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Record #16823

Name :: : William Evlyn SKINNER (1897 - 1918)
aka : Lance Corporal Skinner
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 22 Feb 1897
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 8 Aug 1918 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 11 Aug 1906
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: : Wright

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Lance Corporal William Evlyn Skinner.

1901 English Census records state that Eleanor and James Skinner were in West Ham, Essex, England. In residence were children James E (9), Florence (6), William (4), Violet (2) and Elsie (11 months).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SKINNER
Given Name: William
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1906-08-03
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1906-08-11
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Difficult film to read, see also C-4716
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-488
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place William Skinner as a 14 year old single male Servant in the household of Geroge E Wright in Turnberry, Huron East, Ontario. He was born in Feb 1897 and immigrated from England in 1906.

Attestation papers were signed 3 Nov 1915 in Windsor, Ontario. William Evyln (Mispelled, should read 'Evlyn') Skinner was born 22 Feb 1897 in Stratford, England. Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs Willis Skinner of 40 Humbolt Ave., Detroit, Michigan, USA. Occupation was listed as farmer. 5'4" in height with grey eyes and light brown hair, he had worts on his right hand. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. He was buried in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: VI. D. 1.

According to the Canadian Virtual War Memorial and an article from CBC news, William Evlyn Skinner was the son of James and Eleanor Skinner. William and his brother, James came to Canada as British Home Children and after his arrival in Canada, he paid for both his mother, then his sister Florence's passage to Canada. William was awarded the War Victory Medal and the British War Medal. The Victory Medal itself was found in the 1970s in a chicken run in the Chatham area by Andy VanDerMolen and was returned to Florence's daughter, Dorothy McNaughton (Aged 91).

Find A Grave Memorial# 56559649

ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 18:29:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-25 14:07:05 /

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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
3023	ABBOTT, Charles	1884	ENG, ESS, Messing	Apr 1900 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3160	ABSOLOM, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3107	ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James	1893	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3134	ACKLAND, Herbert George	1898	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3142	ACKROYD, John Edward	1886	ENG,	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3153	ACTON, Alice	1889	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3154	ACTON, Ellen	1891	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6255	ADAMS, Ada Gertrude	1895	ENG, WIL, Highworth	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22827	ADAMS, C R	1885	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26477	ADAMS, Charles W R	1887	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23730	ADAMS, Eliza	1887	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5602	ADAMS, Gladys	1898	ENG,	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22545	ADAMS, Henry William	1898	ENG,	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
23726	ADAMS, Isabel	1888	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3278	ADAMS, Robert Henry	1888	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
23732	ADAMS, Thomas G	1901	ENG,	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10890	ADAMSON, George	1893	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9834	ADBY, Ethel Caroline	1893	ENG, BKM, Wycombe	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8817	ADCOCK, Lily	1896	ENG,	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
12851	ADDISON, Gertrude	1886	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1899 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
17080	ADGEY, Robert Hugh	1885	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
9831	ADKINS, Ann	1899	ENG, LND, Camden	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9830	ADKINS, Theodora Margaret	1897	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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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