Okanagan Researcher, Vol. 15 (4), June 1999
Beaverdell and Carmi Voters’ List for the 1935 Federal Election
Extracted and compiled by Kenneth G. Aitken
Copyright June 1999 by Kenneth G. Aitken, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
For the genealogist, the challenge of finding a surrogate for a census when doing early 20th century Canadian research is a real challenge. At the time of writing there is great concern by the historical and genealogical community about Stats Canada’s reluctance to make the 1911 and other 20th century censuses available to the public. Until this issue is resolved, the genealogist must continue to search for surrogates for the census. One of the most common surrogates mentioned in the genealogical literature is the voters’ list. The List of Electors, 1935 for Beaverdell and Carmi, attached to this article, is a sample of such a voters’ list. This voters’ list has certain limitations. The greatest limitation is that it is limited to those who are Canadian citizens or British subjects who have lived a certain period of time in the Carmi, Beaverdell area and who are over the age of 21 years, the legal voting age in 1935. Another serious limitation is that married or widowed women are identified solely by their husband’s name: “Mrs. Anthony Shavela”, rather than something more practical to the genealogists, like: “Ida Mae Shavela”. Another limitation is the absence of relationships and ages.
The attached voters list was created under the provision of the Dominion Franchise Act, which directed the federal government to create Lists of Electors for use in federal elections. The List of Electors for 1935 has been microfilmed, as have most other federal voters lists up to at least the late 1970s and are available from the National Archives of Canada.
The Lists of Electors are arranged alphabetically by the name of the electoral district (constituency) within each province. Beaverdell and Carmi fall in the Yale Electoral District. Within the electoral districts the lists are further arranged by polling station number and then by street address. Beaverdell and Carmi fall with Rural polling Station No. 6, “Beaverdell”. The only time these polling station lists are arranged alphabetically by the name of the elector is for some of the rural electoral districts and polling stations. Polling Station No. 6, Beaverdell is a good example. The original was not arranged in strict alphabetical order, but by first letter order. I have noted this is quite common on most lists in 1935.
The microfilm series for the 1935 electoral rolls are found in the National Archives of Canada and are listed in their Finding Aid 113-1 which covers the Office of the Chief Returning Officer. This Finding Aid was published in February 1989 and can be purchased from the National Archives of Canada. Yale Electoral District is found on microfilm M-4761.
List of Electors, 1935
Electoral District of Yale, Rural Polling Division No. 6, Beaverdell
| Surname | Given | Occupation | PO Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett, | George | miner | Beaverdell |
| Beamish, | Edward | miner | Beaverdell |
| Bell, | Alexander John | miner | Beaverdell |
| Benson, | William | miner | Beaverdell |
| Berchtold, | Fred | section man | Carmi |
| Berchtold, | Walter | section man | Carmi |
| Berger, | Leona, Miss | housekeeper | Carmi |
| Blackburne, | William | miner | Beaverdell |
| Bongalis, | George | section foreman | Beaverdell |
| Bongalis, | George, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Bongalis, | Paul | section man | Beaverdell |
| Bongalis, | Paul, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Bradley, | John | miner | Carmi |
| Brodie, | John | miner | Beaverdell |
| Brown, | Richard, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Brown, | Richard | miner | Beaverdell |
| Bubar, | Bayard | farmer | Beaverdell |
| Bubar, | Bayard, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Bubar, | Chas | farmer | Beaverdell |
| Bubar, | Chas, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Cameron, | Angus | miner | Beaverdell |
| Cameron, | Angus, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Cappos, | Constantine | section man | Beaverdell |
| Christisen, | Nels | miner | Carmi |
