Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameLeopold Douglas Bell Drummond 
[3, Birth, Q4 of 1880, Tunbridge dist, vol 2A, p. 606], [19, Baptism on 14 Dec 1880 at St Mary church, Clapham, Surrey], [4, 1881: ref: RG11, piece 634, folio 113, p. 24], [4, 1901 ref: RG13, piece 903, folio 26, p. 16], [265, Death registration on 13th August 1969 at Ganges, B.C.]
[3, Birth, Q4 of 1880, Tunbridge dist, vol 2A, p. 606], [19, Baptism on 14 Dec 1880 at St Mary church, Clapham, Surrey], [4, 1881: ref: RG11, piece 634, folio 113, p. 24], [4, 1901 ref: RG13, piece 903, folio 26, p. 16], [265, Death registration on 13th August 1969 at Ganges, B.C.]Birth14 Nov 1880, 7 Shirley Place, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Baptism14 Dec 1880, St Paul church, Clapham, Surrey
Death12 Aug 1969, Lady Minto Hospital, Ganges, B.C.
Burial13 Aug 1969, Royal Oak Burial Park, Sannich, B.C.
General2nd s. In 1912: surveyor, 1933: Ship’s Officer. Prob. dsp.
FatherMajor-General James Houlbrooke Drummond (1833-1893)
MotherEmelia Katherine Mary Elizabeth Fairbrother (ca1857-)
Spouses
Marriage27 Jun 1912, Christ Church, Vancouver, B.C., Canada [265, Marriage cert of 27 June 1912 at Christ Church, Vancouver, B.C.]
Marriage17 Feb 1933, Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, B.C., Canada [265, Marriage on 17th February 1933 at Ch Ch, Cath, Victoria, B.C., Canada]
Notes for Leopold Douglas Bell Drummond
His birth index:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
DRUMMOND, LEOPOLD DOUGLAS BELL FAIRBROTHER
GRO Reference: 1880 D Quarter in TUNBRIDGE Volume 02A Page 606
His exact birth date is taken from his father’s records in India.
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His baptism register image, thanks Ancestry, transcript by me:
> Lambeth > St Paul, Clapham > 1861-1903
“BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Paul, Clapham
“ in the County of Surrey in the Year 1880
“. . . .
When baptized: “14th Decr. 1880
No: “1011
Child’s Forename: “Leopold Douglas Bell
Parents’ Forenames: “Thomas Houlbrooke & Emily K. E. M.
Parents’ Surname: “Drummond
Abode: “7 Shirley Place, Tunbridge Wells
Profession: “Lt-Colonel Bombay Staff Corps
Celebrant: “G. Forrester
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FindMyPast has a record that he died in Canada:
Record set British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1992
First name(s) Leopold D B
Sex Male
Last name Drummond,
Year 1969
Province British Columbia
Country Canada
Age 88
Death date 8/12/1969
Place GANGES
GSU microfilm number 2034109
BC microfilm number B13298
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
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Ant this vague notice on FinMyPast led eventually to this excellen ‘Registration of Death’ form on Ancestry. This form gives 100% confirmation, by its date, that this is the right person and adds to it by naming his wife. If we are lucky we may be able to find if they had any children’ The forms has on it:
1. Place of death: Lady Minto hospital, Ganges, …
2. Length of stay,
(a) death location: 1 hour
(b) in B.C: 59 years
(c) in Canada: 72 years
3. Name: Leopold Douglas Bell DRUMMOND
4. Residence: Fulford harbour, Ganges-Fulford Road
5. Sex: Male
6. Citizenship: Canadian
7. Racial origin: White
8. Condition: Married
9. Birth place: Trunbridge [ sic ], England
10. Date of Birth: November 14th 1880
11. Age: 88 years
12. Trade: Ferry boat officer
Type of trade: Transportation
13. End yr at trade: 1933
14. Years in trade: 2 years
15. Spouse: Mary Elizabeth SHAW
16. Father: Drummond, James Houlbrooke
17. Mother: Fairbrother, Emily Katherine Elizabeth Mary
18. Birthplaces Father: England, Mother: England [ sic ]
19. Informant: Mary E Drummond, Fulford Hbr, 12th Aug 1969, wife
R. R. I. Fulford Harbour, B.C.
20. Cremation on August 13th 1969 at Royal Oak Burial Park, Sannich
21. Undertaker: D. L. Goodman, Box 122 Ganges, B. C.
22. Date of Death: August 12th 1969
23. Doctor’s witness: Attended deceased from 1966 to 12th Aug 1969
Saw him alive on 12th
Causes of death: (1) Left ventricular failure
(2) …. …. thrombosis
(3) ????
24. If a woman: … NA
25. Recent operation: No
Sigs, [ doc], [Registrar ]
Notes on the above data: (a) In point 9 he was born in Tunbridge Wells,
(b) in 18 his mother was born in British India.
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It says on his death registration that he had spend 72 years in Canada, so he got there when he was 16. So it is mos likely that he married in Canada. Further he had been in B.C. for 59 years, since he was 278 or so. So he might, or might not have married in B.C.
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He might have married twice as there is this marriage on Ancestry:
Name: Leopold D B Drummond
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Christina Jane Stewart
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1912
Marriage Location: Vancouver
Registration Number: 1912-09-069015
BCA Number: B11376
GSU Number: 1983704
And this in 1933:
Name: Leopold D B Drummond
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Shaw
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 17 Feb 1933
Marriage Location: Victoria
Registration Number: 1933-09-411410
BCA Number: B13766
GSU Number: 2135985
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In the 1921 census he and Christina were farming at Salt Spring island, British Columbia and with no apparent children.
He said his mother was born in Ireland, which looks liken where her family came from but she always reported she was born in India.
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Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
DRUMMOND, LEOPOLD DOUGLAS BELL FAIRBROTHER
GRO Reference: 1880 D Quarter in TUNBRIDGE Volume 02A Page 606
His exact birth date is taken from his father’s records in India.
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His baptism register image, thanks Ancestry, transcript by me:
> Lambeth > St Paul, Clapham > 1861-1903
“BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Paul, Clapham
“ in the County of Surrey in the Year 1880
“. . . .
When baptized: “14th Decr. 1880
No: “1011
Child’s Forename: “Leopold Douglas Bell
Parents’ Forenames: “Thomas Houlbrooke & Emily K. E. M.
Parents’ Surname: “Drummond
Abode: “7 Shirley Place, Tunbridge Wells
Profession: “Lt-Colonel Bombay Staff Corps
Celebrant: “G. Forrester
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FindMyPast has a record that he died in Canada:
Record set British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1992
First name(s) Leopold D B
Sex Male
Last name Drummond,
Year 1969
Province British Columbia
Country Canada
Age 88
Death date 8/12/1969
Place GANGES
GSU microfilm number 2034109
BC microfilm number B13298
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
____________________
Ant this vague notice on FinMyPast led eventually to this excellen ‘Registration of Death’ form on Ancestry. This form gives 100% confirmation, by its date, that this is the right person and adds to it by naming his wife. If we are lucky we may be able to find if they had any children’ The forms has on it:
1. Place of death: Lady Minto hospital, Ganges, …
2. Length of stay,
(a) death location: 1 hour
(b) in B.C: 59 years
(c) in Canada: 72 years
3. Name: Leopold Douglas Bell DRUMMOND
4. Residence: Fulford harbour, Ganges-Fulford Road
5. Sex: Male
6. Citizenship: Canadian
7. Racial origin: White
8. Condition: Married
9. Birth place: Trunbridge [ sic ], England
10. Date of Birth: November 14th 1880
11. Age: 88 years
12. Trade: Ferry boat officer
Type of trade: Transportation
13. End yr at trade: 1933
14. Years in trade: 2 years
15. Spouse: Mary Elizabeth SHAW
16. Father: Drummond, James Houlbrooke
17. Mother: Fairbrother, Emily Katherine Elizabeth Mary
18. Birthplaces Father: England, Mother: England [ sic ]
19. Informant: Mary E Drummond, Fulford Hbr, 12th Aug 1969, wife
R. R. I. Fulford Harbour, B.C.
20. Cremation on August 13th 1969 at Royal Oak Burial Park, Sannich
21. Undertaker: D. L. Goodman, Box 122 Ganges, B. C.
22. Date of Death: August 12th 1969
23. Doctor’s witness: Attended deceased from 1966 to 12th Aug 1969
Saw him alive on 12th
Causes of death: (1) Left ventricular failure
(2) …. …. thrombosis
(3) ????
24. If a woman: … NA
25. Recent operation: No
Sigs, [ doc], [Registrar ]
Notes on the above data: (a) In point 9 he was born in Tunbridge Wells,
(b) in 18 his mother was born in British India.
____________________
It says on his death registration that he had spend 72 years in Canada, so he got there when he was 16. So it is mos likely that he married in Canada. Further he had been in B.C. for 59 years, since he was 278 or so. So he might, or might not have married in B.C.
____________________
He might have married twice as there is this marriage on Ancestry:
Name: Leopold D B Drummond
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Christina Jane Stewart
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1912
Marriage Location: Vancouver
Registration Number: 1912-09-069015
BCA Number: B11376
GSU Number: 1983704
And this in 1933:
Name: Leopold D B Drummond
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Shaw
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 17 Feb 1933
Marriage Location: Victoria
Registration Number: 1933-09-411410
BCA Number: B13766
GSU Number: 2135985
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In the 1921 census he and Christina were farming at Salt Spring island, British Columbia and with no apparent children.
He said his mother was born in Ireland, which looks liken where her family came from but she always reported she was born in India.
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Notes for Leopold Douglas Bell & Christina Jane (Family)
Their marriage register image, thanks B. C. Museum, transcript by me:
Date: June 27 1912
Place: Christ Church, Vancouver, B.C.
No: 1149
His Hers
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Name Leopold Douglas Bell Drummond Christine Jane Stewart
Age: 31 26
Residence: Prince Rupert B.C. Prince Rupert B.C.
Birth place: Tunbridge Wells, England Nilensburgh, Scotland
Condition: Bachelor Spinster
Profession: Surveyor -
Parents: James Holbrooke Drummond Thomas Stewart
Emily Kathleen Mary Drummond Elizabeth Caldwell Stewart
Religion: Ch of E Presbyterian
Witnessed: George Tribe Stewart, Harold Brown
Witness Abode: Prince Rupert Vancouver
Celebrant Thomas C Dr Barrie
Lic/Banns: Licence
Marr. Place: Christ Church
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Date: June 27 1912
Place: Christ Church, Vancouver, B.C.
No: 1149
His Hers
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Name Leopold Douglas Bell Drummond Christine Jane Stewart
Age: 31 26
Residence: Prince Rupert B.C. Prince Rupert B.C.
Birth place: Tunbridge Wells, England Nilensburgh, Scotland
Condition: Bachelor Spinster
Profession: Surveyor -
Parents: James Holbrooke Drummond Thomas Stewart
Emily Kathleen Mary Drummond Elizabeth Caldwell Stewart
Religion: Ch of E Presbyterian
Witnessed: George Tribe Stewart, Harold Brown
Witness Abode: Prince Rupert Vancouver
Celebrant Thomas C Dr Barrie
Lic/Banns: Licence
Marr. Place: Christ Church
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Notes for Leopold Douglas Bell & Mary Elizabeth (Family)
Their marriage crtificate image, thanks to ~B.C. Museum, transcript by me:
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE
Registered Number 29
City, Town or District: Victoria BC
Marriage date: 17th February 1933
Marriage Place: Christ Church Cathedral Victoria B.C.
Lic/Banns: Licence No 9352 B
His Hers
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Name: Drummond Leopold Douglas Bell Shaw Mary Elizabeth
Occupation: Ships Officer Farmerette
Condition: Widower Spinster
Age: 52 32
Religion: C of E Anglican
Residence: Fulford Harbour, B.C. Fulford Harbour, B.C., Canada
Birth place: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Japan
Father: James Holbrooke Drummond John James Shaw
Father’s birth: Scotland [sic ] Scotland
Mother: Emily Katherine Fairbrother Mary Kier McHewick
Mother’s birth: Ireland [ sic ] England
Literacy: Read: Y Write: Y Read: Y Write: Y
Couple Sigs: Leopold Douglas Bell Drummond, Mary Elizabeth Shaw
Witness Sigs: Dorothy Officer A L Officer
Witness abodes: 99 Wellington Ave, Victoria, B.C., 99 Wellington Ave, Victoria, B.C.
Celebrabt: James Quainton , Victoria, B.C., Anglican
Registrar: JB ????
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Note in the above two errors:
(a) His father was born in Kent, England, not Scotland
(b) His mother was born in Inida, not Ireland
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CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE
Registered Number 29
City, Town or District: Victoria BC
Marriage date: 17th February 1933
Marriage Place: Christ Church Cathedral Victoria B.C.
Lic/Banns: Licence No 9352 B
His Hers
=== ====
Name: Drummond Leopold Douglas Bell Shaw Mary Elizabeth
Occupation: Ships Officer Farmerette
Condition: Widower Spinster
Age: 52 32
Religion: C of E Anglican
Residence: Fulford Harbour, B.C. Fulford Harbour, B.C., Canada
Birth place: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Japan
Father: James Holbrooke Drummond John James Shaw
Father’s birth: Scotland [sic ] Scotland
Mother: Emily Katherine Fairbrother Mary Kier McHewick
Mother’s birth: Ireland [ sic ] England
Literacy: Read: Y Write: Y Read: Y Write: Y
Couple Sigs: Leopold Douglas Bell Drummond, Mary Elizabeth Shaw
Witness Sigs: Dorothy Officer A L Officer
Witness abodes: 99 Wellington Ave, Victoria, B.C., 99 Wellington Ave, Victoria, B.C.
Celebrabt: James Quainton , Victoria, B.C., Anglican
Registrar: JB ????
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Note in the above two errors:
(a) His father was born in Kent, England, not Scotland
(b) His mother was born in Inida, not Ireland
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