Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

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Belt-Hamlin, Mrs. Mary Ethelyn[1, 2, 3]

Female 1877 - 1940  (63 years)

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  • Name Belt-Hamlin, Mary Ethelyn 
    • VARIANT NAMES: Belt, Mary Ethlyn; Hamlin, Mrs. Mary Ethlyn; Hamlin, Mrs. Jean T.
    Title Mrs. 
    Birth 11 Mar 1877  Logan, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Female 
    Marriage 30 Jun 1909  Franklin County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Groom: Jean Theodore "John" Hamlin 
    Business Address/Year 1935  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    3623 Cameron St.
    The Child's House
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1935  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    413 Granville St., no. 28
    Bridgman's Studio Limited
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Death 13 Dec 1940  Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Burial Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Association The Child's House (Relationship: Proprietor) 
    Association Bridgman's Studio Limited (Relationship: Manager) 
    Person ID I2149  Camera Workers | B, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2021 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial; Retail.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: A manager of Bridgman's Studio Limited in 1935, she also operated the portrait studio and retail store The Child's House under the business name Aunt Molly in 1935.
      She and her husband briefly lived in BC before moving back to the USA in 1936, where despite having been born in the country, had to reapply for citizenship (naturalization) in 1938. Living in Los Angeles, CA, that year, she gave her occupation as writer on her petition for naturalization. She had last lived in Prince George, BC.

  • Sources 
    1. [S766] WRIVAN33, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1933), 416.
      Vancouver: Hamlin Mrs Ethelyn B h 32623 Cameron

    2. [S768] SUN34, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934), 1092.
      Vancouver: Hamlin Mrs Ethelyn B Aunt Molly HBC h 3623 Cameron

    3. [S769] SUN35, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1935), 863.
      Vancouver: Belt-Hamlin Mrs Ethelyn mgr Bridgmans Ltd r 3623 Cameron

    4. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Mary Ethyln Belt [family tree]
      URL (accessed 10 Jul 2021): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/6874870/person/122102354745/facts