| Clarke, | Thos | postmaster | Beaverdell |
| Clarke, | Thos, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Cook, | John | cook | Beaverdell |
| Cousins, | Edward | miner | Beaverdell |
| Cousins, | Edward, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Cousins, | Irvine | miner | Beaverdell |
| Cousins, | Francis | truck driver | Beaverdell |
| Cousins, | Francis, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Crowe, | Thos. Edward | blacksmith | Beaverdell |
| Crowe, | Thos. Edward, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Cummings, | Ewart Gladstone | miner | Beaverdell |
| Dickson, | Gordon | miner | Beaverdell |
| Didcote, | Frank | section forman | Beaverdell |
| Didcote, | Frank, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Drum, | James | miner | Beaverdell |
| Drum, | James, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Eaton, | John Wesley | farmer | Beaverdell |
| Eaton, | John Wesley, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Edstrom, | Elmer Atli Efraim | miner | Beaverdell |
| Ellett, | Bert Ernest, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Ellett, | Bert Ernest | miner | Beaverdell |
| Elliott, | Chas. Franklin | miner | Beaverdell |
| Elliott, | Chas. Franklin, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Ferroux, | Jean Francois | farmer | Carmi |
| Ferroux, | Leon John | section man | Carmi |
| Ferroux, | Leon, Mrs. | married woman | Carmi |
| Fletcher, | Alfred Sydney | miner | Beaverdell |
| Ford, | Henry | section man | Carmi |
| Foster, | Ira Low | miner | Beaverdell |
| Fripp, | Humphrey | miner | Beaverdell |
| Fripp, | Humphrey, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Fritz, | Frank | blacksmith | Carmi |
| Fry, | Herbert | miner | Beaverdell |
| Fry, | Herbert, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Gachain, | Jean Pierre | carpenter | Carmi |
| Gallioz, | John B. | postmaster | Carmi |
| Gallioz, | John B., Mrs. | married woman | Carmi |
| Gilmore | Chas. Ernest | farmer | Beaverdell |
| Gilmore | Irma, Miss | housekeeper | Carmi |
| Gustafson, | Axel, Mrs. | cook | Beaverdell |
| Gustafson | Kermit | miner | Beaverdell |
| Halstrom, | John | miner | Beaverdell |
| Hanna, | Adeline, Miss | spinster | Beaverdell |
| Hanna, | John, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Hanna, | John Alex | mine supt. | Beaverdell |
| Harrison, | James | farmer | Beaverdell |
| Harrison, | James, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Henderson, | Thos. | miner | Beaverdell |
| Henderson, | Thos., Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Hendrickson, | Arthur | miner | Beaverdell |
| Hood, | Delbert E. | labourer | Beaverdell |
| Hood, | Delbert, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Horner, | Geoffrey | farmer | Beaverdell |
| Houck, | Henry, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Houck, | Henry | storekeeper | Beaverdell |
| Houlind, | Oluf | miner | Beaverdell |
| Hoyes, | Wm. Thomas | physician | Beaverdell |
| Hurley, | Wm. Allan | miner | Beaverdell |
| Inglis, | George Ross, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Inglis, | George Ross | miner | Beaverdell |
| Jackson, | Eric E. | miner | Beaverdell |
| Jensen, | Frederick | miner | Beaverdell |
| Johnson, | Jarl | miner | Beaverdell |
| Keefe, | Eulie | miner | Beaverdell |
| Keefe, | Walter | labourer | Beaverdell |
| Keefe, | Walter, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Kelley, | George | miner | Carmi |
| Kennedy, | William | mine foreman | Carmi |
| Kernaghan, | William | truck driver | Beaverdell |
| Kernaghan, | Wm, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Kerr, | James | miner | Carmi |
| Kerr, | James, Mrs. | married woman | Carmi |
| Kerr, | Mary, Miss | stenographer | Carmi |
| Kerr, | Daniel | miner | Beaverdell |
| Kerr, | John | miner | Carmi |
| Lane, | John D. | miner | Beaverdell |
| Legiest, | Raymond | engineer | Carmi |
| Lind, | Charles | miner | Beaverdell |
| Lind, | Charles, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Lindsay, | Thos. | school teacher | Beaverdell |
| Lord, | Edward | mechanic | Beaverdell |
| Lowndees, | John | miner | Beaverdell |
| Lucente, | Leonard | miner | Beaverdell |
| Lutner, | Edwin Charles | labourer | Beaverdell |
| Lutner, | Peter | retired man | Beaverdell |
| Madge, | Victor Edward | miner | Beaverdell |
| Marsh, | Thomas | section foreman | Carmi |
| Marsh, | Thomas, Mrs. | married woman | Carmi |
| Matheson, | James | farmer | Carmi |
| Mattson, | Nels | mine supt. | Beaverdell |
| McDonald | Finley | mail carrier | Beaverdell |
| McKenzie, | Donald Edward | labourer | Beaverdell |
| McKenzie, | Donald Edward, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| McLanders, | Roy | miner | Beaverdell |
| McLanders, | Roy, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| McLennon, | Stanley | miner | Beaverdell |
| McPhee, | Alex | miner | Beaverdell |
| McPhee, | Alex, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Michaud, | Albert | miner | Beaverdell |
| Monroe, | Geo. Alex. | section man | Carmi |
| Monroe, | Geo. Alex., Mrs. | married woman | Carmi |
| Montgomery, | Wm. Boydell | surveyor | Beaverdell |
| Moran, | Patrick, Mrs. | hotel keeper | Beaverdell |
| Morrison, | Allan Richmond | miner | Beaverdell |
| Morrison, | John Donald | miner | Beaverdell |
| Morrison, | John Donald, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Mosti, | Edward | miner | Beaverdell |
| Muir, | Thomas, Mrs. | hotel keeper | Carmi |
| Muir, | Thomas | blacksmith | Carmi |
| Mulhern, | Samuel | miner | Beaverdell |
| Mulhern, | Samuel, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Murray, | Duncan John | miner | Beaverdell |
| Neaves, | Ira | cook | Beaverdell |
| Neaves, | William, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Neaves, | William | miner | Beaverdell |
| Nordman, | Charles | miner | Beaverdell |
| Nordman, | Charles, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Noren, | Carl | farmer | Beaverdell |
| North, | Albert, Mrs. | housekeeper | Beaverdell |
| Olsen, | Charles | section man | Carmi |
| Paterson, | Gordon | miner | Beaverdell |
| Pederson, | Hans A. | restaurant keeper | Beaverdell |
| Pederson, | Hans A., Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Perry, | Robt. Henry | miner | Beaverdell |
| Petterson, | Frank Oscar | farmer | Beaverdell |
| Rambo, | Washington H. | miner | Beaverdell |
| Richter, | Frank Edward Sumner | bookkeeper | Beaverdell |
| Robertson, | Malcolm | section man | Carmi |
| Rose, | Emil | blacksmith | Beaverdell |
| Rusch, | Roscoe | section foreman | Carmi |
| Rusch, | Roscoe, Mrs. | married woman | Carmi |
| Russell, | Charles | mechanic | Beaverdell |
| Russell, | Harold | miner | Beaverdell |
| Russell, | William | miner | Beaverdell |
| Sargent, | Clayton | section man | Carmi |
| Saunders, | Thos. Edward | miner | Beaverdell |
| Saunders, | Thos. Edward, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Saunier, | Eugene | miner | Carmi |
| Schofield, | Arthur | steam engineer | Carmi |
| Schofield, | Arthur, Mrs. | married woman | Carmi |
| Shavela, | Anthony | cook | Beaverdell |
| Shavela, | Anthony, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Shuster, | Anthony | miner | Beaverdell |
| Smith, | David | retired man | Beaverdell |
| Smith, | Edward George | trapper | Beaverdell |
| Smith, | Mark | miner | Beaverdell |
| Smith, | Mark, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Snider, | Charles | labourer | Beaverdell |
| Snider, | Charles, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Staples, | Edwin Palmer | miner | Beaverdell |
| Sutherland, | George Duncan | blacksmith | Beaverdell |
| Sutherland, | James | farmer | Beaverdell |
| Swanson, | Swan Julius | miner | Beaverdell |
| Thomas, | Joseph | section man | Carmi |
| Thompson, | Milton | miner | Beaverdell |
| Timmermeister, | Frederick | mine foreman | Beaverdell |
| Vickery, | Aldo | miner | Carmi |
| Warrington, | Wm. | miner | Beaverdell |
| Warrington, | Wm., Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Watson, | David | carpenter | Carmi |
| Worthing, | Reginald | miner | Beaverdell |
| Worthing, | Reginald, Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Worthing, | Thos. | miner | Beaverdell |
| Worthing, | Thos., Mrs. | married woman | Beaverdell |
| Wynne, | Wm. J. | prospector | Beaverdell |
| Youngson, | Wm. | hotel keeper | Beaverdell |
Copyright June 1999 by Kenneth G. Aitken, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED