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Genealogical Extracts
'The Canadian News', 1858-1861
(published in London, England)

Donated by an Ardent BC Genealogist
**Note - spellings are as they appear in the paper, so may not be terribly accurate.
If not quite legible, I have put a question mark after the name.

(posted Aug 2005)
 

Marriages

July 16, 1859, in Victoria, the Rev. E. ROBSON, Wesleyan Minister of Hope & Yale, to Ellen Mary HALL
                        of Brockville, Ontario.

Aug 30, 1859, in Victoria, Capt. John Gibb SCORGIE, of the Bargue ‘Euphrates’, London, to Ann, daughter 
                        of the late Thomas TAYLOR, of Shelderton, Herefordshire, England.

Aug 30, 1859, in Victoria, William ZELNER to Eva PHILLIPS

Oct 13, 1859, in Victoria, Charles H. SHARPE to Mrs. Martha WHITE

Feb 7, 1860, at Colwood, John A. BULL, Master R.N., HMS ‘Plumper’, to Emma, 3rd daughter 
                     of Edward E. LANGFORD

June 16, 1860, in Victoria, Joseph W. MCKAY, H.B.Co., to Helen, daughter of Joseph PORTER

Oct 24, 1860, in New Westminster, Henry William SMITH, Lance Corporal R.E., to Sarah Sophia HILL

Jan 3, 1861, in Victoria, Lalan STILLWELL to Wilmoth WILSON.

Jan 18, 1861, at Cedar Hill, Robert JESSIE, H.B.Co., to Matilda, daughter of William H. MCNEILL, Chief 
                      Factor H.B.Co.

Jan 22, 1861, in Victoria, John MILES, to Elizabeth, 2nd daughter of the late John MEESON of Sussex Gardens, 
                      Hyde Park, London & Grays, Essex, England.

Mar 12, 1861, at Metchosin, J. VANHOUTEN of the Sandwich Islands, to Mary, daughter of John MCGREGOR.