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Record #23876

Name :: : Hugh MOSS (1896 - 1918)
aka : Driver Hugh Moss
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 14 Jan 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 27 Sep 1918 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, West Derby

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 7 May 1907
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

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

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Driver Hugh Moss. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921
Name: Martha Bithell
Birth Year: abt 1867
Age: 24
Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1891
Parish: Edge Hill, St Cyprian
Spouse's Name: John Moss
Father's Name: John Bithell
Spouse Father's Name: William Moss
Reference Number: 283 CYP/3/1
John Moss is noted as a Painter by trade.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Hugh Moss
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1896
Registration District: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 537

Liverpool, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Hugh Moss
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1896
Baptism Date: 28 Jan 1896
Parish: Liverpool, St Peter
Father's Name: John Moss
Mother's Name: Martha Moss
Reference Number: 283 PET/2/95
Father's occupation was listed as 'Painter'.

1901 English Census records place the family of Martha (Born 1868 in Harwarder, Flintshire, Wales) and John Moss (Born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. In residence where their children Ellen (7), Hugh (5) and Stanley (2) as well as Boarder John Griffiths (21, from Brymbo, Denbighshire, Wales). John was a House Painter by trade.

Cheshire, England, Select Parish Registers, 1538-2000
Name: Martha Moss
[Martha Bithell]
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1906
Marriage Place: St James, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Marriage Age: 43y
Father: John Bithell
Spouse: George Smith
FHL Film Number: 2104344

1911 English Census records place the family of Martha and George Smith at 11 Rosebery Grove, Preston, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. In residence were their children Stanley Moss (12), John Smith (12), John Albert Moss (9), George Harold Smith (2), as well as Boarders William Smith (30), and Patrick Kelly (24).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: MOSS
Given Name: Hugh
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-04-25
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1907-05-07
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also reels T-526 and C-4716
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-489
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Martha Smith
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Birth Date: abt 1869
Departure Date: 20 Aug 1913
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Quebec, Canada
Ship Name: Corsican
Shipping Line: Allan Line
Official Number: 124191
Master: E Cook
Martha, Stanley, John and George traveled together. Husband George Smith appears to have traveled separately.

On 10 Jan 1917 Stanley Moss, brother of Hugh and son of Martha Bithell and John Moss died of Lymphatic Leukaemia in the Field in France. He was buried in Fosse No. 10 Communal Cemetery Extension, Sains-en-Gohelle, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: I. A. 7.
His Find A Grave Memorial# 56178171

Attestation papers were signed 16 Apr 1917 in Kingston, Ontario. Hugh Moss was born 14 Jan 1896 in Prenton, Birkenhead, England. His Next of Kin was his Mother, Mrs. G. Smith of Gananoque, Ontario. 5'2" in height with hazel eyes and light brown hair, he had a small scar left of his left nipple, and a small scar on the right side of his neck. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that Hugh died of wounds after being shot in the shoulder at Number 30 Casualty Clearing Station. His Next of Kin was Mrs. Martha Smith of Box 71 Gananoque, Ontario. He was buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: II. L. 20.

1921 Canadian Census records place the family of Martha and George Smith in Gananoque, Ontario. In residence are sons John Smith (22) and George Smith (12). The family states that they immigrated from England in 1913.

In 1934 there is a travel record for Martha and George Smith of Gananoque, Ontario going to their daughter, Mrs. Albert Lish of Los Angeles. Martha is confirmed as being 67 years of age from Hawarden, Wales, and George was 71 from Birkenhead, England. George was a Factory Worker by trade.

1940 US Census records place Martha (72) and George Smith (76) at 196 Gocing Street in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan. Lodger William J McBride was in residence.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56583723

ContributorsCreated : 2014-02-07 08:55:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-02-07 08:56:19 /

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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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