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Record #23288
Name :
: Ernest Sidney TAPE (1894 - 1917)
  aka : Tope, Private Tape


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Dec 1894

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 15 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Leytonstone
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Sep 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Ernest Sidney Tape (Or Tope). His surname was recorded as Tape in the Canadian Archives and on the Canadian War Memorial, but as Tope in the Library and Archives of Canada as a Barnardo's child.

Likely 1901 English Census match for the family of Annie (28 years of age, born in Commerceal Rd E C, London, England) and James Tape (39 years of age, born in Chichester, Surrey, England) of Barkingtown, Essex, England. There are two children in residence, Ernest (8) and Albert (8 months). James is listed as a Builder by occupation.

James died in 1902, leaving Annie widowed.
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: James Charles W Tape
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1902
Age at Death: 39
Registration District: Whitechapel
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1c
Page: 180

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: TOPE
Given Name: Sidney
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1901
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-09-19
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1901-09-27
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: Group of 117 children from Dr.Barnardo's to Toronto and Manitoba.
Notes: The child's surname was illegible or difficult to decipher
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-480
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

In Dec 1913 there is a Border Crossing record from Canada to the US where Ernest Sidney Tape, a Teamster born in Birmingham England who was 20 years of age and lived in Oak Lake, Manitoba. He had arrived in Noyes, Minnesota, USA.
In Jul 1914 he arrives back in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The person listed as knowing him is Father Valentine.
He has another arrival in Feb 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada coming from the US. The person listed as knowing him is Robert Montgomery.

Attestation papers were signed 12 May 1916 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ernest Sidney Tape or Tope was born 25 Dec 1894 in Essex, England. His Next of Kin is Mr. Brown, a friend of 57 Cruther Road, South Norwood, Essex, England. He is a Clerk and lives at 141 Henry Avenue. 5'7" in height with blue eyes and brown hair, 'VL4 Childhood' is recorded under Distinguishing Marks. His religion is listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. His final resting place is unknown. Ernest's name is listed on the Vimy Memorial in Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Annie Tape passed away in 1944, however there are no apparent matching Census records for her in 1911, nor Electoral Index.
England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Annie Tape
Birth Date: abt 1873
Date of Registration: Dec 1944
Age at Death: 71
Registration District: Totnes
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 5b
Page: 254

Find A Grave Memorial# 56684254 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-28 10:55:47 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-28 10:56:24 /

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