Name: Hester May Brandt

Birth: St. Catherine's, Ontario

Death: 1 May 1977

Residence: Vancouver, BC

Previous residence: a pioneer of Prince Rupert, BC

Memberships & affiliations:

- long-time member, Daughters of the Nile, Zarah Temple, No. 72

Survived by:

- 1 son

- 2 daughters

- 8 grandchildren

- great-grandchildren

- nieces & nephews

Private family service.

Reference: "Deaths", The Vancouver Sun, 7 May 1977; page 45. Newspapers.com. Web.

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BC Death Registration: 1977-09-007087

Name: Hester May Brandt

Age: 87 yrs

Birth: 15 May 1889, St. Catharines, Ontario

Death: 1 May 1977, Alexandra Private Hospital, Vancouver, BC

Status: Widowed

Father: William Henry Kergin; Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

Mother: Margaret Emmett; St. Catharines, Ontario

Husband: Johan Frederick Brandt

Occupation: At Home

Residence: Beach Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Informant: Miss Beatrice Emmett Brandt, daughter, McCallum Road, Abbotsford, BC

Cremation: 3 May 1977, North Shore Crematorium, North Vancouver, BC

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BC Marriage Registration: 1911-09-174200

Groom: James Charles Halsey, age 28, bachelor, Presbyterian, birthplace: Ontario; occupation: Real Estate Agent; residence: Prince Rupert, BC

Groom's father: John Edward Halsey

Groom's mother: Margaret Beaton

Bride: Hester May Kergin, age 22, spinster, Methodist, birthplace: Ontario; residence: Prince Rupert, BC

Bride's father: William Kergin

Bride's mother: Margaret Emmett

Married: 14 Oct 1911, residence of W.G. Kergin, M.D., Prince Rupert, BC; by License.

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BC Marriage Registration: 1920-09-221926

Groom: Johon Frederick Brandt, age 55, widower, Lutheran, birthplace: Valdres, Norway; occupation: Insurance Manager; residence: Rogers Building, Vancouver, BC

Groom's father: John Brandt; Valdres, Norway

Groom's mother: Bertha Edness?; Laud, Norway

Bride: Hester May Halsey, age 31, widow, Methodist, birthplace: St. Catherines, Ontario; occupation: Housewife; residence: 2nd Ave. W., Vancouver, BC

Bride's father: William Henry Kergin; Dublin, Ireland

Bride's mother: Margaret Emmett; St. Catherines, Ontario

Married: 20 Oct 1920, 2nd Ave. West, Vancouver, BC; by License.

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Notes:

- son, Gordon Charles Halsey, married Nessie Agnes Campbell, 11 Apr 1940, Vancouver, BC (BC marriage registration 1940-09-487612)

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