Hi Heather, Lois or her agent can apply to the BC Vital Statistics Agency for a copy of the Birth Registration. You can call them at Victoria , 1-800-663-8328 or contact the Vital Stats office in Kelowna 101, 1475 Ellis Street Phone: (250) 712-7562 F ax: (250) 712-7598 See the Web Site at http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/births/certificate.html Who may apply: The person whose birth is recorded; Individuals recorded as parents on the birth record; Spouse of a person whose name appears on the birth record; An agent, or any other person, on the written authorization of the person named above; Guardian (copy of court recognized legal guardianship must be provided); The executor of the person's estate. (copy of death certificate must be included with the application). >>>> The Genealogical Certificate, which costs $50.00 will contain all the available information, some of the others contain less detail and may not provide the information you need. see the sample at http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/genealogy/certificate_birth.html Regards David On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 10:20:28 -0800, Alan A Sandercott wrote: >Season's Greetings, > >Is there anyone on the klist that can shed light on this mystery??? > >Thanks kindly > >Alan > > >------- Forwarded message follows ------- >From: "Heather Carpenter" <bodcea@netcom.ca> >To: <asanderc@futurenet.bc.ca> >Subject: HELPLIST CANADA >Date sent: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:31:53 -0800 > >Hello, I'm inquiring about the help list, and I'm hoping you can help >me. I have recently undertaken the care of a lady by the name of >Lois >May Hobson (maiden name) Martin (married name), who is now >suffering >from Alzheimers. It is believed that she was born in either Kamloops >or Kelowna March 12th in either 1937, or 1940. It is thought that her >Fathers name was Owen Hobson and her mother Lucy (madien >name unknown) >Lois has spoken consistantly of a place called Lanark, which she >remembers as a child. She thinks it may have been her church. I do >hope you can help us. It has been realized that is was tramatized >dreadfully as a child, but we are urgently trying with her daugher to >find out where and when she was born. She has no record of a birth >cirtificate. I do hope you can help us, or guide us. Any and all >assistance would be GREATFULLY appreciated. > >Season Greeting and Kind Regards to you, > >Hilary Y. Carpenter > >------- End of forwarded message ------- >******************** >Researching Sandercott/Sandercock, Nysven, Lennox, Sachs, >Gossman, Hoving, Poitras, Randall, Olenik, Dwan plus many others... > >E-mail: mailto:asanderc@futurenet.bc.ca >Homepage: http://www.futurenet.bc.ca/~asanderc >Genealogy: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~retreat > >Coordinator for North by Northwest BC Genweb Project: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~bcnorthw/ > >A glimpse at central British Columbia: >http://www.futurenet.bc.ca/~asanderc/burnslake.htm > >Our dog's page: http://www.futurenet.bc.ca/~asanderc/gina.htm >******************** > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Check the list's archives out at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA.html > >