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Record #13311
Name :
: George Edward Cecil ANSELL ( - 1961)


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Marriage (1)
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Date of Death
: Nov 1961
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Lambeth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Kent, Brighton
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Aug 1927
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Alaunia

Placement Family
: Sherman
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Church Army
NotesA birth registration was found for George E C Ansell: Year of Registration: 1911; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Mother's Maiden Name: Simpkin; District: Lambeth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 762. Parents: Cecil Ansell and Edith Rose Simpkin, married 1906, Kensington, London, England.

In 1927, George Ansell, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a small group of 17 boys with the CSA (Church Army - Anglican). He declared that he had been a cinema operator in England; that his intended occupation was farming; that his next of kin was his father, Cecil Ansell, who resided at Drayton Gardens, West Ealing, England.

George was sent to Capt. Robinson of the Church Army, Boys Hostel, 56 Smith St., Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was placed with S. D. Sherman, Birch River, Manitoba, Canada. Later that year he went to Percy E. Bendel in Battrum P.O., Saskatchewan, Canada (near Kindersley).

George married and relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he remarried. He found out he was dying in 1961 and wanted to return to England at the end.

A death registration was found for George E C Ansell: Death Registration Month/Year: 1961; Age at death (estimated): 50; Registration district: Brighton; Inferred County: Sussex; Volume: 5h; Page: 159. 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-01-12 19:45:25 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-08-30 19:49:02 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13311 ANSELL, George Edward Cecil ENG, SRY, Lambeth Aug 1927 : Alaunia CAN Church Army  
21420 BEECHING, Alfred M.1909ENG,     Oct 1926 : Alaunia CAN Salvation Army  
10441 BREGAZZI, Edward1910ENG,    , Hackney Sep 1926 : Alaunia CAN Church Army  
27649 CREASEY, Elizabeth Annie1900ENG, MDX, Enfield May 1914 : Alaunia CAN Salvation Army  
12573 LUBKA, Frederick1899ENG,    , Edmonton May 1914 : Alaunia CAN Salvation Army  
12575 MOYLE, Harold1901ENG,    , Redruth May 1914 : Alaunia CAN Salvation Army  
12574 SEBON, Herbert1900ENG, ESS, Epping May 1914 : Alaunia CAN Salvation Army  
16279 SOUTH, John Fielding1901ENG, LND, Marylebone May 1914 : Alaunia CAN Salvation Army  
27650 WEBB, John1906ENG, MDX, Enfield May 1914 : Alaunia CAN Salvation Army  
16748 WHEATLEY, Charles H ENG,     May 1926 : Alaunia CAN