Collection search - Seal Island

Hierarchical level:

Item

Electoral district:

Digby-Yarmouth, Shelbure - Yarmouth - Clare

Date(s):

Established	Closing
1903-12-15	1973-09-29

Province:

Nova Scotia

Reference:

RG3-D-3

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Post Offices and Postmasters

Item ID number:

5292

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Additional information:

Distributing point - Clark Harbour

Location - Arggle

Mail route - Clark's Harbour and Seal Island 1 p.w.

Miscellaneous - 2 families permanent and total 15 - all year, 15 complete families move in 1-12 to 31-5, 20 more part families also totaling 50 total

Nature of premises - Dwelling

Note - Period of operation of office is from 15-12-1903 to 31-05 yearly.

Status - Seasonal - 1903-12-15 - Manage to regular office - 1908-06-10

Source:

PSFDS03-(21309)

Summer-winter:

1903-12-15

Postmasters names and service information
Name of postmaster	Military status	Date of birth	Date of appointment	Date of vacancy	Cause of vacancy
John Crowell			1903-12-15	1924-10-06	Resignation
Mrs Winifred Hamilton		1899-06	1924-12-08	1942-05-11	Resignation
Mrs Wldena Jones		*	1942-10-12	1943-08-20	Resignation
Lewis Churchill Spinney		1898-11-25	1943-10-12	Acting
Lewis Churchill Spinney		1898-11-25	1943-12-15	1947-03-10	Resignation
Charles Edward Gallant	OAS	*	1947-06-20	Acting
Charles Edward Gallant	OAS	*	1947-06-23	1950-09-05	Resignation
Donald Victor Watters		*	1950-09-30	Acting
Donald Victor Watters		*	1951-03-12	1951-05-31	Resignation
Bradford Alton Fleming [Flemming]	OAS	*	1951-06-30	Acting
Bradford Alton Fleming [Flemming]	OAS	*	1951-08-16		(Still - 1973-06)

*In compliance with the Privacy Act (1983), certain personal information has been deleted from this file.

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