Greetings All My thanks to Doug Porteous on the Can-Saskatchewan mail list for posting the URL for the following article of the 20 June Globe and Mail. Thanks also to Garth Ulrich, our Canada Census Committee member in Saskatchewan for forwarding it to me. The URL for the original article is: http://www.globeandmail.com/gam/Commentary/20010620/COCENSUS.html Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward this message without notice is granted. ======================================== Don't muzzle our past Wilfrid Laurier never intended to keep the 1906 census secret, says historian BILL WAISER BILL WAISER Wednesday, June 20, 2001 In 2005, Saskatchewan and Alberta will celebrate their centennial as provinces. All kinds of special events are being planned for the occasion. But, as things now stand, one important historical player -- the 1906 special Western census -- will not be there. At the beginning of the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of immigrants helped fuel what became known as the "Laurier Boom." Most newcomers were attracted by the promise of the "last best West" and took up homesteads in record numbers. Prairie cities became some of the world's fastest growing urban centres: Saskatoon, for example, mushroomed from 113 people in 1901 to more than 12,000 a decade later. Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier took pride that one of Confederation's last great tasks -- settlement of the Western interior -- was finally being realized. He recognized that a new agricultural society was in the making, one with a distinctive, continental European component, and wanted to capture this change. He ordered a special Western census for June, 1906 -- held in the three Prairie provinces only. It was an unprecedented exercise. Census-taking was normally held every 10 years -- the last one in 1901. But Western Canada's growth was so phenomenal that Laurier decided to take a kind of statistical snapshot of the region's population and agriculture for posterity. This census material is now almost a century old. According to federal legislation (the Privacy, Access to Information, and National Archives acts), it should have been made available for public consultation in 1998. Ian Wilson, the Chief Archivist, has asked Statistics Canada to transfer the 1906 census to the custody and control of the Archives. This request has not been honoured and the law has not been respected. Those opposed to releasing the 1906 census contend that prime minister Laurier made a pledge that the information would remain confidential forever. But none of these opponents -- or anyone else for that matter -- has been able to produce any evidence of the so-called Laurier promise. What we do know is that the 1906 census did have a confidentiality provision "to keep inviolate the secrecy of the information" that was specifically aimed at census enumerators, not the general public generations later. The Laurier government wanted to assure Westerners that census information would not be passed along to tax collectors or military conscription personnel, and instructed its census workers to emphasize this point. But the 1906 census instructions also state, "The Census is intended to be a permanent record, and its schedules will be stored in the Archives of the Dominion." Releasing the 1906 census data would not break a promise to Canadians; it would keep one. The continuing failure to transfer these records to the National Archives breaks faith with the original intentions of the Laurier government and violates the current access and privacy laws of Canada. Maybe it's time for three of the Liberal leadership hopefuls -- John Manley, Brian Tobin and Sheila Copps -- to show some leadership on this important issue. In November, 1999, then industry minister Manley appointed an expert panel to investigate how historical census material should be handled. The panel concluded that there was no impediment to transferring the 1906 census to the National Archives -- a position supported by a legal opinion from the Department of Justice. Mr. Tobin, the new industry minister, has had several months to study and act on the report. Researchers from his province of Newfoundland currently enjoy access to its 1945 census. One wonders why Western Canadians are being denied the same privilege, especially given the purpose of the 1906 census. Ms. Copps, meanwhile, has been promoting Canadian heritage at every opportunity, but has been uncharacteristically silent on the census question. Surely, her department should be championing the fundamental importance of this material for a more complete understanding of Canada's past. Then there's Jean Chrétien, who likes to compare himself to Laurier and seems to be looking for a legacy. What better way to honour one of our most successful prime ministers than to provide access to the census that gave credence to the term, "Canada's Century"? It's time to release the 1906 special Western census for public consultation. The Saskatchewan and Alberta centennials are just four years away. Researchers need time to examine the material to learn more about the Laurier era in general, and the histories of Western families in particular. There are half a million individual stories waiting to be told. Now that's a celebration. Bill Waiser lives in Saskatoon. He is a board member of Canada's National History Society.

Thanks to all those great people who replied to my Tranquille query. I haven't tried your suggestions as yet, but will soon. The sun is shining and all's right with the world. Wally

Good Morning All, Bob Tuxford posted his quest to the Alberta Mail List - I searched our B.C. list - and found the Tuxfords that he was searching for. I asked him to subscribe and post a request - to Can-BC. I would have done the lookup myself - except that my knee is still not mended entirely - I could have managed - the short walk to a bus - but without transit - it means a long walk into town - or taxi in both directions. If I can manage a ride into town in the near future I can do the lookup. The following are the names he is searching: 1 Name: GEORGE STUART TUXFORD Event Date: 1943 2 4 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 72 Gender: Male Event Place: VICTORIA Reg. Number: 1943-09-619100 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13178 GSU Microfilm Number: 1953638 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Family Connections ?? 2 Name: GEORGE LAVENDER TUXFORD Event Date: 1960 12 30 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 80 Gender: Male Event Place: VANCOUVER Reg. Number: 1960-09-015444 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13249 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033347 5 Name: THOMAS GEORGE TUXFORD Event Date: 1974 11 13 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 81 Gender: Male Event Place: VICTORIA Reg. Number: 1974-09-017118 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13337 GSU Microfilm Number: 2050341 6 Name: JAMES ARCHIBALD TUXFORD Event Date: 1975 6 8 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 78 Gender: Male Event Place: VICTORIA Reg. Number: 1975-09-008914 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13342 GSU Microfilm Number: 2050442 3 Name: ROSA TUXFORD Event Date: 1966 4 3 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 85 Gender: Female Event Place: RICHMOND Reg. Number: 1966-09-005118 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13277 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033853 4 Name: ELSIE JANE TUXFORD Event Date: 1966 10 16 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 68 Gender: Female Event Place: VICTORIA Reg. Number: 1966-09-013410 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13279 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033855 At 03:21 AM 6/19/01 -0400, Rtuxford@aol.com wrote: >Seeking assistance with George Lavender Tuxford who died 30 December 1960 >Vancouver > Thomas George Tuxford died 13 >November 1974 Victoria James >Archibald Tuxford died 8 June 1975 Victoria > Rosa Tuxford died 3 April 1966 > Richmond > Elsie Jane Tuxford died 16 >October 1966 Victoria > > >==== 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.

Seeking assistance with George Lavender Tuxford who died 30 December 1960 Vancouver Thomas George Tuxford died 13 November 1974 Victoria James Archibald Tuxford died 8 June 1975 Victoria Rosa Tuxford died 3 April 1966 Richmond Elsie Jane Tuxford died 16 October 1966 Victoria

Hi Wally The records will be at the BC Archives, there are files and pictures use Tranquille as a search string, this will bring up several references to files and pictures Regards David On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:47:50 -0700, wally whiteside wrote: >Hi everybody, > >Has anybody had any experience with trying to obtain information from >Tranquille? My Uncle died there in 1939 and I'm wondering if there are >any records, medical or otherwise, that would be available. > >I realize that the place has been closed for some time but there must be >records somewhere. > >Cheers > >Wally > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Visit the British Columbia Gen Web page at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/ > >

Trying to find living relatives of Charles COLLYER d.1916 in Sandon. or BERRYs from Suffolk I have been researching Thomas Rugeley COLLYER and his wife Marion (or Marianne)( BERRY) COLLYER. They lived in Victoria from about 1881 until their deaths in 1895 and 1897. They had one daughter Marion Elizabeth a widow who moved with her young children to Ont to live with her husbands family. The BERRY/COLLYER's came from Suffolk England. Marion Elizabeth b1880? married her first cousin George COLLYER. George COLLYER's brother Charles COLLYER was also in British Columbia and dies there in 1916. Also trying to discover if Thomas and Marion moved to BC because of other BERRY family. I don't know if there were any but the BMD show quite a number of BERRYs in BC about that time. Mary from Ont

Hi everybody, Has anybody had any experience with trying to obtain information from Tranquille? My Uncle died there in 1939 and I'm wondering if there are any records, medical or otherwise, that would be available. I realize that the place has been closed for some time but there must be records somewhere. Cheers Wally

Hello All: I have just received word that Carol LOVE 1910-2001 passed away at Columbia View Lodge in Trail BC Saturday June 16, 2001. Graveside service will be at Midway BC June 20th. I'm wondering if there is a kind soul out there who could keep an eye out for an obit for her in the Trail Newspaper, and pass it on to me. I would be very grateful. Carol was an avid family historian who grew up in Boundary Falls BC, where her father John CASSELMAN operated the power plant. Another piece of first-person BC history gone forever. Thanks very much. Judi D

