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NameWyndham Horace Stopford 
[3, Birth, Q3 of 1904, Steyning dist, vol 2B, p. 280], [265, Death on 2 Sep 1984 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada], [92, From Manila to USA, list for “John LYKES” on March 28 1945]
[3, Birth, Q3 of 1904, Steyning dist, vol 2B, p. 280], [265, Death on 2 Sep 1984 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada], [92, From Manila to USA, list for “John LYKES” on March 28 1945]Birth15 Aug 1904, Steyning district, Sussex
Death9 Feb 1984, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Burial10 Feb 1984, Royal Oak Crematorium, Victoria, B.C., Canada
GeneralOnly s. Merchant in Manila, Phillipines.
FatherCapt Wyndham Horace Stopford (ca1878-1903)
MotherDorothy Eleanor Leeson (ca1882-)
Spouses
Marriageca 1928, Minila, Philippines [3, Marriage, 1926-30, Manila, Philppines, vol 22, p. 493, line 68]
Notes for Wyndham Horace Stopford
His birth index:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
STOPFORD, WYNDHAM HORACE LEESON
GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in STEYNING Volume 02B Page 280
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Not found in 1911 census.
No children found on British vital records.
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From a ship’s Passenger list for the ’SS SAARBRUTECKEN’ of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD LINE:
On 2 Nov 1934 he left Britain for Manila with his wife May C Stopford
He was 30 years old and a Merchant
She was 27 years old, so born around 1907.
They had been staying at 7 Collingwood Terr. Westgate on-sea.
They both said that their last country of permanent residence was a foreign country.
They had with them a 2 year old son, Neville, so born around 1932.
Their country of future permanent residence was “P.I.”, possibly Phillipine Islands?
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In 1938 they, with a daughter Ann, were on the ‘Hector’ of the Blue Funnel Line and bound for the Philippine Is
They were going to disembark at Hong Kong.
They departed on 1st October 1938.
He was 34 and a Merchant
May was 30
Neville was 6
Ann was 3
They had been living at Seaholme, Ryder’s Avenue, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
They travelled first class.
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Not found in 1939 census.
He was a Japanese prisoner of War in WW2, but the record is not on-line.
Possibly she too was a prisoner of war, from a mention in USA records.
This is the entries from a USA list of all prisoners of war, note that they were civilian POWs but I cannot interpret the rest of the data:
STOPFORD ANNE CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
STOPFORD CRAIG CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
STOPFORD NEVILLE CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
STOPFORD W H CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
STOPFORD WYNDHAM H MRS CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
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On March 23rd 1945 he and his family were on the USS “John LYKES” from Manila Phillipines to USA; the family had an addition son, Craig then aged 5. I can only surmise that the shipload was all of people who had been imprisoned by the Japanese in Manila in WW2; remarkably both the adults and the three children survived this.
The Passenger List has fairly extensive information, of a quality almost equal to a census:
Age Birth
Surname Forenames Yr M Sx St Work Nat Place Date
Stopford Wyndham H 40 8 M M Franklin Baker Co Eng Hove, Eng
Stopford May 37 6 F M USA San Antonio, Texas Oct 11 1907
Stopford Neville 12 9 M S USA Manila, P.I. Jul 2 1932
Stopford Ann 9 9 F S USA Manila, P.I. Jul 4 1935
Stopford Craig 5 11 M S USA Manila, P.I. Apr 17 1939
I shall use this information for the reocrds of May and the children.
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In 1946 he, alone, was on the Passenger list of the “JOHN ERICCSON” of the UNITED STATES LINE embarking on June 20 1946
The ship embarked from Southampton and was bound for USA.
He was STAFFORD WYNDHAM and had stayed at Grape Nuts Co, 24 St James St, London
He travelled first class.
He was a Merchant aged 42.
His country of last permanent residence was foreign,
His country of future permanent residence was Phillipine Islands
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BP reports: “Wyndham Horace; b postumously 15 Aug 1904; m 1st 7 July 1928 May (d Aug 1967), dau of Col John White Craig, of Manila; m 2nd 22 Feb 1968 Charlotte, dau of Rev James Graham Clark, of Barrhead, Scotland, and d 1984”.
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FindMYPast has produce a record of his death in British Columbia:
Record set British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1992
First name(s) Wyndham Horace
Sex Male
Last name Stopford,
Year 1984
Province British Columbia
Country Canada
Age 79
Death date 2/9/1984
Place VICTORIA
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Canada, Americas
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And the death info direct from British Colombia records:
Event Type: Death
Registration Number: 1984-09-002763
BC Archives Mfilm Number: B13636
GSU Mfilm Number: 2073153
Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1984-02-09
Event Place: VICTORIA
Age at Death: 79
Person: WYNDHAM HORACE STOPFORD
Vital Stat Images(s): 004479505_02190.jpg
And the last line produced a copy of the page from the Death Register (brilliant!) which added the following information:
Place of death: Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria B.C. V8R 1J8
Usual residence: 3971 Birchwood Street, Victoria V8N 3L9, B.C.
Marital status: Married to Charlotte Burns née Clark
Occupation: Retired (management)
Birth date: August 15 1904
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Father: Wyndham Horace Stopford
Mother Dorothy Eleanor Reeson [sic, should be Leeson]
Informant: Charlotte Stopford, wife of same address
Burial: by cremation on Feb 10 1984 at Royal Oak Crematorium, Victoria, B.C.
Cause of death: Cardial arrest
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The above shows that he had a second marriage to Charlotte Burns Clark but British Columbia will, in 2021, only release marriage info for marriages before 1946. So I have slender documentation to enter.
B.C. does not have a death entry for her up to 2000.
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British Columbia has no information available about his and May’s two children, Neville and Ann.
