SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Victoria Court Registry
Orders Issued in Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, 1877-1931
Volume 5

 

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Vol. 5 Pages 253 Petitioner: wife
Crane John and Murray Irene Margaret
Married 31 Aug 1916 at Vancouver, BC Dissolved: 22 May 1928
Remarks: MR: John Crane, 23, machinist, r. & b.Victoria, CE, s.o. Aubra Crane, prospector & Mary Weber mar Irene Margaret Murray, 19, r. & b.Victoria, RC, d.o. George Murray, contractor & Jennie Ford, 31 Aug 1916, Vancouver.

Vol. 5 Pages 255 Petitioner: wife
Stuart Douglas Albert and --- Florence May
Married 29 Jun 1918 at Stourbridge, WOR, ENG Dissolved: 28 May 1928
Remarks: Children: Patricia Mollie, b.16 Feb 1920; Brenda Margaret Hamer, b.31 May 1921 & Gordon Douglas, b.17 Oct 1922.

Vol. 5 Pages 256, 272 Petitioner: husband
Hirsch Samuel and Eddie Jessie
Married 27 May 1920 at Saanich, BC Dissolved: 29 Jun 1928
Co-respondent(s): Gordon Alexander Thomson
Remarks: MR: Samuel Hirsch, 37, bach., tinsmith, r.Garden City, BC, b.POL, Jewiish, s.o. Walf Hirsch, saw mill, (dead) & Annie Dryhorn (dead) mar Jessie Anne Eddie, 26, spin., cashier, r.Edmonton, b.Stonehaven, SCT, Prot, d.o. George Findlay Eddie, railwayman (dead) & Margaret Duncan, 27 Mar 1920, Saanich.

Vol. 5 Pages 258, 259 Petitioner: husband
Parlee George and Hunter Sarah
Married 18 Apr 1916 at Victoria, BC
Co-respondent(s): Joseph Green
Remarks: Filed 5 Jun 1928; the last entry was 6 Jun 1928.
MR: George Miles Parlee, 21, bach., soldier, r.Victoria, b.NB, Meth, s.o. H.S. Parlee, barber & Mamie Higgin mar Sarah Hunter, 21, spin, r.Victoria, b.Glasgow, SCT, Meth, d.o. Daniel Hunter, miner & Sarah Hunter, 18 Apr 1916, Victoria.
DRI: George Miles Parlee, 6 Mar 1970, 75, Victoria.

Vol. 5 Pages 260, 265, 266 Petitioner: wife
Hopkins Charles Harris and Nuttall Elizabeth Mary
Married 3 Jun 1903
Remarks: Filed 9 Jun 1928; the last entry was 25 Jun 1928.
1901CEN: Charles H. Hopkins, d.C3, p.5, l.22 & Elizabeth M. Nuttall, d.1, p.16, l.19.
MN, Times, 4 Jun 1903 , p.8: Charles Harrie Hopkins, 2nd s.o. J. Castell Hopkins, Victoria mar Elizabeth Mary Nuttall (Bessie), e.d.o. Thomas Chancey Nuttall, Victoria, 3 Jun 1903.
MR: Charles Harris Hopkins, 27, r.St. Charles St, Victoria, b.Dyersville, Debreyne Co, IA, USA, bach., gentleman, CE, s.o. John Castell Hopkins, ---ianda Phelia Bard Hopkins mar Elizabeth Mary Nuttall, 23, r.95 Quebec St, Victoria, b.Victoria, spin., CE, d.o.Thomas Chancey Nuttall & Elizabeth Sarah Nuttall, 3 Jun 1903, Victoria.

Vol. 5 Pages 261, 267 Petitioner: husband
Malleck Peter and Paterson Louise
Married 8 Aug 1927 Dissolved: 22 Jun 1928
Co-respondent(s): Edward L. Robson
Remarks: MR: Peter Malleck, waiter, bach., 32, RC, r.Spencers Rooms, Nanaimo, b.POL, s.o. William Malleck, b.POL & Mareta -----, b.POL mar Louise Paterson, waitress, spin, 21, United Church, r.Spencers Rooms, Nanaimo, b.Ladysmith, BC, d.o. Daniel Patterson, b.Cape Breton, NS & Margaret McMillan, b.SCT, 18 Aug 1927, Nanaimo.

Vol. 5 Pages 263 Petitioner: husband
Bussey Henry and Axworthy Beatrice Maud
Married 31 Aug 1912 at Victoria, BC Dissolved: 12 Jun 1928
Co-respondent(s): Alfred Thomas Bray
Remarks: MRI: Henry Bussey mar Beatrice Maud Axworthy, 31 Aug 1912, Victoria (not filmed).

Vol. 5 Pages 271 Petitioner: wife
Cockburn Lestock Wilson Swinton and Day Aline Dorothy Wynne
Married 9 Aug 1911 at Victoria, BC Dissolved: 28 Jun 1928
Remarks: Children: Barbara & Lestock Peter.
MR: Lestock Wilson Swinton Cockburn, 25, r.Victoria, b.Dawlish, DEV, ENG, Capt, R.C.A., s.o. Lestock Weatherby Cockburn & Margaret Henrietta Cockburn mar Aline Dorithy Wynne Day, 22, r.Victoria, b.Romberg, South Africa, d.o. Robert Scott Day & Patricia Day, 9 Aug 1911, Victoria.
WWI Attestation: Lestock Wilson Swinton Cockburn, b.Dawlish, DEV, ENG, 16 Aug 1885, r.Work Point Barracks, Victoria, BC, Major (local L/Col), R.C.A. (per. force), CE. NOK: Aline Dorothy Wynn Cockburn, wife, c/o R.S. Day, 1606 Rockland Ave, Victoria. Papers signed: 20 Dec 1918, Victoria.
DRI: Lestock Wilson S. Cockburn, 4 Oct 1934, 49, Victoria.

Vol. 5 Pages 274, 278, 395 Petitioner: wife
Thornton Harry and Moser Angela
Married 15 Feb 1926 at Victoria, BC
Remarks: This marriage was ordered null and void, 3 Oct 1928, because he was already married to Isabel Thornton of Woodstock, NB. Child: Mary Margaret.
MR: Harry Thornton, soldier, A.S.C., Canadian Army, 25, RC, r.Work Point Barracks, Esquimalt, b.Woodstock, NB, s.o. Amasa Thornton, b.Woodstock & Florence Daly, b.St. John, NB mar Angela Catherine Mary Moser, 19, RC, r.2526 Bridge St, Victoria, b.Seattle, WA, USA, d.o. Leon Moser, b.FRA & Mary Brown, b.Burin, NF, 15 Feb 1926, Victoria.
DRI: Angela Thornton, 10 Nov 1939, 32, Victoria.

Vol. 5 Pages 275, 319 Petitioner: wife
Krimmer Jacob Joseph and Zubeck Marian
Married 31 Aug 1922 Dissolved: 5 Jun 1928 Absolute: 12 Jun 1929
Remarks: MR: Jacob Joseph Krimmer, waiter, bach., 21, RC, r.538 Georgia St, Vancouver, b.Regina, SK, s.o. Nicholas Krimmer, b.HUN & Anna Dinger, b.HUN mar Marian Zubeck, dressmaker, spin., 21, Lu, r.644 Seymour St, Vancouver, b.USA, d.o. Jacob Zubeck, b.RUS & Katherine Koehler, b.RUS, 31 Aug 1923, Vancouver.

Vol. 5 Pages 276 Petitioner: husband
Squarebriggs Herbert Johnston and Johnson Margaret Maud
Married 5 Jun 1907 at Vancouver, BC
Co-respondent(s): P ('Peel'). E. Tergeson
Remarks: This petition was dismissed, 17 Sep 1928.
BRI: Alice Christina Hancox, 13 Mar 1890, Vancouver.
MR: Herbert Johnson Squarebriggs, 22, r.Vancouver, b.Charlottetown, PE, Psb, railroad fireman, s.o. James Clark Squarebriggs & Margaret Jane Johnson mar Alice Christina Hancox, 17, r. & b.Vancouver, Epis, d.o. James Hancox & Christina Watson, 5 Jun 1907, Vancouver.
MR: Herbert Johnson Squarebriggs, 32, divorced (1914), railwayman, Psb, r.Edson, AB, b.Charlottetown, PE, s.o.John C. Squarebriggs, millwright & Margaret Johnston mar Myrtle Maude Robinson, 19, r.Cascade, BC, b.Revelstoke, Meth, d.o. John R. Robinson, engineer & Alice Thomas, 3 Aug 1917, New Westminster.
DRI: Herbert J. Squarebriggs, 22 Dec 1929, 45, Victoria.

Vol. 5 Pages 277 Petitioner: wife
Currie Alexander and --- Ellen
Married 1 Apr 1918 at Woburn Sands, BDF, ENG Dissolved: 20 Sep 1928

Vol. 5 Pages 279 Petitioner: wife
Reid George and --- Jessie Elizabeth Bella
Married 14 Jul 1904 at Aderbeen, SCT
Remarks: This marriage was ordered null and void, 26 Sep 1928, because of his being guilty of bigamy since the celebration of this marriage.

Vol. 5 Pages 280 Petitioner: wife
Hall William Walter and Scaplen Mabel Le Harquand
Married 1 Nov 1922 at Victoria, BC Dissolved: 30 Oct 1928
Remarks: BRI: William Walter Hall, 12 Aug 1901, Victoria.
MR: William Walter Hall, druggist, bach., 22, Meth, r.822 Linden Ave, Victoria, b.Victoria, s.o. Lewis William Hall (d.12, p.20, l.1), b.Blackburn, ON & Lillie Durham, b. New York, NY, USA mar Mabel Le Marquand Scaplen, spin., 23, Meth, r. 1040 Surley St, Victoria, b. St. Johns, NF, d.o. Edward Scalpen, b.Carbonier, NF & Helena Le Marquand, b.JSY, CI, 1 Nov 1922, Victoria.

Vol. 5 Pages 281 Petitioner: husband
Johnstone William Thurlow and Fox Ida Mae
Married 1 Apr 1924 at Saskatoon, SK Dissolved: 30 Oct 1928
Co-respondent(s): Albert T. Workman
Remarks: DR: William Thurlow Johnstone, 80, b.Wellwood, MB, 18 Dec 1899, d.Victoria, 27 Dec 1979, r.63 Gorge Rd, Victoria, taxi owner, divorced from Constance Esther Brown, s.o. John Russell Johnstone, b.Galt, ON & Sarah Ann Cooper, b.Whitby, ON.

Vol. 5 Pages 282 Petitioner: wife
Beales George Hamment and --- Mary Irene
Married 17 May 1913 Dissolved: 30 Oct 1928
Remarks: Children: Winono Constance & Elsie May.
WWI Attestation: George Hamment Beales, b.Walsoken, NOR, ENG, 21 Jun 1892, r.Suite 8, Baddow Blk, Norwood Grove, Winnipeg, MB, telegraph lineman. NOK: Mrs Beales, same address, wife. Papers signed: 17 Jan 1916, Winnipeg, MB.
DR: George Hamment Beales, 74, b.ENG, 20 Jun 1892, d.Osoyoos, 2 Nov 1967, r.165 South 2nd Ave, Osoyoos, motel operator, h.o. Dorothy Isabella Hereron, s.o. Thomas Worth Beales, b.ENG & Emmeline Hamment, b.ENG.

Vol. 5 Pages 283, 294 Petitioner: husband
Wise Ernest Singleton and --- Madeline Amelia
Married 21 Apr 1897 at Greetwell, LIN, ENG Dissolved: 19 Feb 1929
Co-respondent(s): John A. Hope
Remarks: See also their other petition for divorce, v.3, p.246.

Vol. 5 Pages 284, 285, 288 Petitioner: husband
Lidstone Dan and Edgar Mabel Sarah
Married 24 Sep 1921 at Prince Rupert, BC
Co-respondent(s): Robert Porteous & Harry Adams
Remarks: Filed 19 Nov 1928; the last entry was 3 Dec 1928.
BRI: Daniel Lidston, 9 Jun 1902, Victoria.
MR: Dan Lidstone, ship builder, bach., 22, Meth, r.Prince Rupert, b.Victoria, s.o. F.J. Lidstone, b.NF & Priscilla Mutford, b.NF mar Mabel Edgar, spin., 25, Meth, r.Prince Rupert, b.Hartley bay, d.o. Lewis Edgar, b.Port Simpson & Bessie Blackwell, b.Victoria, 24 Sep 1921, Prince Rupert.
DR: Daniel Lidstone, b.Victoria, 19 Jul 1902, d.North Vancouver, 30 Mar 1967, r.1278 West Keith Rd, North Vancouver, crane operator, shipbuilding, h.o. Ella Louise Edgar, s.o. Thomas John Lidstone, b.NF & Pricilla Mugford, b.NF.

Vol. 5 Pages 286 Petitioner: husband
Nicholas Herbert Lewis and Hardy Annie
Married 15 Mar 1920 Dissolved: 26 Nov 1928
Co-respondent(s): Roy Donald MacGregor
Remarks: Children: Herbert Lewis & Gracia Doreane.
MR: Herbert Lewis Nicholas, 28, bach., railroader, r.Vancouver, b.Warren, OH, USA, CE, s.o. John D. Nicholas, business & Grace D. Pfieffers mar Annie Hardy, 19, spin., r.Vancouver, b.ENG, CE, d.o. Robert Hardy, farmer & Sarah Hardy, 15 Mar 1920, Vancouver.
DR: (s0n): Herbert Lewis Nicholas, b.Calgary, AB, 13 Jul 1921, d.Vancouver, 27 Oct 1967, r.1411 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, divorced from Laverne Smith, s.o. Herbert Lewis Nicholas, b.Spokane, WA, USA & Annie Hardy, b.ENG.

Vol. 5 Pages 287 Petitioner: wife
Stokes William Henry and --- Daisie
Married 6 Jul 1917 at Seattle, WA, USA Dissolved: 28 Nov 1928
Co-respondent(s): Hilda Hinder
Remarks: Child: John Adrain.

Vol. 5 Pages 289 Petitioner: wife
Locke William Leonard and Meldram Henrietta Maude
Married 20 Jul 1909 at Victoria, BC Dissolved: 30 Nov 1928
Remarks: MR: William Leonard Locke, 23, r.Victoria, b.Antwep, BEL, printer, Ang, s.o. Leonard Pye & Emily mar Henrietta Maude Meldram, 21, r. & b.Victoria, Ang, d.o. James Watson & Catherine Jane, 20 Jan 1909, Victoria.
DR: Henrietta Maude Locke, b.Victoria, 16 Jul 1887, d.Victoria, 19 Feb 1959, r.307 Vancouver St, Victoria, divorced from William Locke, d.o. James Watson Meldram, b.SCT & Catherine Smiley, b.ENG.

Vol. 5 Pages 290, 293, 326 Petitioner: wife
Allen Walter Elliston and Holden Marjorie Joan
Married 28 May 1921 at Vernon, BC Dissolved: 15 Feb 1929 Absolute: 26 Sep 1929
Remarks: Children: Michael Walter & Lavender Joyce.
MR: Walter Elliston Allen, fruit grower, 28, Ang, r.Penticton, b.ENG, s.o. Percy Elliston Allen, b.ENG & Florence West, b.ENG mar Margorie Joan Holden, 21, Ang, r. 'just arrived from England', b.ENG, d.o. John Sinclair Holden, b.IRL & Mary Agnes, b.ENG, 28 May 1921, Vernon.

Vol. 5 Pages 291, 331, 339 Petitioner: husband
Wescott Stanley H. and Shappa Clara Thirza
Married 8 Oct 1921 at Victoria, BC Dissolved: 31 Oct 1929
Remarks: A copy of the citation was served to Clara Hirza's step-father, Jeremiah B. Twombley, 305 E. 46 St, Vancouver.
MRI: Stanley Haughton Wescott mar Clara Thirza Shappa, 8 Oct 1921, Victoria.
DRI: Stanley Haughton Wescott, 10 Jul 1967, 71, Vancouver.

Vol. 5 Pages 292, 296 Petitioner: wife
Biscoe Francis Ramsey Fraser and Carwithen Margaret Bluhm
Married 23 Jan 1912 at Sandwick, BC Dissolved: 22 Feb 1929
Remarks: Children: Alice Fraser Biscoe & Reginald William Fraser Biscoe.
MR: Francis Ramsay Fraser Biscoe, 28, r.Courtenay, b.Secunderabad, Deccan, IND, bach., real estate, CE, s.o. William Fraser Biscoe & Mary Alice Crozier mar Margaret Bluhm Carwithen, 24, r. & b.Sandwick, spin., CE, d.o. Reginald Terry Carwithen & Margaret Hay, 23 Jan 1912, Sandwick.
WWI Attestation: Francis Ramsey Fraser Biscoe, b.Tramancore, IND, 24 Jan 1884, r.864 Esquimalt Rd, farmer. NOK: Madge Bluhm Biscoe, wife, 864 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria. Papers signed: 3 Jun 1918, Victoria.
DRI: Francis Ramsay F. Biscoe, 27 Dec 1967, 83, Victoria.
DRI: Margaret Bluhm Biscoe, 24 May 1977, 89, Comox.

Vol. 5 Pages 295 Petitioner: husband
Peter Harmon Tandy and Smith Georgina
Married 24 Jul 1912 Dissolved: 30 Feb 1929
Co-respondent(s): Charles Brown
Remarks: Children: William Harmon, b.19 May 1913; Lillian Charlotte, b. 31 Oct 1914 & Kenneth Francis John, b.23 Mar 1921 - all b.Victoria.
MRI: Harmon Tandy Peter mar Georgina Smith, 24 Jul 1912, Victoria.
DRI: Harmon Tandy Peter, 30 Nov 1955, 67, Sidney.

Vol. 5 Pages 297, 312 Petitioner: husband
Jones Frederick Llewelyn and --- Francis
Married 25 Aug 1923 at Ushaw Moor, DUR, ENG Dissolved: 8 May 1929
Co-respondent(s): Jim Mitchell
Remarks: DR: Frederick Llewellyn Jones, b.ENG, 5 Feb 1895, d.Vancouver, 8 Jun 1973, r.#214 - 1999 Nelson St, Vancouver, salesman Hudson's Bay, h.o. Blodwen Rhys, s.o.Richard Jones, b.WLS & Hannah Bowen, b. n/k.

Vol. 5 Pages 298 Petitioner: husband
Quinn John Patrick and Wood Gustava May
Married 25 Feb 1921 at Victoria, BC Dissolved: 27 Feb 1929
Co-respondent(s): Charles H. Gray
Remarks: MR: John Patrick Quinn, longshoreman, bach, 23, RC, r.46 Montreal St, Victoria, b.Montreal, QC, s.o. John Quinn, b.COR, IRL & Mary Louisa Mayhew, b.Montreal mar Gustava Mae Wood, clerk, spin., 21, Meth, r.3429 South St, Victoria, b.Victoria, d.o. Alfred Wood, b.FRA & Evelyn Charlotte Sarvic, b.Danville, QC, 25 Feb 1921, Victoria.

Vol. 5 Pages 299, 306 Petitioner: husband
Gilbert William and --- Annie Elizabeth
Married 22 Dec 1917 at London, ENG Dissolved: 21 Mar 1929
Co-respondent(s): Vincent Thomas Burgess

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