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Record #18623
Name :
: David Anthony ASHBY (1900 - )


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Date of Birth
: 27 Jun 1900

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Coles Hill
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Sep 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Lake Manitoba

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Agency
: Unknown Catholic Group
NotesA birth registration was found for David Ashby: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1900; District: Meriden; County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 478. Parents: David Freeman Ashby and Patience Annie Green, married 1892, Aston, Warwickshire, England.

In 1911, David Ashby, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 63 Roman Catholic children en route to Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

On July 3, 1917, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, David Anthony Ashby, 18, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at 276 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Coles Hill, Warwickshire, England; that his next of kin was his father, David Anthony, who was a member of the Royal Engineers, B.E.F., France; that his date of birth was June 27, 1899; that he was a farm labourer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 3 inches in height; dark complexion; brown eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Roman Catholic faith. 
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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7363 ASHBY, Ada A1891ENG, LAN, Bolton Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
2928 ASHBY, Annie R.1886ENG,     Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
6547 ASHBY, Arthur 1886ENG,     Jul 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
23807 ASHBY, B1898ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22786 ASHBY, Beatrice L1886ENG,     Jun 1900 : Cambroman CAN Barnardos  
18623 ASHBY, David Anthony1900ENG, WAR, Coles Hill Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
23810 ASHBY, Emily1911ENG,     Apr 1923 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
23808 ASHBY, H1896ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24069 ASHBY, James1904ENG,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
8640 ASHBY, Letitia Jane1909ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
23212 ASHBY, Nellie1895ENG,     Jun 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8639 ASHBY, Rebecca Ida1911ENG, CHS, Birkenhead Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
23809 ASHBY, Rose Hannah1898ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26029 ASHBY, W E1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos