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From: Pat Galovich <>
Subject: Re: GILES, SHEWAN
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 10:25:31 -0700
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Katrina: You might have the following info, however if not....

New South Wales Records Index
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/indexes.htm

British Columbia Archives/Vital Events Index
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-33CC8ED/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm
(I did find the following entry, but you will also find several other
"Shewan" records)

Call Number: 1923-09-316748 / Roll b13123 is Result # 2
(Deaths (1872-1984))

Vital Event Death Registration

Name: Janet Giles F Shewan

Event Date: 1923 12 22 (Yr/Mo/Day)
Age: 78
Gender: female
Event Place: Vancouver

Reg. Number: 1923-09-316748
B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13123
GSU Microfilm Number: 1927300

The next time I'm at the library, I can look up this film for you and
make a copy of the Death Registration. These documents include quite
a bit of info and might help. Let me know.

Kind regards,
Pat, Mission, B.C.
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> Subject: GILES/GEILS, FINDLAY, FARQUHAR, SANGSTER of Peterhead
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 17:37:10 +1000
> From:
> To:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> It's been a while since I posted my interests and I have lots of new
> info, so here goes...
>
> My 2xgreat grandfather, William Forrest GILES, was christened
> 24-9-1850 in Peterhead. He emigrated to Sydney, Australia between
> 1870-75.
>
> His parents were John GILES/GEILS and Elizabeth SANGSTER. I've
> downloaded John's 1892 death cert from Scotland's people and it gives
> his mother as Janet FINDLAY, no father given. I believe this could be
> the father's christening:
>
> 4 Nov 1821 Geils. John, labourer in Peterhead, a son, John, in
> fornication. witns.:- William Findlay. John Shewan.
>
> According to his death cert (1892) his mother was Janet FINDLAY. Her
> death cert (1870) confirms him as her son and gives parents of William
> FINDLAY and I think it says Christian FARQUHAR.
>
> I've had no luck finding the death of Elizabeth, her last child was
> born in Dec 1865. I can't find the family at all in the 1871 census,
> by 1881 John was a widower.
>
> The eldest daughter, Janet Findlay GILES married Alexander SHEWAN in
> 1863 and emigrated to Canada in 1870.
>
> I have the 1901 census for 3 of the brothers and a sister as well as
> their death certs, yet 2 of the brothers are not to be found in the
> 1891 census.
>
> If anyone has the slightest glimmer about any of these people or
> surnames in Peterhead I'd be most grateful to hear from you.
>
> Cheers,
> Katrina in Australia

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