Harry Branson Everard was a corporation secretary. He lived at 1888 Georgia Street in 1911.
Early Life
Harry Branson Everard was born on March 27, 1873, in Everton, Liverpool, England. His parents were Arthur Horatio Everard (1840-1878) and Mary Charlotte Branson (born about 1846).
On May 9, 1892, he became an apprentice in the British merchant navy.
On October 24, 1892, he was accused of deserting the ship “Spirit of the Dawn” at Port Adelaide, Australia.
To Canada
By 1911, Harry was living at 1888 Georgia Street in Vancouver. He was working with Alexander Dean of Dean and Everard, who were commercial merchants at 319 West Pender Street.
In 1912, Harry was at 1268 Alberni Street. He was a clerk with Fox Brothers, which was a cereal, milling and feed company at 975 Main Street.
In 1913, Harry was at 1656 Barclay Street. He was a clerk with David E. Brown and Henry C. Macaulay, who were real estate, financial and insurance agents at 585-587 Granville Street.
While Harry was in Vancouver, he was the secretary of the Vancouver Rowing Club.
Service During First World War
Harry appeared on the list of temporary lieutenants in the British Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the First World War.
![The Navy List Corrected to the 18th January, 1919, page 1747, http://www.mocavo.com/The-Navy-List-Corrected-to-the-18th-January-1919-Volume-Feb-1919/341886/1728. [Edited image]](https://westendvancouver.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/the-navy-list-corrected-to-the-18th-january-1919-page-1747.jpg)
Return to Canada
By 1922, Harry was the secretary for the South-East Kelowna Irrigation District in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Marriage to Edith Black
On October 23, 1922, in Kelowna, Harry married Edith Christina Black, who was a widow. She was born on September 14, 1879, in London, Ontario. Her parents wereJames Muirhead and Wilhelmina Bryce.
Edith’s first marriage was to Davidson William Black in Fort William, Ontario, on June 21, 1904. Davidson was a broker who was born in Guelph, Ontario about 1872. His parents were Fergus Black and Georgina Elizabeth McDonald. Davidson William Black died in Rochester, New York on November 18, 1918, possibly at the Mayo Clinic.
Later Life
Harry and Edith lived in Kelowna through the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.
Harry died in Kelowna on April 6, 1948. He was buried in Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery.
Edith died in Kelowna on June 17, 1968. She was buried in Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery.
It appears that Harry and Edith did not have any children.
Edith and Davidson William Black had the following children.
Fergus Fraser Black
Fergus Fraser Black was born in Fort William, Ontario, on December 19, 1905.
He worked as a fruit rancher and orchardist in Kelowna.
On April 14, 1932, in Kelowna, Fergus married Helen Aileen Brunette. She was born on May 11, 1896, in Cornwall, Ontario. Her mother was Arthur Orphiel Brunette. Her mother was Mary Jane Meagher.
Helen died in Kelowna on April 18, 1984.
Fergus died in Kelowna on July 6, 1988. He was buried in Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ross Muirhead Black
Ross Muirhead Black was born in Fort William Ontario on December 23, 1907.
He went to the University of British Columbia and became a mechanical engineer.
Ross married Evelyn Stewart Hill. She was born on April 27, 1911, on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. Her parents were Henry and Agnes Hill.
Ross died in Powell River, British Columbia on April 16, 1977.
Evelyn later married James Ernest Kent Goldsmith (1903-1992).
Evelyn died in Victoria, British Columbia on March 4, 2012.
John F. Black
John F. Black (perhaps also known as Alan Davidson Black) was born in Ontario about 1914. He was living in Kelowna with his mother and his brothers in the 1921 Canada census.
He may have died in British Columbia in 2006.
Sources
Arthur Horatio Everard (father of Harry Branson Everard)
“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NQH-2GP : accessed 20 July 2015), Arthur Horatio Everard, 1840; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Census, 1851,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNL-6SQ : accessed 20 July 2015), Arthur H Everard, ; from “1851 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Census, 1861,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M712-WFC : accessed 20 July 2015), Arthur H Everard, Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England; from “1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DKT-N4T : accessed 20 July 2015), Arthur Horatio Everard, 1868; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, West Derby, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Census, 1871,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRFM-4RZ : accessed 20 July 2015), Arthur H Everard, Heckington, Heckington, Lincolnshire, England; from “1871 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 10, folio 67, p. 17, Sleaford registration district, Heckington subdistrict, ED 5, household 115, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 839,358.
