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Record #3812

Name :: : George QUINTON (1897 - 1917)
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Date of Birth: : Nov 1897
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 17 Sep 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Salisbury

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 21 Mar 1908
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for George Mark A Quinton: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Salisbury (1895 Onw); County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 171.

In 1901, George Quinton, 3 years of age, was shown residing at Golt's Corner, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England. Other family members included: Henry Quinton, general dealer/shop, 33; Eliza Quinton, 38, peddler; Lily Quinton, 10; Henry Quinton, 7; James Quinton, 5; George Quinton, 3; and Ford John Quinton, 2 months. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1970; Folio: 24; Page: 7.)

In 1908, George Quinton, 9, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of boys en route to Toronto, Canada.

In 1911, George Quinton, 13, was shown as a lodger with Newsome Cooper and family in Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth was shown as November 1898 and his immigration year as 1908.

On May 28, 1915, in London, Ontario, Canada, Geroge Quinton, 19 (Service Number: 491179; Force: Army; Unit: Canadian Engineers; Division: 3rd Tunnelling Coy.), enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Divizes, Wiltshire, England; that his next of kin was his brother, James Quinton, who resided in Allendale, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was November 11, 1896; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

Sapper George Quinton, son of Mr. H. and Mrs. E. Quinton, of Dorchester, England, died on September 17, 1917, in Belgium. He is remember on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. The memorial bears the names of 55,000 men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World War. Carved in stone above the central arch are the words:

TO THE ARMIES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHO STOOD HERE FROM 1914 TO 1918 AND TO THOSE OF THEIR DEAD WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-08 16:33:21 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 15:31:33 /

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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 42 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
20433	QUALE, Daniel	1902		May 1908 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
9494	QUANTRILL, Florence	1912	ENG,	Jul 1923 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
8310	QUARRY, Albert	1915	ENG, , Luton	Apr 1928 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
8309	QUARRY, Harold	1914	ENG, , Luton	Apr 1928 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
26438	QUARTERMAINE, Frederick	1903		Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes	Pinjarra1929
26439	QUARTERMAINE, Thomas Percy			Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
20428	QUAYLE, Annie	1897		May 1908 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
20506	QUAYLE, Lily	1901		May 1908 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
25834	QUAYLE, Mary	1881		Jun 1891 : Norwegian	CAN	Quarriers
2743	QUELCH, George Frederick	1890	ENG, BRK, Windsor	Sep 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
25908	QUERIPEL, Arthur	1886	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
20153	QUICK, Charles		ENG,	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
8185	QUICK, Frederick	1913	ENG, LDN, London	Sep 1928 : Antonia	CAN	National Childrens Home
23439	QUICK, Frederick	1899	ENG,	Apr 1910 : Victorian	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
3470	QUICK, Mary J.	1897	ENG,	Feb 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
23433	QUICKFALL, Annie	1896	ENG,	Sep 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23431	QUICKFALL, Frank Harry	1892	ENG, LND, Brompton, Kensington	Sep 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23432	QUICKFALL, Frederick Charles	1893	ENG, LND, Kensington	Sep 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
13901	QUIGLEY, Caroline	1875	ENG,	Sep 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
11584	QUIGLEY, Susan	1860	ENG,	Aug 1870 : Austrian	CAN	Father James Nugent
23971	QUINCY, Gertrude	1907	ENG,	May 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
24187	QUINLAN, J.	1853	ENG,	May 1870 : Scandinavian	CAN	Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London	Sandranne
14728	QUINLAN, John	1872	ENG,	Jul 1885 : Sarmatian	CAN	Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)
3644	QUINN, Alexander	1894	ENG,	Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
11585	QUINN, Ellen	1851	ENG,	Aug 1870 : Austrian	CAN	Father James Nugent
15637	QUINN, Ellen	1875	ENG,	Aug 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Catholic Protection Society
16246	QUINN, Henry	1881	ENG,	Apr 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
15921	QUINN, James	1877	ENG,	Sep 1883 : Polynesian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
18865	QUINN, James	1883	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
19748	QUINN, John	1880	ENG,	Jun 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
15940	QUINN, Martin	1874	ENG,	Sep 1884 : Sarmatian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
10237	QUINN, Maurice	1887	ENG, , Tamworth	May 1898 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
13991	QUINN, Thomas	1874	ENG,	Jul 1887 : Sarmatian	CAN	Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee
12289	QUINNELL, Alfred	1923	ENG,	Jul 1937 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos
23436	QUINNEY, George Henry	1884	ENG, OXF, Banbury	1903 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown
20824	QUINNIER, William	1886	ENG,	May 1904 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3813	QUINTON, Edward James	1895	ENG, SOM, Wincanton	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3812	QUINTON, George	1897	ENG, WIL, Salisbury	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
15818	QUIRK, Edward Nicholas	1891	ENG,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
16084	QUIRK, James	1871	ENG,	Sep 1884 : Sarmatian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
16151	QUIRK, Patrick	1883	ENG,	Sep 1896 : Mongolian	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
23149	QUITTENDEN, Sidney	1898	ENG,	Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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 42 Entries

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