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Record #2851
Name :
: William Henry ALCE (1894 - )


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Date of Birth
: 27 Sep 1894

Marriage (1)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Sussex, Seaford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 26 May 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesA birth registration was found for William Henry Alce; Year of Registration: 1894; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; District: Lewes; County: Sussex, East Sussex; Volume: 2b; Page: 193. Parents: Thomas William and Emily Martha (Feldwick) Alce, who were married in 1893 in East Blatchington, Sussex, England.

A death registration was found for Thomas William Alce: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 30; District: Chelsea (1841-1981); County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 248.

Emily Martha Feldwick Alce remarried in 1901 to Edmund Walter Billings, a widower (his wife, Jane Eliza, died in 1898) in East Grinstead, Sussex.

In 1911, William Henry Alce, 17, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 20 Farmers & Domestics en route to various destinations.

On November 1, 1915, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between William Henry Alce, 21, [occupation illegible], born in England to Abraham Alce and Annie Chatterfield [EDITORS NOTE: As with so many home children, he probably guessed., but this could have been an honest mistake as his mother, Emily, was shown on the 1881 English census, age 7, living in Turners Hill, Sussex, along with her brothers, in the home of Richard Chatfield, her mother's second husband]; and Mildred Kerry Harris, 19, born in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, to William Harris and Isabella Morgan.

On January 9, 1919, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, William Henry Alce, 25, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at 202 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Seaford, Sussex, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Mildred Alce, who resided at 202 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and that he was a Chauffeur. He was described as 5 foot 7-1/2 inches in height; dark complexion; blue eyes; dark hair. He was a member of the Church of England. He had 5 vaccination marks on his left arm. 
ContributorsCreated : 2007-11-06 23:01:23 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-10-21 09:30:11 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5546 ALCE, George Albert1890ENG,    , Eastbourne Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt