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Record #4041
Name :
: William VERNALL (1897 - 1943)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 15 May 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 18 Jan 1943
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Carleton County
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 May 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
: Ritchie
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for William Vernalls: Year of Registration: 1897; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Worcester; County: Hereford and Worcester, Worcestershire; Volume: 6c; Page: 299.

In 1901, William Vernall, 4 years of age, was shown as an inmate of the Worcester Union Workhouse Cottage Homes, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, along with his siblings: Thomas Vernall, 9; Jane Vernall, 14; and John Vernall, 11. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2780; Folio: 112; Page: 2.)

In 1907, William Vernall, 10 (along with brothers, Thomas Vernall, 15, and Charles Vernall, 8) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with 137 children from the Middlemore Home, Birmingham, England.

[Editor's Note: Initial placement added from duplicate record 04.09.15]

On July 26, 1918, William Vernall, 19, was arrested as a defaulter under the Military Service Act, 1917, and drafted into the Canadian Armed Forces at Sussex, New Brunswick. He declared that he resided in Florenceville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; that he was born in England; that he was a member of the Church of England; that his next of kin was his mother, Mrs. J. Knight, who resided in Florenceville, New Brunswick; and that he was a farmer. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair.

William Vernall died on January 18, 1943, at the age of in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. (Registration: 40459; Volume: 149; Microfilm: F19378.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-08-23 20:17:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-09-04 13:06:23 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4042 VERNALL, Thomas1892ENG,     May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4041 VERNALL, William1897ENG,     May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore