Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

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Grahame, James Kenneth[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male 1880 - 1956  (75 years)

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  • Name Grahame, James Kenneth 
    Birth 28 May 1880  Birkenhead, Cheshire Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12] 
    Christening 9 Sep 1880  Claughton-cum-Grange, Cheshire, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1910-1912  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    445 Granville St., 16-17
    Fairfield Building
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1912  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1622 Commercial Drive
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1913  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address not determined 
    Home Address/Year 1913  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1411 Commercial Drive, no. 17
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1916  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Until he enlisted in Feb 1916 
    Address:
    554 Hornby St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Death 1956  Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 14] 
    Association Canadian Picture Company, The (Relationship: Photographer; Co-proprietor; Proprietor) 
    Person ID I1171  Camera Workers | G, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2020 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He emigrated to Canada via Quebec in 1909 with his wife Salome Grahame. According to the 1911 Canada census they were both naturalized Canadians that year. He was the manager of the Canadian Picture Co. between 1910 and possibly 1913. No business address was given in the latter year's directory. On 4 Feb 1916 he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, giving his occupation as a photographer. While in France he was wounded in the left leg on 14 Nov 1916 and discharged on 5 Apr 1917 to England where he spent the rest of his life. His CEF personnel record also indicates he spent 15 months in South Africa during the war there between the British and the Boers.

  • Sources 
    1. [S722] Census of Canada 1911.
      "Graham James K"
      Province of B.C., District no. 12, Enumeration district no. 11 in Vancouver, page 46, line 37

    2. [S851] LAC archival records.
      Personnel Records of the First World War: Grahame, James Kenneth (Regimental number 130234)

    3. [S791] HENVAN09, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1909).
      Vancouver: not listed

    4. [S732] HEN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910).
      Vancouver: not listed

    5. [S698] HENVAN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910), 760.
      Vancouver: "Grahame J Kenneth of Can Picture Co 16-17, 455 [i.e. 445] Granville"

    6. [S795] HENVAN11, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1911), 709.
      Vancouver: "Grahame James K of Canadian Picture Co lvs 551 Howe"

    7. [S797] HENVAN12, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1912), 802.
      Vancouver: "Grahame J Kenneth of Can Picture Co h 1622 Commercial Drive"

    8. [S746] HENVAN13, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1913), 864.
      Vancouver: "Grahame J Kenneth photogr h 17, 1411 Commercial Drive"

    9. [S747] HENVAN14, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1914).
      Vancouver: not listed

    10. [S748] HENVAN15, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1915).
      Vancouver: not listed

    11. [S749] HENVAN16, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1916).
      Vancouver: not listed

    12. [S667] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch.org (Web site).
      "Pedigree Resource File," database, entry for James Kenneth /Grahame/

    13. [S667] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch.org (Web site).
      "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," URL (accessed 31 Jan 2020): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3PY-VX2

    14. [S667] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch.org (Web site).
      "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," URL (accessed 31 Jan 2020): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCD-YMM1