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

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Stanley, Roderick Salisbury[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1914 - 1967  (53 years)


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  • Name Stanley, Roderick Salisbury 
    Birth 31 Aug 1914  Calgary, AB Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1943  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Bride: Elizabeth Lucille Thierstein 
    • His occupation as the time of their marriage was as an aircraft inspector during overhaul and repairs; she worked as a stenographer for the federal government office overseeing enemy aliens.
    Business Address/Year 1945-1947  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    869 Granville St.
    Jerome's Studios
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1948  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    787 Hornby St.
    Photolec Ltd
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Death Oct 1967  [10] 
    Burial Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, King County, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Association Photolec Ltd. (Relationship: Salesman) 
    Association Jerome's Studios (Relationship: Manager) 
    Person ID I2028  Camera Workers | S, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 14 May 2021 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He was listed in the business directories between 1945 and 1947 as the manager of Jerome's Studio, following which he was a salesman for Photolec Ltd. in 1948. He may also have been a silent partner with his brother K.W. Stanley in the photo supply firm of the Stanley Brothers, which operated out of the same Vancouver address as Jerome's Studio. In Aug 1950 he immigrated to Seattle, WA, through Blaine, WA. When he applied for naturalization in 1958 he gave his occupation as a house builder.

  • Sources 
    1. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Source Citation:
      The National Archives at Seattle; Seattle, Washington; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, 1890 - 1991; NAI Number: 592779; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009; Record Group Number: 21
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Petitions for Naturalization, 1860-199

    2. [S778] SUN44, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1944), 1059.
      Vancouver: Stanley Rodk S (Eliz) emp CPA h 117, 1915 Haro

    3. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945), 1070.
      Vancouver: Stanley Rodk S (Eliz) mgr Jeromes h 2123 W 44

    4. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946), 1181.
      Vancouver: Stanley Rodk S (Eliz) mgr Jeromes h 2123 W 44

    5. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 1023.
      Vancouver: Stanley Rodk S (Eliz) mgr Jeromes h 2123 W 44

    6. [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948).
      Vancouver: Stanley Rodk S (Eliz) slsmn Photolec h 2123 W 44

    7. [S811] BCVAN49, (Vancouver: B.C. Directories, [1949?]).
      Vancouver: not listed

    8. [S670] BVIPA marriage registration.
      Registration no. 1943-09-556771; digital facsimile URL (accessed 14 May 2021): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/c8b45c20-4b83-4911-a3ae-6101e5377dea

    9. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Source Citation:
      The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Blaine, Washington, 1924-1956; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: 2675039; Roll Number: 021
      Source Information:
      Ancestry.com. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960

    10. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Roderick Salisbury Stanley [family tree]
      URL (accessed 14 May 2021): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/88394085/person/48590351976/facts

    11. [S832] Find a Grave (Web site).
      Roderick Salisbury Stanley
      URL (accessed 14 May 2021): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8119335/roderick-salisbury-stanley