Richard Ivey
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Richard Ivey (1878 - bef. 1967)

Richard Ivey
Born in Summerville, Californiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 23 May 1899 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 89 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canadamap
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Profile last modified | Created 18 Dec 2013
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Biography

Richard was born to Simon Ivey and Bridgette Murphy in 1878 in California. His father was British, his mother was Irish, and his siblings were born in Australia and California, and in 1880, the family was living in Viola, Clackamas, Oregon.[1]

Simon Ivey - Head - 52 - England
Bradght Ivey (Bridget) - Wife - 44 - Ireland
Mary Ivey - Daughter - 12 - Australia
Anna Ivey - Female - 8 - Australia
John Ivey - Son - 6 - Australia
Simon Ivey - Son - 4 - California, United States
Richerd Ivey - Son - 2 - California, United States

On 23 May 1899, he married 16-year-old Ellen Little in Naniamo, British Columbia, Canada.[2] He died on March 22, 1967 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada and was buried in the Ladysmith Cemetery.[3][4]

Here is an obituary (edited) from FAG:[4]

Born in Summerville, California (also known as Somerville), a gold mining community, now a "ghost town." His parents and other siblings immigrated from Australia (parents were in New South Wales for a short time from England [...] The family came to Northfield in 1883. They were considered to be some of the first settlers in Ladysmith area. He married Ellen Little May 23, 1899 in Naniamo, BC. [...]
Richard & Ellen lived with Ellen's parents in Wellington after they first married. Richard moved his family to (Oyster Bay) Ladysmith in 1903 when he was working at the Extension Mine. Richard was a miner at Wellington, Northfield, & he was mining at the Extension Mine when the horrific Oct 1909 explosion happened & [saw] the 1912-1914 labor strike. Then they moved to the Diamond in approx 1910; the family lived in a tent while he was building his house (a shack, really) from timber cut from trees on his land. His third child Myrtle was born while they were still living in the tent. Richard lived at the Diamond until 1956 and then went to live in New Westminster, BC with his oldest daughter Sara. [...]
Richard & Ellen were the first rural mail carriers north to Yellow Point & Cedar. They delivered the mail by horse and buggy. Although Richard is listed as delivering the mail it was actually Ellen that did. Richard was well known for his large vegetable & flower garden in the area. Richard lived a healthy life and was not sick - he had a heart attack and died suddenly. [...]
Death Certificate shows his birthday as Jan 15 other records show date of birth Jan 20 and some Jan 22. Death Certificate info was provided by his daughter Sara (Ivey) Yearley.

Research Notes

The Ivey family settled on Vancouver Island in what is now Ladysmith - per Glenda Yearley.

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCV-1NB : 20 February 2021), Richerd Ivey in household of Simon Ivey, Viola, Clackamas, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district ED 20, sheet 232C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,080.
  2. "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ2-9MN : 22 February 2021), Richard Ivey and Ellen Little, 23 May 1899; citing Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11380, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,708.
  3. "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY9-WZ5 : 8 November 2017), Richard Ivey, 1967.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-TJ4M : 13 September 2020), Richard Ivey, ; Burial, Ladysmith, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Ladysmith Cemetery; citing record ID 87633601

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Glenda Yearley for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Glenda and others.





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