David Peter Starrs was born in June of 1891 in county Tyrone, Northern Ireland to the parents of Francis J. Starrs and Mary Jane Mullen of Tattyreagh, Ireland. They were blessed with 10 children. Siblings of David Starrs included: Patrick Starrs, Bernard "Barney" Starrs, Charles Edward Starrs, James Francis Starrs, Jane Starrs, Mary "Minnie" Starrs, Francis Starrs, Thomas Starrs, and Kate Anne Starrs. In the 1890's the Starrs family moved to Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland and can be found in 1901 and 1911 census records.
From the period of about 1914-1920 David served for the British Army as a member of the 16th Irish Fusileers during WWI. he fought at Vimy Ridge, and other places before being wounded in the back.
After the war, On March 20, 1926 he left Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "Montrose" and set sail for Canada. he arrived on March 28, 1926 at St. John New Brunswick. He headed for Swift Current, Saskatchewan where his brothers Patrick and Barney had made their homes. In 1933 he married Eva Catherine Thwaites in Swift Current. They were blessed with four children; Alice, Eva, Patricia "Pat", and Thomas F. Starrs. Eventually the family would relocate to Richmond, B.C.
From the period of about 1914-1920 David served for the British Army as a member of the 16th Irish Fusileers during WWI. he fought at Vimy Ridge, and other places before being wounded in the back.
After the war, On March 20, 1926 he left Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "Montrose" and set sail for Canada. he arrived on March 28, 1926 at St. John New Brunswick. He headed for Swift Current, Saskatchewan where his brothers Patrick and Barney had made their homes. In 1933 he married Eva Catherine Thwaites in Swift Current. They were blessed with four children; Alice, Eva, Patricia "Pat", and Thomas F. Starrs. Eventually the family would relocate to Richmond, B.C.
David Peter Starrs was born in June of 1891 in county Tyrone, Northern Ireland to the parents of Francis J. Starrs and Mary Jane Mullen of Tattyreagh, Ireland. They were blessed with 10 children. Siblings of David Starrs included: Patrick Starrs, Bernard "Barney" Starrs, Charles Edward Starrs, James Francis Starrs, Jane Starrs, Mary "Minnie" Starrs, Francis Starrs, Thomas Starrs, and Kate Anne Starrs. In the 1890's the Starrs family moved to Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland and can be found in 1901 and 1911 census records.
From the period of about 1914-1920 David served for the British Army as a member of the 16th Irish Fusileers during WWI. he fought at Vimy Ridge, and other places before being wounded in the back.
After the war, On March 20, 1926 he left Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "Montrose" and set sail for Canada. he arrived on March 28, 1926 at St. John New Brunswick. He headed for Swift Current, Saskatchewan where his brothers Patrick and Barney had made their homes. In 1933 he married Eva Catherine Thwaites in Swift Current. They were blessed with four children; Alice, Eva, Patricia "Pat", and Thomas F. Starrs. Eventually the family would relocate to Richmond, B.C.
From the period of about 1914-1920 David served for the British Army as a member of the 16th Irish Fusileers during WWI. he fought at Vimy Ridge, and other places before being wounded in the back.
After the war, On March 20, 1926 he left Greenock, Scotland aboard the ship "Montrose" and set sail for Canada. he arrived on March 28, 1926 at St. John New Brunswick. He headed for Swift Current, Saskatchewan where his brothers Patrick and Barney had made their homes. In 1933 he married Eva Catherine Thwaites in Swift Current. They were blessed with four children; Alice, Eva, Patricia "Pat", and Thomas F. Starrs. Eventually the family would relocate to Richmond, B.C.
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