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Record #2851
Name :
: William Henry ALCE (1894 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 27 Sep 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Seaford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 26 May 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesA birth registration was found for William Henry Alce; Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Lewes; County: Sussex, East Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 193. Parents: Thomas William and Emily Martha (Feldwick) Alce, who were married in 1893 in East Blatchington, Sussex, England.

A death registration was found for Thomas William Alce: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 30; District: Chelsea (1841-1981); County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 248.

Emily Martha Feldwick Alce remarried in 1901 to Edmund Walter Billings, a widower (his wife, Jane Eliza, died in 1898) in East Grinstead, Sussex.

In 1911, William Henry Alce, 17, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 20 Farmers & Domestics en route to various destinations.

On November 1, 1915, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between William Henry Alce, 21, [occupation illegible], born in England to Abraham Alce and Annie Chatterfield [EDITORS NOTE: As with so many home children, he probably guessed., but this could have been an honest mistake as his mother, Emily, was shown on the 1881 English census, age 7, living in Turners Hill, Sussex, along with her brothers, in the home of Richard Chatfield, her mother's second husband]; and Mildred Kerry Harris, 19, born in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, to William Harris and Isabella Morgan.

On January 9, 1919, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, William Henry Alce, 25, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at 202 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Seaford, Sussex, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Mildred Alce, who resided at 202 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and that he was a Chauffeur. He was described as 5 foot 7-1/2 inches in height; dark complexion; blue eyes; dark hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had 5 vaccination marks on his left arm. 
ContributorsCreated : 2007-11-06 23:01:23 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-10-21 09:30:11 /

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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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