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Record #16746
Name :
: Ernest WHITWORTH (1895 - 1917)
  aka : Private Whitworth


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 24 Feb 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Oldham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Ernest Whitworth.

1901 Census of England has the family of Elizabeth and John I Whitworth in Oldham, Lancashire, England. Son Ernest is listed born in 1895 in the same location. Also listed are children Edith, John W H, Frederick, Thomas, Sarah H. Sarah E is listed as a 25 year old Domestic Servant in the household.

In the 1911 Census, William T Brailey, 27, wife Elizabeth, 34, sister Mary Emma, 22, and servant Ernest Whitworth, 16, in Mono, Dufferin, Ontario.

Attestation papers signed 15 Mar 1916 in Toronto, Ontario for Ernest Whitworth list his address as 8 Buchanan Street, Toronto, Ontario. He was born 24 Feb 1895 in Lancashire, England. His Next of Kin is listed as his sister, Mrs. Edith Potts, 13 Copster Hill Road, Oldham, Lancashire, England. Occupation is listed as Factory Worker. 5'6" in height, blue eyes and brown hair, birthmark on right side of neck and scar from hernia operation. Religion listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that Ernest was previously reported wounded and missing. For official purposes he was declared deceased on 15 Aug 1917. His remains were not recovered, he is listed on the Vimy Memorial.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56685139 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-17 09:36:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-10 12:35:33 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8819 ADAMSON, John 1891ENG, LAN, Oldham May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
4698 BROWN, James Thomas1898ENG, LAN, Oldham Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5324 BUCKLEY, Edward1914ENG,    , Oldham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
10431 DOBBIE, William1880ENG,    , Oldham Jun 1883 : Circassian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7576 DUXBURY, Harold1895ENG,    , Oldham Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5151 FERRIS, Annie1913ENG,    , Oldham Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4770 FRAIN, James1908ENG,    , Oldham May 1925 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
12948 LAWTON, John Jackson1884ENG, LAN, Oldham Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12640 TURTLE, William1899CAN,    , Oldham Aug 1912 : Victorian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5756 URMSON, Annie1895ENG,    , Oldham Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19888 WALLER, Phyllis1898ENG, LAN, Oldham May 1910 : Victorian CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester) debarrand  
8826 WHITEHEAD, Rose1899ENG,    , Oldham Aug 1915 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
16746 WHITWORTH, Ernest1895ENG, LAN, Oldham Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos