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Strickland family of New Denver, BC

Strickland family of New Denver, BC

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 1:17AM GMT
Classification: Query
I am researching the family of John Henry Strickland who is buried in the Nelson cemetery and who lived with his family in what was "The Orchard" area of New Denver. Now that area is the Japanese Internment Camp museum. Recently I visited the kind locals of New Denver and was told that there may have been a Strickland burial or two in the New Denver Cemetery, the upper older section. I searched and did not find one. I am hoping someone who lives there may be willing to look for me. Is there anyone who knows that cemetery well, willing to look? Meanwhile I found some Gunn burials and a Stavert burial, which are also names in the line I am researching. Geroge Hugh Gunn b Sept 7 1923, died Dec 29 1930. Also a Hugh G Gunn 1892-1945 (dates unclear). John R Stavert, infant son of G H and Barbara Stavert, born July 7 1919, died July 19 1919. All buried New Denver municipal cemetery, upper section.

Re: Strickland family of New Denver, BC

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 2:31AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: GUNN
Hi,

Some helpful sites for BC research.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FL2G-B53

name: Hugh George Gunn
event: Death
event date: 17 Dec 1943
event place: New Denver, British Columbia, Canada
gender: Male
age: 51
marital status: Married
birth date: 08 Dec 1892
birthplace: Spokane, United States
father: George Manson
mother: Isabella Mckay
spouse: Vesta Smith
indian band/tribe:
british columbia archives film number: B13181
film number: 1953641
digital folder number: 004437667
image number: 01171
registration number: 8470

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=https%3A...

Some images of BMDs are online.
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/Basi...

http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5AC6B56/gbsearch/Birth...

BC Cemetery Finding Aid (not complete)
http://bccfa.islandnet.com/bccfa-search.php

Re: Strickland family of New Denver, BC

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 3:05AM GMT
Classification: Query
THANK YOU!

Re: Strickland family of New Denver, BC

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 1:55AM GMT
Classification: Query
I am the granddaughter of Hugh George Gunn - Dec 8/1892 - Dec 17/43
His son, Georgie (George Hugh) -Sept 20/23 - Dec 23/30 - died in a sledding accident when
he was 8.
Both are buried in the older part of the New Denver cemetery. My mother - Catherine Violet,
and my aunt - Dorothy Sylvesta, and my grandmother - Vesta were also part of the family. If you want further information about them I'd be happy to share it.

William Kenneth Gunn (uncle Billlie as we knew him) was my grandfather's younger brother.
He married Lillian Pearl Strickland - We knew her as Auntie Pearl. Born Feb 14/1903, died
May 8/1995. She was born in New Denver, and died in Kelowna. Married in Seattle, WA -
Nov 16/1922.. This is information that was passed on to me by her daughter - Evelyn (Isabell)
(Gunn) Larson. Ev is now in a "home" in Kelowna.
Sorry, that's all the information I can give you about the Stricklands. I have far more information
on the "Gunn" side, as that's the side I'm investigating.

Joy Bye
byejoy@yahoo.ca
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