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Wiggin, Mrs. Agnes[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

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  • Name Wiggin, Agnes 
    Title Mrs. 
    Gender Female 
    Business Address/Year 1911  New Westminster, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    610 Columbia St., no. 1-2, opposite Post Office
    Royal Studio
    New Westminster, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1912-1914  New Westminster, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    610 Columbia St., opposite Post Office
    Royal Studio
    New Westminster, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1914  New Westminster, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    440 Columbia St. East
    Home Portrait Studio
    New Westminster, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1918  New Westminster, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Westminster Trust Building
    New Westminster, BC
    Canada 
    • In the 1920 business directory this building's address is 717 Columbia St. [11]
    Association Royal Studio (New Westminster, BC) (Relationship: Owner) 
    Association Home Portrait Studio (Relationship: Owner) 
    Association Mavius, Harold (Relationship: Predecessor) 
    Person ID I846  Camera Workers | W, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2021 

  • Documents
    Royal Studio (New Westminster) ad, <i>New Westminster Daily News</i>, 27 Mar 1911, p. 7.    		Royal Studio (New Westminster) ad, New Westminster Daily News, 27 Mar 1911, p. 7.
    This ad first appeared in this newspaper on 20 Mar 1911, p. 5.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Following Harold Mavius' death in Feb 1911, she acquired his Royal Studio and continued to operate it under that name. She subsequently operated the Home Portrait Studio.

      Her first newspaper ad notes that she "was connected for many years with Messrs. Lafayette, of New Bond street, London...."

      A Mrs. Agnes Wiggin is listed in 1911 Canada census as living as a lodger in New Westminster. No occupation is given. Her age at her last birthday was 30 and her birth date is given as Jul 1880. She immigrated to Canada from England in 1907.

  • Sources 
    1. [S722] Census of Canada 1911.
      Province of BC, District no. 11, Enumeration District no. 3 in New Westminster City, p. 13, line 28. The enumeration was conducted on 9-10 Jun 1911.

    2. [S732] HEN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910).
      New Westminster: not listed

    3. [S795] HENVAN11, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1911), 1424.
      New Westminster: Wiggin Mrs Agnes prop Royal Studio lvs 702 4th Ave

    4. [S797] HENVAN12, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1912), 1536.
      New Westminster: Wiggin Mrs Agnes prop Royal Studio r 116 St Patrick

    5. [S746] HENVAN13, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1913), 1732.
      New Westminster: Wiggin Mrs Agnes prop Royal Studio r 411 Kelly

    6. [S747] HENVAN14, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1914), 1719.
      p. 1702: "Royal Studo Mrs Agnes Wiggin prop 610 Columbia"
      p. 1719: "Wiggin Mrs Agnes prop Royal Studio & Home Portrait Studio h 337 Cedar (Sapperton)"

    7. [S751] HENVAN18, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1918).
      Vancouver: not listed

    8. [S740] WRI18, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1918), 327.
      New Westminster: Wiggin Mrs Agnes photographer Westminster Trust Building

    9. [S752] HENVAN19, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1919).
      Vancouver: not listed

    10. [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919).
      New Westminster: not listed

    11. [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920), 462.
      New Westminster: Westminster Trust Co. ... 717 Columbia