Ref: Border Crossing Manifest Card for Catherine Margaret Ponceby, 1950
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Border Crossing Manifest Card for Catherine Margaret Ponceby, 1950
U.S. border crossing manifest card for Catherine (Kathrya) Margaret Ponceby, a Canadian-born nurse admitted at Detroit, Michigan, on 28 February 1950 to reside permanently. The card records her father as Donald Ponceby at 9715 Logan Court, Cleveland, Ohio, and a brother Peter Cook in Cranbrook, British Columbia.
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Record summary
What it says
U.S. border crossing manifest card for Catherine (Kathrya) Margaret Ponceby, a Canadian-born nurse admitted at Detroit, Michigan, on 28 February 1950 to reside permanently. The card records her father as Donald Ponceby at 9715 Logan Court, Cleveland, Ohio, and a brother Peter Cook in Cranbrook, British Columbia.
Why it matters
It supports 2 public timeline moments and connects to 2 named people or possibilities.
Type
Immigration Record
Date
28 February 1950
Review
Checked
Confidence
High
What it says
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principal name as recorded
Catherine (Kathrya) Margaret Ponceby
surname as recorded
Ponceby
given names as recorded
Catherine (Kathrya) Margaret
arrival date
28 February 1950
arrival port
Detroit, Michigan, USA
arrived by as read
D&CT Bus
accompanied by
No one
birth date as recorded
6/7/27
birth date interpreted
7 June 1927
birth place as recorded
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
age as recorded
22 yrs 9 mos
sex
F
marital status
S
occupation
Nurse
language
English
race or people as recorded
English
nationality
Canada
last permanent residence as recorded
9715 Logan Court, Cleveland, Ohio
nearest relative in country whence came
Bro.: Peter Cook, 309 Burwell St., Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
prior us residence
was in us before
yes
from as recorded
October 1940
to as recorded
date
where as recorded
Cleveland, Ohio
destination relative as recorded
Father: Donald Ponceby
destination address
9715 Logan Court, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
passage paid by
Self
money shown
$15.00
ever arrested or deported
No
debarred or excluded from admission
No
purpose as recorded
Reside permanently
head tax status as read
D&C? A 24635
physical description
height
5 ft. 4 in.
complexion
Dark
hair
Dark brown
eyes
Brown
distinguishing marks
Birthmark in hair left temple
present disposition as recorded
AdmPerm 4(c)
Principal Name As Recorded
Catherine (Kathrya) Margaret Ponceby
Surname As Recorded
Ponceby
Given Names As Recorded
Catherine (Kathrya) Margaret
Arrival Date
28 February 1950
Arrival Port
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Arrived By As Read
D&CT Bus
Accompanied By
No one
Birth Date As Recorded
6/7/27
Birth Date Interpreted
7 June 1927
Birth Place As Recorded
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Age As Recorded
22 yrs 9 mos
Sex
F
Marital Status
S
Occupation
Nurse
Language
English
Race Or People As Recorded
English
Nationality
Canada
Last Permanent Residence As Recorded
9715 Logan Court, Cleveland, Ohio
Nearest Relative In Country Whence Came
Bro.: Peter Cook, 309 Burwell St., Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
The given-name field is typed as "Catherine(Kathrya)Margaret"; spacing and the parenthetical spelling have been preserved in the as-recorded field.
Birth date is recorded in numeric U.S. form as "6/7/27"; interpreted as 7 June 1927 because the card also gives age 22 years 9 months on 28 February 1950.
"D&CT Bus" is the best reading of the arrived-by field; it may refer to Detroit & Canada Tunnel bus service.
Head tax status appears to read "D&C? A 24635"; the middle letters are unclear.
The card names Peter Cook as brother but gives the passenger surname as Ponceby and destination father as Donald Ponceby. This conflict is tracked as a lead rather than a new person record.
Class X-ray report #56065 negative for tuberculosis.
Blood serological report dated 2/17/50 negative.
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Notes
Research notes
User accepted this source on 26 April 2026 and authorized canonical person creation for Catherine Margaret Ponceby.
No printed repository citation page was supplied with the JPEG, so no citation block was added.
This accepted source supports canonical identity, birth details, a 1950 immigration event, and a father-as-recorded link to Donald Edwin Ponceby for Catherine Margaret Ponceby.
The reported 7 June 1927 birth follows one month after the indexed 7 May 1927 death date for Catherine McKay Ponceby; do not infer Catherine Margaret's mother or the exact legal/biological relationship to Donald from this card alone.
The card names Peter Cook as brother but gives the passenger surname as Ponceby and destination father as Donald Ponceby. The Cook/Ponceby relationship remains a human-input research item.