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Record #23323
Name :
: Ernest SULLIVAN (1896 - 1916)
  aka : Private Sullivan


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 May 1896

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1 Oct 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 May 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
: Stuart
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Louisa Birt and the Liverpool Sheltering Home

Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Ernest Sullivan.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SULLIVAN
Given Name: Ernest
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Corsican
Year of Arrival: 1909
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1909-05-20
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1909-05-28
Party: Liverpool Sheltering Home, Mrs. Birt
Destination: Knowlton, Quebec
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4760
Type of Record: Passenger Lists
Group of Children Traveling Together

1911 Canadian Census records for Ernest Sullivan place him as a Domestic in the household of Emma and Alex Stuart in Wilberforce, Renfrew North, Ontario. Ernest states he was born May 1896 in England and arrived in Canada in 1909.

Attestation papers were signed 27 Sep 1915 in Camp Barriefield, Ontario. Ernest Sullivan was born 1 May 1896 in London, England. His occupation was listed as Farmer. Ernest stated that he had no Next of Kin. 5'7" in height with brown eyes and black hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that Ernest was Killed in Action. He was buried in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Albert, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: I. P. 39.

Newspaper articles from the Renfrew Mercury state that Private Ernest Sullivan, a "Home" boy who had been working for Alexander Stuart of Wilberforce had been Killed in Action and that he served with the 59th Battalion.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56479554 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-15 12:55:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-15 12:59:42 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3084 ABLETT, Percy1905ENG,     Apr 1920 : Metagama CAN Louisa Birt  
3092 ABRAHAMS, Amy1892ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3093 ABRAHAMS, Bessie1888ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3097 ABRAHAMS, Percy1890ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3123 ACKERMAN, Arthur Edward1877ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3124 ACKERMAN, George Abraham1875ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3162 ADAIR, Mary1880ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3163 ADAIR, Millicent1880ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1897 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
22561 ADAMS, Percy1903ENG,     Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
3278 ADAMS, Robert Henry 1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
22768 ADAMSON, Jeanie1891ENG,     Sep 1905 : Canada CAN Louisa Birt  
9868 ADAMSON, John1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1906 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
10055 ADDISON, Annie 1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
25704 AFFORD, Lily1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17058 AIRD, Lizzie1871ENG,     May 1885 : Circassian CAN Louisa Birt  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
8696 ALLABUSH, George1899ENG, LND, Canning Town May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20448 ALLEN, Esther1895ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20467 ALLEN, Janette1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20154 ALLEY, Clara Celia1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
6312 ALLEY, Henry Herbert1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20204 ALWAY, Reginald Wilfrid1896ENG, GLS, Barton Regis May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20141 ANDREWS, James1896ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20142 ANDREWS, Richard1898ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
5749 ANDREWS, William ENG,     Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
6286 ANNING, Gertrude Annie1892ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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