Camera Workers, 1858-1950


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

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Parrett, Roy Vernon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1918? - 2009

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  • Name Parrett, Roy Vernon
    • VARIANT NAME: Parratt, Roy V.
    Birth 1918?  Manitoba Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Business Address/Year 1947  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1608 Oak Bay Ave.
    Victoria Studio
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1948  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address not determined 
    Death 21 Aug 2009  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Association Victoria Studio (Relationship: Co-proprietor)
    Person ID I1923  Camera Workers | P, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2021

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: According to an online obituary he served during World War Two. He operated the Victoria Studio in 1947 with R.H. Burrows, worked as a photographer in 1948 and then was employed by the Electrolux (Canada) Limited. He later founded C-FAX radio in Victoria.

  • Sources 
    1. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Roy Vernon Parrett [family tree]
      URL (accessed 1 Apr 2021): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/150895969/person/352040280738/facts

    2. [S935] Times-Colonist.
      Obituary via Legacy.com
      URL (accessed 1 Apr 2021): https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=roy-vernon-parrett&pid=131863015

    3. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945).
      Victoria: not listed

    4. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946).
      Victoria: not listed

    5. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947).
      Victoria: Parrett Roy V (Maude) of Vic Studio h ... Rockland

    6. [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948).
      Victoria: Parrett Roy V (Maude) photog h 740 Cowper

    7. [S991] SUNVIC49, (Vancouver, BC: Sun Directories, 1949), 358.
      Victoria: Parrett Roy V (Maude) cash Electrolux h 740 Cowper

    8. [S1003] BCVIC51, (Vancouver, BC: B.C. Directories, 1951), 277.
      Victoria: Parratt [sic?] Roy V (Maude) cash Electrolux h 740 Cowper