Gabriel Thomas, Junior was a cigar maker. He lived at 1931 Robson Street from 1899 to 1902 and from 1904 to 1905.
Family Background
Gabriel Thomas was born on October 25, 1870 in Ophir, Nevada. His parents were Gabriel Thomas, Senior (1838-1915) and Jane Bee Brenner (1840-1933).
The Thomas family arrived in Vancouver in 1886.
In the 1890s, Gabriel Thomas, Senior was the proprietor of the Oriental Hotel on Water Street.
Gabriel Thomas, Senior died in Vancouver on April 16, 1915.
Jane Bee Thomas died on December 24, 1933.
Gabriel’s Early Life in Vancouver
Gabriel arrived in Vancouver with the rest of the Thomases in 1886, not long before the Great Fire.
He first appeared in the Vancouver directories in 1887. He was a cigar-maker with Kurtz and Company.
From 1887 to 1931, he lived at the following addresses in Vancouver.
| 1887 | No home address under Vancouver names |
| 1888 | Abbott Street |
| 1889 | No home address under Vancouver names |
| 1890 | 209 Seymour Street |
| 1891 | Seymour Street (unnumbered) |
| 1892 | Oriental Hotel (Water Street) |
| 1894 | 422 Oppenheimer Street |
| 1895 | Keefer Street (unnumbered) |
| 1896 | 22-23 Dunn-Miller Block (Cordova Street) |
| 1897 | 721 East Cordova Street |
| 1898 | Beach Avenue (unnumbered) |
| 1899 | Robson Street and Gilford Street |
| 1899-1900 to 1902 | 1931 Robson Street |
| 1903 | 682 Homer Street |
| 1904 and 1905 | 1931 Robson Street |
| 1906 to 1909 | 682 Homer Street |
| 1910 to 1921 | Number 7, 1199 Bidwell Street |
| 1922 | Not listed under Vancouver names (William Thomas at number 7, 1199 Bidwell under Vancouver streets.) |
| 1923 to 1925 | Number 7, 1199 Bidwell Street |
| 1926 to 1931 | 1197 Bidwell Street |
Gabriel was sometimes known as “Gabe” or “Gaby.” He was an early member of Vancouver’s volunteer fire brigade.
![Gabriel “Gaby” Thomas of the No. 2 Company, Seymour Street Fire Hall, 1889; Vancouver City Archives, Port P1118; https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/gabriel-gaby-thomas-of-no-2-company-seymour-street-fire-hall [colour removed].](https://westendvancouver.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/gabriel-gaby-thomas-of-the-no-2-company-seymour-street-fire-hall-1889-vancouver-city-archives-port-p1118.jpg)
Marriage to Emma Weiss
On December 28, 1892, in Vancouver, Gabriel married Emma Anne Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) Weiss. She was born on December 12, 1872 in Baden (Waterloo), Ontario.
Emma’s parents were William Weiss (1834-1909) and Gottliebe (or Godlove) Damitz (1835-1902).
Gottliebe Weiss died in Vancouver on November 2, 1902.
William Weiss died in Vancouver on November 30, 1909.
Gabriel’s Life after Marriage
From the 1890s to about 1911, Gabriel was a cigar maker.
In 1909 he received a permit to build a new apartment building at the northwest corner of Davie Street and Bidwell Street.
| District: | Vancouver |
| Permit: | |
| Owner: | Thomas, G. |
| Architect: | Thomas, G. |
| Builder: | Grubb, A. E. |
| Legal Address: | DL: 185 Block: 61 Sub: Resub: Lot: 21 |
| Date (Y-M-D): | 1909-03-29 |
| Street Number: | 1197-1199 |
| Street Name: | Bidwell Street |
| Value: | $5,700.00 |
| Remarks: | Frame apartment house (also 1701 Davie Street) |
| Reference ID: | VN-3019-3019-25 |
Heritage Vancouver; Vancouver Building Permits; http://permits.heritagevancouver.org/ [searched August 10, 2018].
The building became known as the Aldine Apartments, and the Thomases lived there for many years. The Vancouver directories often listed Gabriel as the proprietor of the building.
![Aldine Apartments, 1946, detail from B.C. Electric Railway trolley truck [near] the corner of Davie Street and Denman Street; Vancouver City Archives, CVA 586-4317; https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/b-c-electric-railway-trolley-truck-near-corner-of-davie-street-and-denman-street-stringing-trolley-wire-2.](https://westendvancouver.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/aldine-apartments-1946-detail-from-b-c-electric-railway-trolley-truck-davie-street-and-denman-street-vancouver-city-archives-cva-586-4317.jpg)
![“City’s Pioneer Fire Fighters Hold Reunion,” Vancouver Daily World, June 14, 1913, page 7, column 2 [portion of article].](https://westendvancouver.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/city_s-pioneer-fire-fighters-hold-reunion-vancouver-daily-world-june-14-1913-page-7-column-2-portion-of-article.jpg)
Stettler Cigar Factory
At the time of the 1916 Canada census of Canada’s Prairie Provinces, Gabriel was living on Callaghan Street in Stettler, Alberta, and working as a cigar maker.
In 1917, the cigar factory moved its operations to 418 West Georgia Street in Vancouver, and Gabriel worked at the Vancouver location.
![Henderson’s Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1917, page 800 [edited image].](https://westendvancouver.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/gabriel-thomas-jr-henderson_s-greater-vancouver-city-directory-1917-page-800.jpg)
(A photograph of the cigar factory’s interior appears in Vancouver as it Was, 418 Georgia, https://vanasitwas.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/418-georgia /.)
The Stettler Cigar Factory’s main products were Van Loo and Van Dyck cigars.
After the Stettler Cigar Factory became insolvent, Otto Robert Brener (1868-1930) purchased Stettler Cigar’s assets and formed the Van Loo Cigar Company.
That company was the subject of legal proceedings, in which Fred Carder claimed that he was entitled to receive half of the new company’s shares.
The court denied Mr. Carder’s claim.
Throughout this period, Gabriel and many other employees continued to make cigars, first at the Stettler Cigar Company and later at the Van Loo Cigar Company.
![Henderson’s Greater Vancouver Directory, 1923, page 1238 [edited image].](https://westendvancouver.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/gabriel-thomas-henderson_s-greater-vancouver-directory-1923-page-1238.jpg)
Emma’s Death and Gabriel’s Later Life
Emma died in Vancouver on March 12, 1922. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
From 1924 to 1931, Gabriel was again the proprietor of the Aldine Apartments at 1199 Bidwell Street.
He continued to live in the Vancouver area from the 1930s to the 1950s. He died in Vancouver on March 3, 1960. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Gabriel and Emma had the following children.
Emma May Thomas
Emma May Thomas was born in Vancouver on February 12, 1894.
On March 21, 1918, in Vancouver, she married Christopher George Behnsen. He was born in Oakland, California on December 15, 1881. His parents were Henry Frederick William Behansen and Elizabeth Reade. It appears that this marriage ended in divorce. Christopher later married Selena Cutler. Christopher died in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia on October 24, 1964.
On April 21, 1923, in Vancouver, Emma married James Thomas Buss, who was an electrical contractor. He was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia on November 25, 1893. His parents were George Buss and May Ellen Crottie. James had been married before, in 1916, to Annie Marguerite Callaghan. (The marriage certificate described Emma as a spinster, which was probably incorrect.)
James died in Vancouver on February 1, 1944. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Emma died in Essondale, British Columbia on July 17, 1961. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver.
Gabriel William Thomas
Gabriel William Thomas was born in Vancouver on July 3, 1895. (He was often called “William.”)
He worked as a commercial artist.
He married Bertha Florence Beatrice Bush. She was born in London, England on May 15, 1904. Her parents were George Bush and Elizabeth Martha Bagon.
Bertha died in North Vancouver, British Columbia on December 10, 1979.
William died in North Vancouver on January 7, 1987.
Alva Violet Bee Thomas
Alva Violet Bee Thomas was born in Vancouver on April 16, 1905. (Some references call her “Alba Beatrice Jame Thomas.”)
On February 22, 1925, in Victoria, British Columbia, she married Edward (“Ted”) Alfred Francis Garrard He was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia on September 30, 1900. His parents were Edward Burdett Garrard and Eleanor Mary Watson.
Edward died in Vancouver on March 20, 1934. He was buried in Bellingham, Washington.
Alva died in North Vancouver, British Columbia on August 16, 1991.
Iris Marguerite Thomas
Iris Marguerite Thomas was born in Vancouver on May 28, 1910.
On July 17, 1934, in Quesnel, British Columbia, she married Bernard Henry Gallie. He was born on March 9, 1902 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. His parents were Henry William Gallie (1874–1952) and Laura Edith Pinel (1877–1979).
