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Record #3559
Name :
: William Henry READ (1891 - 1917)


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Date of Birth
: 13 Jun 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 25 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Bath
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Apr 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: MacPherson Homes
NotesA birth registration was found for William Henry Read; Year of Registration: 1891; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Bath; County: Avon, Somerset; Volume: 5c; Page: 584. (Parents: John Hodnett Read and Lillian Rose Fry, who married in Bath, Somersetshire, England, in 1888.)

In 1901, William H. Read, 9 years of age, was shown residing at 89 Greame Street, Hulme, Moss Side, Lancashire, England. Other family members included: Albert V. Read, 4; Edward E Read, 7; Elizabeth A. J. Read, 1; John H. Read, 31, postal clerk; John H. Read, 12; Lilian A. Read, 31. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 3710; Folio: 51; Page: 40.)

A death registration was found for John Hodnett Read; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870; Year of Registration: 1904; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 34; District: Chorlton; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8c; Page: 540.

In 1907, William H. Read, 15, arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 48 boys en route to Belleville, Ontario, Canada, under "Rev. Wallace's Party."

On March 17, 1910, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between William Henry Read, 21, farmhand, son of John H. and Jane Read; and another home child, Daisy Lillian Pope, 19, "don't know her parents names - Came out to this country through Barnardo Homes".

In 1911, William Read, 20, farm manager, is shown residing with his wife, Daisy Read, 20, at Zorra West Township, Harrington Village, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as May 1891 and her immigration year as 1907.

On May 14, 1915, William Henry Read enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 602470; Force: Army; Unit: Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment); Division: 2nd Bn.). He declared that he was born in Bath, Somersetshire, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Mrs. Daisy Read, who resided at 96 Wellington Street, Stratford, Ontario, Canada; that he was a teamster; and that he had previously served for 8 months in the 28th Regiment of Stratford. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; medium complexion; grey eyes; and dark hair. He had distringuishing marks of a large brown birthmark on his abdomen, 3" in diameter and a depression on his chin.

Private William Henry Read died on April 25, 1917 in France. He is buried at BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France (Grave Reference: I. D. 10). 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-06 20:29:11 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 11:02:50 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8693 ASH, Reginald Stanley1904ENG,    , Bath Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9110 ASHMAN, Adelaide1879ENG,    , Bath Aug 1888 : Parisian CAN Maria Rye  
12338 BODMAN, Ernest J1885ENG,    , Bath Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
3332 BURR, Charles Alfred1897ENG, SOM, Bath May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
12234 CARTER, Roy1925ENG, SOM, Bath Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4359 CLAPHAM, Albert Ernest1898ENG, SOM, Bath Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4648 DAINTON, Alfred Henry1877ENG, SOM, Bath Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
4646 DAINTON, Charles William1879ENG, SOM, Bath Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
4647 DAINTON, Edward1885ENG, SOM, Bath Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
4422 DEACON, Emily1889ENG,    , Bath May 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
7203 DENSLEY, Albert1884ENG,    , Bath Apr 1895 : Vancouver CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
7217 DOWN, Raymond 1900ENG,    , Bath Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13178 DUNFORD, George Benjamin1875ENG, SOM, Bath Mar 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
6671 FORD, Kenneth1913ENG,    , Bath Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
6673 FORD, Victor1912ENG,    , Bath Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
14640 GARRAWAY, Edwin1900ENG,    , Bath Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos 627s  
10008 GAY, Alice M 1884ENG,    , Bath Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
3703 HEADON, Amanda Gertrude E.1890ENG,    , Bath Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
3705 HEADON, Edward Robert1894ENG,    , Bath Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3704 HEADON, Olive Annie1891ENG,    , Bath Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3702 HEADON, Robert Brimble1897ENG,    , Bath Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10608 MANNING, John1911ENG,    , Bath Mar 1924 : Cedric CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
4669 PERRETT, Edgar Frank1892ENG, SOM, Bath Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
3559 READ, William Henry1891ENG,    , Bath Apr 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9853 SMITH, John1910ENG,    , Bath Sep 1925 : Aurania CAN Barnardos  
7492 SUMSION, George1897ENG,    , Bath Feb 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Unknown  
7491 SUMSION, Nellie May1899ENG,    , Bath Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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