Saturday, January 21, 2017

Murray Thomas Creighton (1923-2010)


 

Murray Thomas Creighton, b. 6 January 1923 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; d. 7 August 2010 at Boonah, Australia

          Father: Barton John Creighton, b. 16 October 1893 at Cardiff, Glam Wales, d. 1977, d. 21 June 1978 at Boonah, Australia
          Mother: Josephine Julie Smith, b. 26 August 1902 at Emmerson, Manitoba, d. 28 January 1963 at Victoria, British Columbia

Spouse: Frances Elizabeth Morrison, b. 1 August 1923 at Vera, Saskatchewan

Married: 6 September 1947 at Vancouver, British Columbia.


     As the only son of the eldest Smith daughter, Murray became a contemporary of his youngest cousins, Carrie and Les.  He was born on time to enter the Canadian Air Force with Les during WWII.  He studied at UBC for a time but soon left to follow in his father’s footsteps in the newspaper business.  At 24 he married Frances and began to raise a family of three boys.  The boys had their early schooling on Cortez Island, which lies between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia.  The oldest two, Steven and Michael, attended high school in Powell River which is a short boat ride from Cortez.  The family operated a general store and marina on the island until about 1970 when they emigrated to Australia.  Murray rejoined his original career by purchasing a  newspaper in Boonah, Queensland.  This business would eventually pass to Michael.  Steven had his own business career in real estate, finance and development and Chris, the youngest, became an executive for a large multi-national paper company.


"Two Grandfathers": Thomas William Smith & Pa Creighton, master carpenter, chatting over a pipe on the
farm at Cowichan River near Duncan.












Descendants of Barton John Creighton, born 1893 in England

Children and grandchildren of Barton John Creighton and Josephine Julie Smith

1 Murray Thomas Creighton, b. 6 January 1923

        Spouse: Frances Elizabeth Morrison, b. 1 August 1923
        Married: 6 September 1947 in Vancouver, BC; d. 7 August 2010 at Boonah, Australia
        Mother: Phyllis Jean Groves, b. 2 April 1921

1 Charles Russell McIntosh b. 2 October 1943 in Duncan, British Columbia, m. Arlene Joan Ouimet
       1 Cynthia Joan McIntosh, b. 17 May 1969, m. David Vitkauskas, 2 May 1998 in Richmond B.C.
              1 Amy Jennifer Vitkauskas b. 16 November 2004
                 2 Brian Charles David Vitkauskas b. 11 May 2006
       2 Chad Russell McIntosh, b. 11 July 1976, m. Valynn Aubrey Lyon, 2 October 2004;  m. Kelly Rae Johnston 10 November  2012
2 Stephen Jeffery Creighton born 4 July 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia
Spouse: Lynette Joy Wilson, 24 July 1971
       1 Richard William Creighton born 16 January 1972 in Timaru, S.I., New Zealand
       2 Michael Allen Creighton born 1 December 1973 in Timaru, S.I., New Zealand
               1 Morgan Jade Creighton born 18 March 1999 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Spouse: Sheryll Bucknell, 10 September 1983
       3 Amy Elizabeth Creighton born 23 December 1984 in Rotorua, N.I. New Zealand
3 Michael Andrew Creighton b. 1 September 1950 in Chemainus, British Columbia m. Wendy Dorthea Opperman, 5 August 1978 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
       1 Tobias Carl Creighton born 17 November 1980 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
       2 Casey Jonathon Creighton born 21 April 1983 in Boonah, Queensland, Australia
       3 Fraser Courtney Creighton born 22 March 1990 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
       4 Shaun Michael Creighton born 22 March 1990 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
       5 Drew Marshall Creighton born 15 January 1993 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
       6 Guy Morrison Creighton born 15 January 1993 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
4 Christopher Barton Creighton born 15 January 1961 in Comox, British Columbia
Spouse: Tracy Lyn Kaddatz, 14 July 1984 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
       1 Lance Thomas Creighton born 4 October 1990 in Sydney, NSW, Australia
       2 Elliot John Creighton born 24 February 1994 in Melbourne, NSW, Australia
Spouse: Cheri Kay Shinner, 20 July 2002 in Bahamas
       3 Ava Grace Creighton b. 24 March 2004 in Seattle, Washington
       4 Kaden Rhys Creighton b. 26 July 2005 in Seattle, Washington


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Edward James Eric Bergman (1927-1998)




Edward James Eric Bergman (1927 - 1998)

          Father: Gustav (Gus) Bergman (1890 - 1965)
          Mother: Laura Emily Smith (1906 - 1972)

The picture to the left shows Edward and Irene with their first five children approximately 1953.

Spouse: Irene Shirley Pipe (1928 - )

Married: 3 October 1947 at Duncan, British Columbia.



Children and grandchildren:

1 James Eric Bergman (1948 - ); 4 grandchildren
2 Louise Anne Bergman (1949 - ); 2 grandchildren
3 Judith Irene Bergman (1950 - ); 2 grandchildren
4 Brian William Bergman (1951 - ); 3 grandchildren
5 Wayne Edward Bergman (1952 - ); 4 grandchildren
6 Eugene Dale Bergman (1954 - ); 2 grandchildren
7 Kathleen Marie Bergman (1955 - ); 4 grandchildren
8 Robert John Bergman (1957 - )
9 Brenda Laura Bergman (1959 - ); 2 grandchildren
10 Karen Ellen Bergman (1961 - ); 2 grandchildren
11 Carl Thomas Bergman (1963 - ); 3 grandchildren





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Laura Emily Smith (1906-1972)




Laura Emily Smith (1906 - 1972)

        Father: Thomas William Smith (1867 - 1946)
        Mother: (Minnie) Wilhemena Ellen Tohm (1880 - 1957)
Married: 3 March 1927 at Duncan, United Church.

Spouse: Gustav (Gus) Bergman (1890 - 1965)

Children and grandchildren:

Edward James Eric Bergman (1927 - 1998); 11 grandchildren


 Laura was 12 when the Smiths arrived in Duncan. Older sister, Josie, soon married so Laura became the primary child-minder and domestic helper. She was thin, almost frail, when she was young, but grew strong and quite portly in her later years. During her teens and early twenties, she clerked for 'Uncle Henry' at his general store in Duncan and again when he moved the business to Cowichan Bay.

Left to right: Minnie Tohm, Jean Smith, Frances Creighton, Steven Creighton,

Laura Bergman, Nels Smith, Gladys Smith, Bart Creighton, Josie Creighton.
Late in the summer of 1926, Laura married Gus Bergman. They lived in a small cottage on the Smith farm the first few years of their marriage. Their only child, Edward, was born there in 1927. Later about the time Edward began school, they moved to Kapoor, a logging village about 30 miles outside Duncan where Gus was a well-paid, (lokie) train engeneer. In the 50's, Laura and Gus moved to property on Gibbins Road. Minnie (Ma) Smith lived in a small duplex across the driveway. For many years, the one huge room at Laura's, was the family meeting place for the noon time Christmas dinner and celebration.

Laura was the 'keeper of family memories' and second mother to everyone. "I'll always remember what Laura did when I got married." sister Carrie tells. "Laura brought all the breakfast fixings 30 miles to serve us a treat the morning after our wedding. She was like that when we had our babies too. She'd always be there to help."


The poem on the right exemplifies Laura's deep feelings for other family members. Her brother Les was leaving with the air force during WWII.

Sewing and related crafts were second nature to Laura. She was always busy making clothing for one relative or another. During her retiring years her fingers were constantly busy sewing for her eleven grandchildren.

Gus was a long-standing member of the Mason Lodge and Laura served many hours as a volunteer for the female counterpart, Eastern Star.




