Résumé

In 1901, Amey worked as a carpenter in Portland, ON. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1901; Census Place: Portland, Addington, Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 24, accessed 03/20/2018.)

Principal, J.H. Amey, Architect, Tacoma, WA, 1908. Amey had an office at 804 South Tacoma Avenue in 1908. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Tacoma City Directory, 1908, p. 980.)

In 1914, he was listed in the R.L. Polk and Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1914, (p. 205) as working as a carpenter.

The 1920 US Census noted that Amey worked as an "Architect Builder" for a contracting company in Portland, OR. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1501; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 124, accessed 03/20/2018.)

Relocation

Amey had been born in Lennox and Addington County, ON, Canada. In 1901, he lived in Portland, ON, where he worked as a carpenter. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1901; Census Place: Portland, Addington, Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 24, accessed 03/20/2018.)

In 1908, he lived at 804 South Tacoma Avenue in Tacoma, WA. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Tacoma City Directory, 1908, p. 144.)

Amey resided in Seattle, WA, in 1122 Marion Street in Downtown, Seattle, WA, with his wife, Nora, in 1914. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1914, p. 205.) The Seattle city directory of that year also listed he and his wife living at 1415 Lakeside Avenue in 1914. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1914, p. 324.)

He and Nora Amey resided in Walla Walla, WA, in 1915. They lived at 113 South 1st Street. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Walla Walla, Washington, City Directory, 1915, p. 56.)

By 1920, Amey and his family had relocated to Portland, OR, where he worked as an "architect and contractor," according to the US Census of that year. Amey lived here with his wife, Nora, daughter, Norberta, widowed mother-in-law, Nora Gunning (born c. 1862 in IA), and his sister-in-law, Blanche M. Gunning (born c. 1903 in WA). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1501; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 124, accessed 03/20/2018.)

Amey passed away in Alameda County, CA, at the age of 76.

Parents

His father was David Leslie Amey (born 06/04/1845 in Germany-d. 10/29/1930 in Frontenac, ON), his mother, Susan Pomeroy, (born 06/10/1845 in Camden, ON-d. 1928 in Lennox and Addington County, ON). They wed on 02/28/1872 in Lennox and Addington, ON. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, accessed 03/20/2018.)

David Amey was an engineer, while Susan managed the household that included John Herbert, Frank (born 04/02/1878), and Earnest (born 01/01/1881). In 1901, Frank worked as a blacksmith, while Earnest was a farm laborer. 28 Feb 1872

Spouse

He married Nora Ellen Gunning (born c. 1880 in MO) on 08/04/1912 in Victoria, BC, Canada. (See Source Information Ancestry.com. British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001, accessed 03/20/2018.)

Children

He and Nora had a daughter, Norberta, (born c. 1914 in CA).