“England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JGC-LPM : accessed 20 July 2015), Arthur Horatio Everard, 1878; from “England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, West Derby, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Mary Charlotte Branson (mother of Harry Branson Everard)
“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DKR-B9W : accessed 20 July 2015), Mary Charlotte Branson, 1868; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, West Derby, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2V3M-3RS : accessed 20 July 2015), Mary Charlotte Everard, 1889; from “England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [possible connection]
“England, Cheshire Probate Records, 1492-1940,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGYT-MZZ : accessed 20 July 2015), Mary Charlotte Everard, 1894; citing Liscard, Record Office, Chester. [possible connection]
Harry Branson Everard
Harry Branson Everard (1873–1948); Birth ABT 1873, Lancashire, United Kingdom; Death: 06 APR 1948, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XC9-SXY : accessed 20 July 2015), Harry Branson Everard, 1873; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Derby, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-M26G : accessed 20 July 2015), Harry Everard, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm; http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=63680&highlight=45&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Harry+Evard; http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e001940056.pdf.
“New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ1Y-2J3 : accessed 20 July 2015), Harry B. Everard, 30 Oct 1912; citing departure port Southampton, arrival port New York, ship name Oceanic, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
The Navy List Corrected to 18th December, 1916, http://www.mocavo.com/The-Navy-List-Corrected-to-18th-December-1916-Volume-Jan-1917/450868/1378.
The Navy List Corrected to the 18th January, 1919, http://www.mocavo.com/The-Navy-List-Corrected-to-the-18th-January-1919-Volume-Feb-1919/341886/1728.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8M-L1D : accessed 20 July 2015), Harry Branson Everard and Edith Christine Black, 23 Oct 1922; citing Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13744, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,226.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5R-MFP : accessed 20 July 2015), Harry Branson Everard, 06 Apr 1948; citing Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Archives film number B13197, Division of Vital Statistics, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,032,481.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-H7PS : accessed 20 July 2015), Harry B Everard, 1948; Burial, Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery; citing record ID 106499181, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106499181.
Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada; http://www.interment.net/data/canada/bc/okan_similk/kelowna/kelow_eg.htm: “Everard, Harry B, b. 1873, d. 1948, Sec A, [SW].”
Edith Christina Muirhead (wife of Harry Branson Everard)
Edith Christina Muirhead (1879–1968); Birth: 14 SEP 1879, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; Death: 17 JUNE 1968, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWL1-ZB8 : accessed 20 July 2015), Edith C Muirhead, Oxford North, Oxford South, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148163.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2H-QJS : accessed 20 July 2015), Edith Muirhead in household of James Muirhead, Y, Algoma, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 5, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZB1-LD3 : accessed 20 July 2015), Davidson William Black and Christina Edith Muirhead, 21 Jun 1904; citing registration , Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm .
Ontario Marriages, Northern Districts, 1904, part 2; http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/north04p2.htm: “#017937-04 – Davidson William BLACK, 32, broker, Guelph, Ft. William, s/o Fergus BLACK & Georgie McDONALD, married Christena Edith MUIRHEAD, 24, London Ont., Ft. William, d/o James MUIRHEAD & Wilhelmina BRYCE, witn: W.D. & Laura MUIRHEAD of Ft. William, 21 June 1904 at Ft. William.”
1921 Canada census, Eidth [sic] C. Black, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 21; Census Place: South Okanagan, Yale, British Columbia; Page Number: 7; Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada; http://www.interment.net/data/canada/bc/okan_similk/kelowna/kelow_eg.htm: “Everard, Edith, b. 1879, d. 1968, Sec A, [SW].”
Davidson William Black (husband of Edith Christina Black)
Davidson William Black (1873–1918); Birth: SEP 1873, Ontario, Canada; Death: 18 NOV 1918, Minnesota, USA (ancestry.ca).
“Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDSG-LMH : accessed 21 July 2015), Davidson W. Black, 18 Nov 1918; citing Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, reference 12675; FHL microfilm 2,218,016.
“Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V489-LTF : accessed 21 July 2015), Davidson W. Black, 18 Nov 1918; from “Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002,” database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Olmsted, Minnesota, record 259364, certificate number 012675, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
Fergus Fraser Black (son of Edith Christina Muirhead and Davidson William Black)
Fergus Fraser Black (1905–1988); Birth: 19 DEC 1905, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; Death: 06 JULY 1988, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8Y-G28 : accessed 20 July 2015), Fergus Fraser Black and Helen Aileen Brunette, 14 Apr 1932; citing Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13763, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,135,982.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGM-ZNL4 : accessed 20 July 2015), Fergus Fraser Black, 1988; Burial, Kelowna, Central Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery; citing record ID 110500419, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110500419.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGM3-4RH : accessed 20 July 2015), Helen Aileen Black, 18 Apr 1984; citing Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Archives film number B13638, Division of Vital Statistics, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,073,155.
British Columbia Death Registrations, Registration Number: 1988-09-012862; Fergus Fraser Black; date of death: July 6, 1988; place of death: Kelowna.
Helen Aileen Brunette (wife of Fergus Fraser Black)
Helen Aileen Brunette (1896–1984); Birth: 11 MAY 1896, Stormont, Ontario, Canada; Death: 18 APR 1984, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
Ross Muirhead Black (son of Edith Christina Muirhead and Davidson William Black)
Ross Muirhead Black (1907–1977); Birth: 23 DEC 1907, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; Death: 16 APR 1977, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“Ontario Births, 1869-1912,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9H-8WC2 : accessed 20 July 2015), Ross Muirhead Black, 23 Dec 1907; citing Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, registration number ; FHL microfilm 2,378,903.
U.B.C. Alumni Chronicle, December 1949, page 3, http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/pdfs/chronicle/AL_CHRON_1949_12.pdf: “Unknown Addresses. If you know the whereabouts of any of the following, phase advise the Alumni Office immediately.: . . .Ross Muirhead Black, North Vancouver, B.C.”
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL1L-1CZ : accessed 20 July 2015), Ross Muirhead Black, 16 Apr 1977; citing Powell River, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Archives film number B13576, Division of Vital Statistics, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,050,947.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG5-KNDG : accessed 20 July 2015), Ross Muirhead Black, 1977; Burial, , ; citing record ID 134338059, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=134338059.
Evelyn Stewart Hill (wife of Ross Muirhead Black)
Evelyn Stewart Hill (1911–2012); Birth: 27 APR 1911, Scotland; Death: 04 MAR 2012, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
Powell River Peak, Obituaries: March 9, 2012, Evelyn Stewart Black; http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2012/03/13/community/obituaries/doc4f5a3cac4da3d973955745.txt: “Evelyn Stewart Black: The family of Evelyn Black is sad to announce her passing in Victoria, BC on March 4, 2012. She was born April 27, 1911 on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, the only daughter of Henry and Agnes Hill. Evelyn was predeceased by her husband Ross, second husband Kent Goldsmith and brother Tony. She is survived by her sons David (Wendy), Peter and Ian (Judi), granddaughters Dawn, Terri and Cheri and six greatgrandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life will be held on Monday, March 12 at 2 pm in St. David and St. Paul Anglican Church, 6310 Sycamore Street, Powell River. In lieu of flowers, if you wish, please make a donation to Powell River Health Care Auxiliary, 5000 Joyce Avenue, Powell River, BC V8A 5R3.”
British Columbia Death Registrations, Registration Number: 1992-09-015088, James Ernest Kent Goldsmith; date of death: August 13, 1992; place of death: Vancouver.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8B-H3X : accessed 20 July 2015), James Kent Goldsmith and Evelyn Gertrude Smith, 11 Jun 1932; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13763, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,135,982.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8B-H3V : accessed 20 July 2015), James Kent Goldsmith and Evelyn Gertrude Smith, ; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13763, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,135,982.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGM3-HMF : accessed 20 July 2015), Evelyn Gertrude Goldsmith, 21 Apr 1984; citing Powell River, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Archives film number B13638, Division of Vital Statistics, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,073,155.
Alan Davidson Black (son of Edith Christina Muirhead)
Alan Davidson Black (1913–2006); Birth: 9 OCT 1913, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; Death: 03 MAR 2006, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
Adelaide Holmes (wife of Alan Davidson Black
Adelaide Holmes (1916–2006); Birth: 08 SEP 1916; Death: 20 MAR 2006 (ancestry.ca).
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