Camera Workers, 1858-1950


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

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McEwan, William[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

Male 1882 - 1960  (78 years)

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  • Name McEwan, William
    Birth 7 Aug 1882  Blackburn, Lancashire, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Gender Male
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) 1915  Armstrong, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Business Address/Year 1916-1946  Kelowna, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage ?  ? Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Bride: Amy Gawthrop 
    Death 6 Dec 1960  Parksville, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Burial 9 Dec 1960  French Creek Cemetery, French Creek, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Person ID I2110  Camera Workers | M, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2021

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He chiefly worked in Kelowna for about 30 years beginning in the mid-1910s. He was last listed as a Kelowna photographer in the 1946 business directory. His death registration record gives his occupation as photographer.

  • Sources 
    1. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1933, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Kelowna

    2. [S740] WRI18, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1918), 243.
      Kelowna: McEwan W photographer

    3. [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919), 119 and 312.
      p. 119: Armstrong: McEwan W bee-keeping
      p. 312: Kelowna: McEwan W photographer

    4. [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920), 299.
      Kelowna: McEwan W photographer

    5. [S758] WRI25, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1925), 153.
      Kelowna: McEwan Wm photographer

    6. [S763] WRI30, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1930), 376.
      Kelowna: McEwan Wm photographer

    7. [S768] SUN34, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934), 406.
      Kelowna: McEwan Wm photographer

    8. [S769] SUN35, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1935), 557.
      Kelowna: McEwan Wm photographer

    9. [S774] SUN40, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1940), 156.
      Kelowna: McEwan Wm photog

    10. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945), 155.
      Kelowna: McEwan Wm photog

    11. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946), 174.
      Kelowna: McEwan Wm photog

    12. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947).
      Kelowna: not listed

    13. [S397] Glen C. Phillips, Phillips (1997), (London, Ont.: Iron Gate Publishing, 1997; 2nd printing, 2002), 31.
      Armstrong: 3. McEwan, William 1915

    14. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1960-09-014655 (microfilm B13249); digital facsimile URL (accessed 19 Jun 2021): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/3dd94aed-ae18-4c36-ad09-4ad76d54c6b3