In 1935, Bernard was a mechanic with the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mining Company in Wells, British Columbia. Later, Iris and Bernard lived in Vancouver and on Bowen Island.
Bernard died in Vancouver on February 28, 1984.
Iris died in North Vancouver, British Columbia on August 28, 2002.
Norval Thomas
Norval Thomas was born in Vancouver on September 17, 1914.
He worked as a warehouseman.
He did not marry.
He died in Vancouver on August 15, 1970.
Sources
Gabriel Thomas, Senior (father of Gabriel Thomas, Junior)
Gabriel Thomas (1838–1915); Birth: 9 FEB 1838, St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England; Death: 16 APRIL 1915, Vancouver (ancestry.ca).
Changing Vancouver; Oriental Hotel – 306 Water Street; https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/oriental-hotel-306-water-street/.
“England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9SP-ZV1 : 11 February 2018, Gabriel Thomas, 28 Jan 1838); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 226,217, 226,218, 962,681.
“England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLK-VQ4T : 2 February 2018), Gabriel Thomas, 1838.
“England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7R6-B54 : 11 February 2018, Gabriel Thomas, ); citing yrs 1837-1847 p 22, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 226,217.
“England and Wales Census, 1841,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBM-ZMX : 13 December 2017), Gabriel Thomas in household of Gabriel Thomas, St Just, Cornwall, England; from “1841 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Census, 1851,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2C-2RD : 21 October 2017), Gabriel Thomas in household of Gabriel Thomas, St Just, Cornwall, England; citing St Just, Cornwall, England, p. 40, 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.
“New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV33-7B38 : 12 March 2018), Gabril Thomas, 1860; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
Ancestry.com. Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Name: Gabriel Thomas; Spouse: Bridget J Brenan; Marriage Date: 1870; Marriage Place: Storey, Nevada; [Virginia City]; http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/westernStatesRecordDetail.cfm?recordID=100420.
“United States Census, 1880,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCZ-T9S : 7 September 2017), Gabriel Thomas, Sutro, Lyon, Nevada, United States; citing enumeration district ED 32, sheet 378B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0758; FHL microfilm 1,254,758.
Changing Vancouver; Oriental Hotel – 306 Water Street; https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/oriental-hotel-306-water-street/ (includes biographical information on Gabriel Thomas).
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVJ-MGT : 18 March 2018), Gabrial Thomas, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 10, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-9Q9G : 16 March 2018), Gabriel Thomas, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
“Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ9-XG52 : 16 March 2018), Gabriel Thomas, 1895-1924; citing M1461, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 368, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 1,473,168.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKS-782 : 8 November 2017), Gabriel Thomas, 1915.
Gabriel Thomas, death notice, Vancouver Sun, April 17, 1915, page 7; Vancouver Province, April 17, 1915, page 20, column 1.
Gabriel Thomas, obituary, Vancouver Province, April 17, 1915, page 24: “Old timers will learn with regret of the death of Mr. Gabriel Thomas, for many years associated with Mr. John Crean in the hotel business in Vancouver. He resided at 1049 Georgia street, and was 76 years of age. His son, Gabriel Thomas, Jr., is a well-known citizen. A daughter, married to his former partner, Mr. John Crean, resides in Los Angeles. Mr. Thomas’s wife resides at the home place mentioned above. He was a member of the Freemasons and Odd fellows.”
Gabriel Thomas, death notice, Vancouver Province, April 19, 1915, page 11; Vancouver Sun, April 19, 1915, page 7; Vancouver Sun, April 20, 1915, page 7; Vancouver world, April 19, 1915, page 10.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-W99T : 13 December 2015), Gabriel Thomas, 1915; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26260182, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26260182: “Gabriel Thomas; Birth: unknown; Death: 16 Apr 1915; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: JONES/*/41/003/0002; Memorial ID: 26260182.”
Jane Bee Brenner (mother of Gabriel Thomas, Junior)
Ancestry.com. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Name: Brid Brennan; Baptism Age: 0; Event Type: Baptism; Birth Date: 1840; Baptism Date: 6 Sep 1840; Baptism Place: Kiltulla, Roscommon, Ireland; Parish Variants: Kiltollagh, Kiltullagh; Diocese: Tuam; Father: Pat Brennan; Mother: Maria Cullinan (possible connection)
“England and Wales Census, 1851,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG56-P2B : 20 October 2017), Bridget Brennan in household of Mary Brennan, West Derby, Lancashire, England; citing West Derby, Lancashire, England, p. 30, 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. (possible connection)
Ancestry.com. Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Name: Bridget J Brenan; Spouse: Gabriel Thomas; Marriage Date: 1870; Marriage Place: Storey, Nevada; http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/westernStatesRecordDetail.cfm?recordID=100420.
