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Record #5885
Name :
: Edward RIORDAN (1890 - 1917)
  aka : Riordon, Private Riordan,


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Aug 1890

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 10 Nov 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Berkshire, Reading
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Passchendaele
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 May 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Wilson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Edward Riordan.

1891 English Census records place the family of Mary and William Riordan in Marston, Headington, Oxfordshire, England. In residence were Joseph (12), William (9), Daniel (6), Frederick (3) and Edward (1, born in Reading, Berkshire, England). William was listed as a China Riveter by trade, and Mary a Hawker.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RIORDON
Given Name: Edward
Age: 17
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-05-21
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1908-05-31
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario
Comments: Mr. Lloyd in charge of 109 girls and 219 boys, girls to Peterborough
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-493
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Edward Riordan as a Domestic in the household of Lance Wilson. He is born Jul 1888 and immigrated from England in 1908.

22 May 1913 in York County, Ontario Marriage record for Edward Riordan, son of Ada (Unknown) and Willaim Riordan, born in Redding, England and Jane Stone.

5 Dec 1913 in Newmarket, Ontario there is a birth record for Edward Henry Riordan. Parents are named Elizabeth Jane Stone and William Edward Riordan.

Attestation papers were signed 15 Jun 1915 in Niagara, Ontario. Edward Riordan was born 1 Aug 1890 in Reading, Berkshire, England. His Next of Kin was Mrs. Edward Riordan of Newmarket, Ontario. He was a Labourer by trade. He had previous Military experience with the Canadian Militia. 5' 7 1/2" in height with brown hair and brown eyes, he had two vaccination marks on his left arm. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty confirm he was Killed in Action in an attack north of Passchendaele. His Next of Kin was Mrs. Jane Riordan of 312 Duffrin Street, Toronto, Ontario, and the Mrs. Jane Harmon (remarried) of Box 458, Newmarket, Ontario but in 1929 grave register was returned undelivered. His body was unrecovered, his name is written on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

13 Sep 1922 there is a marriage record for Jane Riordan and Arthur Harman in Newmarket, Ontario.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12021814 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-03-28 15:02:06 / From original database


Last Updated : 2013-12-12 21:44:07 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3023 ABBOTT, Charles1884ENG, ESS, Messing Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
3029 ABBOTT, Edward1863ENG, LIN, Bourne Jun 1882 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3066 ABEL, Charles1891ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3068 ABEL, George1887ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3160 ABSOLOM, Albert Edward1897ENG, BRK, Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3107 ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James1893ENG, BRK, Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3134 ACKLAND, Herbert George1898ENG, LND, Camberwell Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3142 ACKROYD, John Edward1886ENG,     Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3153 ACTON, Alice1889ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3154 ACTON, Ellen1891ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6255 ADAMS, Ada Gertrude1895ENG, WIL, Highworth Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22827 ADAMS, C R1885ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26477 ADAMS, Charles W R1887ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23730 ADAMS, Eliza1887ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5602 ADAMS, Gladys1898ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22545 ADAMS, Henry William1898ENG,     Mar 1912 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
23726 ADAMS, Isabel1888ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3278 ADAMS, Robert Henry 1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
23732 ADAMS, Thomas G1901ENG,     Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10890 ADAMSON, George1893ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9834 ADBY, Ethel Caroline1893ENG, BKM, Wycombe Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8817 ADCOCK, Lily1896ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3759 ADDERLEY, David Gerard1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3758 ADDERLEY, Harry1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12851 ADDISON, Gertrude1886ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1899 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
9831 ADKINS, Ann1899ENG, LND, Camden Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9830 ADKINS, Theodora Margaret1897ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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