Name: Charles Melville Buscombe

Age: 66 yrs

Birth: 1880, Hamilton, Ontario

Death: 17 Feb 1947, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC; after 4 mos of illness

Residence: Comox St., Vancouver, BC

Occupation:

- well-known businessman in Vancouver, since 1907

- 1898, career started with W.H. Gillard & Co, wholesale grocers; Hamilton, Ontario

- 1907, came to Vancouver to join his brothers in business, Frederick Buscombe & Co., wholesale china and glassware; eventually sold to Cassidy's Ltd. Brother George remained as manager for a time.

- George organized firm of Buscombe & Co. Ltd., with Charles. Importers of crockery and glassware, silver and metal ware.

Memberships & affiliations:

- past president, Division One Liberal Association / B.C. Liberal Association

- past master, St. James Lodge No. 80, A.F. & A.M.

- past preceptor, Columbia Preceptory

Predeceased by:

- parents, Edwin & Isabelle Buscombe

- brother, Frederick; came to Vancouver in 1891; mayor of Vancouver 1905-1906

Survived by:

- wife

- brother, George; came to Vancouver in 1891; ex-Alderman

- brother, John; Hamilton, Ontario

- brother, William; Hamilton, Ontario

- sister, Mrs. R.P. Anderson; Hamilton, Ontario

Funeral service: 20 Feb 1947, Vancouver, BC; under auspices of St. James Lodge No. 20, A.F. & A.M.

Interment: family plot, Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC

References:

- "Pioneer Merchant Dies at 66", The Province (Vancouver, BC), 18 Feb 1947; page 6. Newspapers.com. Web.

- "Death Claims C. Buscombe Here at 66", The Vancouver Sun, 18 Feb 1947; page 3. Newspapers.com. Web.

- "Prominent Vancouver Man, C. Buscombe, Dies", Times Colonist (Victoria, BC), 18 Feb 1947; page 2. Newspapers.com. Web.

- "Deaths", The Vancouver Sun, 19 Feb 1947; page 17. Newspapers.com. Web.

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BC Death Registration: 1947-09-002277

Name: Charles Melville Buscombe

Age: 66 yrs

Racial origin: English

Birth: 5 Sep 1880, Hamilton, Ontario

Death: 17 Feb 1947, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC

Status: Married

Father: Edwyn Buscombe; England

Mother: Isabel Olver; England

Wife: Ethel Raymer

Occupation: Manufacturers Agent, Importers of China

Last worked in occupation: Oct 1946

Years in occupation: 25 yrs

Residence: Comox St., Vancouver, BC

In Vancouver: 40 yrs

In BC: 40 yrs

Informant: Ethel M. Buscombe, wife, Comox St., Vancouver, BC

Burial: 20 Feb 1947, Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby, BC

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BC Marriage Registration: 1945-09-591017

Groom: Charles Melville Buscombe, age 64, widower, Anglican, racial origin: English, birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario; occupation: Crockery Merchant; residence: Comox St., Vancouver, BC

Groom's father: Edwin Buscombe; Bodman, England

Groom's mother: Olver Grills; Bodman, England

Bride: Ethel May Grieve, age 62, widow, Presbyterian, birthplace: Markham, Ontario; occupation: Housekeeper, At Home; residence: 11th Ave., Vancouver, BC

Bride's father: Jesse Hoover Raymer; Markham, Ontario

Bride's mother: Mahala Conner; Pickering, Ontario

Married: 17 Aug 1945, 11th Ave. West, Vancouver, BC; by License.

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