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Record #17933
Name :
: James Ernest PARSONS (1897 - 1915)
  aka : Private Parsons, James S.


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 9 May 1897

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 15 Jun 1915   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Givenchy-les-la-Bassee
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Mar 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Robinson
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private James Ernest Parsons. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PARSONS
Given Name: James S (Transcription error, original document reads 'James E')
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-02-21
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1907-03-05
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also C-4716, T-501 and T-525
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG76 B 1 a
Microfilm: T-514
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place James Parsons as a Home Boy in the housheold of Mary and Herbert Robinson in Colchester, Essex, Ontario. James is 12 years of age, born in 1897 and having immigrated from England in 1907.

Attestation papers were signed 21 Sep 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec. James Ernest Parsons was born 9 May 1896 in Tranes End, England. He was a Furnisher by trade. His Next of Kin was Miss R. M. Parsons of St Hilda Road, Glenmire Australia (No such place exists, a correction of 'Glanmire ?' was writting on the page, likely Glanmire, New South Wales, Australia). 5'7" in height with brown eyes and dark hair, he had scars on the back of his right hand and 4 vaccination marks on his left arm. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was previously reported wounded and missing, then presumed dead at the attack at Givenchy-les-la-Bassee, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin is listed as Mrs. Nellie Betts of 81 Silverdale Road, Turnbridge Wells, Kent, England. His body was not recovered for burial, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56682219 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-11-01 19:05:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-09 12:23:46 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  24 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
10791 PARSONS, Ada1871ENG,     Sep 1880 : Moravian CAN Maria Rye  
13205 PARSONS, Alice1886ENG,     Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
4354 PARSONS, Annie1892ENG, MDX, Shoreditch, London May 1906 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
10790 PARSONS, Bertha1873ENG,     Sep 1880 : Moravian CAN Maria Rye  
7395 PARSONS, Charles Henry1871ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
8143 PARSONS, Edith Marion1916ENG,    , BIrmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
27468 PARSONS, Edward1863 Aug 1872 : Sarmatian CAN Macpherson Homes  
2693 PARSONS, Edwin1870ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1884 : Bristol USA Unknown  
22933 PARSONS, Ena1907ENG,     Jun 1921 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
4355 PARSONS, Florence Matilda 1898ENG, MDX, Shoreditch, London May 1906 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
11331 PARSONS, Frank1884ENG,     Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
8760 PARSONS, Frederick1889ENG, LDN, London Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
24657 PARSONS, George1896 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8479 PARSONS, Herbert R1913ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1927 : Samaria CAN Middlemore  
17933 PARSONS, James Ernest1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7396 PARSONS, Jane1874ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
4107 PARSONS, John1902ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
7397 PARSONS, John1876ENG,     Jun 1879 : Moravian CAN Middlemore  
9470 PARSONS, Owen R1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
27581 PARSONS, Robert1873ENG,     1881 : Manitoban CAN Marchmont Homes   
2689 PARSONS, Thomas1866ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1884 : Circassian CAN MacPherson Homes  
6635 PARSONS, William1911ENG,    , Bootle Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
22445 PARSONS, William1908ENG,     Oct 1920 : Victorian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
2691 PARSONS, William Adaron1864ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1878 : Somerset USA MacPherson Homes