Iceberg

[Canterburynorth]

Hello all,

I can't find a death that matches Sydneys year of birth in BC, although the pilot search site tells me there are lots of matches but i can only see eight on the screen Nothing that matches on the BC archives site, isn't it a wonderful resource. Many thanks to you all for the fantastic links you have given me, you are so very kind.

Regards
Leandra

[Lisa in California]

I don't think this has been mentioned:
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/bc.htm

British Columbia Marriages
Sydney Smith who was 29 years old and a butcher, Oxford, New Zealand, Atlin, son of William John Smith and Annie Holden, married Alma May Hanna who was age 26, Toronto, Atlin...married 5 November 1911, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.

[susano]

Good find, Lisa.  I was thinking about checking marriages when I was falling asleep....and totally forgot about it when I got up and about this morning!!

Susan

[susano]

Leandra

On the pilot family search site, if you have the banner across the top promoting the new beta site, close it and then you should have the capability of moving through all the pages....I get 8 pages of possibles when I search for Sydney Smith.

Susan

[Lisa in California]

Susan, I didn't even consider checking the 1911 for Sydney, so we are even.    Great find you made on the 1911!

[susano]

I think I may have found Alma Mae Hanna on the 1911.

A.M. Hanna is 25, single, born July 1885 in Ontario, and is a nurse at the hospital in Atlin.

She is enumerated with 2 other nurses and a physician.

Susan

[Lisa in California]

Listed on the same page as Sidney Smith (1911 census that Susan found) is an A.M. Hanna, born July 1885, Ontario.
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You beat me to it, Susan. 

[Lisa in California]

It looks like Alma's brother J Muray/Murray J was living in Juneau, Alaska in 1920.  I cannot read his occupation.

I wonder if Sydney went up to Alaska?

[Lisa in California]

According to the WWI Draft Reg Card,
James Murray Hanna, born June 7, 1895, had a home address of Atlin, B.C.  Residence is listed as Skagway, First Judicial District, Alaska

He was tall, medium build, hazel eyes, brown? hair.