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Record #22153
Name :
: James William POWLEY (1884 - 1916)
  aka : Lance Corporal Powley


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 19 Oct 1884

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 3 Sep 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Norfolk, Swaffham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Courcelette
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Apr 1897
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Labrador

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Lance Corporal James William 'Charlie' Powley.

{website}kingandempire.com/powley1.html

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: James William Powley
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1884
Registration District: Swaffham
Inferred County: Norfolk
Volume: 4b
Page: 385

1891 English Census records place James W Powley as the 6 year old son of Franny (Green) Powley born about 1885 in Necton, Norfolk, England. The pair lives in Swaffham, Norfolk, England where Fanny is a Dressmaker and James is a Scholar.

Sailed with Barnardo's Homes on 3 Apr 1897 aboard the 'Labrador'.

On 19 March 1909, a son Melville James Powley was born to James and his wife Marie in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, the couple went on to have two more children Thelma in 1911 & Malvina in 1913

1911 Canadian Census records place James W Powley as married, born Oct 1885 having immigrated in 1887 from England. His wife's name was Marie and he was living with his mother-in-law Katherine McCauley along with a few of her grown children and grandchildren. The family is living in Stratford, Perth, Ontario.

Attestation papers signed 22 Sep 1915 in Stratford, Ontario. James William Powley was born 19 Oct 1884 in Swaffan, Norfolk, England. He was a Moulder by trade. His Next of Kin was Marie Powley of 22 King Street, Stratford, ONtario, Canada. 5' 7 1/8" in height with blue eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Roman Catholic.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action in the trenches west of Courcelette, Somme, Picardie, France. His Next of Kin was Marie Powley of 122 King Street, Stratford, Ontario. His body was not recovered for burial, his name is recorded on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56682582

On April 25 1923, his widow Marie McCauley Powley died aged 31, at 122 King St, Stratford, Perth, the cause was given as Cardiac Asthma (12 years 6 months), but the immediate cause was stated as Heart Failure 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-09-21 20:53:56 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-21 05:39:41 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
22153 POWLEY, James William1884ENG, NFK, Swaffham Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
5192 WILSON, Ernest1917ENG,    , Swaffham Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN Barnardos