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Worgan, Alfred Dashwood[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]

Male 1851? - 1935


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  • Name Worgan, Alfred Dashwood 
    Birth 1851?  India Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Gender Male 
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) 1891-1898  Vernon, BC; Greenwood, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Home Address/Year 1912-1935  Coalmont, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Worgan operated a real estate and insurance business during this period. His store burned down on 2 Dec 1928. White Gold and Black Diamonds: The History of Granite Creek and Coalmont by Diane Sterne (2011).
    Death 8 Dec 1935  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Person ID I29  Camera Workers | W, vol. 1, 1858-1900
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2023 

  • Documents
    A.D. Worgan's ad, <i>Midway Advance</i>, 26 Apr 1894, p. 1.    		A.D. Worgan's ad, Midway Advance, 26 Apr 1894, p. 1.
    C.W. Holliday had an ad on the same page for his studio in Vernon.
    Chicago World's Fair news, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 17 Mar 1893, p. 5, part 1 .    		Chicago World's Fair news, Victoria Colonist, 17 Mar 1893, p. 5, part 1 .
    This article mentions three photographers whose works would be sent to the Chicago World's Fair: the Fleming Brothers (Victoria), A.D. Worgan (Vernon) and Richard Maynard (Victoria).
    Chicago World's Fair news, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 17 Mar 1893, p. 5, part 2.     		Chicago World's Fair news, Victoria Colonist, 17 Mar 1893, p. 5, part 2.
    This article mentions three photographers whose works would be sent to the Chicago World's Fair: the Fleming Brothers (Victoria), A.D. Worgan (Vernon) and Richard Maynard (Victoria).

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He was living in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands, according to the 1861 England and Wales census. Worgan, who attended the Royal Military College in England, purchased a commission as an ensign in the 61st Foot; a month later it was reported that he had transferred to the 59th Foot. Newspaper and government gazette notices suggest he was still serving in Jul 1872 (London Gazette, 16 Jul 1872, p. 3201).

      He was in Vernon by 1891 or earlier and advertised in the first issue of the paper (14 May 1891). He was married and his house and studio shed burned down in Apr 1896. He moved to Greenwood the following year.

      He is listed in the 1891 census for the Okanagan Valley. He is 40 years old, married (his wife's name is Amy E.), his birthplace was India, and his religion is Anglican. A 13 year old "lodger" named Annie Clark lived with the couple. The death registration index at the BC Archives Web site lists his age as 86. [17, 18]

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] COLLECTION: BVIPA.
      Print

    2. [S720] Census of Canada 1891.
      Yale District

    3. [S30] WIL92, (Victoria, B.C.: R.T. Williams, 1892).

    4. [S32] Williams' B.C. Directory Co., comp., WIL93, (Victoria, B.C.: Printed by the Victoria Printing Company, 1893).

    5. [S33] Williams' B.C. Directory Co., comp., WIL94, (Victoria, B.C.: Williams' B.C. Directory Co., 1894).

    6. [S34] WIL95, (Victoria, B.C.: Williams' B.C. Directory Co., 1895).

    7. [S37] WIL97, (Victoria, B.C.: Williams' B.C. Directory Co., 1897).

    8. [S38] HEN98, (Victoria, B.C.: Henderson Publishing Co., 1898).

    9. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1894, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      East riding, Yale District

    10. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1898, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Rossland riding of west Kootenay district. Resides in Greenwood, occupation is photographer

    11. [S692] Correspondence, David Mattison.
      Letter, Vernon Museum & Archives to Mattison, 1981 11 06

    12. [S918] England and Wales Census, 1861.
      Name: Alfred Dashwood Worgan
      Event Place: Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands
      Age: 10

    13. [S919] Genes Reunited (Web site), 20 Jul 1872.
      "...Alfred Dashwood Worgan...."
      Naval & Military Gazette and Weekly Chronicle of the United Service, London, England

    14. [S920] Findmypast.com (Web site), 1871.
      "A D Worgan"
      Event: 1871
      Record set: British Army, Worldwide Index 1871

    15. [S917] Census of Canada 1921, 29-30.
      Province of BC, District no. 25 Yale, Enumeration sub-district 32 in Coalmont Tulameen (Princeton Copper Mt.), line 50

    16. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1935-09-508258 (microfilm reel B13155)

    17. [S921] (London, Eng.) Morning Post, 7 May 1870, 6.

    18. [S921] (London, Eng.) Morning Post, 23 Jun 1870, 7.