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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

NAMES/DOCUMENTS-a work in progress
(Thanks to Chris Hanna, researcher and Roy Silva)


Name
Documents/Events
 Joe Lewis 


1858, Victoria,  arrested and released on charges of killing a policeman. He is the first person in BC history to be referred to as Portuguese Joe-likely cape Verdean.
Bittancourt
Charles(1) and Theresa(2)





Bittancourt, Emmanuel(3)

Bittencourt, Richard(4) and others

Caro, Antonio(5)

Caros, Marianos
1881 Census
33, Fisherman
wife Sarah 28, Born BC, NA Indian
District 190-B- Johnston St. Ward, Page 6 entry 10
Castro, Joseph
60 yrs old, Died May 31 1876, Packer

Castro, Maria
Married Louis Vigelius in 1874-7-4 Victoria
Castro, Louis
Marries Edith Murphy 1885-1-12 Kin Colith
Castro, Joseph
Marries Dorothy Wetsue 1913-12-25 Vancouver
DaCosta, George N(6)
57, died 1918 in Vancouver
DeCosta, Leuis Charles(7)
Married to Kerr, Florence Maud(8), 1905 Esquimalt.
DeCosta, Margaret(9)
Married Wellington, Edward(10), in 1874 in Victoria
Demacedo, Joachim Anthony(11)
Died 81 yrs old, 1922 Victoria




Delgardo, Francis Joaquim(12)
Lived on Cook street


Fernandez, Geregory(13)



Ferreira, Ursula Agnus(14)
Married to Hurst, John(15), 1915
Fernandes, Manuel V(16)

Fernandes, Marselino(17)
Aged 1 died 1911 in Vancouver
Fernandez, Antonio(18)
Died, 64, in 1912 in Vancouver
Fernandez, Georgiana(19)
Female, 60, died in 1949 in Nanaimo
Antoni, Fernando(20)
Male, 78, died in 1914 in Victoria
Freis, Emil(21)
Male, 75, died in 1975 in Vancouver


Flores, Joseph(22)
Married in 1886 in Kamloops
Flores, Pedro(23)
49, 1901, North Vancouver
Flores, Josie(24)
Male, 60, 1876, Ashcroft
Flores, Benson(25)
81, 1929, Vnacouver
Floris, Frank(26)
0, 1901, Bowen Island
Floris, Pedro(27)
0, 1901, Bowen Island
Flores, Peter(28)
1901, Marriage, Vancouver
Flores, Emma(29)
Married Fraser, Willie(30), 1921 Kamloops
Frir, ?(31)
Born in Lisbon, Portugal.

Gonzalves(32) (Madeira)
Gregory Fernandez nephew came to Gastown in 1874- 15 yes old.




Gonzalves, Aurelio(33)
35, 1916, Vancouver
Gonsalves, Joseph(34)

Gonsalves, Joseph(35)
Death Certificate – DOB January 9 1857, Death June 3, 1939 (82) – In Province 65 yrs -
Noted Hotel Keeper, General Merchant.
Baby Goncalves(36)
DOB June 22, 1911 Brocton Point
Died 3 days old
Gonsalves, Albert Joseph(37)
Death January 17, 1981in Kamloops.
DOB March 28, 1915 Father – Alfred Gonsalves(38)
Gonsalves, Matilda(39)
DOB May 9, 1984 at Brocton Point
Father – DOB 1854 Madeira
Goncalves, Armenia(40)
DOB Dec 17, 1888
Brocton Point
Father – 31 years old
Gonsalves, Matilda(41)
Marriage to Theodore Dames(42) – A Russian Age 30 Matilda was 20 – At Brocton Point Lighthouse Married on Sept 1 1904.
Charos, -(43)
37, 1891 Census
Speculators Agent?
Born in US – Father from Portugal
Married to Rebecca(44), 27 (Born BC) (Father Born Germany – Mother US),
Children Clara(45), 7( Born US), Judith(46) (Born US)
Sopey, Joseph(47)
1891 Census Victoria
Male 34 from Portugal -
Catholic - Masons Labourer
Limburg, (48)
DOB Dec 17 1860

Moraes, Joseph(49)
DOB 1827
Census 1891 - Married to Annie(Born in Capetown) 2 children John and Louis
Occupation – Servent
Morais, Annie
Listed as Head
October 17, 1866, South Africa, George son DOB Jan 31 1881, Louis son DOB Feb 13 1886, Annie daughter July 31 1882.
Moraes, Baby
Male – 1908 Victoria
1947 Victoria
Morais, Edward
Age 0 died Feb 18, 1879, Victoria
Moraes, George, John Edward, Joseph H, Louis
1901 – 1908 Various Marriages
Moraes, Anna Belmore, Isabelle Jane, Isabelle, Theresa Maria
Roughly 1908 Marriage
1893 – Theresa Moraes m Charles F Bittancourt
Montero, Joseph Juan?
1883 married to Anne Hall 1828 – 1886
Children – Georgette(1849) Joseph, Joseph Manuel (1855 – 1928), Seraphina (1862 – 1930), Francisco S. (1864 – 1921), Edward R. (1869 – 1917), Anna Elizabeth, Jose (1874 –1928)

Joseph, African, a cook, in from Cape Verde.
1881 Census Jet is noted as a servant.
Wife show as American and Methodist
Georgette(US) Anna (US) Edward (US) Frank (BC) Seraphina (BC) Origin Shown as African

Religion for Joseph Catholic/Methodist?
Wife Anna is Metodist
Manuella, J
Male! Portugal 1891 Census? 28 years old.
Norton, John
1829 – 1911
(First Wife Louise m 1866)
(2nd Wife Annie Robinson (1856 –1903) m. 1873 Saltspring)
Born in Flores 1829 Died in Saltspring 1911
Came to BC in 1859
4 children w/ Lousie
(Emmanuel, John, William and Elizabeth)
9 Children w/ Annie( Dorothy Marian(1879), Walter Newton(1880), Albert A. (1882), Marian Elsie E. (1886),
Robert P. (1889), Maude Beatrice (1891), Pearl V. (1893), Grace (1896), Joseph (1899)

Norton, Everett Harold
1898 – 1942
Son of John Norton Jr.
John Joseph Norton and Margaret Kiarney.
John Joseph born in Saltspring 1872
Norton, John
Marriage Certificate indicates John Norton born in the Azores.
Marriage to Annie Robinson Dec 8 1873, Her Religion indicated as Wesleyan Methodist.
Norton, John
Death Certificate, 88, indicates he was a farmer from Flores island. Informant Walter Norton, Son of the Deceased, October 1 1911, Roman Catholic
Norton and Bittancourt

Bittancourt is noted as storekeeper
Norton,
1891 Census , 67 yrs old, Wife Anneal, Born in W.S.
Shows fathers place of birth as Portugal and Mother, Ireland
Religion - ?
Norton, John Joseph
Marriage Certificate of Marriage Margaret Lena Kairney of San Juan Island. Both Catholic
Joseph and Kate Quadros


1891 Census, Joseph Quadra, 50, male, from Portugal, Catholic, Trader.
Wife, Kate, 25

Naturalization of Joseph Quadra, March 1 1881, In BC at least since 1878.




Backing page 1881 Quadros
Silva, John
(1843?) 1837 – 1929
married to Louisa (1856 – 1926)
10 Children born btwn 1873 and 1895 (John(b 1873), Isabelle(b 1874), Mary(b 1876), Joseph(1879-1954), William(1894-1907), Luis, Frank, John(d 1965), Louis(1895-1946), James Edward(1898-1971)
Silvey, Domingo
Listed as Domingo Silver, married to Josephine Crocker
Silver, John
Married Melanie Hoigwaat, 1881, Victoria
Silver, Joseph
Married Minnie Beul, 1904 Cooper Island
Jesse and Rose Silver?
Buried 1917 1916 respectively in Vancouver.
Clara Minnie Silvey
Married to Greig Anthony Bell, 1921, Ladysmith 1-19
Dora Silvey
Married Harry Perry, 1909, Vancouver 10-23
Elizabeth Silvey
Married James Walker, 1883, July 15 Nanaimo
Margaritte Silvey
Married Howard Henry Hill, 1914 Vancouver 4-3
Silva, Alexander
Dies 1963 Alert Bay

Alexis Evyonne Silva, Baby, 1949, 8-29, North Vancouver
Alfred Theodore Silva, 81, 1966, 1-7 Matsqui
Antone Silva, 24, 1890, 1-8 Vancouver
Baby Silva, 0, 1925 10-24 Nanaimo
Baby Silva, 0, 1923, 1-6 N Van
Elizabeth Silvey, 76, 1964 12-10 N Van
Francis Silva, baby, 1922 4-15 Nanaimo
Manny Silva, 20, 1922, 3-14
Mary Jane Silva, 24, 1925 10-28 Nanaimo
Silver, Rose Isabella
Marries John Turti, 1909, 6-16 Victoria
Silvey, Agnus, Claris, Doris, Florence, Margaret, Elisabeth, Margarite
Elisabeth Sylvia m. James Walker, 1883 Nanaimo, Interesting name listed as Sylvia.

John Silva m. Emily Ritter, 1916, 7-15 N. Van.
Silvey, John Manuel, Manuel Joseph
Joseph Silvy m. Lucy Kwatlemut, 1872, 9-20, New West.
Silva
Index of Deaths

William Silva
23, died 1907, 12-1, Gabriola Island
Silva, Manuel
48, 1954, 6-9 N Van
Silva, Louis
50, 1946, 6-27, Port Alberni
Silva, Margarite Pearl
DOB 1896 1-19, New West
Silva, John
Death Certificate, Died, July 10, 1929, Widower, DOB 1837, In the province of Nears
Silva, John
1881 Census
Family, Wife Indian
Children Portuguese
Portuguese Fisherman from Azores, Catholic, 35 years old.
Silva, John
Naturalization of John Silva, of Main Island, June 1876.
Silva, John
Signed own name with accent on the a, clear concise penmanship,
For residence, June 27, 1876. Signed twice on document both times with accent on a.
Silva, John
1901 Census
Indicates year of immigration to Canada as 1866, and naturalization as 1876
Indicating Farmer, John Portuguese, Maryanne as Indian,
Silva, John
1891 Census
Farmer
Silva, Louisa
Death Certificate, Gabriola Island, June 3, 1926, indicating racial origin as Indian, Married, DOB Unknown
Silva, Joseph
Marriage Certificate to Mamie Blank, Daughter of William Blank and Mary Hower, Father indicated as Fisherman, Church of England, Married in St. Pauls Church in Nanaimo, Anglican.
Clergyman signs as A. Silva White
Silver, John
DOB 1850 Madeira, 1901 Census, Born January 13 1850, year immigrated to Canada 1873, Naturalized 1878, Roman Catholic, General Contractor, Wife is Mary, DOB June 27, 1852, 48, Racial Origin English
Children (John F jr.(DOB April 25, 1886, BC), Rose(DOB 1887, BC), Henry(August 4 1890, BC)

D’Silvea, William
DOB March 3 1867, Naturalized 1896, Portuguese, Presbyterian.
Wife Ellen(DOB May 30, 1862, 48, New Brunswick, Irish)
Children (Birtham(June 15 1880, England, 1896 Portuguese), Mabe(October 21, 1886, US), William (January 16 1890, US), Charles S(October 18, 1891, US)
Silvey, Joseph
Application May 15? 1868 to buy 20 acres, in Burrard Inlet near Brocton Point, which request was denied, signed by the Honourable of Lands and Parks.
Silvy, Joseph
Lease request of 1868 in Stanley Park

Rejection dated May 19, 1868, Request made May 15

Map 2 of George Turner, 1874, Main Island, Large Plot noted under his name off Ellich Bay
Silvy, Joseph
38, of Piepika Island, Portugal, Described as Single white male, Fisherman, Parents John Silvy and Francesca Hyacintha. Married to Lucy Kwatleematth, 15, Married in Shishels, September 20, 1872, Westminster Registry #3

Death Certificate district of Nanaimo, Number 2282, January 171902 Reed Island 66 yrs old. Was actually 72? Roman Catholic

Silvey, Manuel
Marriage to Charlotte L(S?)evardra, he 23, she 22, Married May 4, 1907, She’s from N Van, widow, Parents Names Manuel Andrews and Indian Lucy, Witnesses were Henry and Rosaline Silvey at Reed Island.
Preist Father W Lemmens, Married at Chapel of Industrial School on Cooper Island

Death Certificate of Josephine Anderson Shows Father as Joseph Sylva, Resides Simoon Sound, Buried at Mountain view, March 29, 1930

Marriage of Laura Walker, 19, July 15, 1883, Cooper Island, Her name is Elizabeth Sylvia, His James Walker of Cooper Island, married at Thetes? Island, He is Farmer.
Elizabeth Walker
Death Certificate, DOB July 9 1872. Pager Mathews estimated 1868?
Father noted as Joseph Silvey of Portugal


Silva, Joseph
1881 Census, Male, 50, Portugal, Fisherman, married to Mary, 26, BC
Children (Elizabeth 18, Jakarta 14, Dominic 11, Joseph 7, Estalan 5, Indicated as Portuguese

1891 Census page 7, District #3 Vancouver, Showing Joseph Silvey 50 and Lucy 30, Domingo 18, Mary 16, Joseph 13, John 9, Antonio 7, Emmanuel 5, and Andrew S 5/12.
Occupation Fisherman & Farmer

1901 Census Reid Island, Vancouver Electoral District ?
Domingo Silvey wife Josephine, Children Joseph 3, John 2

Entry 30
Joseph Sylvia, head, Born in 1820, 80, Fisherman, Wife Mary, 75 BC Indian, Children Manuel 17, March 1 1887, Henry 1890 BC, Rosalia 1892, Mary 1825, Antonia 1884
Souza, John
Death March 28, 1905, Nanaimo Hospital, 92, Fisherman, Indicating born in Italy, Catholic
Souza, John
Medical Death Certificate, Died of Senility, March 28, 1905
Suza, John
Census 1891, Vancouver District #3, 78 yrs old, Portuguese, Catholic, Fisherman, appears to be living alone
Silver, John
1891 Census, District Number 4 City of Victoria, Page 13, $0 yrs Old, Male Born in Portugal, Married to Mary, 35, born in Nova Scotia.
Children (John 5, Rosa 3, Henry 8/12) all born in BC. Roman Catholic
Smith, Peter
DOB June 15, 1833
Came to BC in 1860, Married aboriginal born about 1856, Established Relationship in 1874 she was 18, she was not recorded with him at the time of the 1901 census.
But he indicates he was still married, 1901 living James and Mary Dunbar in Sam King, Chinese Domestic Servant. Died Sept 4 1905, In Hospital in Vancouver, 74, Fisherman, Daughter Maria Smith died Sept 3, 1905 Brocton point in Stanley Park, she was 18 months old.
Smith, Peter
Death Certificate, indicating Fisherman from Portugal, Cancer of the Pyloris for 6 months, Bill Wilde was physician, Religion Methodist, Registrar Abbot
Smith, Maria
Death Certificate, Brocton Point, registered Sept 12, 1905, Religion Methodist, Registrar Dabbtt, Illness PHTHISIS, O Wilde, Shows here as being 17 yrs old, illness for 1.5 years

1901 Census District #1 Burrard, Enumeration April 29 1901.
Shows Peter Smith, Male, born 1833, daughter Maria 1888, Reta 1891, Maria and Reta are indicated as Siwaash, Live in Sam King.
Roomer 54, born 1867, Chinese, Came to Canada 1890, In bracket page 212, Joseph Gonsalves.
Enoch, Robert
31, Born 1870 Portugal, 1893 1897 Portuguese Roman Catholic, Fisherman, Head
Smith, Peter
1891 Census, Azores Island country of birth,, 58, Female Kenick?, 35.
Peter 16, Thoma 14, John 6, ? 2.
Peter, Fisherman, Catholic, Place of Birth of Mother, Azores Island.
Gonsalves, Joseph
1891 Census (p. 31)
35 years old

1881 Census, Victoria #190, E Esquimalt
Page 1, Henry Edwood? 67, Portugal, Trader, Christian Sect
Elvira Contente?, Fayal, Baptist
Children (Ann 20, Eliza 16, George 14, James 12) All born in BC
Searle, Sophia
1901 Census
Born 17? 1821, 80 yrs old, Born in Portugal, migrated 1848, female, mothers? No occupation stated, Living with Australian Family



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