William Wink

     William Wink was born on 7 December 1856 at Albany, Albany County, New York. He was the son of Nicholas Wink and Catherine Lasch. William Wink was baptized on 14 December 1856 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Albany, Albany County, New York, the witnesses were, William Lasch and Magdalena Marie Wink. William Wink was on the census of 26 June 1860 at 57 Alexander Street, Albany, Albany County, New York, Enumerated with grandfather, William Lasch Ward 1, Page 107, Line 20, Dwelling 444, Family 893, Film# M653-719.¹ He was enumerated in the census of Nicholas Wink on 16 July 1870 at 44 Alexander Street, Albany, Albany County, New York; Ward 1, Page 213, Sheet 107A, Line 14, Dwelling 845, Family 1793 Film# M593-898.² William Wink was on the census of 16 July 1870 at 44 Alexander Street, Albany, Albany County, New York, Enumerated with father, Nicholas Wiink Ward 1, Page 213, Sheet 107A, Line 16, Dwelling 845, Family 1793 Film# M593-898.² He was a Musician in 1880.³ He was on the census of 3 June 1880 at 371 South Pearl Street, Albany, Albany County, New York, Enumerated with father, Nicholas Wink ED 4, Ward 2, Page 8, Line 25, Dwelling 371, Family 86 Film# T9-805.³ He lived between 1900 and 1903 at 10 Second Avenue, Albany, Albany County, New York. William Wink is the head of household on the census of 9 June 1900 at 10 Second Avenue, Albany, Albany County, New York, ED 1, Ward 1, Sheet 7B, Image 14, Line 76, Dwelling 87, Family 143, Film# T623-1004.⁴ He lived between 1904 and 1906 at 54 Clinton Street, Albany, Albany County, New York. He was a Freight Handler for D&H Railroad in 1910.⁵ William Wink is the head of household on the census of 16 April 1910 at 4 Myrtle Avenue, Albany, Albany County, New York, ED 22, Ward 5, Sheet 3A, Line 7, Dwelling 25, Family 49, Film#.⁵ He was a Freight Handler for Railroad in 1920.⁶ William Wink is the head of household on the census of 8 January 1920 at Albany, Albany County, New York, ED 22, Ward 5, Page 9B, Line 86, Dwelling 112, Family 212 Film#.⁶

     William Wink died on 14 December 1928 at Albany, Albany County, New York, at age 72. He was buried on 17 December 1928 at St Agnes Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York.