Camera Workers, 1858-1950


The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

First Name Last Name
Share Print Bookmark

Sparshatt, Robert Charles[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male

Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Sparshatt, Robert Charles
    Gender Male
    Business Address/Year 1946  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    716 Fort St.
    Belcher's Movie Snaps
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1947  Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Sparshatt and Barr
    Port Alberni, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1948  Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    ... 4th Ave. South, no. ...
    Sparshatt and Barr
    Port Alberni, BC
    Canada 
    Marriage 28 Jul 1948  Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Bride: Jessie K. Damery 
    Business Address/Year 1950  Port Alberni, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Continued past 1950 
    Address:
    124 3rd Ave. South
    Charnell Studios Ltd.
    Port Alberni, BC
    Canada 
    Association Sparshatt, Edwin Norman (Relationship: Brother)
    Association Sparshatt and Barr (Relationship: Partner)
    Association Charnell Studios Ltd. (Relationship: Director)
    Person ID I2034  Camera Workers | S, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2021

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: The younger brother of E.N. Sparshatt, in Victoria he worked as a photographer for Belcher's Movie Snaps, then moved to Port Alberni where he married and worked as Sparshatt and Barr. By 1950-1951 he was a director of Charnell Studios in Port Alberni.

  • Sources 
    1. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945).
      Victoria: not listed

    2. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946), 2152.
      Victoria: Sparshatt Robert C photog Belcher's Movie Snaps r 1608 Quadra

    3. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 207.
      Port Alberni: Sparshatt Robt C of Sparshatt & Barr
      Victoria: not listed

    4. [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948).
      Port Alberni: Sparshatt Robt C of Sparshatt and Barr r ... 4th Av S

    5. [S992] BCVIC50, (Vancouver, BC: B.C. Directories, 1950), 346.
      Port Alberni: Sparshatt Robt C dir Charnell Studios r 205 S 10

    6. [S628] (Victoria) Colonist, (Victoria: Colonist), 3 Aug 1948, 9.
      "Mainland Trip Follows Port Alberni Wedding"