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Josephine Julie Smith (1902-1963)




Josephine Julie Smith, b. 26 August 1902 at Emerson, Manitoba, d. 28 January 1963 at Victoria, British Columbia

          Father: Thomas William Smith, b. 15 December 1867 at Barry, Ontario, d. 6 September 1946 at Duncan, British Columbia
          Mother: (Minnie) Wilhemena Ellen Tohm, b. 5 October 1880 at Poland, d. 28 September 1957 at Duncan, British Columbia

        Married: John Bart Creighton, newspaperman at 18. He was ten years older. Redhead.

       Spouse: Barton John Creighton, b. 16 October 1893 at Cardiff, Glam Wales, d. 1977, d. 21 June 1978 at Boonah, Australia Married 1921.

circa 1942

Josie in her wedding dress 1921
Josie was the second child and eldest daughter of Thomas and Minnie. She was born in Emerson, Manitoba near the Smith farm. Her childhood years were spent in and around the Ridgeville property where Thomas worked the farm with his brothers and father, James. Sometime in 1919, the family moved to Clark's Crossing, Saskatchewan where they operated a district farm. It was here that Josie met Bart Creighton, a reporter for the Prince Albert Herald.


The courtship endured by mail for about a year following the family's move to Sahtlam. In June of 1921, Bart arrived in Duncan, and married the 18 year old redhead who was ten years his junior. The newlyweds returned to Prince Albert for a few monthes, but Josie was constantlly tearful and homesick. Bart eventually gave up his job and the young couple rejoined the family in Duncan.

Bart was a whistle punk for a few months before he landed a job with the Cowichan Leader, a newspaper he stayed with for 25 years as reporter and editor. Murray was born in 1923 while the family lived on the Creighton property next to the Smiths. Bart's father, who had been a major contributor to the construction of the houses, lived in his own carefully crafted cottage at the bottom of the property. By 1931, the family had moved into town, leaving Creighton Road as the lasting testimony of their pioneer days.


As the oldest sister, Josie claimed she was always "nursemaid to a lot of drippy-nosed sprouts". Although her formal education ended about grade eight, she filled in as a teacher at the little one room, Sahtlam school. Eary on she belonged to a theatrical group that staged plays at the old Vimy Hall. After the move into Duncan, she played badminton and golf. Among family members, she will always be remembered as a fanatical fisherwoman.

Children and grandchildren:

Murray Thomas Creighton, b. 6 January 1923 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, m. Frances Elizabeth Morrison, 6 September 1947 at Vancouver,  BC; d. 7 August 2010; 3 grandchildren





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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Nelson William Smith (1900-1994)



 Nelson William Smith, b. 12 September 1900 at Ridgeville, Manitoba, d. 28 August 1994 at Duncan, British Columbia
                 Father: Thomas William Smith, b. 15 December 1867 at Barry, Ontario, d. 6 September 1946 at Duncan, British Columbia
                  Mother: (Minnie) Wilhemena Ellen Tohm, b. 5 October 1880 at Poland, d. 28 September 1957 at Duncan, British Columbia

Spouse: Marie Helen Rhena Peters, b. 12 October 1912, d. 10 July 1998

Spouse: Gladys May Baxter, b. 27 July 1903 d. 27 June 1954 at Duncan, British Columbia
              Father: Henry Arthur Baxter
                 Mother: Mahalia Emily Markham


Left: Gladys and Nels circa 1928  
Right: Nels in 1989, receiving the Order of Odd Fellows 

Children and grandchildren:

1 Marjorie May Smith, b. 1 October 1925 at Duncan, British Columbia, m. Clayton Eugene Brandt, m. Dennis Ellis Humphreys, 9 March 1946 at Vancouver, British Columbia; 1 grandchild
2 Harold Nelson Smith, b. 19 March 1932 at Cardston, Alberta, m. Madeline Gonzales, m. Theresa Canute, m. Betty Forest, d. 25 December 1986 at Duncan, BC; 5 grandchildren
3 Jean Gertrude Smith, b. 28 August 1936 at Victoria, British Columbia, m. Raymond John Dysart, 23 October 1954 at Duncan, British Columbia, m. Michael Lukoni, 12 November 1965, div. 1982, m. Joseph Dennis Beaudry, 1987; d.13 June 2002 at Duncan; 3 grandchildren

(circa 1903)




Nels was the first born of Thomas and Minnie Smith at the farm in Ridgeville, Manitoba. About 1907, the family moved to Winnipeg where Nels attended a few years of school. They moved to Duncan, British Columbia in 1920.

