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Record #23518

Name :: : Thomas George OTTERWELL (1894 - 1917)
aka : Private Otterwell
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 23 Nov 1894
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 26 Oct 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Romford

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Passchendaele

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 4 Jun 1910
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Virginian
Placement Family: : Gillis

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Rev. Davis via Louisa Birt and the Liverpool Sheltering Home
Agency: : Louisa Birt

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Thomas George Otterwell.

1881 Oct-Dec quarter records state that Lydia Pond married James Otterwell.

1891 English Census records for the family of Lydia and James Otterwell in Romford, Essex, England. In residence are children Kate (14), James (9), Ernest (5), Edward (3) and Eva M (3 months). James was a Coachman and Groom for a Livery Stables by trade.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Thomas George Otterwell
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1895
Registration District: Romford
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 436

1901 English Census records place Thomas Otterwell as a Boarder in the housheold of widowed Merian D Walters. He was 6 years of age, born about 1895 in London, England and was living in West Lavington, Sussex, England. One other child, Edward Weeden (3) was also listed as a Boarder.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: OTTERWELL
Given Name: Thomas
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Virginian
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1910-05-27
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1910-06-04
Party: Rev. Davis
Destination: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4767
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Thomas Otterwell as a Labourer in the household of Mary and Arthie Gillis in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Born in Nov 1895, he immigrated from England in 1910.

Attestation papers were signed 15 Jan 1917 in Kamloops, British Columbia. Thomas Otterwell was born 23 Nov 1894 in Midhurst, Sussex, England. He was a Farmer by trade in Summerland, British Columbia. His Next of Kin was his Mother, Mrs. L. Freeman of Gorregwen, Adpon Hill, Newcastle, Emlyn South Wales. 5'5" in height with blue eyes and light golden hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty states that he was Killed in Action in an attack south west of Passchendaele, West Flanders, Belgium. His Next of Kin was Mrs. Lydia Freeman of 8 Penlan, Newcastle Emlyn, South Wales. There was no record of his burial, his name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) notes:
Otterwell Thomas of 1050 Davies - street Summerland British Columbia private 16th Canadian reserve battalion died 25 October 1917 in Flanders Administration (with Will) London 29 July to Lydia Freeman (wife of John Freeman). Effects ?22 7s. 3d.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12044321

ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-14 07:48:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-14 07:48:44 /

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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 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3023	ABBOTT, Charles	1884	ENG, ESS, Messing	Apr 1900 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
3025	ABBOTT, David Henry	1891	ENG, ESS, Grays	Mar 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3026	ABBOTT, Mary	1888	ENG, ESS, Maldon	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
3063	ABEL, Albert Edward G.	1901	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3065	ABEL, Florence	1902	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3064	ABEL, Queenie Victoria	1900	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3101	ABRAMS, Ada	1894	ENG, ESS, West Ham	May 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown
3125	ACKERMAN, James David Ernest	1910	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
3136	ACKERMAN, William David	1912	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Jun 1921 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
3158	ACWORTH, George Albert	1896	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
4491	ADAMS, Henry F.	1880	ENG, ESS, Brighton	Mar 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
14909	ALSOP, Reginald A	1891	ENG, ESS, Epping	Nov 1896 : Laurentian	CAN	Unknown
6876	ALTHORPE, George	1885	ENG, ESS, Colchester	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
25136	ANDERSON, Muriel Helen	1921	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Oct 1930 : Barrabool	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
9777	ANDERSON, William	1870	ENG, ESS, Walthamstow	Jun 1883 : Polynesian	CAN	Barnardos
16737	ARNOLD, Oliver Samuel	1894	ENG, ESS, Lexden	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
17014	ARNOLD, Thomas Walter	1893	ENG, ESS, Colchester	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
27617	ATKINS, George Frederick	1905	ENG, ESS, Rochford	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
27618	ATKINS, Jane Ellen	1900	ENG, ESS, Rochford	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
27619	ATKINS, William Richard	1903	ENG, ESS, Rochford	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
25142	BAGOT, Geoffrey	1924	ENG, ESS	Dec 1934 : Baradine	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26946	BALAAM, Ronald John	1928	ENG, ESS, Tendring	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5469	BANNISTER, Arthur James	1890	ENG, ESS, Stratford	Sep 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
27188	BARR, Eliza	1920	ENG, ESS, Lexden	May 1933 : Otranto	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3431	BLATCH, Albert	1898	ENG, ESS, Leytonstone	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos	SarahLillian
3438	BONWICK, Alexander	1898	ENG, ESS, Barking	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3436	BONWICK, John William	1894	ENG, ESS, Barking	Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
3437	BONWICK, William James	1896	ENG, ESS, Barking	Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
4234	BRAND, Bessie Violet	1880	ENG, ESS, Stifford	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
4233	BRAND, Daisy Emma	1879	ENG, ESS, Stifford	Oct 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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