[Genealib] Alfred Henry Foxford

Fri Jan 30 18:28:15 EST 2009

If this gentleman entered as a young man he was probably emplioyed in the 1930s. would not he have had to obtain a social security card?
David Walters
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  From: BeanyCecil at aol.com 
  To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu 
  Cc: Pat.Gee at moretonbay.qld.gov.au 
  Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 12:54 PM
  Subject: [Genealib] Alfred Henry Foxford

  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  

        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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