Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Amsbury Amsbury, British Columbia, Canada Amsbury BC aka: Amesbury? BC A Flag Station on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, now CNR Elev. 165 ft 9 1/2 miles west from Terrace 7 miles west from Kitsumkalum 2 1/2 miles west of Remo Amsbury map, between Shames and Remo part of whole map on Kitsumkalum Lake site Located at the Amsbury Cannery in one source, haven't found anything else on this Unincorporated area, Railway Stop Railroad Station burned down in 1963 Located between Zimacord Station and Shames Station near Amsbury Creek, where the steam engines pumped their water from Amsbury located at: Latitude- 54º 28' N Longitude- 128º 46' W In Range 5, Coast Land District 1920- Section Crew there Lakelse Lumber Company Limited George Dover- Manager Sawmill and Logging Camp (see below) Apr 1918 this Company was incorporated in Prince Rupert- $20,000 Captain S. J. Amsbury was in Pr. Rupert from Terrace in 1926, is this where the name came from? Post Office Records say Amsbury 1921 Census shows Amesbury Official Geographic spelling was Amsbury Amesbury was an unincorporated area in Alberta. Post Office History Name of Office: Amsbury Federal Electoral District: Skeena (BC) Office Opened - Oct 1, 1918 Office closed- Oct 31, 1923 It was closed in the winter months Postmaster Information: Name of Postmaster Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy James Kelso Gordon 1918-10-01 1918-12-01 Closed George Dover (re-opened) 1919-07-01 1923-10-31 Closed This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada. The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada James Kelso Gordon Bio George William James Dover b- Dec 17, 1882, in London England d- Jan 21, 1949, Prince Rupert General Hospital, Prince Rupert, age 66 buried in Kalum Cemetery, Terrace 1911 in Kitsumkalum shown as a Rancher Prov. Forest Ranger in 1913 in Terrace when he was married age 30 1926 he was Bookkeeper in George Little's Office Dover Rd in Terrace named after him Bookkeeper in a retail General Store when he died. Immigrated ca 1909 Preemption Record no 500, dated aug 12, 1908, for lot 1109, Coast District, Range 5. son of George W. Dover and Sarah Tatum married Jessie Alberta Morrison Nov 27, 1913, George Little's House, Terrace b- July 30, 1887, Attwood, Perth Co., ON age 26, Bookkeeper when she married. daughter of William Morrison and Elizabeth Little she was the niece of George Little, she was a School Teacher in Terrace (see link below) Names from Amsbury area May 1914 Ald. Thomas McClymont and a syndicate of Prince Rupert men, were ordering machinery for a Brick Plant at Amsbury By 1918 he was Mayor of Prince Rupert, and owned interests in the Telkwa coal fields as well. McClymont Park in Rupert named after this man occupation- Real Estate Broker Thomas McClymont b- May 1878 in Scotland d- Dec 17, 1940 in Vancouver BC, age 62 He immigrated in 1901 to Canada per 1911 census and 1888 per 1921 census married Jane Morris McLenaghen, Mar 28, 1911, Portage LaPrairie MB b- May 5, 1882 in Balderson, ON d- Dec 9, 1954, DOA- Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver BC, age 72 buried in Masonic Cemetery in Vancouver daughter of John McLenaghen and Elspeth McIlquham 1916 G. Alger- farmer Samuel “Sam” Alger- farmer Edward Chesley- Prospector H. Mann P. O'Brien 1916 Autumn Group of mining claims, located here. Autumn #1, Autumn #2, Happy, Wellington, and Lottie M. Claims Claims owned by Edward Chesley, Philip Thomas Chesley, George W. Kerr, Samuel “Sam” Alger, and Harry McMann located 5 miles west of Amsbury Station, and 1/2 mile north of the GTP track They had a good cabin on the property, and the workings were only a few hundred feet away. They had a tunnel 80 ft long here. Western Canada Portland Cement Company were in this area ca 1914 for the limestone deposits here. 1916 Western Canada Cement Company owned cement deposits at mile 80 1916- Train Fare, cost $3.40 from Prince Rupert BC Phillip Thomas Chesley (Thomas Philip Chesley) b- Oct 1864 in ON d- July 21, 1927, age 65 P. Chesley Co-founded the Bear group of claims in the Kitsumkallum Valley 1911- he was a Prospector in Lakelse Valley 1921- CNR Watchman in Salvus Edward Chesley b- June 1867 in ON d- 1911- E. Chesley shown as a Conductor on the Railroad, living on 1st Ave in Prince Rupert. 1921 William McMillan Campbell (Sr.) CNR Watchman b- Feb 17, 1879, in Stranrear, Scotland d- Aug 25, 1931, in Richmond BC, age 52 son of ? and Mary Hamilton Campbell, nee ? she was his next of kin in 1916, living in Ayr Scotland He was single, Oct 10, 1916, in Victoria BC, when he enlisted in WWI Reg # 1049296, 242nd Batt, CEF, Occupation Logger. He immigrated in 1897 He was married to ? They had a son- William McMillan Campbell (Jr.) James Benjamin “Benny” Agar Sawmill Accountant b- Oct 21,1894, in Palmerston, Wellington, ON d- Dec 31, 1943 in Terrace, age 48 son of Charles Agar b- Carleton Place ON and Annie Warren, b- Carleton Place, ON Benny was still in Amsbury in 1923, Feb 7, 1931 his Auto repair garage next to the store and his home, was destroyed by fire. he was the General Motors agent. He operated the J. B. Agar Store in Terrace he left the Amsbury sawmill when it closed, ca Nov 1923, and opened a dry goods store, in Terrace, in an old meat market, which was operated by a Mr. Beard. Agar Ave. in Terrace, would be named after him. he married Hazel Lillian Vanderlip, Feb 24, 1923 in Prince Rupert BC b- ca 1904, in Carbury MB daughter of William Vanderlip and Jane Gregg Edward Grant Logger- Woods b- ca 1876 in ON 1911 census says b- May 1878, in ON, age 33 living on Park Ave in Prince Rupert, working for a Transfer Co. Carl Gustav Lindblom Sawyer- Sawmill b- Dec 23, 1896 in Metlakatla, BC d- May 31, 1960 in Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster BC, age 63 when he died he was a sawyer for Pacific Pine Co. son of John Ericson Lindblom and Edith Jenkins father worked at Inverness Cannery as a fisherman, when he was born Carl married Doreen Rouleau, Sept 2, 1927 St. Mary's School, Mission BC b- ca 1905 in Dewdney BC daughter of George Rouleau and Georgina Hudou Carl Larson Logger- Woods b- ca 1889 in Sweden Fritz Classon Logger- Woods b- ca 1889, in Sweden Joseph Mocok Logger- Woods b- in Russia, age 36 Richard Smith Foreman- Woods b- in England, age 45 Singh Bud? Labourer- Sawmill b- in India, age 43 Singh Ram? Labourer- Sawmill b- in India, age 34 Singh Sanda Labourer- Sawmill b- in India age 50 Singh Barbali Labourer- Sawmill b- in India, age 47 William Adams Engineer- Sawmill b- ca 1890 in ON John Smith Watchman- Sawmill b- ca 1860 in ON Lucy Yen Wong Cook- Sawmill b- ca 1887 in China William Charles Brackenbury CNR Section Foreman b- Sept 19, 1885 in England d- June 25, 1977 Skeenaview Lodge, Terrace BC, age 91 buried in Kitwanga BC Cemetery son of Alfred Brackenbury Immigrated in 1906 wife- Annie Brackenbury, nee Gilespie b- Feb 8, 1897 in USA d- Jan 29, 1974, Wrinch Memorial Hospital, Hazelton BC, age 77 buried in Kitwanga BC, Cemetery Immigrated in 1910 son- George Brackenbury b- ca 1916, in BC daughter- Violet Brackenbury b- ca 1918, in BC Yor? Shee CNR Section Hand b- ca 1895 in China Mon Ching CNR Section Hand b-ca 1887, in China Bull Lam CNR Section Hand b- ca 1890, in China Aug 1926- T. Erkman was injured at the Amsbury mill Sept 1927- Orval Kenney Orval Hall Kenney b- ca 1909, North Battleford SK d- son of Brenton Kenney, b- May 1884, in NS and Belle Hall, b- Yarmouth, NS Orval married Jessie Eleanor Dellow daughter of Edgar George Dellow, b- London England and Jessie Devereaux, b- London England Brothers of Brenton, Uncles of Orval: Bert Kenney- b- Jan 1888 in NS Edward Kenney- Dec 1899 in NS All living on farms in Battleford SK area in 1911 on section 20, Township 44, Range 22, W 3rd Feb 1928- William “Billy” H. Watt second son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watt, High River AB married, Belle Frank, Dec 1, 1924, Presbyterian Manse, Prince Rupert BC They had a son born Nov 6, 1927 in Prince Rupert They also had a daughter. Belle Watt was daughter of Mr and Mrs. Henry L. Frank, of Kitsumkalum brother Frank Watt, High River AB visited Jan 1928 Nov 1930- G. Wilson 1940- Mr and Mrs C. R. Sawyer were at Amsbury. Charles Ruffus Sawyer b- Apr 25, 1894 in Hackney, London England d- Jan 30, 1970 in Terrace BC buried in Burns Lake BC CNR Section Foreman Father: Charles Rufus Sawyer Mother: Mary Hannah Mouse Charles married Elsie Nellie Mary Mould Their daughter Elsie Christine Sawyer married George William Brackenbury from Kitwanga, in 1940 at the Remo School House. Other daughters, Joan Sawyer, Donna Sawyer, Christine Ewing Sawyer, and Doris Sawyer © Last modified: 2020/03/14 10:41by dlgent Log In