Bridges, Emily (1865-1932)

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1919, page 408 [edited image].

Emily Bridges was the widow of Henry Richard Bridges. She lived at 1100 Gilford Street in 1919 and 1920, along with her daughters, Alice and Olive. They were at 1900 Barclay Street in 1921.

 

Family Background and Early Life

Emily was born Emily Clarke, about 1865, in North Petherton, Somerset, England. Her parents were James Mansfield Clarke (1825–1897) and Elizabeth Stark (1828–1903). James Mansfield Clarke was a shepherd, green grocer and farmer.

 

Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: James Manfield Clarke; Death Date: 15 Nov 1897; Death Place: Somerset, England; Probate Date: 27 Apr 1898; Probate Registry: Wells [edited image].

Emily was baptized on August 20, 1865.

 

Ancestry.com. Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\pet.n/2/1/6. Name: Emily Clarke; Baptism Date: 20 Aug 1865; Baptism Place: North Petherton, Somerset, England; Father: James Mansfield Clarke; Mother: Elizabeth Clarke.

Marriage to Henry Richard Bridges

On May 14, 1889, in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, Emily married Henry Richard Bridges. He was born about 1867, probably in Bridgwater, Somerset. His parents were Oliver Bridges and Elizabeth Porter.

 

Ancestry.com. Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\bw.jo/2/1/16. Name: Emily Clarke; Gender: Female; Age: 23; Birth Year: abt 1866; Marriage or Bann Date: 14 May 1889; Marriage Place: Bridgwater St John, Somerset, England; Father: James Mansfield Clarke; Spouse: Henry Richard Bridges.

From 1891 to 1911, Henry and Emily were living in or near Bridgwater, along with their children. Henry worked as a printer.

 

To Canada

In 1913, the family travelled to Canada on the ship Royal Edward.

 

Ancestry.com. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Name: Henry Bridges; Gender: Male; Age: 46; Birth Date: abt 1867; Departure Date: 2 Apr 1913; Port of Departure: Bristol, England; Destination Port: Halifax, Canada; Ship Name: Royal Edward; Shipping Line: Royal Line; Official Number: 125656; Master: William Roberts.

It appears that Henry died about 1914, possibly in or near Calgary, Alberta.

In 1914, two Bridges family members were in the city directory for Calgary. (They were listed under the surname “Bridger.” Phyllis appeared under the name “Myra.”)

 

Henderson’s Calgary directory, 1914, page 453; http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/2961.9/391.html.

In 1915 and 1916, the directory listed Emily and three daughters under the name “Bridges.” They were living at 1816 33rd Avenue West in Calgary.

 

Henderson’s Calgary directory, 1915, page 430; http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/2961.10/278.html.

 

Henderson’s Calgary directory, 1916, page 434; http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/2961.11/281.html.

 

To Vancouver

Emily, along with her daughters, Alice and Olive, were in Vancouver by 1917. (Phyllis had married Arthur Gwynne in 1916.)

 

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1917, page 385.

 

They lived at the following addresses in Vancouver.

 

1917	1223 West Georgia Street
1918	1269 West Georgia Street
1919-1920	1100 Gilford Street
1921	1900 Barclay Street
1922	1307 Harwood Street
1923	899 Broughton Street.

 

They did not appear in the Vancouver directories after 1923.

 

To United States

In 1923, Emily and her daughters, Alice and Myra, travelled to the United States.

 

Ancestry.com. Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 – 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1383; Roll Number: 90. Name: Emily Bridges; Gender: Female; Nationality: English; Arrival Age: 55; Birth Date: 1868; Birth Place: Bridgewater, England; Last Residence: Canada; Departure Place: Vancouver, British Columbia; Arrival Date: Dec 1923; Arrival Place: Seattle, Washington; Line Number: 22.

In 1929, Emily again went to the United States.

 

Ancestry.com. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Blaine, Washington, 1924-1956; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 – 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: 2675039; Roll Number: 003. Name: Emily Bridges; Gender: Female; Race/Nationality: English; Age: 63; Record Type: Cards; Birth Date: abt 1866; Birth Place: Huntworth England; Arrival Date: 22 Sep 1929; Port of Arrival: Blaine, Washington, USA; Residence Place: Vancouver.

