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Record #3334
Name :
: Frederick Albert DOHERTY (1895 - 1917)


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Date of Birth
: Nov 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, West Bromich
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 May 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

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Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesA birth registration was found for Frederick Albert Doherty; Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: West Bromwich; County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6b; Page: 865.

In 1901, Frederick A. Doherty, 5 years of age, is shown residing at 52 Devonshire Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Frederick Doherty, 33, oil refiner; Lucy Doherty, 4; Joseph Doherty, 6; Lucy Doherty, 28; and, Rhoda E. Doherty, 2. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2850; Folio: 143; Page: 33.) (Three other children were born to Frederick and Lucy after the census was complete: Bertha Doherty b. May 25, 1904; James Doherty b. February 2, 1907; and Norman Terrence DOHERTY, b April 20, 1909, all born in the Liverpool, Lancashire, England, area.)

In 1910, Frederick A. Doherty, 14, (along with his brother, James (Joseph) Doherty, 15, and sisters, Lucy Doherty, 14, and Rhoda Doherty, 11) arrived in Quebec, Canada, with a group of 78 children en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada.

In 1911, Frederick Doherty, 15, was shown as a servant / laborer for James McNaughton and family at Melbourne, Richmond-Wolfe, Quebec, Canada. His date of birth is shown as November 1896, and his immigration year as 1910.

On December 2, 1915, Frederick Albert Doherty enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 748036; Age: 21; Force: Army; Unit: 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec Regiment).) He declared that he was born in West Bromich, England; that his next of kin was his father, Frederick Doherty, who resided at Greyholme, near Blackburn, England; that his birthdate was November 15, 1895; and that he was a farmer's helper. He was described as 5 foot 3-1/2 inches in height; fair complexion; gray eyes; and light brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith.

Private Frederick Albert Doherty died April 9, 1917, at Vimy, France. He is buried at ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,France (Grave Reference: V. C. 23.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-11 14:25:46 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-20 20:30:48 /

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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  
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