[Genealib] Alfred Henry Foxford

[BeanyCecil at aol.com]

Perhaps he didn't stay in the United States.  I could find a  World War I 
draft registration (1917-1918 ( for him in the US.  I did  find a ship's 
passenger list for the Empress of Britain's 15 Aug 1914 arrival in  Liverpool, England 
that included an Alfred Foxford, a 32 year old  blacksmith.  The ship sailed 
from Quebec, Canada.  Also sailing  with Alfred were: Nellie Foxford, 
housewife, and two children, Amelia, 10, and  Florence, 3.
 
This same family, now larger, is found on another ship's list returning to  
Canada in 1919 (*1):
 
    Name: Alfred John Foxford  Gender: Male   Age: 37   Estimated Birth Year: 
abt 1882   Date of Arrival: 24 Aug 1919  Vessel: Carmania     
(http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?&f2=Carmania&db=passengerships)   Port of 
Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia   Port of Departure: Liverpool, England   Roll: T-14797 
 
The above Alfred John Foxford appears to have died during World War I  (*2):
 
    Name: Alfred John Foxford  Birth Place: Ilfracombe, Devon   Residence: 
Bristol   Death Date: 13 Apr 1916  Enlistment Location: Bristol   Rank: Private  
 Regiment: Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)   Battalion: 5th 
Battalion.   Number: 20129   Type of Casualty: Died of wounds   Theater of War: 
British Expeditionary Force   Comments: Formerly 86641, Royal Field Artillery. 
 
 
I saw in the 1912 US Border Crossing from Canada that the  29 year old 
machinest Alfred Foxford's destination was San  Francisco, California.  Coincidently 
he was traveling with another 29 year  old Australian, who also last resided 
in Vancouver and who was also headed for  San Francisco, Lena Greer and her 9 
year old daughter, Constance I Greer.  


I can send you copies in another e-mail if there's a chance that this may  be 
the Alfred Henry Foxford that you are seeking.  Perhaps, if my schedule  
permits, I can visit the local Family History Center sometime next week and  
search the pre 1940 California Death Index for him.
 
Deborah Bruno
San Diego, California, USA
 
 
 
*1. Source Information:  Military-Genealogy.com, comp. UK, Soldiers Died in 
the Great War,  1914-1919 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations 
Network, Inc.,  2008. Original data: British and Irish Military Databases. The 
Naval and  Military Press Ltd.
 
Source Citation:  Class: BT26; Piece: 1132; Item: 43 
*2. Source Information:  Ancestry.com.  UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 
1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,  USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. 
Original data: Board of Trade:  Commercial and Statistical Department and 
successors: Inwards Passenger  Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of 
the UK (TNA). Series  BT26, 1,472 pieces.  
 
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In a message dated 1/30/2009 7:07:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
genealib-request at mailman.acomp.usf.edu writes:

>>> Pat Gee <Pat.Gee at moretonbay.qld.gov.au> 1/29/2009  4:05 PM >>>
Hi there,

Our library is situated just north of  Brisbane in Queensland Australia.  We 
don't get much call for American  research and as a result my expertise in 
this area is limited.

We have  a client who is looking for an Alfred Henry FOXFORD, born 1880 in 
Queensland  Australia.  Alfred left for America about 1912.  I have his entry  
from Canada into the USA in 1912 but can find nothing after that.  Family  
legend has it that he wrote to his mother from 'the Rockies' and then she  never 
heard from him again and assumed he was dead.  Alfred's mother died  in 1923.  
Any clues as to where I could possibly find a death for  Alfred?

I have checked through census records and have found a FOXFORD  family but 
they appear to have originated in Scandanavia.  Any help would  be appreciated.

Regards,

Pat Gee
Librarian - Local  History
Moreton Bay Region Libraries
Community and Cultural  Services
Moreton Bay Regional Council/Redcliffe District
PO Box 66,  Redcliffe Qld 4020
P: (07) 3283 0320
F: (07) 3883  2017
www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au<http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au>


 
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