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Record #23339
Name :
: James SPEARPOINT (1893 - 1918)
  aka : Private Spearpoint, Spear


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 May 1893

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 29 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Folkestone
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 26 Jun 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Virginian

Placement Family
: McGonnigle
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Church of England Waifs & Strays

Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private James Spearpoint. He was the son of Ellen Radley and William Spearpoint of Folkestone, Kent, England.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SPEARPOINT
Given Name: James
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Virginian
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-06-19
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1908-06-26
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: 17 boys to Gibb Home
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4758
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place James Spearpant in the household of Robert McGonnigle in South Huron, Ontario. James is listed as a Domestic born in May of 1893 who immigrated from England in 1908.

Attestation papers signed 2 Nov 1914 in Clinton, Ontario. James Spearpoint was born 13 May 1893 in Folkestone, England. He was a farmer by trade. His Father, William Spearpoint of Folkestone, England was his Next of Kin. 5'11" in height with blue eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

A marriage record for James Spearpoint and Fanny Louisa Heath in Elham, Kent, England in 1916. An Infant Death was recorded for 1 year old James William Spearpoint in Elham, Kent. The couple had one surviving daughter.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that James was Killed in Action on 29 Aug 1918. His final resting place is unknown, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683862 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-18 17:01:52 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-18 17:02:23 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
2867 LOACH, Frederick1896ENG, KEN, Folkestone Jun 1910 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
3819 LOACH, Mabel1900ENG, KEN, Folkestone Jun 1914 : Calgarian CAN Unknown  
10369 NORMAN, Eric1917ENG,    , Folkestone Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA  
26982 O'DELL, James Clifton1917ENG, KEN, Elham, Folkestone Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23339 SPEARPOINT, James1893ENG, KEN, Folkestone Jun 1908 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
8068 WILLIS, William1918ENG,    , Folkestone Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos