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Record #16810
Name :
: Henry William SEAMAN (1898 - 1918)
  aka : Private Seaman


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1898 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

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

Bethnal Green
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Mar 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Henry William Seaman.

1901 English Census record for William Seaman, about about 1898, aged 3 years born of Bethnal Green, London, England. Residing with Jane and Henry Seaman all listed as visitors in the household of Catherine and William Ling in Hoxton Old Town, London, England. Henry was a Bricklayer Labourer.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SEAMAN
Given Name: Henry William
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1910-03-10
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1910-03-18
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: To Toronto & Peterborough, Ont.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4736
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place William Seaman in the household of William Bannerman in Gwillimbury West, Simcoe, Ontario. William was a Home Boy born only listed as 15 years of age with no other information beyond having been born in England. It lists he worked as a farm labourer.

Attestation papers were signed 11 Nov 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Henry William Seaman was born in 1897 in London, England. His occupation was listed as Farm Labourer, his current residence was St. James Hotel in Winnipeg. His Next of Kin was his Mother, Mrs. Jane Smith of 91 Conduit Street, Hoxton, London, England. 5'2" in height with blue eyes and light brown hair. His religion was listed as Baptist or Congregationalist.

Commonwealth War Graves Register states that he was Killed in Action by an enemy bomb dropped from an areoplane. His Next of Kin was Mrs J. Seamon (Smith is crossed out) of 91 Condall (Conduit is crossed out) Street, St. John's Road, London, England. He is buried in Caix British Cemetery, Caix, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: I. B. 10.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56147976 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 15:40:03 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-07-11 20:31:23 / alanmack

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