Robert (Dreany) Draney (1851 - 1927)

Born 1 May 1851 in Crumlin, London, Middlesex, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Catharine (McCaveney) Draney — married 11 Mar 1874 in St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canadad

Husband of Clarissa May (McCaveny) Draney — married 20 Jul 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1927 at age 76 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Robert was the son of Robert Dreany and Mary Johnston.

In 1882 Robert Draney and Thomas Shotbolt established the cannery at the end of the inlet at the mouth of the Wannock River. Rivers Inlet had the third largest sockeye run in B.C., after the Fraser and Skeena Rivers, as well as runs of coho, chum, chinook, and pink salmon making it an ideal location for a cannery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Rivers Inlet Cannery/RIC. http://tidestotins.ca/cannery/rivers-inlet-r-i-c/ Accessed 9 Mar 2023.

• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M472-C2R : 7 April 2022), Robert Dreany in household of Robert Dreany, North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• "Ontario, Canada Voter Lists, 1867-1900"
  Various Voter Registration Lists from Ontario, 1867-1900, collected by Canadiana.org
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1281 #626236 (accessed 9 March 2023)
  Name: Robert Dreaney; Year: 1878; Locality: North Dorchester Township; Province: Ontario; Country: Canada.

• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNS-HQG : 8 March 2021), Robert Dleany and Catherine Mccouaig, 11 Mar 1874; citing registration , St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,891.

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV63-4PJ : 2 March 2021), Robt Draney, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Robt Draney, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• 1891 Census: "1891 Census of Canada"
  Year: 1891; Census Place: Coast B, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; Roll: T-6290; Family No: 18; Page number: 3
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1274 #586408 (accessed 9 March 2023)
  Robert Draney (40), married, Cannery Manager, head of household in Coast B, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Born in Ontario.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVN-2NT : 23 February 2021), Robert Draney, Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV39-DLWX : 16 March 2018), Robert Drainey, 1911; citing Census, Comox-Atlin Sub-Districts 1-52, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,658.

• "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZL-MN5 : 22 February 2021), Robert Draney and Cassie May Mccaveny, 20 Jul 1916; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11379, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,707.

• News Clipping. Wedding. The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 22 Jul 1916, page 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120509282/marriage-of-draney-mccaveny/ Accessed 9 Mar 2023.

• 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
  Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 16; Census Place: 16, New Westminster, British Columbia; Page Number: 1; Line Number: 1
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8991 #8281456 (accessed 9 March 2023)
  Robert Draney (69), married, Farmer, head of household at 1 Town Line Rd, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Born in Ontario.

• "Alaska, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1906-1963"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger & Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Ketchikan, Alaska.; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9118 #270893 (accessed 9 March 2023)
  Name: Robert Draney; Birth Date: abt 1852; Birth Place: Ontario. London.; Gender: Male; Nationality: English; Arrival Date: 7 Jul 1922; Arrival Place: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA; Age: 70; Vessel: Princess Louise.

• "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2F-ZMF : 8 November 2017), Robert Draney, 1927.

• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Robert Draney (1 May 1852–13 Oct 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #26262218, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Wendy & John Corcoran ღ (contributor 47387872).

• Obituary. Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 13 Oct 1927, page 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49969945/robert-draney-death-notice/ Accessed 9 Mar 2023.

• Funeral Notice. The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 14 Oct 1927, page 7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120508915/obituary-for-robert-draney/ Accessed 9 Mar 2023.

• Funeral Report. The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 16 Oct 1927, page 30. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120508998/obituary-for-robert-draney/ Accessed 9 March 2023.