Silvey, Pico Island, Azores to Massachusettes and then to British Columbia, Canada.
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Silvey, Pico Island, Azores to Massachusettes and then to British Columbia, Canada.
 RockySampson1963
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Posted: 21 Feb 2008 6:11AM GMT |
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Our family name in British Columbia was once spelled Silvia, Sylvia, and other variations.
The Silvey family of British Columbia Canada had it's foundation roots start about 1860. Joseph Silvey jumped from a whaling ship off the mouth of the Fraser River. His destination was the rich gold pannings on the banks of the Fraser River, somewhere above Fort Yale. Joseph Silvey never made his fortunes digging for gold, but he stayed in BC as a saloon keeper, hotel-store keeper and fisherman and whaler. He made his fortunes in having family and friends. He lived his years having a big family and purchasing a beautiful tree covered island, some 300 plus acres. Several generations of Silvey's later, the BC coast is still home to many hundredds and hundreds of Silvey's; fishermen, loggers and many other contributing jobs, now that fishing and logging are going into history's locker.
Some information on our Silvey branch;
Some say our Portuguese Joe Silvey was born about 1828 and others say about 1830-40. We have baptisms from the church at Calheta de Nesquim on the island of Pico (thanks to cousin Brenda Silvey). The baptisms for Joseph and his 8 siblings are from one family between the years of 1819 to 1842. The parents listed are; Joao' Jose' de Simas and his wife; Francisca Jacinta. The paternal grandparents for Joseph Silvey and his 8 siblings are; paternal grandfather (unknown) and his wife Maria do Espirito Santo, and the maternal grandparents were Antonio Silveira Quaresma Maria Jacinta. All four grandparents were of the same Parish of Calheta de Nesquim on Pico Island.
Children (Joe and his siblings) from the baptism papers, from the church at Calheta de Nesquim on Pico Island, Azores;
1. Manuel, born August 21, 1819
2. Maria, born July 24, 1822
3. Joao, born February 22, 1825
4.Jose (Joseph), born April 23, 1828
5. Francisca, born April 3, 1831
6. Antonio, born May 18, 1834
7. Rosa, born January 26, 1837
8. Domingos, born August 25, 1839
9. Joaquina, born September 12, 1842.
The church at CALHETA DE NESQUIM, Pico Island, Azores http://flickr.com/photos/hilda/2276108392/ This is from Flickr, a wonderful site to look up any image of any pl,ace you wish to see
Pico Island images from Flickr (make sure you open all); http://www.flickr.com/photos/hilda/2276108956/
Note we are posative this is our branch as "OUR" Joseph had named his children every single name listed above, right down to Joaquina and Domingo (that was my great grandfathers name, he was born in Stanley Park, Vancouver in 1874). Another reason why we think this is our ancestor and his siblings (listed above), is because we had oral history of Josephs grandfather being a Scottsman who stayed in Portugal after a war. He was a Highlander and this fits, as the baptisms all don't mention the paternal grandfather.
If you feel you have a connection to this information or the follwing information, please contact me;
1. Birthplace; Calheta de Nesquim, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal.
2. New bedford and Massachusettes ports for 1800's whalers.
3. Maybe California (something in the whaling business made him come to the Pacific)
4. Whaling off British Columbia in the 1850-60's
5. Gold panning on the Fraser River of British Columbia, about 1860's.
6. Hotel, saloon and store keeper on Burrard inlet's Granville (Gastown), now called Vancouver.
7. Homesteading in Stanley Park, on Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, BC.
8. Living on a beautiful Gulf Island; Reid Island, BC, Canada and raising his family with his wife.
9. Death of Portuguese Joe Silvey in 1902, Reid Island, British Columbia, Canada
10. Our Joseph Silvey was very illusive on his birth year. It changed from each government document to another... sometimes the dates of birth are many years apart. I feel he changed birth years often so as not to be traced, as he jumped ship around 1860 and always felt insecure about that fact.
11. Joseph Silvey had his surname spelled many different ways, according to the English language and the dominated british and Scottish people who lived on BC's coast back in the 1800's. The surname "Silvey" was a result of many changes and different spellings, but it is close to his real Portuguese surname.
12.Portuguese Joe Silvey (our BC ancestor) recieved the name "Portuguese Joe", when three or 4 other Portuguese Joe's appeared on the BC coast. So to make himself different he too the name "Portuguese Joe #1", while all others fell into the number they took (each took a number to differentiate themselves from one another).
The following are some links to OUR Portuguese Joe Silvey on British Columbia, Canada's west coast. In the 1800's one could be lost on this coast, very easily... that fact is still prevelant today. So Joe Silvey could make a living but be hidden from civilization quite easy.
Please take some time and open up the following links. The first two links are on books about our Joseph Silvey and the following two links are ones I made on yahoo, some years ago;
http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/TheRemarkableAdventur... Jean Barman's book on my ancestor Joe Silvey is on the cover image.
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/oca/Awards/book/200... Another book Jean Barman wrote, the cover is Joe Silvey and his second wife, my grteat great grandparents.
Jose (Joseph Silvey and wife "Kwattleematt" (Lucy Silvey) from my websites in Yahoo; http://www.geocities.com/theremarkableadventures/Josephandlu...
Joseph Silvey's home island in British Columbia, Canada. From my website in Yahoo. http://www.geocities.com/portuguesejoesilvey/Reid_Island.htm...
From Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; warmest regards, Rocky
Email me here or directly.
More links;
A documentary, soon to be released on OUR Portuguese Joe Silvey and his life in the 1800's; http://www.coastreporter.net/madison/WQuestion.nsf/ba5c389d8...