Nels models baby boy clothing 
style  of the new century. 









 





Gladys Baxter pictured with her parents 
(Mahalia Emily Markham & Henry Arthur Baxter)
 in England, before their emigration to Canada in 1920.


 Nels married Gladys May Baxter in Vancouver during the early 20's. At the time, he was building grain elevators with Jack Davidson, a cousin from the 'Richard Smith' family. By 1925, when their first child Marjorie was born, they had moved back to the island where Nels worked as a steam engineer, garage mechanic and school bus driver for a few years. The family lived a short time in Alberta where Harold was born. In 1936, when Jean was born, the family had returned to the coast . A series of family business ventures followed: View Royal Store and Auto Court, Crossroads Store and Garage in Pitt Meadows, a cleaning business in North Vancouver. They returned to Duncan in 1949.

Gladys died in 1954. A few years later Nels married Maria Helen Rhena Peters.

Harold Nelson Smith with sister Marjorie May Smith (circa 1942)
Left to right (circa 1942) Marjorie Smith, Nels Smith, Josie Smith, Harold Smith, Gladys Baxter


Nels tried many jobs in his life time.  The back of this photo from 1948 contains the following:

Nels on the 'new' combine which picks up the wheat which has been swathed and is laying in rows on top of the stubble, and threshes it as it goes along.  The truck draws up alongside and the wheat spills out into the truck box, and is then taken to grainery in background.
 
     Nels was a great outdoorsman. (Jean)" As far back as I can remember my Dad only missed a year of two of not going hunting." Between 1949 until 1970, Nels and brother Les made an annual hunting trip.

Nels left a set of journals of his daily affairs written between 1973 and 1985. The last, shaky entry in November is testimony to the long life of a warm and friendly man: "...met Rob Menzie also Gus Philpott. Lunch at Totem."


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Descendants of Richard Foster and Caroline Smith




Richard (Dick) Foster, b. 9 July 1913 in Victoria, British Columbia, d. 14 October 1959 in Victoria, British Columbia, cause of death medical operation

    Father: Richard Foster (1878 - 1947)
     Mother: Esther Eliza Chapman (1881 - 1953)

Spouse: Caroline Ellen Smith, b. 1 March 1914 in Birdshill, Manitoba, (m. Cyril Shearing, 27 April 1963 in Victoria, BC)

    Father: Thomas William Smith (1867 - 1946)
     Mother: Wilhemena Ellen Tohm (1880 - 1957)

Married: 15 December 1937 in Victoria, British Columbia

Children and grandchildren of Richard Foster and Caroline Smith 
1 Carol Anne Foster b. 22 December 1939 in Victoria, British Columbia, m. Denis Cullimore 8 August, 1959
         1 Teresa Lynne Cullimore, b. 8 August 1962 in Victoria, British Columbia, m. Bruce Lowdon 5 April 1986 in Victoria, BC
               1 Alycia Lowdon, b. 10 March 1989 in Victoria, British Columbia
                  2 Katie Nicole Lowdon, b. 13 February 1991 in Victoria, British Columbia
         2 Tracy Diane Cullimore, b. 10 September 1964 in Victoria, BC, m. Terry Westhaver 11 February 1989 in Hamilton, Bermuda
              1 Caitlin Christine Westhaver, b. 5 March 1993 in Bermuda
                 2 Ashley Anne Westhaver, b. 29 July 1996 in Bermuda
         3 Tammy Michele Cullimore, b. 7 July 1967 in Victoria, BC, m. Roy Douglas Squire, 12 September 1992 in Victoria, BC
              1. Carley Ellen Ruth Squire, b. 28 February 1997 in Victoria, British Columbia
                 2. Randy Jonathon Richard Squire, b. 11 March 2002 in Victoria, British Columbia


2 David Richard Foster b. 29 August 1942 in Victoria, British Columbia, m. Janet Marion Storey, 29 December 1966 in Victoria, B.C., m. Phyllis Joan Mitchner, 7 April 1973 in Penticton, British Columbia
Spouse: Janet Marion Storey
        1. Paul Jeremy Foster, b. 25 April 1970 in Kelowna, British Columbia, m. Veronica Howell, 19 March 1995 in Orangeville, Ontario
              1. Mallory Janet Foster , b. 13 March 1996 in Orangeville, Ontario
                 2. Jared Foster, b. 19 July 1997 in Victoria, British Columbia
Spouse: Phyllis Joan Mitchner
        2  Kim Jacqueline Foster, b. 12 January 1974 in Kelowna, British Columbia


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More Life and Times of Carrie Smith born 1914





 Married Life Begins in 1937
     Richard Foster had been working at the King's Printers about two years when Carrie arrived on the scene.  He very quickly made the acquaintance of the new girl and asked her out to a local dance.  Following a second date, the kidding in the bindery was rampant.  "Dick has a girl friend!" One day an older women working in the building approached Carrie with a word of advice: "You know Dick there?  He's a great guy.  He'd be a good catch as a husband."  They married at Saint Paul's church in Esquimalt because Reverend Bischlager from Duncan had recently transferred there. There chosen day was December 15th, the birthday of Carrie's father.  Elsie Foster was the bridesmaid and Alec Caddell was the best man. The honeymoon was a "cruise" on the Friday, midnight, CPR boat to Vancouver. Dick was back at work on Monday.  Carrie became the quintessential homemaker.




Carrie with her two children, Carol Anne and David about 1945. Elsie Foster recorded this in her journal in 1939: "Got a nice new niece. Weight 6 1/2 pounds, 19 1/2 inches long.  What a surprise!"  They are on the steps of their first house in Richardson St.  Dick was off in the army while they lived here.  It was the family home until 1950 when they moved to a larger house on Hampshire Road.

     Carrie married Richard (Dick) in 1937.  All was not smooth sailing for the married couple.  Richard's mother (Esther Chapman) did not approve.  Elsie's journal January 24th 1939: "The prodigal son returns.  Dick came up.  I think he still loves his Mama & Papa even if Carrie doesn't." There were very few visits with the Foster family. 

A Passion for Games
Carrie's life was always full of games.  Soon after there marriage the couple began a regular Saturday night poker date with Archie and Hilda McKeever and at least one other couple that lasted 60 years.  Badminton was on her weekly agenda until about 1953 when golf became a consuming passion that would last 40 years.  She and her two, long time, badminton buddies Beryl Keyes and Bessie Wilson joined the Victoria Golf Club for $50 during a membership drive. In the mid 90s, at her retirement from the game, Carrie was  one of the clubs most senior members.
  There were many trophies and other prizes.  There was even a hole-in-one at a charity benefit.  "There were so many balls on the green someone had to get it in!"


 Here Carrie cuddles, Kim, the youngest of her five grandchildren, born in 1974.  She considered herself very fortunate to be able to enjoy her eight great grandchildren.
In their middle eighties, Cyril and Carrie began lawn bowling.  The picture above is Cyril showing some skill.



















Playing Bridge Forever
Shortly after she began to golf in 1953, the ladies coaxed Carrie into her first Bridge game.  She was like a duck to water and soon became a regular winner.  Her excitement for the game never diminished.  In 2004 she bid and made a grand slam in spite of being visually challenged.




Carrie and Cyril shown in the library at the Victorian senior's residence in Victoria about 1997.  The moved from their townhouse at Falcon Ridge in Broadmead to the Victorian in 1996 when Cyril was 88 and Carrie was 82. 








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