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Western Canada Power Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription395
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1930
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 5 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains draft bylaws, draft contracts and correspondence related to the operation of the Western Canada Power Company. As well, file contains declarations, news clippings, correspondence, ballots, and tally sheets that resulted from the voting held regarding the Western Canada Power Co. Byla…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1930
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 5 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2091
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains draft bylaws, draft contracts and correspondence related to the operation of the Western Canada Power Company. As well, file contains declarations, news clippings, correspondence, ballots, and tally sheets that resulted from the voting held regarding the Western Canada Power Co. Bylaw. Also included are agreements, correspondence and bylaw no. 114. The 1922 agreement includes a blueprint. As well, file contains a white linen plan of DL 15 and blueprint plans of standard power pole and transmission towers on Broadway and Cariboo Roads, 1916.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- For related records see also file 6-1-5-2. A map of the Municipality of Burnaby by Archibald Moir and Co. : M9-B-2-11; blueprint of Burnaby Municipality : M9-B-2-15
The Western druggist: drug trade survey of Western Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5879
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Western Druggist
- Publication Date
- 1932
- Call Number
- 615.1 WES
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.6.109
- Call Number
- 615.1 WES
- Author
- Western Druggist
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- B.C. Journal of Commerce Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) ; 30 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Object History
- This item was transferred from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia.
- Notes
- "Covering Western Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia" --cover
- "Read by every druggist from Port Arthur to Victoria" --cover
Western Non-Metallics Limited Lease Authorization Bylaw 1935
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55523
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71843
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jun-1935
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71843
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jun-1935
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Westinghouse general catalog, 1939-1940
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7456
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 621.3 WES
- Place of Publication
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Publisher
- Canadian Westinghouse Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1228 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric apparatus and appliances
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes indexes.
Wet bins at Mill No. 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19501
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "wet bins" and railway track leading into Britannia Mill No. 3 at Britannia Beach.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "wet bins" and railway track leading into Britannia Mill No. 3 at Britannia Beach.
- Subjects
- Industries - Mining
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.208
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1938
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph caption beneath photograph reads: "WET BINS"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
W.F. Silver house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35007
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1931] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w panorama ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm prints
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the William F. Silver house and surrounding lan An automobile, believed to be the family's 1927 Pierce-Arrow, is parked in front of the house. Three photographs form the panorama.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1931] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Silver family subseries
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w panorama ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm prints
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 173-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the William F. Silver house and surrounding lan An automobile, believed to be the family's 1927 Pierce-Arrow, is parked in front of the house. Three photographs form the panorama.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w photocopy of entire panorama in accession file. Digital scan is of the photocopy.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Silver Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
What a Soilder
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2676
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1935
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of what looks to one man standing on another man's shoulders, wearing one uniform, at Sarcee Barracks, Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of what looks to one man standing on another man's shoulders, wearing one uniform, at Sarcee Barracks, Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1935
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/9/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Caption for photograph reads: "What a Soilder"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Wheels of the CP 5900
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3247
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.19
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [after 1929]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-12
- Notes
- Title based on note written on verso of photograph
- Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Power - a CP 5900 class"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "831F"
Images
White Rock Train Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3518
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men sitting on either side of two young women on a baggage cart on the Great Northern Station platform in White Rock. Tom Irvine is kneeling behind the group. The railway station building behind them has a sign that reads, "White Rock." The women are dressed in the same dresses an…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men sitting on either side of two young women on a baggage cart on the Great Northern Station platform in White Rock. Tom Irvine is kneeling behind the group. The railway station building behind them has a sign that reads, "White Rock." The women are dressed in the same dresses and shoes, as if in a troop or club. The men sitting next to them are in suits, the man on the left is wearing a hat and tie with a vest or light sweater under his jacket. The man on the right is without a hat and has his jacket open and has a long tie.
- Names
- Irvine, Tom
- Accession Code
- HV975.33.3ad
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1930]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Image from personal photograph album of Tom Irvine (Tommy Irvine).
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/2/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The man on the left and the woman on the left also appear in photograph HV975.33.3ay
Images
Who turned the light on?
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19450
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 Jul. 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw and a woman named Hazel with their arms wrapped around each other in a warm embrace and kissing. The couple is standing on a residential street with a house and gardens in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw and a woman named Hazel with their arms wrapped around each other in a warm embrace and kissing. The couple is standing on a residential street with a house and gardens in the background.
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.148
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 11 Jul. 1937
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption beneath photograph in album reads: "WHO TURNED THE LIGHT ON?"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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W.H. Wood 12 Months Inclusive Night School Salary and Expenses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport62897
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55348
- Meeting Date
- 21-Mar-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55348
- Meeting Date
- 21-Mar-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Widening of Imperial Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport62571
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55189
- Meeting Date
- 14-Dec-1931
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55189
- Meeting Date
- 14-Dec-1931
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Widening of Rights of Way on Hastings-Barnet Road and Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport62289
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 54637
- Meeting Date
- 23-Mar-1931
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 54637
- Meeting Date
- 23-Mar-1931
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
William and Alma Rorison
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription53959
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William and Alma Cropley Rorison and their dog Buster sitting on the steps of their front walk in the snow.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Kay North subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 269-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-38
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William and Alma Cropley Rorison and their dog Buster sitting on the steps of their front walk in the snow.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 4593 Marine Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
William and Annie Mawhinney
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5195
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1940
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy print.
- Scope and Content
- William and Annie Mawhinney, pose for a portrait at Woodward's photo studio. William is wearing a striped suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. Annie is wearing a dark jacket over a patterned blouse. She wears pearl earrings and necklace. They both wear glasses.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy print.
