The Waugh Family
An historical
and photographic perspective
The Waugh Family in Montana, U.S.A. and Nanaimo, B.C., Canada
John Waugh &
Christina Orr
The Waugh Brothers in Nanaimo |
The Vancouver Island
Coal Strike
The Great War
1914-1918 | World War II 1939-1945
Index of Official Parish Registries and
Statutory Registries for Births, Marriages and Deaths
See also
City of Nanaimo Cemeteries
for burials for other Waugh, Mottishaw and Newbury burials.
The Waugh Family, Nanaimo, B.C. c 1912
John "the Joker" Waugh was a Policeman for the City of Nanaimo
when this photograph was taken
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The Waugh Family Library |
| Directory of Vancouver Island and adjacent islands, 1909 (45 MB pdf) |
| Report of Royal Commissioner on Coal Mining Disputes on Vancouver Island, by Samuel Price, 1913 (6.2 MB pdf) |
| The Vancouver Island Strike by J. Kavangh, 1914 (1.1 MB pdf) |
| Fighting for Dignity: The Ginger Goodwin Story - Chapter 3. The Big Strike 1912-1914 (1.2 MB pdf) |
| 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada by Bernard McEvoy and Capt. A. H. Finlay, M.C. (34 MB) |
| Canada's Hundred Days, With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, by JFB Livesay, 1919 (41 MB) |
| Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, by Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, C.D., 1962 (34 MB) |
| Provincial Normal School, Victoria, BC, Annual - Anecho 1924-1925 (8MB) |
| Christina Orr | |
| Born: August 29, 1867 | Born: June 11, 1869 |
| Place: Calderhead, Scotland | Place: Dalry, Ayr, Scotland |
| Married: | March 3, 1893 |
| Place: | Timberline, Montana |
| Died: December 3, 1943 | Died: October 13, 1940 |
| Place: Nanaimo, B.C. Canada | Place: Nanaimo, B.C. Canada |
| Buried: Nanaimo Cemetery, Range 55, plot # 23 | Buried: Nanaimo Cemetery, Range 55, plot # 24 |
The Waugh Family | The Orr Family
Elizabeth
Waugh & William Newbury |
Elizabeth
Waugh & John William Purser |
Agnes Orr Waugh
& Charles Mottishaw
Janet Lindsay
Waugh & George Cassidy |
Christina Waugh & Leo
Liddiatt |
Christina Waugh & Frank Adamson
William Waugh & Genevieve McVey |
Jock Waugh & Winifred
Russell | Jock Waugh & Joy Russell
Jock Waugh
Jock Waugh at
Provincial Normal School, Victoria, 1924-1925
Jock
Waugh at the University of British Columbia 1927-1934
Jock
Waugh's Powell River Years 1934-1943
The Waugh Family During
World War II
The Waugh Family after World
War II
The Waugh Family in California
The Waugh Family in Fanny Bay, British
Coumbia
John "the Joker" Waugh and Christina Orr met in Linlithgow, Scotland. Christina's father was a Shale Miner as was John Waugh. Their first child would have been conceived around December of 1891 while both families were still living in Linlithgow. John Waugh and Christina Orr were married on March 3, 1893, in Timberline, Montana. They had eight children: Elizabeth McCall Waugh (born September 29, 1892, in Belt), Elexies Millar Waugh (born December 28, 1894, in Belt), Agnes Waugh (born Sept 15, 1896, in Belt), Janet Lindsay Waugh (born March 20, 1898, in Belt), Violet Christina Waugh (born March 16, 1902, in Nanimo), John "Jock" Waugh (born August 8, 1906, in Nanaimo), William Waugh (born June 13, 1908, in Nanaimo), and Christina Orr Waugh (born March 4, 1910, in Nanaimo).
| Children | Born | Place | Died | Place |
| Elizabeth McCall | Sept 29, 1892 | Timberline, Montana | June 3, 1947 | Nanaimo, BC |
| Elexies Millar | Dec 28, 1894 | Timberline, Montana | Aug 20, 1956 | Campbell River, BC |
| Agnes | Sept 15, 1896 | Belt, Montana | Feb 27, 1965 | Nanaimo, BC |
| Janet Lindsay | March 20, 1898 | Belt, Montana | April 16, 1990 | Campbell River, BC |
| Violet Christina | March 16, 1902 | Nanaimo, BC | July 1, 1979 | Nanaimo, BC |
| JOHN (JOCK) | Aug 8, 1906 | Nanaimo, BC | June 13, 1980 | Comox, BC |
| William | June 13, 1908 | Nanaimo, BC | Jan 17, 1962 | Powell River, BC |
| Christina Orr | March 4, 1910 | Nanaimo, BC | Oct 16, 1991 | Victoria, BC |
From Scotland to the Coal Mines of Montana...
Christina Orr's aunt Agnes (daughter of Samuel Orr and Agnes Littlewood) with her husband David McKee and children Agnes (8) and David (6) were the first of the Orr family to emigrate from Scotland to Montana in 1883. They were followed by Elizabeth Orr (daughter of Samuel Orr and Agnes Littlewood) and her husband John McCartney and their children Agnes (7) and Charles (5) in 1884. Samuel Orr (son of Samuel Orr and Agnes Littlewood and Christina's father) and his son Thomas (18) arrived into New York in 1891. Isabella Adams and her children Elizabeth (16), Jane (13) and Samuel (11) arrived in 1893. Her husband Thomas Orr and sons Thomas and William had probably arrived into the USA a bit earlier.
| 1891 | .......... |
Samuel Orr and Elizabeth McCall and their family emigrated from Scotland to the United States of America and settled in Timberline, Gallatin County, Montana, in 1891.
The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, 29 Jan 1891,
Thu
The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, 29 Jan 1891,
Thu
From Reports of the Inspector of Mines
and Deputy Inspector of Mines
for the Fiscal year 1891
| 1892 | .......... |
The Miners are Coming Across the Line Seeking Work at Timberline
Great Falls Tribune, Grat Falls, Montana, 13 March, 1892
Elizabeth McCall Orr (daughter of John Waugh and Christina Orr) was born on Sept 29, 1892, in Timberline, Montana, USA, so it would seem that John and Christina had been together in December of 1891 in Linlithgow, Scotland...
John Waugh
John Waugh emigrated to the United States from Scotland aboard the Cunard Lines S/S Gallia arriving at Ellis Island, New York on December 20, 1892. See Original Ship Manifest. He was 25 years of age, his stated occupation was "miner", intended destination "Montana" and he was carrying just one piece of luggage with him. It is believed that he made it to Timberline, Montana within two weeks (probably on the Great Northern Railway from Chicago) to be with Christina Orr (they married two months later) and their three month old daughter. John and Christina Waugh lived in Timberline (between Bozeman and Livingston) and then in Belt, Montana (near Great Falls), where John worked in the coal mines (and fly fished in the rivers).
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SS Gallia
Built by J. & G. Thomson Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, 1878. 4,809 gross tons; 430 (bp) feet long; 44 feet wide. Compound engine, single screw. Service speed 13 knots. 1,400 passengers (300 first class, 1,100 third class).One funnel, three masts, barque rigged for sail. Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1878 and named Gallia. Liverpool-New York service. Chartered by Compania Transatlantica Line, Spanish flag, in 1896 and renamed Don Alvaro Bazan. Reverted to Cunard later in same year. Stranded in 1899; later salvaged. Scrapped in France in 1900. |
Ellis Island
Ellis Island c 1892
Ellis Island Passenger Record for John Waugh
Original Ship's
Manifest for John Waugh's entry into the United States
through Ellis Island Dec 20, 1892
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway c 1892
Map of Montana Railroads c 1892
Map of Great Northern Railway in Montana
showing Fort Benton, Great Falls and Belt c 1892
| 1893 | .......... |
Janet Lindsay Waugh
John (the Joker) Waugh came from a large family of eight children. His sister Alexis (born July 13, 1874, at Daviesdyke, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) had a baby girl on January 3, 1893, named Janet Lindsay Waugh (father unknown). Alexis married Edward (Ned) Pennykid (born June 14, 1863 in Bathgate, Scotland) on October 30, 1896, in the India Buildings in Edinburgh.
Bozeman
Bozeman, Montana c. 1893
Map showing Bozeman, Chestnut and Livingston, Montana
Christina Orr, Bozeman, Montana
Deputy Clerk McElwee issued a marriage license to John
Waugh and Christina Orr... residents at Timberline
The Independent Record, Helena, Montana,
11 Feb 1893, Sat
Marriage License for John Waugh and Christina Orr
See
original document
Samuel Orr (Christina's father) was a coal miner and the drum major in the Timberline Band.
Prosperous Timberline
The Independent Record, Helena, Montana, 07 Feb 1893,
Tue
Timberline had a post office from January 19, 1885 to April 22, 1898, then the mail went to Chestnut. Timberline is on the hill called the Bozeman Pass. Coal was used to make coke, which was used in the smelting of the copper from the world's largest copper mine in Butte. Some of it was used by the Northern Pacific Railroad for their steam engines. The copper and gold mining operations used up so much timber to reinforce the mine walls that firewood became scarce, so residents also bought coal to heat their homes. Timberline had a school and even had a Silver Cornet Band which toured the state, giving concerts. It says, "Timberline once supported a population of three hundred families. Miners came from England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Denmark. A few Chinese immigrants cooked at the boardinghouses. Miners from Montenegro achieved local notoriety for their famous pork and beer parties."
- From http://emrld-isle.com/timberline_1885_.html
The Depression of 1893
"The Depression of 1893 was one of the worst in American history with the unemployment rate exceeding ten percent for half a decade... The Depression of 1893 can be seen as a watershed event in American history. It was accompanied by violent strikes, the climax of the Populist and free silver political crusades, the creation of a new political balance, the continuing transformation of the country's economy, major changes in national policy, and far-reaching social and intellectual developments. Business contraction shaped the decade that ushered out the nineteenth century.
The depression, which was signaled by a financial panic in 1893, has been blamed on the deflation dating back to the Civil War, the gold standard and monetary policy, underconsumption (the economy was producing goods and services at a higher rate than society was consuming and the resulting inventory accumulation led firms to reduce employment and cut back production), a general economic unsoundness (a reference less to tangible economic difficulties and more to a feeling that the economy was not running properly), and government extravagance ."
From The Depression of 1893, David O. Whitten, Auburn University
Extensive Operations Seem Likely in the Belt Coal Mines
The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, 29 Dec 1893, Fri
| 1894 | .......... |
Elexies Millar Waugh was born on December 28, 1894, in Timberline, Montana.
| 1896 | .......... |
Belt
John Waugh and Christina Orr moved from Timberline to Belt before Sept 1896
Agnes Waugh was born on September 15, 1896, in Belt, Montana.
Belt Valley Times, Sept. 17, 1896, page 4, image 4
From montananewspapers.org
The Timberline Mine
The Timberline... owned by the Northern Pacific Railway
Company
The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, 15
March 1896
Coal Mines Close
The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, 02, Dec, 1896, Wed
Timberline Mines Closed
Red Lodge Picket, Red Lodge, Montana, 5 Dec 1896, Sat
| 1897 | .......... |
News of Belt - Thomas and Samuel Orr
Great Falls Tribune, Wed, July 7, 1897
John Waugh has been taken to Columbas hospital suffering with typhoid fever
Belt Valley Times, Aug 19, 1897, page 5, image 5
From montananewspapers.org
At the Hotels. Crow's Nest: Mrs. Waugh
Great Falls Tribune, Wed, Aug 25, 1897
David Orr
Christina's brother David (son of Samuel Orr and Betsy McCall) died in Belt on Oct 5, 1897 at the age of 22.
Belt Valley Times, Oct 7, 1897, page 1, image 1
From montananewspapers.org
Typhoid Fever
Rages
David Orr Succumbs to the Malady
Great Falls, Tribune, Great Falls, Montana, 07 Oct
1897, Thu
To the Memory of David Orr
Died Oct 5, 1897
Thomas Orr
Christina' uncle Thomas (son of Samuel Orr & Agnes Littlewood and husband of Isabella Adams) died on Nov 25, 1897, in Belt, Montana, at the age of 60.
Mother Isabella Orr Died May, 1904, Father Thomas Orr Died
Nov 25, 1897
Pleasant View Cemetery, Belt, Montana
Photo courtesy Patricia Larson
A little daughter of John Waugh got her hand caught in a clothes wringer
Belt Valley Times, Dec 23, 1897, page 5, image 5
From montananewspapers.org
| 1898 | .......... |
Janet Lindsay Waugh was born on March 20, 1898, in Belt, Montana.
Belt Valley Times, March 31, 1898, page 5, image 5
From montananewspapers.org
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Waugh, March 19
Wednesday, April 6, 1898 Paper: Helena
Independent (Helena, MT) Volume: LXIII Issue: 96 Page: 6
| 1899 | .......... |
Belt
Christina Orr, c. 1899
Samuel Orr and family left last Saturday for Nanaimo, B.C.
Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, Montana, 25 June 1899,
Sun
View of International Train Station from
Canadian side, 1912
Galt Historic Railway Park photo
Great Falls & Canada Railway Sleeping Car, 1890
Galt Museum & Archives
The Waugh Brothers in Nanaimo
John |
Andrew |
William |
Robert
John and Christina moved to Nanaimo, British Columbia, in 1899 (with Betsy McCall and Samuel Orr). They probably would have taken the Great Northern Railway to Calgary, Alberta, and the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Canadian Rockies to Vancouver. John and Christina bought the home at 471 Selby Street from Lawrence Manson (the Manson residence of 471 Selby Street is now a registered Heritage Home with the City of Nanaimo). John worked in the coal mine in Nanaimo and later became a police officer for the city of Nanaimo.
Elizabeth
Waugh & William Newbury |
Agnes Orr Waugh
& Charles Mottishaw
Janet Lindsay
Waugh & George Cassidy |
Christina Waugh & Leo
Liddiatt |
William Waugh & Genevieve McVey
Jock Waugh & Winifred
Russell | Jock Waugh & Joy Russell
John's brothers William, Andrew and Robert also came to Canada in the early 1900s and lived in Nanaimo.
Nanaimo Harbour in the 1890s
Courtesy Vancouver Public Library
Commercial St., Nanaimo, c. 1900
Courtesy BC Archives
Number 1 Mine Pithead, Nanaimo, B. C. c 1899
| 1900 | .......... |
South Wellington Mine
South Wellington Mine
The Wellington Mine is closed. Most of the buildings at Wellington are moved down to Ladysmith by rail. An ambulance is bought by the Vancouver Coal Company, the first north of Portland. A lighthouse is established at Gallows Point on Protection Island. - from Nanaimo Timeline
| 1901 | .......... |
George Cassidy, Provincial Police officer
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Feb 8, 1901
George Cassidy
Left to right: George Cassidy, O. McQuire (bartender)
and J. Callander
From
The Shoulder Strap, June
1949 - Nineteenth Edition: The Official Journal of the
British Columbia Provincial Police.
See modern photo of the Cassidy House in Ladysmith and more information on George Cassidy.
George Cassidy started his police career in South Wellington, and was later transferred to Ladysmith where he was the only policeman in the settlement of over 2,000. Later, in 1904, when Ladysmith became incorporated, Mr. Cassidy remained with the Provincial Force and worked harmoniously with Mr. J. Callander who was made a constable to comprise the whole Ladysmith City Police. After this time, George acted as policeman at large from Ladysmith to South Wellington and as a member of the Nanaimo Detachment. - from The Shoulder Strap, June 1949 - Nineteenth Edition: The Official Journal of the British Columbia Provincial Police.
George Cassidy, Jr. & Janet Waugh
John Waugh, miner, Prideaux Street
Henderson’s British Columbia
gazetteer and directory for 1901
He was also listed on Prideaux in 1903
1901 Census of Canada - Nanaimo, B.C.
The Vancouver Island census of 1901 indicates that John Waugh was married, 33 years of age, could not read or write, was Presbyterian and a coal miner. It also indicates that Christina was married, 32 years of age, could not read or write and was also Presbyterian. Both Samuel Orr and Betsy McCall were also living in Nanaimo at this time.
1901 Census of Canada -
Nanaimo, B.C.
John Waugh & Christina Orr
& Family
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. RG31, T-6428 to T-6556. Description: This database is an every name index to individuals enumerated in the 1901 Canada Census, the fourth census of Canada since confederation in 1867. |
1901 Census of Canada -
Nanaimo, B.C.
Samuel Orr
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. RG31, T-6428 to T-6556. Description: This database is an every name index to individuals enumerated in the 1901 Canada Census, the fourth census of Canada since confederation in 1867. |
Elizabeth (Betsy McCall) Orr was living with her son James (22) and her granddaughter Agnes was in the household at the time of the census.
1901 Census of Canada -
Nanaimo, B.C.
Elizabeth McCall, James Orr and
Agnes Waugh
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. RG31, T-6428 to T-6556. Description: This database is an every name index to individuals enumerated in the 1901 Canada Census, the fourth census of Canada since confederation in 1867. |
James Orr died at Washoe, Carbon County, Montana, sometime in November, 1918, of influenza.
The Mottishaw Family
1901 Census of Canada -
Nanaimo, B.C.
Samuel Mottishaw &
Elizabeth Exton
Source Citation: Year: 1901; Census Place: Nanaimo (City/Cit? Suburban Five Acre Lots, Vancouver, British Columbia. Page 7, Family No: 58. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004. <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1901/index-e.html>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description: The fourth census of Canada covers seven provinces - British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontairo, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec; two territories - the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories; and one district - the District of Keewatin. In 1901 the Northwest Territories was comprised of these seven districts: Alberta, Assiniboia, Athabasca, Franklin, Mackenzie, Saskatchewan, and Ungava. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, relationship to head of household, marital status, birthplace, religion, and occupation. |
Francis "Frank" Mottishaw (19) is one of 17 men who died in an explosion and fire at No. 3 Slope at the coal mine in Extension, B.C., near Ladysmith. See Extension Mine fire killed 16 in 1901 Oscar Mottishaw later fought for improved safety conditions for miners and was considered as an "agitator and instigator" by the mine bosses. Charles Mottishaw married Agnes Waugh on Aug 8, 1923.
Extension Mine
Extension Mine Shaft No. 4, 1901
Extension Coal Miners, 1900
Photo courtesy BC Archives
Twelve Enter, None Return
The Los Angeles Times, 01 Oct 1901
Corrected List of the Dead
The San Francisco Call, 01 Oct 1901
Fire in a Coal Mine
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FIRE IN A COAL
MINE.
Nanaimo,
B.C., Sept. 30. -- Number two
slope at Extension is on fire
and dense clouds of black smoke
can be seen from here. Full
particulars are not obtainable,
but a late report says that from
eight to fifteen men are in
danger, if not lost. It is said
that it was impossible to get
air to the men and that they are
probably lost. An unconfirmed report says that no one was lost in the fire. From the official dispatch to President Dunsmuir it is presumed that the men were entombed and that the air passage being on fire, it was impossible to supply them with air. Later advices from the mine say the men were warned and all got out safely. Twelve men who entered to subdue the flames never came back. Three others went after them. Then Manager ALEXANDER FAULDS; ROBERT BRYDEN and ANDREW BRYDEN formed a rescue party. They were driven out by smoke and fire. ANDREW BRYDEN being unconscious. He recovered, however. All hope for the men in the mine is abandoned. The mine is likely ruined. No water is available and there is no way of extinguishing the fire except by closing up the entrance, which might cause a terrible explosion. It is feared that hundreds of men will be thrown out of work. Salt Lake Tribune Utah 1901-10-01
Listing of
Casualties: |
Andrew Waugh (son of William Waugh and Alison "Elexies Millar" Lindsay) arrived into Montreal, Quebec, aboard the Australasian from Liverpool on Sept 14, 1901, with destination Nanaimo, BC. - Canadian Passenger Lists, Ancestry.com
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SS Australasian
SS Australasian, was built in 1884 by Rovert Napier & Co of Govan, Glasgow for George Thompson & Son (Aberdeen Line).[1] She weighed 4,000 long tons (4,100 t).[2] Australasian took part of the New South Wales Contingent to serve in Sudan with British forces as part of the Suakin Expedition, arriving at the Red Sea port of Suakin on 29 March 1885. In 1906 the Ottoman Government bought her and renamed her Scham. She was torpedoed by HMS E11 on 6 August 1915 in the Sea of Marmara. She was beached near Constantinople to prevent from sinking. Salvaged in 1918 she was reduced to a coal hulk. She was scrapped at Savona, Italy in 1955.[1] - Wikipedia |
Nanaimo
On November 4th Council passes a Bylaw for the regulation of Wash-Houses and Laundries, which targets the business practices of the Chinese. The Nanaimo Fire Department is formed on November 14th. Number 5 Mine floods and the South Field pits are closed. A fire at Extension kills 16 men. The waterworks is bought by the City. A long distance telephone line between Nanaimo and Victoria is connected. The first team of horses, is acquired for the use of the Fire Department; the two horses are known as Tom and Jerry, and are great favourites of local children. - from Nanaimo Timeline
| 1902 | .......... |
John Waugh is listed in the Henderson's British Columbia Directory, 1902, as a miner, W.F. Co. living on Prideaux Street, Nanaimo.
| 1903 | .......... |
Nanaimo elects two Socialist Party of British Columbia M.L.A.s (Members of Legislative Assembly) in the provincial election. Continuing labour difficulties cause the Federal Department of Labour to send William Lyon Mackenzie King to Nanaimo to investigate working conditions. - from Nanaimo Timeline
The Commission at Ladysmith
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C.,
Thursday, May 8, 1903
Samuel Mottishaw Convicted
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C.,
Thursday, May 28, 1903
| 1904 | .......... |
Provincial Constable Cassidy left last night for Vancouver
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Thursday,
Nov 5, 1904
| 1905 | .......... |
Arrested at Ladysmith with the help of Provincial Constable Cassidy
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Saturday,
Oct 28, 1905
| 1906 | .......... |
John "Jock" Waugh was born in Nanaimo on Aug 8, 1906.
The Bastion
The HBC bastion overlooking
the busy Coal Harbour at Nanaimo, 1906.
Central School
Three children standing outside Central School in Nanaimo, 1906,
Philp Timms
Photo courtesy Vancouver Public Library
Central School Pupils, 1906
Photo courtesy BC Archives
News from Nanaimo - Rolls of Honor
The following is a full list
of the promotions and honors won by the students:
5th Division, Elexies Waugh for deportment
8th Division, Agnes Orr Waugh for proficeincy
10th Division, Janet Lindsay Waugh for regularity and
punctuality
Fifth to Fourth, Elizabeth Waugh and Elexies Waugh
Eighth to Seventh, Agnes Waugh
Tenth to Nineth, Janet Waugh
The Ladysmith Daily Ledger, June 30, 1906
Commercial Street
Commercial Street, Nanaimo, 1906, Philip Timms
Courtesy Vancouver Public Library
Extension Mine
Coal mining at the Extension
mine near Nanaimo, c 1908. BC Archives E-02768
| 1907 | .......... |
Ride Through Victoria and Vancouver, May 1907
William & James Waugh
John Waugh's nephews William Waugh, fireman (born 1887) and James Waugh, miner, arrived into Montreal aboard the Grampian on Sept 29, 1907, with destination Nanaimo. Their father, brothers and sisters and grandfather would follow in 1909 and 1910.
William Waugh (20) and James Waugh (19)
See
original
document
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SS Grampian
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| 1908 | .......... |
Bastion St., Nanaimo
Bastion St., Nanaimo c. 1908
Lost - A black spaniel
J. Waugh, Selby Street
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, Jan 18, 1908
| 1909 | .......... |
William Waugh (72), his son Robert Lindsay Waugh (28) and William's grandchildren (children of William Waugh and Catherine McLean) Daniel (16) and Elexies "Ella" (18) arrived into Quebec City aboard the Grampian on May 9, 1909, with destination Nanaimo, B.C.
William Waugh (72), Robert (28), Daniel (16) and Ella
(18)
See original document
Robert Lindsay Waugh & Matilda Milligan
In the Directory of Vancouver Island and adjacent islands, 1909, John Waugh is listed as a miner living on Selby near Albert in Nanaimo. Also listed is James Waugh, miner on Wallace near Campbell.
Waugh, James, miner, 1vs. Wallace near Campbell
Waugh, John, miner, h. Selby near Albert
Cedar District
Cassidy, Thomas, farmer.
Cassidy's Mill
Cassidy's Mill
Ladysmith
Ladysmith, Provincial Constable, George Cassidy
George Cassidy was Ladysmith's
first policeman.
From The Shoulder Strap, June 1949
- Nineteenth Edition: The Official Journal of the
British Columbia Provincial Police, Victoria BC Admark
1949
He was a provincial
constable from about 1900-1913
Also living in Ladysmith was Sam Mottishaw
His son Charles married Agnes Waugh in 1923
- Couldn't Beat
the Telegraph -
When the train arrived at Ladysmith Constable Cassidy
was waiting
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Friday, June 4, 1909
Ladysmith Bartender is Held Here for Murder
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Friday, June 25,
1909
Extension Mine Disaster
Coal Miners at Extension, 1909
Photo courtesy BC Archives
On October 5, 1909 thirty four miners went to work at the Extension mine. Thirty two of them were never to come home. Two miners and a mule were known to have survived from that shift. The mines in those days were a dangerous place to work. Documentation of all the digging was poor. Often miners digging new shafts ran into old undocumented shafts. Abandoned and usually full of water. The results were disastrous. But by far the biggest danger was Methane Gas. Created when coal mixed with water. Before any shift a supervisor would go down and look for signs of this danger. But his tools were primitive at best and often hidden pockets of gas were never detected. Until it was too late! That was exactly what happened on that fateful date. Mines in those days were referred to as "open flame" mines. Miners used candles for light and were allowed to smoke in the shafts. And methane gas is highly explosive. Exactly the combination needed to set off the largest tragedy that ever happened to Ladysmith. Families lost fathers, brothers, sons and grandfathers. In those days miners were paid for the amount of coal they dug. Often children were brought down to mines to help fathers. If your father or grandfather was a miner, the odds were pretty good you would be one too. An intricate web that resulted in links to just about every family here. Most of the miners who died are buried in the Ladysmith Cemetery and memorials and headstones mark their graves. Over the years time has resulted in erosion of the stone memorials, but the memory lingers on. - from The Extension Mine Explosion, Ladysmith & District Historical Society
John Waugh was appointed to the position of Police Constable
John Waugh was appointed to the position of Police Constable on Dec 3, 1909. His daughter Janet Lindsay married George Cassidy, Jr. (son of Provincial Police Constable George Cassidy) on June 3, 1922, at the Waugh home at 471 Selby Street. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3, 1972, in Campbell River.
From
Nanaimo Board of Police Commissioner's
fonds, Nanaimo Community Archives
Campbell River
Willows Hotel, Campbell River, Best on the coast for
salmon fly fishing
From
Directory of Vancouver Island and
adjacent islands, 1909
| 1910 | .......... |
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Feb 9, 1910
William Waugh (44) and his children, Sarah (24), Robert (11), George (10) and Kate (9) arrived into Quebec City aboard the Grampian on May 10, 1910, with destination Nanaimo, B.C.
DNA: Jeff Waugh has an Ancestry DNA match with Denise Bull who goes through William Waugh & Catherine McLean to Daniel McLean Waugh & Catherine Wilson to Catherine Waugh & Joseph Thomas Perry.
Sarah Malcolm Waugh
| James
McLean Waugh & Jeannie Blair |
Elexies
Millar Waugh & Harry Smith |
Daniel McLean Waugh & Catherine Wilson
Robert
McLean Waugh & Helen Pollack |
Robert McLean Waugh & Florence Amy Bradshaw
George McLean Waugh & Ada Elizabeth Harrison |
Catherine Davidson McLean Waugh & Donald Archibald
Sutherland McKay
William Waugh (44), Sarah (24), Robert (11), George (10), and
Kate (9)
See
original document
B.C Ferry Steamers from mainland to Nanaimo
Photo courtesy BC Archives
| 1911 | .......... |
View from top of Central School, Nanaimo
471 Selby Street is directly above the word "school"
and is the John Waugh home as it looked before
renovations
471 Selby Street
Constable John Waugh & Christina Orr and family at
471 Selby St. c. 1911
"The Manson Residence (471 Selby St.) is a very good example of the stylistic evolution of a building over time. The original part of the house was a typical, modest Nanaimo worker’s cottage, built between 1885 and 1887. The worker’s cottage form is still clearly visible at both sides of the house. Subsequent renovations include the addition of a full front veranda with front gable and late-Victorian posts and a large rear addition. Although modern windows and doors have been introduced, the essential character of the building remains intact. This building is also significant because of its association with Michael Manson, who came to Nanaimo from his native Scotland in the 1870s. Initially, he worked as a brakeman on a coal train, then clerked in and subsequently owned a dry goods and grocery store. From time to time, Manson left Nanaimo to trade with First Nation peoples along the coast and he eventually established a trading post on Cortez Island. In later years, Manson served as Nanaimo City Clerk, Secretary of the School Board and, from 1909 to 1932, as a member of the British Columbia Legislature." - Nanaimo Culture & Heritage
Constable Waugh asking for an increase of Salary
Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Nanaimo, May
10, 1911
Nanaimo Archives
Nanaimo Daily News, Thu, May 11, 1911
At the time of the 1911 Census of Canada, John Waugh and his brothers William, Andrew and Robert were living in Nanaimo, British Columbia. John Waugh was still a police officer (from census original).
John and William Waugh on Selby Street
1911 Census of Canada -
Nanaimo, B.C.
John Waugh & Family
John's occupation was Policeman
Source Citation: Year: 1911;Census Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo, British Columbia. Page 9, Family No: 116. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1911/index-e.html>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description: This fifth census of Canada covers the nine provinces and two territories of Canada as of 1911: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, nationality, and origin. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1911 Census. |
Note: The "James Waugh" above should be Janet Waugh.
John's brother William was living
next door
See
original document
1911 Census of Canada -
Nanaimo, B.C.
William Waugh & Family
William's occupation is Storekeeper
Source Citation: Year: 1911;Census Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo, British Columbia. Page 9, Family No: 115. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1911/index-e.html>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description: This fifth census of Canada covers the nine provinces and two territories of Canada as of 1911: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, nationality, and origin. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1911 Census. |
The "Jane" Waugh above would be James
McLean Waugh, Ella is Elexies, Nobert is Robert
William, James and Daniel are miners, Robert is a plumber
William Waugh moved to Nanaimo (from Linlithgow, Scotland) soon after the death of his wife Catherine McLean in 1904. He lived on Selby Street and at 420, 7th St. Nanaimo. William and Catherine were the grandparents of James McLean "Daisy" Waugh (born about 1912). His mother was Sarah Waugh (father unknown). Daisy Waugh was a famous football player with the Naniaimo City Team, Vancouver St. Andrews and the Westminster Royals who was electrocuted in an accident in the Nanaimo coal mine (#1) on Dec 31, 1936, at the age of 24 leaving a widow (Ethel) and 10 month old baby boy. William Waugh died on Jan 18, 1947, in Nanaimo. Read more about Daisy Waugh.
James "Daisy" Waugh & Ethel Elaine Storey
1911 Census of Canada -
Nanaimo, B.C.
Robert Waugh
Robert's occupation is Miner
Source Citation: Year: 1911;Census Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo, British Columbia. Page 1, Family No: 6. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1911/index-e.html>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description: This fifth census of Canada covers the nine provinces and two territories of Canada as of 1911: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, nationality, and origin. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1911 Census. |
"Nobert" is Robert
Robert Lindsay Waugh & Matilda Milligan
Robert Lindsay Waugh married Matilda Milligan (born Jan 7, 1879, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland) on June 30, 1911, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, and returned to Scotland soon after. They had two children: John Waugh (born Oct 30, 1911, in Nanaimo, died Sept 23, 1970, in Motherwell and Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary "May" Waugh (born about 1913 in British Columbia, died in 2001 in Strathendrik, Stirlingshire, Scotland). John Waugh married Nettie Donaldson and they had a son named Robert Lindsay Waugh (born in 1941, died on Feb 18, 2010, at the age of 69).
John Waugh & Janet McCullogh "Nettie" McKeating Donaldson | Mary Campbell Waugh & George Douglas Bain
1911 Canada Census - Nanaimo, British
Columbia
Samuel Orr & Hannah Orr
(Orr was incorrectly
transcribed as "Cox")
Source Citation Year: 1911; Census Place: 26 - Nanaimo, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page: 7; Family No: 77 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description This fifth census of Canada covers the nine provinces and two territories of Canada as of 1911: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, nationality, and origin. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1911 Census |
1911 Census of Canada -
Five Acres, Nanaimo, B.C.
The Mottishaw Family
Source Citation: Year: 1911; Census Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page: 28; Family No: 3. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1911/index-e.html>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description: This fifth census of Canada covers the nine provinces and two territories of Canada as of 1911: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, nationality, and origin. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1911 Census. |
Five Acres
Western Foundries Company Farm
looking toward the Five Acre Lots, 1910
Ladysmith
1911 Census of Canada -
Ladysmith, B.C.
Oscar Mottishaw and
Family
Source Citation: Year: 1911; Census Place: Oyster, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page: 4; Family No: 31. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1911/index-e.html>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description: This fifth census of Canada covers the nine provinces and two territories of Canada as of 1911: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, nationality, and origin. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1911 Census. |
George Cassidy and his family were also living in Ladysmith at the time of the 1911 Census
1911 Canada Census showing George Cassidy in Ladysmith with his
sister Maude living next door.
His occupation was listed as "constable".
See
original document
Commercial Street, Nanaimo
Hirst Store, Commercial Street, Nanaimo c 1911
Commercial Street, Nanaimo, B. C. c 1912
Nanaimo Street Scene, 1912
Photo courtesy BC Archives
From Scotland - Waugh's Haggis
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Nov 5, 1911
| 1912 | .......... |
Feb 4, 1912...
Constables Allen and Cassidy and Tom O’Connell
On Monday morning, Constables Allen and Cassidy and Tom O’Connell engaged a gasoline launch and went out searching for the mysterious white sloop. They located the boat near Cowichan Gap and arrested the two men on board, William Sampson and Einar Landhims. Constable O’Connell immediately identified Landhims as the man who had pulled the gun on him during the robbery.
.. From Two If By Sea, by Ed Nicholson
George Cassidy (right), BC Provincial Police
Photo courtesy George Cassidy (b. 1931)
George Cassidy (right), BC Provincial Police
Photo courtesy George Cassidy (b. 1931
See modern photo of the Cassidy House in Ladysmith and more information on George Cassidy.
The Vancouver Island Coal Strike
| Report of Royal Commissioner on Coal Mining Disputes on Vancouver Island, by Samuel Price, 1913 (6.2 MB pdf) |
| The Vancouver Island Strike by J. Kavangh, 1914 (1.1 MB pdf) |
| Fighting for Dignity: The Ginger Goodwin Story - Chapter 3. The Big Strike 1912-1914 (1.2 MB pdf) |
| Stout Ladies and Amazons, Women in the BC Coal Mining Community of Ladysmith, 1912-1914 (7 MB pdf) |
| A Militia History of the Occupation of the Vancouver Island Coalfields, August 1913 (2.84 MB pdf) |
"This is no sentimental movement, and the masters can howl; we do not hide our intentions, for we are what they have made us - the dispossessed class that is out to overthrow them". - Albert "Ginger" Goodwin
Read more about Ginger Goodwin from the Greater Victoria Public Library.
On June 15th, 1912, Isaac Portrey and Oscar Mottishaw, the gas committee appointed by the men, as laid down in the Act, reported having found gas in several places in the No. 2 mine at Extension. This report was forwarded to the Inspector of Mines, who verified the same in July, 1912. Shortly after this report was issued Mottishaw's "place" ran out, and it was discovered that no other "place" could be found for him. He left Extension and later arrived at Cumberland, where he obtained work with a contractor at one of the mines. After he had been there a short time the contractor was notified by the manager that Mottishaw must be discharged. The contractor objected, but was told that Mottishaw had to go, excuse or no excuse. Realizing the insecurity of their position should they allow such a case of flagrant discrimination to-occur without some protest on, their part, a committee was appointed by the miners to interview the manager in connection therewith, but he refused to meet them. Another committee was sent with a like result. The miners then decided to declare a general holiday at all the mines in Cumberland on Monday, Sept. 16th, 1912, in order that this question might be discussed. At the meeting, on the 16th, a committee was chosen, consisting of union and non-union miners, to again visit the managers. This committee met the same fate as the previous ones. From The Vancouver Island Strike by J. Kavanagh, 1912
"union activists, Oscar Mottishaw and Isaac Portrey"
When the union activists, Oscar Mottishaw and Isaac Portrey, reported to authorities that the mines at Extension contained unsafe levels of explosive methane gas, they were dismissed from their positions and blacklisted, banned from mining on the Island. With no governmental support forthcoming, Mottishaw joined Joseph Naylor and Ginger Goodwin in calling for a one-day holiday in Cumberland, to discuss the issue of his blacklisting and safety in the mines in general.... - From Seven Oaks Magazine, Joseph Mairs: B.C. labour's past sheds light on the present, July 20 , 2004, Dale McCartney
Ginger Goodwin did not lead this strike, but it is certain that he played an important role as an activist. Ginger was known as a capable public speaker and he certainly would have put his skills to use. The main leaders of the strike were Joe Naylor, John McAllister, William Greaves, James Smith, Peter McNiven, Barney Farmer, Oscar Mottishaw, Robert White and Chas Walker. At least that is according to the lawsuit filed by the company against the union activists for urging employees to break their individual contracts. The strike would rage on for two years and bring Vancouver Island to the brink of an all out class war. - From Ginger Goodwin: Canadian Labour Martyr
Vancouver Island Coal Strike began on 16 Sept 1912 when miners at Cumberland declared a "holiday" to protest the firing of Oscar Mottishaw. Canadian Collieries, recent purchaser of the Dunsmuir Mines, locked them out and hired Chinese and recruits from Britain and the US as strikebreakers. The issues were safety (gas explosions had killed hundreds) and union recognition. Other Island employers, Western Fuel and Pacific Coast Collieries, had followed the pattern set by Robert and James DUNSMUIR in vigorously resisting any union, especially those from the US. By spring 1913, 3500 miners from Nanaimo, Extension, S Wellington and Ladysmith were off work, the United Mine Workers of America providing leadership and strike pay. That summer, a fourth company, the Vancouver and Nanaimo Coal Co, settled with its employees, but not before rioting had broken out in all the coal towns. Peace was restored when the BC government sent in 1000 militiamen, but many strikers spent the second winter in jail. Withdrawal of strike pay in the summer of 1914 and the beginning of WWI ended the confrontation. By then the mines were running at almost pre-strike capacity using newly hired labour. After the war, while the rest of N America witnessed a dramatic expansion in the activity of organized labour, there was none whatsoever on Vancouver I. Union recognition did not come until 1938, 6 weeks after the largest mine on the Island had shut down forever. - from Boss Whistle by Lynne Bowen, 2002
Oscar Mottishaw's brother Charles married Agnes Waugh on Aug 8, 1923.
To Sir Richard McBride from Robert Foster, Sept 21, 1912
From
Report
of Royal Commissioner on Coal Mining Disputes on Vancouver
Island, by Samuel Price, 1913 (6.2 MB pdf)
"Nanaimo had been very quiet, no special provincial police being there, although the city police force of two, had been reinforced by the addition of a few more. .." John Waugh was one of "the city police force of two".
The Vancouver Island Strike, B.C. Miners' Liberation League
From
The Vancouver Island Strike by J. Kavanagh, 1914
Group Portrait of 6th Regiment D.C.O.R. Nanaimo Station Camp,
1913
Photo by Major JS Mathews, courtesy of
Vancouver Public Library
From
Fighting for Dignity: The
Ginger Goodwin Story - Chapter 3. The Big Strike 1912-1914
Read more from Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - Albert "Ginger" Goodwin
Lively Meeting of Police Board
On the last named date he sent one of his officers down and later in the week had heard that Mr. Leicester had asked for his resignation. The Chief observed that it was simply absurd to expect him to shut up disorderly houses and start by going over his head and demand the resignation of the officer delegated to carry out his instructions...
Nanaimo Daily News, Thu, Aug 29, 1912
Mayor Shaw said that he knew personally why Constable Waugh went to the district and that the reason of his visit should be kept secret or otherwise it would be publishing the name of a worthy and respectable citizen who was perfectly blameless of any wrong doing...
Nanaimo Daily News, Thu, Aug 29, 1912
John Waugh
Mr. Waugh be given notice that his services will not be required after the 15th September, inst. Carried
Meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of Police held on 29th August, 1912.
Present: Mayor Shaw, Alderman Busby & C H Leicester,
Commissioners
The Minutes of the meetings held on the 4th and 8th July were
read and adopted.
Communication
From Mr. C Taylor complaining that he had been summoned to
attend the Police Court as a witness, he had to lose two days
work, and the Magistrate had not made any order for wages to
him, it was referred to the Police Magistrate. The Chief of
Police reported that during the month of July there had been 39
cases in the Police Court, and $820.00 in fines and costs had
been levied. The Chief of Police stated that on the 13th July,
he visited the houses on Fraser Street and gave them until the
31st July to vacate the premises, he had sent a police officer
to investigate, there, and Commissioner Leicester had asked the
officer to resign or he would expose him. In consequence of this
action, no further work had been done, and he did not propose
doing any until he was protected from such attack. On the 14th
July, there were between 40 & 50 women on Fraser Street, and
31st July there were 14, and three houses had been closed up.
The particular night referred to he had sent the policeman to
Fraser Street, but he was there on duty.
The Chairman
expressed his disapproval of the action of Commissioner
Leicester in following the police, and giving orders to a
subordinate police officer to arrest a senior officer.
Addressing the Chief, he stated that the Board expected them to
do his duty in his own way, the Board had confidence in his
ability, and his subordinates must not take orders from any one
but himself. Commissioner Leicester stated that there had been
an effort made to secure a sale of liquor, and an exhibition of
lewdness had been witnessed, and while a conviction had been
secured, yet no proceeding had been taken against the proprietor
of the house.
[Next Meeting]
Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Police held on 5th
September, 1912.
Present: Mayor Shaw, Alderman Busby, and Chas H Leicester,
Commissioners
The Chairman stated that two or three weeks ago, Commissioner
Leicester had asked Constable Waugh to resign, and had stated
that he had better resign or save exposure, he (The Chairman)
had mentioned to Mr. Waugh some damaging evidence regarding him
to which Mr. Waugh had stated that he would court enquiry. This
meeting had been called to consider the matter. The Chairman
then asked Mr. Waugh if he would resign and settle the matter
quietly. Mr. Waugh asked where the charges came from, as he
wanted a chance to meet the accusations. Commissioners Busby and
Leicester expressed themselves that, on the evidence which had
been placed before the members of the Board, they were fully
justified in dispensing with the services of the officer, and
that it would be better not to disclose the matter further. Mr.
Waugh then stated that he would not resign.
Motion
Moved by Mr. Leicester seconded by Mr. Busby that Mr. Waugh be
given notice that his services will not be required after the
15th September, inst. Carried
It was decided that applications be invited for a police
constable, who must have had actual police experience, at salary
of $80.00 per month.
The Board then adjourned till 12th inst at 8 p.m.
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, Sept 6, 1912
Miss Alexis Waugh of the Herald accounting staff
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, Sept 10, 1912
Billiard Match with Andy Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, Dec 23, 1912
| 1913 | .......... |
Police and Soldiers Escorting Prisoners (Miners), 1913
Photo courtesy BC Archives
S.S. Oscar Explosion
Considerable damage is done to the surface workings of the Protection Island Mine when the S.S. Oscar, a small coastal steamer loaded with 1800 kegs of dynamite bound for the Britannia Mine, catches fire and explodes; this explosion breaks most of the windows in Downtown Nanaimo, but there are no fatalities. The City's first motorized fire truck is acquired, and the Fire Department's horses are retired. An underwater cable is laid between Newcastle Island and Point Grey to allow for long distance telephone service to the mainland. The final fall fair is held in September, and the Agricultural Hall is taken over by military authorities. - from Nanaimo Timeline
John Waugh, city police
From Henderson's Greater
Victoria city directory and Vancouver Island gazetteer,
1913
Officer Shot By Desperado
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, March 5,
1913
Henry Wagner was sentenced to hang on August 28
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Thursday, May 15,
1913
George Cassidy
So disgusted was the Chief of the provincial police at
Ladysmith at this attempt to provoke the strikers
that
he resigned his position...
From
The Vancouver Island Strike by J. Kavanagh, 1914
Constable Resigns
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Tuesday, June 3,
1913
|
The Notorious
Flying Dutchman
There was some revulsion to public executions in Nanaimo, depending on who was being hanged. A man designated as the official hangman traveled across the country, officiating at such sentences. The law required there be present a chaplain, doctor, warden, and witnesses... August 28, 1913, was a beautiful summer morning in Nanaimo. On a large, bare patch of ground in the the corner of the provincial jail yard on Skinner Street, the grim apparatus of death stood waiting. The scaffold was connected to the ground by a long gangplank, and from a centre beam hung a coil of rope and the gruesome black cap. Only jail officials and those in an official position were allowed to enter the jail yard. Still, crowds gathered outside the yard to hold witness to the end of the notorious (whiskey smuggler, pirate and general bad man" who had terrorized communities along the West Coast. Henry Wagner, also known to B.C. police as "Ferguson", and to U.S. authorities as "the Flying Dutchman", was said to be "one of the most notorious criminals who have infested the waters of Puget Sound and the Gulf of Georgia in many years". It was said that he had once ridden with Butch Cassidy. He was wanted in the U.S. for robbery and murder, but to residents of Lasqueti Island he was a new and harmless resident... He was placed under guard in the Nanaimo jail, awaiting the arrival of the hangman... On the day of his execution Salvation Army officers offered him prayers and spiritual guidance. Wagner asked that they sing "Nearer My God to Thee" and he joined in the singing. Hangman Ellis adjusted the noose and slipped the hood into place. He then stepped back and pilled the trap. Only moments before, Wagner had stood defiant in undershirt and coveralls, unshaven, with his long hair matted. Not a tremor was seen on the rope; death had been instantaneous. - From Boss Whistle, Lynne Bowen, 2002 |
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, Oct 18, 1913
B.C. Miners Liberation League
Fundraising campaign to free the Ladysmith miners jailed
for striking.
The B.C. Miners Liberation League is selling tags out
front of the Temple, December 20, 1913.
Photo courtesy of the City of Vancouver
Archives, CVA 259-1
Read more about Socialists and Workers, The Western Canadian Coal Miners, 1900-21
George Cassidy, Jr., Charles Mottishaw, Andrew Waugh, James McLean Waugh, Robert McLean Waugh and Samuel Orr, Jr. all served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF).
Personnel Records of the First World War, Library and Archives Canada
Andrew Waugh
| James McLean Waugh
| Robert McLean
Waugh
George
Cassidy |
Charles
Mottishaw |
Samuel Orr, Jr.
| 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada by Bernard McEvoy and Capt. A. H. Finlay, M.C. (34 MB) |
| Canada's Hundred Days, With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, by JFB Livesay, 1919 (41 MB) |
| Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, by Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, C.D., 1962 (34 MB) |
Canada's Answer, Salisbury Plain, November, 1914
From Voter's Card
Courtesy Archives of Ontario
Agnes Waugh
Agnes Waugh, age 18
Photo courtesy George Cassidy
Teacher Agnes Waugh with her class, South Wellington School
Teacher Agnes Waugh stands with her class in this South Wellington
School photo taken in 1914.
Front Row, left to right: Elizabeth Fearon, Eliza Louche, Louise
Paterson, Marion McGregor, Winnie Robson, Edith Cartwright, Amelia
Foy, Agnes Wilson, Maggie Donnachie, Alvin Mayloert, Ed Carroll
Second row, left to right: Walter Head, Joe Lasovitch, Olive
Richardson, Joyce Copeland, Joe Steele
Third row, left to right: Emma Krause, Alec Hunter, Jack Williams,
Fernie Harrison, Harold English, Joe Hosko
Fourth row, left to right: Walter Richards, Harry Devlin, Tommy
Cartier, George Tilley, John Richardson
Fifth row, left to right: Earl Jones, Jack Parker, George Sheppard,
Clarence Godfrey, Ralph Masters
Sixth row, left to right: Jerrod McLaughlin, Bob Craig, Nellie
Doblin, Joe Fearon, Emil Breitcheca
- from Kilts on the Coast, The Scots Who Built BC by
Jan Peterson, 2012
Winnie Robson went on to the Provincial Normal School in Victoria at the same time that Harry Martin and John Waugh were there.
South Wellington School - Agnes Waugh
From the
FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
1915-1916
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, Aug 17, 1914
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Upper Left: Elizabeth (Lizzie) McCall
Waugh, Upper Right: Elexies Millar Waugh
Lower Left: Agnes Waugh,
Lower Right: Bessie Jones, Lizzie & Agnes at Brechin Beach, Nanaimo, B.C. c 1915
Bessie Jones used to live on Seventh St in 5 acres with her mother Jane Jones till about 1927 and may later have moved to Courtney to own a Children's clothing store Lads and Lasses.
- Joyce Wenner, Feb 26, 2022
| 1915 | .......... |
Bowling Tournament - Andy Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, Jan 8, 1915
Local Miners are Wanted in England
Nanaimo Daily News, Thu, May 20, 1915
Robert Lindsay Waugh and Matilda Milligan and their children John and Mary arrived into Liverpool, England, aboard the Philadelphia on June 13, 1915. They would not return to Nanaimo.
Robert L. Waugh (36), Matilda (36), John (3) and
Mary (1)
See
original document
SS Philadelphia
Christmas Celebration at South Wellington
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, Dec 27, 1915
| 1916 | .......... |
Daniel McLean Waugh & Catherine Wilson
Daniel McLean Waugh (son of William Waugh and Catherine McLean) married Catherine Wilson (daughter of Peter Wilson and Catherine Burnett) on Feb 12, 1916. They had at least four children: William Wilson (born March 14, 1916, died Nov 9, 1966); Catherine (born May 12, 1917, died May 22, 1985); Ronald Burnett (born about 1920); and Douglas Daniel (born May 7, 1921, died Jan 28, 1975).
William Wilson
Waugh & Doris Wright | Robert Burnett Waugh &
Winnifred Dresser |
Catherine Waugh & Joseph Thomas
Perry
Douglas Daniel Waugh & Edna
Young
James McLean Waugh
Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary
Force, James McLean Waugh, Nanaimo, B.C., Jan 25,
1916
James McLean Waugh served in the 137th Overseas
Battalion from Calgary, Alberta
See
original
document from Library and Archives Canada
Pte. James Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed. March 8, 1916
James McLean Waugh & Jeannie Blair
James McLean Waugh (son of William Waugh and Catherine McLean) married Jeannie Blair (daughter of James Blair and Elizabeth Bain) on Sept 9, 1916, while posted in England. They had at least two children: Elizabeth McBain (b. Sept 22, 1921, died Oct 12, 2005); and Katherine.
Elizabeth McBain Waugh & Donald Harrison Reed
Robert McLean Waugh
Photo courtesy Robert Kelly Waugh
Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary
Force, Robert Waugh, Nanaimo, B.C., April 19, 1916
See original
document from Library and Archives Canada
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
The 231st Overseas Battalion, CEF, is the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Robert Waugh and Samuel Orr, Jr. both served with the 231st and 72nd Battalions of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada.
Cuidich'n Righ
"Help the King"
72nd Seaforth Highlanders of
Canada
The 72nd
Battalion, which was authorized on 10 July
1915 as the '72nd "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',
embarked for Britain on 23 April 1916. It
disembarked in France on 13 August 1916,
where it fought as part of the 12th Infantry
Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and
Flanders until the end of the war. The
battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.
The 231st Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the '231st "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF', embarked for Britain on 11
April 1917. On 22 April 1917, its personnel
were absorbed by the '24th Reserve
Battalion, CEF' to provide reinforcements
for the Canadian Corps in the field. The
battalion was disbanded on 11 April 1918.
- from The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, National Defence and the Canadian Forces
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - "Ypres, 1915, '17, Festubert, 1915, Somme, 1916, Ancre Heights, Ancre, 1916, Arras, 1917, '18, Vimy, 1917, Passchendaele, Amiens, Scarpe, 1918, Drocourt-Queant, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Valenciennes, Sambre, FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18" (G.O. No. 5 of 1930)
471 Selby Street, Nanaimo
Back row: Jock, Janet Lindsay & William Waugh
Front row: Violet,
Wallace Hodge, Ramsey MacDonald (dog) & Chrissie
Waugh
It is believed that the dog in the photograph was named Ramsey MacDonald (probably by the Joker) in honour of the socialist member of the British Parliament who would later become Prime Minister of Britain.
John Waugh's daughter Janet has been seriously ill
The Vancouver Sun, Fri, March 31, 1916
Nanaimo Daily News, April 1, 1916
Mrs. John Waugh, 471 Selby, $1.00
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, July 4, 1916
Mrs. John Waugh, Miss Janet Waugh and Miss Christina Waugh
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, Aug
18, 1916
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, Aug
23, 1916
William Waugh
William Waugh died of "senile decay" on November 2, 1916 in Bathgate, Linlithgow, Scotland, at the age of 81.
The late Mr. Waugh resided at Nanaimo for two years
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Saturday, Nov
25, 1916
News from Nanaimo
From Hub City Nanaimo 1886-1920 by Jan Peterson
In December Arthur (Leighton) received news from Elizabeth Waugh from his law office in Nanaimo. She mentioned that the Beck and John Dick estates had been settled and that MLA William Sloan had been appointed minister of mines. She wrote about him and the Nanaimo scene:
He (Sloan) has made quite a record for himself since he received his appointment; the South Wellington Mines came out on strike again, and he settled it for them within one week. Some record, eh! Things in Nanaimo are pretty quiet this Xmas. It did not seem at all as it used to. Two days before Xmas about 70 Nanaimo boys who had enlisted left for overseas and I have a feeling that perhaps that accounted for the dullness...
From
72nd Seaforth Highlanders of
Canada by Bernard McEvoy and Capt. A. H.
Finlay, M.C.
William Waugh, of the Royal Scots, was killed in action
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Friday, Dec 29, 1916
| 1917 | .......... |
The Bolshevik Revolution
"Food riots, demonstrations and a mutiny at the Petrograd Garrison in February 1917 forced Nicholas II to abdicate as war still continued. A Provisional Government led by liberals and moderate socialists was proclaimed, and its leaders hoped now to pursue the war more effectively. Real power in Russia after the February Revolution, however, lay with the socialist leaders of the Petrograd (later All-Russian) Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, who were elected by popular mandate (unlike the ministers of the Provisional Government)." - from War and Revolution in Russia1914-1921
Ladies' first aid and home nursing classes - Miss Elexies Waugh, Miss Janet Waugh
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Friday, March 17, 1917
James McLean Waugh
James McClean Waugh served overseas with the 137th Battalion (2nd Tunneling Company) from Aug 30, 1916, until April 23, 1919, and was in France from March of 1917 until December of 1918.
He went to France in March, 1917
He went to France in March, 1917. Carried on with Engineers until gassed Nov 1, 1918. In Hospital 14 days, sent to base. Returned to England for demobilization. M.H.S. Calgary 15.2.16. Typhoid fever 59 days. Cured. Other than this he has been healthy while in the army & never sick before enlistment. See Personnel Record
The 137th Battalion, CEF, was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Calgary, Alberta, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in that city. After sailing to England in August 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 21st Reserve Battalion on January 10, 1917.
The 137th Battalion, CEF, had one officer commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel G.W. Morfitt. - WikipediaThe transcribed War Diary of the 21st Battalion CEF
2nd Canadian Tunnelling Company
As part of the preparations for the Battle of Messines in June 1917, the 2nd Canadian Tunnelling Company began work on deep dugouts in the Ypres Salient. The Battle of Messines was a prelude to the much larger Third Battle of Ypres (31 July–10 November 1917). The underground building activities of the Royal Engineer units consisted of a series of deep mines dug by the British 171st, 175th, 250th, 1st Canadian, 3rd Canadian and 1st Australian Tunnelling companies to be fired at the start of the Battle of Messines (7–14 June 1917), while the British 183rd, 2nd Canadian and 2nd Australian Tunnelling companies built underground shelters in the Second Army area. The mines at Messines were detonated on 7 June 1917, creating 19 large craters.
- Wikipedia"When the British detonated 19 mines at Messines on 7 June 1917, it was the biggest man-made explosion ever seen"
War Diary for the 2nd Canadian Tunnelling Company for June 7, 1917
Andrew Waugh
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Tuesday, April 24, 1917
Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force,
Andrew Waugh, Nanaimo, B.C., June 5, 1917, Halifax
See
original document from
Library and Archives Canada
Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery (RCGA) cap badge
Canadian Expeditionary Force Siege Battery
Courtesy Archives of Ontario
"Uncle Nabs" is probably Andrew Waugh
Andrew Waugh served with the No. 8 Siege Battery, R.C.G.A. (Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery) (CEF) from June 5, 1917. The 8th Siege Battery was part of the 3rd (or possibly 2nd?) Brigade Canadian Garrison Artillery. The 8th Canadian Siege Battery left Woolwich for Folkestone on 31st March, 1917, and crossed to Boulogne on the following day, going into action near Festubert on April 15th with XI Corps Heavy Artillery. It operated in this area and at Fleurbaix and Armentieres.
War Diary, 8th Can. Siege Bty, CGA, Month of June, 1917,
Armentieres
See
original document
Passchendaele, Belgium
Robert Waugh and Samuel Orr, Jr. both served with the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Map of Passchendaele
From
Report on
Operations - 72nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada,
October 28 to Night of November 2nd/3rd, 1917
Passchendaele
Mud, 1917
Death and Destruction, Passchendaele
The Canadians
had done the impossible. After just 14 days
of combat, they had driven the German army
out of Passchendaele and off the ridge.
There was almost nothing left of the village
to hold. Altogether, the Canadian Corps had
fired a total of 1,453,056 shells,
containing 40,908 tons of high explosive.
Aerial photography verified approximately
one million shell holes in a one square mile
area. The human cost was even greater.
Casualties on the British side totaled over
310,000, including approximately 36,500
Australians and 3596 New Zealanders. German
casualties totaled 260,000 troops.
For the Canadians, Currie's words were
prophetic. He had told Haig it would cost
Canada 16,000 casualties to take
Passchendaele - and, in truth, the final
total was 15,654, many of whom were killed.
One thousand Canadian bodies were never
recovered, trapped forever in the mud of
Flanders. Nine Canadians won the Victoria
Cross during the battles for Passchendaele.
While the human cost had been terrible:
"Nevertheless, the competence, confidence,
and maturity began in 1915 at Ypres a short
distance away, and at Vimy Ridge earlier
that spring, again confirmed the reputation
of the Canadian Corps as the finest fighting
formation on the Western Front." -
So wrote esteemed Professor
of History Doctor Ronald Haycock at the
Royal Military College of Canada for The
Oxford Companion to Canadian History in
2004.
Read more about Passchendaele - Canada's Other Vimy Ridge
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.
- John McCrae, Ypres, May 3, 1915
Jock Waugh
"John"
Jock Waugh
Robert Waugh has been gassed
The Nanaimo Free Press, Wed. Nov 7, 1917
Robert Waugh suffered from "shell gas poisoning" on Oct 29, Nov
6, Nov 13, Dec 22, 1917
and on Jan 25, 1918. He had a gun shot wound to the back on Sept
29, 1918, and to the chest on Oct 25, Nov 16 and Nov 22, 1918
See
original document
Elexis Millar Waugh & Harry Smith
Elexis Millar Waugh (daughter of William Waugh and Catherine McLean) married Harry Smith (son of William Smith and Annie Mooney) on Dec 31, 1917, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. They had at least three children: Janet (born in 1916 in British Columbia); William (born in 1919 in British Columbia); and James (born in 1920 in British Columbia).
Janet Waugh Smith & Joseph Blades | William Smith & Frances Perie
See Family Group Sheet for Elexies Millar Waugh
DNA: Jeff and Glenda Waugh have an Ancestry.com DNA match with glenn57184 who has William Smith and Frances Perie in his tree.
| 1918 | .......... |
Armistice is signed on November 11th, ending the First World War. The Wakesiah Mine is opened. A hoisting rope breaks in the Protection Island shaft of Number 1, causing the cage to drop 555 feet, killing 16 men. - from Nanaimo Timeline
Mrs. Samuel Orr has arrived in the city
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Saturday, Jan
12, 1918
Elizabeth "Betsy" McCall (Mrs. Samuel Orr) c.
1918
Catherine Davidson McLean Waugh & Donald Archibald Sutherland McKay
Catherine Davidson McLean Waugh (daughter of William Waugh and Catherine McLean) married Donald Archibald Sutherland McKay (son of Alexander McKay and Sidney McKenzie) in Vancouver on June 29, 1918. They had at least one child: Kate.
Janet Lindsay Waugh
Janet Lindsay Waugh c 1918
Photo courtesy George Cassidy
George Cassidy
George Cassidy, Royal Air Force c 1918
Photo courtesy George Cassidy (son of above,
b. 1931)
See
Attestation Papers for George Cassidy
See
Service File for George Cassidy
George Cassidy (left) in Toronto
Road Foreman and Fisherman Fight
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Sunday, Feb 17, 1918
Cassidy, British Columbia, c 1918
Photo by Frank Leonard, courtesy of Vancouver Public Library
See modern photo of the
Cassidy House in
Ladysmith and more information on
George Cassidy.
Mrs. Samuel Orr
(Betsy McCall)
Port of Admissions at White Rock, July 15, 1918
See
original document
James Orr Passed Away in Montana
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, Nov 9, 1918
Christina Orr Waugh
Christina Orr "Chrissie" Waugh, Nanaimo, B.C. c 1918
McKenzie's Candy Store - Christina Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Thu, Dec 26, 1918
Janet Lindsay Waugh c 1919
Cpl. J Waugh Gassed
British Columnist Newspaper, Nanaimo, Nov 13, 1918
The Armistice
"Canadian Corps 06:45 - Hostilities will cease at 11:00 hours on November 11th - Troops will stand fast on the line reached at that time which will be reported to Corps Headquarters - Strictest precautions will be maintained - There will be no intercourse of any kind with the enemy - further instructions follow - Fourth Canadian Division..."
| 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada by Bernard McEvoy and Capt. A. H. Finlay, M.C. (34 MB) |
| Canada's Hundred Days, With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, by JFB Livesay, 1919 (41 MB) |
| Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, by Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, C.D., 1962 (34 MB) |
"The Day"
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C.,
Tuesday, Nov 12, 1918
Nanaimo
Nanaimo in 1918
Many Victims are Buried at Nanaimo
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Tuesday, Nov 12,
1918
Died in Montana - James Orr
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Tuesday, Nov 12,
1918
| 1919 | .......... |
Party in Honor of Pte. Robert Waugh
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Friday, Feb
7, 1919
William Waugh of Nanaimo was elected Grand Chief Templer
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Tuesday,
Sept 16, 1919
Andy Waugh arrived home from overseas
Nanaimo Daily News, Monday, July 14, 1919
| 1920 | .......... |
Forwards - Daisy
Waugh
Referee, Andrew Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, March 16, 1920
Mrs. Thomas Orr Died in Montana
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, May 8, 1920
Mrs. Rae of Montana
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, July 10, 1920
- Nanaimo
Personal Notes -
Miss Waugh who is taking the University of B.C.
teacher's training course
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Thursday, July
29, 1920
The Strathcona
Trust - Instruction of Teachers
Common and Graded Schools
Agnes Waugh, South Wellington School
From
FIFTIETH
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE PROVINCE
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1920-21
Mr. Robert Waugh has gone to Vancouver to meet his bride who is coming out from Scotland
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Tuesday, Aug 10,
1920
Mrs. Henry Rae returned to her home in Washoe, Montana
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Aug 11, 1920
Robert McLean Waugh & Helen Pollock
Robert McLean Waugh (son of William Waugh, Jr. and Catherine McLean) married Helen Pollock (daughter of Rolent Pollock and Mary McBride) in Nanaimo on Aug 9, 1920. They divorced before 1926.
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, Aug 13, 1920
George McLean Waugh & Ada Elizabeth Harrison
George McLean Waugh (son of William Waugh, Jr. and Catherine McLean) married Ada Elizabeth Harrison (daughter of Edmund Harrison and Elizabeth Bowden, born Aug 10, 1894, in South Wellington, B.C., Canada) in Nanaimo on Aug 14, 1920. They had four children: Pearl Elizabeth (born Dec 2, 1921, died Sept, 1981); George Edmund (born Nov 27, 1923, died Feb 3, 1999); Dorothy Catherine (born March 16, 1926, died Oct 10, 2009); and Norman Harrison Philip (born Feb 4, 1928, and still alive as of March 7, 2011). - from Phyllis Wilson, daughter of Dorothy Catherine Waugh.
Pearl Elizabeth Waugh & Edward Mahaffey | George Edmund
Waugh & Jean Thompson
Dorothy Catherine Waugh & Albert Leslie Walton | Norman
Harrison Philip Waugh & Isabell Green
Read more about George McLean Waugh and Ada Elizabeth Harrison
DNA: Jeff Waugh has a 23andMe DNA match with Tara Massick who has Pearl Elizabeth Waugh & Edward Mahaffey in her tree.
"The Younger Set"
Christina Orr Waugh (second row, middle) at school in
Nanaimo, 1920
Jock and Willie Waugh, c. 1920
Final Tonight in
Quoting Competition
Mr. John Waugh, champion tosser of British Columbia
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, Aug 14, 1920
Caledonian Games, Vancouver B.C. 1920
B.C. Quoting Champ. Presented by The Society to J. Waugh
"From William Waugh laying before the Board a resolution adopted at a public meeting of citizens held in the Haliburton Street Methodist Church School Room on June 8th, 1920, asking for the rigourous enforcement of the Prohibition Act amended on June 1st, 1920, was received and had been discussed and that the matter is receiving the attention of the Chief of Police" - from Nanaimo Board of Police Fonds, Nanaimo Archives
Prohibition Agents, Nanaimo - William Waugh
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Oct 16, 1920
John Waugh as mentor
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Thursday, Oct 21,
1920
| 1921 | .......... |
Report Made by Delegate William Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, Feb 26, 1921
Pupils recommended for promotion to high school...
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, June 25, 1921
1921 Census of
Canada - Nanaimo, British Columbia
John Waugh & Christina Orr and
family
Source Citation: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 16; Census Place: New Castle, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page Number: 11. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description: Find your Ancestors in the 1921 Canadian Census. Canada added 1,581,840 new residents between 1911 and 1921. The Prairie Provinces were the big gainers, with Alberta and Saskatchewan each growing by more than 50 percent. |
Elizabeth
and Janet are Stenographers and Elexies
is a bookkeeper
1921 Census of
Canada - Nanaimo, British Columbia
William Waugh & Family
Source Citation: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 16; Census Place: New Castle, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page Number: 11. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description: Find your Ancestors in the 1921 Canadian Census. Canada added 1,581,840 new residents between 1911 and 1921. The Prairie Provinces were the big gainers, with Alberta and Saskatchewan each growing by more than 50 percent. |
William is a labourer and James (Daisy) is a student
1921 Census of
Canada - Nanaimo, British Columbia
James McLean Waugh & Jeannie
Blair with Robert McLean Waugh
Source Citation Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 16; Census Place: New Castle, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page Number: 31 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description Find your Ancestors in the 1921 Canadian Census. Canada added 1,581,840 new residents between 1911 and 1921. The Prairie Provinces were the big gainers, with Alberta and Saskatchewan each growing by more than 50 percent. |
1921 Census of
Canada - Nanaimo, British Columbia
Daniel McLean Waugh &
Catherine Wilson
Source Citation Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 16; Census Place: New Castle, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page Number: 7 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Description Find your Ancestors in the 1921 Canadian Census. Canada added 1,581,840 new residents between 1911 and 1921. The Prairie Provinces were the big gainers, with Alberta and Saskatchewan each growing by more than 50 percent. |
Wrigley's British Columbia Directory, 1921
From the Wrigley's British Columbia
Directory, 1921
John Waugh was working as a miner for the
CWF (Canadian Western Fuel Company)
Andrew Waugh was a miner, Elexis worked as a
bookkeeper for the Daily Herald,
Elizabeth and Janet were stenographers for
the Arthur Leighton Law Firm
Charles Mottishaw lived in Cassidy and was a
chauffer for the Granby Consolidated Mining
and Smelting Co
Chrissie
Christina Orr "Chrissie" Waugh, c 1921
Chrissie Waugh, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, c 1921
| 1922 | .......... |
Death of Mrs. Samuel Orr
Nanaimo Daily News, Fr, Feb 17, 1922
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Saturday,
Feb 18, 1922
Janet Lindsay Waugh & George Cassidy
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, June 3, 1922
Janet Lindsay Waugh married George Edward Cassidy (b. July 12, 1893, Cedar District, Nanaimo, B.C.) on June 3, 1922, at the Waugh family home at 471 Selby St., Nanaimo, British Columbia. They had three children: Gertrude (born Nov, 1922 and died May 20, 2006); Christina (born Feb 8, 1925, died in 1993) and George (born July 7, 1931, died May 14, 2016).
Gertrude Cassidy & Bert Henkel | Christina Cassidy & Ed Levesque | George Cassidy & Patricia Hooley
George's uncle, Thomas Cassidy, had come from Ireland and cleared land to farm in what became Cassidy, B.C.
1881 Canada Census, Nanaimo
District, showing George Cassidy and wife Catherine Grace
Michael
1891 Canada Census,
Cranberry, Cedar and Oyster Districts, showing the Cassidy
family
Commercial Street
Commercial Street, Nanaimo c 1923
Athletic Club Grounds
A Foot Ball Match on the Athletic Club Grounds, Nanaimo B.C.
| 1923 | .......... |
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, May 12, 1923
John Waugh won the quoiting competition
Nanaimo Daily News, Aug 7, 1923
Agnes Waugh was teaching at the Nanaimo Bay
School in 1923 -
From
Teacher's Bureau Records, 1923
School District
Information Form
Agnes Orr Waugh & Charles Mottishaw
Agnes Orr Waugh married Charles Edward Mottishaw (born Feb 14, 1895, son of Samuel Mottishaw and Elizabeth Exton) on Aug 8, 1923, in Nanaimo. They had no children.
The Victoria Daily Times, Fr. Aug 10, 1923
| 1924 | .......... |
Provincial
Normal School, Victoria
1924 - 1925
Normal School Building, Victoria
Photo courtesy BC Archives
J. Waugh (Nanaimo)
From
Normal School Annual - Anecho
1924-1925
Men's Basketball, Centre - Waugh
From
Normal School Annual - Anecho
1924-1925
Soccer - Captain Waugh led the forward line and
his boring in method of play always brought
results
From
Normal School Annual - Anecho
1924-1925
John Waugh, Jr. Provincial Normal School,
Victoria, BC
Card courtesy of George Cassidy
Read more about the
Provincial
Normal School
See also Teaching the Teachers:
Establishment and Early Years of the B.C.
Provincial Normal Schools
British Columbia Teacher's Federation
From
Normal School Annual - Anecho
1924-1925
Jock Waugh (right) and "Uncle" Harry Martin
Photo courtesy George Cassidy
Jock Waugh was a teacher at Harewood School in Nanaimo from 1925-1929.
Jock
Waugh at the University of British Columbia 1930-1934
Jock
Waugh's Powell River Years 1934-1943
Mrs. Donald McKay
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Wednesday, Jan 30, 1924
| 1925 | .......... |
The Island Highway
43 Miles to Nanaimo, Island Highway, 1920s by Leonard Frank
Courtesy Vancouver Public Library
Duncan, B.C.
Waugh Girls at Airport, Duncan, B.C. c 1925
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri., April 10, 1925
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, Oct 13, 1925
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, Oct 20, 1925
| 1926 | .......... |
Public Schools
Report, Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Belt
Harewood School - John Waugh
From
FIFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF
THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1925-26
Harewood School
Grade 7 Class, Harewood School, Nanaimo, 1927
John "Jock" Waugh became Principal of the Harewood School in Nanaimo in 1926 (when he was 20 years old). He was the Principal of South Wellington School from 1929-1930. He attended the University of British Columbia in Vancouver from 1930-1934. In 1932, he was teaching at Ocean Falls, B.C.. After graduation from UBC he taught at Brooks High in Powell River before becoming the Supervisor of Schools for the Powell River District (1934-1943).
Jock Waugh at the
University of British Columbia 1930-1934
Jock
Waugh's Powell River Years 1934-1943
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, July 24, 1926
Jock Waugh & Jock Gilmour at Panther (Healy) Lake, 1926
Photo courtesy Kerry Parker (Jock Gilmour's
granddaughter)
Robert McLean Waugh & Florence Amy Bradshaw
Robert McLean Waugh (son of William Waugh and Catherine McLean) married Florence Amy Bradshaw (daughter of Albert Ernest Bradshaw and Edna Maria ?) in Nanaimo on Aug 2, 1926. They had at least one child: Robert Albert (born Feb 5, 1928, died Aug 2, 1993).
Robert Albert Waugh & Doris Kelly
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, June 19, 1926
Hi Jeff
, I am glad you took the time to contact me. It interesting that I hear from you. Just the other day I was driving to Courtenay on the old Highway and thinking about you and Glenda and wondering what you were up to. Well it's been a day or so since we last talked. I think it was in Tahsis in 1980 or so. You sound well and live in a beautiful part of Canada. I live in Nanaimo, still married to Maureen, two daughters Tara lives in Manitoba and who is married to Tyson who is in the Canadian Army, she has 4 children (two girls and two boys) plus Tyson had 3 boys so they have 7 kids between the ages of 12 to 5months. Tara and Tyson own a small farm so her kids are learning the meaning of chores animal maintenance etc. Our youngest Kyla who is a school teacher and lives in Dawson Creek. She is married to Glen he is RCMP officer. They have 3 children( 1 girl and 2 boys) ages 6 yrs to 5 months. So in total we have 7 of our own grand kids and 3 adopted. They are all great. I am part time retired but usually work. I was working in Alberta all last year in the oil patch. I really enjoyed most of it. Maureen no longer teaches school she is working as a department manager at Sears here in Nanaimo. As her family is all in Alberta we travel back and forth at least twice a year. Do you still hunt or fish? Please say hello to Glenda. As far as the family history - I have all my grandfather's hospital records wounds he received during the first world war. Also some other information on the Waugh family. - Robert Kelly Waugh, Dec 4, 2012Elizabeth Waugh and William Newbury were married in Portland, Oregon, on Aug 19, 1926 (Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-1924, 1946-2008. Portland, OR, USA: Oregon Health Division, Center for Health Statistics). The did not have any children.
| 1927 | .......... |
Surprise Birthday Party for Christina Waugh
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Sunday, March 6,
1927
Mr. John Waugh 471 Selby Street
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Nov 9, 1927
| 1928 | .......... |
Jock Waugh
Jock Waugh (left) and Harry Martin, c. 1928
| 1929 | .......... |
Charlie Mottishaw and Agnes Waugh moved to Los Angeles, California sometime before 1929.
Mottishaw, Chas E (Agnes) auto mech h3411 1/2 Hunter
Los Angeles City Directory, 1929
Jock Waugh was Principal of South Wellington School from 1929-1930.
Waughs of Nanaimo in 1929
From Wrigley's British Columbia Directory, 1929
George Waugh
George Waugh (son of William Waugh and Alison Lindsay aka Elexis Millar) died of "heart failure" on Nov 19, 1929, in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, at the age of 67.
Front Street, Nanaimo
Front Street, Malaspina Hotel and Post Office, Nanaimo,
B.C. c 1930
471 Selby Street
John "the Joker", Christina, Violet, Christina, William,
John "Jock" and Janet Waugh
Waugh Family Home, 471 Selby Street, Nanaimo, B.C. Canada, c 1930
| 1930 | .......... |
The Rumble Seat
Left to right: Agnes Waugh & Charlie Mottishaw
(married
Aug 8, 1923),
George Cassidy II, George Cassidy III, Violet Waugh & Chrissie Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, Jan 11, 1930
Grand Chief Templar Mt. William Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Jan 22, 1930
Jock Waugh is one of the most valuable men on the team...
Nanaimo Daily News, Thu, March 6, 1930
Mr. John Waugh, Selby Street...
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, March 11, 1930
| 1931 | .......... |
Nanaimo Daily News, Thu, Feb 5, 1931
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, May 8, 1931
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, Oct 3, 1931
| 1932 | .......... |
Samuel Orr, Jr.
From an article in the Vancouver Sun, May, 1932, regarding the death of Samuel Orr, Jr. on April 30, 1932:
Samuel Orr
Resident of Vancouver twenty-nine years, Samuel Orr, aged 64, died on Saturday at his home, 1503 Venables street, following a short illness. The deceased served overseas with Regiment 231 Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. He was a well known member of the Vancouver branch of the Seaforth Association. He was a native of Scotland. Besides his wife he is survived by four sons and four daughters.
Remains are resting at the Chapel of the Mount Pleasant Undertaking Company. Funeral arrangements will be announced following the arrival of relatives from the United States.
Mr. Thomas Orr of Holdup, Montana
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, May 18, 1932
Los Angeles, California
The 1932 Los Angeles City Directory lists "Mottishaw, Chas E. (Agnes) electn h3424 Estrada" and "Mottishaw, Henry (Lana H) lab h3459 Estrada" and Mottishaw, Lana Mrs nurse r3459 Estrada". Henry is Charlie's brother. Their names do not appear in the 1929 LA City Directory. Charlie and Agnes are at the same address in 1938 and 1942.
1932 Los Angeles City Directory for Mottishaw
Nanaimo
Waughs of Nanaimo in 1932
From Wrigley's British Columbia Directory, 1932
Note that John Waugh, Jr. is a student at UBC
"He was an ardent amateur gardener"
John "The Joker" and Jock Waugh, c 1933
"He was an ardent amateur gardener"
John Waugh entertained at his home on Selby Street last evening
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Thursday, June 16,
1932
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Dec 28, 1932
| 1933 | .......... |
"Burns Nicht"
Nanaimo Daily News, Thu, Jan 26, 1933
Anniversary
Celebrated by Nanaimo Residents
Mr. and Mrs. John Waugh hold family reunion
On Occasion of their "Ruby" Wedding Day
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Thursday Mar 2,
1933
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat March 4, 1933
John Waugh of Ocean Falls
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue June 27, 1933
Pacific Northwest Football League
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Thursday July
23, 1933
Local Man Found in Woods
- John Waugh, Jr.
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, Dec 13, 1933
| 1934 | .......... |
Jock Waugh
George Cassidy III and Jock Waugh, c 1934
Jock Waugh, UBC Soccer Team, 1931-1934
Collegians to Meet Nanaimo Here Tomorrow
The UBC Soccer Team played the Nanaimo
Team on
Waugh Scores Again
Jock
Waugh at the University of British Columbia 1930-1934
Janet Waugh Smith & Joseph Blades
Janet Waugh Smith (daughter of Elexies Millar Waugh and Harry Smith) married Joseph Blades (son
of James Blades and Ellen Bollau) in Nanaimo on
April 15, 1935.
Joseph Blades died on
May 14, 1955, at
the age of 45.
I have a strong match
on My Heritage (I uploaded my DNA from another test)
with Joseph Russell Blades. He goes back to Janet
Waugh Smith, daughter of Elexies Millar Waugh
James William
"Daisy" Waugh &
Ethel Elaine Storey
James
"Daisy" Waugh (son of Sarah Malcolm Waugh,
father unknown, born about 1912) married Ethel Elaine Storey (born Aug
3, 1917 and died 1996, both in Nanaimo) on
July 12,
1935. They had one child: James (born Feb 10,
1936).
James Waugh &
Norma Solberg
Daisy Waugh
Does Hat trick to Top Neat Island Play
John
Waugh was listed as "retired" in the B.C. and Yukon
Directory, 1936.
Canadian
National War Memorial
James William "Daisy" Waugh
Nanaimo City Football Club 1935 - 1936
James "Daisy" Waugh
(son of Sarah Waugh) died on
Dec 31, 1936.
"Daisy" Waugh
Killed in Mine Nanaimo. -
James "Daisy" Waugh, well-known British Columbia soccer
player and a member of the Nanaimo City Football Club in the
Intercity League, was electrocuted here shortly before
midnight Thursday while working in the Canadian Colleries
coal mine. - Excerpt from
The Vancouver Daily Province,
Saturday 02 January, 1937, page 21 Read more about
Daisy Waugh's death.
Big Loss to Soccer
John Waugh & Christina Orr
In the
British Columbia and Yukon Directory, 1937, John Waugh
(Jr.) was listed in Powell River as a high school
teacher.
John "Jock" Waugh &
Winifred Russell
Jock Waugh and Winnie Russell were married on
June 29, 1938, in
Powell River, British Columbia Canada. They had one child: Glenda
(born 1950). Glenda Waugh & Gregory Watty
Here on Their Honeymoon
Jock
Waugh's Powell River Years 1934-1943
Billings, Montana
On
September 3, 1939, Great Britain declared war on
Germany. "The
Germans concocted a story of Polish troops crossing
their border and firing on various installations. In
supposed retaliation, German tanks rolled across the
Polish border during the early hours of September 1,
1939. Tensions were running high throughout Europe.
Britain and France began mobilization of their armies
while Italy's Mussolini desperately tried to intervene
with Hitler to forestall war. The British and French
representatives met with German Foreign Minister
Ribbentrop warning that they would fulfill their
obligation to Poland and go to war if German forces did
not withdraw from Polish territory. "On
Sept. 10, 1939, a special session of Parliament approves
Prime Minister Mackenzie King's request that Canada join
the war in Europe. The decision, seen by most Canadians
as inevitable, comes exactly one week after England and
France declare war on Nazi Germany. It is the first time
that Canadians make their own declaration of war as a
sovereign nation." - From the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Jock & John Waugh
Waugh
Elexis
and Violet Waugh had a "ladies wear" shop in
Ladysmith in 1940.
Cassidy
The Main
Street
Christina Orr
Dies at
Nanaimo
Mrs. John Waugh Funeral Service is Held
Today
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, March 3, 1934
Daisy Waugh Scores Again
From the
Ubyssey, March 6, 1934
Jock
Waugh's Powell River Years 1934-1943
Bill and Jock Waugh at Harrison Camp c. 1934
1935
..........
1936
..........
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, April 11, 1936
The Unveiling of the Canadian National War Memorial
at Vimy Ridge, July 1936
1912 - 1936
Paul Inkster, James "Daisy" Waugh, W. McGregor and A.
Thomson
Photo courtesy Karen Inkster Vance
Daisy Waugh (hands on hips), Oct 10,
1936
People In Bleachers
Watching Northshore Reds Scoring On Nanaimo
At Con Jones Ball Park, Vancouver, BC. Nanaimo Won 2-1.
Courtesy University of Winnipeg
Game Cancelled, Dies at Work
James William "Daisy" Waugh
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Tuesday, Jan 5, 1937
1937
..........
Christina Orr & John Waugh in Powell
River, c. 1938
1938
..........
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Thursday, July 14,
1938
1939
..........
Postcard from Agnes & Charlie Mottishaw to
John Waugh, Aug. 23, 1939,
on a trip to visit
Uncle Tommy Orr
At 9:00 on the morning of September 3, Sir Neville
Henderson, Britain's ambassador to Germany, delivered an
ultimatum stating that if hostilities did not stop by 11
AM, a state of war would exist between Great Britain and
Germany. Germany did not respond and at 11:15 on the
morning of September 3, 1939 Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain went on the radio to announce to the British
people that they were at war with Germany."
- From EyeWitness to History, The
Beginning of World War II, 1939
1940
..........
Waughs of Nanaimo
From the B.C. & Yukon Directory, 1940
The Cassidy's were also listed in the 1940 B.C. and
Yukon Directory in Ladysmith
The Main Street, Nanaimo, B.C.
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, Aug 6, 1940
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, Oct 8, 1940
June 11, 1869 - October
13, 1940
The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., Oct 15, 1940
Mrs. John Waugh Funeral Service is Held Today, Nanaimo District Free Press, October 15, 1940 (pdf)
Private funeral services were hold today for Mrs. Christina Waugh, aged 71, who passed away suddenly at her residence on Selby Street Sunday Morning. Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, Mrs. Waugh had been a resident of Nanaimo for the past 40 years. She came to British Columbia from Montana. Surviving her are her husband, two sons, John and William of Powell River; six daughters, Mrs. W. Newbury of Nanaimo; Miss Elexies, at home; Mrs. Charles Mottishaw, of Los Angeles; Mrs. George Cassidy, of Cedar District; Miss Violet Waugh, of Victoria; and Miss Christina Waugh, at home; one brother Thomas, of Billings, Montana. Three grandchildren also survive her.
Private funeral services were held from the residence at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Pall-bearers were Harry Martin, John McKenzie, Wyman Walkem, George Addison, Frank Cunliffe, Ernest Booth. Re. E. G. McDonald officiated. Internment was in the family plot in the Nanaimo cemetery. Westwood Hirst Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Christina Orr Waugh was buried in Range 55, plot # 23 of the Nanaimo Cemetery. See cemetery map for Range 55. See also City of Nanaimo Cemeteries for burials for other Waugh, Mottishaw and Newbury burials.
Mrs. Newbury is Elizabeth Waugh who married William Newbury, Jr., florist. William Newbury, Jr. was the son of William Newbury.
The Newbury Farm House is significant because it speaks to the direct role local coal companies played in shaping the physical and social development of the Nanaimo area. In 1884, Samuel Robins, the Superintendent of the Vancouver Coal Mining and Land Company, purchased Harewood Estates, a large parcel of land between Nanaimo and the base of Mount Benson. Robins subdivided the area into Five Acre farms and made them available to mining families at affordable prices. Robins envisioned farming as a way for miners to provide for themselves whenever coal markets were depressed. The experience of William Newbury, who built this home, illustrates Robins' concept in application. William Newbury and his son were alternately miners and nurserymen, at one time operating a florist shop in downtown Nanaimo. Built around 1909, the Newbury Farm House is a substantially intact, very good example of a Craftsman bungalow. The house has many of the features typical of this style including the front gable roof, dormers, inset corner porch and wooden siding. William Newbury, a miner, lived here as early as 1909. In 1912 he and his son William Jr. are also listed as florists and nurserymen, with a shop on Commercial Street. By 1925, William was again listed as a miner, and his son as a rancher. - City of Nanaimo Heritage Register
| 1941 | .......... |
The late Mr. Orr was a resident of Nanaimo and Ladysmith 37 years ago...
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon. Jan 20, 1941
Miss Violet Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, July 7, 1941
Miss Christina Waugh
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, Aug 4, 1941
| 1942 | .......... |
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, March 27, 1942
Nanaimo Daily News, Thu, April 9, 1942
Christina Waugh & Leo Liddiatt
Christina Waugh (daughter of John Waugh and Christina Orr) married Leo Liddiatt (son of Albert Liddiatt and Charlotte Seldon) in Nanaimo, B.C., on April 20, 1942. They didn't have any children.
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, April 20, 1942
The Mardis Gras
Christina Waugh
(daughter of John Waugh and Christina Orr) married Leo
Liddiatt
son of Albert Wellington Liddiatt
and Charlotte Selden)
in Nanaimo on
April
20, 1942. They had one son born
stillborn on June 17, 1944.
Christina Waugh's husband, Leo Liddiatt (son of Albert Wellington Liddiatt and Charlotte Selden), died on March 10, 1947, in Nanaimo, B.C., at the age of 35.
Mary Campbell Waugh & George Douglas Bain
Mary "May" Campbell Milligan Waugh (daughter of Robert Lindsay Waugh and Matilda Campbell Milligan) married George Douglas Bain (son of Donald Black Bain and Annie McEwan) in Bonkle, Cambusnethan, Scotland on June 12, 1942. They had one child: Hilda (born in Scotland in about 1945). Hilda came from Scotland in about 1969 and visited with the Waugh Family (in Fanny Bay) over the next few years. She was a nurse and remained in British Columbia working until at least 1991. As far as we know Hilda did not marry.
I remember coming home to Fanny Bay late one night after having visited some friends and my Dad and Hilda were sitting in the living room consuming a bottle of Scotch. Hilda was emphatic that she would not let a Canadian man drink her "under the table". They were both quite intoxicated and seemed to be enjoying each other's company. - Jeff Waugh
See The Waugh Family in Fanny Bay, British Columbia, 1969 - 1980
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, July 10, 1942
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, Aug 18, 1942
William Waugh & Genevieve McVey
William Waugh married Genevieve "Maryanne" McVey (daughter of Moffitt David McVey and Effie Christine Nicholson) in Vancouver, B.C., on Oct 24, 1942. They had one child: Karen Anne (born in Powell River in 1945).
Karen Anne Waugh & Gary D. Linneman
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed. Oct 28, 1942
| 1943 | .......... |
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, April 19, 1943
Captain and Mrs. Russell
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, June 21, 1943
Miss Kate McKay
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, July 5, 1943
Douglas Bay
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, July 7, 1943
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat. July 31, 1943
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, Aug 30, 1943
Jock Waugh, Flying Officer
Jock Waugh
Jock Waugh enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on November 29, 1943, and was immediately transferred to Camp Borden, Ontario, for training as a Flying Officer (Navigator) aboard the Lancaster bombers. His father (John "the Joker" Waugh) died a few days later on December 3, 1943.
The Waugh Family During World War II
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed. Dec 1, 1943
John Waugh
August 29, 1867 - December 3,
1943
Christina Orr & John Waugh c 1940
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, Dec 3, 1943
John Waugh Dies At Noon, December 3, 1943 (pdf)
Following a protracted illness John Waugh, 76, resident of Nanaimo for 45 years, died at Nanaimo General Hospital at Noon today. Native of Linlithgowshire, Scotland, Mr. Waugh first came to Ontario from the Old Land, but, moved to Nanaimo after 4 years' residence in the eastern province (ed. note - the "Joker" was not known to have lived in Ontario). Since coming here he had been identified with the local coal mines, and had also been a city police officer. He was formerly active in sports, and was president of the Nanaimo Football Club in the heyday of that organization. He was a member of the Vancouver Caledonian Society and was registered as champion B. C. quoiter in 1928. He was an ardent amateur gardener.
His wife pre-deceased him, her death occuring on October 13, 1940. He is survived by two brothers William Waugh, of Five Acres, and Andrew Waugh, of Vancouver, also several brothers and sisters living in Scotland. Immediate family survivors include six daughters and two sons. The daughters, Mrs. Wm. Newbury, Nanaimo, Elexies M. Waugh of Nanaimo, Mrs. Charles Mottishaw of Los Angeles, Mrs. George E. Cassidy of Milton Street, Miss Violet Waugh of Victoria and Mrs. Leo Lidiatt of Nanaimo. The sons are John, now enroute to an eastern point where he is to take special RCAF training, and William of Powell River...
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, Dec 7, 1943
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, Dec 7, 1943
John Waugh was buried in Range 55, plot # 24 of the Nanaimo Cemetery. See cemetery map for Range 55. See also City of Nanaimo Cemeteries for burials for other Waugh, Mottishaw and Newbury burials.
George McLean Waugh & Ada Elizabeth Harrison
George McLean Waugh, Ada Elizabeth Waugh (nee
Harrison)
and their son George Edmund Waugh c. 1944
Dorothy Catherine Waugh c. 1944
Daughter of George McLean Waugh & Ada Elizabeth Harrison
| 1944 | .......... |
John Waugh Now Pilot Officer in Canada Airforce
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, Jan 18, 1944
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, March 13, 1944
Nanaimo Daily News, June 19, 1944
Baby Chase
Baby Chase was stillborn and buried alongside Christina Orr (wife of John Waugh) in Range 55, plot # 24 of the Nanaimo Cemetery. We don't know who the parents were for sure, but possibly Christina Waugh (daughter of John Waugh and Christina Orr) and Leo Liddiatt. Another possibility is that Baby Chase's mother was Dorothy Chase. The possible connection between the Waugh family and Chase family has yet to be determined. The memorial was placed in 2015 by Lynn Tritschler (daughter of Dorothy Chase).
| 1945 | .......... |
"Grand Old Man of Cedar Avoided Death at Hands of Sitting Bull"
Nanaimo Daily News, Sat, June 23, 1945
William
Newbury
William Newbury, died on
Oct 15, 1945,
in South Wellington, British Columbia, at the age of 63.
William Newbury is buried in the Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery
(Bowen Cemetery), Range 55A, Plot 31. His mother and father
are buried there in Range 52, Plots 68 & 69.
Ada Elizabeth Harrison
Read more about
George
McLean Waugh and Ada Elizabeth Harrison
Mr. Jock Waugh
Elizabeth
Waugh & John William Purser
William Waugh William Waugh, Jr.
died of "valvular heart disease" on
Jan 18, 1947,
in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 81.
Leo Liddiatt
Elizabeth McCall Waugh
Elizabeth McCall Waugh
(daughter of John Waugh and Christina Orr) died on
June
3, 1947 at the age of 54.
Attesting to the
esteem in which she was held in the community...
George
Cassidy
George Cassidy, Sr.
died on Jan 27, 1948,
in North Oyster, British Columbia, at the age of 99. Funeral
Services Held for Late George Cassidy
Miss C. Cassidy Hurt in Crash
William Waugh
Christina Waugh & Frank Adamson
Christina Waugh (daughter of John Waugh and
Christina Orr) married Frank Adamson in Victoria,
B.C., on Jan 13, 1949.
Winifred
Russell
Winifred "Winnie" Russell (daughter of Robert
Russell and Agnes Hunter and wife of John "Jock"
Waugh) died in Oakland, California on Nov 1, 1950,
at the age of 37.
Mrs. Winnifred
Waugh Dies in California
Mr. Jock Waugh
and daughter Glenda
Robert McLean Waugh Robert
McLean Waugh (son of William Waugh and Catherine
McLean) died in Nanaimo on
May
19, 1951.
Andrew
Waugh
Andrew Waugh died of "cardiac
dilatation and myocardial degeneration" on
April 23, 1952,
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 76.
Internment Soldiers Plot, Mountain View
Former Nanaimo
Pair Lose Hotel
Miss Elexies
Waugh, 51 Nicol Street
George McLean
Waugh George
McLean Waugh (son of William Waugh and Catherine
McLean and Husband of Ada Elizabeth Harrison) died
in Nanaimo on
Dec
30, 1955, at the age of 56.
Was Salesman with Local
Firm...
Elexies Millar
Waugh
"Was newspaper
woman 47 years"
Sarah Malcolm
Waugh
Sarah Malcolm Waugh (daughter
of William Waugh and Catherine McLean and mother of
"Daisy" Waugh) died in Nanaimo on
June 3,
1957, at the age of 71.
Resided here for 47
years...
William
Waugh William
Waugh (son of John Waugh and Christina Orr) died on
Jan 17, 1962,
in Powel River, and is buried in the Powell River
Cemetery, Cranberry, British Columbia.
Daniel McLean
Waugh
Daniel McLean Waugh (son
of William Waugh and Catherine McLean and husband of
Catherine Wilson) died in Nanaimo on
June 21, 1962.
Second Flight
for Treatment
Celebration Today
Dates 50 Years Ago
Agnes Waugh and Charlie
Mottishaw died in a car accident on Vancouver Island on
Feb 27, 1965
James McLean
Waugh
James
McLean Waugh (son of William Waugh and Catherine
McLean, and widower of Jeannie Blair) died in
Nanaimo on
March 10, 1966, at the age of 77.
Elexis Millar
Waugh Elexies
Millar Waugh (daughter of William Waugh and
Catherine McLean and widow of Harry Smith) died in
Nanaimo on
Oct 7, 1974, at the age of 84.
Janet Lindsay
Waugh Janet
Lindsay Waugh (daughter of John Waugh and Christina
Orr and widow of George Cassidy) died in Campbell
River, British Columbia on
April 16, 1990, at the age of 92.
Christina
Katherin Cassidy
Christina Katherin Cassidy (daughter of George
Cassidy and Janet Waugh) died in Victoria, British
Columbia on
Dec
15, 1992, at the age of 68.
Florence Amy
Bradshaw Florence
Amy Bradshaw (daughter of Albert and Moira Bradshaw)
died in Nanaimo on
March 2, 1993, at the age of 88.
Robert Albert
Waugh Robert
Albert Waugh (son of Robert McLean Waugh and
Florence Amy Bradshaw) died on
Aug
2, 1993, at the age of 65.
George Edmund
Waugh
Donald Henkel
Obituary - Campbell River Mirror
Henkel, Donald Born March 22, 1948 in Campbell
River, passed away in a logging accident on the
Queen Charlotte Islands on February 14, 2002. He is
survived by his wife Delores of Queen Charlotte
City, and sons Jayson (Julie) from Edmonton, Lorne
from Lacombe, Alberta and Samuel Miguel from Queen
Charlotte City. He is also survived by his mother
Gertrude of Campbell River and his brothers Ralph (Perla),
John, Garry (Ruth) and his sister Garcia (David). He
also leaves to mourn his Uncle George and Auntie Pat
Cassidy of Campbell River and numerous other aunts,
uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces. He was
predeceased by his father Bert Henkel in 1984. A
memorial service will be held Saturday, March 2, at
1pm., at the Legion Hall in Campbell River.
James Waugh James William "Daisy"
Waugh's son...
WAUGH, James
(Jim) Tuesday, 11 Jun 2002 Waugh, James
(Jim) February 10, 1936 - June 11, 2002. Jim was born and raised
in Nanaimo, and he will be dearly missed, and lovingly
remembered, by his wife of 43 years, Norma, his sons Rory
(Brenda) and Tim (Ellen), grandchildren Taryn, Makayla, Brayden,
Danyka and Rhianna, brother Glenn (Margaret), mother-in-law
Lena, special friends Rick and Lorraine, as well as aunts,
uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his son Don
and mother Ethel. In honour of Jim’s wishes, there will not be a
formal service, however, family and friends are invited to a
celebration of Jim’s life at 1:00 PM, Saturday, June 22, in the
family home, 755 Dufferin St. Lawrence D.
Waugh Obituary - Campbell River Mirror,
Nov 6, 2002:
Larry was born in Campbell River and spent most of
his life here with the exception of 6 years of his
teens that were spent in Port Alberni. Larry was
well known in the logging industry on the North
Island. In recent years, he was an employee of
Boliden-Westmin Resources. He was a good man who
loved to spend time with his family and friends,
hunting, fishing, cutting wood and camping. He was
involved in the Curling Club and Jr. Soccer League.
Larry was predeceased by his father, Doug, and is
survived by his Loving wife, Donna, his daughter
Brittany, his son Chad, his mother Edna Walker, his
brother Ed (Cathy), his sister Carol (Adam) and his
large extended family of close relatives and
friends. He was well-known in the community and will
be sadly missed by all who knew him.
Services of Remembrance were held on Monday,
November 11th, 2002. Many thanks to those who spoke
at the remembrance service. Donations in Larry’s
memory to the B.C. Lung Association or to your
favourite charity, would be greatly appreciated. At
this time, we would like to thank all our family,
friends and members of the community for their
thoughtful and incredible support. God Bless You.
Special thanks to Ron Chapman and Barrie Darnel for
their support during this difficult time.
Elizabeth McBain Waugh REED
_ Elizabeth "Bette" McBain (nee Waugh) September 22,
1921 - October 12th, 2005. Bette passed away
peacefully at Queens Park Hospice surrounded by her
loving family. Bette was predeceased by her mother,
Jeannie, father James and sister Catherine. She will
be deeply missed by her husband of 61 years, Don,
daughter Anne (Terry), sons, Jim (Elaine), Tom
(Nancy) and David; grandchildren, Meghan, Matthew,
Katie, Jessica, Laura and Lauren. Bette completely
devoted her life to her family; she was a caring and
loving wife to her husband Don and her daughter,
sons, daughters-in-laws, son-in-law and
grandchildren. Bette/Mom/Nana was a beacon of light
and a source of inspiration to all those who were
part of her family circle and the many fortunate
people who called her "friend". She dedicated many
years of volunteer service to several hospitals; she
was the most beautiful person to all those who came
into her life and she has left a wonderful legacy of
love and devotion to family that continues through
her husband, Don, her children and their families.
Bette/Mom/Nana, we love you, we will miss you
terribly and will keep your memory in our hearts
forever. The family wishes to thank the wonderful
staff at Queens Park Hospice, who provided loving
care during Bette's final journey. A celebration of
Bette's life with family and close friends, will
take place at the chapel in Burnaby Village Museum,
6501 Deer Lake Avenue, on November 5th at 11:00am,
reception to follow. No flowers by request; however,
a donation may be made to the Queen's Park Care
Centre Hospice in Bette's name. - Vancouver Sun and Province,
Published on October 22, 2005 Gertrude
Cassidy Obituary - Campbell River Mirror,
May 20, 2006: "Henkel, Gertrude Eleanor October
2, 1922-May 20, 2006 Gert passed away peacefully at
Yucalta Lodge in Campbell River on May 20, 2006. She is
survived by her sons Ralph (Perla) of Port McNeil,
John of Sayward, Garry of Quadra Island and daughter
Garcia (David) of Cranbrook and her brother George
(Pat) Cassidy of Campbell River. She is also survived
by her grandchildren Jason, Lorne, Samuel, Randel,
Michelle, Julie, Bradley, Jodi, Sara, Alisia and Krystal
and numerous nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by
her husband Bert in 1984, her parents, father George
Cassidy Sr. (1985) mother Janet Cassidy (1990) her
sister Christina (1992) her son Donald (2002) and
daughter in law Ruth (2005). Gert was born in Nanaimo
and moved to Campbell River in 1945 where she resided
until 1966 and then moved to Victoria until 1987. She
then returned to Campbell River to live out the rest of
her life. She became well known throughout the community
for her long daily walks. She was a soft hearted, kind
spirited woman and was well loved by all the knew her
and will be deeply missed. The family would like to
thank Dr(s) Smit and Wood and a special thank you to
Dr. Ross (retired) who Mom never forgot. Many thanks
to the group home people she stayed with over the years.
A heartfelt thank you to all the nurses and staff at
Yucalta Lodge, Altrusa Club, the Beacon Club, Mental
Health workers and other friends for your care and love
for Mom over the years. It was greatly appreciated. Also
a special thank you to Sam Henderson for making the urn.
She is resting peacefully now. A Memorial Service will
take place at Yucalta Lodge, 555-2nd Avenue, Campbell
River on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 1:00p.m. Cremation." Edna Young Obituary - Campbell River Mirror... Waugh -
Walker, Edna June 11, 1924 – June 16, 2011 Edna passed
away peacefully at home on June 16, 2011 with her family
and friends by her side. Beloved Wife of the late
Douglas Waugh and the late Jack Walker, loving Mother of
Ed (Cathy), Carol (Adam) and the late Larry (Donna)
(Dave), dear Grandmother of Alisa (Beau), Andrea
(Brandon), Brittany (Kris) and Chad. Edna became
step-mother to Mick, Paddy, Kelly, Laurie and Duff. She
will be sadly missed by her family, friends and special
lifetime friends Rosalie and Fred Meier, Kay and Frank
Davison, Jim and Ethel Robinson, and special neighbours
Dan and Mary Moores. Edna was born and grew up on the
Island and spent most of her life in Campbell River. She
was actively involved with various community
organizations and gave her time graciously. She loved to
spend time with family and friends, was always game to
go anywhere, do anything, talk about the "good old days"
and could out walk anyone of any age. The Family invites
you to join them at Ed and Cathy’s home, 3490 South
Island Highway, Campbell River, to celebrate Edna’s life
at an open house on Friday, June 24th beginning at 2 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Campbell
River Hospital Foundation, 381 2nd Avenue, Campbell
River, BC V9W 3V1, would be appreciated by the family. David William
Waugh
Obituary - Campbell River Mirror... David William Waugh December 11,
1948-April 26,2012 After a courageous battle with a
variety of health problems, David suddenly passed away
on April 26th. He was predeceased by his father,
William, and his mother, Doris. Survived by his loving
wife Karon, his children Bill (Jodi), Kim (Glenn) and
Kris (Cory), step-children Rod (Natalie) and Rick
(Brenda), grandchildren Tanza, James, Megan, Lucia,
Alex, Emily, Samantha, and Liam, brother Richard (Judy),
and sister Beverly (Gord) He will be greatly missed by
numerous other family and friends. David was born and
raised in Campbell River, BC. He spent most of his
working life driving logging trucks and was very proud
of his own truck. He had a true love of music whether it
was singing and playing his guitar, or listening to the
likes of Bob Dylan among others. He was an avid athlete
throughout his entire life enjoying baseball,
basketball, soccer, and golf. Recently he was able to
fulfill his dream of owning his own boat to take his
grandchildren fishing. Many thanks to the Cumberland
Dialysis Unit and the fab five, the Royal Jubilee Renal
Unit, Dr. Rene Weir, and Wheels for Wellness for their
kindness and compassion. A celebration of his life will
be held on Friday, May 4th at 2pm at The Church of the
Way 451 7th Avenue, Campbell River, BC. In lieu of
flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made
out to the Wheels for Wellness Society
www.wheelsforwellness.com Telephone: 250-338-0196. "May
God bless and keep you always, may your wishes all come
true, may you always do for others and let others do for
you. May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on
every rung, may you stay forever young." - Bob Dylan
Forever in our hearts. Happy 60th Anniversary
"It's so good to see you both again.
I'm sorry I've been a stranger for so many years. Besides my
Dad, you were the best hunting and fishing mentor a boy could
have asked for. I wish you both many more happy wedding
anniversaries to come."
Trip to
Edmonton
Left to right: Dorothy Catherine Walton (nee Waugh), Albert Walton,
Norman Waugh, Isabell Waugh (nee Green), Ada Elizabeth Waugh (nee
Harrison), c. 1947
George McLean Waugh is probably taking the picture
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, Nov 6, 1945
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Dec 12, 1945
1946
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Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, July 3, 1946
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, Aug 5, 1946
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, Aug 23, 1946
1947
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October 2, 1865 - January
18, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, Jan 20, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Jan 22, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Jan 22, 1947
June 20, 1911 - March 10, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, March 10, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, March 11, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, March 14, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, March 14, 1947
September 29, 1893 - June 3, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, June 3, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, June 6, 1947
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, Aug 11, 1947
1948
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December 18, 1848 - January
27, 1948
George Cassidy (right), BC Provincial Police
Photo courtesy George Cassidy (b. 1931
In Loving Memory of George Cassidy 1848 - 1948
Ladysmith Cemetery, Ladysmith, B.C. Anglican
Section plot A-R01A-15
Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, July 16, 1948
Courtesy Garry Henkel
William "Bill" Waugh and Genevieve McVey with
daughter Karen c. 1948
1949
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Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, Jan 17, 1949
1950
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April 7, 1913 -
Nov 1, 1950
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Nov 1, 1950
1951
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Miss B. Russell is Joy "Bunty" Russell
November 26, 1895 - May
19, 1951
Nanaimo Cemetery
1015361 PRIVATE
ROBERT WAUGH
72ND BATTN. C.E.F.
19TH MAY 1951
TO LIVE IN THE HEART OF THOSE YOU LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO
DIE
REST IN PEACE
1952
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May 26, 1876 - April 23, 1952
The Vancouver Sun, Monday, April 28, 1952
Sergeant Andrew Waugh, C.E.F. April 23, 1952, "Lest
We Forget"
1954
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Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, July 9, 1954
Nanaimo Daily News, Wed, Sept 8, 1954
1955
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June 17, 1899 -
December 30, 1955
1956
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Dec 28, 1894 -
Aug 20, 1956
Nanaimo Daily News, Tue, Aug 21, 1956
Courtesy Garry Henkel
1957
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October 27,
1885 - June 2, 1957
1962
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June 13, 1908 -
January 17, 1962
In Loving Memory of William Waugh 1908 - 1962
Photo courtesy Velda Olding,
Findagrave
June 27, 1892 -
June 21, 1962
for
George Cassidy born 1931
Courtesy Garry Henkel
1964
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Nanaimo Daily News, Fri, Oct 9, 1964
Nanaimo Daily News, Mon, March 1, 1965
Funerals - Mr. and Mrs. Mottishaw
1966
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July 27, 1888 -
March 10, 1966
WAUGH
In Loving Memory
James 1966, Jeanie 1954, Catherine 1997
1974
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April 26, 1890
- October 7, 1974
1990
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1992
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1993
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April 19, 1904
- March 2, 1993
February 5,
1928 - August 2, 1993
1999
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Nov 27, 1923 -
Feb 3, 1999
2002
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March 22, 1948
- February 14, 2002
February 10,
1936 - June 11, 2002
Nanaimo News Bulletin Nanaimo
May 10, 1955 -
Nov 6, 2002
2005
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1921 - 2005
2006
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October 2, 1922 -
May 20, 2006
2011
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June 11, 1924 -
June 16, 2011
2012
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December 11, 1948 -
April 26, 2012
2014
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Pat & George
George Cassidy and Pat Hooley's 60th Wedding Anniversary
August 24, 2014
See more photos in
the Photo Archives
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George Waugh Cassidy
July 7, 1931 - May 14,
2016
George Cassidy (son of George Cassidy and Janet Waugh) died in Campbell River on May 14, 2016, at the age of 84. A memorial for George was held at the Campbell River Maritime Heritage Centre on July 31, 2016.
George Waugh Cassidy
George passed away on a sunny afternoon on May 14, 2016. He is
survived by his wife of 61 years, Patricia Cassidy, son George, son
John (Donna), daughter Diane (Don), daughter Shannon (Glen) and
daughters Cathy and Jeanette along with many grandchildren and great
grandchildren. George will be deeply missed and never forgotten.
George was born in Nanaimo and his early years were spent growing up
on his much-beloved family homestead located in Cedar. At the age of
16 George and his family moved from the homestead and relocated to
Campbell River where he resided until his passing. George spent a
large part of his life working for M&B at the Menzie’s Bay Booming
Ground. It was while working the boom that George suffered a near
fatal head injury that would have driven most men to a desk job, but
not George! He was determined to return to what he did best, which
he did until he retired. George had 3 passions in life; fishing,
hunting and family. Around many a campfire, kitchen table or the
back seat of the car George would keep everyone entertained with his
fishing and hunting stories. George W. Cassidy- husband, father and
friend will be deeply missed. His joyful glee while heading out the
door for the Campbell or Quinsam for a day of fishing, will forever
be a picture hanging in our thoughts. A heartfelt thanks to Drs.’
Ramsey and Grace and the 3rd floor nursing staff at the Campbell
River General Hospital for all their caring help. In Lieu of flowers
donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Foundation in
George’s name. A memorial service celebration of life for George W.
Cassidy will be held at a later date.
Celebration of Life
George is survived by his loving wife Patricia, children Catherine, George, Shannon, Jeanette, Diane (Don), John (Donna), many nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren & extended family and friends. George was born in Nanaimo & spent his early years growing up on his much beloved family farm in Cedar. At the age of 16 George & his family moved to Campbell River where he resided until his passing. George spent a large part of his life working for M&B at the Menzie's Bay booming ground. George's passion was for the outdoors. Hunting, fishing or just taking the dog for a walk along the river was his passion. If you couldn't find George and there was a run on he was at the river. Husband, father and friend will be deeply missed. His joyful glee while heading out the door for a day of fishing on the Quinsam or Campbell, or a day of hunting with his loyal companion will forever be a picture hanging in our thoughts.
Remember Me
Remember me when flowers bloom
early in the Spring.
Remember me on sunny days & fun that Summer brings.
Remember me in the wintertime & the stories that are told.
But most of all remember each day right from the start.
I will be forever near, I live within your heart.
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous hand. - Isaiah 41:10
Sounds
The early morning sun lifting
the dew from the grass.
The early riser assembling his gear for the morning fish.
The silence of morning is what he loves.
The sound of the truck as it comes to life.
The sound of the river another love.
The sound of the birds announcing his arrival.
The sound of the fly making it to it's resting place.
The sound of the fish taking the fly.
The sound of the truck arriving back at it's home.
The sound of the early riser arriving home.
The sound of his voice as he tells his stories.
We wish we could still hear the sound of his voice.
George Michael "Bubs" Cassidy
March 1, 1956 - Sept 8, 2016
With heavy hearts, we announce George’s
passing at home on September 8, 2016. George was born and raised in
Campbell River, BC and spent much of his life there. He was
predeceased by his brother Richard in 1999 and his father George Sr
in 2016. George is survived by his mother Patricia; his sisters
Cathy (Rick), Shannon (Glenn), Jeanette, Dianne (Don) and brother
John (Donna), his friend and companion Wendy and lifelong friend and
cousin John Henkel, numbers cousins, nieces and nephews and
great-nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. George worked most of
his life in the logging industry on Vancouver Island and throughout
BC. He was a faller and took great pride in his work. George had
many friends and lived life to the fullest. He was an avid hunter
and fisherman; many days George could be found on the Campbell or
Quinsam Rivers, fishing Pinks. He travelled to many destination in
the winters including New Zealand, Mexico, Thailand and Cambodia.
His legacy of kindness and devotion to
his mother and father in recent years was greatly appreciated.
Memorial service will
be held Sunday, September 25th from 1-3pm at the Legion Hall. No
flowers by request. Donations may be made in George’s memory to the
Heart and Stroke Foundation. “I have seen where the wolf has slept
by the silver stream
I can tell by the marks he left, you were in his dream
Ah child of countless trees, ah child of boundless seas
What you are, what you are meant to be
Speaks his name, though you were born to me
Born to me, Cassidy…"
"To my cousin George 'Bubs' Cassidy (who I always think of when I hear this song)..." - Jeff Waugh
Do not stand at my grave and weep, Patricia Rheta Ann Hooley It is with great
sadness we announce the passing of our mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt at
the Campbell River Hospital surrounded by her
family. Mom was born in Vancouver, BC on January 9,
1936 and was a longtime resident of Campbell River,
BC. She is predeceased by
her husband George (2016) and two sons George (2016)
and Richard (1999). She is survived by daughters
Cathy (Rick), Shannon (Glenn), Jeanette (Art) and
Dianne (Don), son John (Donna), ten grandchildren:
Stephen (Katy), Geoffrey, Shawna (Jason), Jennifer
(Corby), Jonathan (Kelly), Chad (Amanda), Michael,
Crystal (Brad), Jillian (Jamie) and Melissa. Twelve
great-grandchildren, brother Michael (Rose), sister
Victoria and numbers nieces, nephews and many good
friends. Pat’s family would like
to thank Dr. Ramsey, 2nd floor nursing staff
(especially Amanda and Terri) and Homecare for their
thoughtful care and endless kindness. Mom resided at Berwick
by the Sea for the last year which she loved and
made many new friends. Mom was a devoted mother and
grandmother, she was very proud of her family. Flowers gratefully
declined, donations may be made in Mom’s memory to
the C.R. Salvation Army, 291 McLean St., Campbell
River, BC, V9W 2M4. A Celebration of Life
will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the Eagles
Hall, 1990-14th Ave. at 12:00pm. Your Mother
- Campbell River Mirror Donald Harrison Reed
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on the snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die!
- Mary Frye (1932)
2017
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Although you cannot hear her voice
or see her smile no more,
your mother walks beside you still
just as she did before.
She listens to your stories and
she wipes away your tears;
She wraps her arms around you
and she understands your fears.
It’s just she isn’t visible
to see with human eye,
but talk to her in silence
and her spirit will reply.
you’ll feel the love she has for you –
she’s left her human body but
your souls will never part.
2018
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1921 - 2018
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