13 Bancroft Place¹
b. 1929

     
     The occupants of 13 Bancroft Place were
     in 1931: S Max Nelson¹
     in 1933-5: Sydney Werther^2,3
     in 1937-9: Richard A Mersereau^4,5
     and in 1941: John E. Wittig.⁶

S Max Nelson was born in 1890 in New Jersey.⁷ He married Irene in 1917.⁷ Max Nelson was a social worker (settlement association) in New York.^7,1 He did not own a radio in 1930.⁷ Max and his wife Irene had three daughters, Anne, Frederika and Elizabeth.⁷ Max Nelson moved before 1931 from 14 Berkeley Place to 13 Bancroft Place.^1,2 Max Nelson and Irene Nelson moved before 1933 away from Radburn, as there was no longer an entry in the directory.²

Sydney Werther was born in 1900 in New Jersey.⁸ He married Esther in 1920.⁸ Sydney Werther was a (sales) manager for a children's dress manufacturer in New York.^8,1,2 He owned a radio in 1930.⁸ Sydney Werther was a Veteran of the World War.⁸ Sydney and his wife Esther had two children, Clare and Lawrence.⁸ Sydney Werther moved before 1933 from 15 Bancroft Place to 13 Bancroft Place.²

Richard A Mersereau married Florence M. Richard A Mersereau was a manager in Jersey City.³ Richard A Mersereau moved before 1941 to New London, Connecticut.⁶