the bar, we met a Jewish tailor who said, "Good luck in there". We ordered six beers. They didn't serve us and said, "We do not serve niggers". The Jewish tailor, who had been watching to see what happened, entered the bar and asked to use the 'phone. He rang Washington, to tell them what had happened in the bar on the High Street, Rochelle Illinois. They told him to stay there. Soon a carload of sheriffs arrived and told the bartender to serve these men as they were from a free country. We then ordered the beer, paid for the beer, opened the beer, didn't drink a drop, left it on the bar and left. We thanked the Jew and took a taxi back to the farm. Even though we were later invited back to the bar, we never went there again.Death 27 Feb 2018 Kingsbury, Middlesex, England Age: 100 Address:
204 Church Lane- Died 3 days before his 101st birthday. Died between 01:00 and 05:00 in his sleep.
Death certificate of Ferdinand Emanuel Daley Burial 12 Mar 2018 Alperton Cemetery, Wembley, Middlesex, England - Row T/Y
Headstone of Ferdinand Emmanuel DALEY and Idy Daley née Willie FERDINAND EMANUEL DALEY
Affectionately known as "Pops"
A Wonderful Husband, Dad,
Grandad & Great-Great Grandad
2.3.1917 - 27.2.2018
Aged 100 Years
Reunited, may you rest in eternal peace
Plot: Row T/YPerson ID I451 UK Thrale family Last Modified 30 Nov 2024
Father Thomas Seeford DALEY, b. 8 Apr 1888, Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica d. 10 Mar 1946, Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica (Age 57 years) Mother Virginia Medora CAMPBELL, b. Abt 1889, Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica d. 24 Aug 1975, Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica (Age 86 years) Marriage 29 Aug 1920 Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica Address:
Green Island Kirk
Marriage certificate of Thomas Seeford Daley and Virginia Medora Campbell Residence 29 Aug 1920 Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica Family ID F227 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Private Children + 1. Private Family ID F791 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Jan 2024
Family 2 Ivy Esmural WILLIE, b. 28 Feb 1919, Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica d. 5 Aug 2013, Kenton, Middlesex, England (Age 94 years) Marriage 22 Jun 1941 Kendal, Manchester, Middlesex, Jamaica 
Marriage certificate of Ferdinand Emanuel Daley and Ivy Willie Residence 22 Jun 1941 Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica Children + 1. Carmen Ileen DALEY, b. 19 Aug 1941, Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica d. 6 Apr 2016, Martin Hospital South, Martin County, Florida, USA (Age 74 years)2. Marva Elaine DALEY + 3. Monica Elease DALEY Family ID F224 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Nov 2024
Family 3 Private Children + 1. Private m.Family ID F878 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Jan 2024
Family 4 Private Children + 1. Private m.2. Private Family ID F877 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Jan 2024
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Birth - 2 Mar 1917 - Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica 
Occupation - Carpenter - 22 Jun 1941 - Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica 
Marriage - 22 Jun 1941 - Kendal, Manchester, Middlesex, Jamaica Residence - 22 Jun 1941 - Kendall, Green Island, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica 
Employment - Farm and canning factory worker, returning to Jamaica in 1945 - 1944 - USA 
Occupation - Special constable - 1952 - Jamaica 
Emigration - SS Marine Robin. We sailed from Jamaica to Funchal, Maderia in Spain. I then took the train to France and a ferry to England. I knew were I could stay in England. Ivy later flew here a short while after Ferdinand arrived. - 1955 - 8 Allcroft Road, Kentish Town, Middlesex, England 
Residence - Aft 1963 - 204 Church Lane, Kingsbury, Middlesex, England 
Employment - Carpenter - Bef 1985 - Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Middlesex, England 
Death - Age: 100,Address:
204 Church Lane - 27 Feb 2018 - Kingsbury, Middlesex, England
Burial - 12 Mar 2018 - Alperton Cemetery, Wembley, Middlesex, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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