Berwick Post Office(s)
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Name of office: Berwick West
Federal Electoral District: Digby-Annapolis-Kings (Nova Scotia )
Opened 1904-06-01 - Closed 1938-03-31
Postmaster Information:
Name of postmaster |
Military |
Date of birth |
Date of appointment |
Date of vacancy |
Cause of vacancy |
| C.R. Borden | 1904-06-01 | 1907-10-10 | Resignation | ||
| Watson Goulds | 1907-11-01 | 1909-11-05 | Resignation | ||
| Frank H. Morse | 1909-12-01 | 1912-04-24 | Change of site | ||
| O.S. Rainforth | 1912-08-01 | 1937-05-08 | Death | ||
| Mrs. Winnifred Rainforth | 1937-05-22 | Acting | Closed, limited usefulness |
Additional Information:
Location - Cornwallis - 1904-06-01, Source: PSFDS03 - 19171
Name of office: Berwick Station
Federal Electoral District: Kings (Nova Scotia )
Opened 1873-05-01 - Closed 1880-04-30
Postmaster Information:
Name of postmaster |
Military |
Date of |
Date of appointment |
Date of vacancy |
Cause of vacancy |
| S.J. Nichols | 1873-05-01 | 1880-04-30 | Closed |
Additional Information:
Status - Way office - 1873-05-01, Source: PSFDS03 - 19172
Name of office: Berwick ( X141 )
Federal Electoral District: Digby-Annapolis-Kings (Nova Scotia )
Opened Prior to 1868
Postmaster Information:
Name of postmaster |
Military |
Date of birth |
Date of appointment |
Date of vacancy |
Cause of Vacancy |
| John M. Parker (shown as PM in 1868) | 1877-07-09 | Resignation | |||
| Edward C. Foster | 1877-10-01 | 1897-05-24 | Resignation | ||
| Thomas H. Morse | 1897-10-01 | 1912-06-10 | Dismissal, political partisanship | ||
| S.C. Parker | 1912-07-01 | ||||
| William Clayton Stewart | OAS | 1895-08-12 | 1927-01-08 | 1959-03-10 | |
| Neil James Barrett | OAS | 1959-03-10 | Acting | ||
| Harold Edward Hiltz | OAS | 1960-03-01 | Acting | ||
| Harold Edward Hiltz (CSC) | OAS | 1961-03-20 | 1963-10-11 | ||
| Lewis Fielding Pierce | 1963-10-12 | Acting | |||
| James Robert Keddy | 1963-12-11 | Acting | |||
| James Robert Keddy | 1963-12-11 | (still 1973-06) (CSC) |
* In compliance with the Privacy Act (1983), certain personal information has been deleted from this file.
Additional Information: Status - Semi
staff
PO 1031-1
Location - Cornwallis - 1874
Status - Group 33 - 1948-04-01
Status - Grade 6
Mail route - Berwick and Railway Station
Source: PSFDS03 - 19174
Somerset Post Office
Somerset ( x515 ) , Digby-Annapolis-Kings
Annapolis-Kings (Nova Scotia ). Prior to 1868-07-01
Name of postmaster |
Military |
Date of |
Date of appointment |
Date of vacancy |
Cause of vacancy |
| C.F. Berteaux (PM in 1868) | 1875 | Left the place | |||
| David S. Berteaux | 1875-04-01 | 1891-02-13 | Resignation | ||
| T.B.J. Nichols | 1891-04-08 | 1896-12-09 | * | ||
| Wm M. Rand | 1897-01-14 | 1913-01-17 | Death | ||
| David Barteaux | 1913-03-15 | 1919 | Death | ||
| Ernest C. Barteaux | 1920-04-30 | 1920-10-05 | Resignation | ||
| James Smith | 1921-01-31 | 1933-11-16 | Dismissal, political partisanship | ||
| Rufus Hubert Graves | 1934-01-15 | 1954-06-07 | Resignation | ||
| Harry [Harvey] Bernard Kinsman | 1954-06-30 | Acting | |||
| Harry [Harvey] Bernard Kinsman | 1954-07-30 | 1957-05-16 | * | ||
| Mrs Frances Mildred Fisher | 1957-06-25 | Acting | * | ||
| Mrs Frances Mildred Fisher | 1958-06-13 | ||||
| 1969-11-14 | Closed |
Additional Information:
Status - Way office in 1868
Location - 50 yards east - 1954-06-30
Distributing point - Berwick, Mail route - Harborville and
Berwick Railway Station.
Source: PSFDS03 - 21474