Hi Elaine, I'd say you're definitely in the right place! Welcome! :-) I see that Doug has pointed you to a couple of good starting places. If you want a copy of Harry's death registration, someone may already have written to offer this, but if not, I'll be glad to get it for you- just let me know- they are one of the best bargains in the world- lots of information and a miniscule cost. Pam ElaineCollier@aol.com wrote: > > Hello > > I have just joined the list but not sure whether I'm on the right one. > > I am looking for Harry NEWLOVE who emigrated from Yorkshire, England in 1906 > and arrived in the States. Harry moved around quite a before finally > settling in Vancouver and then Chilliwack in 1912 and found employment > laying sidewalks. Harry fought in the Canadian Air Force and eventually > returned to Chilliwack and became co-owner of a mine. > > I am looking for information on Harry and his family and would be grateful > for any help or a pointer in the right direction where I could find the > information. I live in the UK so do not know what resources are available > to me. I am particularly interested in getting the address of the public > library where records for Chilliwack are held. > > If I am on the wrong list I would be grateful is someone could tell me which > list would be more appropriate. > > Many thanks > > Elaine > Oxford, UK > *********** > elainecollier@aol.com > > Researching: > > Newbound: London, Surrey, Cambridge > Spinner: London, Kent, Illinois USA > Howell: London, Hampshire > Roberts: London, Surrey > > . > > ==== 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. -- Pam Thomson in BC, Canada Researching Fairweather & Todrick mailto:pamthom@intergate.ca

Hello, Elaine. You may wish to search the National Archives of Canada site for World War I Canadian Expeditionary Forces records: http://www.archives.ca/02/02010602_e.html I found a Harry Newlove there - you can order a hard-copy of his records from the National Archives if you think he might be "your" Harry. I also found a Harry Newlove on the BC Vital Statistics Death Index: http://www2.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2vsd Name: HARRY NEWLOVE Event Date: 1958 11 27 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 72 Gender: Male Event Place: VANCOUVER Reg. Number: 1958-09-013138 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13239 GSU Microfilm Number: 2033180 Hope this helps. I'm sure other list members will have more to say about BC-specific resources. --Doug Doug Porteous Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada -----Original Message----- From: ElaineCollier@aol.com [mailto:ElaineCollier@aol.com] Sent: June 17, 2001 3:45 PM To: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-BC] Newlove Hello I have just joined the list but not sure whether I'm on the right one. I am looking for Harry NEWLOVE who emigrated from Yorkshire, England in 1906 and arrived in the States. Harry moved around quite a before finally settling in Vancouver and then Chilliwack in 1912 and found employment laying sidewalks. Harry fought in the Canadian Air Force and eventually returned to Chilliwack and became co-owner of a mine. I am looking for information on Harry and his family and would be grateful for any help or a pointer in the right direction where I could find the information. I live in the UK so do not know what resources are available to me. I am particularly interested in getting the address of the public library where records for Chilliwack are held. If I am on the wrong list I would be grateful is someone could tell me which list would be more appropriate. Many thanks Elaine Oxford, UK *********** elainecollier@aol.com Researching: Newbound: London, Surrey, Cambridge Spinner: London, Kent, Illinois USA Howell: London, Hampshire Roberts: London, Surrey . ==== 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.

Hello I have just joined the list but not sure whether I'm on the right one. I am looking for Harry NEWLOVE who emigrated from Yorkshire, England in 1906 and arrived in the States. Harry moved around quite a before finally settling in Vancouver and then Chilliwack in 1912 and found employment laying sidewalks. Harry fought in the Canadian Air Force and eventually returned to Chilliwack and became co-owner of a mine. I am looking for information on Harry and his family and would be grateful for any help or a pointer in the right direction where I could find the information. I live in the UK so do not know what resources are available to me. I am particularly interested in getting the address of the public library where records for Chilliwack are held. If I am on the wrong list I would be grateful is someone could tell me which list would be more appropriate. Many thanks Elaine Oxford, UK *********** elainecollier@aol.com Researching: Newbound: London, Surrey, Cambridge Spinner: London, Kent, Illinois USA Howell: London, Hampshire Roberts: London, Surrey .

Hallo everyone, I just want to send a big thank you to everyone who had sent me useful information. It is nice that there are so many helpful people. Thank you from Jackie Ade Polegate, East Sussex. England.

Hello, Searching for SARAH LYNN MEE. born; 12-30-1962 in Port Alberni, bc. adopted; 06-1966 from Victoria bc. name at birth; LINDA KORAN JACQUELINE PROKOPOVICH...the people that adopted her; GORDON VINCENT MEE..JOYCE MARIE MEE, moved back to the UK...in 1966. Sarah had blonde hair..big blue eyes..was doll like. Her bio mother was CONSTANT PAULINE HUDSON..one point in time married; Larry Prokopovich..and wayne McLeod. Constant's parents; MARIE ANN STIPKALA..CZECH & PRUSSIAN, JACK HUDSON..SCOTTISH. When Sarah was younger and living with foster parents; she spoke only Norwegian... Sarah was born in Port Alberni, bc Canada..at WEST COAST GENERAL HOSPITAL..5lbs. 13 oz. Dr. J.L. ANDERSON delivered her. birth reg; # 62-09-039151 hoping someone out there can help?? She has alot of brothers and sisters waiting to see her. There were 10 children. is there anyone out there that can check the registion numbers from her birth? from above?? We really need to find 'where' in England they went. Thank you so very much. Jacqueline Pearce Downen~California

>I an researching BRADNER families from Canada (especially B.C.) Ireland, UK >and the USA. > >Does anyone know of or have connections to this family? > >Bernie Bradner >Ontario > > >==== 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#indexe s >These records are freely available and there are several possibilities for accessing them at a low cost. > >

Hallo, I am in the UK. Wonder if anyone can do a search for the birth of a Gerald Edward Parish born 1921 presumably in Esquimont, Victoria area. Someone has found his name on a shipping list on return to Canada(to above place) from visit to England. I would like to know who his father was. Ellen Parish signed for the child. I am searching for descendants of two Great Uncles, Frederick and Robert Edward Parish born in Enfield, North London in 1880 and 1887 who emigrated to either Canada or US in the early years of 1900s. We have no idea where they went to so follow up any help given. Wonder if this could be a child of either Uncle. Also, is there a list of past and present architects for BC. My father's friend, Stanley COLLINGS went to BC in the early 1950s from England, worked with his Uncle and then went off and built new homes in forest areas. My father has lost touch andwould like to see if Stan Collings is still around. Thank you all Jackie Ade, Polegate, East Sussex, England.

Hi Jackie: Found your Gerald Parish in Summerland,B.C. (formally the Corporation of the District of Summerland) which is on the mainland of B.C.in the heart of an area known as the Okanagan.Situated between Kelowna and Penticton,B.C. Although fewer orchards are to be found, the Okanagan Valley still is well known for its fruit trees and wineries, sunshine and beautiful lakes. A magnet for tourists and retirees. Esquimalt,B.C. is on Vancouver Island as you know. Your relative perhaps entered B.C.at the port of Esquimalt, as did many others. I found other Parish (not many) after a quick look on the online B.M.D.'s. Let me know if you would like these names also. Cheers, Penny Name: GERALD EDWARD PARISH Event Date: 1980 8 31 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 60 Gender: Male Event Place: SUMMERLAND Reg. Number: 1980-09-013299 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13605 GSU Microfilm Number: 2051481

Greetings! Hopefully someone will find the following information of interest, and will be able to provide me with some clues on the following: My Great Grandparents were: Edward Percivil SMITH Born unknown Died after April 6, 1958 in unknown location Alfreda Elliot LOWE Born unknown Died after April 6, 1958 in unknown location Edward and Alfreda lived in Prince Rupert. They had 4 children: Alan Edward Smith (my grandfather) (m. Florence Katherine Mary GILLIS) Born 1922 in Prince Rupert, BC Died April 6, 1958 in Prince Rupert, BC Ralph Smith (m. Margaret) Born unknown Died after April 6, 1958 in unknown location Glen Smith (m. Lorraine?) Born unknown Died June 2000 in unknown Ran a Hotel in Spence's Bridge, BC Cecile Smith (m. Stan MELANAWSKI - I may not have the correct spelling here) Born unknown Died about 1952 at a young age (20 or 21) Alan was the 2nd son to Edward and Alfreda. I don't know the birth order other than that. I would be very grateful if anyone could provide further information about this Smith family. If required, more information can be found on my web site at http://www.members.home.net/jensgenealogy/index.html Best Regards, Jennifer Chidlow

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I'm wondering if anyone has transcribed obituaries for the Barkerville area, or how easy it might be to get my hands on a specific obit. Here's the individual I'm looking for: MILTON EVERETT PORTEOUS Date: 1932 12 26 (Y/M/D) Age: 46 Gender: M Place: BARKERVILLE [BC] Reg. #: 1932-09-485793 BC Archives Microfilm #: B13149 GSU Microfilm #: 1953016 Thanks in advance! --Doug Doug Porteous Etobicoke, Ontario http://members.home.com/dporteous/genealogy.html

I believe you could get a order sheet from the Family History Centre of the Morman Church to fill out using the info from the Indexes of the BC Archives site the GMS # and the Registration number. The cost for duplicating is $2.00 AM for 8 registrations.Have never done this but there are many who have, you could also order in microfilms to your local FHC. Bev