59 records – page 2 of 3.

Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1994
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282826
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
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Cemetery site - North Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription910
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-1917
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to a proposed cemetery site in North Burnaby (DL 148). File also includes news clippings concerning same.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-1917
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2675
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to a proposed cemetery site in North Burnaby (DL 148). File also includes news clippings concerning same.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
A "Map of Municipality of Burnaby, Aug. 21, 1913" and "Plan of Proposed Cemetery Site - Parts of DL 143 and 148" in map case.
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Cemetery site (proposed) - Douglas Road and Edmonds Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1067
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and report on the proposal to create a cemetery site at Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. File also includes a linen plan of the area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2854
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and report on the proposal to create a cemetery site at Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. File also includes a linen plan of the area.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Gillis family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66689
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
Gillis family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs (jpeg)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
Gillis family fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs (jpeg)
Material Details
Records exist only in electronic format
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-10
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.
History
Duncan Gillis was born on March 25, 1892, in Vancouver, B.C., to James Gillis and Isabelle (Adams) Gillis. He had four older siblings: Isabel, Allan, James, and Marion. Duncan died on April 2, 1985, in Kamloops, B.C. James and Isabelle were from New Brunswick and lived in Minnesota for a time, which is where the three oldest children were born, and then came to British Columbia and pioneered in Yennadon (Maple Ridge) in 1890. Florence Ethel Denton was born on December 9, 1894, in Vancouver, B.C. to Edwin Denton and Elizabeth Anne (Zinn) Denton. She had three siblings: John, Edwin, and Beatrice. Florence died on February 28, 1962, in Kamloops, B.C. Edwin Denton was born in England and met Elizabeth in Ohio were she was born. They were married in 1890 in Vancouver. Florence’s older brother, John Montague Denton, was born on August 7, 1892. He enlisted on October 6, 1915, as part of the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 72nd Batalion and was killed in France on November 1, 1916, at the age of 24. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Duncan married Florence on June 27, 1914, in Eburne, B.C. Florence was the first schoolteacher at the newly built school in Yennadon (Maple Ridge), which was built by Duncan’s father James in 1913. This is how they met. Duncan was working as a carpenter and saw filer before enlisting on January 8, 1916, at the age of 23. He served overseas and was captured as a prisoner of war (POW) for a time. When Duncan returned to Canada, he and Florence had three sons: Boyd Leslie “Bud” born on January 7, 1920; Norman Montague born on August 20, 1921; and Donald Allan Gillis born on February 23, 1923. They raised their family in Burnaby, B.C., and lived there until 1960, then moving to Kamloops, B.C. Bud served overseas as a Flying Officer (Wireless Gunner) during World War II for the 428 (RCAF) Squadron. He was on his fifteenth operation and took part in the raid on Aachem on the night of July 13 (14), 1943, when the plane was shot down over Holland. It was later determined that he had been captured as a POW at Stalag 6 and wasn’t released until May 14, 1945, returning home in August of 1945. He married Mary Irene Thoen and had five children: James, Steven, Donna, Gregory, and Pamela. Boyd was also a carpenter and saw filer and had a saw shop in Kamloops where he raised his family. He also enjoyed woodworking in his spare time and built three airplanes. Boyd died in 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta. Norman Montague served overseas as a Flight Engineer Sergeant during World War II for the 138 RCAF Squadron. His plane crashed in the woods while attempting to land at RAF Woodridge, England, returning from an operational flight. He was pronounced dead on admission to hospital, December 17, 1943, at the age of 22. He is buried in Rushden Cemetery, Northamptonshire, England. Donald served in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve during World War II. He enlisted on May 9, 1942, and was a Signalman on a Corvette in the Atlantic. In 1944, after hearing of the loss of his two older brothers, the RCNR moved him to the Pacific, where he was until November 9, 1945. He married May Yule Ferrier and had two children, Robert and Barbara. Donald graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1951 with a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering. He worked for the City of Burnaby for five years and for the Greater Vancouver Regional District for 32 years, while living in Burnaby, B.C. and raising his family. He retired to the Sunshine Coast, Halfmoon Bay, B.C. in 1988, where he still lives today.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Gillis family
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Photo catalogue 524
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Holmes family cemetery photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18941
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1994
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
6 photographs : col.
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs of family graves of descendants of the William Holmes family in a cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Series
Holmes family cemetery photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
6 photographs : col.
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs of family graves of descendants of the William Holmes family in a cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Accession Code
BV997.50
Date
1994
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5465
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282850
9780969282853
Call Number
971.1 BUR COPY 3
Author
Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878
McLeod, Anne Burnaby
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Description
199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence
Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence
British Columbia--History--1849-1871
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
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Odagh Parish cemetery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10414
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 18, 1994
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of stone grave markers in the Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. Descendants of the William Holmes family are buried here. Man standing near graves is identified as Dr. Randall Fairey.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Series
Holmes family cemetery photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of stone grave markers in the Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. Descendants of the William Holmes family are buried here. Man standing near graves is identified as Dr. Randall Fairey.
Names
Holmes, William
Accession Code
BV997.50.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
May 18, 1994
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06-May-2019
Photographer
Holmes, Dr. Brian R.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "DR. RANDALL FAIREY / AT THE GRAVE MARKERS / LOOKING APPROX. NORTHWEST FROM CASTLE / MAY 18, 1994"
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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
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Application for Approval of North-East Quarter DL 150 as a Cemetery Site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73149
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
77159
Meeting Date
23-Dec-1918
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
77159
Meeting Date
23-Dec-1918
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Application for Permit to Operate a Cemetery in NE 1/4 of DL 150

