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Record #16548
Name :
: William Skell FOOTTIT (1892 - 1941)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 26 Apr 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Dec 1941
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Hull
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Tranquille
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
: Elliot; Fee
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Mittendorf House, High Road, Epsom, Surrey, England

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesParents: George Barnesly Foottit and Sarah Elizabeth Lee (widow, maiden name Smith), married 1888 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, England.

A death registration was found for George Barnsley Foottit: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1900; Age: 43; District: Hull; County: Yorkshire East Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 204

A death registration was found for Sarah Elizabeth Foottit: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1904; Age: 44; District: Hull; County: Yorkshire East Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 192

On the 13 April 1905 - William Skell Foottit was admitted to Dr. Barnardo's together with his sister Lilian and brother Arthur.

On 15 April 1905 - William was placed at Mittendorf House, High Road, Epsom, Surrey, England on 22 June 1905

William and his brother Arthur sailed with a party of Dr. Barnardos children to Canada aboard the Southwark arriving in Quebec on 1 July 1905.

On 3 July 1905 - William was placed with Mr. George F. Elliot at Millbrook, Ontario (Arthur was also placed in Millbrook with another family)

On 17 November 1906 - Mrs. Elliot died, William went to a Mr. James Fee in the Millbrook area.

On March 29, 1915, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, William Foottit, 22, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he had been born in Hull, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Lizzie Foottit, who resided at 3 Wharne Street, Hull, England; that his date of birth was April 24, 1892; that he was a farmer; that he was not married; and that he belonged to the 3rd PWC Dragoons Militia. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; fair complexion; grey eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

17 March 1916 - William was reported to be a Corporal in B. Squadron of the 8th C.M. Rifles, C.E.F., c/o Allies P.O., London, England

24 March 1917 - Barnardo's heard that William had been taken prisoner in Germany

5 February 1918 - William's address was 113220 4th C.M.R., Block II, Senne Lager, West Phalen, Germany. It was reported that about five months after arrival in France William and his comrades had exhausted their ammunition and were captured by the Germans. He was said to be doing farm work and parcels of food had been sent to him from the Anglican Church at Millbrook.

On December 25, 1919, William Skell Foottit married Sarah Ann Cooper in Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England. One child was born of this marriage: George Earnest Foottit, born December, 1921, in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, East Riding, England, died August 1997, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-02 15:25:43 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-06 22:10:15 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3086 ABRAHAM, Dinah1889ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
3089 ABRAHAMS, Milly Esther1889ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
5397 ADAMSON, Doris1907ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1915 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
10558 BURTON, Ellen1913ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1923 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16418 CASTERSON, James1907ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
4320 CHANDLER, Laura Elizabeth1885ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
7963 CLARKE, Douglas 1915ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
5167 COOPER, George1917ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
7422 COULT, Nelson Rex1902ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1914 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
6957 CRESSY, Dorothy Irene1901ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5062 DALTON, Donald1914ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3428 DEFOSS, Charles1895ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
3333 DOHERTY, Lucy1897ENG, YKS, Hull May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
4989 DONNELLY, John 1909ENG, YKS, Hull Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
12525 DOWDE, Catherine1898ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
6434 FENN, Daniel1910ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
16549 FOOTTIT, Arthur1894ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
16548 FOOTTIT, William Skell1892ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
4815 HARRISON, Kenneth1911ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
4816 HARRISON, Rupert1914ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
7914 HEWSON, John Dennis1913ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
5157 KELLY, John1912ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4881 LUMB, Marjorie1914ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
7280 MARRISON, George William1914ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
23818 MOWFORTH, Ernest1897ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23817 MOWFORTH, George Robert1892ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23819 MOWFORTH, John Charles1893ENG, YKS, Hull Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5923 NORTH, Sarah E1898ENG, YKS, Hull May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
20602 PEARCE, Rose1890ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9053 PENTEN, Evelyn M1900ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
7212 PETCH, Ethel M1899ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8190 RICHARDSON, Robert1913ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1928 : Antonia CAN National Childrens Home  
8939 ROBERTS, Stanley 1918ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1931 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3871 SCAIFE, Joseph Hutchinson1894ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
10614 SLATER, Charles 1915ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
5033 SMELT, Douglas1917ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
5034 SMELT, John1919ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
17013 SMITH, Sylvester1901ENG, YKS, Hull Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15385 SMITH, Vera Eleanor1900ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
16848 THOMPSON, James1887ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7917 TUFFIN, Wesley W1913ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1930 : Baltic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
3757 WATSON, Frederick1898ENG, YKS, Hull May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14698 WEBBER, Beatrice1905ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
11407 WHITE, Arthur1900ENG,    , hull Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
11408 WHITE, James Hepton1900ENG, YKS, Hull Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2694 WHITE, Lillian Maud1899ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
2695 WHITE, Martha Jane1901ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
2696 WHITE, Violet Mae1903ENG, YKS, Hull Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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