In 1930, Emily was living in Oakland, California.

She died in Oakland on August 20, 1932.

 

Berkeley Daily Gazette (Berkeley, California), August 20, 1932, page 12, column 2; https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LBoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SaYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4313%2C3578455; also cited in “Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1D-WGXK : 15 December 2015), Emily Bridges, ; Burial, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California, United States of America, Sunset View Cemetery; citing record ID 137698425, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137698425.

 

Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California), August 21, 1932, page 27, column 9.

 

 

Henry Bridges and Emily Clarke had the following children.

 

Alice Elizabeth Bridges

Alice Elizabeth Bridges was born in Bridgwater, Somerset, probably on March 31, 1891.

 

Ancestry.com. Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\bw.m/2/1/12. Name: Alice Elizabeth Bridges; Baptism Date: 22 Apr 1891; Baptism Place: Bridgwater St Mary, Somerset, England; Father: Henry Richard Bridges; Mother: Emily Bridges.

She lived with her parents in England and Alberta. She later lived with her mother in Vancouver and California.

Alice was living in Oakland, California in 1934, when she travelled to New York City.

 

Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: Alice E Bridges; Arrival Date: 15 Jan 1934; Birth Date: abt 1892; Birth Location: England; Birth Location Other: bridgewater,som; Age: 42; Gender: Female; Ethnicity/ Nationality: English; Port of Departure: Pacific Coast; Port of Arrival: New York, New York; Ship Name: Virginia; Year: 1934; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 5438; Line: 1; Page Number: 141.

Alice sailed from New York to Plymouth, England. She arrived on January 23, 1934, and her destination was 88 Spur Road in Orpington, Kent.

 

Ancestry.com. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1049. Name: A Elizabeth Bridges; Arrival Age: 42; Birth Date: abt 1892; Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States; Arrival Date: 23 Jan 1934; Port of Arrival: Plymouth, England; Ports of Voyage: New York; Ship Name: Washington; Shipping Line: United States Line; Official Number: 232210.

In 1934, she married Arthur Roland Watson in Bromley, Kent, England. Arthur was a solicitor’s clerk who was born on October 12, 1888 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. His parents were Frederick William Watson (1859-1932) and Elizabeth Rebecca Barker (1861-1927).

 

Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p73/ctc/006. Name: Arthur Roland Watson; Gender: Male; Record Type: Baptism; Baptism Date: 12 Apr 1891; Baptism Place: Camberwell Christ Church, Southwark, England; Father: Frederick William Watson; Mother: Elizabeth Rebecca Watson; Register Type: Parish Registers.

In 1939, Alice and Arthur were living at 88 Spur Road in Orpington, along with their son, Henry J. Watson. Arthur was a solicitor’s managing clerk.

 

Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/1267F. Name: Alice E Watson; Gender: Female; Marital status: Married; Birth Date: 31 Mar 1891; Schedule Number: 148; Sub Schedule Number: 2; Enumeration District: CKEI; Registration district: 42/4; Inferred Spouse: Arthur K [sic] Watson [Birth Date: 12 Oct 1888]. Household Members: Arthur K Watson; Alice E Watson; Mary [sic] J Watson [Birth Date: 12 Aug 1935].

Arthur died on June 26, 1962, in Hove, west of Brighton on the south coast of England.

 

Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: Arthur Rowland Watson; Death Date: 26 Jun 1962; Death Place: Sussex, England; Probate Date: 27 Nov 1962; Probate Registry: Lewes.

In 1965, Alice was living in Hove.

 

Victoria Times Colonist, March 26, 1965, page 7, column 3.

 

It appears that Alice died on January 3, 1975.

 

Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: Alice Elizabeth Watson; Death Date: 3 Jan 1975; Death Place: West Ewell; Probate Date: 6 Feb 1975; Probate Registry: Brighton.

Alice’s son, Henry James Watson, was born in Bromley, Kent, England on August 21, 1935. He died in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England in 2000.

 

Phyllis Myra Bridges

Phyllis Myra Bridges was born on April 3, 1893, in Highbridge, Somerset, England.

On June 27, 1916, in Calgary, Alberta, she married Arthur William Caird Gwynne.

 

Calgary Herald, June 12, 1916, page 8, column 3.

 

Calgary Herald, June 30, 1916, page 12, column 3.

 

Arthur was born in Greenock, Scotland, on January 14, 1890. His parents were Daniel Gwynne and Sarah Hughes.

Arthur was living with the Bridges family in Calgary in 1916. He died on October 23, 1918, during the influenza epidemic in Vancouver.

 

Vancouver Province, October 25, 1918, page 21, column 1.

 

Phyllis later married Richard John Allison Mcguinness, who was an accountant. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 14, 1876. His parents were Robert Mcguinness and Catherine Keenan.

Richard died in on October 13, 1952, in Davis Bay, British Columbia

Phyllis died in West Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 8, 1961.

 

Arthur Gwynne and Phyllis Myra Bridges had two daughters.

 

Phyllis Bridges Gwynne

Phyllis Bridges Gwynne was born in Vancouver on May 7, 1917.

In 1940, she married Basil O’Boyle Nicholson (1914-1990).

Vancouver Province, August 6, 1940, page 8, column 2.

 

Phyllis died on August 16, 2004, in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

 

Victoria Times Colonist, August 19, 2004, page 50, column 3.

 

 

Olive Ruth Gwynne

Olive Ruth Gwynne was born in Vancouver on May 26, 1919.

On May 21, 1941, in Vancouver, she married Charles Cleveland Cunningham (often called “Cleve”). He was born in Vancouver on March 14, 1916. His parents were Frederick Woodman Cunningham and Edna Elizabeth Howison.

Cleve died in Abbotsford, British Columbia on January 20, 1997.

 

Vancouver Sun, January 23, 1997, page 21, column 1.

 

She died on December 13, 1997.

 

Vancouver Sun, December 17, 1997, page 26, column 1.

 

 

Olive Irene (Ariana) Bridges

Olive Irene (Ariana) Bridges was born in Highbridge, Somerset, on July 14, 1895.

By 1930, she had married Leonard Charles Hastings, who was born in Brantford, Ontario, on September 13, 1890 (although some sources say 1889). Olive and Leonard were living in Oakland, California in 1930.

In 1940, Olive and Leonard were still in Oakland. Leonard was a store manager for an automobile accessory company. Olive was a bookkeeper for a restaurant chain.

In 1942, Leonard registered with the United States military. He was working with Western Auto Supply Company. He and Olive were living at 26 Sheridan Road in Oakland.

Leonard died in Alameda County, California, on September 18, 1943.

Olive applied to become a naturalized United States citizen in 1946; it appears that she became naturalized in 1947, under her married name of Olive Irene Hastings.

In 1950, she had been on a trip to Scotland; she flew on a Norwegian airplane from Prestwick, Scotland, to New York City.

Olive later married Alexander John Robertson. He may have been born in Brantford, Ontario, on October 25, 1890; if so, he registered with the United States military in 1942, and he died in California in October 1963.

Olive died in Victoria, British Columbia, on March 23, 1965.

 

Victoria Times Colonist, March 26, 1965, page 7, column 3.

 

 

Sources

Oliver Bridges (father of Henry Richard Bridges) [Potential connections.]

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“England and Wales Census, 1851,” index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SGP3-6ZQ : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Oliver Bridges, England; citing “1851 England, Scotland and Wales census,” index and images, findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk : Brightsolid, n.d.); PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

“England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005”, index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2D7F-8Z3 : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Oliver Bridges, 1864.

“England and Wales Census, 1871,” index and images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFJV-RGZ : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Oliver Bridges, Bridgwater, St Mary, Somersetshire, England; citing “1871 England, Scotland and Wales census,” index and images, findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk : Brightsolid, n.d.); PRO RG 10, folio 16, p. 24; Bridgwater registration district, Bridgwater subdistrict, ED 1, household 99, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 835107.

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“England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007”, index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2N55-7LL : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Oliver Bridges, 1904.

 

Richard Henry Bridges

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“England Marriages, 1538–1973 ,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NX1W-R2P : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Henry Richard Bridges and Emily Clarke, 14 May 1889; citing Bridgewater, Somerset, England, reference 94; FHL microfilm 1526377.

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Ancestry.com. Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1966 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Death Indexes; Name: Henry R Bridges; Death Date: 1914; Death Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Registration Number: 53.

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGJ-M8L1 : 13 December 2015), Henry Bridges, ; Burial, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada, Union Cemetery; citing record ID 127457796, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127457796: “Henry Bridges; Birth: unknown; Death: 1914; Burial: Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Plot: Section M; Memorial ID: 127457796.”

 

James Mansfield Clarke (father of Emily Clarke)

James Mansfield Clarke (1821–); Birth: 21 OCT 1821, Churchstanton, Devon, England; death Unknown (ancestry.ca).

James Mansfield Clarke (1825–1897); Birth: ABT 1825; Churchstanton, Devon, England; Death: OCTOBER 1897, Maidenhead, Berkshire (ancestry.ca).

North Petherton, Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Petherton

“England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NX2V-BPT : 10 February 2018, James Mansfield Clark, ); citing item 37 p 34 no 267, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,526,508.

“England and Wales Census, 1861,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M76Q-8JF : accessed 15 Oct 2014), James M Clarke, North Petherton, Somersetshire, England; citing “1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,” index and images, findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk : Brightsolid, n.d.); PRO RG 9, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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Elizabeth Stark (mother of Emily Clarke)

Elizabeth Stark (1828–1903); Birth: 1828, Tiverton, Devon, England; Death: 18 OCT 1903, Coalville, Leicestershire, England (ancestry.ca).

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Emily Clarke

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“Canada Census, 1916,” index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KM5F-4LM : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Emily Bridges, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 24, line 4; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/006003/t-21949/pdf/31228_4363978-00456.pdf

1921 Canada Census; Emily Bridges [indexed as Bridges Emily Gwynne] in household of Phyllis Myra Gwynne [indexed as Phyllis Maya Gwynne]; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 5. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

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“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1D-WGXK : 15 December 2015), Emily Bridges, ; Burial, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California, United States of America, Sunset View Cemetery; citing record ID 137698425, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137698425: “Emily Bridges; Birth: 1865; Death: 1932 (aged 66–67); Burial: Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA; Memorial ID: 137698425.”

 

Alice Elizabeth Bridges (daughter of Henry Richard Bridges and Emily Clarke)

“England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008”, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2X1W-V6W : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Alice Elizabeth Bridges, 1891.

“England and Wales Census, 1901,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XS8N-93S : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Alice E Bridges, North Highbridge, Somersetshire, England; citing “1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,” index and images, findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk : Brightsolid, n.d.); PRO RG 13, county, registration district, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

“England and Wales Census, 1911,” index, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XW9Q-2C3 : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Alice Elizabeth Bridges, Exeter, Exeter, Devonshire, England; citing “1911 England and Wales census,” index and images, findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk : Brightsolid, n.d.); PRO RG 14, county, registration district, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

“Canada Census, 1916,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KM5F-4L9 : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Alice Elizabeth Bridges in household of Emily Bridges, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 24, line 5; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/006003/t-21949/pdf/31228_4363978-00456.pdf.

1921 Canada Census; Alice Elizabeth Bridges [indexed as Alice Elizabeth Gwynne] in household of Phyllis Myra Gwynne [indexed as Phyllis Maya Gwynne]; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 5. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

“Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957”, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KY27-J6N : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Alice Elizabeth Bridges.

“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8H-1SMT : 8 October 2014), Alice E Bridges and null, 1934; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1934, quarter 1, vol. 2A, p. 1191, Bromley, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

 

 

Frederick William Watson (father of Arthur Roland Watson)

Frederick William Watson (1859–1932); Birth: JANUARY 1859, Southwark, Greater London, Surrey, England; Death: MAR 1932, Epsom, Surrey, England (ancestry.ca).

 

Elizabeth Rebecca Barker (mother of Arthur Roland Watson)

 

Elizabeth Rebecca Barker (1861–1927); Birth: OCTOBER 1861, Walworth, Surrey, England; Death: JUN 1927, Rye, Sussex, England (ancestry.ca).

