George is a bit of a mystery man and I am looking for any intimation of his death. He may have lived at 1138 Hornby Street, Vancouver and was said to be married to a lady called Angie Colina Langwill (1877-1946) who I know a lot about. Details are sketchy but he was supposed to be dead by 1921 and possibly in the period 1910-1921.
George and Angie (not Angelina) were supposed to be married but I have failed to find any record of it. It may have been in the same period of 1910 -1921 and possibly in another part of Canada.
Death of George Colwyn in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Re: Death of George Colwyn in Vancouver, British Columbia
Hello ChipChip,
I'm intrigued by this guy !! I took a look around and he does seem to be very elusive.
Have you checked the Henderson City Directories for Vancouver for the 19 - teens ?
https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections ... /1.0357397
It appears that Angie had returned to Scotland late spring 1913, and returned to Canada in March 1914 (with a
possible side trip / visit) to the United States. According to the 1919 Directory there is an "Annie Colwyn" renting at
1138 Hornby. Possibly this may narrow down the marriage to 1914 to 1919. She is a widow at the same address
in 1921.
Cheers,
Heather
I'm intrigued by this guy !! I took a look around and he does seem to be very elusive.
Have you checked the Henderson City Directories for Vancouver for the 19 - teens ?
https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections ... /1.0357397
It appears that Angie had returned to Scotland late spring 1913, and returned to Canada in March 1914 (with a
possible side trip / visit) to the United States. According to the 1919 Directory there is an "Annie Colwyn" renting at
1138 Hornby. Possibly this may narrow down the marriage to 1914 to 1919. She is a widow at the same address
in 1921.
Cheers,
Heather
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Heather
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Re: Death of George Colwyn in Vancouver, British Columbia
Hello ChipChip,
I'm intrigued by this guy !! I took a look around and he does seem to be very elusive.
Have you checked the Henderson City Directories for Vancouver for the 19 - teens ?
https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections ... /1.0357397
It appears that Angie had returned to Scotland late spring 1913, and returned to Canada in March 1914 (with a
possible side trip / visit) to the United States. According to the 1919 Directory there is an "Annie Colwyn" renting at
1138 Hornby. Possibly this may narrow down the marriage to 1914 to 1919. She is a widow at the same address
in 1921.
Does the name Henry Warren Givens mean anything to you ?
Address listed on Angie's death certificate has the signature H.W. Givens. 6245 Marguerite Street, Vancouver
Relationship to deceased is Cousin.
Cheers,
Heather
I'm intrigued by this guy !! I took a look around and he does seem to be very elusive.
Have you checked the Henderson City Directories for Vancouver for the 19 - teens ?
https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections ... /1.0357397
It appears that Angie had returned to Scotland late spring 1913, and returned to Canada in March 1914 (with a
possible side trip / visit) to the United States. According to the 1919 Directory there is an "Annie Colwyn" renting at
1138 Hornby. Possibly this may narrow down the marriage to 1914 to 1919. She is a widow at the same address
in 1921.
Does the name Henry Warren Givens mean anything to you ?
Address listed on Angie's death certificate has the signature H.W. Givens. 6245 Marguerite Street, Vancouver
Relationship to deceased is Cousin.
Cheers,
Heather
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ChipChip
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Re: Death of George Colwyn in Vancouver, British Columbia
Heather,
Many thanks for taking the trouble to respond. You seem to have hit the same roadblock as me and many others online. There are several trees with her Scottish family but they are all error prone.
Angie Colina Colwyn nee Langwill was of Scottish extraction but was born in Ireland and died in Vancouver, Canada. I know virtually all about her apart from her apparent marriage to a George Colwyn. Her last visit to Scotland from Canada was in 1921. She was a Widow and known as Angie Colwyn or Colwin. She was not married in the 1910 Canadian census. You would imagine that names like Colwyn and Langwill are not that common and would be easy to research. No such luck.
I also know about the background of her cousin Henry Givens who was the informant to her death but it has not helped in solving the puzzle. He died in 1947 a year after Angie.
I was not aware of the Henderson City Directory you mentioned and have had a quick look. My initial reaction is that it is not easy to research but I will give it another go.
Th quest continues.
Many thanks for taking the trouble to respond. You seem to have hit the same roadblock as me and many others online. There are several trees with her Scottish family but they are all error prone.
Angie Colina Colwyn nee Langwill was of Scottish extraction but was born in Ireland and died in Vancouver, Canada. I know virtually all about her apart from her apparent marriage to a George Colwyn. Her last visit to Scotland from Canada was in 1921. She was a Widow and known as Angie Colwyn or Colwin. She was not married in the 1910 Canadian census. You would imagine that names like Colwyn and Langwill are not that common and would be easy to research. No such luck.
I also know about the background of her cousin Henry Givens who was the informant to her death but it has not helped in solving the puzzle. He died in 1947 a year after Angie.
I was not aware of the Henderson City Directory you mentioned and have had a quick look. My initial reaction is that it is not easy to research but I will give it another go.
Th quest continues.
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Re: Death of George Colwyn in Vancouver, British Columbia
Hi Again 
When Angie re-entered Canada 14Mar1914 at Halifax on the Scandinavian - she is listed as single.
She has paperwork prepared (Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans,
Vermont, District, 1895-1924) to enter the USA at St. Albans, Vermont. Her final destination is l
isted as Portland, Oregon.
So, based on this I narrowed the marriage date from that day forward and also factoring in that
she may have met George in the US rather than Canada.
Also, in the the Henderson's Greater Vancouver Directory 1919, it seems tha.t it is Angie Colwyn
living at 1138 Hornby, the listing is "Annie Colywn". So narrowing the possible marriage to have
happened on or before 1919.
I've peeked at US newspapers and records that I can access for the State of Oregon and also
State of Washington. No "Colwyn" name that fits. But due to mis-spelling they might be there.
I'll continue to fish ......
Cheers,
Heather
When Angie re-entered Canada 14Mar1914 at Halifax on the Scandinavian - she is listed as single.
She has paperwork prepared (Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans,
Vermont, District, 1895-1924) to enter the USA at St. Albans, Vermont. Her final destination is l
isted as Portland, Oregon.
So, based on this I narrowed the marriage date from that day forward and also factoring in that
she may have met George in the US rather than Canada.
Also, in the the Henderson's Greater Vancouver Directory 1919, it seems tha.t it is Angie Colwyn
living at 1138 Hornby, the listing is "Annie Colywn". So narrowing the possible marriage to have
happened on or before 1919.
I've peeked at US newspapers and records that I can access for the State of Oregon and also
State of Washington. No "Colwyn" name that fits. But due to mis-spelling they might be there.
I'll continue to fish ......
Cheers,
Heather
Fulton, Murdoch, McLean, Graham, McMath, Agnew, Lynch, Lidster, Gordon, Tosh, Harvie
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ChipChip
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Re: Death of George Colwyn in Vancouver, British Columbia
Heather
It is fairly obvious that you have been beavering away in the background trying to help me solve the mystery man George Colwyn. You have unearthed some very odd movements by Angie from Canada to the United States which have always baffled me. Why was she doing this when she was apparently settled in Canada.? They don't seem to make any sense.
At one stage I came to the conclusion that George and the marriage were complete fiction. The marriage and the early death of her husband seemed suspicious. I later learned that a first cousin of Angie died shortly before her in the UK in early 1946. He left everything to her in his Will and it was a substantial inheritance. He described her as Mrs Angie Colwyn who at that time was living at 2912, First Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia. She died months later and never had time to spend any of the large sum left to her. The inheritance seems to support that she was married to a Colwyn even though he is proving elusive.
It is fairly obvious that you have been beavering away in the background trying to help me solve the mystery man George Colwyn. You have unearthed some very odd movements by Angie from Canada to the United States which have always baffled me. Why was she doing this when she was apparently settled in Canada.? They don't seem to make any sense.
At one stage I came to the conclusion that George and the marriage were complete fiction. The marriage and the early death of her husband seemed suspicious. I later learned that a first cousin of Angie died shortly before her in the UK in early 1946. He left everything to her in his Will and it was a substantial inheritance. He described her as Mrs Angie Colwyn who at that time was living at 2912, First Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia. She died months later and never had time to spend any of the large sum left to her. The inheritance seems to support that she was married to a Colwyn even though he is proving elusive.