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Record #23190
Name :
: James Henry Joseph ROTHWELL (1895 - 1916)
  aka : Private Rothwell


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 23 Jan 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 18 Nov 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Croydon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Nov 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Catholic Emigration Association
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private James Henry Joseph Rothwell.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Ancestry.com
Name: James Henry Rothwell
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1895
Registration District: Croydon
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 268a

1901 English Census for James Rothwell lists him as the 6 year old son of Sarah and John Rothwell in Croydon, Surrey, England. Other children are John (11), Joseph (9), Ellen (8) and Mary (4). John Rothwell was originally born in Ireland and worked as a Service Layer.

1911 English Census record for James Rothwell places him as a Boarder in the household of Charlotte Fitch, Born in 1895 in Croydon, Surrey, he's in Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, England was a Plumber's assistant. There are two younger boys in residence, Charles McDonald and Philip Wills, neither of apparent relation.

Attestation papers signed 24 Feb 1915 in Ottawa, Ontario. James Henry Joseph Rothwell was born 23 Jan 1895 in Croydon, Surrey, England. His occupation was a Painter. His Next of Kin was Miss Mary Rothwell, sister, of Lonne House, Grosvenor Place, Margate, England but it was scratched out and replaced with Mrs. Ellen Glaze, sister, of 54 Clarendon Road, West Cryodon, Surrey, England. 5'5 1/4" in height with hazel eyes and brown hair, 1/2 inch scar by outter right eye. Religion was listed as Roman Catholic.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers state James was Killed in Action. Information was also included for Next of Kin, brother John Rothwell of 44 Elizabeth and then 105 Lake Street, St. Catherines, Ontario. Information was returned as undelivered and then resent to sister, Mrs. E. Glaze of 16 Venus Road, Well Hall, Eltham South, London, England. His final resting place unknown, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial in Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683154 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-12 22:54:30 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-09 12:40:49 /

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3021 ABBOTT, Alice1899ENG,     May 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
3057 ABBOTT, Harold Lancelot1895ENG, SSX, Steyning Jul 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
3059 ABBOTT, James1896IRL, MEA, Trim May 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
3155 ACTON, Laura1892ENG, WAR, Aston May 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
10055 ADDISON, Annie 1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17049 AFFLECK, Adelaide Mary1897ENG, LND, Camberwell Jun 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
25704 AFFORD, Lily1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
10891 AITKEN, Donald1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9623 ALDRICH, Francis Vincent1900ENG, SSX, Brighton May 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
10218 ALEXANDER, Edward Bubbings1901ENG, SSX, Rye May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
10219 ALEXANDER, Kathleen1904ENG, KEN May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
10217 ALEXANDER, Leslie1902ENG, KEN May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
8696 ALLABUSH, George1899ENG, LND, Canning Town May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
23751 ALLEN, Ada1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
8529 ALLEN, Daniel1898ENG, LDN, London Jul 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
20448 ALLEN, Esther1895ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20467 ALLEN, Janette1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
25649 ALLEN, John1895ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
22547 ALLEN, Thomas1897ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
6398 ALLEN, William1897ENG,     Jul 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
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  
13127 AMBROSE, James1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
22781 ANDERSON, Jane1901ENG,     May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
20141 ANDREWS, James1896ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
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