 

Arthur Roland Watson (husband of Alice Elizabeth Bridges)

Arthur Roland Watson (1889–1962); BIRTH 1889, Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; DEATH JUN 1962, Hove, Sussex, England (ancestry.ca).

“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XTQ-JJH : 1 October 2014), Arthur Rowland Watson, 1888; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Fulham, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

“England and Wales Census, 1891,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q3SJ-CPZ : 2 May 2019), Arthur R Watson in household of Frederick W Watson, Camberwell, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom; from “1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: RG13; Piece: 531; Folio: 68; Page: 3. Arthur R. Watson in household of Fredk W. Watson. [cf. family member: “England and Wales Census, 1901,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9DN-D9F : 1 May 2019), Harold V Watson, City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from “1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Deptford Central subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.]

“England and Wales Census, 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWR4-9T1 : 10 May 2019), Arthur Rowland Watson in household of Frederick William Watson, London, England, United Kingdom; from “1911 England and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8C-WG4M : 8 October 2014), Arthur R Watson and null, 1934; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1934, quarter 1, vol. 2A, p. 1191, Bromley, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

“England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCK-G7GS : 4 September 2014), Arthur R Watson, 1962; from “England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hove, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

 

Henry James Watson (son of Alice Elizabeth Bridges)

“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVQD-HNVZ : 1 October 2014), Henry J Watson, 1935; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bromley, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

“England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZF-P7JY : 4 September 2014), Henry James Watson, Sep 2000; from “England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

 

Phyllis Myra Bridges (daughter of Henry Richard Bridges and Emily Clarke)

“England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NXGN-L4C : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Phyllis Myra Bridges, 07 Apr 1893; citing Somerset, England, reference 89; FHL microfilm 1526638.

“England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920”, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2F96-RNP : accessed 10 Aug 2014), Phyllis Myra Bridges, 1893.

“England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008”, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2F96-RNP : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Phyllis Myra Bridges, 1893.

“England and Wales Census, 1901,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XS8N-933 : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Phyllis M Bridges, North Highbridge, Somersetshire, England; citing “1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,” index and images, findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk : Brightsolid, n.d.); PRO RG 13, county, registration district, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

“England and Wales Census, 1911,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7RC-PQT : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Phylliss Myra Bridges, Bridgwater, Bridgwater, Somersetshire, England; citing “1911 England and Wales census,” index and images, findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk : Brightsolid, n.d.); PRO RG 14, county, registration district, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

“Canada Census, 1916,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KM5F-4LS : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Phyllis Myra Bridges in household of Emily Bridges, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 24, line 6; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/006003/t-21949/pdf/31228_4363978-00456.pdf

“Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922”, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2HLX-S5F : accessed 16 Oct 2014), Arthur W C Gwynne, 1911.

“Canada Census, 1916,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KM5F-4LQ : accessed 16 Oct 2014), Arthur Caird Gwynne in household of Emily Bridges, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 24, line 8; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

1921 Canada Census; Phyllis Myra Gwynne [indexed as Phyllis Maya Gwynne]; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 5. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLK8-5QD : accessed 16 Oct 2014), Arthur William Caird Gwynne, 23 Oct 1918; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Archives film number B13103, Division of Vital Statistics, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1927131.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLPF-CG3 : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Richard John Allison Mcguinness, 13 Oct 1952; citing Davis Bay, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Archives film number B13213, Division of Vital Statistics, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2032862.

“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLR2-PZY : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Phyllis Myra Mcginness, 08 May 1961; citing West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Archives film number B13251, Division of Vital Statistics, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2033372.

British Columbia Death Registrations, Registration Number: 1990-09-011402; Basil O’boyle Nicholson; BC Archives Microfilm Number: B17144; GSU Microfilm Number: 1709293; date of death:  May 27, 1990; place of death: Nanaimo; age at death: 75; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/d9dbb6bb-3c47-47a6-9498-4434ea4e65b4; medical certificate of death: http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/1355db4e-e923-4f7a-87e0-8fc6e4b3e74a.

