Ernest Smedley (1878 - 1956)

Born 4 Nov 1878 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Edith Alice (Tingley) Smedley — married 19 Apr 1902 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1956 at age 77 in Vanderhoof, Nechako Valley, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Ernest was born in 1878. He was married, some time between 1891 and 1901, before he married Edith. He passed away in 1956. He is buried in Vanderhoof Cemetery at Vanderhoof, Bulkley-Nechako Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. ^[1]

Census

8 & 9 June 1911

Chilliwack Municipality and Town, New Westminster, British Columbia

Ernest Smedley: resides in Chilliwack, male, Head, married, born November 1880, age 31, born in Ontario, English origin, Canadian, Methodist, occupation: Farmer, no other occupation, working on own account, $3,000 of life insurance, yearly cost of insurance: $42, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

Edith A. Smedley: resides in Chilliwack, female, Wife, married, born December 1882, age 29, born in Ontario, English origin, Canadian, Anglican, no occupation, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

S. Clarence Smedley: resides in Chilliwack, male, Son, single, born January 1903, age 8, born in British Columbia, English origin, Canadian, Anglican, no occupation, at school for 8 months, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

Henry Arnold Smedley: resides in Chilliwack, male, Son, single, born June 1904, age 6, born in British Columbia, English origin, Canadian, Anglican, no occupation, at school for 8 months, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

Edith Maud Smedley: resides in Chilliwack, female, Daughter, single, born January 1907, age 4, born in British Columbia, English origin, Canadian, Angelican, no occupation, not at school, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

Ralph G. Smedley: resides in Chilliwack, male, Son, single, born August 1908, age 2, born in British Columbia, English origin, Canadian, Anglican, no occupation, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

Eveline Smedley: resides in Chilliwack, female, Daughter, single, born December 1908, age 1, born in British Columbia, English origin, Canadian, Angelican, no occupation, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

Ernest King: resides in Chilliwack, male, Hiredman, single, born January 1891, age 20, born in England, immigrated 1910, English origin, Canadian, Anglican, occupation: Laborer on farm, no other occupation, employee, worked 24 weeks in 1910 in this occupation, worked 60 hours a week at this occupation, earned $120 in 1910, $1,000 of life insurance, yearly cost of insurance: $0, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

Percy Reid: resides in Chilliwack, male, Hiredman, single, born August 1885, age 25, born in India, immigrated 1903, Scotch origin, Canadian, Anglican, occupation: Clerk for bank and farm, no other occupation, employee, worked 52 weeks in 1910 in this occupation, worked 48 hours a week at this occupation, worked 60 hours a week at other occupation, earned $1000 in 1910, $1,000 of life insurance, yearly cost of insurance: $0, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

Elvin Walters: resides in Chilliwack, male, Hiredman, single, born April 1893, age 18, born in England, immigrated 1911, Welsh origin, Canadian, Anglican, occupation: Laborer on farm, no other occupation, employee, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

Marion Smedley: resides in Chilliwack, female, Sister, single, born April 1885, age26, born in U.S.A., immigrated 1886, naturalized citizen, English origin, Canadian, Angelican, no occupation, not at school, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed, occupation: Nurse for private house, employee, worked 36 weeks in 1910 in this occupation, earned $720 in 1910, can read and write, language commonly spoken: English, not infirmed

1921

N. E. 1/2 sec 25 2/1 R 5, East District, Range 4 E 2, Caribou, British Columbia

Ernest Smedley: own wood shingled house with 6 rooms, Head, male, married, age 42, born in Ontario, parents born in England, Canadian, English origin, speaks English and French, mother language is either English or French, Church of England, can read and write, occupation: Farmer for own farm, working on own account

Eva Alice Smedley: Wife, female, married, age 38, born in Ontario, parents born in England, Canadian, English origin, speaks English and French, mother language is either English or French, Church of England, can read and write, no occupation

Events

1898 - Ernest Smedley 'stood up' among others at the wedding of Margaret Vallance and Richard Bustin exchanged nuptial vows on September 26, 1898, before Rev. W. Baugh-Allen, at St. Thomas' Anglican church, Chilliwack. ^[2]

1901 - E. Smedley was owed $9.00 for work done for the community of Chilliwack, B.C. ^[3]

1908 - STRAYED From the farm of Richards & Francis, Rosedale, about middle of Nov, light sorrel mare, foundered in front feet. E. Smedley, Prairie Central Road. ^[4]

1909 - The largest sale of onion seeds ever made in chilliwack was made last week by H. J. Barber to Messrs. Smedley & Hornby of Prairie central, amounting to $70.00. ^[5]

1909 - E. Smedley, East Chilliwack, went to New Westminster on Wednesday morning. He was summoned there to be present with his sister while an operation was being performed for appendicitis. ^[6]

1910 - E. Smedley was awarded at $1.08 per yard the gravelling of the Prairie Central road from the Vickerson road to the Munt's corner. ^[7]

1911 - LOST -- About the middle of December from E. Smedley's place, a bay two-year-old filly with white diamond on forehead, one white foot. Information thankfully received by Percy Ford, Chilliwack. ^[8]

1911 - Ernest Smedley and others are successful at farming in Chilliwack and Big Prairie ^[9]

1913 - A boy borrowed a horse, saddle and bridle from Mr. Ernest Smedley without the consent of that gentleman, and made his exit from the valley by way of Sumas City, Wash. The horse and saddle were recovered afterwards, and the boy is now under the eyes of the United States immigration officers and working for $10 a month and board with a Nooksack Valley farmer. ^[10]

1913 - Ernest Smedley received a contract for gravelling the Prairie Central Road from Chilliwack River to Tyron Road for 55 cents per yard, from Tyron Road to Vickerson Road for 90 cents per yard, from Vickerson Road to Gibson Road for $1.10 per yard, from Gibson Road to Upper Prairie Road, 65 cents per yard. ^[11]

1913 - FOR SALE -- Victoria Rhubarb for canning. Apply E. Smedley, Phone R. 306. ^[12]

1921 - Mr. Ernest Smedley, of Vanderhoof, B. C. is the guest of his sister Mrs. Wm. Pinicker. ^[13]

1925 - Mr. Smedley and daughter of Vanderhoof, B.C., visited his sister, Mrs. Pinneger, who has been ill for some time and is now staying with Mr. and Mrs. P. Tope. ^[14]

1927 - Ernest Smedley was elected as a delegate to represent the Nechaco Farmers' Institute at the District C of farmers' institutes. ^[15]

1928 - Mr. Ernest Smedley of Vanderhoof and nephew, Jimmie Pinniger, are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex McKenzie. ^[16]

1930 - Ernest Smedley was a member of the coroner's jury for the murder of Herman Peters, a German, near Vanderhoof. ^[17]

1933 - Mr. Ernest Smedley and sons, Arnold, Gordon and Jack, and Miss Ethel Smedley, of Vanderhoof, were guests this week of Mrs. A McKensie. Mr. F. J. Cooke, a former principal of Cheam school, accompanied them and is to teach this year at the Coast. ^[18]

1934 - Mr. Ernest Smedley and his son, Arnold, and nephew, Jimmy Pinnager, of Vanderhoof, have been visiting at the McKenzie home following the Vancouver Exhibition. ^[19]

1944 - Ernest Smedley, Vanderhoof, and Clarence Smedley, Vancouver, were guests for several days last week of Mrs. Alex. McKenzie ^[20]

1951 - Ernest Smedley, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smedley and Arnold Smedley, Vanderhoof, B.C. en route to Vancouver, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Alex McKenzie. Ernest Smedley always enjoys a visit in Chilliwack because more than sixty years ago he and his father homesteaded on the Gibson road in Cheam district. ^[21]

