----- Original Message ----- From: Karen Thomas To: Can-British-Columbia-L@rootswed.com Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 1:00 AM Subject: Look-Up Please ?! Could anyone look up a marriage registration for me ? Cyril Parkhurst and Lettitia Elsie Harris married Oct. 31, 1914 Reg # 1914-09-142126 BC Microfilm # B11384 GSU Microfilm # 1983977 If you're able to find and copy it, please mail to: Karen Blance Thomas 24 Bunny Drive Fulton, NY 13069 Thanks so much ! Karen

Hi: We are planning a trip to British Columbia in April. We are going to the Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler areas. This will be our frist trip, so any help would be appreciated. I have looked on Cyndi's site for the different Archives, libraries, etc...So my question would be which ones are a must see? I don' t want to miss this opportunity, Also, what kind of weather will it be in April and how hard is it to get from one place to another? Thank you so much for any help.

http://www.cfdchs.com/contact/index.htm I've always thought of Howe Sound as being the area between Vancouver, Squamish - Whistler area A great place for checking out areas of any province - state, country is http://www.mapquest.com (I just spent a while checking out areas around Sechelt - Gibsons and found Mansons Landing northwest of Sechelt and many other places I have found on BMD registrations of my extended family Regards; Dennice researching: Brûlè, Poirier, McFadden, Stephens, Michelsen, French, Brooks, Brown, Goudie, Vautrin pioneer families of British Columbia and their 'country wives' http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goudied/index.html

Hi Karen, I have some lookups to finish - couldn't get a reader over the past number of days. I will be back at the Library - either tomorrow - or Monday at the latest and can do the lookup and copy for you. 1 Groom Name: CYRIL PARKHURST Bride Name: LETTITIA ELSIE HARRIS Event Date: 1914 10 31 (Yr/Mo/Day) Event Place: VERNON Reg. Number: 1914-09-142126 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B11384 GSU Microfilm Number: 1983977 8 Name: CYRIL PARKHURST Event Date: 1954 3 1 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 62 Gender: Male Event Place: NORTH VANCOUVER Reg. Number: 1954-09-002901 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13219 GSU Microfilm Number: 2032965 17 Name: LETITIA ELSIE PARKHURST Event Date: 1972 5 8 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 77 Gender: Female Event Place: WEST VANCOUVER Reg. Number: 1972-09-007124 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13317 GSU Microfilm Number: 2034300 **Please Help with the Post 1901 Census Campaign.for Canada. We May Never See the 1906 census for the three Prairie Provinces or the 1911 > Census for Canada. An important issue to others Worldwide who may find they have Genealogy Interests in Canada. Letters and Petitions from People Outside of Canada are most welcome,perhaps they may even have more impact on this Campaign than those from Canadians alone. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Petition.htm http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Download/Noncanpt.pdf http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm Mail List: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN.html Happy New Year 2002 Stella Stanger sstanger@sfu.ca Member, Canada Census Committee At 01:01 AM 1/12/02 -0500, Karen Thomas wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: Karen Thomas >To: Can-British-Columbia-L@rootswed.com >Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 1:00 AM >Subject: Look-Up Please ?! > > >Could anyone look up a marriage registration for me ? > >Cyril Parkhurst and Lettitia Elsie Harris married Oct. 31, 1914 Reg ># 1914-09-142126 > BC Microfilm # B11384 > GSU Microfilm # 1983977 > >If you're able to find and copy it, please mail to: > Karen Blance Thomas > 24 Bunny Drive > Fulton, NY 13069 > Thanks so much ! > Karen > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >To New Subscribers : The online indexes to British Columbia Vital Records >are at >http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes >These records are freely available and there are several possibilities for >accessing them at a low cost. >

Howe Sound is the body of water on the Southern aka Sunshine Coast of Mainland B.C., stretching from West Vancouver to Squamish. The Horseshoe Bay Ferry crosses the mid point of Howe Sound.

Hi Karen, I have some lookups to finish - couldn't get a reader over the past number of days. I will be back at the Library - either tomorrow - or Monday at the latest and can do the lookup and copy for you. **Please Help with the Post 1901 Census Campaign.for Canada. We May Never See the 1906 census for the three Prairie Provinces or the 1911 > Census for Canada. An important issue to others Worldwide who may find they have Genealogy Interests in Canada. Letters and Petitions from people outside of Canada are most welcome,perhaps they may even have more impact on this Campaign than those from Canadians alone. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Petition.htm http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Download/Noncanpt.pdf http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm Mail List: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN.html Happy New Year 2002 Stella Stanger sstanger@sfu.ca Member, Canada Census Committee At 01:01 AM 1/12/02 -0500, Karen Thomas wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: Karen Thomas >To: Can-British-Columbia-L@rootswed.com >Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 1:00 AM >Subject: Look-Up Please ?! > > >Could anyone look up a marriage registration for me ? > >Cyril Parkhurst and Lettitia Elsie Harris married Oct. 31, 1914 Reg ># 1914-09-142126 > BC Microfilm # B11384 > GSU Microfilm # 1983977 > >If you're able to find and copy it, please mail to: > Karen Blance Thomas > 24 Bunny Drive > Fulton, NY 13069 > Thanks so much ! > Karen > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >To New Subscribers : The online indexes to British Columbia Vital Records >are at >http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes >These records are freely available and there are several possibilities for >accessing them at a low cost. >

Was wondering if someone from the coast to tell me what area is covered by Howe Sound, cannot find it on the map of B.C. but it is mentioned a lot by the weather man on B.C. tv. Thanks a lot Ken in Enderby

Enjoy your trip to B.C.! You don't say where you are traveling from and how much time you have. Vancouver is a large city on the mainland of B.C. It will take time to visit Whistler as well. It is a skiing area about 2 hours drive from Vancouver. Whistler/Blackcomb will have snow in the higher elevations, but Whistler Village should be clear. Vancouver in April will be like Victoria (both could be rainy) I concur with Dennice Goudie. Victoria is easy to get around in and the weather will be great. If you are traveling from the mainland, the ferry trip through the islands is worth it. Victoria is the capitol of B.C. It is on Vancouver Island reached by a 1 1/2 hr.ferry ride or by airplane. When you arrive at either the Vancouver Island Int'l Airport or the Schwartz Bay ferry terminal it is about a 25 min+ drive to Victoria. The Provincial Archives are right near the inner harbour.(part of the Provincial Museum building complex) www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca. Victoria also has an excellent City of Victoria Archives helpful if your heritage is Victorian. www.city.victoria.bc.ca There are many helpful sites online: B.C. Ferries,Vancouver Island,Whistler, Victoria-all have their urls. Let me know and I will pass them along to you off-list.

Hi As a lifetime (other than a few years in my teens) resident of Vancouver Island (on which you will find the city of Victoria - City of Gardens) April is a wonderful time to visit British Columbia. We will have done the flower count (already have flowers outside in bloom - many survived what has been an unusually mild winter on the Island) If you are planning anything touristy - Victoria would be a very good bet for a genealogy vist as B.C. Archives are part of the Museum in Victoria - within a block are the Parliament Buildings, Empress Hotel and many other tourist attractions. Name: HENRY EDWARD BROWN Event Date: 1974 9 27 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 74 Gender: Male Event Place: VICTORIA Reg. Number: 1974-09-014642 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13336 <<< this would be the number required for BC Archives or any holder of the microfilms GSU Microfilm Number: 2050340 <<<<< this would be the number required for Microfilm held by FHC (Family History Centres access BC Archives: http://www2.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2vsd <change the last letter to "m" for marriage - "b" for birth to get registration numbers: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/genealogy/microfilm.html <<< link for microfilm holding agencies / libraries / universities Mailing Address: Physical Location: 655 Belleville Street British Columbia Archives P.O. Box 9419 Stn. PROV GOVT Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 9V1 FAX: (250) 387-2072 Phone: (250) 387-1952 Toll Free: From Greater Vancouver area: 660-2421 (ask the operator for 387-1952) From other areas in British Columbia, excluding Vancouver & Victoria: 1-800-663-7867 (ask the operator for 387-1952) Vancouver Public Library History and Government Division 350 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 6B1 Telephone: (604) 331-3710 Fax: (604) 331-3720 Website: (http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/his/home.html#Collect ions) Regards; Dennice researching: Brûlè, Poirier, McFadden, Stephens, Michelsen, French, Brooks, Brown, Goudie, Vautrin pioneer families of British Columbia and their 'country wives' http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goudied/index.html

Jacob Kornelius Klassen and his wife Tina Bargen were killed in an auto accident on 7 August 1958 in Aldergrave. They were buried in Clearbrook. Is is possible to get newspaper clippings about the accident and/or obituaries for them? Alene

There are no Tina KLASSEN - listed - There are no Tina Bargen listed in the Govt Vital Index. Deaths. A thought: The Funeral Director/Funeral Home - that handled the arrangements - may still have copies of all information taken - including information taken for the obituary. Contacting them may be helpful to you. There may be a Coronors report to determine cause of death. 4 Name: JACOB KLASSEN Event Date: 1958 8 7 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 55 Gender: Male Event Place: SURREY Reg. Number: 1958-09-012978 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13239 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033180 5 Name: KATHARINA KLASSEN Event Date: 1958 8 7 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 49 Gender: Female Event Place: SURREY Reg. Number: 1958-09-012979 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13239 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033180 Cheers, Stella At 02:40 PM 1/11/02 -0700, Alene Vogel wrote: >Jacob Kornelius Klassen and his wife Tina Bargen were killed in an auto >accident on 7 August 1958 in Aldergrave. They were buried in >Clearbrook. > Is is possible to get newspaper clippings about the accident >and/or obituaries for them? >Alene > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Every two months or so, please repost your interests, >telling us what you know and where you've looked >and what you still need to find out. >

At least two of my GGGrandUncles emigrated to Western Canada. Alexander Bain joined the 46th South Saskatchewan Regiment and died in France in 1918. There is some confusion over Alex as he appears to have enlisted under his mother's maiden name, McKay, but his gravestone is marked Bain. He appears in Canadian Military Archives and the WW1 Roll of Honour as McKay. Kenneth Bain died in Kamloops in 1896, apparently unmarried and without issue. I have his Death Certificate and his obituary from the local newspaper. I have also found a Donald Bain that may be my GGGrandUncle. I have obtained his Death Certificate and it shows him dying at age 43 on 9 April 1906 in South Vancouver, Canada and born Scotland. This fits with my ancestor b.11 May 1862, Latheronwheel, Caithness, Scotland. I would like to be able to either prove or disprove this link, as there were one or two other Donald Bains born in Scotland around this time. There also appears to be a record of Probate lodged with the British Columbia Supreme Court. If anyone can help me obtain information on the record of Probate or has other information on any of these individual I would be grateful. Regards Chris Macneill

Chris: To see probate files from that era, ask the staff at BC Archives to look them up and copy them for you. Go to the BC Archives INQUIRIES page at http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/services/inquiry/accescom.htm and scroll down to the electronic form at the bottom of the page. You can leave your requests in that form. If you already have the reference numbers from searching at the website, that's even better. The staff will do the research without charge, if they can do it within about one half hour, which is their time limit for research for the public. So you have to be VERY specific in wording your request. If they take on the research, they will contact you and tell you what the photocopying charges would be. When they receive your payment, they mail the copies. The most difficult thing about this simple request is deciding how many pages you want. The charge is 40 cents Canadian per page, (letter size sheets) plus 14% taxes. If there are a great many pages, it makes sense to ask the staff person to include just those pages that have information of genealogical interest, or, in your case, any pages that show things like birth date, heirs, addresses, or anything that would prove or disprove relationship to you. In those earlier years, I usually find there are not too many pages in a file. The will, and statements about disbursements -- "who got what" -- and the name of the executor, who might be a relation, are the most useful parts. The Archives people are usually able to respond quite quickly, though the photocopying might be delayed a while if there are a lot of pages. Claudia Claudia Cole Independent Research Agent 304-1960 Lee Avenue Victoria BC V8R 4W8 -----Original Message----- From: Chris Macneill [mailto:cmm.ft@netcomuk.co.uk] Sent: January 11, 2002 4:37 AM To: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-BC] BAIN - Seaching for Canadian connections At least two of my GGGrandUncles emigrated to Western Canada. Alexander Bain joined the 46th South Saskatchewan Regiment and died in France in 1918. There is some confusion over Alex as he appears to have enlisted under his mother's maiden name, McKay, but his gravestone is marked Bain. He appears in Canadian Military Archives and the WW1 Roll of Honour as McKay. Kenneth Bain died in Kamloops in 1896, apparently unmarried and without issue. I have his Death Certificate and his obituary from the local newspaper. I have also found a Donald Bain that may be my GGGrandUncle. I have obtained his Death Certificate and it shows him dying at age 43 on 9 April 1906 in South Vancouver, Canada and born Scotland. This fits with my ancestor b.11 May 1862, Latheronwheel, Caithness, Scotland. I would like to be able to either prove or disprove this link, as there were one or two other Donald Bains born in Scotland around this time. There also appears to be a record of Probate lodged with the British Columbia Supreme Court. If anyone can help me obtain information on the record of Probate or has other information on any of these individual I would be grateful. Regards Chris Macneill ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== Visit the British Columbia Gen Web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/

Hi. The Instructions to Enumerators are quite lengthy in several cases. I have transcribed several of those instructions into Acrobat PDF files in preparation for my submission to the Expert Panel on Access to Historic Census (The Myths of Census). I have transcribed them for 1871, 1891, 1901, 1906, 1911, 1916, 1921, 1926, 1931, 1936, and 1941. I will work today at putting together a page for the Post 1901 Census Project website (at the URL following my signature) on which links to the Adobe files will be available. Until that page is loaded, I will be willing, for speakers at the Town Hall meetings ONLY, on request to send these files attached to an email. I repeat -- speakers only. If I am inundated with requests from non-speakers I will not be able to get the web page done. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index.htm en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob & Terry Brooks" <rwbrooks@accesswave.ca> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [CCC] Federal Court Action Hi Lois Would it be possible to publish on line the instructions to the enumerators for 1891 , 1901 1906 and 1911 . The object would be to add some potent ammunition for those who are yet to present at the upcoming Town Hall meetings. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Sparling" <lsparling@shaw.ca> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 1:24 AM Subject: [CCC] Federal Court Action > Well I would like to do some more venting before I settle down to > drafting a restrained, proper Action focused on the law and not my > personal frustration and disappointment with the "Powers that Be". > > Our current Chief Statistician did try to prevent the release of the > 1901 census. The Justice Department lawyers told him he had to release > it but he grabbed onto a legal opinion that there was a technical > difference between the instructions to the enumerators for the 1906 and > 1911 census. The wording was identical to the 1891 and 1901 census but > it was passed as a regulation by the Cabinet. This gave those > instructions "the force of law". The Chief Statistician seized on the > part of those instructions which told the enumerators to reassure any > who asked that the individual census returns would be kept > confidential. This is the holy PROMISE TO OUR ANCESTORS Statistics > Canada goes on and on about. Unfortunately for the Chief Statistician's > legal position, another part of those same instructions state that the > census returns form a part of the historical record of Canada and would > be turned over to the National Archives. Both parts have equal "force > of law". > > Does anyone have difficulty following my line of reasoning. Can you all > predict the ending to this story? Doesn't take a law degree, does it. > > Once we, the Good Guys, read those instructions and found the part about > the census returns going to the National Archives, we won. > Unfortunately, the opposition won't concede defeat. Instead of a > tactical retreat and circling the wagons around the 1916 and later > census, the opposition has decided to don black hats, put their pride > and reputation(s) on the line and stall shamelessly. > > These town hall meetings also seem to be adding up to a shameless > display. Do Statistics Canada and Environics think we won't notice such > transparent attempts to manipulate the results of this further > consultation? Have they no regard for their reputations? I guess not. > Maybe they think we, the humble non-statisticians, are stupid. Maybe > they think those others, the humble reporters, are endlessly gullible > and that no one reads the letters to the editor which each new item > provokes. > > Anyway, here we are, forced to raise money for a court case to compel > the Chief Statistician to comply with the National Arcivist's lawful > request to turn over the 1906 census. Will I actually have to stand up > in Court to argue this? Will I be able to keep a straight face if I do? > > And no, I will not be seeking costs against any civil servant, > personally. We, the taxpayer, will have to foot the bill. What a > waste! > > Lois Sparling > > P.S. There are now 3 lawyers with a variety of expertise working with me > on this. > > > ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe from Digest Mode. Send a message to > CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains > (in the Subject line and body of the message) the command > -- unsubscribe -- and no additional text. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.312 / Virus Database: 173 - Release Date: 31/12/01 ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== How to unsubscribe from Mail Mode. Send a message to CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the Subject line and body of the message) the command -- unsubscribe -- and no additional text.

Greetings All. FYI Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: Gordon A. Watts To: letters@thegazette.southam.ca Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:28 PM Subject: Re: Old census data may soon go public Editor: Montreal Gazette Sir: Re: Ann Carroll's article (Montreal Gazette 9 January 2002) regarding Town Hall Meetings on public access to Historic Census records. I am infuriated every time I hear representatives of Statistics Canada making reference to a "PROMISE" of confidentiality of Census that lasts "FOREVER". I am further infuriated by media reports that promote this "promise" without questioning it's existence. The fact is that NO PROMISE WAS EVER MADE that confidentiality of Census would last FOREVER -- IT DOES NOT EXIST!! It does not appear in any legislation, either past or present. It does not appear in any issue of the Canada Gazette. It does not appear in any Proclamation of the Governor General in Council. It is not reported in Hansard for debates of the House of Commons or the Senate. It does not appear in any media accounts that have been found relating to the 1906 or 1911 Censuses. IT DOES NOT EXIST!! An Access to Information request was submitted to Statistics Canada for any and all documented evidence of such a "promise". Not one piece of such evidence was forthcoming. Surely, if a single piece of documented evidence existed that would substantiate this mythical "promise", Chief Statistician Ivan Fellegi would leap at the chance to produce it. Dr. Fellegi will have his chance to "put his money where his mouth is". Initial steps have been taken to bring a public interest action to Federal Court to force the transfer of the 1906 Census of the Western Provinces to the National Archives. Once under the control of the National Archives it will be subject to the Privacy Act and Regulations attached thereto, and will subsequently be accessible by the public, 92 years after collection. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC Tel 604-942-6889 http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index.htm en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm

To Joe Peschisolido, MP:- I would really like to see all BLUE ????? dumped in the recycle bin -- we need your support IF we ever want to see the 1906 and 1911 and later census records. Murray Calder's C-312 was declared Non-Votable by a committee, the chairlady has since resigned -- 14 bills dumped in 15 minutes. However, Murray Calder is still working and will have one hour of debate about end of February. Senator Lorna Milne's S-12 Bill is in Third Reading, more debate, vote and we hope it comes to the House of Commons. QUESTION:- Will YOU be supportive of census release, with records automatically transferred to National Archives of Canada. Please let us know -- this memo will be posted on your memo board. Muriel M. Davidson davidson3542@rogers.com Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Score1.htm#BC

Hi, I got this information off the B.C. vital stats page and was wondering if anyone could look up an obituary for me - I am trying to see if he is connected to the Harrop family I am searching. Thanks, Patricia Name: ERNEST HARROP Event Date: 1950 9 7 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 87 Gender: Male Event Place: NELSON Reg. Number: 1950-09-008817 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13205 GSU Microfilm Number: 2032633

Good Morning Ruth, It is quite possible that Thomas Crawley - may have gone over to Comox - to be with family members - or a nice place to retire. You know that Ethel (married name?) was the informant on the Death Registration for Thomas. Do you have a copy of the registration? Does it give Ethel's address. If you don't have the regl. I can take a look at the death registration for information. and check the Vancouver Papers for possible obituary. I am going to the Library today - to clear up some lookups - and do some research into an old murder case which should take a good part of the afternoon. You Mention That Thomas Crawley - married Ann McDonald - Had she remarried after being married to Thomas Smith Cassidy? or was McDonald her maiden name. I have been searching for marriage regs. with 0 results so marriage may have occurred after 1926 if they married in B.C. 2 Name: THOMAS CATLIN CRAWLEY Event Date: 1962 11 13 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 85 Gender: Male Event Place: COMOX Reg. Number: 1962-09-013611 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13259 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033501 7 Groom Name: THOMAS C CRAWLEY Bride Name: HULDA VICTORIA MANSON Event Date: 1906 9 15 (Yr/Mo/Day) Event Place: VANCOUVER Reg. Number: 1906-09-052382 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B11373 GSU Microfilm Number: 1983530 PROBATE RECORDS: Have attempted to obtain Probate Records - Not every estate goes through probate - but might be worth a try. This would give you current information - at the time of death. Names and addresses of beneficiaries etc. Provincial Archive may be able to help. Please Help with the Post 1901 Census Campaign.for Canada. We may never see the 1906 -1911 > census - An important issue to others Worldwide who may find they have Genealogy Interests in Canada. Letters and Petitions would be a great help. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm Happy New Year 2002. Cheers, Stella At 08:27 AM 1/8/02 -0700, Ruth Staal wrote: >Hello all, >I am searching for information regarding Thomas Catlin Crawley and his >two families. He was born in Guelph, ON in 1877 and died in Comox, BC >in 1962. Why was he in Comox? He's my father's birth father but did not >raise him. He maried my father's mother, Hulda Victoria Manson, in >Vancouver, BC, in 1906 but they separated soon after my father was born, >and he married Anne McDonald at a somewhat later date. She had childen >by a previous marriage to Thomas Smith Cassidy (Ethel, Phyllis and >Oswald) and Ethel was the informant at Thomas Crawley's death. Does >anyone now anything about Ethel, Phyllis or Oswald? I know this seems >like I know a lot about the family, but I can't find any trace of Thomas >Cassidy, Anne or their children or anything more about Thomas Crawley. I >know my father was born in Lynn Valley, BC and his father worked there >for some time. Why did he die in Comox? My main interst is finding >someone who knows anything about the family. I have no known living >relatives - there must be someone out there who knows something about >either family. I'd sure appreciate anone who can make me feel part of a >family. Thanks! Ruth Staal > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Every two months or so, please repost your interests, >telling us what you know and where you've looked >and what you still need to find out.

Good morning, Ruth, have you tried to look for an obit at whatever newspaper Comox had at the time? That might give you a clue as to what he did there. Ines At 08:27 AM 08-01-02 -0700, Ruth Staal wrote: >Hello all, >I am searching for information regarding Thomas Catlin Crawley and his >two families. He was born in Guelph, ON in 1877 and died in Comox, BC >in 1962. Why was he in Comox? He's my father's birth father but did not >raise him. He maried my father's mother, Hulda Victoria Manson, in >Vancouver, BC, in 1906 but they separated soon after my father was born, >and he married Anne McDonald at a somewhat later date. She had childen >by a previous marriage to Thomas Smith Cassidy (Ethel, Phyllis and >Oswald) and Ethel was the informant at Thomas Crawley's death. Does >anyone now anything about Ethel, Phyllis or Oswald? I know this seems >like I know a lot about the family, but I can't find any trace of Thomas >Cassidy, Anne or their children or anything more about Thomas Crawley. I >know my father was born in Lynn Valley, BC and his father worked there >for some time. Why did he die in Comox? My main interst is finding >someone who knows anything about the family. I have no known living >relatives - there must be someone out there who knows something about >either family. I'd sure appreciate anone who can make me feel part of a >family. Thanks! Ruth Staal > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Every two months or so, please repost your interests, >telling us what you know and where you've looked >and what you still need to find out. Ines (IBSSG) Ines.Mannhardt@cadvision.com

Greetings all. I have had some reports from those who attended the Town Hall Meetings on Monday, with some more to come. A number of those writing me have expressed the opinion that the first two speakers of the afternoon session, who spoke against access, were government 'plants'. I do not yet know their names or positions but at this time I am led to believe that they were employees of a statistical agency of the Nova Scotia Government. I know for a fact that for the Ottawa meetings, a Privacy researcher and consultant was 'invited' to appear and speak. He contacted me before the meeting to advise me of his 'invitation'. It must have been a shock to StatCan to find that this individual did not come out in opposition to access of the 1906 and 1911 Censuses. We will be watching with interest to see how many other meetings have 'invited' participants, particularly those who who work for the various statistical agencies of the governments, either federally or provincially. So much for the stated desire to hear the opinions of 'ordinary' Canadians. Some writers have expressed the opinion that they might like to speak at these meetings but feel others from various academic or historical/genealogical societies can do a better job. To those who might feel this way, my response is to say 'go for it!' Your opinion is just as valid as anyone else's, and as 'ordinary' Canadians, it is your opinion that is sought by the bureaucrats of StatCan. Don't let any of these meetings proceed without sufficient speakers to fill the alloted time slots. Please keep us informed regarding your participation, and what happens at the meetings. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index.htm en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm