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Capt. Charles Foster Barkhouse

Male 1869 - 1962  (92 years)


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  • Name Charles Foster Barkhouse 
    • 1901 a Sea Captain
    Title Capt. 
    Birth 24 Nov 1869  Medford, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Nov 1962  [5] 
    • One of Last Schooner Captains Dies at 92 Hantsport - Capt. Charles Foster Barkhouse died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ivan Oickle at Hantsport. He was 92. He was one of Nova Scotia's last schooner captains. Born at Medford, Kings County, Capt. Barkhouse was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barkhouse. He lived in Hantsport most of his life. He was a sea captain for 44 years and worked for 22 years as an engineer with the Minas Basin Pulp and Power Company. He was a member of St. Andrew's Anglican Church. During his career at sea he was shipwrecked four times. He is survived by his wife, the former Florence Scott of Avonport; one son Charles, Hantsport; four daughters, Mrs. Ralph Harris, Hantsport; Mrs. Bert Willigar, Parrsboro; Mrs. Fred Best, Hantsport; and Mrs. Ivan Oickle,, Hantsport; four stepsons George, John and Cecil, all of Hantsport, and Fred Scott in California; one sister, Mrs. John Burns, Canning; a half brother, Leonard, Kentville, a half sister Effie (Mrs. George Bennett), Steen Mills, Kings County, and 19 grandchildren. The body is at Lindsay's Funeral Home, Windsor. Funeral will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at St. Andrews Church, Rev. Bordon Pyke officiating. Burial will be in Hantsport Cemetery.
    Burial Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2807  Hantsport Families
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2021 

    Father Edward J. Barkhouse,   b. 28 Nov 1840, Kingsport, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1922, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Susan Patterson,   b. 1841   d. 5 May 1888 (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F4727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Annie Laura Patterson,   b. 16 May 1877, Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1925 (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1895  Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Type: Baptist 
    Children 
    +1. Laura May Barkhouse,   b. 9 Dec 1892, Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1990, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
    Family ID F5785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2021 

    Family 2 Florence Matilda Fields,   b. Mar 1900, Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1971, PM Hospital, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Aileen Florence Barkhouse,   b. 31 Oct 1931, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 2014, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +2. Susie May Barkhouse,   b. Abt 1931, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1993, Halifax, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +3. Living
    +4. Charles Edward Barkhouse,   b. Abt 1934, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1997, Barrhead, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +5. Maude Irene Barkhouse,   b. 9 Jan 1936, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 2019, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2019 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Nov 1869 - Medford, Kings, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Baptist - 15 Oct 1895 - Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1901 Census of Canada, Census Place: Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page: 12; Family No: 123.

    2. [S7] 1911 Census of Canada, Census Place: 5 - Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; Page: 1; Family No: 1.

    3. [S80] The Barkhouse Book, (website).

    4. [S2009] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, (website), Birth Registration: Year: 1869 book: 1816 page: 113 number: 183.

    5. [S38] The Chronicle Herald, 19 Nov 1962.

    6. [S2009] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, (website), Registration: Year: 1895 book: 1823 page: 275 number: 106.