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Sheila E as remembered 12 Jul 2021.
2. ↑ "Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Bustin / Anniversary Marked by Pioneer Couple" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, September 29, 1948, page 3 [1]
3. ↑ "Finance Committee's Report" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, July 03, 1901, page 4, third column [2]
4. ↑ Untitled, The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, December 16, 1908, page 4 [3]
5. ↑ "Local" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, March 17, 1909, page 4, 1st column, 22 item [4]
6. ↑ "Local" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, May 19, 1909, page 5, 1st column, 17th item [5]
7. ↑ "Williams Bridge Still Delayed / Township Council Turns Down Request of City Council to Pool Contributions / Contracts Let for Gravelling of the Chilliwack and Prairie Central Roads." The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, June 22, 1910, page 1 [6]
8. ↑ "Lost" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, January 25, 1911, page 5, 3rd column [7]
9. ↑ "The Gardens of East Chilliwack / The Huge Crop of Market Garden Truck Are a Source of Revenue to Their Owners. / Some Quotations of Yield and Prices Prove That Land Values Are Not Yet Too High" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, August 30, 1911 [8]
10. ↑ "Township Council Has Busy Session / New System Suggested for the Improvement of Roads in Mountain Sections. / Both Contract and Day Work Will Be Done in All Township Improvements This Year." The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, May 07, 1913, page 1, second column, 3rd paragraph. [9]
11. ↑ "Fresh Gravel For Township Roads / Contracts Let for Gravelling and Repairing County Roads -- Large Contract to Be Let. / Policy of the Council Is to Do Work Well Wherever Work Is Done -- Successful Ones." The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, June 04, 1913, page 1 [10]
12. ↑ "For Sale" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, August 06, 1913, page 5 [11]
13. ↑ "East Chilliwack" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Thursday, January 13, 1921, page 7 [12]
14. ↑ "Local District News / East Chilliwack" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, August 12, 1925, page 6 [13]
15. ↑ "Kamloops And District" The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Sunday, March 06, 1927, page 39 [14]
16. ↑ "Cheam" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Thursday, August 23, 1928, page 4 [15]
17. ↑ "Friends Identify Murder Victims" The Interior News, Smithers, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, December 03, 1930, page 7 [16]
18. ↑ "Cheam" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Thursday, September 14, 1933, page 4 [17]
19. ↑ "Cheam" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Thursday, September 13, 1934, page 5 [18]
20. ↑ "Cheam" The Chilliwack Progress, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · Wednesday, October 11, 1944, page 9 [19]
21. ↑ Untitled, The Chilliwack Progress, CHILLIWACK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, Wednesday, August 22, 1951, page 5, third column, bottom of page [20]

• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZBN-K6H : 8 March 2021), Ernest Smedley and Edith A Tingley, 19 Apr 1902; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,082. [21]
• "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWGF-151 : 3 August 2016), Earnest Smedly, St Thomas Ward, Toronto City, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148175. Province: Ontario, District: Toronto City, District Number: 119, Sub-District: St Thomas Ward, Affiliate Film Number: 30953_148175
• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVJ-1LY : 23 February 2021), Ernest Smedley in household of Henry Smedley, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 11, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. Event Type: Census, Page: 11, Household Identifier: 123, Affiliate Film Number: CC1901_1, Digital Folder Number: 101692780, Image Number: 00732 [22]
• "Census of Canada, 1911" Library and Archives Canada, Item Number: 673371, Surname: Smedes, Given Name(s): Henry Arno, Age: 6, Province: British Columbia, District Name: New Westminster, Sub-District Name: Chilliwack Municipality and Town, Sub-District Description: NULL. Family 75, Image No.: e001939657, page 7, lines 46 - 50 [23] and Image No.: e001939658 [24]
• "Census of Canada, 1921" Library and Archives Canada, Item Number: 4386411, Surname: Smedley, Given Name(s): Eva Alice, Age: 38, Province: British Columbia, District Name: Cariboo, Sub-District Name: Vanderhoof, Sub-District Description: Mapes, Neckaco, Stellaco, Vanderhoof Village, Hullatt Village, Fort Fraser, Image No.: e002868736, page 32B, family 547, lines 36 - 37 [25]. See also for location names: [26]
• "Death Record" British Columbia Vital Records, Registration Number:1956-09-010309, BC Archives Mfilm Number:B13229GSU Mfilm Number:2033105Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1956-09-11Event Place:VANDERHOOFAge at Death:77Person:ERNEST SMEDLEYVital Stat Images(s):004437863_02037.jpg [27]
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121827681/ernest-smedley : accessed 16 January 2022), memorial page for Ernest Smedley (1878–1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121827681, citing Vanderhoof Cemetery, Vanderhoof, Bulkley-Nechako Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by III (contributor 47426837) .