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Record #16548
Name :
: William Skell FOOTTIT (1892 - 1941)


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 26 Apr 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Dec 1941
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Hull
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Tranquille
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
: Elliot; Fee
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Mittendorf House, High Road, Epsom, Surrey, England

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesParents: George Barnesly Foottit and Sarah Elizabeth Lee (widow, maiden name Smith), married 1888 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, England.

A death registration was found for George Barnsley Foottit: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1900; Age: 43; District: Hull; County: Yorkshire East Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 204

A death registration was found for Sarah Elizabeth Foottit: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1904; Age: 44; District: Hull; County: Yorkshire East Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 192

On the 13 April 1905 - William Skell Foottit was admitted to Dr. Barnardo's together with his sister Lilian and brother Arthur.

On 15 April 1905 - William was placed at Mittendorf House, High Road, Epsom, Surrey, England on 22 June 1905

William and his brother Arthur sailed with a party of Dr. Barnardos children to Canada aboard the Southwark arriving in Quebec on 1 July 1905.

On 3 July 1905 - William was placed with Mr. George F. Elliot at Millbrook, Ontario (Arthur was also placed in Millbrook with another family)

On 17 November 1906 - Mrs. Elliot died, William went to a Mr. James Fee in the Millbrook area.

On March 29, 1915, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, William Foottit, 22, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he had been born in Hull, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Lizzie Foottit, who resided at 3 Wharne Street, Hull, England; that his date of birth was April 24, 1892; that he was a farmer; that he was not married; and that he belonged to the 3rd PWC Dragoons Militia. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; fair complexion; grey eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

17 March 1916 - William was reported to be a Corporal in B. Squadron of the 8th C.M. Rifles, C.E.F., c/o Allies P.O., London, England

24 March 1917 - Barnardo's heard that William had been taken prisoner in Germany

5 February 1918 - William's address was 113220 4th C.M.R., Block II, Senne Lager, West Phalen, Germany. It was reported that about five months after arrival in France William and his comrades had exhausted their ammunition and were captured by the Germans. He was said to be doing farm work and parcels of food had been sent to him from the Anglican Church at Millbrook.

On December 25, 1919, William Skell Foottit married Sarah Ann Cooper in Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England. One child was born of this marriage: George Earnest Foottit, born December, 1921, in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, East Riding, England, died August 1997, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-02 15:25:43 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-06 22:10:15 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
24334 FLYNN  May 1870 : Ganges CAN British and Colonial Emigration Fund  
13038 FLYNN, John1887ENG, STS, Burton upon Trent Jun 1896 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
16318 FLYNN, John1868ENG,     Jun 1883 : Sardinian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
15614 FLYNN, Lucy1908ENG,     Mar 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
6886 FLYNN, Maurice1889ENG,     Jul 1902 : Tunisian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
14949 FLYNN, Patrick1873ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
14309 FLYNN, William1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
2794 FOALE, Frank Harold1882ENG, ESS, Leytonstone Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
2793 FOALE, Henry William Hingston1880ENG, ESS, Leytonstone Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
16510 FOAN, Frederick Charles1879ENG, MDX, London City Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16515 FOAN, Thomas William1877ENG, SRY, Croydon Sep 1887 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
25527 FODEN, Harry1897ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
4050 FOGG, James Arnold1895ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
4049 FOGG, John William1898ENG, LAN, Bolton Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
19382 FOGHERTY, Jane1865 May 1882 : Polynesian CAN   
25572 FOGWILL, Ethel1894ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
7807 FOHNAR, Mary1861ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
20245 FOLEY, Albert1892ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13493 FOLEY, Charles1880ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1891 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
20307 FOLEY, Daniel1869 Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
19717 FOLEY, John1877ENG,     May 1893 : Sardinian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
8503 FOLEY, Patrick1874ENG,     Aug 1890 : Sardinian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
22209 FOLEY, Patrick1873ENG,     Apr 1887 : Circassian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
27317 FOLEY, Patrick James1928ENG, HAM, Farnham, Aldershot Jun 1939 : Strathaird AUS Fairbridge Homes  
15365 FOLEY, Robert1862ENG,     1872 : - Unknown - CAN Maria Rye  
27316 FOLEY, Victor1925IRL, ANT, Belfast Jun 1939 : Strathaird AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4023 FOLLAND, Albert Victor1899ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
8405 FOOKES, Lilian M1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
27233 FOORD, Basil Anthony1927ENG,     Nov 1935 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26420 FOORD, Donald Ian1932ENG, SSX, Lewes Aug 1939 : Strathnaver AUS Fairbridge Homes  
17247 FOORD, Harry ENG,     May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8457 FOOT, Beatrice 1887ENG,    , Black Heath Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3002 FOOT, James William1894ENG, HAM May 1911 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
11645 FOOTE, Alice1899ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26198 FOOTE, E J1884ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
19201 FOOTE, Lily1895ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
12192 FOOTT, Harold James1913ENG, DUR, Teesdale Dec 1928 : Bendigo AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16549 FOOTTIT, Arthur1894ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
16548 FOOTTIT, William Skell1892ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
25332 FORBES, Mary1883SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
21094 FORBES, R1888ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
Surnames starting with:   F »FARL »FAZA »FERN »FINC »FISH »FLET »FLYN »FORD »FOTH »FRAN »FRED »FRIE »FULL » FZZZ
Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  41 Entries