Gazlay Family History
Albert Mortimer ‘Bertie’ Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Albert Mortimer ‘Bertie’ Gazlay7 (Spencer Gazlay,6 Albert Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Albert Mortimer ‘Bertie’ Gazlay7 (Spencer Gazlay,6 Albert Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Spencer Moor Gazlay (6 August 1846 - 8 November 1925) |
| Mother | Eliza R. Lyon (January 1851 - 13 July 1936) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 27 December 2010; Last Edited: 5 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 1921 |
| Name | Albert Mortimer ‘Bertie’ Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 25 September 1877 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 20 May 1896 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to Josephine F. ‘Josie’ Haight6, 7 |
| Died | 10 December 1902 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York1, 5, 8, 9 |
| Buried | in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York1, 5 |
Biography
Albert was a bookkeeper in the employ of Harper Publishing Company. He was born in Brooklyn September 25, 1873 [sic] and he lived most of his life in the Fifteenth Ward. Albert was an active and ernest worker in the Greene Avenue Presbyterian Church. He died of typhoid fever after an illness of four weeks, leaving his wife Josephine and a six year old daughter. Interment was in Cypress Hill Cemetery.5
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Josephine F. ‘Josie’ Haight (daughter of John D. Haight and Jennie Waring) |
| Born | March 1877 in Bellmore, Nassau County, New York |
| Married | 20 May 1896 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to Albert Mortimer ‘Bertie’ Gazlay |
| Married | to Michael F. Connley |
| Children | of Albert Mortimer ‘Bertie’ Gazlay and Josephine F. ‘Josie’ Haight: |
| 1. | Ethel Mae Gazlay |
| Born | 26 September 1896 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Married | 20 September 1922 in Kings County, New York to Thomas Owen Williams |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, Albert Mortimer Gazley, born: 27 September 1877 in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York; died: 10 December 1902 in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and one sibling).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 129, Page No. 24, family of William Lyons (age 63, shoemaker) and wife Catherine Lyons (age 58), with daughter Eliza Gazlay (age 28), son-in-law Spencer M. Gazlay (age 25, shoemaking), niece Stella L. Gazlay (age 7; she is actually daughter of Eliza and Spencer), and nephew Bertie A. Gazlay (age 2; he is actually son of Eliza and Spencer)
- New York State Census, 1892, Kings County, Brooklyn, Fifth Election District of the Fifteenth Ward, Page 15, family of Spencer Gazlay (age 45, shoemaker), with Eliza (age 41), Stella (age 18), Albert (age 14), and Lillian (age 8).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 209, Sheet No. 21B, family of Albert Gazlay (age 22), wife Josephine (age 23) and daughter Ethel (age 3).
- Obituary, Brooklyn Daily Eagle (online), Albert Gazlay, 12 December 1902. His birth year and age are incorrect in this obituary, compared to other records, notably the New York Death Index and census records.
- Italian Genealogical Group, New York City Grooms Records (with Bride information), marriage of Albert M. Gazlay and Josie Haight, 20 May 1896, Kings County, New York.
- New York City, Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (website: a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov), Certificate of Marriage, Certificate No.: 2411, Albert M. Gazlay, age 21, born in Brooklyn; occupation: shipping clerk; father: Spencer M. Gazlay; mother’s maiden name: Eliza Lyons; first marriage; Josie Haight, age 20, born in Bellmore, L.I.; father: John D. Haight; mother’s maiden name: Jennie Waring; first marriage; married on 20 May 1896 in Kings County [Brooklyn], New York.
- Italian Genealogical Group, New York Death Index, Gazlay, Albert M., 10 December 1902, Kings County, age 25 years.
- New York City, Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (website: a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov), Certificate and Record of Death, Certificate No. 21193, Albert Mortimer Gazlay, died: 10 December 1902 in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York; age: 25 yrs. 2 mos. 15 days; married; occupation: bookkeeper; birthplace: New York City, NY; father: Spencer Gazlay, born in New York City, NY; mother: Eliza Gazlay, born in New York City, NY; place of burial: Cypress Hills.