Charles Wrighton Seal (abt. 1853 - 1909)

Born about 25 Dec 1853 in London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mabel Lucetta (Dafoe) Harwood — married 15 Jun 1899 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Died 18 Jun 1909 at about age 55 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Charles was the son of Samuel Seal & Sophia Parry.^[1]

He married Mabel Lucetta Dafoe on June 15, 1899 and at age 56 on June 18, 1909.^[2] He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery, in Vancouver, BC.^[3]

Research Notes

No birth record found. Conflicting census give birth year as 1846^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923"
   London Metropolitan Archives; Dublin, Ireland; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P85/Jna3/009
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1558 #3873616 (accessed 26 September 2023)
   Charles Seal baptism on 15 Feb 1846, son of Samuel Seal & Sophia Seal, in St John the Evangelist, Lambeth, Lambeth, England.
2. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLG-KJ9 : 8 November 2017), Charles Wrighton Seal, 1909.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Charles Wrighton Seal (1853–18 Jun 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #26282449, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by J. Clements ~ BC, Canada (contributor 50288123).
4. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1581; GSU roll: 174817; ED, institution, or vessel: 21; Household schedule number: 46
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8860 #1020072 (accessed 26 September 2023)
   Charles Seal (5) son in household of Samuel Seal (26) in Camberwell registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
5. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: Rg 9; Piece: 384; Folio: 93; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542627; ED, institution, or vessel: 18; Household schedule number: 145
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8767 #6498231 (accessed 26 September 2023)
   Charles Seal (14) son in household of Samuel Seal (36) in Camberwell registration district in Surrey, England. Born in New Cut Lambeth, Surrey, England.

See Also:

• "UK, Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, 1824-1910"
  The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices; Class: BT 150; Piece Number: 9
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 60609 #21068 (accessed 26 September 2023)
  Name: Charles Wrighton Seal; Age: 16; Birth Year: abt 1847; Registration or Indenture Date: 2 Feb 1863; Vessel: Nimrod.

• Certificate: "UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927"
  Original data: Master's Certificates. Greenwich, London, UK: National Maritime Museum; Certificate Number: 86389
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2271 #530248 (accessed 26 September 2023)
  Name: Charles Wrighton Seal; Estimated Age: 31; Birth Date: 1847; Birth Place: Lambeth, Surrey; Issue Date: 20 Dec 1878; Issue Port: London.

• "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8F-S36 : 22 February 2021), Charles Wrighton Seal and Mabel Lucetta Dafoe, 15 Jun 1899; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11382, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,975.

• "Canada Census, 1901", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVK-Y47 : Tue Aug 08 14:20:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles W Seal and Mabel L Seal, 31 Mar 1901.