How thrilling to hear back as well! I was just chatting with my sister who is going to register as well.
My father grew up in Saanich British Columbia. He started working at 14 and left home at the age of 15 or 16, traveled with a buddy to the Yukon to work in logging and pan for gold...then subsequently became a sailor with the Merchant Marines. He ended up as a Chief Engineer on both the Canadian and U.S. Mail Lines and then the large oil tankers. He was a tremendous person, father, husband (he cherished our mother who has since passed in 2010). His values and integrity were evident to all that he met. His father, whom we don't really know anything about, was divorced from his mother and went on to remarry. We understand he had two sons, of whom just passed in Vancouver B.C. The other, from what I understand, was a Professor at the University of Victoria and we are trying to find his family. When my dad's father was divorced, my father did not speak with him again until he was in the process of dying. Stoic. He would not partake in any of the inheritance. We understand his father, William J. Scratchley (sr.), owned the land that Vancouver's airport now resides on (Lulul Island).
It would be wonderful to dialogue with you further! I reside in eastern Washington and my sister lives in western Washington. Our mother was Canadian (as is my sister). Our father was born in Seattle although his mum was a resident of Canada, I believe a Scottish Immigrant with the maiden name Anderson (which is now my married name). After the divorce, she married a person by the name of Jim Lyle (also a Canadian but we know nothing of his history).
I would enjoy learning more of the Scratchley history. If you care to email me it is fine. My address is (*) My sister has the photos but we will either post through this some of our father, or, via email!
Cheers!
Laura
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