Camera Workers, 1858-1950

The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

Shotbolt, Walter Robinson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30]

Male 1879 - 1964  (85 years)


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  • Name Shotbolt, Walter Robinson 
    • VARIANT NAMES: Shotbolt, Walter B.; Shotwell, W.R.
    Birth 4 Mar 1879  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [31, 32
    Christening 13 Apr 1879  St. John's Church, Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [33
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1903-1905  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    This was the same address as his father's drugstore. 
    Address:
    59 Johnson St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1908-1922  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    This was the same address as his father's drugstore. 
    Address:
    589 Johnson St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Death 26 Oct 1964  Sidney, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [32
    Burial 30 Oct 1964  Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [32
    Person ID I2046  Camera Workers | S, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 22 May 2021 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Prior to taking up photography, he apprenticed with his father, Thomas Shotbolt, a druggist (pharmacist). W.R. Shotbolt worked as a photographer in Victoria from around 1903 through about 1922. He was last listed as a photographer in the 1922 business directory, after which he was the treasurer for Thomas Shotbolt Ltd. His death registration record states he was a retired druggist.

  • Sources 
    1. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Victoria

    2. [S39] HEN99, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Publishing Co., 1899), 961.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter apprentice 59 Johnson [Shotbolt Thomas, druggist]

    3. [S41] HEN00, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Publishing Co., 1900), 1149.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter apprentice 59 Johnson [Shotbolt Thomas, druggist]

    4. [S1028] ORMVIC01, (Victoria, B.C.: Ormond and MacGregor, 1901), 153.
      Victoria: Shotbolt W apprentice 59 Johnson [Shotbolt Thomas, druggist]

    5. [S42] HEN01, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Publishing Co., 1901), 992.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter apprentice 59 Johnson [Shotbolt Thomas, druggist]

    6. [S781] HEN02, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1902), 982.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter apprentice 59 Johnson [Shotbolt Thomas, druggist]

    7. [S782] HEN03, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1903), 1067.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photographer 59 Johnson h "Hollywood" Fowl [ie Foul] Bay

    8. [S783] HEN04, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1904), 1136.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photographer 59 Johnson h "Hollywood" Fowl [ie Foul] Bay

    9. [S784] HENVIC05, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1905), 252.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photographer 59 Johnson h "Hollywood" Fowl [ie Foul] Bay

    10. [S785] HEN05, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1905), 611.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photographer 59 Johnson h "Hollywood" Fowl [ie Foul] Bay

    11. [S789] HENVIC08, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1908), 411.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photographer 589 Johnson h "Hollywood"

    12. [S792] PROVI09, (Victoria: Provincial Publishing, 1909).
      Victoria: not listed

    13. [S732] HEN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910), 1335.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photographer 589 Johnson

    14. [S793] HENVIC10, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1911), 362.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter B photogr 589 Johnson lvs Beach Drive

    15. [S796] HENVIC12, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1912), 585.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photogr 589 Johnson lvs 495 Foul Bay Rd

    16. [S798] HENVIC13, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1913), 793.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photogr 589 Johnson r 1901 Fairfield Rd

    17. [S801] TREVIC14, (Victoria: Tregillus-Thompson Ltd., 1914), 844.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photogr 589 Johnson r 1901 Fairfield Rd

    18. [S745] HENVIC14, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1914), 658.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photogr 589 Johnson r 1901 Fairfield Rd

    19. [S802] HENVIC15, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1915), 525.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photogr 589 Johnson r 1901 Fairfield Rd

    20. [S803] HENVIC17, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1917), 522.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photogr 589 Johnson r 1901 Fairfield Rd

    21. [S804] HENVIC18, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1918), 381.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photogr 589 Johnson r 1901 Fairfield Rd

    22. [S740] WRI18, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1918).
      Victoria: not listed

    23. [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919).
      Victoria: not listed

    24. [S805] HENVIC20, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1920), 473.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photogr 589 Johnson r 1901 Fairfield Rd

    25. [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920).
      Victoria: not listed

    26. [S806] HENVIC21, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1921), 525.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photo supplies 589 Johnson r 1901 Fairfield Rd

    27. [S741] WRI21, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1921).
      Victoria: not listed

    28. [S742] WRI22, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1922), 1118.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R photogr T Shotbolt 589 Johnson

    29. [S809] WRI23, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1923), 1793.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R treas T Shotbolt Ltd h 1901 Fairfield rd

    30. [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924), 1330.
      Victoria: Shotbolt Walter R treas Thos Shotbolt Ltd h 1901 Fairfield rd

    31. [S725] BVIPA birth registration.
      Registration no. 1879-09-002875 (microfilm B13807)

    32. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1964-09-013482 (microfilm B13269); digital facsimile URL (accessed 22 May 2021): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/ba5e8609-08a1-4828-9da0-20fc40b77b56

    33. [S726] BVIPA baptism index.