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Record #6780

Name :: : Herbert AGGAS (1895 - 1970)
aka : Herbert George Aggas
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Date of Birth: : 26 Jan 1895
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 18 Sep 1970

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Leeds

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Ventura, Oxnard

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 11 Apr 1905
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Kensington
Placement Family: :

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Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesA birth registration was found for Herbert Aggas: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Holbeck; County: Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9b; Page: 319. Parents: John William Aggas and Ada Hanson, married 1878, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

Ada Hanson Aggas died at the age of 40 on August 30, 1901, at Hunslet Union Workhouse, Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England.

In 1905, Herbert Aggas, 9 (along with his brother, John William Aggas, 10), arrived at Portland, Maine, USA, in a group of 269 Barnardo boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

His father, John William Aggas died on July 18, 1908 in Holbeck, Leeds Yorkshire, England.

On 26 November 1917, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Herbert Aggas, 22, was drafted into the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that his date of birth was January 26, 1896, in Leeds, England; that his next of kin was his friend, William Walter Fry, who resided at Miami, Manitoba; that his military service act letter and number was 525559 JC; that he was a farmer; and that he was single. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; ruddy complexion; hazel eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Methodist faith.

Herbert Aggas married Lillian Mary Compton in 1918 in Manitoba, Canada.

The Oxnard Press-Courier carried a story on Herbert Aggas and his wife on December 12, 1962:

" "Children" plan ceremony on 44th anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Aggas were surprised by their children and grandchildren who visited their home Saturday to celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary.

Each of the honorees were taken separately into a room and dressed for a mock wedding ceremony. A newspaper tuxedo and boutonniere were designed for Mr. Aggas. Mrs. Aggas wore a headpiece comprised of a veil with a white sheet for a wedding train and romaine lettuce for a bouquet.

Wedding bells were hung around the room for the ceremony. Bonny Aggas was flower girl. Roby Hinz, the ring bearer, carried two paper cigar rings on a pillow. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hinz served as best man and matron of honor as George Aggas performed the mock ceremony.

"Here Comes the Bride" was played by Edward Aggas and Darryl and Dwight Stewart. A reception was held following the ceremony.

Attending were Mrs. and Mrs. George Aggas and their children, George and Patricia; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Aggas and children, Arnie, Paul, Linda, Toni, Glory; Mrs. Dorothy Stewart and sons, Darryl and Dwight; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hunt and sons, Steven and David; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Aggas and children, Mike and Bonnie, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Aggas and children Chris, Lauretta and Billy and Scot. Hinz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hinz."

The Oxnard Press-Courier from September 6, 1970, ran this story on Herbert Aggas:

"On Giving Gophers the Shaft

While some men dream of building a better mousetrap, Herbert Aggas of Oxnard is just satisfied with keeping the gophers away.

In the extensive workshop alongside his home at 341 DeAnza Way, 75-year-old Aggas forms rough wood into effective devices designed to get rid of gophers.

The windmill contraptions work this way: the wind turns the propeller on top of a shaft, and the propeller activates the motion of a painted wooden bird or a woodchopper. The action of a bird pecking a simulated tree or the chopper hitting a block forces vibrations back down through the wooden shaft and into the ground.

Whether these vibrations cause bad gopher dreams or gives them the colic is not known. At any rate, it is known that they don't like the situation at all and move to more tranquil ground.

English-born Aggas, who moved to Canada at the age of 10, was also one of the early draft protestors besides protesting against toothy creatures that take up residence in his flower bed.

When taken into the Canadian Army in 1918, Aggas insisted he should be exempt because of the Canadian law forbidding the last man on the farm from being drafted. It didn't do any good. When the sergeant asked Aggas who was taking care of the cows, Aggas replied: "Themselves and the good Lord."

Because of the depression in Canada, Aggas moved from Manitoba to Detroit in 1923 where he became a machine operator. Retiring in 1960, Aggas moved to California in 1962 because most of his family was already residing here.

Aggas and his wife, Mary Lillian, who turned 70 last week, have four sons, three daughters, 20 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.

Besides constructing windmills, Aggas also makes small rocking chair pin cushions and baby cradles, which come in handy with a large family.

