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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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3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
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3047 ABBOT, William1878ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
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