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Record #22153

Name :: : James William POWLEY (1884 - 1916)
aka : Lance Corporal Powley
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 19 Oct 1884
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 3 Sep 1916 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk, Swaffham

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 3 Apr 1897
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Labrador
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Lance Corporal James William 'Charlie' Powley.

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England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: James William Powley
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1884
Registration District: Swaffham
Inferred County: Norfolk
Volume: 4b
Page: 385

1891 English Census records place James W Powley as the 6 year old son of Franny (Green) Powley born about 1885 in Necton, Norfolk, England. The pair lives in Swaffham, Norfolk, England where Fanny is a Dressmaker and James is a Scholar.

Sailed with Barnardo's Homes on 3 Apr 1897 aboard the 'Labrador'.

On 19 March 1909, a son Melville James Powley was born to James and his wife Marie in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, the couple went on to have two more children Thelma in 1911 & Malvina in 1913

1911 Canadian Census records place James W Powley as married, born Oct 1885 having immigrated in 1887 from England. His wife's name was Marie and he was living with his mother-in-law Katherine McCauley along with a few of her grown children and grandchildren. The family is living in Stratford, Perth, Ontario.

Attestation papers signed 22 Sep 1915 in Stratford, Ontario. James William Powley was born 19 Oct 1884 in Swaffan, Norfolk, England. He was a Moulder by trade. His Next of Kin was Marie Powley of 22 King Street, Stratford, ONtario, Canada. 5' 7 1/8" in height with blue eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Roman Catholic.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action in the trenches west of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. His Next of Kin was Marie Powley of 122 King Street, Stratford, Ontario. His body was not recovered for burial, his name is recorded on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56682582

On April 25 1923, his widow Marie McCauley Powley died aged 31, at 122 King St, Stratford, Perth, the cause was given as Cardiac Asthma (12 years 6 months), but the immediate cause was stated as Heart Failure

ContributorsCreated : 2013-09-21 20:53:56 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-21 05:39:41 /

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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
3179	ALDRED, John Benedict	1896	ENG, NFK, Loddon	Feb 1911 : Megantic	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
16245	ARTHURTON, Frederick John	1900	ENG, NFK, Mitford	Sep 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
16227	ARTHURTON, William Ernest	1903	ENG, NFK, Weston Longville	Oct 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
6455	BALES, Arthur	1890	ENG, NFK, Docking	Apr 1900 : Cambroman	CAN	Barnardos
9136	BARBER, Ernest Ford	1892	ENG, NFK, Great Yarmouth	Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
16028	BARTRAM, Alfred James	1887	ENG, NFK, Norwich	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10069	BEATTY, Emmaline	1879	ENG, NFK, Kings Lynn	Mar 1892 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
3911	BLAKE, Emily Hilda	1878	ENG, NFK, Chedgrave	May 1888 : Lake Superior	CAN	Self-Help Emigration Society
12832	BLOWERS, Clifford	1887	ENG, NFK, Loddon	Sep 1898 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
12833	BLOWERS, Gladys	1890	ENG, NFK, Loddon	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
2840	BOWLES, Arthur	1874	ENG, NFK, Runhall	Jun 1889 : Vancouver	CAN	Church of England
4556	BRUNNING, Ethel Denny	1890	ENG, NFK, Yarmouth	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
4557	BRUNNING, May Denny	1891	ENG, NFK, Yarmouth	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
17460	BUTTON, Herbert	1887	ENG, NFK	Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
9605	CABLE, Ernest	1896	ENG, NFK, Fakenham	Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
7201	CANNELL, Owen Inglose	1904	ENG, NFK, Smallburgh	Mar 1921 : Melita	CAN	Sailing Alone
27042	CHECKLEY, Raymond George	1916	ENG, NFK, Kings Lynn	Oct 1928 : Beltana	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
2841	COOK, Samuel	1875	ENG, NFK	Jun 1889 : Vancouver	CAN	Church of England
16652	COURTMAN, James	1881	ENG, NFK, Yarmouth	Aug 1891 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
8927	CUSHION, Frederick	1915	ENG, NFK, Sheringham	Apr 1931 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
5063	DENISON, Geoffrey	1914	ENG, NFK	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
6024	DISNEY, Harold	1901	ENG, NFK, Mutford	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
10430	DOBBIE, Ada	1875	ENG, NFK, Langham	Jun 1883 : Circassian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
16484	DYBALL, Harold Reginald	1905	ENG, NFK, Smallburgh	Jun 1921 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
16654	FRENCH, Thomas Lewis	1877	ENG, NFK, Yarmouth	Aug 1891 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
21278	GEORGE, Frank B	1914	ENG, NFK, Wayland	Jun 1929 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
8913	GRIMWOOD, Gertrude	1893	ENG, NFK	May 1906 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown
27094	HALLEWELL, Reginald Stanley Colville	1916	ENG, NFK, Downham	Jun 1929 : Largs Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3390	HANSELL, Albert George	1895	ENG, NFK, Norwich	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
26895	HARTEN, Kathleen A.	1915	ENG, NFK, Walsingham	Jun 1930 : Dutchess of York	CAN	Destination: St.George�s Home, 1153 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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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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