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Record #23876

Name :: : Hugh MOSS (1896 - 1918)
aka : Driver Hugh Moss
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 14 Jan 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 27 Sep 1918 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, West Derby

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 7 May 1907
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Driver Hugh Moss. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921
Name: Martha Bithell
Birth Year: abt 1867
Age: 24
Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1891
Parish: Edge Hill, St Cyprian
Spouse's Name: John Moss
Father's Name: John Bithell
Spouse Father's Name: William Moss
Reference Number: 283 CYP/3/1
John Moss is noted as a Painter by trade.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Hugh Moss
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1896
Registration District: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 537

Liverpool, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Hugh Moss
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1896
Baptism Date: 28 Jan 1896
Parish: Liverpool, St Peter
Father's Name: John Moss
Mother's Name: Martha Moss
Reference Number: 283 PET/2/95
Father's occupation was listed as 'Painter'.

1901 English Census records place the family of Martha (Born 1868 in Harwarder, Flintshire, Wales) and John Moss (Born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. In residence where their children Ellen (7), Hugh (5) and Stanley (2) as well as Boarder John Griffiths (21, from Brymbo, Denbighshire, Wales). John was a House Painter by trade.

Cheshire, England, Select Parish Registers, 1538-2000
Name: Martha Moss
[Martha Bithell]
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1906
Marriage Place: St James, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Marriage Age: 43y
Father: John Bithell
Spouse: George Smith
FHL Film Number: 2104344

1911 English Census records place the family of Martha and George Smith at 11 Rosebery Grove, Preston, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. In residence were their children Stanley Moss (12), John Smith (12), John Albert Moss (9), George Harold Smith (2), as well as Boarders William Smith (30), and Patrick Kelly (24).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: MOSS
Given Name: Hugh
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-04-25
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1907-05-07
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also reels T-526 and C-4716
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-489
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Martha Smith
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Birth Date: abt 1869
Departure Date: 20 Aug 1913
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Quebec, Canada
Ship Name: Corsican
Shipping Line: Allan Line
Official Number: 124191
Master: E Cook
Martha, Stanley, John and George traveled together. Husband George Smith appears to have traveled separately.

On 10 Jan 1917 Stanley Moss, brother of Hugh and son of Martha Bithell and John Moss died of Lymphatic Leukaemia in the Field in France. He was buried in Fosse No. 10 Communal Cemetery Extension, Sains-en-Gohelle, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: I. A. 7.
His Find A Grave Memorial# 56178171

Attestation papers were signed 16 Apr 1917 in Kingston, Ontario. Hugh Moss was born 14 Jan 1896 in Prenton, Birkenhead, England. His Next of Kin was his Mother, Mrs. G. Smith of Gananoque, Ontario. 5'2" in height with hazel eyes and light brown hair, he had a small scar left of his left nipple, and a small scar on the right side of his neck. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that Hugh died of wounds after being shot in the shoulder at Number 30 Casualty Clearing Station. His Next of Kin was Mrs. Martha Smith of Box 71 Gananoque, Ontario. He was buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: II. L. 20.

1921 Canadian Census records place the family of Martha and George Smith in Gananoque, Ontario. In residence are sons John Smith (22) and George Smith (12). The family states that they immigrated from England in 1913.

In 1934 there is a travel record for Martha and George Smith of Gananoque, Ontario going to their daughter, Mrs. Albert Lish of Los Angeles. Martha is confirmed as being 67 years of age from Hawarden, Wales, and George was 71 from Birkenhead, England. George was a Factory Worker by trade.

1940 US Census records place Martha (72) and George Smith (76) at 196 Gocing Street in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan. Lodger William J McBride was in residence.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56583723

ContributorsCreated : 2014-02-07 08:55:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-02-07 08:56:19 /

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3004	AARON, Alfred Robert	1899	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3003	AARON, John Richard	1895	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3007	ABBEY, Bertha	1890	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3006	ABBEY, John	1887	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3161	ABBEY, Thomas	1892	ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees	Oct 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3020	ABBOT, Alice	1877	ENG, MDX, Islington	Oct 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3047	ABBOT, William	1878	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
3019	ABBOTT, Alfred	1869	ENG,	Aug 1887 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
23669	ABBOTT, Alice	1877	ENG,	Oct 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3022	ABBOTT, Bertie	1894	ENG, SFK, Ipswich	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos	sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms
3025	ABBOTT, David Henry	1891	ENG, ESS, Grays	Mar 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3055	ABBOTT, Douglas Groves	1910	ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney	Apr 1924 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8354	ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper	1885	ENG, LND, Homerton	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
3036	ABBOTT, George	1894	ENG, MDX, London	Jul 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
3038	ABBOTT, Herman Henry	1882	ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London	Apr 1895 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
10624	ABBOTT, John	1913	ENG,	Apr 1929 : Duchess of York	CAN	Barnardos
3045	ABBOTT, Leslie	1883	ENG,	Mar 1893 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3060	ABBOTT, Lilian	1903	ENG,	Jun 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3026	ABBOTT, Mary	1888	ENG, ESS, Maldon	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
3049	ABBOTT, Penelope	1901	ENG, KEN, Sidcup	Jun 1912 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
5046	ABBS, Bertie Cecil John	1914	ENG, LND, St. Pancras	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
3061	ABDALE, John George	1873	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Mar 1891 : Norwegian	CAN	Barnardos
3063	ABEL, Albert Edward G.	1901	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3065	ABEL, Florence	1902	ENG, ESS, West Ham	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3067	ABEL, Frederick	1889	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3071	ABEL, John	1886	ENG,	Jun 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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