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Record #13311
Name :
: George Edward Cecil ANSELL ( - 1961)


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Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: Nov 1961
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Lambeth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Kent, Brighton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Aug 1927
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Alaunia

Placement Family
: Sherman
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Church Army
NotesA birth registration was found for George E C Ansell: Year of Registration: 1911; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Mother's Maiden Name: Simpkin; District: Lambeth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 762. Parents: Cecil Ansell and Edith Rose Simpkin, married 1906, Kensington, London, England.

In 1927, George Ansell, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a small group of 17 boys with the CSA (Church Army - Anglican). He declared that he had been a cinema operator in England; that his intended occupation was farming; that his next of kin was his father, Cecil Ansell, who resided at Drayton Gardens, West Ealing, England.

George was sent to Capt. Robinson of the Church Army, Boys Hostel, 56 Smith St., Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was placed with S. D. Sherman, Birch River, Manitoba, Canada. Later that year he went to Percy E. Bendel in Battrum P.O., Saskatchewan, Canada (near Kindersley).

George married and relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he remarried. He found out he was dying in 1961 and wanted to return to England at the end.

A death registration was found for George E C Ansell: Death Registration Month/Year: 1961; Age at death (estimated): 50; Registration district: Brighton; Inferred County: Sussex; Volume: 5h; Page: 159. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-01-12 19:45:25 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-08-30 19:49:02 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7961 ALEXANDER, George1913ENG, LAN, Fleetwood Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
13311 ANSELL, George Edward Cecil ENG, SRY, Lambeth Aug 1927 : Alaunia CAN Church Army  
7973 ASHTON, Kenneth1913ENG,    , Edlington Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
15961 ASPINALL, Tom1914ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
22844 BETTERTON, Charles W1911ENG,     Apr 1928 : Ausonia CAN Church Army  
22845 BIRKIN, Charles William1915ENG,     Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Church Army  
15960 BIRTWHISTLE, Victor1916ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
10441 BREGAZZI, Edward1910ENG,    , Hackney Sep 1926 : Alaunia CAN Church Army  
22856 BROWN, Charles1912ENG,     Mar 1928 : Ausonia CAN Church Army  
7962 BROWN, Thomas B1914ENG,    , Loddington Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
15958 CHAMPION, Ernest W1915ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
7964 CLARK, Henry F W1914WAL,    , Abertillery Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7963 CLARKE, Douglas 1915ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
15964 CLAY, George W1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
7965 COTTRELL, Edward 1912ENG, WAR, Birmingham Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7966 COWELL, George R1912ENG,    , Middlesbrough Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
15966 DAVIS, William D1914ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
7967 DODD, Cyril 1914ENG,    , Moxley Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7931 GERRARD, James Allan1915SCT,    , Arbroath Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
15965 GRINDEY, George W1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
15954 HATHAWAY, Albert1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
7968 HUGHES, Edward 1913ENG,    , Stoke on Trent Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
7969 LEACH, Wilfred G1915ENG, LAN, Liverpool Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
15962 LISLE, Gerald R W1913ENG, STS, Wolverhampton Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
15969 MARSHALL, Leonard1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
15968 PARKES, Leslie1912ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
15959 RASTALL, Horace1916ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
7970 READYHOUGH, James E1913ENG,    , Halifax Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
15955 STENHOFF, Albert E1912ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
15970 TAYLOR, John A1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
7971 TAYLOR, Ronald 1912ENG,    , Rishton Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
15963 TROMANS, Frederick D1912ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
15967 WEBBER, Robert1915ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
15953 WELSBY, Frank M1914ENG, LAN, Burnley Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
7972 WOOD, Thomas A1914ENG,    , Stone Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
15956 WRIGHT, Donald1915ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
15957 WRIGHT, Edmond A1911ENG,     Mar 1930 : Lancastria CAN Church Army  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily 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  37 Entries