Dredge captain.
Born at St. Catharines, Ontario on 9 March 1849, he came to Selkirk in 1884 and was put in charge of the federal government dredge on the Red River. He held the position for seventeen years until the time of his death. He was also a provincial boiler inspector.
He was married twice, first to Annie Eliza Scarry (c1867-1892). They had two daughters: Edna Pearl West (1887-?), Nellie Alberta West (1887-1889), and Isla May West (1889-?, wife of Charles Henry Filler Gifford). In 1894, he married Martha Maretta Robinson (?-?) of Winnipeg. They had two children: Edith Maretta West (1899-?) and Stanley Earl West (1901-?). He was member of the AF & AM (Master, Lisgar Lodge).
He died at Selkirk on 15 June 1905 and was buried in the Mapleton Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: West House (323 Eveline Street, Selkirk)
Birth registration [Edna Pearl West, Nellie Alberta West, Islay May West, Edith Maretta West, Stanley Earl West], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Anna Eliza West, Nellie Alberta West, Charles Henry West], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Marriage registration [Islay May West, Charles Henry Filler Gifford], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Patricia Bobko for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 July 2024
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