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Record #16792
Name :
: William Edward TRICKER (1898 - 1917)
  aka : Private Tricker


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Jan 1898

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 6 Nov 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Suffolk, Ipswich
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corinthian

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Edward Tricker.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: William Edward Tricker
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1900
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 1034

1901 English Census records show Elizabeth and Edgar W Tricker of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Edgar is listed as a dock labourer. In residence is William, age 1 year born about 1900, and his elder sister Alice, age 2 years.

1911 English Census records place William Edward Tricker as an Inmate of the Workhouse School, St. Johns Home For Boys and Girls, of Freehold Road and Bloomfield Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

1911 English Census records for Sarah Elizabeth Tricker, William's mother, list her as a Housekeeper at 2 Bramford Lane, Coes Cottages, Ipswich, Suffolk, England in the household of Arthur Hammond. She is still listed as Married, however there is no record of Edgar.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: TRICKER
Given Name: William E
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Corinthian
Year of Arrival: 1914
Departure Port: London
Departure Date: 1914-06-16
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1914-07-01
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also T-5563
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4810
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 6 Sep 1916 in Toronto, Ontario. William Edward Tricker was born 18 Jan 1898 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. His current residence was Alton, Ontario where he was a Farmer. His Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. Tricker at Brantford Lane, #2 Close Cottage, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. 5'5" in height with hazel eyes and light brown hair, he had four vaccination marks on his left arm.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. His body was not recovered, his name is listed on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12033069 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-21 21:01:31 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : DFKBurr

Last Updated : 2017-10-15 23:41:35 /

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15.10.17 DFKBurr :
William Tricker's half sister Alice Elizabeth Keats came to Canada with on the Corinthian with William. She was sent to Hazelbrae in Peterborough. Boards of Guardians records dated Aug 17, 1918 indicate Alice had married but no further information has yet been found. The children had a lot of maternal family who had emigrated to Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well. William's brother Stanley was raised by their Aunt Alice (Kates) Green and his sister Violet remained with the

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
12757 ANSELL, Joseph Randolph1891ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
10587 ARNOLD, Jessie May1896ENG,    , Ipswich Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
6446 ASLETT, Frederick 1901ENG,    , Ipswich Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9609 CADMAN, Alice May1905ENG,    , Ipswich Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5001 CLARKE, George1916ENG,    , Ipswich Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
23294 CRAWFORD, Harold1897ENG,    , ipswich May 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4520 CURTIS, Annie C.1909ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
10834 DADE, James 1905ENG,    , Ipswich Jun 1920 : Scotian CAN Barnardos  
11855 DRAKE, Adelaide1872ENG,    , Ipswich Jun 1886 : Sarnia CAN National Childrens Home  
13867 DUNNETT, Florence1902ENG,    , Ipswich Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
13868 DUNNETT, Hilda1899ENG,    , Ipswich Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2786 FOSKETT, Isaac1885ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1894 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
16433 GANT, Arthur Charles1907ENG, SFK, Ipswich Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
11819 GOODRICH, Daniel1899ENG,    , Ipswich Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
10521 KERSEY, Frederick 1916ENG,    , Ipswich Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
13655 LEGGETT, Sydney1910ENG, SFK, Ipswich Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13641 LEGGETT, Winnifred Mary1908ENG,    , Ipswich Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
13109 NEALE, Edward1908ENG,    , Ipswich Mar 1923 : Montcalm CAN Louisa Birt  
11813 OSBORNE, James1901ENG,    , Ipswich Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
22477 PARTON, Ethel1898ENG,    , Ipswich Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
8450 POWLEY, Ella1907ENG,    , Ipswich Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
5162 PRITCHARD, Leonard1913ENG,    , Ipswich Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
7855 SIGGERS, Grace1897ENG,    , Ipswich Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23291 THURLOW, Cecil Frederick1897ENG, SFK, Ipswich Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
16792 TRICKER, William Edward1898ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr  
4172 WARDEN, George John1893ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN MacPherson Homes  
10720 WOODGATE, Lily1902ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
10719 WOODGATE, Victoria1899ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
10678 WORBY, Reginald1909ENG,    , Ipswich Apr 1924 : Antonia CAN Waifs & Strays  
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