Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Evelyn Station Evelyn Station, BC, Canada Evelyn aka: Evelyn Station Railway Point in the Bulkley Valley 11 miles NW of Smithers, in Range 5, Coast Land District Located below the glacier of Hudson Bay Mountain Unincorporated area Located on the Grand Trunk Pacific Line Elevation- 1557 ft above sea level 1528.7 miles from Winnipeg Latitude- 54° 53′ 32″ N, Longitude- 127° 16′ 10″ W Evelyn Post Office Located SE 1/4, Lot 3299 Office Opened- Nov 16, 1923 Office closed- Sept 30, 1953 Name of Postmaster Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Neil MacDonald 1923-11-16 1925-10 Resignation Thomas George Earby Storey 1925-12-22 1951-06-02 Resignation Bruno Leipe 1951-07-01 Acting “ ” 1951-11-06 1953-08-13 Resignation, 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 Postmaster Bios and Genealogy Neil MacDonald (First Postmaster) b- May 14, 1892 in Stornoway, Scotland d- Nov 17, 1971, in Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver BC, age 79 Buried in Mountainview Cemetery, North Vancouver BC son of John MacDonald, b- Stornoway Scotland and Margaret Smith, b- Stornoway, Scotland Neil married Isabella Maclean, May 22, 1923 in Smithers b- age 29 in 1923, in Stornoway, Scotland daughter of John MacLean and Margaret MacDonald both parents born Stornoway, Scotland Thomas George Earby Storey b- Aug 1887 in England d- May 24, 1969 in Smithers, BC son of George Storey and Agnes Eliza Earby Immigrated in 1906 he married Olive Constance Gregory Bruno Leipe b- Dec 6, 1900 in Germany d- bef 1978 wife's name Marta (Martha) 1921 Residents George Henry Ballard- farming b- Apr 8, 1868 in Burford, ON d- Sept 27, 1948 in Smithers BC son of Henry Allan Ballard and Sarah McLean married Eleanor “Ellen” Boyce, Oct 25, 1909 in Vancouver BC b- in Langham, Bulland, England, age 47 in 1921 daughter of John William Boyce and Ellen Pateman She immigrated in 1905 They lived on NW 1/4 Lot 28 in 1921 David Bird- ranching b- Apr 1, 1881 in Wales, age 40 in 1921 d- Feb 27, 1955 Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver BC, age 73 Immigrated in 1899 Lived on NE 1/4 Lot 28 in 1921 Daniel Enright Carroll- Prospector b- In County Kerry, Ireland, age 55 in 1921 Immigrated in 1899 Son of Dennis Carroll and Elizabeth married Lucy Alice Carroll, nee Marriatt, Dec 12, 1917 in St. Andrews Church, Vancouver BC b- in London, England, age 47 in 1921, age 45 in 1917 She Immigrated in 1899 she was married first to a Mr. Bradshaw Daniel and Lucy lived on SE 1/4 Lot 33, in 1921 Daniel was a Blacksmith in Smithers in 1917 J. Waddington- ranching Edmond C. Castell- farming b- In England, age 57 in 1921 immigrated in 1891 wife- Elizabeth Castell, nee Hunter b- in England, age 60 in 1921 son- Frederick “Fred” Castell- farmer b- Oct 8, 1887, in Brigstock, England, age 32 in 1921 d- Apr 18, 1948 at Evelyn BC, age 60 immigrated in 1891 daughter- Mary Castell b- ca 1900 in Quebec daughter- Annie Castell b- ca 1905 in Quebec Frederick “Fred” Rosberg- farming b- Apr 22, 1886, in Teguer, Minnesota, USA, age 35 in 1921 d- Dec 17, 1976 Hospital in Smithers Immigrated in 1900 son of John A. Rosberg and Ellen Rosberg married Selma Augusta Johnson June 27, 1912 in Revelstoke b- Sweden, age 35 in 1921 Immigrated in 1904 daughter of John P. Anderson and Annie Caroline Anderson son- Orville Rosberg b- ca 1913, in BC, age 8 in 1921 son- Frederick Rosberg b- ca 1917, in BC, age 4 in 1921 © Last modified: 2017/10/29 17:37by dlgent Log In