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« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 15 November 22 19:15 GMT (UK) »
Next town over from me has a library with most of the death registration microfilms.
Will see if I can find Barney!

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« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 15 November 22 19:19 GMT (UK) »
That would be amazing! Thank you :)

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« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 15 November 22 20:15 GMT (UK) »
Next town over from me has a library with most of the death registration microfilms.
Will see if I can find Barney!

That is very generous of you bbart, another special RootsChatter going the extra mile

Brilliant
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« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 15 November 22 21:13 GMT (UK) »
Yes, agree with Sandra, nice bbart. I forgot you were a BC'er. :)


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Re: Bc death registration lookups
« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 15 November 22 22:46 GMT (UK) »
Thanks all!

I did find Barney and Lilian's registration, but I had to print them, then take a photo of the print with my camera.  To read them clearly, the resolution is so high, that the image is too large to upload here, without chopping each into four pieces.  I can email them to any who want to see them;  just send an email address by private message!

Here is a full transcription of them, minus the Dr's names, which were illegible.


Barney Groves
Place of death:  Vancouver General Hospital
Length of stay:
In Municipality where death occurred - 25 years
In Province - 25 years
In Canada - 41 years
Full Name - Groves, Barney
Permanent residence: 1145 Burnaby Street, Vancouver
Male, Canadian citizen, racial origin -English, married, birthplace-England
Date of birth: June 12, 1876 
Age: 68 yrs, 5 months, 17 days
Trade: receptionist  Dr. Arthur's office
Date last worked at this occupation:  February 1944
Total years in this occupation:  18 months
Name of spouse: Pat Currie
Name of father:  surname Groves, unknown first name,
Name of mother: unknown, unknown
Birthplace father:  England
Birthplace mother:  England

Name of informant, Kathleen Harsard, daughter, of 1851 Haro Street, Vancouver
Note: Kathleen's name is her signature, the surname *could* be Hansard)

Cremation, Nov 30, 1944 at Vancouver Crematorium
Undertaker - Center and Hannah Ltd, 1049 West Georgia St., Vancouver

Medical Certificate
Date of death - Nov 29th, 1944
Attended patient Nov 4, 1944 to Nov 29th 1944;

Cause of death:
Immediate cause: bronchopneumonia
Morbid conditions giving rise to immediate cause: carcinoma  floor of mouth


Lilian Marian White

Place of death:  Vancouver, waters of English Bay
Length of stay:
In Municipality where death occurred - 22 years
In Province - 22 years
In Canada - 28 years
Full Name - White, Lilian Marian
Permanent residence: 1924 Barclay Street, Vancouver
Female, Canadian citizen, racial origin  English, married, birthplace London, England
Date of birth: Feb 14 , 1898 
Age: 44 yrs, 10 months, 15 days
Trade: housewife

Name of spouse: Louis Avery White
Name of father:  Barney Groves
Name of mother: unknown, unknown
Birthplace father:  England
Birthplace mother:  England

Name of informant, L. Avery White, husband, Suite #1, 1924 Barclay St., Vancouver

Cremation, Dec 31, 1942 at Vancouver Crematorium
Undertaker - Center and Hannah Ltd, 1049 West Georgia St., Vancouver

Medical Certificate
Date of death - Dec 29, 1942
Attended patient - Dec 30, 1942

Edit: cause of death removed.





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Re: Bc death registration lookups
« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 15 November 22 22:56 GMT (UK) »

Event Type: DeathRegistration Number:1944-09-652125
BC Archives Mfilm Number:B13185GSU Mfilm Number:1983208
Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1944-11-24
Event Place:VANCOUVER
Age at Death:68
Person:BARNEY GROVES

The day of death, indexed as the 24th day, should possibly be the 29th.
There is a big ink blob over the final digit, but as the Dr. attended him until the 29th, that is the date I would go with.


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« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 16 November 22 06:34 GMT (UK) »
thank you for taking the time to get it, I have the details of his daughter, that’s a sad story, I’m not sure that her family are aware of her manner of passing.
Annoying that there is no mention of his parents or further info of his early life. Oh well, at least I have a vague idea and have most of his and his families lives sorted out.

Thank you everyone for your help. :)

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« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 16 November 22 06:52 GMT (UK) »
thank you for taking the time to get it, I have the details of his daughter, that’s a sad story, I’m not sure that her family are aware of her manner of passing.
Annoying that there is no mention of his parents or further info of his early life. Oh well, at least I have a vague idea and have most of his and his families lives sorted out.

Thank you everyone for your help. :)

Happy to help!  It's unfortunate that Barney's parents weren't known.
I have edited out some of my post on Lilian's cause of death.

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« Reply #26 on: Wednesday 16 November 22 07:01 GMT (UK) »
Thank you very much and thank you for your time :) it is most appreciated. I’m starting to wonder whether he changed his name but I guess that’ll be a mystery for the time being :)