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Who's who in western Canada : a bibliographical dictionary of notable living men and women of western Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3393
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV993.12.3
- Call Number
- 920 WHO
- Contributor
- Parker, C. W. (Charles Wallace), 1864-1932
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Canadian Press Association
- Publication Date
- 1911
- Physical Description
- 390 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada
- Dictionaries
- Biography
- Notes
- "Edited by C.W. Parker" --t.p.
Who's who in western Canada : a bibliographical dictionary of notable living men and women of western Canada, volume 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1820
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.61.2
- Call Number
- 920 WHO
- Contributor
- Parker, C. W. (Charles Wallace), 1864-1932
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Canadian Press Association
- Publication Date
- 1911
- Physical Description
- 390 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented to Burnaby Historical Society _______ B Brown __M_ Burnaby 1932 to 1959" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada
- Dictionaries
- Biography
- Notes
- "Edited by C.W. Parker" --title page
Whyte family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36132
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913 or 1914]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Whyte and their daughter Irving Amy Whyte when she was an infant. The photograph appears to be taken in a photographic studio.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913 or 1914]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Whyte family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 224-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Whyte and their daughter Irving Amy Whyte when she was an infant. The photograph appears to be taken in a photographic studio.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Whyte family house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36133
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913 or 1914]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 18 cm, mounted on board 20 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Whyte on the porch of their home, believed to be on 17th Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913 or 1914]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Whyte family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 18 cm, mounted on board 20 x 22 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 224-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Whyte on the porch of their home, believed to be on 17th Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Names
- Whyte, George
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- 17th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
Whyte family memorial cards
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58005
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two memorial cards for the wife and child of George Whyte who died May 29, 1914 in the Empress of Ireland tragedy. The cards are inconsistent as one reads "Jenny Knox and Irvine Amy" and another reads "Irving Amy" and "Jane Whyte."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Whyte family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS047-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-21
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two memorial cards for the wife and child of George Whyte who died May 29, 1914 in the Empress of Ireland tragedy. The cards are inconsistent as one reads "Jenny Knox and Irvine Amy" and another reads "Irving Amy" and "Jane Whyte."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Whyte family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription131
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]-1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records and 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of two memorial cards for the wife and child of George Whyte and photographs of the Whytes and their home in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]-1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Whyte family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records and 2 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-21
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of two memorial cards for the wife and child of George Whyte and photographs of the Whytes and their home in Burnaby.
- History
- The Whyte family lived in New Westminster. In 1914 George Whyte lost his wife and daughter at sea during the Empress of Ireland tragedy. George was not aboard the ship.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Whyte, Mr. George
- Notes
- MSS047, PC224
- Title based on contents of subseries
Widening North Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport76331
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 81198
- Meeting Date
- 19-Feb-1910
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 81198
- Meeting Date
- 19-Feb-1910
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Wiggins Road Crossing - BC Electric Railway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70589
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734800
- Meeting Date
- 8-Dec-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734800
- Meeting Date
- 8-Dec-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Wigwam Inn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82513
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a building surrounded by trees and mountains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-087
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a building surrounded by trees and mountains.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "1918 / Wigwam Inn"
Images
Wigwam Inn Bandstand
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34984
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of original wooden bandstand at the Wigwam Inn on Indian Arm.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 171-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-20
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of original wooden bandstand at the Wigwam Inn on Indian Arm.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Wildflowers on bridge railing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19903
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an arrangement of wildflowers attached to a railing of a bridge. View of waterway is visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an arrangement of wildflowers attached to a railing of a bridge. View of waterway is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Plants - Flowers
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.325
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-09
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Wilks family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35451
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (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 the Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (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.
- 204-309
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at Dundas Street and Boundary Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Eaton, Dr. Carl
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Dundas Street
- Street Address
- 3707 Dundas Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Wilks family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35440
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915 (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 the Wilks family home at 3707 Dundas Street and Boundary Road. This house was one of the earliest built in Vancouver Heights and cost $5,000 to build. The Wilks family consisted of Arthur Wilks, his wife Annie Wilks, and their five children.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915 (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.
- 204-298
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family home at 3707 Dundas Street and Boundary Road. This house was one of the earliest built in Vancouver Heights and cost $5,000 to build. The Wilks family consisted of Arthur Wilks, his wife Annie Wilks, and their five children.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Eaton, Dr. Carl
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Dundas Street
- Street Address
- 3707 Dundas Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
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 Donald Gough
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35487
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (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 (left) William Gough and his son (right), Donald Gough. The Gough family lived at 2119 Nelson Avenue (later 7126 Nelson Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (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.
- 204-345
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left) William Gough and his son (right), Donald Gough. The Gough family lived at 2119 Nelson Avenue (later 7126 Nelson Avenue).
- Names
- Gough, Donald
- Gough, William
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
William and Sarah Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16710
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm in mat 28 x 17.5 with 14 x 9 cm (oval, sight)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm in mat 28 x 17.5 with 14 x 9 cm (oval, sight)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV008.20.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- June 14, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ritchie, Samuel J.
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
Images
William and Sarah Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16711
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on mat 27.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on mat 27.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV008.20.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- June 14, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ritchie, Samuel J.
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Embossed label on matt reads: "Ritchie / New Westminster B.C."
Images
William George Alcock
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1779
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Accession Code
- BV004.90.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [before 1922]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Notes on verso of photograph read: "Wm. G. Alcock", "15" and "15A"
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