LenoreHudson on 2011-08-03 22:23:11Try the online British Columbia censuses. There is one in 1901 and another in 1911. Others are also available for smaller areas.
poorone on 2011-08-04 06:32:36It sounds like your father is still living. If I am not assuming right, than you could go to the cemetery and get his death date, and than from there go to the library and see if you could obtain an obit. The obit may give you some clues. You could contact the library for obtaining info. You could ask them to look in their city directory and see where he lived.
Are you certain that there is no one to ask..... no brothers or sisters, cousins, Aunts or Uncles???
Obtaining a birth certificate would give you his parents names and I am certain that you already know that. It is important to prove who his parents are so you research in the right line. So easy to get into another line.
Familysearch.org has indexed British Columbia records.
BC births 1854-1903
deaths 1872-1986
marriage 1859-1932
On rootsweb, under familytrees you will find three pages of Bertrand
born in Chilliwack, B.C and moving to Washington ???
Best wishes with your research. Remember to do put your email out for everyone to see....do it privately. If you want to discuss this further, you can always send a note privately to me.
trevorpurvis on 2014-06-01 18:28:15Hi James
Not sure if you're checking this site anymore, but would love to chat about your dad.
Hope you're well!
Love
Trevor
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