Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

Lowery, Wilfrid Bertram[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1916 - 1995  (79 years)


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  • Name Lowery, Wilfrid Bertram 
    Birth 13 Sep 1916  Brighton, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1940  Nelson, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Bride: Enid Mary Cooper 
    Business Address/Year 1947-1953  Langley Prairie, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Nova Studios
    Langley Prairie, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1995  Riondel, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last place of residence before death. 
    Marriage 19--?  Undetermined Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Bride: Vida Harvey Howrie 
    Death 26 Nov 1995  Nelson, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Cremation 29 Nov 1995  Carberry's Crematorium, Trail, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I1358  Camera Workers | L, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2019 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial; military.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He operated as Nova Studios with the assistance of his wife in Langley Prairie in the late 1940s and into the 1950s. He may also have worked as a photographer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, an occupation his widow provided on his death registration record.

  • Sources 
    1. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946).
      Langley Prairie: not listed

    2. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 134.
      Langley Prairie: "Lowery Wilfrid B prop Nova Studios"

    3. [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948).
      Langley Prairie: "Lowery Wilfrid B prop Nova Studios"

    4. [S1040] FV53, (Vancouver, BC: B.C. Directories, 1953), 276.
      Langley: "Lowery Wilfrid B mgr Nova Studios h 23600 Larson Langley Prairie"

    5. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1995-09-023317; digital facsimile URL (accessed 9 Jan 2019): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/71ed3c6a-2e16-415f-9a3d-f74a5d13afa8


    6. [S670] BVIPA marriage registration.
      Residing in Lone Butte, BC, she passed away in 100 Mile House on 9 Oct 1970 and was buried in the Trail Cemetery on 14 Oct 1970. Source: BC Archives death registration no. 19790-09-015645 (microfilm B13307); digital facsimile URL (accessed 9 Jan 2019): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/6ba91478-7eb1-44cf-9aa2-1248a5e8b46a
      Registration no. 1940-09-489949; digital facsimile URL (accessed 9 Jan 2019): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/45f9b50f-5c28-496f-b8eb-d2954b3d5cfc