Justin Lee Skene (1872-1936)

Justin Lee Skene, about 1915, United States passport application, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-3B6K : 4 September 2015).

 

I updated the page on Justin Lee Skene, who was a building contractor and architect. He lived at 1019 Gilford Street in 1915 and 1916.

I added information on Justin’s sister, Mae, who was married to Justin’s business partner, John Sheridan Christie.

I also added information on a court case related to the construction of the second Hotel Vancouver.

 

C. P. R. Hotel, Vancouver, B.C., about 1917; Vancouver City Archives, CVA 677-21; https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/c-p-r-hotel-vancouver-b-c-2.

 

Thanks to a descendant of Justin’s sister for this information.

Andrew Mitchell (1867-1940)

Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory, 1901, page 742.

 

I added a new page on Andrew Mitchell, who was a carpenter and building contractor.

About 1904, he built the house at 1102 Gilford Street.

It appears that he built the house at 1925 Pendrell Street.

Joseph William Bye (1862-1936)

Henderson’s City of Vancouver Directory, 1906, page 260.

 

I updated the page on Joseph William Bye, a building contractor who lived at 1940 Beach Avenue from 1906 to 1910.

I added information on his business activities and his children.

John William Stewart (1860-1938)

Major General John W. Stewart, C.B., 1920s; Vancouver City Archives, Port P420.1 [cropped]; http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/major-general-john-w-stewart-c-b.

Henderson’s City of Vancouver and North Vancouver Directory, 1909, page 1073.

I updated the page on John William Stewart. He was a railway contractor, logging company executive, and a major-general during the First World War. He lived at 1967 Barclay Street in 1909 and 1910.

I updated his year of birth to 1860, and I added information on various sources for his actual date of birth.

John W. Watt

Henderson’s Greater Vancouver City Directory, 1915, page 1040 [edited image].

I added a new page on John W. Watt, who was a superintendent with the general contracting firm of Skene and Christie. He lived at 958 Denman Street from 1915 to 1917.

Donald Brims Charleson (1842-1928)

Donald Brims Charleson: Detail from Vancouver City Archives: AM54-S4-: Port P369

I updated the page on Donald Brims Charleson, who was a contractor. He lived at 2003 Haro Street from 1907 to 1928.

I added information on his son, Percy, who was killed at a railway crossing near Winter, Saskatchewan.

Vancouver Sun, September 29, 1922, page 3, column 3.

William Stocks (1861-1941)

Henderson’s City of Vancouver Directory, 1906, page 597.

I added a new page on William Stocks, who was a sales agent and building contractor. He lived at 1950 Nelson Street from 1906 to 1918.