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73709
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
74044
Meeting Date
9-Jun-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
74044
Meeting Date
9-Jun-1919
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Bylaw Number: 239 - Cemetery Bylaw 1919

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw23209
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
239
Final Adoption
1919 Jan 29
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
239
Final Adoption
1919 Jan 29
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Cemetery Site, DL 150

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73213
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
77198
Meeting Date
27-Jan-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
77198
Meeting Date
27-Jan-1919
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Cemetery Site in DL 150

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73177
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
77178
Meeting Date
6-Jan-1919
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
77178
Meeting Date
6-Jan-1919
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Cemetery Site of North Burnaby DL 143 and DL 148

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport72559
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79598
Meeting Date
25-Aug-1913
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79598
Meeting Date
25-Aug-1913
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Cemetery Tax Fund

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport9865
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
4158
Meeting Date
8-Feb-1993
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
9
Item No.
3
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
4158
Meeting Date
8-Feb-1993
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
9
Item No.
3
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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City of Vancouver Proposal re Acquisition of DL 205 For Cemetery Site in Exchange for Site in DL 143 and 148

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71917
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76373
Meeting Date
14-Dec-1917
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76373
Meeting Date
14-Dec-1917
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Cleaning grave of John Holmes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10415
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 18, 1994
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. Randall Fairey cleaning the grave marker of his Great Great Great Grandfather, John Holmes in the Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Series
Holmes family cemetery photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dr. Randall Fairey cleaning the grave marker of his Great Great Great Grandfather, John Holmes in the Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Names
Holmes, John
Accession Code
BV997.50.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
May 18, 1994
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06-May-2019
Photographer
Holmes, Dr. Brian R.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "CLEANING WITH VINEGAR / DR. RANDALL FAIREY (GREAT) X3 GRANDSON JOHN / HOLMES / MAY 18, 1994"
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Endorsement of Petition re eighth Street Cemetery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport72051
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79375
Meeting Date
10-Mar-1913
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
79375
Meeting Date
10-Mar-1913
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Forest Lawn Cemetery - Master Plan Submission

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport5316
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
61834
Meeting Date
23-Nov-1998
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
30
Item No.
2
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
61834
Meeting Date
23-Nov-1998
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
30
Item No.
2
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Grave marker of John Holmes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1268
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 18, 1994
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of grave marker of John Holmes taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824, and his son Gabriel who died June 20th 1824. John Holmes was the grandfather of William Holmes, Burnaby's first settler…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Series
Holmes family cemetery photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of grave marker of John Holmes taken at Threecastles cemetery in the Parish of Odagh, Kilkenny, Ireland. The grave marks the death of John Holmes who died May 10,1824, and his son Gabriel who died June 20th 1824. John Holmes was the grandfather of William Holmes, Burnaby's first settler. The gravestone is inscribed: "Here lies the Remains of Jno Holmes of Three Castles who depd this life May 10 1824 Aged 100 yrs. Also his son Gabriel Holmes who depd this life June 20 1824 Aged 46 yrs".
Accession Code
BV997.50.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
May 18, 1994
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06-May-2019
Photographer
Fairey, Dr. Randall
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads:"MARKER OF JOHN HOLMES / SON GABRIEL / MAY 18, 1994" / "THIS MARKER HAD BEEN BROKEN / AND UPPER PORTION RESTORED BY / ARRANGEMENT OF DR. R. BRIAN HOLMES / OF TORONTO"
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