Says Aggas: "I just like to keep busy." "

Herbert Aggas died September 18, 1970, at the age of 75, in Oxnard, Ventura, California, USA. His obituary was printed in the Oxnard Press-Courier on September 20, 1970:

"Herbert Aggas of 341 De Anza Way, Oxnard, passed away Friday in a local hospital after an extended illness. He was born January 26, 1895 in England. He had been a resident of Ventura County for the past 9 years coming from Darling Ford, Manitoba, Canada. He was a Canadian World War I Veteran. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lillian Aggas of the family home; four sons, Herber [sic], Wilbert, Arnold and Edward Aggas, all of Oxnard; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Crider of Camarillo, Mrs. Joy Perry of Ojai, and Mrs. Jean Hinz of Oxnard; twenty grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Conrad & Comer Funeral Chapel with Rev. A. D. Mc Manama officiating. Pallbearers are Harold Simmons, Clarence Malkey, John Morthole, James Graves, Benjamin McKay and Eugene Arnette. Interment will follow in Ivy Lawn Cemetery."

Lillian Mary Compton Aggas died January 24, 1982, at the age of 81, in Oxnard, Ventura, California, USA.

ContributorsCreated : 2009-04-11 10:33:30 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-10-30 18:51:36 /

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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
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3046	ABBOTT, Lily	1873	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Sep 1883 : Parisian	CAN	Maria Rye
3086	ABRAHAM, Dinah	1889	ENG, YKS, Hull	Jul 1897 : State of California	CAN	Waifs & Strays
3089	ABRAHAMS, Milly Esther	1889	ENG, YKS, Hull	Jul 1897 : State of California	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5397	ADAMSON, Doris	1907	ENG, YKS, Hull	Mar 1915 : Scandinavian	CAN	Barnardos
6852	AGGAS, Clara	1891	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
6851	AGGAS, Ethel	1889	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
6780	AGGAS, Herbert	1895	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
6854	AGGAS, John William	1893	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
10434	ALLENBY, Edward	1908	ENG, YKS, Kirkbymoorside	Aug 1924 : Doric	CAN	National Childrens Home
3463	ALLINSON, Herbert Arthur	1895	ENG, YKS, Harwood Dale	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3462	ALLINSON, Lancelot	1892	ENG, YKS, Harwood Dale	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos	suffolkmawther
4456	ANDERSON, Ethel Rows	1884	ENG, YKS, Normanby	Aug 1890 : Parisian	CAN	Maria Rye
3807	ANDREWS, Vernard Reginald	1897	ENG, YKS, Kingston Upon Hull	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
13294	ANGUS, Agnes Crawford	1892	ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow	Jul 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
13293	ANGUS, Jennie Anderson	1893	ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow	Jul 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
5278	ARDINGTON, Thomas	1914	ENG, YKS, Driffield	Mar 1930 : Baltic	CAN	Waifs & Strays
8614	ARGENT, Joseph	1892	ENG, YKS, Sheffield	Mar 1909 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home	Lyn 8
23425	ARUNDEL, Eleanor Chapman	1892	ENG, YKS, Swinton, near Rotherham	Jun 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Mrs. Mooney\'s
23426	ARUNDEL, Elsie Mary	1895	ENG, YKS, Doncaster	Jun 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Mrs. Mooney\'s
5754	ASHBURNE, Alfred	1892	ENG, YKS, Dewsbury	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
23815	ASHER, Thomas	1889	ENG, YKS, Sheffield	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
15686	ASHFORD, Alice Carter	1908	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Sep 1924 : Melita	CAN	Barnardos
5361	ATKINSON, Thos	1910	ENG, YKS, Keighley	Aug 1925 : Montnairn	CAN	National Childrens Home
5049	BAKER, David	1914	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
4996	BARNER, John	1916	ENG, YKS, York	Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Barnardos
4733	BARRACLOUGH, Dorothy D.	1918	ENG, YKS, Leeds	1932 : - Unknown -	AUS	Barnardos
4732	BARRACLOUGH, George Edward	1920	ENG, YKS, Scarborough	Jul 1930 : Balranald	AUS	Barnardos
4103	BARRETT, Maud	1888	ENG, YKS, Skipton	Aug 1901 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
12080	BATTERS, Thomas Edward	1917	ENG, YKS, Halifax	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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