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Record #9521

Name :: : Francis SHIPWAY (1895 - 1916)
aka : Frank, Private Shipway
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 28 Feb 1895
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 3 Jun 1916 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Somerset, Nailsea

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 5 Mar 1907
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: : Hooey

Homes / Agencys

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

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Francis 'Frank' Shipway.

1901 English Census records place Frank Shipway as a boarder in the household of Matilda and James Keo in Nailsea, Somerset, England. Frank is listed as 3 years of age, born about 1897 in Nailsea, Somerset, England.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SHIPWAY
Given Name: Frank
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-02-21
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1907-03-05
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also C-4716, T-501 and T-525
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG76 B 1 a
Microfilm: T-514
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records for Francis Shipway place him in the residence of Mary Jane and William Hooey. He was a 14 year old Domestic Servant born in Feb 1897. (Census states 1887) He immigrated from England in 1906.

Attestation papers were signed 22 Feb 1915 in Port Hope, Ontario. Frank Shipway was born 28 Feb 1895 in Cleveland, Somerset, England. His occupation was listed as Farm Labourer. His Ne xt of Kin was his Financ?, Miss Mollie Carruthers of Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. Frank had previously served with the 46th egiment for 6 months. 5'9" in height with hazel eyes and light hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. He was buried in Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium. Plot: I. H. 1.

UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
Name: Frank Shipway
Death Date: 3 Jun 1916
Cemetery: Reninghelst New Military Cemetery
Burial Country: Belgium
Service Number: 412637
Region or Memorial: Belgium
SHIPWAY, Pte. Frank, 412637. 25th Bty. Canadian Inf. (Nova Scotia Regt.). Killed in action 3rd June, 1916. I. H. 1.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12729046

ContributorsCreated : 2009-08-22 10:45:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-27 12:47:53 /

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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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