Smalley Family

[jeffrey4kids]

William Cameron Smalley, Thomas Riley Smalley and Riley Smalley all emigrated from Blackburn, Lancashire in the early 1900's with their wives.  They all became Baptist Ministers, William Cameron Smalley became General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Western Canada in the 1930's. 
Can anyone help in trying to find out what became of their families.
Thank you.
Gill

[cosmac]

http://automatedgenealogy.com/index.html
You can find William Smalley in Shoal Lake, Marquette, Manitoba boarding with the McDonalds working as a clergyman.  Emigrated 1903
Thomas Riley Smalley is living in Calgary with wife Elizabeth Z and sons Wilfred  and James Victor. Emmigration year 1907
Riley Smalley is boarding in Westbourne, Marquette Manitoba and working as a student pastor.

On the 1916 prairie census
William (35) is found living at 134 4 St. Portage La Prairie, Manitoba with wife Margaret(34) who was born in England and emmigrated 1913.  William is a minister
Thomas Riley is a Broker, real estate  and living at 502 Boulevard Ave. N.W. Calgary, Alberta with wife Jennie(32), Wilfred(7), Victor(5), Thomas(3) and Robert(1).  All children born in Alberta
Riley is living on Windover Ave, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan and working as a minister.  He is married to Maud M. (24) b. England emmigrated 1914 and daughter Edna M. newborn.

Debbie

[cosmac]

William Smalley, 32 Minister travelled on the Empress of Britain from Quebec to Liverpool arriving
19 June 1913

Marriage Sept 1913
Blackburn 8e 1049 between William C. Smalley and Margaret A. Cowell

William C. Smalley, 32 and wife Margaret A. 31, travelled on the Virginian back to Canada arriving 1 Oct 1913.  Destination Winnipeg, Manitoba.  William had been in Canada from 1903/1913 with 10 years in Winnipeg.

Debbie

[valeriec]

http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-D9CE56/gbsearch

BC archives has deaths for
James Victor Smalley, 1954-11-28, age 42, Ferguson Point, BC
Reg. # 1954-09-011678

Thomas Riley Smalley
1971-8-17, age 89, Vancouver, BC
Reg. # 1971-09-011697

2 posible deaths for wife Elizabeth
Elizabeth Smalley, age 95, Vancouver, BC
Reg. # 1980-09-003324
Elizabeth Jane Smalley, 1950-4-28, age 66, Ladner, BC
Reg. # 1950-09-004876

[valeriec]

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html

Soldiers of the First World War
Thomas R. Smalley
Reg. # 2737003
You can view his attestation papers at the above site and for a fee you can order his complete military file through this same site.

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/index-e.html
Second World War Service files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead
Robert Cecil Smalley, age 30
Date of Birth: 06 Jan 1915, Date of Death: 08 Feb. 1945
Flight Lieuteneant, Royal Canadian Air Force
Service # J25766
Reference RG 24, volume 28663

Son of Thomas Riley Smalley and Elizabeth Jane Smalley, Vancouver, British Columbia.

[valeriec]

Vancouver Public Library

www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/

Ask a Librarian

www.vpl.ca/library//library/cat/C451

You should be able to find obituaries for Thomas and Elizabeth using the dates from the BC archives site that I gave you previously and the Ask a Librarian section of the Vancouver Public Library.

Good luck in your search.
Val

[valeriec]

www.canada411.ca

has several Smalley's listed for British Columbia and elsewhere. If you are successful in finding an obituary for Thomas Riley or Elizabeth Smalley, this site may help you find living relatvies.

[valeriec]

Smalley, William Cameron (1880-1972)
Reorganizing for Advance in Western Canada. Edmonton. Baptist Union of Western Canada, 1938
http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/6226.html

On the Western Front, 1942
http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/6529.html

You can read these books by William Cameron Smalley on the above sites, shows pictures of the book, go to title page which brings the book up and then use previous/next  to read the book.

Another book:
www.getexcited.org/pub/101319648
Come Wind, Come Weather
author: William Cameron Smalley, b. 1880 D. ?
Publisher: Lingley Print Co., Saint John, New Brunswick, 1969, 165 pages
on cover: Reminiscences from a life of Christian Service

Haven't found anything else on him but the University of Alberta library or Peel Library may be able to help.
Val

[valeriec]

www.grandchapter-bc-yukon.ca/pgzs.shtml

1965 Smalley, Thomas Riley 15 Pacific