Webster, Charles (1884-after 1937)

 

Charles Webster was a shoemaker who lived and worked at 986 Denman Street in 1915.

 

Early Life

Charles Webster was born in Peterhead, Scotland about 1884.

 

To Canada

Charles arrived in Vancouver about 1912.

In 1913 he was a shoemaker with Christian Peters and Company at 2350 Main Street. He was living at 2517 Main Street.

In 1914, he was the proprietor of the Davie Shoe Repairing Shop. He lived at 1057 West Seventh Avenue.

In 1915, he was at 986 Denman Street.

He travelled to New Zealand in 1919.

At the time of the 1921 Canada census, he was living at 2614 West Fourth Avenue. He was working as a cobbler.

In 1930, he again travelled to New Zealand. He returned to Canada on R.M.M.S. Aorangi on November 6, 1930.

 

 

Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14897. Name: Charles Webster; Gender: Male; Arrival Age: 45; Birth Year: abt 1885; Birth Country: Scotland; Departure Port: Auckland, New Zealand; Arrival Date: 6 Nov 1930; Arrival Port:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Vessel: Aorangi.

 

In 1935, he was working as a shoemaker.

 

Ancestry.com. Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Name: Charles Webster; Occupation: Shoemaker; Year: 1935; Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Electoral District: Vancouver-Burrard.

 

He lived at 2614 West Fourth Avenue until 1937.

In 1937, he sailed from Vancouver to Melbourne, Australia.

 

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 in the Seattle, Washington District; NAI: 2953576; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 – 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A4107; Roll Number: 040. Name: Charles Webster; Gender: Male; Age: 53; Marital status: Single; Record Type: Manifests; Birth Date: abt 1884; Birth Place: Peterhead, Scotland; Arrival Date: 1 Jul 1937; Port of Arrival: Seattle, Washington, USA; Ship Name: Aorangi; Residence Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

 

No further information is available for him.

 

Sources

Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4859. Name: Charles Webster; Gender: Male; Arrival Age: 36; Birth Year: abt 1883; Birth Country: Scotland; Departure Port: Sydney, Australia; Arrival Date: 16 Feb 1919; Arrival Port: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Vessel: Niagara.

1921 Canada Census; Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Charles Webster; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 12; Census Place: Ward 6, Vancouver, British Columbia; Page Number: 22.