|
NO Reproduction in Whole or in Part,
on ANY, and ALL of my Pages,
Including Text and Pictures,
May be made, without the express Written Permission
of
Web Editor, Doug Gent
© 2016
Want to add a link to my
pages?
see my
Copyright Information
Page
for the only Authorized Picture Link allowed.
Please do not use any of the other watermarked pictures as a link picture
A standard URL link to each of my pages is allowed:
This page for instance is
http://www.gent-family.com/BC/princerupertdigbyisland.html
just copy the URL from your Browsers Link Bar above,
and paste that URL into face book, google plus, etc
Note- You do not have to ask me, to link to my pages.
I encourage links to spread the history of these areas.
I do not want the off site use of the watermarked pictures is all.
I have now added Facebook "Link" and "Share" Buttons at the bottom
Prince Rupert BC
Digby Island
Home of a Wireless Radio Telegraph Station
British Marconi systems.
Mar 23, 1910- C. P. Edwards Superintendent of Wireless Telegraph Stations,
returned to Victoria, with news the station would be operating
within a fortnight.
May 22, 1910 Mr. E. J. Haughton
returned to Victoria BC
from a tour of the wireless stations in the north.
He was Superintendent of the Radio Telegraph Service,
of the Dominion Government.
He Superintended the placing of the cable,
from Digby Island to the Kaien Island, and Prince Rupert.
This connected the new port of Prince Rupert
to the lower Mainland.
Cable location in map above.
1911 Operators:
Reginald Harris
and James Harker
By 1914 Langara Island and Dead Tree Point had a
wireless station as well.
Dead Tree Point station was being considered to be moved
to Cape St. James, southern end of Queen Charlotte Islands.
Another station was located at Ikeda Head,
south end of Queen Charlotte Islands
Then Triangle Island, Estevan Point (Hesquiot), Pachena Point (Bamfield),
Gonzales Hill at Victoria, Cape Lazo (Comox) and Point Grey (Vancouver).
The first stations were installed in Sept 1907
Of course Digby Island is the home of the Prince Rupert
Airport. YPR
In service in 1961.
Since 1970 Digby has been accessed by the Prince Rupert Ferry
Bio and
Genealogy of names above
Edward Johnston "Eddie" Haughton
b- Dec 6, 1871, Rathmines, Dublin Ireland, age 25 in 1897
d- Jan 30, 1940 in Victoria, age 68
buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria BC
son of James Augustus Haughton, a Chemist, and Mary Rogers
married (1) Minnie Mabelle Morrison, Aug 10, 1897 in Victoria BC
b- May 17, 1877, Red Cedar WI, USA, age 21 in 1897
d- June 6, 1910 in Victoria BC
buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria BC
daughter of Daniel and Ellen Morrison
son- Donald Augustus Haughton
b- Aug 15, 1898 in Victoria BC
daughter- Gertrude Barcroft Haughton
b- Nov 7, 1909 in Victoria BC
married (2) May Esther Shotbolt
had a daughter-
Kathleen May Haughton
b- July 12, 1912 in Victoria BC
married (3) Jessie Stewart Laker, Nov 13, 1917 in
Victoria BC
b- 1884, Adelaide Australia, age 32 in 1917
d- 1951
daughter of Benjamin Hamilton Laker, and Mary Stewart
they had 2 children
Reginald Harris
b- Oct 1887 in England
Immigrated in 1910
mother- Anna Harris lived with him, shown as a widow
b- Oct 1887 in England
James Harker
b- Jan 1887 in England
Immigrated in 1909
Charles Peter Edwards
b- 1885 age 33 in 1921, in Angletine
d- 1960
son of Peter Edwards, Contractor and Builder,
and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes
married Ethel Maude Dickieson Oct 30, 1911, Ottawa, Carleton Co. ON
b- ca 1886 in ON
daughter of Matthew George Dickieson and Harriett Merrick
Ext Links
Note- NOT my sites, links may or may not work in the future
http://www.roughradio.ca/history_next/digby_menu.html
http://www.roughradio.ca/stations/Digby%20Island/Digby%20Photos.html
Return to Rupert Home Page
Disclaimer
I am an Amateur Historian, and Genealogist.
I use every source I can find, old newspapers, census, archives,
etc.
I do a quick search for the names on these pages.
Therefore I do NOT profess to have 100% accurate information.
Use my info as a clue to do your own research.
I am not related to these folks, nor do I have hidden info.
I encourage everyone to visit their local Museum,
or buy a local history book for more info.
I attempt to connect people with their ancestor in these places.
If it works on just one person, per page, it is worth the time it
takes me.
I do not charge for access to my pages,
I do not have any Ads on my pages.
Want to add a link to my
pages?
see my
Copyright Information
Page
for the only Authorized Picture Link allowed.
Please do not use any of the other watermarked pictures, as a link picture
A standard URL link to each of my pages is allowed:
This page for instance is
http://www.gent-family.com/BC/princerupertdigbyisland.html
just copy the URL from your Browsers Link Bar above,
and paste that URL into face book, google plus, etc
Note- You do not have to ask me, to link to my pages.
I encourage links to spread the history of these areas.
I do not want the off site use of the watermarked pictures is all.
Duplicates online?
Note- You will see some of the same pictures,
on other Archive / Museum sites online.
(Without my watermarks, and copyright information obviously.)
Reason- Most of these photos were commercial postcards,
and multi copies were made and sold.
All have different writing on the back is the difference.
I don't include all the backs to save bandwidth, but have them in my data.
Trust me, I DO NOT STEAL ARCHIVE PHOTOS!
I hope they, and others, Do NOT Steal mine!
If you want a copy of these, please ask them, not me!
|
