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McDonald, Ormond Alexander[1, 2]

Male 1891 - 1939  (48 years)


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  • Name McDonald, Ormond Alexander 
    Born 7 May 1891  Winnipeg, MB Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Marriage 13 May 1915  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Bride: Frances Foster 
    Business Address/Year 1918-1920  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1210 Douglas St.
    The Photorium
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Died 15 Jul 1939  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried 18 Jul 1939  Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Association The Photorium (Relationship: Proprietor; Co-proprietor) 
    Association McDonald, Aubrey Stratton (Relationship: Brother) 
    Person ID I1764  Camera Workers | M, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2020 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: At the time of his marriage he gave his occupation as "drug clerk." He operated the Photorium in Victoria in the late 1910s and early 1920s and subsequently moved to Vancouver where he also operated as a photographer. According to an obituary the Vancouver business on Granville Street was called Mac's Photographic Service.

  • Sources 
    1. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), Ref. NW 324.1 B862., 1920.
      Victoria

    2. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), Ref. NW 324.1 B862., 1933.
      Vancouver

    3. [S832] Find a Grave (Web site).
      Ormond Alexander McDonald
      URL (accessed 4 Jul 2020): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121311459

    4. [S670] BVIPA marriage registration.
      Registration no. 1915-09-029521 (microfilm B11371); digital facsimile URL (accessed 4 July 2020): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/26ee3674-2760-4a4d-b484-29a58c9ca3b8

    5. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1939-09-559948 (microfilm B13165)

    6. [S628] (Victoria) Colonist, (Victoria: Colonist), 3, 16 Jul 1939.
      "Former Resident of City Passes"
      Obituary