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Record #9896
Name :
: Charles Alfred RIX (1897 - 1918)
  aka : Private Rix, Charlie, Alf


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Oct 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk, Norwich
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Gilliard
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Charles Alfred Rix.

1901 English Census records place the family of Caroline Rix in Norwich, Norfolk, England. In residence were her children William G (20), Florence E (18), Henry M (16), Ethel M (14), Jasper E (9), Caroline M (7) and Charles A (2).

Florence Elizabeth Rix married between Oct-Dec in 1906 in Norwich, Norfolk, England to Charles Anthony Couzens.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Florence Elizabeth Rix
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1906
Registration District: Norwich
Inferred County: Norfolk
Volume Number: 4b
Page Number: 283

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RIX
Given Name: Charles A
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-03-12
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1908-03-21
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Party of boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-503
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

In the 1911 Canadian Census Alfred C. Rix age 12 years, born in Oct 1898 listed as 'Home Boy' who immigrated from England. He is in the household of William F Gilliard, 36, wife Annie E, 31, and son Ralph, 2. They are located in in Bosanquet, Lambton East, Ontario.

Attestation papers were signed on 14 March 1916 in Forest, Ontario. Charles Alfred Rix was born 17 October 1897 Norwich, Norfolk, England. He gave his Next of Kin as his sister, Mrs Charles Cruzen, 68 Potter Field, Unthank Road, Norwich. He was a farmer residing in Forest, Ontario. 5'3" in height with hazel eyes and black hair. He was Methodist by religion.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action at an attack at Upton Wood. His Next of Kin was confirmed as Mrs C. Couzens of 69 Pottersfield, Unthank Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England. He was buried in the cemetery there, Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: E. 4.

Find A Grave Memorial# 24729079 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-09-24 13:20:16 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-12 12:20:56 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8965 RIDER, George 1900ENG,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7659 RIDGEWAY, Mary1860ENG,     Nov 1870 : Peruvian CAN Maria Rye  
19512 RIDGWAY, P. J.1873ENG,     May 1889 : Nestorian CAN Unknown  
26598 RIDLEY, J1887ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9054 RIDLEY, Sarah1898ENG,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16008 RIDLEY, William1876ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
18873 RIGBY, John1887ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
11871 RIGBY, Sebastian John1873ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
23419 RIGGALL, Edward1890ENG, LIN, Spalding Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
15012 RIGGLEHOOT, Charles1886ENG,     Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
18075 RIGGS, Alice Elizabeth1894ENG, WAR, Olton May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
13301 RIGGS, Walter George1895ENG, WAR, Solihull May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
18076 RIGGS, William Henry1898ENG, WAR, Shirley May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
18594 RIGLEY, William1897ENG,     Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
15890 RILEY, Alice1872ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
4096 RILEY, Arthur David1893IRL, ANT, Belfast Sep 1902 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7986 RILEY, Bridget1851ENG,     Jun 1869 : Austrian CAN Maria Rye  
19624 RILEY, C E1883ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
13627 RILEY, Charles1877ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13124 RILEY, Elsie1894ENG,     Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2905 RILEY, John1894ENG,     Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
13629 RILEY, June1877ENG, LAN, Ashton Under Lyne Jun 1887 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
13626 RILEY, Mary1875ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
16092 RILEY, Mary1875ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15864 RILEY, Mary Ellen1877ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
13567 RILEY, Matthew1877ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
11868 RILEY, Miles1873ENG, LAN, Bootle Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
14729 RILEY, Patrick1871ENG,     Jul 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Cardinal Manning (now Nugent Care)  
11766 RILEY, Rosanna1894ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
13565 RILEY, Thomas1874ENG,     Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
13628 RILEY, Thomas1875ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
16580 RILEY, William1897ENG,     Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
25933 RIMMER, A B1886ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
5775 RIMMER, Agnes E.1901ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7025 RIMMER, Mary A.1862ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
5545 RING, Ellen Elizabeth1898ENG,    , Plumstead Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3766 RINGER, Alice1891ENG,    , Witham Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
14128 RINGROSE, Alice1886ENG,     Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
23418 RINGROSE, Thomas1889ENG, LAN, Liverpool Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
17079 RINGROW, Richard1887ENG, LDN, London May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16326 RINGWOOD, Mary1878ENG,     Jun 1889 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
5885 RIORDAN, Edward1890ENG, BRK, Reading May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24188 RIPLETT, J. 1855ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
9884 RIPLEY, Cecilia1888ENG,    , Brighton Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
26241 RIPLEY, G1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9166 RIPLEY, Mary1896ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4886 RIPLEY, Norah1912ENG,    , Maidstone Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
5761 RIPLEY, Verenna Elsie1902ENG, DBY, Chesterfield May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
18077 RISDON, Sarah1898ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21472 RISEBROOK, Albert1894 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
18078 RISEBROOK, Bert1901ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
21473 RISEBROOK, Cecil1895 Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
9503 RISLEY, Sidney 1900ENG,     Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12714 RITSON, Cyril Gordon H1909ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1922 : Montrose CAN MacPherson Homes  
10177 RITTERSBACK, Arthur1890ENG,    , Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9896 RIX, Charles Alfred1897ENG, NFK, Norwich Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10926 RIX, Olive1896ENG,    , Wayland May 1912 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
14705 ROACH, Alfred Thomas1880ENG, LND, Wood Green Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
16778 ROACH, Henry 'Harry' Wilfred1896ENG,    , Glouchester Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14082 ROACH, James1885ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
15007 ROACH, Thomas1888ENG,     Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
11586 ROACH, William1857ENG,     Aug 1870 : Austrian CAN Father James Nugent  
15648 ROAD, Henry 1912ENG,     Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
12345 ROADKNIGHT, James1869ENG, LEI Apr 1884 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
13474 ROADNIGHT, Edward1874ENG, SRY, Croydon May 1887 : Parisian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
25976 ROADS, John Arthur1916ENG, DBY, Bakewell Nov 1929 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11398 ROAKE, Albert Robert1903ENG,    , Fulham Jun 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
7009 ROBATHAN, Ethel Florence1896ENG, ESX, West Ham Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
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