Volume

23No.

2 2006

Special Edition

British Columbia Genealogical Society, Quesnel Branch

Cornish Water Wheel at Quesnel, B.C.An Original Drawing by B. Patenaude

Editor’s Note: Catching UpDue to my confusion over mismatching newsletters and seasons, it was discovered that Cariboo Notes had been missed several times in the past few years. To rectify the situation, rather than throw myself upon my crayon (or be thrown there by my clubmates), extra editions have been completed to make up for the omissions. For your information, our publishing dates are as follows:

2001 – 18-1, 18-2, 18-3 (Winter)2002 – 19-1 (Spring), 19-2 (Fall)2003 – 19-3 (Spring), 20-1 (Summer/Fall), 20-2 (Winter)2004 – 20-3 (Spring), 21-1 (Summer/Fall), 21-2 (Winter)2005 – 21-3 (Spring/Summer), 22-1 (Winter)2006 – 22-2 (Spring/Summer), 22-3 (Fall), 23-1 (Winter), 23-2 (Special), 23-3

(Special Members’ Interests)2007 – 24-1 (Spring), 24-2 (Summer/Fall), 24-3 (Winter)

On a cemetery stone in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada:He was a humanitarian

He loved his mother-in-law.

Remember me as you pass by,As you are now, so once was I,

As I am now, so you will be,Prepare for death and follow me.

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VOL. 23(2) CONTENTS:Editor’s Note............................................................................................2

My Search for What Happened to William Wilby Hainsworth...............3

Murphy’s Laws of Genealogy.................................................................4

Brick Wall Contest – open to all!............................................................6

Twigs – Hospital Auxiliary – Canadian Firsts – Holiday Traditions......8

Web Bytes................................................................................................9

Books for Sale..........................................................................................10

How to Contact Us...................................................................................12

Club Information......................................................................................13

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MY SEARCH FOR WHAT HAPPENED TOWILLIAM WILBY HAINSWORTH

Submitted by Penny Haering

When my Mother died in 1978, she left us what has come to be known as THE BOX. Among the various birth, death and marriage certificates and the many pictures of mostly unidentified Victorian ancestors, was a 5x7 inch piece of much folded heavy paper, which proclaimed itself as a LEEDS BURIAL GROUND CERTIFICATE. Although the paper is discoloured and has a musty smell as most old papers do, the certificate is perfectly legible. It tells anyone interested that:

By virtue of an Act passed on the sixteenth day of July, One Thousand eight hundred and forty two, in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Victoria, intituled, “An Act for providing additional Burial Grounds in the Parish of Leeds, in the West Riding of the County of York” We, the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Leeds, in consideration of the sum of one pounds ………shillings ………pence, paid to us by William Wilby Hainsworth of 36 Elmwood Street, Leeds Do hereby allow and secure to the said William Wilby Hainsworth the exclusive right of burial and interment in all that piece of ground numbered 16451 on the plan of the Leeds Burial Ground, To Hold the same to the said William Wilby Hainsworth in perpetuity for the purposes of Burial.Given under our Common Seal this eleventh day of May in the year of our

Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty three.

The corporate Seal was duly applied and the whole was signed by James Wardell, Town Clerks Office.

For some time, I considered the paper to be an interesting memento but not of much use. I knew when Wiliam Wilby H. was born, who his parents were, that he was a corn miller, flax miller, flour dealer, or bookkeeper depending on which piece of information one looked at. I knew to whom he was married and that he was the father of my Great Grandfather Henry Hainsworth. But at some point in the story, he seemed to disappear.

So, late one night I thought, “Well, it can’t hurt” and typed Leeds Burial Ground into Google. I learned that the Leeds Burial Ground was opened in 1845 as an alternative to the overcrowded and unhealthy parish churchyards. At some point, it became known as Beckett Street Cemetery, and was being used as late as the 1970’s, more than one hundred and twenty five years after it was opened. In fact, the article says that there are still a very few interments “in family graves only”. It also told me that there is an organization called “The Friends of Beckett Street” which looks after the grounds and which will be happy to answer inquiries.

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“Aha”, I said to myself, and proceeded to write a letter to the address given. In due course, I received an answer and a surprise. I discovered that along with a son, (Great Grandfather Henry), William Wilby and his wife Julia had two daughters, the first born in 1850 (a year after Henry was born) and the second, in 1852. There they were, buried in Grave 16451. Julia Ellen died in 1852 at the age of 2 years and Sarah Grace was buried in February of 1853 at 7 months. With them, was their father. William Wilby Hainsworth was buried August 6th, 1853 aged 27 years! All I could think of was “How did Julia cope? To lose two daughters and her husband in the space of seven months. Widowed at age 26 with a four year old son to raise.” I have to confess that I shed a few tears. But now at least I knew what had happened to William Wilby Hainsworth. I sent for death certificates. They came today and tell me that both girls died of “phrenitis” which Google explains is what we now call encephalitis, an

inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus. It can be caused by any one of a number of viruses such as the ones that cause mumps, measles and other childhood diseases.

William Wilby died of “tubercular disease of the lungs”. And Julia? She raised Henry – somehow. And lived to the ripe old age of 79, still Julia Hainsworth and as the 1901 census puts it, “living on own means”. A lady to be reckoned with, I guess. Dying in 1906, she was not buried in the family grave that William purchased in 1853 but in plot 7771 in the Leeds General Cemetery, a plot that Henry purchased in 1878 and where he buried his infant son Henry aged 20 months in April of that year, and where other Hainsworths were buried in the 1920’s. And Great Grandfather Henry? I still haven’t found where he is, but he doesn’t seem to be in either of the family plots. So there’s another mystery to be worked on.

Murphy’s Laws of Genealogy The records you need for your family history were in the courthouse that burned.

  John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as immigrant

ancestor, died on board ship at the age of twelve.  

The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated when the platform collapsed turned out to be a hanging.  

Records show that the grandfather, whom the family boasted, "He read the Bible at four years and graduated from college at sixteen," was at the foot of his class.  

Your grandmother's maiden name for which you've searched for years was on an old letter in a box in the attic all the time.  

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When at last you have solved the mystery of the skeleton in the closet the tight-lipped spinster aunt claimed, "I could have told you that all the time."  

You never asked your father about his family because you weren't interested in genealogy while he was alive.  

The family story your grandmother wrote for the family never got past the typist. She packed it away "somewhere" and promised to send you a copy, but never did.  

The relative who had all the family photographs gave them to her daughter who had no interest in genealogy and no inclination to share.  

A great-uncle changed his surname because he was teased in school. He moved away, left no address, and was never heard from again.  

Brittle old newspapers containing the information you desired have fallen apart on the names and dates and places.  

The only record you find for your great-grandfather is that his property was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency.  

The portion of the index you need is continued in the next issue, only the publisher died prior to publication.  

When you find the obituary for your grandmother, the information is garbled. Her name is exchanged with her daughter's, the whereabouts of her sons is unknown, the date for her father's birth indicates he was younger than she was.  

The only surname not found among the three billion in the Mormon Archives is yours.

  The vital records director sends you a negative reply, having just been insulted by a

creep calling himself a genealogist.  

The 4 volume, 4,800 page history of the county where your great-grandfather lived is not indexed.

Canada in 1850: October 11 - The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad opens. In the United States, the Fugitive Slave Act is passed. It provides that even free

persons can be made a slave if suspected of being a runaway. As a result, more fugitive slaves and free Black persons come to Canada.

The site of John By’s headquarters during the construction of the Rideau Canal is incorporated as Bytown.

Gold discovered in British Columbia, and coal on Vancouver Island.

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Our “Brick Wall Contest” is open to all readers of Cariboo Notes around the globe.

Submissions are welcome and should be e-mailed to broughtonl@shaw.ca with “Brick Wall Submission” in the subject line. Several brick walls will be published in each issue. The first person to break a brick wall as determined by the submitter will be awarded a small prize for their

efforts. Contest end-date for each entry will be one year; however, grateful submitters will likely be happy to reward wall-breakers

after that time!

1. KENDRICK family

Henry KENDRICK b unknown d believe before 1862 was a 1832-draper-lived Regents terrace, 1844-salesman, 1845-traveller. 1847-painter, 1862-commercial traveller, linen draper m Betsy [think she was Elizabeth] GARROD b unknown. m 30 January 1831 Stepney, London, Middlesex. They had 7 children: James Henry b 3 December 1831 Stepney, London, Middlesex christened 1 January

1832 St Pancras Old Church, London -in the 1861 census he is a commercial traveller and is living with 2 of his brothers George and John. He married Catherine NOLAN 10 March 1863 Bishopgate, London, Middlesex   and disappears [she lived St Leonard's, Shoreditch, London--Catherine's father is Joseph NOLAN-stamper post office]

Elisabeth KENDRICK b 27 November 1834 d 26 January 1845 Greenwich, Kent Frances KENDRICK b 16 July 1837 Gravesend, Kent d 2 June 1845 Pimlico.

London, Middlesex m John EDWARDS m 4 December 1862 Hoxten, London Is in the 1871 census and 1881 is a millner

William KENDRICK b 29 May 1836 d 28 January 1845 George KENDRICK b 15 September 1841 Shackelwell, Middlesex in 1861 census is

a millinery warehouseman living with brother James John KENDRICK b 15 May 1844 2 Eaststreet, Greenwich, Kent d 22 February 1845

Union workhouse Greenwich, Kent John KENDRICK b 12 December 1846 52 Drummond Crescent, Somers Town,

London, Middlesex 1861-census lace warehouse living with brother James

This family appears to have hit hard times as a couple of the children appear to have died in a workhouse. 3 children all died within a month. They moved between Kent and London. Have only found them in the census listed, so far.Info and ideas to: Kathie Edwards: gkedward@uniserve.com, or mail to: 4902

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Zschiedrich Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6H82. John Robinson

John Robinson was born in France according to three different censuses. He immigrated to Alberta, Canada in 1882 and supposedly was in Montana mining prior to that, possibly married to/living with a native woman. His birthdate on the 1911 Census of Canada was Aug 1839. His birthdate on the 1901 Census was Aug 1840. His age on the 1891 Census was 47, making his birth year ca 1844. His age on the 1906 Census was 66, making his birth year ca 1840. He married a Metis woman, Marie/Mary Julie Belcourt, 2 Jan 1886 in Calgary, AB. (She was the daughter of Joseph Belcourt and Madeline Campion and was born ca 1867 with different birthdates depending on the source.) On John and Mary’s marriage certificate, his father’s name is a question mark and his mother’s name is listed as Marguerite. The entire certificate was written in French, and his name given was Jean Robinson. He and Mary had 13 children. He died in 1916 in Midnapore, AB. A local history lists his age at death as 82, making his birth year ca 1834.Questions: When was John really born? Who were his parents and were they French? Who was his first wife/partner? I can’t find any record of him in Montana and have checked US Census. Info and ideas to: Leanne Broughton: broughtonl@shaw.ca, or mail to: 536 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC, Canada V2J 2R8

3. But Where in Germany?   My paternal grgrandfather Heinrich Schutte was born Jan. 1870 somewhere in Germany.  In 1895 he married Amanda, daughter of Christian & Anna Andresen in Union co. S.D. Their children were all born in S.D. and baptized a few miles east in neighbouring Plymouth co. Iowa at the German Lutheran church in Akron.  In 1911 they moved north and took up a homestead in Sask.  This most elusive ancestor has left me with many unanswered questions, such as:  What were his parents’ names? Neither of which were given on his death cert. Did he have siblings?  Probably.  The biggest obstacle has been trying to find out exactly where Henry was born.  A request for naturalization records to numerous sources in S.D. & Iowa were all unsuccessful, as no files could be found.  The index card for his Canadian naturalization is riddled with mistakes.  I've searched Henry’s 1940 Dominion of Canada National Registration, homestead records, obituary and death cert.  None of these records provide me with an exact place of birth.     According to the U. S. 1900 & 1910 census records, he immigrated  in 1889, but after many hours scanning ships passenger lists I still can't find him.   Did he come alone?     Even letters to relatives have not provided a clue.  Any suggestions or info to: Terri Schmitke,  1871 Dogwood Rd. Quesnel, B.C. V2J 4T7                wayter@telus.net       

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Presidents of Quesnel Hospital Auxiliary:1910 – Mrs. C. Ewing(records missing)1936 – Mrs. Cynthia Grierson1937 – Mrs. Muriel Rolph1938 – Mrs. J.A. Wade, Mrs. Malcolm1939 – Mrs. Rose Allen1940 – Mrs. Louie LeBourdais1941 – Mrs. C.H. (Frances) Allison1942 – Mrs. F. (Marjorie) Thomson1943 – Mrs. Muriel Rolph1944 – Mrs. Muriel Hobbins1945 – Mrs. Grace Mattishaw1946 – Mrs. Muriel Rolph1947 – Mrs. Dorothy Standbridge,

Mrs. Hobbins1948 – Mrs. Mabel Commons1949 – Mrs. Florence McNeil1950 – Mrs. S. (Rose) Allen1951 – Mrs. Edna Berry1952 – Mrs. Frances Allison1953 – Mrs. Muriel Rolph1954 – Mrs. Mabel Commons1955 – Mrs. Helen Robertson

Traditions – Christmas is a great time to harvest some memories from older family members about their holiday traditions. Sights, sounds, and smells often bring these memories to the surface with excellent clarity. Some questions to prompt discussion: Who hosted the family dinner? Who attended? What food was served? Did you have school Christmas concerts? Did you go caroling? Did you have a Christmas tree and how was it decorated? What was your favourite part of Christmas? How was Boxing Day spent? Did you have New Year’s parties? Did you ever make New Year’s resolutions? How did you get around in the winter? How did you keep warm? What did kids do for fun in the winter?

Looking for BC place names? Check out the BC government’s master database at http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcnames/g2_search_options.htm

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Canadian Firsts

Oldest Newspaper in Canada - Halifax Gazette. First issued 23 Mar 1752 by John Bushell, the first King's Printer in Halifax.

First Long-Distance Telephone Call - 10 Aug 1876 between Brantford & Paris, ON (13 km)

Second National Atlas in the World - The Atlas of Canada, Published by the Department of the Interior of the Canadian government in 1906, was the first national atlas of Canada, and the 2nd national atlas in the world (after Finland)

First Oil Company in North America - International Petroleum & Mining Company of Hamilton, CW, founded by Charles Tripp 1854

http://www.legionmagazine.net/lastpost/ Since 1928, Legion Magazine has honoured those Canadians who have served their country by publishing in print short death notices for Royal Canadian

Legion members with military backgrounds, Canadian war veterans and Legion members with police service. With the advent of the Internet,

they have created as a historical archive for free use a Last Post database that goes back to February 1990. It contains over 115,000 names, but this number will rise as further entries are published in print and added to the collection twice a year. They will gradually go back further in time as resources permit.

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/passenger/001045-130-e.html Library and Archives Canada now has an online database of passenger lists 1865-1922 with images available. The database is not indexed, but may be searched by: Name of Ship, Year of Arrival, Port of Arrival, Shipping Line, and Port of Departure. Be sure to check out the complete collection of databases at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-500-e.html

http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/index.jsp Coming soon – Findmypast.com, in association with The National Archives, is proud to present Ancestorsonboard, a new database featuring BT27 Outward Passenger Lists for long-distance voyages leaving the British Isles from 1960 right back to 1890. With Ancestorsonboard, you will be able to search for records of individuals or groups of people leaving for destinations including Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA featuring ports such as Boston, Philadelphia and New York. Passengers include not only immigrants and emigrants, but also businessmen, diplomats and tourists. Images of the passenger lists will be available to download, view, save and print.

http://www.warbrides.co.uk/ Interested in war bride genealogy? Name indexes to War Bride passenger lists for ships bound for Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand in 1946 and 1947 are available online. The latest update to the database also includes thousands of warbrides travelling from Australia to the United Kingdom.

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp Historical Directories is a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. It contains high quality reproductions of comparatively rare books, essential tools for research into local and genealogical history.

http://www.whitepinepictures.com/seeds/ A Scattering of Seeds is the renowned Canadian history series. This website supports and describes each of the episodes.

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Books for Sale Hard cover, 802 pp. 7"x 5". Combination gazeteer, travel handbook and advertiser listing. If you had ancestors that lived in South America in the 1940s, this will give an excellent overview of the ex-pat community in: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, British Guiana, British Honduras, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rice, Cuba, Dutch Guiana, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela. 

Particularly useful if you had relatives who were in business there. It is possible their company may be advertised! Additionally, if your ancestors vacationed or moved to South America in the late 1940s, this will give flavour to your family tree. Local politicians are mentioned often throughout the book. $15, plus $10 shipping (Paypal, cash, email transfer, or money order drawn on Canadian bank) within Canada and the United States. For International Shipping Costs, please contact the seller: Susan Smith, 3010 Red Bluff Road, Quesnel, British Columbia, BC V2J 6C6, email: smithjosephy@shaw.ca 

By R.D. Colquette. 308 pp Printed by The Public Press Limited, Winnipeg. Fully-indexed. Very interesting to any family historian who had ancestors from the Canadian Prairies who were invovled with United Grain Growers Limited or with the Co-operative Movement in the first half of the 20th Century. $15, plus $10 shipping (Paypal, cash, email transfer, or money order drawn on Canadian bank) within Canada and the United States. For International Shipping Costs, please contact the seller: Susan Smith, 3010 Red Bluff Road, Quesnel,

British Columbia, BC V2J 6C6, email: smithjosephy@shaw.ca

From the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS, #12-282 Reid Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2M2:

By the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS. Recipes from Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, USA, Wales

$4.00 plus $1.00 S&H

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The Family Cook Book

The South American Handbook

1947

The First Fifty

Years: A History of

United Grain

Growers

Quesnel & Area Place

Names

By the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS. This brochure, the fourth in a series, has been put together to provide genealogical researchers an introduction to Quesnel and area place names, and general sources of further information.

$3.00 plus $.75 S&H

From Branwen Patenaude, 1582 Beach Crescent, Quesnel, BC V2J 4J6, Phone 250-747-2654:

By Branwen Patenaude. A collection of short stories on the history of Quesnel and area.

$11.50 plus 7% GST and $2.00 S&H

By Branwen Patenaude. History of the roadhouses en route to the gold fields of Barkerville. Volume 1 covers mainly the lower Fraser River.

$14.95 plus 7% GST and $2.00 S&H

By Branwen Patenaude. A continuation of Volume 1, covering the upper Fraser and Quesnel River areas (the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada).

$18.95 plus 7% GST and $2.00 S&H

Canada in 1880 June 24- “O Canada” first performed. October 9 - The United Kingdom gives Canada control of the Arctic islands. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman doctor to practise medicine in Canada Sanford Fleming becomes chancellor of Queen's University. Bell Canada founded. Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). British-backed Canadian firm, headed by US

railroad building genius (Sir William Cornelius Van Horne)gets the deal: $25 million, 25 million acres (100,000 km²), already completed sections free, all under-construction sections finished free, 20 year monopoly as only railroad and 20 year control over rate-setting.

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Because of

Gold

Trails to Gold

Volume 1

Trails to Gold

Volume 2

1. Kathie Edwards4902 Zschiedrich Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6H8Ph/fax (250)747-2503; Ph (250) 992-7211; gkedward@uniserve.comSurnames: APPS, BRENCHLEY, DIAMOND, BECK, EATON, EDWARDS, BOLLINGTON, KENDRICK, HOOLEY, POTTS, TRUEMAN, WRIGHT, PAINE, ARNOLD

2. Tammy Guldbransen129 Lowe Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 5T4Ph (250) 992-6114; gully4@shaw.caSurnames: DRUMMOND, ERICKSSON, GULDBRANSEN, HILL, JOHNSON, JORGENSON, LINDSAY, OSTLUND, PETTERSON, REID, RUSSELL, WAUGHOP AND WAYNERT

3. Beverley Preston2639 Roberta Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6L5Ph (250) 747-0131; prestonv@telus.netSurnames: BROUGH, MACHEN, BAKES, PARKER, LEWENDON, LEWINGTON, HISSEY, GOODWIN, WILKINSON, BLANCHARD, BOWES, MCWHINNIE, HORSEY

4. Penny HaeringBox 6, Alec Meadow Site, RR5, Quesnel, BC V2J 3H9; haering@telus.netSurnames: INGHAM, HAINSWORTH, PEATFIELD

5. Leanne Broughton536 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2R8Ph (250) 992-8980; broughtonl@shaw.caSurnames: BROUGHTON, PINCHBECK, DYE, READ, FÜRST, BEATH, WATTIE, BELCOURT, L’HIRONDELLE

6. Stacey Willson1882 Alder Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 3T3staceywillson@shaw.ca Surnames: WILLSON, MUMFORD, SIMS, MOXAM, VON NIESSEN, GARNHAM, HEALEY/HEALY

7. Terri Schmitke1871 Dogwood Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 4T7wayter@telus.net Surnames: PALAGHIAN, GORENKO, KNUDSON, CLEMENTSON, SKRITVEDT, SKREI, SCHUTTE, ANDRESON, CLEMETSON

8. Susan Smith3010 Red Bluff Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6C6susmith@lycos.com

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How to Contact Us

PROJECTS:

Newsletter............Leanne Broughton Cemetery..............Mary Lust Births....................Stacey Willson Marriages.............Bev Preston Deaths..................Leanne Broughton

#12-282 Reid Street, Quesnel , B.C. V2J 2M2

EXECUTIVE 2005-06:

President...........Kathleen Edwards Treasurer...........Gertie Garreau Secretary...........Tammy Guldbransen Librarian...........Kathleen Edwards

Positions are held for one year with elections at the September meeting.

OBJECTIVE: to provide a local forum for genealogical research and discussions.

MEETINGS: held the second Tuesday of each month from September to June at 7:00 p.m. at #12-282 Reid Street (office above Home Hardware).

MEMBERSHIP: $20.00 yearly, due September meeting or $10.00 basic plus $1.00 per month until September. NOTE: Although a branch of the B.C.G.S., a specific membership is required to receive their newsletter, or for the use of their facilities.

FACILITIES: The Society presently has a small genealogical library, a microfiche/film reader and some research aids. Our objective is to increase our library holdings on general genealogical topics, and to develop specific holdings according to membership interest. These books, research aids and fiche may be borrowed by society members for local use for up to four weeks.

The library has a good collection of genealogical info related to the Cariboo Gold Rush, particularly for Wells and Barkerville.

Inquiries for research will be passed to local members and charged at a rate of $3.00 per hour.

FUNDING: This is a non-profit society. Yearly membership fees and other fundraising activities are used to pay for operational expenses.

NEWSLETTER: The society publishes three newsletters a year, in February (#1 Spring), May (#2 Summer/Fall) and November (#3 Winter). Subscription is included in yearly membership fees, available on a trade basis, or $3.00 per year for non-members.

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