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Record #23168
Name :
: John Francis WOOTTEN (1893 - 1917)
  aka : Sergeant Wootten


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

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 26 Oct 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Winchester
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, West Flanders, Abraham Heights
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Sergeant John Francis Wootten.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: John Francis Wootten
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1893
Registration District: Winchester
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2c
Page: */98

1901 English Census for John Wootten states him as a 7 year old boy born in Winchester, Hampshire, England, in residence at Saint Michael's Church of England as a Student. He is alone with no other apparent relations.

1906 Travel record aboard the Dominion, listed as John Woolton, 12 year old Labourer with a number of other children. From Liverpool England on 8 Mar 1906 to Portland, Maine. There was not a corresponding Library of Canada index for this boy under the name Wootten, however sources list him as a Barnardo's child.

Attestation papers for World War I were signed 26 Mar 1915 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Filed under Jack Francis Wootten, although papers state John. John was born in Winchester, England on 6 Dec 1896. His Next of Kin was Mrs. H.E. Wootten in Fairook, Eastleigh, England. John had previous military experience serving with the 5th C.G.A. for 6th months. His occupation was a Bank Clerk. 5'7" with blue eyes and dark hair, John had 3 vaccination marks on his left arm and a scan on his right knee.

Commonwealth War Graves Register claims Sergeant John Francis Wootten was Killed in Action near Abraham Heights, Passchendale.
He is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium, Plot 1, Row AA, Grave 7.

1919 English National Probate Calenadar - Index of Wills and Administration notes a Will for John Francis Wootten:
Wootten
John Francis of Knowle-lodge Fairoak Eastleigh Hampshire sergeant Canadian expeditionary force died 26 October 1917 in France or Belgium Administration (with Will) London 20 March to Honora Elizabeth Anne Wootten (wife of Evelyn John Wootten).
Effects ?306 17s. 1 Id.

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ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-08 07:10:47 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-08 07:11:48 /

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6798 AINSLIE, Daisy Ann1890ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
5146 ALDWORTH, Cecil John1915ENG, HAM, Christchurch Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
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17310 AYLWIN, Arthur Edmund1893ENG, HAM, Portsea Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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17311 AYLWIN, Ernest Edward1896ENG, HAM, Portsea Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10932 BAKER, George Edward Windsor1937ENG, HAM, Southampton May 1948 : Empire Brent (formerly Letitia II) AUS Fairbridge Homes  
17978 BANKS, Edmund Charles1895ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
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17980 BANKS, Mabel1890ENG, HAM, Alverstoke Oct 1903 : Dominion  Barnardos  
3442 BASHFORD, Albert Edward1886ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight Jun 1891 : Vancouver CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
3441 BASHFORD, Charlotte1881ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight Jun 1891 : Vancouver CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
8855 BIDDLECOMBE, Annie1886ENG, HAM, Dibden Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10070 BLACKMAN, Phillip1882ENG, HAM, Gosport Apr 1892 : Sarnia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
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