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Record #16548
Name :
: William Skell FOOTTIT (1892 - 1941)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 26 Apr 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 5 Dec 1941
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Hull
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Tranquille
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
: Elliot; Fee
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Mittendorf House, High Road, Epsom, Surrey, England

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesParents: George Barnesly Foottit and Sarah Elizabeth Lee (widow, maiden name Smith), married 1888 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, England.

A death registration was found for George Barnsley Foottit: Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1900; Age: 43; District: Hull; County: Yorkshire East Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 204

A death registration was found for Sarah Elizabeth Foottit: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1904; Age: 44; District: Hull; County: Yorkshire East Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 192

On the 13 April 1905 - William Skell Foottit was admitted to Dr. Barnardo's together with his sister Lilian and brother Arthur.

On 15 April 1905 - William was placed at Mittendorf House, High Road, Epsom, Surrey, England on 22 June 1905

William and his brother Arthur sailed with a party of Dr. Barnardos children to Canada aboard the Southwark arriving in Quebec on 1 July 1905.

On 3 July 1905 - William was placed with Mr. George F. Elliot at Millbrook, Ontario (Arthur was also placed in Millbrook with another family)

On 17 November 1906 - Mrs. Elliot died, William went to a Mr. James Fee in the Millbrook area.

On March 29, 1915, at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, William Foottit, 22, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he had been born in Hull, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Lizzie Foottit, who resided at 3 Wharne Street, Hull, England; that his date of birth was April 24, 1892; that he was a farmer; that he was not married; and that he belonged to the 3rd PWC Dragoons Militia. He was described as 5 foot 6 inches in height; fair complexion; grey eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

17 March 1916 - William was reported to be a Corporal in B. Squadron of the 8th C.M. Rifles, C.E.F., c/o Allies P.O., London, England

24 March 1917 - Barnardo's heard that William had been taken prisoner in Germany

5 February 1918 - William's address was 113220 4th C.M.R., Block II, Senne Lager, West Phalen, Germany. It was reported that about five months after arrival in France William and his comrades had exhausted their ammunition and were captured by the Germans. He was said to be doing farm work and parcels of food had been sent to him from the Anglican Church at Millbrook.

On December 25, 1919, William Skell Foottit married Sarah Ann Cooper in Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England. One child was born of this marriage: George Earnest Foottit, born December, 1921, in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, East Riding, England, died August 1997, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-02 15:25:43 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-06 22:10:15 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16549 FOOTTIT, Arthur1894ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
16548 FOOTTIT, William Skell1892ENG, YKS, Hull Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos