Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

Cameron, Victor Stuart[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1917 - 1991  (74 years)


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  • Name Cameron, Victor Stuart 
    Birth 24 May 1917  Carleton Place, Lanark County, ON Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1948-1950  Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Continued past 1950 
    Address:
    124 3rd Ave. South
    Charnell Studios Ltd.
    Port Alberni, BC
    Canada 
    Marriage ? Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bride: Dorothy Lorraine Maguire 
    Death 25 Nov 1991  Nanaimo, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cremation 28 Nov 1991  Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • A gravestone for he and his wife also exists at Qualicum Beach Municipal Cemetery.
    Association Charnell Studios Ltd. (Relationship: Director) 
    Person ID I2135  Camera Workers | C, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2021 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War Two. He was a director of Charnell Studios Ltd. in Port Alberni. He later worked as a newspaper publisher.

  • Sources 
    1. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Victor Stuart Cameron [family tree]
      URL (accessed 1 Jul 2021): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/1471112/person/102193939339/facts

    2. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Arrival Date: 19 Dec 1943
      Port of Arrival: Blaine, Washington, USA
      Source Citation
      The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Blaine, Washington, 1924-1956; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: 2675039; Roll Number: 004
      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960

    3. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 202.
      Port Alberni: Cameron V S lab BS&W [Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Ltd.]

    4. [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948), 216.
      Port Alberni: Cameron Victor S dir Charnell Studios r 915 Anderson N

    5. [S992] BCVIC50, (Vancouver, BC: B.C. Directories, 1950), 311.
      Port Alberni: Cameron Victor S dir Charnell Studios r 915 N Anderson

    6. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1991-09-021612 (microfilm B17155); digital facsimile URL (accessed 1 Jul 2021): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/d2946b7f-d500-4b95-9a5d-1a7b8efe3fe5