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Record #3527

Name :: : Ernest HADEN (1898 - 1917)
aka : Urquhart, Private Haden
Father: : Samuel Haden
Mother: : Eliza Ellam

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 10 Apr 1898
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 6 May 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 9 Jun 1909 (unknown)
Country: :
Ship: : Carthaginian
Placement Family: : Urquhart

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Middlemore

NotesA birth registration was found for Ernest Haden: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Wolverhampton; County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands; Volume: 6b; Page: 664a. His parents were Samuel Haden (1870-1941) and Eliza Ellam (born 1871). They were married in 1894 in Heath Town, Staffordshire, England.

In 1901, Ernest Hader, 2 years of age, was shown as a visitor in the home of his maternal uncle, William Ellam, 31, boat dock unloader, at 14 Ulm(?) Street, Heath Town, Staffordshire, England. Other family members inlcluded: Eliza J. Ellam, 7 [EDITORS NOTE: This is actually Eliza J. Haden, the daughter of Samuel and Eliza Haden--she is denoted as a "niece" on the census return]; James Ellam, 4; Margaret Ann Ellam, 29; Richard Ellam, 5 months; William Ellam, 7; Eliza Hader, 28; Ernest Hader, 2; Samuel Hader, 31, boat dock unloader.

In 1909, Ernest Haden, 11 (along with his brother, William Haden, 6) arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 130 children en route to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

In 1911, Ernest Urquhart, 14, is shown as the son of Alexander Urquhart of Boulardarie Island, Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is shown as having been born in Nova Scotia April 1897.

On October 5, 1915, Ernest Haden enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 222561; Force: Army; Unit: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment); Division: 85th Bn.) He declared that he was born in Wolverhampton, England; that his next of kin was Alex Urquhart, who resided at Millville, Boulardarie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; that his date of birth was April 10, 1897 (originally it stated 1898 but this was crossed out and the 7 placed over the 8); that he was a miner; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 7-3/4 inches in height; medium complexion; brown eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had a distinguishing mark of an oblique scar over proximal knuckle right index.

Private Ernest Haden died on May 6, 1917 in France. He was originally buried at LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,France (Grave Reference: IV. C. 12). He was reinterred at BLACK ROCK CEMETERY, Boularderie Island, Victoria County, Nova Scotia, with his adopted family. His headstone reads:

Ernest Haden 85 Battn NS Highlanders
Killed in action 6 May 1917 age 21 yrs

ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-31 13:34:46 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-04-30 21:19:47 / alanmack

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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 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
5126	ABBOTT, Emily	1886	ENG,	May 1898 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3011	ABBOTT, Frederick	1896	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3012	ABBOTT, George	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3058	ABBOTT, Herbert William	1893	ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3140	ACKROYD, Frances May	1899	M__,	Jun 1915 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
3143	ACKROYD, Mabel Emma	1904	IRL,	Jun 1915 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
3144	ACKROYD, William Henry	1906	IND, , Quetta	Jun 1915 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
6924	ADAMS, Ann Elizabeth	1867	ENG,	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
8778	ADAMS, George	1875	ENG,	Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario	CAN	Middlemore
8128	ADIE, Dorothy May	1914	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
10057	ADIE, Henry	1896	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
10056	ADIE, Mary	1895	ENG,	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
5834	ADKINS, Edith May	1907	ENG, WAR, Alcester	Jun 1910 : Mongolian	CAN	Middlemore
9641	AGAR, John	1905	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
8129	AGER, Arthur Charles	1915	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
23376	ALEXANDER, Walter	1906	ENG,	May 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
4645	ALLDRIDGE, Arthur	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4640	ALLDRIDGE, Francis	1889	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4644	ALLDRIDGE, Harry	1892	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4639	ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard	1884	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4641	ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca	1890	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4643	ALLDRIDGE, Violet	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4642	ALLDRIDGE, William Henry	1886	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
9650	ALLEN, Dorothy	1903	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
17060	ALLEN, Edward	1887	ENG,	Jun 1899 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore	hlomiller
3860	ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1902 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
4703	ALLEN, Thomas Henry	1899	ENG, WOR, Kings Norton	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
12871	ALLEN, Walter Harry	1883	ENG, WOR, Kidderminster	Jun 1895 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
16328	ALLMAN, Sophia Mary Ann	1875	ENG, MDX, St. George in the East	Jun 1885 : Lake WWnnipeg	CAN	Middlemore
6925	ALLSUPP, Eliza Matty	1865	ENG, , Upton on Severn	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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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 30 Entries

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