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Record #15839
Name :
: Richard Earnest PALAMOUNTAIN (1881 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1881

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Gloucester
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 Apr 1895
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Liverpool Sheltering Home
NotesA birth registration was found for Richard Ernest Palamountain: Date: Dec 1881; District: Gloucester; County: Gloucestershire; Volume: 6a; Page: 3048. Parents: Richard Ernest Palamountain and Elizabeth Hayward, married 1880, in Malmesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

A death registration was found for Richard Palamountain: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1889; Age: 28; District: Gloucester; County: Gloucestershire; Volume: 6a; Page: 168

In 1895, Richard Palamountain, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 53 children from the Liverpool Sheltering Home and en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.

Liverpool Sheltering Home files state that Richard's mother Bessie died in Gloucester in 1890. While Richard's sisters were sent to live with their grandmother, he was shipped to Canada. Richard arrived in Quebec's Eastern Townships in 1895 and spent time in two or three different homes before enlisting at Kingston's Military School in 1900.

On February 27, 1904, at Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Richard Ernest Palamountain, 22, servant, born in England to Ernest Palamountain and Elizabeth Hayward; and Margaret Ann Mckenzie, 19, born in Scotland to Thomas Mckenzie and Matilda O'Geary. (Margaret was the daughter of "Jock" Mckenzie, the long-time ?Head Chief Servant? at RMC.)

On March 6, 1916, at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Richard Ernest Palamountain, 35, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Gloucester, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Margaret Palamountain, who resided at the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was November 10, 1881; and that he was a groom. He was described as 5 foot 4-1/2 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair.

Family legend puts Richard at the famous battle of Vimy Ridge, considered by historians to be a key turning point in Canadian history. On the morning of April 9, 1917, Canadian soldiers were able to take ? and hold ? the German stronghold at Vimy Ridge, France, a feat that had earlier defied both French and British forces. It was a military triumph that has gone down as an important event in Canada's road to nationhood (The Battle of Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April 1917).

Profiled on the CBC show "Who Do You Think You Are?" as Grandfather of Don Cherry. Program ran January 10, 2008. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-01-05 15:17:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-05 15:42:54 /

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3121 ACKERLEY, John1888ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
3122 ACKERLEY, Thomas William1886ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
17051 ACKERLY, Thomas1887ENG,     May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
2756 ALLNUTT, Francis Benjamin1876ENG, KEN, Bromley Mar 1887 : - Unknown - CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home 14Germain  
15274 ATKINSON, William1868ENG,     Mar 1882 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4896 BAKER, Ernest F1913ENG, LDN, London Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4899 BAKER, Lilian E1911ENG, LDN, London Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
18640 BARKER, Harold1889ENG, NTT Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
19729 BARNETT, William1906ENG,     Aug 1923 : Megantic CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4893 BARR, George L1911ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
17172 BARTLETT, Thomas1888ENG,     Apr 1899 : Carthaginian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4738 BARZARKIE, Charles1878ENG, LND, Springfield, Islington Aug 1880 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4734 BARZARKIE, Elizabeth1873ENG,     Apr 1880 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4736 BARZARKIE, Mary Catharine1869IRL, COR Apr 1880 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4737 BARZARKIE, Theresa1875ENG, LND, Springfield, Islington Aug 1880 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4898 BEACH, Edna1909ENG,    , Bournemouth Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
18851 BEDFORD, W1880ENG,     Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
21432 BEER, Charles John1912ENG,     Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
3580 BENNETT, Annie1892ENG,     May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4897 BETTS, Joseph D1914ENG,    , Hastings Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
4900 BIGNELL, May1912ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
18684 BOOTH, James W1884ENG,     Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
18846 BREW, Thomas1880ENG,     Apr 1895 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
14232 BROWN, Annie1892ENG,     May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
10468 BROWN, Frederick 1906ENG,    , Clewer Apr 1921 : Melita CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
15244 BROWN, Harold1873ENG,     Mar 1882 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
15251 BROWN, John1868ENG,     Mar 1882 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
14230 BROWN, Maud1890ENG,     May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
22501 BUCHANAN, Eva1885ENG,     May 1896 : Parisian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
3301 BULPITT, Charles Thomas1907ENG, HAM, South Stoneham Aug 1923 : Megantic CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
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