John Bowen Spillman (1881 - 1915)

Born 1881 in Barnton, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Houghton) Spillman — married 1908 in Barnton, Cheshire, England

Died 7 May 1915 at about age 34 in At Sea

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Biography

John Spillman was born in Cheshire, England.

John was baptised December 4, 1881 in Barnton, Cheshire, England. He was the son of John Spillman and Ann Haddock.^[1]

In the summer of 1908, John married Elizabeth Houghton at Christ Church in Barnton, Cheshire.^[2]

In the spring of 1913, John and Elizabeth emigrated to North America, arriving in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on May 23rd. They crossed the border to the USA stating that it was their intent to reside there permanently. He was 31 years of age and listed as an oiler and his wife Elizabeth was 28 and their destination was listed as Wyandotte, Michigan where his uncle, Joseph Cashmore lived. John gave his nearest relative in his homeland as his uncle, Thomas Farrimond of Winnington, Cheshire.

He had been a soccer player and had worked for the Michigan Alkali Works for nearly 2 years. He had been in hospital for a few months due to an attack of typhoid fever and had sold his home and sailed for England for a "long rest," ^[3]

John Bowen Spillman and his wife were travelling 2nd Class and both lost their lives in the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915. His wife's body was lost at sea while Mr. Spillman's body was recovered and identified (No. 26) and he was buried at Queenstown on May 15th; Grave B, 5th Row, Upper Tier. ^{[4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ2M-5X6), Ann Spillman in entry for John Bowen Spillman, 04 Dec 1881, Christening; citing item 15 p 193, , Barnton, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,106,920.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DFG-3BX : 13 December 2014), John Brown Spillman, 1908; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1908, quarter 3, vol. 8A, p. 613, Northwich, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Detroit Free Press, 11 May 1915
4. ↑ https://www.rmslusitania.info/people/second-cabin/
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #233049972

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS6N-TDG : 21 May 2019), Charles Daggett in household of Louis Hassall, Barnton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," citing Weaverham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW3W-V5G), Elizabeth Spillman in household of John Spillman, Barnton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSZZ-GMN), John B Spillman, 1913.

SEE ALSO:

• Wikipedia:Sinking_of_the_RMS_Lusitania