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Record #3669
Name :
: Arthur MAYCOCK (1889 - 1918)


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Date of Birth
: Nov 1889

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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 29 Sep 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Coventry
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Jun 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Arthur Maycock; Year of Registration: 1889; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Coventry; County: Warwickshire, West Midlands; Volume: 6d; Page: 474. (Parents: William T. Maycock and Eliza Thompson, married in Warwickshire, England, in 1880.)

In 1891, Arthur Macock, 2 years of age, was shown residing at White Friars Street, Court 1, House 5, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Ada E. Macock, 8; Eliza Macock, 31, laundress; Samuel Macock, 1; and William F. Macock, 34, builders labourer. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2450; Folio 50; Page 8; GSU roll: 6097560.)

In 1901, Arthur Maycock, 12 years of age, is shown as an inmate in the Childrens Emigration Homes, in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, along with his brother, Samuel Maycock, 11. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2816; Folio: 178; Page: 1.)

In 1901, Arthur Maycock, 13 (along with his brother, Samuel Maycock, 11), arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 102 children en route to the Middlemore home in Halifax.

In 1911, Arthur Maycock, 22, is shown as a domestic for Bruce Miller and family in Douglas, York, New Brunswick, Canada. His date of birth is shown as November 1888 and his immigration year as 1900.

On March 31, 1917, Arthur Maycock enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces (Service Number: 2043050; Force: Army; Unit: Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment); Division: 38th Bn.). He declared that he resided at 217 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; that he was born in Warwich [sic], England; that his next of kin was his brother, Charles Maycock, who was a member of the Imperial Army in India (another name was added later: friend, Bruce Miller, Tay Settlement, York County, New Brunswick, Canada); that his date of birth was November 6 1892; that he was a contractor; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; dark complexion; brown eyes; black hair. He was a member of the Presbyterian faith. He had distinguishing marks of a mole on left side; scars one right knee and great toes.

Sergeant Arthur Maycock died on September 29, 1918, in France. He is buried at the BOURLON WOOD CEMETERY in Pas de Calais, France (Grave Reference: II. A. 13.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-20 17:29:48 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 13:27:30 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3669 MAYCOCK, Arthur1889ENG, WAR, Coventry Jun 1901 : Sicilian CAN Middlemore  
3670 MAYCOCK, Samuel1890ENG, WAR, Coventry Jun 1901 : Sicilian CAN Middlemore