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Record #16792
Name :
: William Edward TRICKER (1898 - 1917)
  aka : Private Tricker


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Jan 1898

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 6 Nov 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Suffolk, Ipswich
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corinthian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Edward Tricker.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: William Edward Tricker
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1900
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 1034

1901 English Census records show Elizabeth and Edgar W Tricker of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Edgar is listed as a dock labourer. In residence is William, age 1 year born about 1900, and his elder sister Alice, age 2 years.

1911 English Census records place William Edward Tricker as an Inmate of the Workhouse School, St. Johns Home For Boys and Girls, of Freehold Road and Bloomfield Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

1911 English Census records for Sarah Elizabeth Tricker, William's mother, list her as a Housekeeper at 2 Bramford Lane, Coes Cottages, Ipswich, Suffolk, England in the household of Arthur Hammond. She is still listed as Married, however there is no record of Edgar.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: TRICKER
Given Name: William E
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Corinthian
Year of Arrival: 1914
Departure Port: London
Departure Date: 1914-06-16
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1914-07-01
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: See also T-5563
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4810
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 6 Sep 1916 in Toronto, Ontario. William Edward Tricker was born 18 Jan 1898 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. His current residence was Alton, Ontario where he was a Farmer. His Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. Tricker at Brantford Lane, #2 Close Cottage, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. 5'5" in height with hazel eyes and light brown hair, he had four vaccination marks on his left arm.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. His body was not recovered, his name is listed on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12033069 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-21 21:01:31 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : DFKBurr

Last Updated : 2017-10-15 23:41:35 /

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15.10.17 DFKBurr :
William Tricker's half sister Alice Elizabeth Keats came to Canada with on the Corinthian with William. She was sent to Hazelbrae in Peterborough. Boards of Guardians records dated Aug 17, 1918 indicate Alice had married but no further information has yet been found. The children had a lot of maternal family who had emigrated to Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well. William's brother Stanley was raised by their Aunt Alice (Kates) Green and his sister Violet remained with the

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  3 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12348 TRICKER, Caroline1877ENG,    , Woodbridge Aug 1889 : Caspian CAN Barnardos  
22382 TRICKER, James1900ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
16792 TRICKER, William Edward1898ENG, SFK, Ipswich Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos DFKBurr