Frederick John Baggs1

#9168, (1911 - 1984)
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (1791-1847)

Family

Phyllis Rebecca Bonnycastle (1917 - 2000)
Children
  • Victoria Moira Baggs1
  • Fred Baggs1
  • Wendy Baggs1
  • Rebecca Baggs1 (1947 - 1947)

Life Events

BirthFrederick John Baggs was born on 15 Feb 1911 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.2,3
 
1911 CensusFrederick John Baggs appeared on the 1911 Census of Victoria, British Columbia, at 384 Bushby Street, enumerated 1911. He was 4 months old and born in the USA. His father Fredrick John was a bricklayer, 35, born in England and his mother Hilda Victoria was 19 and born in Nova Scotia. The three of them were lodging with another family.2 
1921 CensusFredrick J Baggs appeared on the 1921 Census of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was with his parents Fredrick and Hilda. Fredrick was 9 years old, immigrated in 1912. His father was a soldier, earning $1680 the previous year.4 
MarriageHe married Phyllis Rebecca Bonnycastle on 25 Nov 1937 in Williams Lake, British Columbia.
Details from the registration: Frederick John Baggs Jr, occupation mining, bachelor, age 29, Baptist, residence Williams Lake, birthplace Rochester, New York, father Frederick John Baggs born England, mother Hilda Victoria Carey born Halifax NS;
Phyllis Rebecca Bonnycastle, spinster, 21, Anglican, residence Williams Lake, born Calgary Alberta, father John Bonnycastle born Saskatchewan, mother Harriet Langille born Nova Scotia;
They were married by a United Church minister and the witnesses were Thelma MacBrayne Luscombe and George Meyrull Wall (?)5 
DeathFrederick died on 19 Aug 1984 in Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia.
Information from death certificate: Frederick John Baggs, residence 552 Wootton Road, Metchosin, married to Phyllis Rebecca Bonnycastle, Pipefitter, born February 15, 1911 in Rochester New York, age 73. His father was Frederick John Baggs who was born in England, mother Hilda Victoria Phyche born Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. Informant was Marion E Adams of 1803 Quadra St, Victoria, no relation. Cremation. [note: the informant was incorrect - his mother's surname was actually Covey and her mother's last name was Peitsch or Pietsch]3,6 
(Mentioned) ObituaryHe was mentioned in his wife Phyllis's 2000 obituary as having predeceased her.1 
Last Edited21 Jan 2022

Citations

  1. Obituary of Phyllis Rebecca Baggs in Victoria Times Colonist, 2 May 2000.
  2. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. British Columbia, Victoria, Subdivision 13, Page 4.
  3. Death certificate of Frederick John Baggs, died 19 August 1984, registered 21 August 1984 in the Province of British Columbia, Certificate #84-09-013685.
  4. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Nova Scotia, Halifax, SD 72 - Halifax City, Page 24.
  5. British Columbia Marriage Registration. Frederick John Baggs & Phyllis Rebecca Bonnycastle, #37-09-453462.
  6. E-mails from Victoria Moira Simmonds to J Kolthammer.