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Record #3117
Name :
: George Richard ACKLEY (1884 - 1918)


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Date of Birth
: 11 Oct 1884

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 22 Sep 1918   Notes : Wounds from Battle
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 May 1888
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Polynesian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
Notes*NOTE* George's name is incorrectly spelled "Ackerley" on the ship's manifest.

A birth record was found for George Ackley: Year of Registration: 1884; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Stoke Upon Trent; County: Staffordshire; Volume: 6b; Page: 283.

In 1888, George Ackerley, 3, arrived with 117 children from the Catholic Protection Society of Liverpool en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada. Mrs. Lacy in charge. Males 13 and over listed as "labourer"; females 13 and older listed as "domestic"; those 12 and under listed as "child".

On May 18, 1914, a marriage was recorded for George Ackley and Amelia Florence Knight, 26, (daughter of George Knight and Sarah Victor), both of Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. George declared that he was 29 years of age; that he was born in Loughton, Staffordshire, England; that he was a labourer; that his father's name was Richard Ackley and that he did not know his mother's name.

On March 29, 1915, George Richard Ackley enlisted in the 8th C.M.R. (Canadian Mounted Rifles) at Ottawa, Ontario on 29 March 1915. He declared that his birthdate was October 11, 1884; that he was a labourer; that he was married; that his next of kin was Mrs. A. F. Ackley; and that his next of kin resided at 52 Chatham Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

An extract from the Ottawa Evening Citizen newspaper, dated Tuesday 25 May 1915, states, "The 8th Canadian Mounted Rifles leave Lansdowne Park at 7:30 o?clock tonight, and will march by Bank Street, McLeod, Metcalfe and Sparks to Central Station where the battalion entrains at 8:30 o?clock for Barriefield Camp, Kingston. The G. G. F. G. regiment will turnout and accompany the Canadian Mounted Rifles to the station. The Guards band will head the parade." Presumably Private G. R. Ackley left for Barriefield at that time. [Source: The Carmody Genealogist - 38th Battalion Newspaper Articles]

Private G.R. Ackley died on 22 September 1918, from wounds received the previous day, and was buried at Queant Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas de Calais (Grave Ref. B.3).

(Sidenote: Between 1871 and 1900, there is listed only one Richard Ackley, or any variant of the surname thereof, in Staffordshire. Richard Ackley, born c. 1841, in Longton, Staffordshire, England, was a housepainter married in 1861 Martha Elizabeth Colclough, born in America c. 1845. They had numerous children. Richard Ackley died in 1892 in Staffordshire, and Martha Elizabeth remarried either a Mr. Jones or a Mr. Carter in 1901. There is no definite documentation that this is the correct Ackley family, and does seem somewhat odd that the children wouldn't know their mother's name, however, this information is presented as a research possibility.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-02-15 14:21:15 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-06-18 19:56:52 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3017 ABBOTT, Alexander1879ENG, LAN, Blackburn May 1889 : Polynesian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
3018 ABBOTT, John William1877ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1889 : Polynesian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
3117 ACKLEY, George Richard1884ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3118 ACKLEY, Jane1875ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3119 ACKLEY, Margaret1881ENG, STS, Stoke on Trent May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3120 ACKLEY, William Richard1876ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
3148 ACOURT, Edwin Charles1872ENG, DOR, Shaftesbury Apr 1888 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
6903 ADAMS, Anna Maria1858ENG, WIL, Potterne Sep 1873 : Polynesian CAN Maria Rye  
18181 ALLEN, Walter1873ENG,     Jul 1888 : Polynesian CAN Waifs & Strays  
21881 ALTON, James1873ENG,     Sep 1883 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21882 ALTON, John1870ENG,     Sep 1883 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13170 ANDERSON, Christina1882ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13171 ANDERSON, Georgina1877ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13174 ANDERSON, James1880ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
9777 ANDERSON, William 1870ENG, ESS, Walthamstow Jun 1883 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
13175 ANDERSON, William1874ENG,     May 1888 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
10531 ASHMORE, Arthur1872ENG,     Apr 1888 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
15274 ATKINSON, William1868ENG,     Mar 1882 : Polynesian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
9780 BACON, Walter J1870ENG,     Apr 1888 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
9590 BAMBRICK, Fred1875ENG,     Apr 1888 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
19371 BANKS, Ann Eliza1865 May 1882 : Polynesian CAN   
18496 BARNES, Clara1875ENG,     1885 : Polynesian CAN   
19726 BARNETT, Thomas1868ENG,     1882 : Polynesian CAN Unknown  
21892 BARRON, James1879ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
21416 BATH, Richard J1877ENG,     Jul 1890 : Polynesian CAN Waifs & Strays  
18403 BEALE, Abraham ENG,     Jun 1883 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
18448 BEAMISH, Ellen1863ENG,     Sep 1873 : Polynesian CAN Maria Rye  
15992 BEATTY, Sarah Ellen1877ENG,     Jun 1884 : Polynesian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
10815 BEECH, James 1869ENG,     Jul 1880 : Polynesian CAN Middlemore theotherwallace  
10816 BEECH, Joseph Henry1871ENG,     Jul 1880 : Polynesian CAN Middlemore theotherwallace  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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