Snowden Dunn Scott (1851 - 1923)

Born 6 Jan 1851 in West Brook, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Emma Ada (Wood) Scott — married 25 Sep 1885 in River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died 9 Dec 1923 at age 72 in British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

S.D. Scott was born in Westbrook, Nova Scotia, the son of John Scott and Margaret Jenks. He lived on a farm until beginning his apprenticeship as a ship's blacksmith. He attended Dalhousie University for a year, but he was forced to return to work periodically as a blacksmith while also working on the college paper. In 1876 Scott completed his M.A. and became editor of the Sackville Post. He edited newspapers in Halifax and St . John for 25 years.

While working in the Maritimes, he researched and published a pamphlet on William Cobbett's time in Canada. ^[1]

In 1871, he was living with his parents and siblings in Mill Village, East Hants, N.S.: ^[2]

• James Scot Male 74 England
• Margret Scot Female 55 Nova Scotia
• James O[scar] Scot Male 22 Nova Scotia
• S Dun Scot Male 20 Nova Scotia
• Jane Scot Female 18 Nova Scotia
• Abby Scot Female 16 Nova Scotia
• Margret Scot Female 15 Nova Scotia

In 1881, he was living in Macan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, with his mother and older brother Oscar. ^[3]

On 27 Sep 1885, in River Hebert, N. S., he married Emma Ada Wood (31 Oct 1854 - 10 Apr 1942), the daughter of Jno. W. and Zina Wood. ^[4]

In 1909 Scott came to Vancouver to work until 1917 on the News-Advertiser.

In 1911, he was living with his wife and children in Vancouver: ^[5]

• S D Scott Head Male 59 Nova Scotia
• Elima Scott Wife Female 56 Nova Scotia
• Alice Scott Daughter Female 23 Nova Scotia
• Sydney Scott Son Male 21 New Brunswick
• Cecil Scott Son Male 21 New Brunswick
• Gordon Scott Son Male 16 New Brunswick

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestral Reminiscences, by Bernard McEvoy
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DM-F4P : 24 October 2018), S Dun Scot in household of James Scot, Mill Village, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXQ-6B4 : 20 May 2019), Dunn Scott in household of Margaret Scott, Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Margaret Scott, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2LW-DKQ : 10 February 2018), Snowdon D. Scott and Emma A. Wood, 27 Sep 1885; citing River Hebert, Nova Scotia, reference p264 cn126; FHL microfilm 1,298,866.
5. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XB-X3M : 16 March 2018), S D Scott, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 19-50, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,662.

• Snowden Dunn Scott fonds at the British Columbia Archives
• "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKV-3XP : 8 November 2017), Snowden Dunn Scott, 1923.
• Snowden Dunn Scott on Find A Grave: Memorial #26296427 - McEvoy-527 03:52, 8 September 2019 (UTC)