“United States Social Security Death Index,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J11L-7J3 : accessed 25 Jul 2014), Basil O Nicholson, 27 May 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK18-STJF : 15 December 2015), Basil O. Nicholson, ; Burial, Qualicum Beach, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Qualicum Beach Cemetery; citing record ID 138075494, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138075494 “ Basil O. Nicholson; BIRTH: 1914; DEATH: 1990 (aged 75–76); BURIAL: Qualicum Beach Cemetery, Qualicum Beach, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Memorial ID: 138075494.”

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-2PL1 : 15 March 2016), Basil O’Boyle Nicholson, 1990; Burial, Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery; citing record ID 154787119, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154787119: “Basil O’Boyle Nicholson; Birth: 21 Oct 1914, Powell River, Powell River Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Death: 27 May 1990 (aged 75), Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery, Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Memorial ID: 154787119.”

British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1941-09-508869; Charles C Cunningham and Olive Ruth Mcguinness; date of marriage: May 21, 1941-05-21; place of marriage: Vancouver; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/42025c65-1d27-4ccb-83ed-d2e40e2dea07.

British Columbia Death Registrations; Registration Number: 1997-09-001420; Charles Cleveland Cunningham; date of death: January 20, 1997; place of death: Abbotsford; age at death: 80; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/860e6a25-32eb-4cf0-a8ee-cc1a742b7d51; medical certificate of death: http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/a1fdce32-51a2-458e-9e65-93c0e3a4e563.

British Columbia Death Registrations; Registration Number: 1997-09-025865; Olive Ruth Cunningham; date of death: December 13, 1997; place of death: Abbotsford; age at death: 78; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/0d385c5a-3bf1-430b-ac5a-ed6168e0df01; medical certificate of death: http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/fae94d9a-e9b5-4297-b8fa-10fe43d0aa39.

“Canadian Headstones”, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJ8D-87DK : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Phyllis Bridges Gwynne Nicholson, .

Phyllis Bridges Gwynne Nicholson, Qualicum Beach Municipal Cemetery, Vancouver Island Region, British Columbia, Canadian Headstones, http://canadianheadstones.com/bc/view.php?id=25139.

Phyllis Bridges Gwynne Nicholson (Monday, 16 Aug 2004); https://www.pqbnews.com/obituaries/Phyllis-Bridges-Gwynne-Nicholson/

 

Olive Ariana (Irene) Bridges (daughter of Henry Richard Bridges and Emily Clarke)

1921 Canada Census; Olive Irene Bridges [indexed as Clive Irene Gwynne] in household of Phyllis Myra Gwynne [indexed as Phyllis Maya Gwynne]; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 5. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.

“United States Census, 1930,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCX4-7ZY : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Olive Hastings in household of Leonard C Hastings, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0126, sheet 33A, family 484, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 104.

“United States Census, 1940,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K983-NJL : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Olive Hastings in household of Leonard Hastings, Councilmanic District 1, Oakland, Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-33, sheet 1B, family 25, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 446.

“United States Census, 1940,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K983-P3R : accessed 16 Oct 2014), Olive Hastings in household of Leonard, Councilmanic District 1, Oakland, Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-33, sheet 61A, family 25, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 446. [This listing was struck out on the census form.]

“California, Death Index, 1940-1997,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPVB-LW9 : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Leonard Charles Hastings, 18 Sep 1943; citing Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

“California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989”, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8ZZ-M68 : accessed 16 Oct 2014), Alexander John Robertson, 1930.

“United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942”, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4DM-YQR : accessed 16 Oct 2014), Alexander John Robertson, 1942.

“California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989”, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8C5-W7S : accessed 15 Oct 2014), Olive Irene Bridges, 1946.

“California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989”, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8C1-Y7F : accessed 16 Oct 2014), Olive Irene Hastings, 1947.

“New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957”, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/24TF-M8B : accessed 16 Oct 2014), Olive Irene Hastings, 1950.

“United States Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGW2-R28 : 20 May 2014), Alexander Robertson, Oct 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1D-WRPS : 15 December 2015), Alexander Robertson, ; Burial, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California, United States of America, Sunset View Cemetery; citing record ID 137873216, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137873216: “Alexander Robertson; Birth: 1890; Death: 1963 (aged 72–73); Burial: Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA; Memorial ID: 137873216.”