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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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3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3161 ABBEY, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3020 ABBOT, Alice1877ENG, MDX, Islington Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3047 ABBOT, William1878ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3019 ABBOTT, Alfred1869ENG,     Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
23669 ABBOTT, Alice1877ENG,     Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3055 ABBOTT, Douglas Groves1910ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8354 ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper1885ENG, LND, Homerton Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3036 ABBOTT, George1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3038 ABBOTT, Herman Henry1882ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
10624 ABBOTT, John1913ENG,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
3045 ABBOTT, Leslie1883ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3060 ABBOTT, Lilian1903ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3049 ABBOTT, Penelope1901ENG, KEN, Sidcup Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5046 ABBS, Bertie Cecil John1914ENG, LND, St. Pancras Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3061 ABDALE, John George1873ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Mar 1891 : Norwegian CAN Barnardos  
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3066 ABEL, Charles1891ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3067 ABEL, Frederick1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3071 ABEL, John1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
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