Hello, Local newspapers would likely have carried a story so that is an option available (usually only fee is photocopying). Local schools would also have some records - perhaps year books or pictures of classes. Church records are available and perhaps the church administrators would assist out of kindness for no fee. http://aabc.bc.ca/WWW.angbc.archbc/display.ANGBC-203 a clip from their site Display - British Columbia Archival Union List (BCAUL) Provenance: St. John the Baptist Parish (Cobble Hill, B.C.) Title: St. John the Baptist Parish (Cobble Hill, B.C.) fonds Dates: 1909-1986 Physical desc.: 55.5 cm of textual records ; 7 architectural records ; 6 cemetery plans Bio/Admin History: The first church was built in 1887 and was served primarily by lay readers until 1910 when Cobble Hill and Shawnigan Lake were paired under one priest. Another church, probably St. Mary's, was built at Cobble Hill in 1916, but by the 1930's had fallen into disuse. In 1965 St. John's became a separate parish. In 1979 it was amalgamated with St. Andrew, Cowichan Station. By 1990 they had become separate parishes. Scope/Content: Fonds consists of baptism registers, banns register (1910-1951), marriage registers (1946-1975), civil registers (1921-1945), burial registers, confirmation registers (1941-1956), service registers (1910-1947), vestry and parish council records, correspondence, reports, financial records, cemetery records, membership lists, women's organization records, Sunday school records, notes, history, clippings, printed material, architectural records. Includes Cobble Hill, St. Mary; Shawnigan Lake, All Saints. Title source: Title based on fonds contents. Finding aids: An inventory is available. Repository: Anglican Diocese of British Columbia Archives Names: St. John the Baptist Parish (Cobble Hill, B.C.) All Saints' Parish (Shawnigan Lake, B.C.) St. Mary's Church (Cobble Hill, B.C.) Sincerely Thelma

I'm not clear on what information the student wants on this man, but it sounds like it could be an interesting project. Does he want to know about what his life was like, what kind of family he grew up in, what he did for a living til he went to war? Does he want to trace his relations? The family's origins? Or does he just want to get statistics about the man and his family? The first thing to know, is what you WANT to know. Some of the original suggestions are expensive options, either in time or in money, but they are the ones that may give you the most detailed information about a life. And it's the details that bring the story alive. Claudia Cole Independent Research Agent 304 - 1960 Lee Avenue Victoria BC V8R 4W8 Canada 250 598-7859 [email protected] ==== 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.