Portuguese Joe Silvey and other early immigrants from Portugal to British Columbia, Canada; http://www.geocities.com/fcandido2001/portcanada/bcportugues...
Please make time to open the links above, too.
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The Silvey family of British Columbia Canada had it's foundation roots start about 1860. Joseph Silvey jumped from a whaling ship off the mouth of the Fraser River. His destination was the rich gold pannings on the banks of the Fraser River, somewhere above Fort Yale. Joseph Silvey never made his fortunes digging for gold, but he stayed in BC as a saloon keeper, hotel-store keeper and fisherman and whaler. He made his fortunes in having family and friends. He lived his years having a big family and purchasing a beautiful tree covered island, some 300 plus acres. Several generations of Silvey's later, the BC coast is still home to many hundredds and hundreds of Silvey's; fishermen, loggers and many other contributing jobs, now that fishing and logging are going into history's locker.
Some information on our Silvey branch;
Some say our Portuguese Joe Silvey was born about 1828 and others say about 1830-40. We have baptisms from the church at Calheta de Nesquim on the island of Pico (thanks to cousin Brenda Silvey). The baptisms for Joseph and his 8 siblings are from one family between the years of 1819 to 1842. The parents listed are; Joao' Jose' de Simas and his wife; Francisca Jacinta. The paternal grandparents for Joseph Silvey and his 8 siblings are; paternal grandfather (unknown) and his wife Maria do Espirito Santo, and the maternal grandparents were Antonio Silveira Quaresma Maria Jacinta. All four grandparents were of the same Parish of Calheta de Nesquim on Pico Island.
Children (Joe and his siblings) from the baptism papers, from the church at Calheta de Nesquim on Pico Island, Azores;
1. Manuel, born August 21, 1819
2. Maria, born July 24, 1822
3. Joao, born February 22, 1825
4.Jose (Joseph), born April 23, 1828
5. Francisca, born April 3, 1831
6. Antonio, born May 18, 1834
7. Rosa, born January 26, 1837
8. Domingos, born August 25, 1839
9. Joaquina, born September 12, 1842.
The church at CALHETA DE NESQUIM, Pico Island, Azores http://flickr.com/photos/hilda/2276108392/ This is from Flickr, a wonderful site to look up any image of any pl,ace you wish to see
Pico Island images from Flickr (make sure you open all); http://www.flickr.com/photos/hilda/2276108956/
Note we are posative this is our branch as "OUR" Joseph had named his children every single name listed above, right down to Joaquina and Domingo (that was my great grandfathers name, he was born in Stanley Park, Vancouver in 1874). Another reason why we think this is our ancestor and his siblings (listed above), is because we had oral history of Josephs grandfather being a Scottsman who stayed in Portugal after a war. He was a Highlander and this fits, as the baptisms all don't mention the paternal grandfather.
If you feel you have a connection to this information or the follwing information, please contact me;
1. Birthplace; Calheta de Nesquim, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal.
2. New bedford and Massachusettes ports for 1800's whalers.
3. Maybe California (something in the whaling business made him come to the Pacific)
4. Whaling off British Columbia in the 1850-60's
5. Gold panning on the Fraser River of British Columbia, about 1860's.
6. Hotel, saloon and store keeper on Burrard inlet's Granville (Gastown), now called Vancouver.
7. Homesteading in Stanley Park, on Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, BC.
8. Living on a beautiful Gulf Island; Reid Island, BC, Canada and raising his family with his wife.
9. Death of Portuguese Joe Silvey in 1902, Reid Island, British Columbia, Canada
10. Our Joseph Silvey was very illusive on his birth year. It changed from each government document to another... sometimes the dates of birth are many years apart. I feel he changed birth years often so as not to be traced, as he jumped ship around 1860 and always felt insecure about that fact.
11. Joseph Silvey had his surname spelled many different ways, according to the English language and the dominated british and Scottish people who lived on BC's coast back in the 1800's. The surname "Silvey" was a result of many changes and different spellings, but it is close to his real Portuguese surname.
12.Portuguese Joe Silvey (our BC ancestor) recieved the name "Portuguese Joe", when three or 4 other Portuguese Joe's appeared on the BC coast. So to make himself different he too the name "Portuguese Joe #1", while all others fell into the number they took (each took a number to differentiate themselves from one another).
The following are some links to OUR Portuguese Joe Silvey on British Columbia, Canada's west coast. In the 1800's one could be lost on this coast, very easily... that fact is still prevelant today. So Joe Silvey could make a living but be hidden from civilization quite easy.
Please take some time and open up the following links. The first two links are on books about our Joseph Silvey and the following two links are ones I made on yahoo, some years ago;
http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/TheRemarkableAdventur... Jean Barman's book on my ancestor Joe Silvey is on the cover image.
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/oca/Awards/book/200... Another book Jean Barman wrote, the cover is Joe Silvey and his second wife, my grteat great grandparents.
Jose (Joseph Silvey and wife "Kwattleematt" (Lucy Silvey) from my websites in Yahoo; http://www.geocities.com/theremarkableadventures/Josephandlu...
Joseph Silvey's home island in British Columbia, Canada. From my website in Yahoo. http://www.geocities.com/portuguesejoesilvey/Reid_Island.htm...
From Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; warmest regards, Rocky
Email me here or directly.
More links;
A documentary, soon to be released on OUR Portuguese Joe Silvey and his life in the 1800's; http://www.coastreporter.net/madison/WQuestion.nsf/ba5c389d8...
Portuguese Joe Silvey and other early immigrants from Portugal to British Columbia, Canada; http://www.geocities.com/fcandido2001/portcanada/bcportugues...
Please make time to open the links above, too.
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