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Record #23008
Name :
: William Henry YOULTON (1883 - 1918)
  aka : Private Youlton


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 May 1883

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 12 Sep 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Cornwall
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Arras, Aubigny en Artois
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Jul 1895
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

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

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private William Henry Youlton.

1891 English Census for Cornwall, England has Grace Youlton in Truro Union Workhouse. William (8 years old) is her son, there is also a daughter named Edith Youlton (4 years old) she is single, a Domestic Servant, born in California, USA but is noted as a British Subject. Grace also seems to be caring for William Francis Kendall, who is only 6 of unknown birth and origin.
On the same page there is a Mary Youlton with two daughters, Maud and Beatrice, who is a Domestic Servant and was born in New York, USA but is noted as a British Subject.

1901 Canadian Census claims William Youlton in the household of Elsie and Joseph Learn as a Domestic Farm Labourer in Humberstone, Welland, Ontario. He was born in England and immigrated in 1897.

1911 Canadian Census claims William Youlton in the household of Agnes and Joseph Overholt as a Lodger in Humberstone, Welland, Ontario. He was born in England and immigrated in 1895.

Attestation paper for World War I was signed 16 Nov 1915 in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. William Henry Youlton was born in Cornwall, England on 3 May 1883. His mother was Next of Kin, Mrs. Grace Youlton, of 30 Boston Street, Truro, Cornwall, England. 5'4" in height, with brown eyes and black hair, he had a vaccination mark on his left arm and birthmarks on his neck and face.

Canada C.E.F. Commonwealth War Graves Register states W. Youlton died of Wounds at No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station in Aubigny en Artois, Nord Pas de Calais, Arras, France. His Next of Kin is Mrs. G. Youlton, 17 Prospect Place, Truro, Cornwall.

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ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-06 13:10:18 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-06 13:11:45 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23008 YOULTON, William Henry1883ENG, CON Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos