Individual Details
George Christopher BUCKINGHAM
(3 May 1877 - 19 Nov 1934)
Events
| Birth | Bet Apr 1877 and Jun 1877 | Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Birth | 3 May 1877 | Salford Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |  | | |
| Birth | 3 May 1877 | Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Residence | Apr 1881 | with parents - Salford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Occupation | Apr 1891 | worker in a tweed mill | | ||
| Residence | Apr 1891 | with parents - Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Military | From 26 Apr 1892 to 29 Jan 1895 | Oxfordshire Light Infantry (militia) - Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Military | From 29 Jan 1895 to 28 Jan 1907 | Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | | | |
| Marriage | Jul 1903 - Sep 1903 | Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom - Eleanor HARRIS | | | |
| Marriage | 4 Jul 1903 | Eleanor HARRIS | | ||
| Residence (family) | 20 Dec 1903 | 45 Spring Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom - Eleanor HARRIS | | ||
| Residence (family) | 5 Nov 1905 | 43 Spring Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom - Eleanor HARRIS | | ||
| Emigration | Bet 1911 and 1914 | England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Immigration | Bet 1911 and 1914 | Canada | | | |
| Occupation | 1911 | stonemason | | ||
| Residence (family) | 3 Apr 1911 | in a 3-room home with 2 sons, his father, and his brother - 21 Spring Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom - Eleanor HARRIS | | ||
| Occupation | Nov 1914 | mason | | ||
| Military | From 5 Nov 1914 to 10 Mar 1917 | in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I | | | |
| Residence (family) | 5 Nov 1914 | Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada - Eleanor HARRIS | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 5 Oct 1916 | may have been in hospital | | ||
| Military | From 18 Feb 1918 to 14 Nov 1919 | in the Canadian Military Police Corp (4th Detachment, Canadian Garrison Regiment) - Montréal, Quebec, Canada | | ||
| Occupation | 1934 | freight porter | | ||
| Residence | Bef 19 Nov 1934 | 4715 Verdun Avenue, Verdun, Quebec, Canada | | ||
| Death | 19 Nov 1934 | of broncho pneumonia and heart failure - 4715 Verdun Avenue, Verdun, Quebec, Canada | | ||
| Burial | 21 Nov 1934 | National Field of Honour Cemetery, grave 194-2, section F, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada | | ||
| Alt name | George BUCKINGHAM | |
Families
| Spouse | Eleanor HARRIS (1882 - 1918) |
| Child | Christopher George James BUCKINGHAM (1903 - 1963) |
| Child | Victor William Henry BUCKINGHAM (1905 - ) |
| Father | James BUCKINGHAM (1831 - 1912) |
| Mother | Fanny CARTER (1842 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Ellen Elizabeth BUCKINGHAM (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | Louise BUCKINGHAM (1870 - ) |
| Sibling | Eliza BUCKINGHAM (1872 - ) |
| Sibling | John BUCKINGHAM (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Flossie Lizette BUCKINGHAM (1889 - ) |
| Sibling | Eveline BUCKINGHAM (1889 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Date is consistent with 1881, 1891 and 1911 censuses.Consistent with burial certificate, "age 57 birthplace England"
Military
George Buckingham, a laborer, aged 19 years and 5 months, born in Chipping Norton, enlisted on 29 January 1895 (his second attempt), in the 4th Battalion of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry. [Pensioners, p. 1]. The unit is also known as the Oxon and Bucks Light Infantry [Attestation, p. 1]. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry ).He was described, on 30 January, as 6 feet, 1-1/4 inches tall with a "fresh" complexion, gray eyes and brown hair. The existence of tattoo marks on the back of his left forearm were noted. He was found to be suitable and enrolled on that day. His religion is shown as Church of England. [Pensioners, p. 2]
His service record notes that he spent a day (3-4 April 1897) in civil custody, was convicted of "illegal possession" and forfeited pay. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on or about 7 October 1901 [Pensioners, p. 3]
He served in India from 1 February 1898 to 19 Mar 1901, participating in the Tirah expedition (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirah_Campaign) to re-secure the Khyber Pass. He was awarded the India Medal with a clasp for the Punjab Frontier, 1894-1898. [Pensioners, p. 4] During his service in India, he suffered from malaria and contracted syphilis. [Personnel, pp. 12, 16, 31-32, 25-26]
He also served in South Africa from 3 August 1901 to 4 October 1902 and was awarded the Queen's South African medal with clasps for 1901, 1902, Cape Colony, and Orange Free State. [Pensioners, p. 4] During his service in South Africa, he suffered a gunshot wound to the left hip. [Personnel, pp. 97, 23-24, 5].
At some point (probably upon discharge) his next of kin were listed as father, James (West Street, Chipping Norton), one brother and 3 sisters. [Pensioners, p. 4]
He was discharged on 28 January 1907 following precisely 12 years of service. Upon his discharge, he was paid a "special war gratuity" for South Africa service. [Pensioners, p. 3]
Marriage
Consistent with 1911 censusEmigration
inferred from sourceImmigration
inferred from sourceMilitary
Information about 4th C.E.F. found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Battalion_(Central_Ontario),_CEF, 23 Dec 2017Endnotes
1. "England & Wales births 1837-2006 transcription," database transcription of index, FindMyPastUK (http://search.findmypast.com: accessed 27 November 2016), 1877Q2, p 74, George Christopher Buckingham, Chipping N., referencing vol 3a p 769; citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. BMD, "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915," online database with images of index, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8912: viewed 25 December 2017), 1877 > Q2-Apr-May-Jun > B, image 28, p. 74, Buckingham, George Christopher, Chipping N., referencing vol 3a, p. 769; citing General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, London, England.
3. United Kingdom, England, birth certificate D 4341 No. 43 (15 February 1928), George Christopher Buckingham, b. 3 May 1877 to James (a stonemason) and Fanny Carter Buckingham; General Records Office.
4. "Canada, WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2006, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1086: downloaded 24 December 2017), Regiment 63150, George Buckingham, 5 Nov 1914; citing Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.
5. "1881 England Census," database index with page images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/: accessed 24 July 2015), James Buckingham family, Class: RG11; Piece: 1521; Folio: 39; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341367.
6. "1891 England Census," index and images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2005, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/: accessed 24 July 2015), James Buckingham family, Class: RG12; Piece: 1179; Folio: 61; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6096289; citing Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891.
7. "1891 England Census," index and images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2005, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com/: accessed 24 July 2015), James Buckingham family, Class: RG12; Piece: 1179; Folio: 61; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6096289; citing Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891.
8. "British Army Service Records," database index with images, FindMyPast.com (https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBM/WO96/737/1410074: downloaded 10 November 2018), George Buckingham, service # 3130 [should be 3131], Oxforkshire Light Infantry, 26 April 1892; citing [British] National Archives, WO 96 - Militia Service Records 1806-1915, Box 737, Record 244.
9. "UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61068: downloaded 27 December 2017), George Buckingham, regimental number 4977; citing WO 97, Pieces 1278-4287, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.
10. "Canada, WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2006, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1086: downloaded 24 December 2017), Regiment 63150, George Buckingham, 5 Nov 1914; citing Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.
11. "Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918," database index with page images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61084: downloaded 24 December 2017), Bro-Bur > Box 1237 (Buckingham, Albert - Buckingham, Robert John), images 1289-1404; citing Canadian Expeditionary Force, CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, Accession 1992-93/166, Record Group 150, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
12. "England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription," index to transcription of register, BrightSolid Online Publishing Ltd, FindMyPast.com (http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=BMD/M/1903/3/AZ/000053/285&hintId=683ade2b-3c65-4ab3-9535-357df0864526&hintsRequestId=62fe14af-ec00-424e-b3a2-e14c5cf5babe&_ga=1.29463039.115549466.1476385497: accessed 27 November 2016), 1903Q3, p 49, George Christopher Buckingham, Chipping N., referencing vol 3a p 2135; citing UK GRO.
13. "Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918," database index with page images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61084: downloaded 24 December 2017), Bro-Bur > Box 1237 (Buckingham, Albert - Buckingham, Robert John), images 1289-1404; citing Canadian Expeditionary Force, CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, Accession 1992-93/166, Record Group 150, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
14. Oxfordshire Family History Society, "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915," database index with page images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61057 : downloaded 22 December 2017), Chipping Norton with Over Norton > 1883-1915, image 104, Christopher George James Buckingham, b. 29 Nov 1903, bap. 20 Dec 1903, to George Christopher and Eleanor Buckingham, 45 Spring St., Chipping Norton, occ. journeyman mason; citing Register of Baptisms in the Parish of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxford, p. 196, Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre.
15. Oxfordshire Family History Society, "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915," database index with page images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61057 : viewed 25 December 2017), Chipping Norton with Over Norton > 1883-1915, image 112, p. 213, no. 1700, Victor William Henry Buckingham; Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR64/1/R2/5.
16. "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database index with page images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HLK-M74: viewed 22 December 2017), Halifax, NS > Oct 1916 > Olympic, images 1 and 7, Eleanor, Christopher, and Victor Buckingham; citing Immigration, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, T-4755, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
17. "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database index with page images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HLK-M74: viewed 22 December 2017), Halifax, NS > Oct 1916 > Olympic, images 1 and 7, Eleanor, Christopher, and Victor Buckingham; citing Immigration, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, T-4755, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
18. Oxfordshire Family History Society, "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915," database index with page images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61057 : downloaded 22 December 2017), Chipping Norton with Over Norton > 1883-1915, image 104, Christopher George James Buckingham, b. 29 Nov 1903, bap. 20 Dec 1903, to George Christopher and Eleanor Buckingham, 45 Spring St., Chipping Norton, occ. journeyman mason; citing Register of Baptisms in the Parish of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxford, p. 196, Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre.
19. "1911 England Census," database index with page images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2352: accessed 22 December 2017), Oxfordshire > Chipping Norton > 02, image 128, James Buckingham family; citing Class RG14, Piece 8252, Schedule Number 63, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911.
20. "1911 England Census," database index with page images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2352: accessed 22 December 2017), Oxfordshire > Chipping Norton > 02, image 128, James Buckingham family; citing Class RG14, Piece 8252, Schedule Number 63, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911.
21. "Canada, WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2006, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1086: downloaded 24 December 2017), Regiment 63150, George Buckingham, 5 Nov 1914; citing Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.
22. National Field of Honour Cemetery (Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada) to survivors, burial certificate, 22 November 1934, George Buckingham, bur. 21 Nov 1934, interred in grave 194-2 of section F; original in the possession of Chris Buckingham, chbuckin@gmail.com, with image at https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/44789057?a=451281.
23. "Canada, WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2006, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1086: downloaded 24 December 2017), Regiment 63150, George Buckingham, 5 Nov 1914; citing Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.
24. "Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918," database index with page images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61084: downloaded 24 December 2017), Bro-Bur > Box 1237 (Buckingham, Albert - Buckingham, Robert John), images 1289-1404; citing Canadian Expeditionary Force, CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, Accession 1992-93/166, Record Group 150, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
25. "Canada, WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918," database index with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2006, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1086: downloaded 24 December 2017), Regiment 63150, George Buckingham, 5 Nov 1914; citing Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.
26. "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database index with page images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HLK-M74: viewed 22 December 2017), Halifax, NS > Oct 1916 > Olympic, images 1 and 7, Eleanor, Christopher, and Victor Buckingham; citing Immigration, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, T-4755, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
27. "Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918," database index with page images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61084: downloaded 24 December 2017), Bro-Bur > Box 1237 (Buckingham, Albert - Buckingham, Robert John), images 1289-1404; citing Canadian Expeditionary Force, CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, Accession 1992-93/166, Record Group 150, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
28. National Field of Honour Cemetery (Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada) to survivors, burial certificate, 22 November 1934, George Buckingham, bur. 21 Nov 1934, interred in grave 194-2 of section F; original in the possession of Chris Buckingham, chbuckin@gmail.com, with image at https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/44789057?a=451281.
29. National Field of Honour Cemetery (Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada) to survivors, burial certificate, 22 November 1934, George Buckingham, bur. 21 Nov 1934, interred in grave 194-2 of section F; original in the possession of Chris Buckingham, chbuckin@gmail.com, with image at https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/44789057?a=451281.
30. National Field of Honour Cemetery (Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada) to survivors, burial certificate, 22 November 1934, George Buckingham, bur. 21 Nov 1934, interred in grave 194-2 of section F; original in the possession of Chris Buckingham, chbuckin@gmail.com, with image at https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/44789057?a=451281.
31. National Field of Honour Cemetery (Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada) to survivors, burial certificate, 22 November 1934, George Buckingham, bur. 21 Nov 1934, interred in grave 194-2 of section F; original in the possession of Chris Buckingham, chbuckin@gmail.com, with image at https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/44789057?a=451281.
32. Canadian Headstones, indexed database with photos of grave markers (https://canadianheadstones.com/view?id=1858760 : viewed 31 December 2017), SGT. G. Buckingham, 4th Battalion C.E.F., 1877-1934, Champ d'Honneur National, Montreal, Quebec.
33. National Field of Honour Cemetery (Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada) to survivors, burial certificate, 22 November 1934, George Buckingham, bur. 21 Nov 1934, interred in grave 194-2 of section F; original in the possession of Chris Buckingham, chbuckin@gmail.com, with image at https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/44789057?a=451281.