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Record #16811
Name :
: Alfred William SEWELL (1890 - 1916)
  aka : Private Sewell


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Jun 1890

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 3 Nov 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Monmouthshire

Pontypool
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 6 Apr 1902
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Alfred William Sewell.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Alfred William Sewell
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1890
Registration District: Pontypool
Inferred County: Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 139

1891 Welsh Census records for the family of Nellie Edwards and Ernest Sewell place them in Pontymoile, Panteg, Monmouthshire, Wales. In residence is their son Alfred (10 months of age). Ernest was a Clerk by trade.

1901 Welsh Census records for the household of Thomas Sewell in Griffithstown, Monmouthshire, Wales. In residence were his daughters, Laura (21) and Alice (19), as well as his grandchildren Alfred (1) and Amy (8). Thomas was a Clerk by trade.

Amy Violet Sewell remained in Wales and then moved to England. She married William C Tout in Tiverton, Devon, England in 1919.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SEWELL
Given Name: Alfred William
Age: 12
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1902
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1902-00-00
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1902-04-06
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Ontario
Comments: Party of 199 children. Film #C-4715.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76, Vol. 51, File 2209, part 1, Documents from Immigration Branch, Central Registry Files
Type of Record: Other Government of Canada records

Attestation papers were signed 17 Sep 1915 in London, Ontario. Alfred William Sewell was born 6 Jun 1890 in Portsmouth, England / Monmouthshire, Wales. He was a fisherman by trade. Next of Kin was his sister, Amy Sewell (No address). 5' 7 1/4" in height with blue eyes and dark brown hair, he also had an appendectomy scar. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers confirms he was Killed in Action. He was buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Ecoivres, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: III. H. 24.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56571304 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 15:45:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-05 15:20:15 /

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6256 ADDIS, Herbert1897WAL, MON, Newport Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13096 ALLEN, Ernest John1894WAL, GLA, Pontypridd Aug 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
13834 ANTWIS, Robert Luchesi 1891WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9233 ANTWIS, Sidney Walter John1893WAL, PEM, Pembroke Dock Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
15290 ASHWORTH, William John1880WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
10956 BARTLETT, Lydia M1878WAL, FLN, Holywell May 1888 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9979 BASSETT, Gwendoline1894WAL,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
10626 BENBOW, Alfred1914WAL,    , Forden Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos CyraL  
16315 BENTALL, Lila Rosanna1874WAL, GLA, Merthyr Tydfil  Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
4181 BERRYMAN, Hannah Maria1891WAL, MON, Pontypool Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4182 BERRYMAN, Jonas Francis1896WAL, GLA, Abercanaid Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
4183 BERRYMAN, May Harriet1899WAL, MON, Pontypool May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5078 BIRKENHEAD, Joseph1910WAL,    , Hazel Beach Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
16711 BLEWITT, Annie1898WAL, GLA, Ynyshir Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
16596 BOOTH, Annie May1892WAL, MON, Abergavenny Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6595 BOURNE, Albert1911WAL,    , Merthyr Tydfil Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6596 BOURNE, William1913WAL,    , Aberdare Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
12699 BOWEN, Charles1878WAL, DEN, Wrexham Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
11829 BRANNON, Sarah1896WAL,    , Wrexham Jul 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10625 BRIDGEHOUSE, William1913WAL,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
13440 BRIDGES, James1873WAL, MON, Newport Apr 1886 : Dominion CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
12972 BROOKLYN, David Richard1892WAL,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12971 BROOKLYN, Edith1898WAL, GLA, Bridgend Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9138 BROWN, Herbert James1892WAL,    , Newport Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14693 BUDNER, Bessie1907WAL,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16584 BUTCHER, Gladys Ruby1894WAL, MON, Newport Aug 1906 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16583 BUTCHER, Milicent Florence1901WAL, MON, Newport Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
8071 BUTLER, Roy1916WAL,    , Colwyn Bay Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA  
7266 CAHILL, Charles 1913WAL,    , Ebbw Vale Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
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