Memorable Manitobans: Charles Henry West (1849-1905)

Dredge captain.

Born at St. Catharines, Ontario on 9 March 1849, he came to Selkirk, Manitoba in 1884 and was put in charge of the federal government dredge on the Red River. He held the position for seventeen years until the time of his death. He was also a provincial boiler inspector.

He was married twice, first to Annie West. They had two daughters: Edna Pearl West and Isla May West. In 1894 he married Martha Mareta Robinson of Winnipeg. They had two children: Edith West and Stanley Earl West. He was Master of the Lisgar Lodge, AF & AM.

He died at Selkirk on 15 June 1905.

Source:

A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.

1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

Death registration for C. H. West, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

This profile was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 15 November 2008

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