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Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
STOPFORD, WYNDHAM HORACE LEESON
GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in STEYNING Volume 02B Page 280
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Not found in 1911 census.
No children found on British vital records.
___________________
From a ship’s Passenger list for the ’SS SAARBRUTECKEN’ of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD LINE:
On 2 Nov 1934 he left Britain for Manila with his wife May C Stopford
He was 30 years old and a Merchant
She was 27 years old, so born around 1907.
They had been staying at 7 Collingwood Terr. Westgate on-sea.
They both said that their last country of permanent residence was a foreign country.
They had with them a 2 year old son, Neville, so born around 1932.
Their country of future permanent residence was “P.I.”, possibly Phillipine Islands?
___________________
In 1938 they, with a daughter Ann, were on the ‘Hector’ of the Blue Funnel Line and bound for the Philippine Is
They were going to disembark at Hong Kong.
They departed on 1st October 1938.
He was 34 and a Merchant
May was 30
Neville was 6
Ann was 3
They had been living at Seaholme, Ryder’s Avenue, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
They travelled first class.
__________________
Not found in 1939 census.
He was a Japanese prisoner of War in WW2, but the record is not on-line.
Possibly she too was a prisoner of war, from a mention in USA records.
This is the entries from a USA list of all prisoners of war, note that they were civilian POWs but I cannot interpret the rest of the data:
STOPFORD ANNE CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
STOPFORD CRAIG CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
STOPFORD NEVILLE CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
STOPFORD W H CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
STOPFORD WYNDHAM H MRS CIV 6 0 45T0075172526
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On March 23rd 1945 he and his family were on the USS “John LYKES” from Manila Phillipines to USA; the family had an addition son, Craig then aged 5. I can only surmise that the shipload was all of people who had been imprisoned by the Japanese in Manila in WW2; remarkably both the adults and the three children survived this.
The Passenger List has fairly extensive information, of a quality almost equal to a census:
Age Birth
Surname Forenames Yr M Sx St Work Nat Place Date
Stopford Wyndham H 40 8 M M Franklin Baker Co Eng Hove, Eng
Stopford May 37 6 F M USA San Antonio, Texas Oct 11 1907
Stopford Neville 12 9 M S USA Manila, P.I. Jul 2 1932
Stopford Ann 9 9 F S USA Manila, P.I. Jul 4 1935
Stopford Craig 5 11 M S USA Manila, P.I. Apr 17 1939
I shall use this information for the reocrds of May and the children.
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In 1946 he, alone, was on the Passenger list of the “JOHN ERICCSON” of the UNITED STATES LINE embarking on June 20 1946
The ship embarked from Southampton and was bound for USA.
He was STAFFORD WYNDHAM and had stayed at Grape Nuts Co, 24 St James St, London
He travelled first class.
He was a Merchant aged 42.
His country of last permanent residence was foreign,
His country of future permanent residence was Phillipine Islands
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BP reports: “Wyndham Horace; b postumously 15 Aug 1904; m 1st 7 July 1928 May (d Aug 1967), dau of Col John White Craig, of Manila; m 2nd 22 Feb 1968 Charlotte, dau of Rev James Graham Clark, of Barrhead, Scotland, and d 1984”.
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FindMYPast has produce a record of his death in British Columbia:
Record set British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1992
First name(s) Wyndham Horace
Sex Male
Last name Stopford,
Year 1984
Province British Columbia
Country Canada
Age 79
Death date 2/9/1984
Place VICTORIA
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Canada, Americas
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And the death info direct from British Colombia records:
Event Type: Death
Registration Number: 1984-09-002763
BC Archives Mfilm Number: B13636
GSU Mfilm Number: 2073153
Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1984-02-09
Event Place: VICTORIA
Age at Death: 79
Person: WYNDHAM HORACE STOPFORD
Vital Stat Images(s): 004479505_02190.jpg
And the last line produced a copy of the page from the Death Register (brilliant!) which added the following information:
Place of death: Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria B.C. V8R 1J8
Usual residence: 3971 Birchwood Street, Victoria V8N 3L9, B.C.
Marital status: Married to Charlotte Burns née Clark
Occupation: Retired (management)
Birth date: August 15 1904
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Father: Wyndham Horace Stopford
Mother Dorothy Eleanor Reeson [sic, should be Leeson]
Informant: Charlotte Stopford, wife of same address
Burial: by cremation on Feb 10 1984 at Royal Oak Crematorium, Victoria, B.C.
Cause of death: Cardial arrest
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The above shows that he had a second marriage to Charlotte Burns Clark but British Columbia will, in 2021, only release marriage info for marriages before 1946. So I have slender documentation to enter.
B.C. does not have a death entry for her up to 2000.
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British Columbia has no information available about his and May’s two children, Neville and Ann.
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Notes for Wyndham Horace & May C (Family)
Their marriage index:
First name(s) Wyndham H
Last name Stopford
Sex Male
Marriage year 1926-30
Marriage Finder Wyndham H Stopford married one of these people
May Craig
Marriage place Manila
Place type Place
Country Philippines
Type Consular/Overseas
Source Gro Consular Marriages (1849-1965)
Records year range 1926-1930
Archive reference MCON
Volume 22
Page 493
Line number 68
Archive General Register Office
Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Banns And Marriages
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First name(s) Wyndham H
Last name Stopford
Sex Male
Marriage year 1926-30
Marriage Finder Wyndham H Stopford married one of these people
May Craig
Marriage place Manila
Place type Place
Country Philippines
Type Consular/Overseas
Source Gro Consular Marriages (1849-1965)
Records year range 1926-1930
Archive reference MCON
Volume 22
Page 493
Line number 68
Archive General Register Office
Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Banns And Marriages
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