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Record #16801
Name :
: Ernest Phillips GOBELL (1898 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 17 Apr 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Dartford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 30 Apr 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
: Maurice Foley
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Unknown
NotesTaken from an article which first appeared in "The Cantley Echo" in Volume 23 no 6, December 2011 issue. The articles below are made available for the enjoyment of others with the express permission of the Echo of Cantley."Last month we brought stories of just of few of Cantley's unsung war heroes. In this article, Mary Holmes of Cantley 1889 tells us more of the history of Cantley families who sent their young to war."

Ernest Gobel is thought to have been a Home Child from England and may have arrived in Canada in 1911. Another Home Child who had landed in Cantley and who served in the War was Fred Sargeant. He and two brothers and a sister are thought to have come to Canada separately in the 1906-1909 time period.


On a 1937 boarder crossing record, Ernest gives his occupation as Gold Miner and gives his last permanent address as Pandora Gold Mines, Quebec. He claims he was born in Kent, England. His nearest relative is given as John Gobell living in Montreal at 327 River Avenue, he claims he has no friends or living relatives in Detroit. He claims he arrived in Canada in 1910 aboard the Corsican.

1911 Census of Canada about Ernest Gobell
Name: Ernest Gobell
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 14
Birth Date: Apr 1897
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Servant
Immigration Year: 1911
Tribal: English
Province: Quebec
District: Wright
District Number: 205
Sub-District: Hull East
Sub-District Number: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Maurice Foley 36
Aynes Foley 30
Michael Foley 80
Mary Foley 65
Ernest Gobell 14

Ernest enlisted into the Canadian Armed Forces on Feb 24 1917 from Ottawa. His address is given as Ayer, Quebec. His birth date is given as April 17, 1898 in Dartford, Kent, England.

Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 about Ernest Phillips Gobell
Name: Ernest Phillips Gobell
Residence: Aylmer, Quebec
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1898
Birth Location: Dartford, Kent, England
Relative: Miss Irene Leion
Relationship: Friend
Regiment Number: 2157406

Name: Ernest Philip Gobell
Arrival Date: 12 Oct 1937
Age: 39 Years 7 Months
Birth Date: abt 1898
Birthplace: Kent
Birth Country: England
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: German

Port of Arrival: Detroit, Michigan
Departure Contact: Brother John Gobell

Microfilm Roll Number: M1478_24 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-23 09:09:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-09-23 09:45:56 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
16801 GOBELL, Ernest Phillips1898ENG, KEN, Dartford Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Unknown