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Record #22513
Name :
: Thomas BRADSHAW (1895 - 1917)
  aka : Private Bradshaw


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Jan 1895 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 23 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Mar 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Thomas Bradshaw. There is no reason found as to why his name is Bradshaw verses Love.

1901 English Census records widowed Betsy Love and her children as boarders in the Downing household:

1901 England Census about Betsy Love
Name: Betsy Love
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Female
Where born: Birmn, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Birmingham
Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephen
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Occupation: Charwoman, Domestic
Condition as to marriage: Widowed

Registration District: Birmingham
Sub-registration District: St George
ED, institution, or vessel: 29
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 153
Piece: 2842
Folio: 111
Page Number: 27
Household Members:
Name Age
George H Downing 24
Margaret Downing 29
George H Downing 4
Maud Downing 13
Betsy Love 25
Thomas Love 4
Elizth Love 2

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Possible connection to 12 year old Elizabeth Alice Love born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England listed on the 1911 English Census at Shelsering Home Of Industry For Girls, Wandsworth Rd, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, England.

Betsy Mary Love continues to live in Birmingham according to Electoral Registers in Duddeston in 1925, 315 New Town Row, Edgbaston in 1927, Moseley in 1930, 114 Gospel Lane, Moseley in 1935 and 1939, 381 'The Sherwood' in 1950, and finally 381 Paradise Lane, Hall Green in 1955.

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Ancestry.com
Name: Betsy M Love
Birth Date: abt 1878
Date of Registration: Mar 1960
Age at Death: 82
Registration District: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 9c
Page: 73

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Library and Archives Canada
Surname: BRADSHAW
Given Name: Thomas
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1910-03-10
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1910-03-18
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: To Toronto & Peterborough, Ont.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4736
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation Paper confirms his name is Thomas Bradshaw, he is in Virden, Manitoba and was born in Bermingham, England. His next-of-kin is Mrs. Love in Birmingham, England. Born 4 Jan 1895. Trade is listed as Farmer. 5'4" in height, brown hair and eyes, no distinctive marks. Church of England. Signed on 28 Dec 1915.

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The Canadian Great War Project confirms his mother's name as Betsy Mary Love.
{website}canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=45100

Commonwealths War Graves Commission also confirms his

mother's name as Betsy Mary Love.
BRADSHAW, THOMAS
Rank: Private
Service No: 1000178
Date of Death: 21/08/1917
Age: 20
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry 27th Bn.
Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of Mrs. Betsy Mary Love.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial
THOMAS BRADSHAW
who died on August 21, 1917
Military Service:
Service Number: 1000178
Age: 22
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:27th Bn.

Additional Information:
Date and Place of Birth: January 4, 1895

H.Q. File No.: 649-B-20922

Find A Grave Memorial# 56674827 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-09-30 13:01:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-09-30 13:02:32 /

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