Charles Musgrave McNaughton (1855 - 1889)

Born 1855 in Sydney, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Maryan (Oldershaw) Ward — married 27 Jan 1879 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Died 4 Dec 1889 at about age 34 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Charles was born in 1855 to Duncan McNaughton and Jane Musgrave.

At the time of the 1871 census, their family resided at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.^[1]

On January 27, 1879 in British Columbia, 23 year old Charles McNaughton married 16 year old Sarah (or Maryan) Oldershaw. Charles was born in 1856 to Duncan and Jane McNaughton in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Sarah was born about 1863 to Alferd Oldershaw in Chatham, Ontario.^[2]

He passed away in New Westminster, British Columbia on 4 Dec 1889.^[3] His death was announced in the local newspaper several days later^[4]: Capt. C. M. McNaughton, commander of No. 1 Battery, B. C. G. A., died last night, aged 34. He was a popular officer and is much regretted. The body will be buried with military honors to-morrow.

Charles had prepared a will shortly before his death, naming his parents and wife Sarah as beneficiaries; Sarah and Charles' friend Edwin Rand were named as executors.^[5] Probate of his estate was completed in 1891.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48T-5RQ : 19 March 2021), Charles McNaughton in household of Duncan McNaughton, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
2. ↑ "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZH-54V : 11 March 2018), Charles Mcnaughton and Sarah Or Maryan Oldershaw, 27 Jan 1879; citing , British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11367, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,524.
3. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLF-HM5 : 8 November 2017), Charles Musgrave Mcnaughton, 1889.
4. ↑ Death of Capt. C. M. McNaughton; Victoria, BC: The Daily Colonist, 6 Dec 1889, p1, col7. https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist18891206uvic/mode/2up?view=theater The University of Victoria / Times Colonist (britishcolonist.ca : accessed 22 Feb 2022)
5. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Wills, 1861-1981," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9S6-9RZ2?cc=2001882&wc=M6VR-7NL%3A285567101%2C285570101 : 20 May 2014), Wills > no 4821-5440 > image 1309 of 2490, Record 5142; British Columbia Archives and Records Service, Victoria.
6. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Estate Files, 1859-1949," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97Z-DZKQ?cc=2014768&wc=M69N-338%3A332530501%2C332530502%2C332537601 : 22 May 2014), New Westminster > Supreme Court > Estate files 1887-1891 no 81-170 > image 1132 of 1855, Record 146; British Columbia Archives and Records Service, Victoria.