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Record #16825
Name :
: Samuel SPARGO (1894 - 1918)
  aka : Private Spargo


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 Jul 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 23 Mar 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Anglesey, Holyhead
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Apr 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Kensington

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Samuel Spargo. Canadian Virtual War Memorial states that Samuel was the son of the late Nicholas and Jane Spargo.

1901 English Census records place Samuel (6) and John (8) Spargo as boarders in the household of Mary and George Fear in Bluntisham, Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England. Both boys state they were born in London, England.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SPARGO
Given Name: Samuel
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Kensington
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-03-30
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1905-04-11
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: The ship docked at Halifax, then Portland, where 269 boys disembarked. The original list was lost and a list prepared in 1934 appears on the reel.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-499
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Samuel Spargo in the household of Burwell Wendel Wigle as a Labourer in Essex, Ontario, Canada. Samuel is listed as a 16 year old male born Jul 1894 in Wales, he immigrated in 1905.

Attestation papers were signed 12 Oct 1915 in Leamington, Ontario. Samuel Spargo was born 15 Jul 1894 in Holyhead, Wales. His Next of Kin was his sister, Jessie Spargo of 10 East Peabody Building, Lawrence Street, Chealsea, England. His occupation was listed as Farmer. 5' 8 1/2" in height with brown eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

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

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683852 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 19:01:42 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-20 17:09:09 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16825 SPARGO, Samuel1894WAL, AGY, Holyhead Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos