Chandler, Elizabeth Ruth^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1921? -

• Name	Chandler, Elizabeth Ruth
  	VARIANT NAME: Cowgill, Mrs. Bessie; Cowgill, Mrs. James.
  Nickname	Bessie
  Birth	1921?	Prince Rupert, BC   [5]
  Gender	Female
  Business Address/Year	1940	Prince Rupert, BC   [5]
  	Address undetermined
  Marriage	3 May 1940	Prince Rupert, BC   [5]
  	Groom: James Cowgill
  	She gave her occupation as photographer. Their marriage ended in divorce on 29 May 1947 at Prince Rupert.
  Business Address/Year	1947-1948	Prince Rupert, BC
  	Address: 216 4th St. Chandler and Cowgill Prince Rupert, BC Canada
  Association	Chandler and Cowgill (Relationship: Partner)
  Association	Chandler, Frederick William Perry (Relationship: Father)
  Association	Chandler, Wilfred Louis Perry (Relationship: Sister)
  Person ID	I2242	Camera Workers | C, vol. 2, 1901-1950
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2021

  
  

• Notes

  STATUS: Commercial. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Working as a photographer as early as 1940 in Prince Rupert, most likely for her father F.W.P. Chandler, she married James Cowgill that year at age 19 and by 1947 was partnering with her father as Chandler and Cowgill.

  
  

• Sources

  [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946). Prince Rupert: not listed [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 237. Prince Rupert: Cowgill Mrs Bessie of Chandler & Cowgill r 204 W 8th Av [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948). Prince Rupert: Cowgill Mrs Bessie of Chandler & Cowgill r ? W 7th Av [S1010] BCPR50, (Vancouver, BC: B.C. Directories, 1950). Prince Rupert: not listed [S670] BVIPA marriage registration. Registration no. 1940-09-489663; digital facsimile URL (accessed 28 Aug 2021): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/df30c63e-7c66-4349-a095-ef156de2d1c1