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Record #23436
Name :
: George Henry QUINNEY (1884 - 1917)
  aka : Private Quinney, Quinny


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Jun 1884

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 7 May 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Oxfordshire, Banbury
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Arleux-En-Gohelle
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Unknown
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Henry Quinney.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: George Henry Quinney
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1884
Registration District: Banbury
Inferred County: Oxfordshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 871

1891 English Census records place the family of Roseann and George Quinney in Bourton, Oxfordshire, England. In residence are Franklin (12), Ernest (10), George H (7, born in Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England), Lancelot (4) and Rhoda (1). George Sr. and Franklin were both Farm Labourers by trade.

1901 English Census records place George Quinney as a Boarder in Lady Wood, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. He was in the household of elderly Ann and Harry Anthony. At 16 years of age he was born about 1885 in Mollington, Oxfordshire, England. He worked as a Groom and Domestic.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: QUINNY
Given Name: George
Age: 18
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1903
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1903-04-02
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1903-04-10
Destination: Belleville, Ontario
Notes: The child's surname was illegible or difficult to decipher.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-497
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place George Quinney as the head of his own household in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Born in Jun 1884 he immigrated from England in 1904.

1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta places George Quinney as the head of the household. Living at 104 Street and Calgary Trail in Edmonton, Alberta. In residence were George's Wife, Ethel and two children, Edna (1) and Fay (6 months).

Attestation papers were signed 5 Jan 1916 in Edmonton Alberta. George Henry Quinney was born 4 Jun 1884 in Molington, Oxfordshire, England. He was a farmer at 10575 104 Street, Edmonton, Alberta. His Next of Kin was his Wife, Ethel Quinney. 5'8" in height with black hair and hazel eyes. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action north of Arleux-En-Gohelle, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His body was not recovered, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Additional information was sent in 1929 to Mrs. Lloyd Jennings at 9643-108 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56682691 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-17 13:12:29 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-17 13:12:54 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23436 QUINNEY, George Henry1884ENG, OXF, Banbury 1903 : Tunisian CAN Unknown