- Material Details
- "Woodward's Photographic Studio /Unretouched/ Proof"
- Scope and Content
- William and Annie Mawhinney, pose for a portrait at Woodward's photo studio. William is wearing a striped suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. Annie is wearing a dark jacket over a patterned blouse. She wears pearl earrings and necklace. They both wear glasses.
- History
- William and Annie Mawhinney were prominent fruit farmers in the Buckingham area of Burnaby.
- Other Title Information
- title based on content of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.48.68
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1930-1940
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Apr-18
- Photographer
- Photo Studio Woodwards Ltd.
Images
William and Annie Mawhinney outside of their home.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5190
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1915-1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
- Scope and Content
- Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
- Scope and Content
- Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
- History
- This home was built by Captain William J. Eyres. In 1912, it was reported in The British Columbian: “Captain Eyres of Seattle is remodelling the front of his house on Douglas Road and otherwise improving it.” The house was later sold to William A. Mawhinney, who subsequently built houses at 6011 Buckingham Avenue and 7616 Burris Avenue.
- Other Title Information
- title based on content of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.48.63
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1915-1930
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Apr-18
Images
William and Jessie Allanson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35795
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William and Jessie Allanson.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [193-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-653
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William and Jessie Allanson.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
William A. Pritchard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38556
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 8.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- New Westminster Public Library subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 8.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 459-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2003-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930.
- Names
- Pritchard, William A.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
William Holmes family records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18942
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV997.50
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
William Holmes fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family records series 3) Holmes family cemetery photographs series
- History
- William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby and was born in Kilkenny Ireland January 4, 1812. In 1833, at the age of 20 yrs, William Holmes immigrated to Canada from Ireland in with his parents, Joseph and Jane (McCullough) Holmes and ten other family members including two of his married brothers and their wives, two sisters with their husbands and two unmarried brothers. This was the first group of thirteen to leave Ireland and set up homesteads in Canada near the shores of Lake Huron. The family settled on land concessions in Huron County, Ontario about 14 km southeast of Goderich. The area in Huron County was first founded in 1832 by John and Samuel Holmes and the community was known as Holmes Hill before becoming Holmesville [ca. 1850]. In 1837, William Holmes is noted as owning Lot 23, Concession IX, Goderich Twp. Much of the village of Holmesville grew up around the five road concession near the border of his brother’s farm so William decided to open a store. The Holmesville post office opened on March 1, 1855 and William was appointed the first post master which he operated until May 1857. William met and married Mary Richardson in 1841 and the couple had three daughters: Jane (1844-1926) (married Charles Studdert Finlaison in New Westminster in 1863); Anne Maria (Annie) (1846-192?) (married John Gunther Jennings in New Westminster in 1865 and married Robert Johnson in New Westminster in 1877) and Elizabeth (1848-1934) (married Thomas Carrington of Lakes District in 1867). William’s wife, Mary (Richardson) Holmes died in Holmesville sometime between 1848 and 1853. Following the death of his first wife, Mary, William married Charlotte McCullough (McCulloch). The couple had four daughters; Arabella Charlotte Amelia (1854-1943) (married Arthur Robert Green in 1887); Laura (1855-1867); Arabella Henrietta (1857-1929) (married Clark Wesley Gillanders in 1880) and Mary (1863-1864). During the late 1850s, William became aware of the gold rush and opportunities opening up in British Columbia so left for the west coast in 1858 at the age of 46 yrs. In preparation for his move to the west coast of Canada, William obtained a letter of introduction from top government officials of Canada. William Holmes arrived in British Columbia in 1859. Upon arriving, he first worked running pack trains from Harrison Mills to Lillooet. After earning some money, he decided to re-invest it in land. His first pre-emption of land occurred on January 21, 1860 for 160 acres situated on North Road from the Military Camp to Burrard Inlet and distancing 25 chains south of the Brunette River and 20 chains south of the river with the land extending in a westerly direction. On March 17, 1860, Holmes received a Crown Grant for this and other land in the immediate area totalling 415 acres of which was known as Lot No. 1, Group 1, Rural Land, New Westminster District. The balance of land was situated on the east side of the Brunette River – Lot 13, with 344 2/3 acres of which he made an application to purchase on June 26, 1860, and a Crown Grant dated March 16, 1861 covering 86 acres. Holmes also pre-empted land in Port Moody and Pitt Meadows in 1860 and 1861. The name of “Brunette River” is officially attributed to William Holmes who referred to the river as “Brunette” due to it’s dark colour originating from the peat lands above the lake. Following his purchase of property, he sent for his wife Charlotte, their three daughters and her three step daughters (from William’s first marriage). Charlotte and the six children made the long trip to B.C. by ship and rail, crossing the Isthmus of Darien at Panama. They arrived in B.C. in October 1861 and moved into a one room log cabin built by William. The cabin stood on the North Road at the foot of Sapperton, on a bluff overlooking the Brunette River. Eventually the family moved to a larger dwelling but the original cabin remained on the site until the 1890s when it was burned after being used as a sick house. Mr. Holmes was instrumental in organizing the first Orange Lodge in British Columbia. He was a prominent Orangeman who joined the order in 1840 and was the first master in the order of the City of New Westminster when the Lodge No. 1150 was established there. Charlotte Holmes died in New Westminster in 1893 at the age of 70 years and William Holmes died in New Westminster September 11, 1907 at the age of 95 years.
- Responsibility
- Holmes, William
- Accession Code
- HV971.46
- BV997.50
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also: Reference file: Persons - Holmes, William
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds