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Marcus Carden Despard

Male 1896 - 1917  (21 years)


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  • Name Marcus Carden Despard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Born 26 Feb 1896  Midimby Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1901  Bath, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Arrival 7 Oct 1909  Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    Arrival Feb 1914  Marcus, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Departure Liverpool, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Died 19 July 1917  [5, 6, 7, 8, 10
    _MILT 1914-1920  [12
    Buried Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID P377  Despard Only
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father William Piggott Despard,   b. Abt 1832, Montrath Queens Co, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1906, Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ann Agnes Grace White,   b. August 1847, Hallowell, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1913, Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F69  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Arthur Vandeleur Despard, Rev,   b. 11 Dec 1861, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1947, Oyama, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Edith Annie Sheldon,   b. Abt 1865, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1944, Oyama, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 29 Jun 1890  Stroud, Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    Family ID F68  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Frances Maria S , (1800-1934),
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  • Sources 
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    4. [S1204286946] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1464; Roll: 245; Record Group Title:.

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    6. [S1204286948] Ireland, Casualties of World War I, 1914-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc.).

    7. [S1204286949] UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 28601-29600; Reference: 6.

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    11. [S1216196073] Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 2474 - 73.

    12. [S1222501924] UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2369.

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