Kitselas European History

Name of Postmaster	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
John Walker Paterson	1906-11-01	1914-12-31	Resignation
Charles Durham	1915-02-01	1917-09-09	Closed

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Sept 1910, 61 boxes were installed in Kitselas Post Office

Post Office was in John Walker "Jack" Paterson's store
When this Office closed, Vanarsdol became the nearest PO

confused here as Postal Record says surname is Patterson
but other vital records say Paterson? with one t,
note in 1911 census, family name shown as Paterson
Headstone for his wife says Paterson
Wedding Certificate says Paterson,
but 1898 BC voter's list says Patterson, with 2 t's.
Then I found this ad, with one T
You would think he would want the correct spelling there?

John Walker "Jack" Paterson
b- Oct 1864 in Aberdeen Muie, Scotland, (1862 in 1911 census)
d- Feb 29, 1936 in Vanderhoof, age 72
Immigrated in 1868 per 1911 census
General Store Merchant in 1911
He was also Deputy Mining Recorder in Kitselas
He was age 46 when he married, living at Kitsalas Canyon
son of John Paterson and Elizabeth Walker
married to Eveleen Patterson, nee Fenwick, Nov 12, 1909, at Port Essington BC
b- Sept 1880, in Westmoreland Rd., Newcastle upon Tyne, England
birth registered Jan-Mar 1881 in Newcastle upon Tyne
d- Apr 2, 1980 Florence Nightingale Private Hospital, Surrey BC, age 99
she is buried in Vanderhoof Municipal Cemetery
but her husband is not in the index there?
strange since he died there, but many years earlier?
Immigrated in 1907 per 1911 census
daughter of John Mack Fenwick,
b- Apr-June 1849 Newcastle upon Tyne, England
and Lydia Hills, who were married Jan-Mar 1873, Newcastle on Tyne, England
b- England
she was age 29 when she got married, living in Vancouver

they had a daughter-
Marjory Paterson
b- Nov 1910 in BC

Paterson's Postal Assistant was Mrs. James W. Graham

Carl Joseph Halvar Dorum (see above)
aka: Charles Durham
b- Aug 21, 1861, Maldo, Norway
d- Sept 13, 1958, at Usk, BC

Charles enlisted in WWI, Jan 15, 1916
in Prince Rupert. Reg # 703334, rank CPL
shown as a rancher, in Kitselas, married
next of kin, wife- Margaret Durham

Received some nice emails from Helene McRae from Terrace,
in Mar 2013.
Helene has worked on many history projects in Terrace.
She attached a short description on her family history in this area:

"My Grandparents and family arrived at Kitselas Canyon in 1903,
My Mom just turned 4 and spent all her life in this area,
until she passed away in 1988.
So we are familiar with so many of the people you mentioned:
- the Stuarts, Dobbies, Clore, Ebring, etc. etc.

I note your map on Terrace - my grandmother owned DL 362,
to the West of your map - It was surveyed by a Frank Greene from U.S.
Terrace Town Plan, Oct 1911

Thanks for your input, corrections, and encouragement Helene.

Kitselas "Big Canyon GTPR Tunnel" Explosion

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Charles William Digby Clifford, with Jack Patterson and Nels Anderson
built the Nicholl Hotel at Nicholl, which became the village of Pacific.