Francis Woodberry Spooner (1873 - 1967)

Born 22 Jun 1873 in Inglesham, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Died 9 Apr 1967 at age 93 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Records

• Name Francis Woodberry Spooner
• Event Type Birth Registration
• Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
• Registration Year 1873
• Event Place Highworth, Wiltshire, England

Record of Marriage:

• Name: Francis W Spooner
• Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1898
• Marriage Place: Red Deer Hill
• Spouse: Clara Gertrude Weston
• Publication: Calgary Herald Weekly
• Publication Date: 13 Oct 1898
• Notes: SPOONER G W, WESTON Clara G

Record of Military Service in Canada, Soldiers of the First World War:

• Name: Francis Woodberry Spooner
• Birth Date: 22 Jun 1873
• Birth Location: Inglesham, Wilts, England
• Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia
• Relative: Mrs C G Spooner
• Relationship: Wife
• Regiment Number: 1015829 (NB: 1015029 refers to William Edgar Action in LAC-BAC search)
• 231st Battalion, CEF
• Attestation papers ^[1]
• Previous military: Duke of Edinburgh, 2nd Wiltshire Regiment, 5 years
• Demob rank: Lieutenant, granted commission 15 Feb 1919
• Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal ^[2]

Record of Death:

• Name Francis Woodbury Spooner
• Event Date 09 Apr 1967
• Event Place Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• Gender Male
• Age 93
• Marital Status Married
• Birth Date 22 Jun 1873
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1874
• Birthplace Oxford, England
• Spouse's Name Kathleen Wilson

Census

England and Wales 1881 Census at Inglesham, Wiltshire, England

• Geo Woodbury Spooner Head M 68 Worcester, Worcestershire, England
• Mann Spooner Wife F 42 Wiltshire, England
• M Eliz Spooner Daughter F 15 Inglesham, Wiltshire, England
• Lillah Spooner Daughter F 13 Inglesham, Wiltshire, England
• Cecil Spooner Daughter F 11 Inglesham, Wiltshire, England
• W Thos Spooner Son M 9 Inglesham, Wiltshire, England
• Frank Spooner Son M 7 Inglesham, Wiltshire, England
• Emily Spooner Daughter F 4 Inglesham, Wiltshire, England
• Sidney Spooner Son M 2 Inglesham, Wiltshire, England
• Harold Spooner Son M 1 Inglesham, Wiltshire, England

England and Wales 1891 Census at Swindon, Wiltshire, England

• Francis Spooner Boarder M 17 Wiltshire, England

Canada 1901 Census at Saskatchewan, Canada

• Frank Spooner Head M 27 England
• Lanelot Spooner Son M 1 Sk
• Clara Spooner Wife F 31 England
• Norman Weston Son M 12 England
• Lawrence Weston Son M 10 England

England and Wales 1911 Census at Bristol Gloucestershire, England

• Francis Woodbury Spooner 38 M Head Inglesham, W Lachlade, Gloucestershire
• Clara Gertrude Spooner 41 F Wife Cotham, Gloucestershire
• Launcelot Gange Spooner 11 M Son Saskatchewan, Canada
• Alan Ronald Spooner 8 M Son Saskatchewan, Canada
• Agnes Mary Spooner 21 F Niece Barford, Oxfordshire, England

Canada 1921 Census at Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Francis Ward Gorg Spooner 47 M Head England
• Clara Gertrude Spooner 50 F Wife England
• Alan Ronald Spooner 19 M Son Saskatchewan
• Emily Hadell Spooner 45 F Sister England

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=244576
2. ↑ http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/Regimental/dcm-mm.asp

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XCD-THC : 1 October 2014), Francis Woodberry Spooner, 1873; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Highworth, Wiltshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• Ancestry.com. Web: Alberta, Newspaper BMD Index, 1889-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
• Ancestry.com. Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Images are used with the permission of Library and Archives Canada.
• "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY9-DRS : 30 September 2015), Francis Woodbury Spooner, 1967.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKX7-F5C7 : 6 October 2015), Frank Spooner in household of Geo Woodbury Spooner, Inglesham, Wiltshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 5, Piece/Folio 2014/125, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,636.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VN2-BN2 : 15 October 2015), Francis Spooner in household of Edward J Wood, Swindon, Wiltshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Wiltshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "Canada Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHR2-6S4 : 13 November 2014), Frank Spooner, V, Saskatchewan, The Territories, Canada; citing p. 2, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X712-GD4 : 20 January 2015), Francis Woodbury Spooner, Bristol, Andrews Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 19; Census Place: Point Grey (Municipality), Vancouver South, British Columbia; Page Number: 12