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Record #16833
Name :
: Thomas SUTCLIFFE (1896 - 1918)
  aka : Private Sutcliffe


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 Jun 1896

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 28 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Halifax

Todmorden
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Mar 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Thomas Sutcliffe.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Thomas Sutcliffe
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1896
Registration District: Todmorden
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9a
Page: 225

1901 English Census records place Thomas Sutcliffe in the home of his parents, Annie and Fred in Salterhebble All Saints, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Thomas is 5 years of age, born about 1896. Also listed are his siblings Raphael (4) and Florence (1). Fred is a Carpet Weaver by trade.
In the 1911 English Census Raphael is listed as the inmate of a Battle Ship in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England and Florence is a boarder in the household of Florence Horne.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SUTCLIFFE
Given Name: Thomas
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Sicilian
Year of Arrival: 1911
Departure Port: Glasgow
Departure Date: 1911-02-24
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1911-03-09
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Party of Boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4738
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 3 Nov 1915 in Kingston, Ontario. Thomas Sutcliffe was born 9 Jun 1893 (Actually 1896) in Halifax, England. He lists his Next of Kin as his Mother, Annie Sutcliffe of #4 Bell Hall Park, Saville Park, Halifax. His occupation is a Farmer at 90 Cokurcard, R R #1 Kingston, Ontario. 5'4" in height, Thomas had brown hair and brown eyes. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states Thomas was Killed in Action. Next of Kin was Mrs. A Sutcliffe of 4 Bell Hall Park, Saville PR - The address is scratched out with the addition of 22 Seedlings Main, Ackroyd Place, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He is buried in Quebec Cemetery, Cherisy, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: A. 15.

Find A Grave Memorial# 24603090 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 19:42:22 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-07 15:31:26 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
22645 BRIGDEN, John Thomas1897ENG,    , Halifax Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
22646 BRIGDEN, Samuel George1901ENG,    , Halifax Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6651 BYFORD, Albert1914CAN, NS_, Halifax Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
10364 HOYLE, Reginald1916ENG,    , Halifax Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA  
16571 KEMP, Lewis Vernon1891ENG, YKS, Halifax Jul 1906 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
9926 LOFTUS, Frank1892ENG,    , Halifax 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
7970 READYHOUGH, James E1913ENG,    , Halifax Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
16833 SUTCLIFFE, Thomas1896ENG,    , Halifax Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10568 WAKEFIELD, Beryl1902ENG,    , Halifax Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos