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Record #23311

Name :: : George Henry SWAIN (1892 - 1918)
aka : Private Swain
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 7 Jan 1892
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 6 Oct 1918 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Weston

Manrove Lane

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 25 Jul 1902
Country: : United States of America
Ship: : New England
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Henry Swain.

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
Name: George Henry Swain
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1892
Christening Date: 17 Apr 1892
Christening Place: Weston, Hertfordshire, England
Age at Christening: 0
Father's Name: Albert Swain
Mother's Name: Lilian

1901 English Census records place George Swain, 9, born about 1892 on Manrove (Likely Mangrove Lane) Lane, Hertfordshire, England, in the home of his parents, Lilian and Albert Swain. Albert was a Woodman by trade. Also in residence was Albert (10), and Herbert (2).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SWAIN
Given Name: George
Age: 12
Sex: M
Ship: New England
Year of Arrival: 1902
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1902-07-17
Arrival Port: Boston
Arrival Date: 1902-07-25
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario
Comments: A large party of about 400 children. This list can be found on film #1404177 available through any Latter-day Saints(Mormon) Family History Centre, also on film #C-4715 at the Library and Archives Canada
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 Vol. 51, File 2209, part 1, Documents from Immigration Branch, Central Registry Files
Type of Record: Other Government of Canada records

1911 English Census records for the family of Lilian and Albert Swain place them in Barton Hill Farm, Dunstable, Barton, Bedsfordshire, England. Albert is a Foreman and Farm Worker. In Residence is Herbert John (13), Albert William (20, listed as a Soldier), and visitor Rosetta Hobbs (60).

1911 Canadian Census for G H Swain states he was born in Jan 1892 in England, he is a single Lodger at 511 Seymour Street in Vancouver City, British Columbia in the household of F G Ashton. He says he immigrated from England in 1900.

Attestation papers were signed 31 Jul 1917 in Vancouver, British Columbia. George Swain was born 7 Jan 1891 in Hertford, England. He lists his current address as 533 Robson St., Vancouver, B.C., Canada and his trade as a Tile Layer. His Next of Kin was Alfred Swain, his father, of Pegsden Common Farm, North Hitchin, Hertsford, England. 5'7" in height with grey eyes and light brown hair, he had 4 vaccination marks on his left arm and a small mole below his right pelvic bone. Religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. His Next of Kin was Alfred, but his name was crossed out and Mrs. Lillian Swain of the same address was added. He was originally buried in Barrale Cemetery, then exhumed and moved to Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: VII. G. 31.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56498067

ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-07 08:57:13 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-07 09:10:45 /

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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
3081	ABLAKHAT, Abdul	1884		Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
23733	ADAMS, Thomas	1887	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
9986	ADDERLEY, Edward George	1890	ENG, HAM, Southampton	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
6852	AGGAS, Clara	1891	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
6851	AGGAS, Ethel	1889	ENG, YKS, Leeds	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
10161	ALEXANDER, Thomas Anderson	1888	ENG, NBL, Gosforth	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
23763	ALLUM, Charles William	1891	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
23768	AMOS, Enoch	1893	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
17070	ANDREWS, Christopher	1892	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
12757	ANSELL, Joseph Randolph	1891	ENG, SFK, Ipswich	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
10200	ANTRAM, Sidney	1890	ENG, ESX, West Ham	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
5468	ARBOURNE, Frederick A	1890	ENG, LDN, London	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
23797	ARCHER, Ethel	1891	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
14900	ARMSTRONG, Kate	1893	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
22932	ARNULL, John E	1891	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
22580	ARNULL, William	1896	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
8510	ASHDOWN, George	1891	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
23813	ASHDOWN, Samuel	1891	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
23837	ATKINS, Bertram	1891	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
22584	BAGSHAW, Frederick H	1892	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
3968	BAKER, Edith Jemima	1887	ENG, SRY, Camberwell	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
12685	BALDING, Caroline	1892	ENG, , Lambeth	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
22016	BARGE, Alfred ARTHUR	1893	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
6871	BARNFATHER, Emma	1889	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
19735	BARNFATHER, Margaret	1893	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
6872	BARNFATHER, Mary	1891	ENG, , Newcastle upon Tyne	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
22905	BATTY, Daisy	1892	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
12759	BEAN, John W	1895	GBG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
20370	BECK, Priscilla	1890	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
3809	BILSTON, Percy Walter	1892	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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