“United States Census, 1880,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCZ-T93 : 7 September 2017), B J Thomas in household of Gabriel Thomas, Sutro, Lyon, Nevada, United States; citing enumeration district ED 32, sheet 378B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0758; FHL microfilm 1,254,758.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVJ-MGY : 18 March 2018), Jane B Thomas, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 10, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-9Q9P : 16 March 2018), Jane B Thomas in entry for Gabriel Thomas, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
“Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQS-HVFS : 16 March 2018), Bee Jane Thomas, 1917; citing M1464, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 333, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 1,561,419.
“Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ9-XLCV : 16 March 2018), Bee Jane Thomas, 1895-1924; citing M1461, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 368, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 1,473,168.
“United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLFX-CXM : 27 November 2014), Bee Jane Thomas, Mar 1917; from “Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954,” database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Ship , arrival port Victoria, British Columbia,, line 14, NARA microfilm publication M1464, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 333.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGX-GBH : 8 November 2017), B Jane Thomas, 1933.
Jane Thomas, death notice, Vancouver Province, December 26, 1933, page 11, column 1; Vancouver Sun, December 26, 1933, page 12: “Thomas—Died December 24, 1933, Mrs. B. Jane Thomas, widow of Gabriel Thomas, aged 93 years. Remains resting Center & Hanna’s Chapel. Funeral arrangements announced later.”
“Pioneers Dead; Vancouver Loses Five ‘Old-Timers’ Over Week-end,” Vancouver Sun, December 26, 1933, page 7: “Mrs. B.J. Thomas, 93, also a resident of Vancouver at the time of the fire, died Sunday. She was the widow of Gabriel Thomas. She and her husband kept the Orient [sic] Hotel and the Commercial Hotel on Water Street for many years. Mrs. Thomas was born in Ireland, and lived here 47 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Center & Hanna, funeral directors.”
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-W935 : 13 December 2015), Jane B. Thomas, 1933; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26299493, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26299493: “Jane B. Thomas; Birth: unknown; Death: 24 Dec 1933; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: JONES/*/41/003/0003; Memorial ID: 26299493.”
Gabriel Thomas, Junior
Gabriel William Thomas (1870–1960); Birth: 25 OCT 1870, Virginia City, Storey, Nevada, USA; Death 3 MARCH 1960, Vancouver, B. C. (ancestry.ca).
“United States Census, 1880,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCZ-T9Q : 7 September 2017), Gabriel Thomas in household of Gabriel Thomas, Sutro, Lyon, Nevada, United States; citing enumeration district ED 32, sheet 378B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0758; FHL microfilm 1,254,758.
John Kurtz, in Biographical Dictionary of Well-Known British Columbians, by J.B. Kerr; Vancouver, Kerr & Begg, 1890, pages 213-214; https://archive.org/stream/biographicaldict00kerr#page/213/mode/1up; https://archive.org/stream/biographicaldict00kerr#page/214/mode/1up. “In 1878 he established the Pioneer White Labor Cigar factory which he still conducts.”
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“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ6-JHV : 11 March 2018), Gabriel Thomas and Emma Weiss, 28 Dec 1892; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11372, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,529.
- Thomas and Emma Weiss, wedding description, Vancouver Daily New-Advertiser, December 29, 1892, page 8. [Similar to Vancouver Daily World, December 28, 1892, page 8, column 3.]
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVN-FKX : 18 March 2018), Gabriel Thomas, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“Canada Census, 1916,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM55-97P : 11 March 2018), Gabrial Thomas, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 23, line 36; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,969.
1921 Canada Census, Gabriel Thomas; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 10. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR3-HJH : 8 November 2017), Gabriel Thomas, 1960; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/8c7a9573-84ea-405c-a69d-c81999061a3e.
“Last of Old Fire Brigade Dies at 90,” Vancouver Sun, March 4, 1960, page 6 [includes photograph of Gabriel Thomas, pioneer fireman.]
“Last of old volunteers, Gabriel Thomas dies,” Vancouver Province, March 5, 1960, page 16.
