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Certificate of Title

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
20 Feb. 1861
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Scope and Content
Item consists of "Certificate of Title" to Mr. William Holmes for land in Burnaby/NE Westminster; "39 Acres", "20th February 1861". "Description" reads: "25 Chains Frontage on thereby on Fraser River between Coquitlam & Brunette / between Rev. E. White & Col. Moody's [?]". The blue Provincial seal…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Series
William Holmes family records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Scope and Content
Item consists of "Certificate of Title" to Mr. William Holmes for land in Burnaby/NE Westminster; "39 Acres", "20th February 1861". "Description" reads: "25 Chains Frontage on thereby on Fraser River between Coquitlam & Brunette / between Rev. E. White & Col. Moody's [?]". The blue Provincial seal is affixed to the certificate and it is signed by R.C. Moody, "Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works".
Names
Holmes, William
Moody, Richard Clement
Accession Code
BV997.50.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
20 Feb. 1861
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
06-May-2019
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Less detail

Portrait of Mrs. William Holmes

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1841 and 1860]
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (calotype) : b&w ; 49.5 x 39.5 cm (sight) in frame 75 x 65.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Mrs. William Holmes. Portrait could be of either, Mary (Richardson) Holmes who married William Holmes in 1841 or Charlotte (McCullough) Holmes who married William Holmes between 1848 and 1854. Both marriages took place in Huron County, Ontario.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Series
William Holmes family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (calotype) : b&w ; 49.5 x 39.5 cm (sight) in frame 75 x 65.5 cm
Material Details
The photograph is a calotype print, which has been enhanced using charcoal and paint.
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Mrs. William Holmes. Portrait could be of either, Mary (Richardson) Holmes who married William Holmes in 1841 or Charlotte (McCullough) Holmes who married William Holmes between 1848 and 1854. Both marriages took place in Huron County, Ontario.
History
Mary (Richardson) Holmes was the first wife of William Holmes and Charlotte (McCullough) Holmes was the second wife of William Holmes of Huron County, Ontario . William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby in 1860.
Names
Holmes, Mary Richardson
Holmes, Charlotte McCullough
Accession Code
HV971.46.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1841 and 1860]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
Portrait of William Holmes, HV971.46.1
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail