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Record #23190
Name :
: James Henry Joseph ROTHWELL (1895 - 1916)
  aka : Private Rothwell


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Date of Birth
: 23 Jan 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 18 Nov 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Croydon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 22 Nov 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Catholic Emigration Association
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private James Henry Joseph Rothwell.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Ancestry.com
Name: James Henry Rothwell
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1895
Registration District: Croydon
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 268a

1901 English Census for James Rothwell lists him as the 6 year old son of Sarah and John Rothwell in Croydon, Surrey, England. Other children are John (11), Joseph (9), Ellen (8) and Mary (4). John Rothwell was originally born in Ireland and worked as a Service Layer.

1911 English Census record for James Rothwell places him as a Boarder in the household of Charlotte Fitch, Born in 1895 in Croydon, Surrey, he's in Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, England was a Plumber's assistant. There are two younger boys in residence, Charles McDonald and Philip Wills, neither of apparent relation.

Attestation papers signed 24 Feb 1915 in Ottawa, Ontario. James Henry Joseph Rothwell was born 23 Jan 1895 in Croydon, Surrey, England. His occupation was a Painter. His Next of Kin was Miss Mary Rothwell, sister, of Lonne House, Grosvenor Place, Margate, England but it was scratched out and replaced with Mrs. Ellen Glaze, sister, of 54 Clarendon Road, West Cryodon, Surrey, England. 5'5 1/4" in height with hazel eyes and brown hair, 1/2 inch scar by outter right eye. Religion was listed as Roman Catholic.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers state James was Killed in Action. Information was also included for Next of Kin, brother John Rothwell of 44 Elizabeth and then 105 Lake Street, St. Catherines, Ontario. Information was returned as undelivered and then resent to sister, Mrs. E. Glaze of 16 Venus Road, Well Hall, Eltham South, London, England. His final resting place unknown, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial in Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

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ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-12 22:54:30 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-09 12:40:49 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
6955 ROTHWELL, Annie1898ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23190 ROTHWELL, James Henry Joseph1895ENG, SRY, Croydon Nov 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association