Gabriel Thomas, death notice, Vancouver Sun, March 4, 1960, page 31; Vancouver Province, March 4, 1960, page 22: “Thomas—Passed away March 3, 1960, Gabriel Thomas, of 5642 Dalhousie St., in his 90th year. Survived by 2 sons, William Thomas, North Vancouver, and Norvall [sic] Thomas, Vancouver; 3 daughters, Mrs. J.T. Buss, Mrs. E.A. Garrard, and Mrs. P.H. Gallie, all of Vancouver; 1 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. The deceased was a member of Knights of Pythias and Pioneers’ Association of Vancouver. Funeral service Monday at 3 p.m. in Simmons & McBride Funeral Chapel, Broadway at Maple St., Rev. Canon F. A. Ramsey, C.D. officiating. Interment family plot Mountain View Cemetery.”
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-W99Y : 13 December 2015), Gabriel Thomas, 1960; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26260183, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26260183: “Gabriel Thomas; Birth: unknown; Death: 3 Mar 1960; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: JONES/*/41/003/0004; Memorial ID: 26260183.”
Stettler Cigar Factory
Our Town Stettler, “From Alberta Ave to Water Street: The Cigar Company That Spanned 2 Provinces,” http://www.ourtownstettler.ca/otsstory.html#cigar.
Changing Vancouver, 418 West Georgia Street; https://changingvancouver.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/418-west-georgia-street/ [includes references to Stettler Cigar Factory and the Van Loo Cigar Company].
Vancouver As It Was, 418 Georgia, https://vanasitwas.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/418-georgia / [includes references to Stettler Cigar Factory and a photograph of the interior of the cigar factory].
“United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7M1-33M : accessed 9 August 2018), Otto R Brener, Detroit (Districts 0001-0250), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 106, sheet 30B, line 66, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1035; FHL microfilm 2,340,770.
“Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF4C-371 : 13 March 2018), Otto Robert Brener, 16 Jul 1930; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,998.
William Weiss (father of Emma Annie Elizabeth Weiss)
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD8-SZK : 11 March 2018), William Weis, Wilmot, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 41; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13264, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,900.
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWK3-4P2 : 3 August 2016), William Weize, Vancouver City, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148093.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVJ-6RF : 18 March 2018), William Weiss, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 9, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLG-LJX : 8 November 2017), William Weiss, 1909.
William Weiss, obituary, Vancouver Daily News-Advertiser, December 1, 1909, page 3.
William Weiss, obituary, Vancouver Daily World, November 30, 1909, page 19.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-WQB9 : 13 December 2015), William Weiss, 1909; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26322862, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26322862: “William Weiss; Birth: unknown; Death: 30 Nov 1909; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery; Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: HORNE1/1/01/007/0003; Memorial ID: 26322862.”
Gottliebe (“Godlove”) Damitz (mother of Emma Annie Elizabeth Weiss)
Gottliebe Damitz (1835–1902); Birth: JUNE 15,1835, Germany; Death: 02 NOV 1902, Vancouver, B.C. (ancestry.ca).
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD8-SZ2 : 11 March 2018), Gottliebe Weis, Wilmot, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 41; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13264, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,900.
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWK3-4PL : 3 August 2016), Wary Wize, Vancouver City, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148093.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVJ-6RN : 18 March 2018), Gotlott Weiss, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 9, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKB-RNR : 8 November 2017), Godlove Wise, 1902.
“British Columbia, Victoria Times Birth, Marriage and Death Notices, 1901-1939,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DS-S5VS : 15 March 2018), G Weiss, Death , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; from Victoria Daily Times news clippings, City of Victoria Archives, British Columbia, Canada; citing Victoria Daily Times, 05 Nov 1902; FHL microfilm 2,218,686.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-WQRG : 13 December 2015), Godlove Wise, 1902; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26322867, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26322867: “Godlove Wise; Birth: unknown; Death: 2 Nov 1902; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: HORNE1/1/01/007/0014; Memorial ID: 26322867.”
Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7T-QWQ7 : 16 March 2018), G Weiss, 1902; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 178620438, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178620438: “G Weiss; Birth: unknown; Death: 2 Nov 1902; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Memorial ID: 178620438.”
Emma Annie Elizabeth Weiss (wife of Gabriel Thomas, Junior))
“Canada Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD8-SZP : 11 March 2018), Emma Weis, Wilmot, Waterloo South, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 41; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13264, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,900.
“Canada Census, 1891,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWK3-4PT : 3 August 2016), Emma Wize, Vancouver City, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148093.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ6-JHF : 11 March 2018), Gabriel Thomas and Emma Weiss, 28 Dec 1892; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11372, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,529.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVN-FKF : 18 March 2018), Emma D Thomas, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
1921 Canada Census, Annie Thomas in household of Gabriel Thomas; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 10. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKJ-4PF : 8 November 2017), Emma Annie Lizzie Thomas, 1922.
Emma Thomas, death notice, Vancouver Province, March 13, 1922, page 17; Vancouver Province, March 14, 1922, page 13; Vancouver Sun, March 14, 1922, page 12: “Thomas—March 12 at family residence, 1199 Bidwell St., Emma, beloved wife of Gabriel Thomas, in her 49th years; funeral Wednesday at 3 o’clock, Rev. A.E. Cooke officiating. Center & Hanna.”
Emma May Thomas (daughter of Gabriel Thomas, Junior)
British Columbia Birth Registrations; Registration Number: 1894-09-121393; Emma May Thomas; BC Archives Microfilm Number: B13811; GSU Microfilm Number: 2134881; date of birth: February 12, 1894; place of birth: Vancouver; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/c086e389-bb0f-431c-aab1-0bb1f10596ee.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVN-FKN : 18 March 2018), May Thomas in household of Emma D Thomas, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8P-4H7 : 11 March 2018), Christopher George Behnsen and Emma May Thomas, 21 Mar 1918; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11388, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,984,109.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8S-4D7 : 11 March 2018), James Thomas Buss and Emma May Behnsen, 21 Apr 1923; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13745, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,227.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLT9-TM7 : 8 November 2017), Emma May Buss, 1961; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/c161a91f-a821-4d2f-bf1f-cb8b4e9d51ab.
Emma May Buss, death notice, Vancouver Province, July 18, 1961, page 18; Vancouver Province, July 18, 1961, page 21: “Buss—Passed away July 17, 1961 in Hospital, Emma May Buss, of 2639 W. 4th Ave. in her 67th year. Survived by five sons: James, Vancouver; Daniel, Whonnock, B.C.; William, Grand Prairie, Alberta; Robert and Joseph, Vancouver; brothers William Thomas, and Norville Thomas, Vancouver; sisters Mrs. Alva Garrard; and Mrs. Iris Gallie, Vancouver; sixteen grandchildren. Funeral service Wednesday, July 19th at 2:30 p.m. in Nun and Thomson’s Chapel, 10th Ave. and Cambie St., Rev. Grahame Baker officiating. Interment Mountain View Cemetery.
Christopher George Behnsen (husband of Emma May Thomas)
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8P-4HH : 11 March 2018), Christopher George Behnsen and Emma May Thomas, 21 Mar 1918; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11388, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,984,109.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTL-WMB : 8 November 2017), Christopher George Behnsen, 1964; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/d4b46e15-0e59-41c1-9d56-607e131a5894.
George Buss (father of James Thomas Buss)
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKN-R9Y : 8 November 2017), George Buss, 1922. (possible connection)
Mary Ellen Crottie (mother of James Thomas Buss)
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLX-42J : 8 November 2017), Mary Ellen Burs [sic], 1915.
James Thomas Buss (husband of Emma May Thomas)
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ2-Y4V : 11 March 2018), James Thomas Buss and Annie Marguarite Callaghan, 27 Sep 1916; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11379, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,707.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8S-4DH : 11 March 2018), James Thomas Buss and Emma May Behnsen, 21 Apr 1923; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13745, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,227.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLVT-C2V : 8 November 2017), James Thomas Buss, 1944.
James Thomas Buss, obituary, Vancouver Province, February 3, 1944, page 24, column 1:
“Funeral services for James Thomas Buss, 50, of 973 West Seventh, were held today in Nunn & Thomson Chapel, with Rev. J.P. Westman officiating. Cremation followed.
Mr. Buss, a retired electrician, was born on Vancouver Island and had been a resident of Vancouver for 25 years. He was a member of the electrical Union. Surviving are his wife, five sons, Dan, William, Robert, Joseph, at home, and James in the R.C.N.V.R., three brothers and three sisters.”
“James Thomas Buff [sic] Dies in 51st Year,” Vancouver Sun, February 1, 1944, page 2.
James Thomas Buss, death notice, Vancouver Province, February 1, 1944, page 13; Vancouver Province, February 2, 1944, page 17; Vancouver Sun, February 1, 1944, page 13.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-SZKT : 6 December 2016), James Thomas Buss, 1944; Burial, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 26278983, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26278983: “James Thomas Buss; Birth: 25 Nov 1893, Qualicum, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Death: 1 Feb 1944 (aged 50), Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: HORNE1/1/01/007/0001; Memorial ID: 26278983. Son of George Buss and Mary Ellen Crottie; married Annie Marguerite Callaghan at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1916; remarried to Emma May Behnsen at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in April 1923.
Gabriel William Thomas (son of Gabriel Thomas, Junior)
British Columbia Birth Registrations; Registration Number: 1895-09-121394; Gabriel William Thomas; BC Archives Microfilm Number: B13811; GSU Microfilm Number: 2134881; date of birth: July 3, 1895; place of birth: Vancouver; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/70554ce2-645e-446a-a6bc-98b04c291fde.
“Canada Census, 1901,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVN-FKJ : 18 March 2018), William Thomas in household of Emma D Thomas, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
1921 Canada Census, William Thomas in household of Gabriel Thomas; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 10. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
British Columbia Death Registrations; Registration Number: 1987-09-000633; Gabriel William Thomas; BC Archives Microfilm Number: B17108; GSU Microfilm Number: 1669933; date of death: January 7, 1987; place of death: North Vancouver; age at death: 91; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/f8e96b82-a7a3-4d48-b5c8-c7eec9026c1b.
“BillionGraves Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDK-1RM9 : 9 November 2015), Gabriel William Thomas, died 1987; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at North Vancouver Cemetery, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Bertha Florence Beatrice Bush (wife of Gabriel William Thomas)
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL1H-GYC : 8 November 2017), Bertha Florence Beatrice Thomas, 1979; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/93fb2f18-d8d2-4a7b-8578-8d83f528a7b0.
Alva Violet Bee Thomas (daughter of Gabriel Thomas, Junior)
Alva Beatrice Jane Thomas (1905–1991); Birth: 16 APR 1905, Vancouver, B.C.; Death: 16 AUG 1991, North Vancouver, B.C. (ancestry.ca)
1921 Canada Census, Alva Thomas [indexed as Alba Thomas] in household of Gabriel Thomas; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 10. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD85-VXJ : 11 March 2018), Edward Alfred Garrard and Alva Violet Bee Thomas, 22 Feb 1925; citing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13749, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,319.
British Columbia Death Registrations; Registration Number: 1991-09-014583; Alva Bee Garrard; BC Archives Microfilm Number: B17152; date of death: August 16, 1991; place of death: North Vancouver; age at death: 86; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/e364cf61-41a3-4d84-afd0-a4450f7d6965; medical certificate of death: http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/e1aebc2b-543e-4217-8e38-4ae66724c7d6.
Edward Burdett Garrard (father of Edward Alfred Francis Garrard
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV39-82ZD : 16 March 2018), Edward Burdette Garrard, 1911; citing Census, Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,658.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-8JX3 : 13 December 2015), Edward Burdett Garrard, 1917; Burial, Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery; citing record ID 12070765, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12070765: “Private Edward Burdett Garrard; Birth: 17 Nov 1875, Colerne, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England; Death: 31 Oct 1917 (aged 41), Belgium; Burial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium; Plot: www.cwgc.org; Memorial ID: 12070765. Gravesite Details 1015939. 72nd Bn. Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment). 31st October 1917. Age 41. Son of Maj. F. J. and Eliza M. Garrard; husband of Eleanor M. Garrard.”
Eleanor Mary Watson (mother of Edward Alfred Francis Garrard
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV39-82Z6 : 16 March 2018), Eleanor Mary Garrard in entry for Edward Burdette Garrard, 1911; citing Census, Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,658.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRD-4QW : 8 November 2017), Eleanor Mary Garrard, 1955; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/e1c0a689-c883-4888-a4e1-2edaddac2e9b.
Edward Alfred Francis Garrard (husband of Alva Violet Bee Thomas)
Edward Alfred Garrard (1900–1934); Birth 30 SEP 1900, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; Death: 20 MAR 1934, Shaughnessey Military Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Aged 33 (ancestry.ca).
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV39-82ZX : 16 March 2018), Edward Francis Alfred Garrard in entry for Edward Burdette Garrard, 1911; citing Census, Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,658.
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD85-VX2 : 11 March 2018), Edward Alfred Garrard and Alva Violet Bee Thomas, 22 Feb 1925; citing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13749, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,319.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGF-VM8 : 8 November 2017), Edward Alfred Francis Garrard, 1934.
Edward A.F. Garrard, death notice, Vancouver Province, March 21, 1934, page 17; Vancouver Sun, March 21, 1934, page 16: “Garrard—Passed away at Shaughnessy Military Hospital, on March20, 1934, Edward A.F. Garrard of 2879 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, in his 34th year. He leaves to mourn his loss his loving wife and two children, Donald and Doreen; his mother, Mrs. E.B. Garrard, and one sisters, Mrs. W. Redford, both of Victoria, B.C.; also younger brother, Saville of Honolulu. Funeral Thursday, March 22, at 2 o’clock, from the T. Edwards Company’s Memorial Chapel, 10th Ave. and Granville St., Rev. F.A Ramsay officiating.”
Iris Marguerite Thomas (daughter of Gabriel Thomas, Junior)
Iris Margarite Thomas (1910–2002); Birth: MAY 28, 1910, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Death: AUGUST 28, 2002, North Vancouver, B.C. (ancestry.ca).
1921 Canada Census, Iris Thomas in household of Gabriel Thomas; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 10. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1934-09-421060; Bernard Henry Gallie and Iris Marguerite Thomas; BC Archives Microfilm Number:B13768; GSU Microfilm Number: 2135987; date of marriage: July 17, 1934; place of marriage: Quesnel; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/2ce7747b-d041-4061-b3e3-598e72917bcc.
Henry William Gallie (father of Bernard Henry Gallie)
Henry William Gallie (1874–1952); Birth: 26 FEBRUARY 1874, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; Death: 22 DECEMBER 1952, Vancouver, BC, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“England and Wales Census, 1901,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X91X-376 : 8 April 2016), Henry W Gallie in household of Francis W Gallie, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; from “1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Jersey – St Helier subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Census, 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7J4-QFS : 3 August 2017), Henry William Gallie, St Saviour, Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands; 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.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRH-1M5 : 8 November 2017), Henry William Gallie, 1952; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/5cc84113-63c5-4a8e-aa33-e2bc22a3e8d5.
Laura Edith Pinel (mother of Bernard Henry Gallie)
Laura Edith Pinel (1877–1979); Birth: NOVEMBER 22, 1877, Mont Cochon, Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; Death: 25 JAN 1979, Burnaby, British Columbia (ancestry.ca).
“England and Wales Census, 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7J4-QF3 : 3 August 2017), Laura Edith Gallie in household of Henry William Gallie, St Saviour, Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands; 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.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL1M-ML3 : 8 November 2017), Laura Edith Gallie, 1979; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/3519fe29-8940-4327-b213-86f0dccab2eb.
Bernard Henry Gallie (husband of Iris Marguerite Thomas)
Bernard Henry Gallie (1902–1984); Birth: MARCH 9, 1902, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; Death: 28 FEB 1984, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (ancestry.ca).
“England and Wales Census, 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7J4-QF7 : 3 August 2017), Bernard Henry Gallie in household of Henry William Gallie, St Saviour, Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands; 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.
British Columbia Marriage Registrations; Registration Number: 1934-09-421060; Bernard Henry Gallie and Iris Marguerite Thomas; BC Archives Microfilm Number:B13768; GSU Microfilm Number: 2135987; date of marriage: July 17, 1934; place of marriage: Quesnel; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/2ce7747b-d041-4061-b3e3-598e72917bcc.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL1J-L2K : 8 November 2017), Bernard Henry Gallie, 1984; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/42f23415-2945-4ec6-8741-efff03e87666.
Norval Thomas (son of Gabriel Thomas, Junior)
1921 Canada Census, Norval Thomas [indexed as Norris Thomas] in household of Gabriel Thomas; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 10. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
“British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLYJ-WTS : 8 November 2017), Norval Thomas, 1970; http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/11a2e20f-d883-41a6-bc65-2ed22255de7b.
Norval Thomas, death notice Vancouver sun, August 18. 1970, page 33: “ Thomas—On August 15, 1970, Norval Thomas, of 1633 Nelson St., aged 55 years. Survived by 1 brother, William; 2 sisters, Mrs. A=Iris Gallie, Mrs. Alva Garrard. Funeral service Wednesday, August 19, at 1 p.m. in the Bell Funeral Home, 2746 east Hastings St., Rev. T.L. Hipps officiating. Interment Mountain View Cemetery.”
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