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Record #3107
Name :
: Henry Richard James ABSOLOM (1893 - 1917)


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1893

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 13 May 1917   Notes : Killed in action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Berkshire, Reading
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA marriage was registered between Charles Absolom and Catherine Jane S. Povey: Year of Registration: 1876; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Reading (1837-1974); County: Berkshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 889.

A birth registration was found for Henry Richard J. Absolom: Year of Registration: 1893; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Reading (1837-1974); County: Berkshire; Volume: 2c; Page: 356.

In 1905, H. Absolom arrived with 433 children, including his brother A. E. Absolom, males to Toronto and Winnipeg; and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were traveling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

On February 1, 1915, Henry Abslom, 22, farm labourer, returned to England on SS Scandinavian.

On May 13, 1917, Henry Richard James Absolom, 24, was killed in action in France, he was a driver and part of the Royal Engineers, 33rd Division Signal Company. He is buried in the Boyelles Communal Cemetery Extension. He was said to be the son of Charles and Kathleen Jane Absolom, born in Reading. Henry posthumously received the Victory and British Medals.


A photo of his grave stone can be found at: {website}findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Absolom&GSfn=henry&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1917&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=24487755&df=all& 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-14 15:36:10 / From original database

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Last Updated : 2011-11-11 11:02:14 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3160 ABSOLOM, Albert Edward1897ENG, BRK, Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3107 ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James1893ENG, BRK, Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3109 ACASTER, Ebenezer William1867ENG, BRK, Newbury, Stockcross Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
13740 ALLUM, Elizabeth1889ENG, BRK, Easthampstead Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
6641 ANDERTON, Albert1912ENG, BRK, Reading Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6642 ANDERTON, Charles 1912ENG, BRK, Reading Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
7372 ANSELL, Thomas 1881ENG, BRK, Newbury Nov 1891 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
23615 APPLEFORD, Harry 1921ENG, BRK, Reading May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
17082 ATKINS, Francis Henry1878ENG, BRK, Reading Apr 1891 : Parisian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3282 AUSTIN, George Henry1889ENG, BRK, Maidenhead Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
3620 AVERILL, Ernest John1894ENG, BRK, Reading Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
10194 BEGGS, George Henry1895ENG, BRK, Cookham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
21694 CARTER, John Nelson1888ENG, BRK, Watchfield Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13840 CARTER, Thomas1882ENG, BRK, Watchfield May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
21693 CARTER, William Henry1886ENG, BRK, Watchfield May 1895 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
4685 CLARIDGE, Edward William 1908ENG, BRK, Binfield  Apr 1923 : Antonia CAN Salvation Army  
12349 COXHEAD, Fanny1877ENG, BRK, Hungerford Aug 1889 : Caspian CAN Barnardos  
26273 DEARLOVE, Kenneth1921ENG, BRK, Reading Apr 1930 : Jervis Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21147 ELLIOTT, Albert Cecil1909ENG, BRK, Abingdon May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21146 ELLIOTT, Evelyn Violet1910ENG, BRK, Reading May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21145 ELLIOTT, Hilda Gladys1908ENG, BRK, Reading May 1921 : Ormonde AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11968 FAIRFAX, Kate Annie1897ENG, BRK, Denchworth Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12020 FELDWICK, Henry1862ENG, BRK, Windsor Jun 1874 : Sarmatian CAN Maria Rye  
27050 FOX, George1917ENG, BRK, Wokingham Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes Pinjarra1929  
20892 GOLDSWORTHY, Joseph Ernest1913ENG, BRK, Reading Jan 1924 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16985 HAWKINS, William T C1895ENG, BRK - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
10348 HOWARD, Harold R1897ENG, BRK, Eaton Hastings Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
3927 ISAACS, Frederick Reginald1910ENG, BRK, Newbury May 1922 : Orsova AUS Fairbridge Homes  
13903 LANGLEY, William1873ENG, BRK, Cookham Aug 1887 : Toronto CAN Church Emigration Society  
26259 MAY, Frederick John1928ENG, BRK, Hungerford, Reading Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
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