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Record #23436

Name :: : George Henry QUINNEY (1884 - 1917)
aka : Private Quinney, Quinny
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 4 Jun 1884
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 7 May 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Oxfordshire, Banbury

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Arleux-En-Gohelle

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 1903
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Tunisian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Unknown

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Henry Quinney.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: George Henry Quinney
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1884
Registration District: Banbury
Inferred County: Oxfordshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 871

1891 English Census records place the family of Roseann and George Quinney in Bourton, Oxfordshire, England. In residence are Franklin (12), Ernest (10), George H (7, born in Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England), Lancelot (4) and Rhoda (1). George Sr. and Franklin were both Farm Labourers by trade.

1901 English Census records place George Quinney as a Boarder in Lady Wood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. He was in the household of elderly Ann and Harry Anthony. At 16 years of age he was born about 1885 in Mollington, Oxfordshire, England. He worked as a Groom and Domestic.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: QUINNY
Given Name: George
Age: 18
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1903-04-02
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1903-04-10
Destination: Belleville, Ontario
Notes: The child's surname was illegible or difficult to decipher.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-497
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place George Quinney as the head of his own household in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Born in Jun 1884 he immigrated from England in 1904.

1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta places George Quinney as the head of the household. Living at 104 Street and Calgary Trail in Edmonton, Alberta. In residence were George's Wife, Ethel and two children, Edna (1) and Fay (6 months).

Attestation papers were signed 5 Jan 1916 in Edmonton Alberta. George Henry Quinney was born 4 Jun 1884 in Molington, Oxfordshire, England. He was a farmer at 10575 104 Street, Edmonton, Alberta. His Next of Kin was his Wife, Ethel Quinney. 5'8" in height with black hair and hazel eyes. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action north of Arleux-En-Gohelle, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His body was not recovered, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Additional information was sent in 1929 to Mrs. Lloyd Jennings at 9643-108 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56682691

ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-17 13:12:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-17 13:12:54 /

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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 28 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
20306	ALCOCK, Daniel	1877	ENG, OXF, Sibford Gower	Mar 1887 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
27035	ALDER, John Harkis	1914	ENG, OXF	Oct 1928 : Beltana	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5413	ANSELL, Maurice George	1926	ENG, OXF, Banbury	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5404	ANSELL, Peter Albert John	1928	ENG, OXF, Banbury	Nov 1938 : Themistocles	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4503	BANFIELD, Frederick William	1921	ENG, OXF, Kiddington, Streatley	Jul 1937 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos
3925	BICKERSTAFF, Agnes Louise	1858	ENG, OXF, Thame	Aug 1872 : Peruvian	CAN	Maria Rye
26427	BLOOMFIELD, Herbert	1904	ENG, OXF, Woodstock	Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
12085	BROOM, Henry John	1917	ENG, OXF, Woodstock	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
12140	BUSH, Ruby Mary	1917	ENG, OXF, Barnet	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4492	CLINKARD, Harold Herbert George	1894	ENG, OXF, Littlemore	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Labourers & Domestics	Woodsblack
26866	COLEMAN, Dorothy Jean	1925	ENG, OXF, Banbury	Nov 1932 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4005	COX, Alice	1907	ENG, OXF, Headington	Oct 1920 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
4006	COX, Frederick Arthur	1908	ENG, OXF, Headington	Jun 1920 : Scotian	CAN	Barnardos
24800	GREEN, Ernest	1888	ENG, OXF, Banbury, Sibford Gower	Sep 1898 : Dominion	CAN	Dr Barnados	richardgreen1908
9943	HOARE, Cyril	1895	ENG, OXF	May 1908 : Virginian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
2801	PAINTER, Alfred John	1881	ENG, OXF, Dunsden	Jul 1894 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
2804	PAINTER, Thomas	1883	ENG, OXF, Dunsden	Jul 1894 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
10869	PHRIPP, Albert Edward	1892	ENG, OXF, Woodstock	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
10871	PHRIPP, Frank	1890	ENG, OXF, Woodstock	Jul 1909 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
23436	QUINNEY, George Henry	1884	ENG, OXF, Banbury	1903 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown
2983	SALTER, Annie	1894	ENG, OXF, Banbury	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
2982	SALTER, Emma Maria	1897	ENG, OXF, Oxford	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
26838	SHEPHERD, Stanley	1923	ENG, OXF, Headington	May 1934 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
23324	STYLES, James William	1898	ENG, OXF, Eynsham	Jun 1913 : Corsican	CAN	Waifs & Strays
10532	THORNETT, Frederick	1911	ENG, OXF	Sep 1922 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
2664	WILKINSON, Albert Thomas	1891	ENG, OXF, Abingdon	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26444	WILLIS, Ernest Charles Donald	1904	ENG, OXF, Oxford	Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
23170	WINSON, Sidney James	1894	ENG, OXF, Henley on Thames	Jun 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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 28 Entries

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