Category Archives: Family Records

Diaries, Scrapbooks, Family Trees, Genealogy & History, research, publications, etc. all related to Digby Town and County Families, both past and present

Certificate of Discharge for Seaman William S. Gilpin

Certificate  of Discharge for Seaman discharge before the Superintendent of a Mercantile Marine Office in the United Kingdom, A British Consul., or a Shipping Officer in British Possession Abroad.

Name of Ship: Vimeira [Vimiera]; Official Number: 98650; Port of Registry: Glasgow; Tonnage: 2163; Name of Seaman: William S. Gilpin, Age 23, Born: Digby; Date of Engagement: 23/6/1903

Date: July 1, 1903

Vimiera Information Link: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=MAIN&reset_config=true&docId=SLV_VOYAGER1749298

Vimiera Photo Link: http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/action/nmets.do?DOCCHOICE=525462.xml&dvs=1421177884817~856&locale=en_US&search_terms=&adjacency=&divType=&usePid1=true&usePid2=true

Accession Number: 1980.25.14

Location: Archival Closet; Archival ox labelled “Misc. Records #1”

T.B. Gilpin Letterhead – Child’s Watercolour Painting

Watercolour painting of a butterfly, most likely done by a young child, on the back of a letterhead for T. B. Gilpin, A.B., LL. B., (Yale) Advocate, Barrister and Solicitor-At-Law – Notary Public, Real Estate, Insurance, Express Money Order Agent, Conveyancer, Etc  Box 8 Mail Office Digby, N.S. Canada.

Date: 191_

Accession Number: 1980.25.31

Location: Archival Closet; Archival Box labelled “Misc. Records #1”

T.B. Gilpin Letterhead – Child’s Watercolour Painting

Watercolour painting of a butterfly, most likely done by a young child, on the back of a letterhead for T. B. Gilpin, A.B., LL. B., (Yale) Advocate, Barrister and Solicitor-At-Law – Notary Public, Real Estate, Insurance, Express Money Order Agent, Conveyancer, Etc  Box 8 Mail Office Digby, N.S. Canada.

Date: 191_

Accession Number: 1980.25.32

Location: Archival Closet; Archival Box labelled “Misc. Records #1”

 

The St. John Ambulance Association Certificate to Aime Destobel

St. John Ambulance Association, the Canadian Branch. The Certificate in First Aid to the Injured is awarded to Aime Destobel, at New Waterford (Cape Breton).

This file also contains a couple of photos, negatives, and numerous newspaper clippings regarding the Destobel/Cestnick family.

Dated: August 1931

Accession Number: 2010.9.9

Location: Archival Closet; Archival Box labelled “Misc. Records #1”