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Record #23338
Name :
: Cecil George SPRAGG (1898 - 1944)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1898

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1944
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Shropshire, Wellington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Simcoe, Innisfil
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Cecil George Spragg.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Cecil George Spragg
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1898
Registration District: Wellington Sal
Inferred County: Shropshire
Volume: 6a
Page: 703

1901 English Census records place Cecil G Spragg in Donnington, Newport, Shropshire, England. He is in the household of Hannah and William Elks, listed as their Grandson, his mother's name is Annie Eliz, she is also in residence. Cecil is 3 years of age, born about 1898 in Hadley, Shropshire, England.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SPRAGG
Given Name: C.G.
Age: 7
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-08-03
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1905-08-12
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario
Comments: 433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were travelling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-485
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Arrived with his brother, Albert Edward Spragg.

18 Feb 1925 Marriage in Simcoe, Ontario for Cecil George Spragg, listed as a Charge of Dr. Banardo's. He married Laurie Grace Christina Rich, daughter of Jane Brewster and Frank Rich.

Find A Grave Memorial# 99373686 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-18 12:21:16 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-18 12:22:59 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7895 ALLDRIDGE, George Gage Notcut1910ENG, SAL, Newport (Salop) Jul 1925 : Montrose CAN Salvation Army  
4683 BROOKES, Ernest1897ENG, SAL, Wem Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4681 BROOKES, Thomas1893ENG, SAL, Wem Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore Tony55  
17920 CHESHIRE, Louisa1888ENG, SAL, Shrewsbury Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
17919 CHESHIRE, Martha Jane1887ENG, SAL, Shrewsbury Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
16114 COUGHTER, Herbert1873ENG, SAL, Oswestry Sep 1883 : Dominion CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
5490 DEVENPORT, Charles1911ENG, SAL, Bishops Castle Apr 1927 : Lancastria CAN Oversea Settlement Committee  
8377 HALL, Edith M1909ENG, SAL, Madeley Sep 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
26883 HAYWOOD, Harry1921ENG, SAL, Market Drayton Nov 1931 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
10347 HOWARD, Vincent1896ENG, SAL, Wrockwardine Apr 1911 : Empress of Ireland CAN Labourers & Domestics  
27020 HUMPAGE, Thomas William1916ENG, SAL, Ellesmere Mar 1926 : Berrima AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27209 JOHNSON, Albert George Stanley1922ENG, SAL, Ludlow May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
27208 JOHNSON, Raymond Robert Thomas1920ENG, SAL, Ludlow May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
12522 LIGHTWOOD, Francis1889ENG, SAL, Shrewsbury Oct 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
18383 LLEWELLYN, Thomas Beresford1874ENG, SAL, Ludlow Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
15977 MULLARD, Mary1907ENG, SAL Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
12756 NORREY, Lily May1902ENG, SAL, Bridgnorth Oct 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17759 PEMBERTON, Frederick1894ENG, SAL Feb 1904 : Bavarian CAN Louisa Birt  
17760 PEMBERTON, James Chadwick1891ENG, SAL, Whittington Jul 1902 : Dominion CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
17761 PEMBERTON, Joseph David1892ENG, SAL Jul 1902 : Dominion CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
17762 PEMBERTON, William Ernest1896ENG, SAL Jul 1902 : Dominion CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
9741 SANKEY, Julia1864ENG, SAL May 1876 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
23338 SPRAGG, Cecil George1898ENG, SAL, Wellington Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26653 TANSWELL, Joseph James1878ENG, SAL, Shrewsbury Aug 1887 : Sardinian CAN  Mary Crane  
16789 TIPTON, Edward Leonard1881ENG, SAL, Stapleton Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
18329 TIPTON, George1889ENG, SAL Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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