15 Bancroft Place

     The occupants of 15 Bancroft Place were
     in 1930-1: Sydney Werther^2,3
     in 1933-5: Paul G Wellenkamp^4,5
     and in 1937-41: Norman B. Vines.^6,7,8

Sydney Werther was born in 1900 in New Jersey.² He married Esther in 1920.² Sydney Werther appeared on the 1930 Census as the head of household at 15 Bancroft Place, with Esther as wife, and their children Clare and Lawrence.² Sydney Werther was a (sales) manager for a children's dress manufacturer in New York.^2,3,4 The value of the house was $10,000.² He owned a radio in 1930.² Sydney Werther was a Veteran of the World War.² Sydney Werther moved before 1933 from 15 Bancroft Place to 13 Bancroft Place.⁴

Paul G Wellenkamp was born in 1900 in New York.⁹ He married Jean D in 1923.⁹ He owned a radio in 1930.⁹ Paul and his wife Jean had two sons, David and Jeremy.⁹
Paul G Wellenkamp and Jean D Wellenkamp of Radburn are the sister and brother-in-law of Miss Dewey, psychologist at Bellevue, who died in the explosion of her yacht.¹⁰ Paul G Wellenkamp and Jean D Wellenkamp moved before 1931 from 330A Plaza Road North to 9 Burnham Place, and before 1933 to 15 Bancroft Place.^4,5